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THE MARKETS Milwaukee. Aug. 26. â€" Wheat â€" [Firm; No. 1 Northern. 74i to 74 le; No. 2 Northern. 73^ to 77c; Scp- [tember, 09ic. Ryeâ€" Stead.v; No. 1, CROPS IN BRITAIN. a Serious Effect. London despatch says: Has FATALITIES IN LONDON, f PROTECTING THE KING. Lateness of the Summer Has Had Holiday Season Marked, by Many : Story About Plot to Blow Up the " ---... Casualties. - .. . . A London despatch sjiys : â€" There , a Canadian Arch. London despatch says: S>om( â€" â€" l-'iljc. liarleyâ€" Steady; No. 3. 70c: PriCf5 of Grain Cattle gtC sample. 40 to SSc. Cort»â€" Septem- ... *" . ^laiu,^ ,.,*i»».^, â€" ^ . ^^^ 52 Jc. |sununor really come at last? That's have been a remarkable number of , rather thrilling yarn-s have bcea cur- in Trade Centres. Duluth, Aug. 20.â€" wheat â€" No. 1 what people have been dubiously ask- -â€"-â- -- • ^ -^ , , .^ . ,.• .. . ._ hard. cash, 77ic; No. 1 Northern, ;i"S one another the last few days. BREADSTtlFFS 73ic: No. 2 Northern, 72c: No. 3 jit has been line and sunny, and plea- onc^fLLioi ui r o. I spring, '68Jc; September, 68Jc; Dec- .santly but not too warm. Summer Toronto, Aug. 26.â€" Wheat â€" ^The of- ember," CSJc. Oatsâ€" 32ic; Decemt)er, jhas been so long coming this year however, that people can hardly be- lieve it true. Several weeks oi sun- ferings of new wheat are small, with 29Jc. prices steady. Sixty-one pound â-  Buffalo, Aug. 26.â€" Flour â€" Steady quoted at 73c, and 60-tb at 7:>c low | Wheatâ€" Spring higher; No. t North- 'shine are badly wanted, for many freights. Sprouted quoted at 62 to'ern. old, carloajds, 80ic; winter, dull, ireasons, but the Meteorological 67c. Old wheat nominal at 80c. j and easy; No. 2 red. 74c; No. 3 do, -Office doesn't seem inclined to take Manitoba wheats steady; No. 1 hardfiSJc. Corn- Stronger; No. 2 yel-|any sauguine view of the subject. 37c jrrinding in transit, and at 81c j low, 65c; No. 3 do.. 64tc; No. 2 'What is wanted, according to that Goderich. No. 1 Northern, 85c g.i.t.. corn. 63|c: No. 3 do.. 63Jc. Oatsâ€" Ibureau, is an anti-cyclone covering and 79c Goderich, and No. 2 North- I Steadier: No. 3 white, 374c: No. 2jthe area of the British Isles. It is ern, 83c git., and 77c Goderich. Imi.xcd. 30ic; No. 3 do.. 29ic. Dar- jprobably the absence of anything of Oatsâ€" The market is weaker, with i leyâ€" Western, 56 to 63. on track. : the kind for a long time that has No. 2 now quoted at 30 to 31c out- Rye â€" No. 1 and No. 2, u5ic. Canal [brought about the prevailing dcpres- side. accidental deaths during the holi- rent this week concerning that al- day season. The latest tragedy re- i^ged Anarchist plot which the po- ported is where five children wereijcg ingeniously frustrated, which, drowned while paddling in the sea! lends some spice to Loudon's dull at Filey, near Scarborough, under sg.,soQ Que rather circumstantial the eyes of their parents. The chil-|tale, not yet printed here even in the dreaâ€" three sisters and two cousinsâ€" â-  ambiguous way in which such things paddled across the shallow water to.a^pg generally printed in England, a higher mound ol sand and began | concerns a poor fellow who was to build castles. The treacherous | ^^rj^ing j^ June on the construction tide.? gathered in a few minutes, andlof ^hg Canadian arch in Whitehall, the children were suddenly immersed jje fell from the top of the arch, and in the water. Their screams for^^ag taken unconscious to -St. help brought their mothers. who Thomas' Hospital. Before he died rushed into the sea up to the depth ; the police are said to have found on of their breasts. The mothers were i his person a paper proving him an carried off by the waves, and were | waves, and were | .Anarchist deputed to pose as a. la- freightsâ€" Steady, jsing state of affairs. j rescued with great difficuliy. None borer and assigned to the tiisk ot Cornâ€" The market is dull, with Minneapolis, Aug. 26.â€" Wheat â€" i If you go into the rural districts < of the bodies of the children has been tlowiug up the Canadian arch whila No. 2 Canadian vellow nominal at j September, 665c: Decemher. B4ic; jof the north you may hear old peo- found ur to last accounts. the King was passing under it on 63c west. American mixed, 64c and on track. No. 1 hard, 79ic; No. 1 jple. when talking about harvest News has reached London of ai^is way to be crowned. It is a No. 3 yellow, 66 to 67c on track, I Northern. 76ic; No. 2 Northern. I prospects and comparing past years j second fatal accident this week tojbeautiful tale, based on absurdity. Toronto. |"4jC- la flour the demand i.s re- with the present, dating everything : Englishmen who were climbing the i bg^a^ugg ^q workman employed in Ryeâ€" The market is quiet, with No. I ported fair, and prices holding firm from 'the year of short '^f/°"_ J^ i iV*' '^"^° ^'''olhers of the name of 'constructing the arch would have had- a place on 2 quoted at 48 to 49c outside. iwith the continued strength in cash j looks as if the new generation would Barley â€" Nothipg doiug, with No. 2 nominal at 40 to 45c. Peas â€" The market is quiet. with No. 2 quoted at 76 to 77c west. Flour- New 90 per cunt. Ontario patent, §2.75 to $2.77, middle freights, in buyers' sacks, for ex. wheat and lighter output. [have another "year of short corn I to date everything from, for the LIVE STOCK MARKETTS. jfarmers are more desperate than «v- Toronto, Aug. 26 â€"At the Western ler about their crops. Now the po- cattlo yards this morninR the re-tato disease ceipts of live stock were 80 loads. ;ance including 1,416 cattle. 1,811 lambs j try has made its appear- in various parts of the coun- To add to the farmer's trou- 1 OOO hogs, 25 calves, bles, wheat, which had been tlic on- inilch cows. Trade ;ly really good crop, with excellent beginning to be attacked port. Straight rollers in wood, jand sheep $3.15 to $325. Manitoba flour i and a dozen easier. Hungarian patents. $3.85 to dull, and prices were lower for both 'straw, is _ $4.20, delivered on track Toronto, 'cattle and small stuff. There was jby its deadly enemy, nuldew. Hops bags included, and strong bakers'. : a moderate export demand: the sup-iare in a terrible state. The happy $3.65 to $3,90. I ply of real choice cattle was .small. 'East-enders of I^ondon. who throng Oatmealâ€" Car lots in bbls, S5. on i For the best here quotations ranged into Kent by the thousands for the track, and in sacks. $4.90. Broken : from $5.50 to $6 per cwt., and light hop-picking, wiil go in reduced nutn- lots, 20 to 25c e-xtra. istufT from $4.50 to $5.25 per cwt. Ibers this year, for the hop yl:;Id is Uillfeed- Bran is dull at $14.50 We had not much good butcher ' one of the worst on record. In .wme west, and shorts at $20 west. Bran cattle here; what little there was : districts the hops are so poor that i9 $16.50 to $17 here, and shorts (fetched the price of $4.50 to $5 per |it is a question whether they '^''l ^e- $22 here. Manitoba bran. $16. .50 to : cwt.. but the supplies consisted ; pay the expense of picking. Saad Feivron. one of them a curate and had- a place on it on Coronation the other a factory inspector, start- , p^^y jhe town is full of more likely ed to ascend the Wetterhorn with ' glories, however. concerning the two Swiss guides during a thunder- ! precautions which Sir Edward Brad- storm. Their absence caused a. ford's men took on the great day â€" great deal of anxiety to their friends Jof how they filled every subway at Grindelwald and searching parties imanhole within a mile of"Wc»tmin- were organized. These found one of Igtgr Abbey and the line of march and the Fearons and one of the guides, j guarded the cellars and roois of the who had been killed by lightning. | Abbey. These London police era $17 in sacks, and shorts, $22 $23 in sacks, Toronto. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Hopsâ€" Trade quiet, with prices un- changed at 13c; yearlings, 7c. Honey â€" The market is steady, with strained jobbing here at 8 to 8ic per n>.. and comb at $1.75 to $1 85. , , , . Bcans-The market is steady, ,^ith ; ""^'^'^"K."* pciCOH prime qualities quoted here at SI 25 change m export bulls. to j largely of inferior cattle that was not wanted, and sold at weakening 'prices. Soma common cattle were I loft over. A few choice lots of but- cher cattle were reported as fetching 5ic per pound. Milch cows are unchanged at from $25 to $ 15 per cwt. There was a one hop grower to an interviewer the other day: "It is one of the unkindest years I can remember. At first I thought we were going to have a splendid crop, much abov^e the average. but cold and wet have worked terrible mischief. To show how the weather The bodies were burned and charred. The other bodies were not found. One of the guides' ice ax» was found driven deep into the snow at the summit ot the peak. Car to to $1.30; and hand-picked at $1.35 Hay, baled â€" ^Tho market is quiet, with offerings Umiteil. Prices are flrna, with No. 1 old timothy quoted at $11.25 to $11.50, and new at $9.50 to $10. Straw â€" "The mjirket is quiet. lots on track quoted at $5.50 $6. Poultry â€" The market is quiet. quote : Chickens, 30 to 60c; hens. 40 to 50c; live chickens 45 to 55c; ducks. 50 to 75c per pair. Tirkeys, 10 to lie per lb. Potatoes â€" The markut is easier, with fair receipts. Thoy sell at 35c per bush in quanUtlec, and at 40 to 45c in small lots. fair trade in stockei-s and feeders at | affects the crops, supposing we have There " is no tavorahle conditions from now. it will not exceed seven or eight hun- dredweight an acre, whereas the crop of the average year would be eigh- tevn to twenty hundre<iwcight an acre." This for Kent, which is the best hop growing county. Other coun- ties, such as Sussex, and Hiuiip- shire. will not yield more than three or four hundredweight an acre. Al- together the outlook all round re- mains bad. 'â- ^ ! In small stuff, sheep were '.reak. and lambs about 2oc per cwt. low- er. E.xport ewes are worth from $3.40 to $3.50 per cwt. Lambs sold at from $4 to $4.40 per cwt. Culled sheep sell at from $2 to $3 each. Bucks are worth from $2. .50 to $2.- 75 per cwt. Calves are quoted at from S2 to $10 each, or from 3 to ry 1 5c per pound. â- Following is the range ol quota- tions; Cattle. THE DAIUY MAItKETS. Butter â€" The market is fairly ac- tive, with receipts large, and prices easier. Choice in good demand. Wo quote : â€" Choice l-lb rolls. 16c ; selected dairy, tubs, 15c; storo-pack- od, uniform color, 13i to I4c; low i Calves, each grades. 11 ic; creamery, prints. 19^ j to 201c. solids, 184 to 10c. , Choico hogs E^ggs â€" Market steady on moderate i Light hogs Shi[*pers. per cwt $5.50 $6.00 Do , light 4.50 5.25 Butcher, choice 4.75 5. GO Butcher. ordinary to good 3.50 4.25 Stockcrs. per cwt 3.(X) 4.0O Sheep and Lambs. Choice ew>;s. per cwt 3.40 3.50 Lambs, per cwt 4.0O 4.40 Bucks, per cwt 2..50 2.75 Culls, each 2.00 3.0O Milkers and Calves. Cows, each 25.00 45.00 2.0O lO.OO receipts. We quote : â€" Strictly fresh, 15 to 15Jc; ordinary candled. 14 to 141c; low grades and checks, 11 to 12c. Cheese â€" Market steady. We quota : â€"Finest, lOJc; iteconds, 94 to 10c. Hogs, per cwt .. per cwt ... HOO PRODUCTS: Dressed hogs are unchangel, and products arc in good demand. We quote :â€" Bacon, long clear, 11 to Hie, in ton and case lots. Pork, mcs9. $21.50; do short cut, $23.50. Smoked Meatsâ€" Hums, 13 to 14c ; breakfast bacon, 15c; rolls, 12 to 124c; backs. 15 to 15Jc; shoulders, lljc. • Lard â€" The market is steady. We quote :â€" 'Tierces 11 to lUc; tubs, il4c: pails ll]c. BUSINESS IN MONTREAL. Heavy hogs, per cwt. Sows, per cwt Slags, per cwt _ 7.00 6.75 6.75 3. 10 O.OO 7.374 7.124 7.134 4.0O 2.00 HIGH-PRICED PIGS. Lot of too Offered at Guelph Wot- ted $3,345. A Guelph despatch says: The first annual sale of pure-bred swino un- i der the auspices of the Ontario Oov- I criuuent was held here on Thursday in the Provincial Winter Fair Build- i ing. One hundred animals were of- I fered. The lot was cleared out quite early in the afternoon at a high av- erage of $39. The sale netted $3,- 345. and the expense of wiling av- eraged $5 per head. A registei-ed sow. bred by J. E. Drcthour. brought $325. which is considei-ed the highest price ever paid for one AFTER THE COAL iniNERS. 30,()00 of Them May Be Brought Into the West. A Toledo. Ohio. despatch says George W. Whitney of Detroit, Homesteading Agent for Canada, has been authorized by the Dominion Government to proceed to tho coal regions -and offer inducements to 30,- OOO or more of tho striking miners and their families to form a colony and locate on free homesteads which the Government will provide for them in the great wheat belt of the Northwest. Mr. Whitney says the men will be given work for six weeks, at Icas^. at the rate of $85 to $100 per month and board, and after that work will be provided for them on Government contracts until spring, when they can begin break- ing up their homestead grants for next season's crop. It is al.so un- derstood that tho Canadian Govern- SCOURGE OF WAR. Sad Story of One of the Boers' Auxiliaries. A Vienna despatch says; Count Anton Potocky d'Otton. who is at present in Budapest seeking to be cured of a shot wound, is a man with a sad history. When the Transvaal war broke out ho had been for 34 years a lesident m tie Republic, and owned a farm about one and a half miles from. Johannes- burg, valued at about a quarter of a million sterling. As a Boer conmiaudant. he went tlirough the war. was wounded iu the foot, and had his lower lip badly torn by a shell. But this was not all. His wife and three children were burned to death in a fire which broke out in a concentration camp, while his eldest sou. a boy of 18. fell fighting under De Wet. Count Potocky. says the Pester Lloyd, in- tends to return to the Trnnsvaa.1 to settle, if possible, his affairs. certainly wonderful fellows, who make their oflSce respected, and th« wild admiration for them expressed by the .Shah of Persia is measurably shared by every visitor from abroad- WILL GET COUNTRY BACK So Says Reitz in a Letter to Col. McBride. A Paris despatch says :â€" A lettet from Mr. Reitz, e.x^^Secrctary ot State in the Transvajil Government, to J. McBride. an Irishman whq held a command iu the Boer army during the recent war, is published here. It shows that an irreconcil< able spirit is still stroug aiuoii| some of the Boers. In the course ot the letter Mr. Reitz says :â€" "It gave me much pleasure to ro "ceive your letter on the ISth inst., and to read what you say about out country and your conviction, whici is also mine, and will continue t4 be until wo got our country back, that the time will shortly com* when our countries will be as fret as God meant they should bo." WILL RUN 2r BUSHELS. Prophecy o£ a Meniber of Manito. ba House. An Ottawa despatch says: Mr. T. A. Burrows. M.P.P. for Dauphin in the Manitoba Legislature. and Commissioner of the Canadian Northern ttailway. spent Wednesday in the city, and left on Thui-sduy fot the West. Mr. Burrows says that this year he believes the crop will far sur- pass that of any other year. Thers DR. MONTIZAMBERT'S TRIP Zhin!<s Inspection at the Boundary May Be Stopped. A Victoria. B. C. despatch says: Dr. ilontiziunbert, head of the quar- antine service, is here on a tour of inspection. The results of his ob- servations at Kootenay and on the coast are such that he will report to the Minister at Ottawiv that the . . inspection of passengci-s coming iu- jis about a milliou acres i-i tlie West to British Columbia from the Unit- ed States by train and steamer is no longer necessary, and will recoiu- mend tho withdrawal of the officers at the boundary and Kootenay. and the suspension of the inspection at coast cities. Ho thinks there is no longer danger cf smallpox being in- troduced from the Sta-tes. The change wMU be a welcome one to travelers by San Francisco and Sound boats and in tho interior, to ment will furnish bona fide .<=ettlers '^hom the quarantine delay h.xs long been a source of annoyance. iJr. animal on tho continent. Another Montreal. Aug. 26.â€" The markets i i,o,y ^red by Brethour and Saunders. generally continue steayy. and there are no changes to note bcyqnd some cutting in flour prices, and a slight- ly easier feeling in bran. The con- dition of the tlour trade justifies the quoting of lower figures for patents and strong bakers. Grain â€" Mani- toba wheat at I'ort Arthur, No. 1 734c. No. 2. 714c; No. 2 oats, lo- cally. Ontario 47c. Manitoba 47 to 46c; barle.v, od to Site; buckwheat. 68 to Oajc; i>cas, 85i to 86c; ryo, 68c. Flour â€" Manitoba best patents, (3.20 to $4.10; strung tuiKcrs. $3.65 to $3.90; Ontario straight rollers. $3.53 to $8.65; in bags. $1.70 to $1 774; Ontario ^-atents. $3 V>0 to $4.10. Rolled oat.sâ€" Millers prices to Jobbers. $2.40 to $2.45, in bags; and $5 to $5.10 jier bbl. Feed- Manitoba bran, $16. and shorts. $23 bags included; Ontario bran, in bulk (l.-SSO to $16; shorts, in bulk, $28 to v2t. Provisioiuiiâ€" Heavy Cana- dian short cut pork. $25; compound refined lard, U to Die; pure Cana- dian lard, lie; finest laixl, 12 to 194c; hams, 124 to 14c; bacon, It to l.'^c; dressied h«»>{S. $7.50; fresh klllcHl abattoir. 5fr.25 to $0.50 per lOtl Ib.M. Cheeseâ€" Ontario 9Ic. Que- bec i»{c. Towashfps 9Jc. Butter-^ Choice creamery, current receipts, !» to U>Jr; held stock. 18 to 18Jc; dairy. It? to I64c. Kggsâ€" Straigit wcoipta, 144 to 15c: No. 2, 13 to 134c. UNITED STATES MARKET. B'olcdo, Aug. 26 â€"Wheat â€" .\ctivo. of Burfoi-d. was sold at $135. with means to purchase horses or o.xen. farm utensils and the erection of homes. Mr. Whitney says the Canadian Government is anxious to secure colonists from the United States. Word received hero shows that hundreds of them favor the pro- ject. » WASHINGTON'S ANCESTORS. Manor House in England Offered For Sale. Montizambert will also press for a Government vacclno farm, so that a pure and steady supply may bo ob- tained when necessary. BOER CHIEFS DISAGREE. CUT HIS WIFE'S THROAT. Murder in Quebec Caused by Jeal- ousy and Drink. A Quebec despatch says: About 2.30 on Wednesday morning a brutal murder was committed at Mont- ; magny. tlue. A man named Jo.seph | Mathurin killed his wife by cutting her throat. Tho murderer and his ; victim are both 35 years old. Ma- | thurin kept a tinsmith and plumb- i ing shop in the village of Mont- j uiagny. High Constable Kortin. of • tho district of Montmagny. arrested j the murderer about 8 o'clock tho [ satiio uxorning. Mathurin confessed | to his brother immediately after the | murder. Jealousy and druitkenues* | are said to be the motives. MONl PELEE AGAIN. Paper Sefers to Kruger as a Ran- corous Old Man. A Vienna dospatch says: Tho Nfue Weiuer Tagcblatt publishes a tele- gram from Brussels, saying .start- , ling dis,sensions are increasing A Loudon dcsiatch sa.vs :â€" ^oi'Lh- Ljjjjo„g ^^e Brus-sels Boer leaders. It amirtonshire real estate agents ad- j j^. stated that Kruger was advised WMtisc for si\le at public auction in , ^^^ recognize peace in order that the September the ancestral home of â-  leaders may i-*turn to South Africa. Washington, in the Village of Ban- | jj^ refuses! being inlluence-d in his bury, 86 miles from Loudon. The | cje^.j^ion by Loyds. E«litf»rially the property includes an ancient manor i j^^^.^^.^ ^.^^j, j^j,-^^ j„ ^,.,4,^ j|,e ^an- .house. 204 acres of farming laiul. j ^^rous old man, who wu.<: the fir.st and a s(c<cics of local honorary lord- | ^^ u-ave the country in tho hour of ship. Tradition says that the iaa»i''' ; danger, advised the generals to r^v house was once occupied by Ciiiwn j^^.^, ^|^^, King's invitation. Their Klizabcth. It is a quaint uio.s.*-co\- receptions in Engla.ul taught them cred stone structure, containing ^j^.j^ magnanimity is on Knglish tltteen rooms, including a drawing word. The generals are the author- room. Tho walls aro decorated with j^^jj representatives of tho Boers, antique carvings, nmoiig which _'^ : says the article, and in tlioir rccep- the Washington coat-ot-arms. /'*''^ i tion by the King Knglaiid shook to have been the origin of tho Stars hands" with the whole gallant na- and Stripes It has been suggested ^j^^ that the British Cioveinmcnt acquire \ « the property as a kind of iutea na- | IW A^X f ACADIAN BUTTEP. tional memorial The price a-vked by "AlU V.Al'IAUlAn DUUCr. the owners is 1'5,500 ($37,500). Should it not be sold for that price it may bo transported to tlio United States. 4 more under cultivation than last year, and the wheat crop n\ay equal twenty-five v'or cent, more than last year, which was the greatest in tht history of the West. Mr. Burrows sa\s that while the average crop last year was slightly under 'Z'l bushels to the acre, this year it will run over 27 bushels to the acre at the most consi-rvative estimate, and thei-e are those that say it will go as high as thirty-live bushels. PRISONER IS TOO FAT. May Cannot Get Into Court and Be Tried Outside. Owenshoro. Ky.. despj'.tch says: Because a pri.soner is too lat fo <;et through the court-room doors. Unit- ed States Commissioner Ihidlej' Lliidsey has telegraphed to Wa.shing- ton for permission to hold court iu the open air. The prisonrr is J ane Woolsey, of Litchlield. arrested f.>i making nioonshii;e whiskey. S.-:« â-  was hauled to this city in a wagon. I but it was discovered that she could not be taken up the narrow stairs leading to the court-room. She is 5 feet 5 inches high and woiglia 430 pounds. Drought ir. Australia Has Led Demand. to LARGEST LINER AFLOAT. Cedric Successfully Launched in Belfast Yards. A Pclfast. Ireland, despatch s:\ys: The White Star Line steamer Ceilric. jof21.0(K> tons, the largest liner {afloat, was successfully launched at i Hnrland and WoJtTs yards hen) on , Thursday. .She is 7th> ftvt lojig, has 75 teet beam, and draws ll> l-;i feet of water. Her carrying capa- C'ty is l.-s.iOO tons, and she has ac- coniUKidation for :">.0(>0 pas.sengors. ; It is expected that she will bo ready i for service in tho autumn. Another Severe Eruption on Thursday Last. I The Uindon Times prlnU a de»-!^^^ ^°* patch from St. Thoma.*. dated 'Vhumtlay. which says tho following telegram was i-eccivetl fron\ .St. Lucia, nw.l . on that dixy â€"The steamer IHihomo leports that there was a severe eruption on Mont Poloe at noon on Aug. 21. The sky became overca.st. and everything waa enveloped in total darkness. The diwt foil hctwily on the decks of ves- sels live mile* awayi" An Ottawa despatch says: The c'.rought in Australia has led to a oTTMiCki\c TA CTAV nilT â-  deiUKnd there for Canadian butter. LUnAKDo lUolAI UUl. ;„n() ,j carload trom tho Calgary . 'creamery was on t^aturday shipped Become Part of the Hop- ,^y t^c steamship Miowera from gan Syndicate. j Vancouver for that country The A despatch from Liverpool to the butter goes in cold storage. and London I'ost says the CunanJ >Iiould arrive in good condition. \ Steam!*ip Company will remain en- | better price than would have bw:. tirely British, and will not become given m part' ot the Morgan syndicate. In obtained deference to the agitation for ait" 1 ported for native shipping TRADE OF AUSTRALIA. Imports and Exports of a Yeajr â€" Big Crop Decline. An (Htawa despatch says: A i-c- port from J. S. Larko shows tho aggregate trade of Australia for IHOI to have been $138.12.8.12^). the local market has been The import-s were $54,138,520. and In 100 1 Australia cc- tho exports S74.68'l.OOO. New V.ea- __ 15,000 tons of butter, and lands iuHHii ts wore Sj<.739.633. and the Covcrnnient jthe fact that a short.ige cxi.sts this Vhm- exports $12,881,424. l^tmi year will considerably Increa.'* its mniliyc"'" '» tl dompstic product de- Austialias crop fell short by 12.- iwb»id,v. but only to the Cunard ; notes how scvc«-c lie drought must i3»HV(M>o bushels, or 22 4 per cent ol 'j;ave b*'!!- Ithe | roduction of the V"cvious year. â- iMJr?.-!,- » r Company It i