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Buffalo, Dec. 17.â€"Flourâ€"â€"Firm; fair demand. WheatfiSpring, Weak; No. 1 Northern. 83c. Com.â€"Ea.sy; No. 2 yellow‘ 7150; No. 3 do, 71c; No. 2 com, 70%: No. 3 (10., 70c. Outsâ€"=- chk; No. 2 White, 52c; No. 73 (10.. 49c. Barleyâ€"65c to 70¢; fair to fan- cy, nil. Ryeâ€"No. 1, 700. Detroit, Dec. 17.â€"Whea.tâ€"Closedâ€"â€" N0. 1 white, cash. 845C; No. 2 red, cash and December, 834k; January, Mac; May, 860. 46.10.. Clove! March, $5.80. Bufialo, Dec demand. Win 1 Northern. 8 yellow; 71.50; com, 70:34:.- N‘ Duluth, Dec. 17.- Cash, No. 1 hard, 7' thorn, 7150; No. 1 N ccmber, 7430; May, 7 Oatsâ€"Not. quoted. Toledo, cash, 24 Milwaukee, Dec. 17.â€"\Vheatâ€"LoV close. No. 1 Northern, 77 to 7’} No. 2 Northern, 7-6 to 76k; M 80;}0. Ryeâ€"Dull; No. 1 62} Lo 6: Barleyâ€"Dull; No. 2, 620; sample, to 610. ~Cornâ€"May, 66:} to (36:0 Toledo, Dec. l7.â€"\\‘Iicutâ€"LC Lard~hlurkec qtloLe;â€"'l‘ierces, pails, llfic; Fe Dressed hogs are unclfinged at $8 in car loLs. Hog px‘ouucw steady. We quotaâ€"Bacon, lung clear, sells at. loge in ton and case IULS. Mess pork, $19.50'to $2.0; do short, cut, .‘I.\- Smoked Meatsâ€"Hams, 130; break- fast. bacon, 14c; rolls. 11c; backs, 14c, and shoulders, 10:.c. Butterâ€"The market is steady, Reâ€" ceipts are fair, but. choice grades in good demand and (inn. We quote:â€" ‘hoice dairy tubs and rolls, 16c; se- lected 1-lb rolls, 17 L0 180; low grud- es, 11 to 130. Packages showmg feed, 1 to 20 per ID less than above quotations. Urczunm‘y prian, 21 to 220; do solids, 2U to 2105C ng‘sâ€"Murket. firm. We quote:â€" Fresh, 22 Lo 23c; cold sLorage, 18 to 19c, and limed. 16 to 170. Chocseâ€"‘l’he mfirkct. is quiet, and prices firm at, 94} L0 100. Poultryâ€"Trade is quiet. with de- mand limited. We nuote:â€"â€"'I‘urkeys (dry picked) 7 to Bc; geese, G to 6:0; ducks, 60 to 706; chickens, young, 40 to 450; old, 25 to 350. Milll‘eedâ€"Bran is firm at $18 low heights for export, and at $19 here. Shorts, 5520 low freigth [or export, and $21 hero. Manitoba. bran, $20. and shorts 322, Toronto heights, inâ€" cluding sacks. Toronto, Dec. 17,â€"The wheat mar- ket, is less active, with buyers hold- ing 01!. No. 2 white and red are quoted at 75!: to 76c middle heights. No. 2 goose chady at, 660 middle freight, and No. 1 spring is quoted at 73¢: cast. Manitoba wheat easier, with No. 1 hard selling,r at. 891: all rail, via. Snrnin. Lunuclz'"No. 1 Not- thern at. 85c, and No. 2 Northern at. 82c all rail, via. Sarnia. Via North Bay 1c less. Outsâ€"The market; is dull with priâ€" ces weaker. No. 2 white sold at. 45 to 45-h: low heights to New York. Hay, baled-Thc market is firm, with good demand. Sales of timoâ€" thy at. $9.50 to $9.75 on track for No. 1. Strawâ€"The market, is quiet and firm. Car lots on track bring $6 to $6.25 per ton. Cranberries -â€" Market with Cape God at, $8 to Canadian, $6.50 to $7. THE MARKETS Pricesof Grain, Cattle, etc in Trade Centres. west. Barleyâ€"Market dull 1 quoted at, 560, and 3 extra at, 500, and middle freight. Flourâ€"Tho market. is quiet. Ninety per cents, in buych' bugs, quoted at. $2.80 middle freight. with oner- ings small. Locally mid for Lower Province trade choice straight r01- lers, in wood, are $3.35 to $3.40. Manitoba flours aro firm, with Five ROScs selling at $4.2m red patent at $3.90, and strong bakers' at $8.80, Toronto freight. Oatmealâ€"Market unchanged. Car lots on tran $5.35 in bags, and $5.50 in wood. Broken lots, 25c per bbl extra. Ryeâ€"'I‘hé market. continues firm, with prices at 55:} to 560 midd.e Heights. BBCMVheatâ€"There is 1). fair demand, with sales at. 54;‘ to 550 middle heights. Peasâ€"The market is steady, with few mien-jug. No. 2 quoted at 81150 West. and at 82% to 830 middle Heights. Cornâ€"Tho market is strong. No. 2 yellow Canadian sold at 62 to 63c fl DI. Louis, Dec. 17.-â€"Wheatâ€"Closed UNITED STATES ‘MARKI‘J’I‘S HOGS AND PRU VISIONS THE DAIRY MARKETS Me; December, Cornâ€"Decembc Oatsâ€"Decembe Cloverseod~Dcc PRODUCE t. unchanged h 10% tub ‘earman's, 85c. 17.-Closcâ€"Wheatâ€" ., 77:20; No. .13 bur- 1 Northern and Doâ€" I, 773C. Cornâ€"(i3:- Wheatâ€"Lower ember and No. 3 at ged. We tubs, 11c; unchanged, $9 per bbl; easier Ma BE M “’Ol‘ l 490 A despatch from London says :â€" When the English Channel squadron SLartS for its next. cruise early in gthe New Year it will present. the exâ€" traordinary appearance of practically every ship being painted a (filament color. The British Admiralty is unâ€" xious to discover the tint giving the greatest. possible invisibility. The present black hulls and white upper works are very conspicuous. Sky blue, khaki and black have already been experimented on, and black 11st been a. dead failure except. at, lniglit. Military Training and Studies {Have Caused Collapse. A despatch from London says :â€" Tx'uth, referring to thc‘reportetl ill- health of the German Crown Prince, asserts that his total collapse, reâ€" sulting from his arduous military training and a. severe course of studies, necessitates his absence on an extended cruise in the Moditer~ ranean on board the German Im- periul yacht; Hohcnzollez‘n. A despatch from Paris saysâ€"Tho revenue receipts for the mouths of November Show a. decrease 07' 8,148,- 700 francs as compared with the cal-responding month of last year. The receipts for the eleven 1m nths 0‘ 1901 show a. falling on‘ of 14S.545,~ 900 francs as compared with a. similar period in 1900. $30,000,000 Less Than. During 11 Months of 1900. ~Cash, 8230; ‘December, RAINBOW BRITISH FLEET. Of L110 sixteen tube Works mills, for which twentyâ€"live million dollars has been raised, and in which Furness and (lierguo are both interested, fourteen are to be built at the Michigan “$00,” and two in the Canadian "Soc." In connection with the tube Works at the American “Soc,” big batteries of coke ovens will be built. The Lamadian plant, is to be locat- ed west of, and in close proximity to the Clergue Steel works, the first, portion of which is now nearing completion. Admiralty Experimenting With Difierent Colors. The plans call for the largest, plant, on Llic Great. Lakes. 01‘ a Size sum. cient. to allow the building of {our lake carriers of the largest. type at. the same Lime. Furness, during his visit here in October, was enthusiasâ€" tic over the "800" as a site for a. shipâ€"building plant, and seemed coniâ€" pleto statistics of lake commerce, and all available facts relating to the shipping industry. Plans For Ship-Building Plant Now Completed. A despatch from Sault Ste. Marie, on the Great, Lakes, 01' a. size sumâ€" thority it. has been learned that. the plans for the big shipâ€"building plant L0 be located at, the balladian "boo" by hmglish capiLal, heaued by Sir Lhristopher Eurness, are now prepar- ed and the site chosen. Toronto, Dec. 17.â€"At the Western cattle market to-day the receipts were 73 carloads of live stun, in- cluding 1,200 cattle, 1,300 sheep and lambs, 800 hogs, 15 calves, and a. dozen milch cows. There was 8. pers at from 4 was several choice lots. Hogs. Choice hogs, per cwt Light; hogs, per cwt. Heavy hogs, pct cwt, Sows, per cwt .......... Stags, per cwt... Butcher cattle sold well to-dny: good to choice sold at from 33 to 45m per lb, and superfine sold easily at. 5c per lb. Prices of all grades are firm. All the cattle here was sold out early. , Stockch were in bad shape (no-day and sold slowly at from 2% to 80; they are not wanted. Feeders are also a slow sale. There is no change in milch cowa or calves. Sheep were steady and lambs ud- vanced; lambs sold_up to 330 Per 11). and more would have sold had they been kept here. Prospects for toâ€"morrow are good. Hogs to-day are unchanged. ' The best price for “singers” Is 6§c per lb; thick fat and light; hogs are worth 5% to SEC per lh. Ilogs to fetch the top price must be of prime quality, and scale not below 100 nor above 200 lbs. Sheep and Lambs Choice ewes, per cwt.... 2.7 Butcher sheep, each ...... 2.0 Lambs, per cwt. . . . . . . . . . . . .2 .0 Bucks, per cwt... . Cattle. Shippers, per cwt Butcher, choice... Butcher, 0rd. to good Butcher, inferior... Shockers... .... 13590003» Following tionszâ€" CROWN PRINCE AT SAULT STE. MARIE. FRENCH REVENUE. LIVE STOCK MARKETS good demand for Vshfiipâ€" ‘.-_to 5:: per It), and sage times paid for extra tho range of quotaâ€" 6.00 5.75 0.00 2.00 2.00 82:02; May ILL. £15.00 10.00 6.00 400 2.00 l5.00 5.00 4.00 12:} Stewart, 1119 great. Gm; makers. The contract is tons and the price enable: compete successfully Wm man pipe makers. .1110 total imports for the five months were 584,419,717, a gain of $7,318,513 over the same period of 1900. The exports totaled 8105,â€" 439,413, an increase of $5,940,095 over the same time last; year, SELLING IRON IN Exports for Fivé Months Show An Increase of $5,940,095. A despatch from Ottawa. says:- During the monLh of Novemner th-a espovcs amounted to $24,148 419, or an increase of $2,373,227 over the same month last. year. The im- ports were valued at $17,448,239, an increase of $3,643,086. The aggre- gate trade for the five months was $189,843,132, an Increase of over $13,000,000 0.5 compared with the same time last year. At; this rate of growth the year's business will be considerably over the $100,000,000 mark. Dominion Company Enters British A despatch to the Times from Welâ€" ling‘ton, New Zealand. says that reâ€" sponsible New Zealanders returning from South Africa. declare that, more soldiers are needed to finish the War. The troops have the utmost confi- dence in Kitchener, but his ci‘foits are hampered by illâ€"advised agitation in the United Kingdom. It is as- serted that excessive consideration is shown Boers in refugee camps, while colonists in Natal ure‘ suficring hard.- ships. BOICRS IN GOOD CONDITION. Reinforcements to the number of 25,000 would be immensely valuable, and would render the last stage of the war rapid and complete. The Doors keeping in the field number from 8.000 to 10,000, and they are mostly in as good condition as the British. They are seasoned sol- diers, and get plenty of supplies from Kaflir kraals and parts 01' the coun- try thal are only accessible to them- selves. The lx'ailir lu'uals also serve as remount depots, and for each Boer there are two léamrs, who, even when unarmed, are useful auxil- iaries. For fighting purposes the en- emy .nust. be estimated as numbering 20.000 exceedingly mobile troops. The Boers still believe that European intervention is imminent, that Great Britain is tired of the war, and that they have only to hold out long enough in order to make the British so weary that they will surrender. ’l‘he burghers are fighting to Win, and are convinced that they will. The Doors pay attention to the British press, but.may not believe the pollâ€" tician's speeches, as they consider politicians professional liars. They note every word indicating Weakenâ€" irg of British determination, lament- ing the cost of the war, and speaking of international complications to 10 which its continuance may give rise. They have no particular enmiâ€" ty toward the British nation, and rather iike the “Khakis;" but their one thought is the restoration of their independence under their own flag. Openly they say that when a. Liberal Government comes into pow- er they will get justice. KITCHENER THE RIGHT MAN. The correspondent dwells on the difficulties of Kitchener’s position. He has three thousand miles of com- munication to protect. Civil Govâ€" ernments are being reâ€"established, English populations are being brought back, and the enemy’s famil- ies are being looked after. All is being done with n. much smaller number of efiectlve troops than has been imagined. The removal of Kit- chener would be fatal, says the cor- respondent, and would be construed by the Boers as a great triumph for themselves. Kitchener knows the Boers better than any other man in South Africa, and the army trusts and believes in him. A despntch from London says:â€" 'I‘ho military correspondent of the Times, in a. message sent from Pre- toria, declares that the statements that the British troops in South Ai- rica. are "stale" m'o untrue. 110 says that on the contrary the men are in splendid condition, and though they would be glad to get home, they have not lost their zest for lighting. This refers to regulars and volun- teers attached to various battalions. Some Colonials recently recruited at South Africa. seaports are less satis- factory, but the best coioniuls, those from Canada, New Zeal-and, and Ausâ€" tralia, are invaluable, and the new Yeomnnry are improving. The cor- respondent, says it is undeniable that the strain on the generals and stall is excessive. Many of these officers Reinforcements of 25,000 Soon End the War have worked for uvelvq hours daily for two yearn. hitchener alone seems absolutely impervious to wear and tear. The regimental offir‘crs are all right. "" MORE MEN WANTED. CANADA’S TRADE. ENGLAND. of Canada. Field. The im- 48,239, an The aggre- :ow pipe 1- 200,000 them to the Gen- umcrous ‘ed with me of 0. ’Its rith the scs, bcâ€" Would the ’11:- At- Ho 1mm ME AMNHC. the Nofcl him to prac liver be h (lerir a Capital of £400,000. Of this £300,000 will be the Working cash capital, the remainder being held at reserve. The Company is a. Queens- land enterprise under the auspices of the Central Queensland Meat Export and the Queensland Mont Agency, the largest meat companies in Ausâ€" tralia. This cold storage company Will other the first serious opposition to the present South African meat monopolies. It is understood that tenders are being made for military contracts. and every facility is beâ€" ing given the concern by the authorâ€" ities to this end. The company can supply the best quality of meat at 5d. per pound, delivered at Johanâ€" nesburg, which will enable retail prices to be reduced about 30 per cent. This will prove :1 great boon. Gen Delarey told the men that, it Was useless to offer to surrender, ex- cept, unconditionally. It was d under consi another mt RENDER CATTLE IMMUNE. Boers Under Delarey Hold a. Meet- ing. A despatch from Pretoria saysrâ€"lt is reported that, the burghers under Delarey held a. meeting at, which they requested their commander to olTer to surrender on condition that the Brit- ish would undertake to rebuild their homes. I‘athologist Says Inoculation Will 1?; event Tuberculosis. He remained at. the recorder at- tached to the receiving apparatus, and, to his profound satisfaction. signals were received by him at in- tervals, according to the programme arranged previously with the opera.â€" tor at Poldhu. These signals con- sisted of repeating. at intervals the letter “ ‘," which in Marconi's code is made by three dots or quick strokes. These signals were reported so frequently, and, according to the detailed plan arranged to provide safeguards against. possibility of a. The registry of the Supremé Court will open in January for the issuing of writs. The court will sit in March The Australian Hand and Natal Cold Storage Company has issued a prospectus, showing that it Will have Business is Resuming at J chan- nesburg. A desputch from Johannesburg says :â€"â€"Within thiee months ten thousand refugees are expected to re« turn hero. Permission has been granted to the mines to start a hundred new stamps weekly. The railway is now able to cope with the increased traffic. Eight new enâ€" gines were bought during the past, few months, and there have also been large additions to the new rolling stock. The Stock Exchange will shortly reopen. The Star news- paper will start after January 1. Twenty-two prisoners charged with conspiracy are about. to be brought to trial. n aespatch from St. John's, Nfld., sayszâ€"Signor Marconi announced on Saturday night. the most wonderful scientific discovery of modern times in stating that. he has received elcc~ tric signals across the Atlantic Ocean from his station in Cornwall, England. He explains that. before leaving England he had made his plans for accomplishing this result, for while his primary object. was to communicuth with ocean liners in mid-ocean, he also hoped to succeed in attainimr the Wnnllnrl‘nl “40mm” England. He explains that. before leaving England he had made his plans for accomplishing this result, for while his primary object. was to communicuth with ocean liners in mid-ocean, he also hoped to succeed in attaining the wonderful scientific achievement of wireless telegraphy across the Atlantic. Sig. Marconi Receives a Message From England- Signor Marconi's station in Corn- wall is most powerful» IIe possesses an electric force generated there 100 times greater than at his ordinary stations. Before leaving England be arranged with the electrician in charge of the station, which is locat- ed at. Poldlm, to begin sending sig- nals daily after a certain date. which Signor Marconi would cable him up- on perfecting his arrangements here. Signor Marconi arrived here a, Week ago. and selected Signal Hill, at the entrance to the harbor. as an experiâ€" menting station, and, moved his equipment there. Last Monday he cabled the Poldhu station to begin sending signals at 3 p. m. daily, and to continue them until 6 p. m., these hours being respectively 11:30 a. m. to 2:30 p. In. "St. John's time. Dur- ing these hours on Wednesday Signor Marconi elevated a, kite with an aer- ial wire by means of. which signals are sent or received. slcur's n WANT TO SURRENDER. (IL-spa szâ€"Prof. hologist, well here had prov REFUGEES TO RETURN. ‘reLin‘ Bohr" claixm on Th ng :d to take the matter tion for a. week, when x will be held. ulat i0) hxs r, U in a ; lecture'dc- night that ‘ility of ren- )m tubercuâ€" ‘CCOT )lll ltempts to establish communication lucmss the Atlantic without the use 'of wires, emphasized the fact that. the system is yet. only in an embryo- nic stage. but, that. the possibility of Hts ultimate development. is demon- 'strated by the success of the preseng experiments with incomplete and im~ perfect apparatus, as the signals can only be received by the mdst sensi- tively mljuchd apparatus. and Sig;Â¥ nor Marconi is working under great difficulties. owing to the conditions prevailing here. The Cornwall coask is 1,700 miles frum St. John's. that full BRITISH HANGMAN DEAD. Contract for I’ier in Wexford County Has Been Let. A despatch from London says :â€" The Daily News says that a contract for the building of n pier 1,000 feet; long at Kosslure, County Wexford. Ireland, hasébeen concluded. ’Ihis is part of the scheme to connect Fish- guard, Wales, and Rosslare by a, line of fast stenmm‘s, with the idea. 0! eventually making this the fastest American mail route to London. Billing Rob A despatch from Montreal says :â€" A million dollars will be required to finish the harbor improvements after the shore and outer wharves have all been provided. In order to cover this expenditure, it will be necessary for the commissioners to 'apply to Ottawa for permission and powers to borrow the funds. The matter will, it is expected. come up before Par- liament at, the coming session. WILL PAY FULL RANSOM. THE PAST ATLANTIC LINE. United States to Secure Miss Stone’s Release. Sir Robert Bond, Premier of New- foundland, ofiers Signor Marconi ev- ery facility within the power of the Colonial Government for the carry ing out. of his plans. Condemned to Imprisonment and to Pay Fines. A despatch from Cape Tow1 says: -â€"Sentcnce of nine persons convicted by a. Military Court were publicly Ironounccd on Thuzsday at, Uuds- thuom, they all being condemned to terms of imprisonment; and to pay Ines. John Schoeman, a member 01 the Legislative Assembly, was sen- tenced to six months' imprissnment. and to pay a. fine 01 £500. If the line is not paid he will be imprison' ed for a. yezu‘ in lieu thereof. He was convicted Vof refusing to hand his horse; over to the British. and 0! refusing to report the prefience 01 Doors. John Wales was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, and to pay a. fine of £500. The other fines ranged from £50 to £506. Again on Thursday, during the same hours, the mm was elevated, and the same signals were renewed. This made the assurance so complete that. Signor Marconi cabled [.0 his principals in England, and also in- formed the Governor of Newfound- liuid, Sir Cavendish Boyle, who up. prised the British Cabinet. of the suo~ cess of the experiments. Signor Marconi though satisfied of the genuincncss of the signals, and. that he hud succeeded in his (w- Lempts to establish communication In view of the success attending these trials, Signor Marconi will to: the present disregard the matter 01 communicating with trans-Atlantic steamers. He will return to England next Week, and will conduct the ex- periments from Poldhu himself. Hi explains that the greater electrical power there will enable him to send more effective signals. He will under take this work himself, leaving as- sistants here to erect a. mast. and re- ceive the signals as he forwards them. It. is not possible to send re- turn signals from here until a power- ful electric battery shall have been installed. mistake, that Signor Marconi WM satisfied that. it “'us a. genuine trans- missinn from England. Will Cost That to Finish Montreal Harbor. A dospatch Billington, o xecutioner of {LS u BRITISH. CABIN 111T APPRISED. ‘u tion of MILLION IS REQUIRED. arts College at ( arrived there on ion connected w .- oi Miss Stone. the United State ransom demand dL-spatch to the 'raph from Mr. Wash] REBELS SEN, TEN CED. He on Had Held_the Ofiice £01 Thirteen Years. off hbu rn‘ and, died yesten a. cold at th« friend and fellow ht ago. He hat mg‘man for ‘hix 101 ith the re- It, is rumored es will guy the ed by the bri- London I) says that director of lonstnntina 311 rm Daily that the :0" of the mtinople, nfldentia! public