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THE ligating Prices of Grain, Cattle, etc in Trade Centres. ‘ .-â€"â€"â€" Toronto, April Manitoba hard offered at 87:0 en route North Bay, and No. 1 Northâ€" (‘l'n at Sléc en route N.B., with file bid. Ontario l\'o. “ red winter of- fered at lelc middle freights (:.’l'.lt._ No. 2 white at Tile cast t:.'f‘.lt., No. 2 mixed at, 71:,‘c on Midland, and No 2 goose at one middle freights on either road, without bids. Barleyâ€"No. 3 offered side, without bids. Peasâ€"No. 2 offered at 8th outside, without bids. Oatsâ€"No. white offered at 41c outside, at 403,1: east. and tit/13c on track Toronto, without bids. No. 3 white offered at 42c on track Toâ€" ronto, and at 30c high freights Paci- fic. No 2 mixed, 42!,c bid on track Toronto. Cornâ€"No. .. and No. 2 mixed 555C bid without sellers. fl .4 0 yellow, 50c bid west, G.’1‘.It., COUNTRY PRODUCE. Dried Applesâ€"The market is dull, and prices are nominal at 5; to 5:16- Evaporated, 10 to 10.}c. Hopsâ€"Business quiet, with prices steady at 130; yearlings at 8c. Honeyâ€"The market is dull at 5% to 10c for strained; combs, $1.15 to $2.25 per dozen. Maple Syrupâ€"There is a fair trade, . We quote zâ€"l’vu‘e (new make), impe- rial gallons, $1.05 to $1.15; old, as 'to quality, 656 to $1. Sugar, 8 to 10c. Beansâ€"The market is quiet. Prices $1.20 to $1.30 per bush, as to quality. Handâ€"picked, $1.35 to $1.40. Cranberries â€" Market unchanged, With stocks small. to $10 per barrel. Onionsâ€"Market steady at $2.50 to $3 per barrel. , Hay, baledâ€"The market is quiet, with fair demand. Timothy quoted at $10.50 on track, Toronto. for No. 1, and at $9 to $9.25 for No. 2. Strawâ€"The market is quiet. Car lots on track quoted at $5.75 to $6. Poultryâ€"Supplies are small, and prices firm. We quote Iâ€"-Fl‘9511 killed turkeys, 13 to 14c per lb; chickens, 706 to $1. Ducks, 75c to $1. Potatoesâ€"Market is unchanged. Car lots are quoted at 55 to 57c on track, and small lots out of store sell at 65 to 70c. Cape Cod, $9.50 THE DAIRY MARKETS. Butterâ€"The market is quiet, with prices firm. We quote as follows Choice, lâ€"Ib prints, 19 to 20c; choice large rolls, 17;- to 18c; secondary grades, in rolls, 15 to 16c; low grades, 12 to 13c; creamery prints, 22 to 230; do, solids, 21 to 224.}e. Eggsâ€"~The market is steady, with receipts fair and demand good, Sales in case lots at 12 to 1250 per dozen. Cheeseâ€"The market is quiet and firm at 11 to llgc per lb, the latter for choice makes. HOCS AND PROVISIONS. Dressed hogs are unchanged. Hog products in fair demand and steady. We quote iâ€"Bacon, long clear, 0% to 10c, in ton and case lots. Mess pork, $20.50; do short cut, $22. Smoked meatsâ€"Hams, 12!; to 13c;, breakfast bacon, 14c; rolls, 11c ; backs, 14c. and shoulders, 1013c. Lardâ€"The market continues firm. We quote zâ€"Tierces, 11 to 11-}c ; tubs, lléc; pails, llfic; compound, .9 to Die. UNITED STAT ES MARKETS. Buffalo, April 8.â€"Flour, quiet and easy. Wheat, spring steady ; No. 1 Northern, 7(iic cat-loads ; winter, no demand; No. 2 red, Slfic asked. Cornâ€"No demand; No. 2 yellow, (Mic; No. 3 do. 68’}, to 64c; No. 1 corn, 63:}c; No. 3 do, 634C. Oatsâ€" Quiet: No. 2 white, 49c; No. 3 do, 48c: No. mixed, 46-2c; No. 3 do, 463m. Barleyâ€"Spot, 67 to TOC askâ€" ed; No. 1 offered at 63c. Detroit. April S.â€"\\'heat closedâ€" No. 1 white, cash, ’Tllgc, No. 2 red, cash, April and May, 78.1.6; July Title. Minneapolis, April 8.â€"Close, wheat May TIC; July, 71; to 72c; on track, No. 1 hard, 742C; No. 1 Northern 7241c; No. 2 Northern, 7030 Flourâ€" l’irst patents, $3.75 to 33.85; secâ€" ond patents. $3.65 to $3.75; first clears, $2.85 to $2.95; second clears, $2.15 to $2.25; bran, in bulk, $12. Duluth. April 8'.â€"\\7heat-â€"Cash, No. 1 hard, 74:}0; No. 1 Northern, 71.§c; No. 2 Northern, 682C; May, 7130 ; July, 72%c; Manitoba, No. 1 Northâ€" ern. Tolc; May, 71c; No. 2 cash, Northern, SSic. Oatsâ€"dole. 60c. r) LIVE STOCK l\IAI'{I{Ii"S. Toronto, April 8.â€"At. the Western cattle yards toâ€"day only 44 cal-loads of live stock were received, including 940 cattle, 950 hogs, and a small run of sheep and lambs, spring lambs milch cows and calves. Prices for good cattle were firm. but we had little good cattle here: email stuff and hogs were quotably fillt‘ht‘llg'fltl but weak. Good export cattle were firm. with, if anything, an upward tendency, but as a representative price {pic is top for the best stuff, though more was paid in individual cases toâ€"day. There was an early clearance. Butcher cattle was also unchaiigctl iron: ’l‘uestlay; indeed the cattle 8.-â€"\\'heatâ€"--\I0- 1 , at 400 out: Cornâ€" v ftrade showed no alteration from the [conditions that prevailed early in the lwcek. and the prices l we then gave istand good toâ€"day. Good to choice butcher cattle fetched from 441- to Sc. ‘per lb toâ€"duy. ‘ Following is the range of quota- tious:â€"â€" ‘ Cattle. Shippers. per cwt... ...$1.30 $5.50 ‘ Do.. light... 423 4.50 Illuft'licl'.clioicc . . . . . . . . . . 11.50 5.00 illutchcr, ortl. to good. 33.50 4.00 ‘lluichcr, inferior... ...... 11.00 3.23 Stockers, pcr cwt . . . . . . 3.00 3,70 ,' Sheep and Lambs. iChoico ewes, per cwt... 1.50 4.00 ;\"carling<, per evvt . . . . . . 4.11;") 500 ,Sprinq lambs. each 2.50 5.00 lDuclvs, per cwf . . . . . . . . . . 2.50 3.00 Milkcrs and Calves. ‘Cows. each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.00 43.00 lCiIIVC‘S, each... . 2.00 10.00 Hogs. Choice hogs, per cvvt... 7.7:“) ($3.23 Light hogs, per cvvi.... 5.50 6.00 Heavy hogs. per cwt... 5.30 6,00 Rows, per cwt... ‘ 4.00 'Stags, per cwt . . . . . . 2.00 + . 2] PEOPLE KILLED. t I t ,Terrible Accident at a Glasgow Football Game. A Glasgow dcspatch says :â€"â€"An ,appalling accident occurred at the inâ€" rtCrnutional football game at; lbrox Park on Saturday afternoon. Eighty thousand persons assembled to wit- ness :1 game between Scottish and English players. The authorities imagined that every precaution had been taken for the safety of the public, but without warnng the 25 yards stand, containing a. dozen tiers of seats collapsed, and the ,structure was precipitated thirty feet, falling in a heap of tangled timbers and ironwork, in which hun- dreds of persons were struggling for their lives. The collapse was hidden from a majority of the spectators, who were intent upon the_game, and they did not learn of it until hunâ€" dreds of people streaming with blood fled in a panic into the playing ground. Even then it was assumed that a minor ordinary mishap had occurred. The authorities encourâ€" aged this bclief and allowed the game to continue. with the unique result that a great game was played, accompanied by the customary cheers, while behind the scenes the air was rent with the groans of the dying. The Work of rescue was hasâ€" tened and all available succor was given. The injured were removed as rapidly as possible to the headâ€" quarters of the First Aid Club. and 'then taken to the hospitals or home. Several died on the ground. others at the headquartera, while still others died in the hospitals. There was a procession of injured carried on stretchers and in ambulances through the gates of the grounds .While the game was proceeding. Twentyâ€"one are already dead. Fully 250 were injured, of which number 190, Who were seriously hurt, were taken to hospitals. A majority of the cases are broken limbs and conâ€" tusions. Many of the victims re- ceived ghastly face wounds. Most of those who fell were young arâ€" tisans. Further deaths are expected. A dOCtor in an interview said there was an extraordinary scene of carn- age. The injured were nearly all seriously hurt. Some of them ' were terribly crushed, and found it diffiâ€" cult to breathe. Many of those who were seriously ~diurt were driven to their homes. +.____. FORM OF CONSCRIPTION. The British Naval and. Military ' League. A London despatch sayszâ€"An asâ€" sociation entitled the National Ser- vice League has just been formed un- der the presidency of the Duke of Wellington, with an influential com- mittee, for the purpose of promoting the enactment of a law making na- val and military training for na- tional defence compulsory on all males. A manifesto issued by the league dwells upon the inadequacy of the reserve of trained men and the decline in recruiting. It declares that the nation‘s only safety lies in the adoption of the compulsory prinâ€" ciple, which incidentally will give a sense of duty and discipline to hunâ€" dreds of thousands who lack it, and improve the deteriorating physique of the urban population. The league proposes that drill shall be obliga- tory in all schools. __ .4...â€" GORDON FOUND GUILTY. Man Who Murdered Two Manitoba Farmers Will Hang. A \V'innipcg despatch sayszâ€"Walter Gordon, who was arrested at Halifax with the Canadian mounted Rifles on the eve of departure for South Afri- ca, and brought back here to answer to the charge of double murder, was found guilty at the Brandon Assizes on Friday, Gordon's crime was the murder of Chas. ll;th and Jacob VSmith, with whom he lived at Whitewater. Detective Ilyndniau. who accomâ€" day he qttarrcled Boissevain. Next 'with Smith and also shot. liIIII, throwing both bodies into an old iwell Gordon disappeared after the .crinw. but Was caught at Halifax it‘ighlvcn months later. panied Gordon front Halifax to Win-i nipeg, detailed a confession (iorrlon: made to him of the tdouble crime while cu route West, (Jordon first shot Ihtw while going- to" TWELVE HOTELS BURNED, Fire Sweeps Part; of Atlantic City, New Jersey. An Atlantic City, N. J. despatch sayszâ€"Twclve hotels and more than a score of small buildings adjoining the board walk, which is built along the ocean edge. were destroyed on 'l‘hursday by a fire which Swnpi the beach front for two long blocks from Illinois avenue to New York avenue.| The loss, it is believed, will exceed $750,000. In this respect the con- flagralion is the most. disastrous that has ever visited this city. The loss will be only partly covered by insurance as the rate of five per cent. charged by insurance companies on tpropcrly here is regardci'. as almost. prohibitive. l'ortunately no lives. were lost, though probably a dozen _. persons wore slightly injured and burned during the progress of the, fire. It was reported early in the aiâ€" ternoon that six men had perished in the flames, but the rumor was withâ€"E out. foundation. The origin of the‘ fire is unknown, but it is said to have started in either Brandy's llaths or the Tarleton, which ad- joins the Baths at Illinois Avenue and the board walk. About a doch men were arrested during the day for robbery. COURSE OF THE FLAMES. The fire was discovered shortly afâ€" ter 0 o'clock on Thursday morning, and for nearly five hours the flames raged with such violence as to threaten the city with destruction. All of the burned buildings were ifranie structures, aLd the flames, fanned by a strong southâ€"west Wind, swept along the beach from, with amazing rapidity. The ’l‘arleton Hotel was soon a pile of debris, and the flames fed on the small stores and booths between Illinois and Kentucky Avenues, until they reach- ed the Stratford Hotel, which was soon enveloped. Next the fire at.- tacked the Berkeley, adjoining. and in a few minutes the New Holland. the Bryn anr. the Evard, and the Stickney, all located on Kentucky avenue. near the beach. The local fire department worked well, but. was unable to cope with the flames. and it, was found necessary to send to Philadelphia and Caman for aid. The former city sent three engines, and two came down from Camden. The engines were brought here on two special trains, furnished by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and they made the run of nearly 60 miles in 55 minutes. Their presence was of vast assistance to the local firemen. but it was not until an hour after their arrival that the fire could be said to be thoroughly under control. Nothing is left on the board Walk from Illinois Avenue to a point within a. few feet of Yo.iiig's Pier but the iron supports. This is the portion of the walk that is used most by promenaders. _ All the guests of the burned hotels who were forced to seek other quarâ€" ters, have been provided for in other hotels and boarding houses. .___+_____ WENT OVER THE FALLS. Man Commits Suicide From Goat Island. A Niagara. Falls, Ont., despatch says:â€"Between five and six o’clock on Wednesday evening, While E. W. Swenson, of Lansing, Mich, was viewing the Horseshoe Falls. from Goat Island, at Terrapin Point, he observed a man acting strangely on the bridge leading to the Observation Point. Ile enquired if there was anything the matter, and received “Nothing in particular” in reply. Swenson entered a small building, and when he again looked out to the point the man was missing. Hurryâ€" ing to the spot he found the man’s overcoat and papers, indicating that the name of the suicide, who must have leaped over the Horseshoe Falls was Fred. IIeintz of North Tonaâ€" wanda. He appeared to be about 23 years old. Just before Heintz took the leap to death he was seen gazing upon several photographs he carried. Swenson reported the facts to the re- servation officials. At the point from which the man must have leaped the fall is 158 feet to the lower river. The pros- pects of the body being recovered are good. _â€"â€"â€"â€"~’â€"â€".â€" CANAD AN CASUALTIES. The Lives Lost in South Africa; Total 207. An Ottawa dcspatch Skiys:â€"IIpâ€"L()â€"‘ (late 207 Canadians have died in iSouth Africa from bullet wounds or ldisease. the pro‘portion of deaths in the various regiments being as fol- lows:â€" Royal Canadian Regiment . . . . . . . . . (38‘ Canadian Mounted Rifles, Dr oons 112‘ and Artillery ............... I17 Strathcona Horse Canadian Scouts... . ,,,10 S. A. C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “15 ,Second Mounted Rifles... . 1 iVarious Corps... (i ’Il'art's River, ' The MOUNTED ni2 IN SEVERE BATTLE Splendid Bravery Shown by the Canadians in Fight with Force Under Delarey. The Casualties. A London dcspatch was severe lighting all day long on March 111 says:-â€"â€"'l‘herc‘ in the neighborhood of in the extremity of the Transvaal, between part, of General southâ€"west ern Kitchencr's force, forces of Generals Delurey and Kemp, resulting in‘ the repulse of the Boers after heavy losses on both sides. Till“. OFFICIAL REPORT. Lord Kitchencr's official report," dated from Pretoria, says:â€"~ , " :encral Kitchener (Lord Kitchenâ€"l er's brother) sent Colonels Keir audi Cookson from Vriekuil, western" Transvaal, March 31, to reconnaitcri towards Ilart’s River. They soonl struck the traCk of guns, and cur~ ried on a running fight for eighfl miles, following the track through the bush. Ithnerging on a, plain, large Boer} reinfort‘ements advanced against. their flanks, forcing the British troops to- lake up a defensible positionwhichl they hastily entrenched. Fightingi ensued at close quarters, until the‘ Boers were repulsed on all sides. "Dclarey, Kemp and other leaders vainly attempted to persuade their men to renew the action. Fifteen» hundred Boers participated in the engagement, but they had suffered too heavily. and cleared away to the and the north, west and south. "The British losses were also smi Vere. The Canadian ,ltifles especially distinguished themselves. one party.I commanded by Lieut. Bruce Carrui‘hâ€" ers, holding its post till every man was killed or wounded. “Others of the forces showed great, steadiness, allowing the Boers to adâ€" vance within two hundred yards of them and repelling them with a steaâ€" dy rifle fire." 3 FURTHER PARTICULARS. ! A London despatch saysâ€"The War Office has issued a list‘ of casualties in the fighting between Delarcy and1 Kemp and the British under Cookâ€" son and Keir, which was reported by Lord Kitchener on Friday in a desâ€" pateh. in which he referred particuâ€" larly to the bravery of the Canadian“ Mounted Rifles. The British had three officers and twenty-four men killed and sixteen officers and 13].} men wounded. The Boer commandâ€"l l ers were Delarey and Kemp. A news agency despatch from Preâ€" toria says the Boers admit 137 casâ€" ualties in the fighting. . A Kierksdorp despatch says:â€"â€"“Deâ€"l tails received of the battle at Doom: balt Farm; March 31, in which the: British had three ofllcers and twenty-l four men killed, and sixteen oflicers’ and 131 men wounded, While the Boers had 137 men killed or wound- ed, show that quite two thousand MASSACRE 0F BOERS. An Attstralia‘g-‘CTficer Gives His A despatch to the London Central News from Southampton says Lieut. Witton, an Australian officer of the Bushv‘eldt Carbineers, who was found! guilty of participating in the killingi of Beer prisoners and sentenced to imprisonment for life, arrived there on Thursday on the transport Canâ€"l ada. lIe was handcuffed and closely, guarded. Lieut. Witton's story of‘ the execution of Boers, as told by him to a, passenger on the boat. dif- fers in many particulars from the version printed in the morning papâ€"i ers, which was to the effect that the} unarmed Boers were executed and} their baggage rifled of £20,000,| which it was said they had in their, possession. \Vitton says one of theiri fellowâ€"officers of the name of Ilunt,i had been murdered by Boers. Laterl on the Australians captured a party? of Boers, one of Whom was wearing; IIunt’s uniform. This man was tried , by drumbead courtâ€"martial and shot? Australians believed the senâ€"i tcnce a just one, and that they were, entitled to carry it out. Lieut. “itâ€"i ton is in a cheerful mood and is? hopeful of a revision of his sentence by the War Office authorities. l -,._...â€". Q... ._.... MORE UNIFORM DAIRYING- Dominion Conference to be Held to Discuss Subject. An Ottawa despatch saysiâ€"fllr. J. A. ltuddick, chief of the Government __.__+â€"â€"â€"â€" ‘ KRUGER’S SON. Caspar, the Eldest, Takes Oath of: Allegiance. l A Pretoria despaich Salv'szâ€"At'uspara Kruger the eldest son of former Pro-i isident Kruger. and 21 other relatives: 'of Mr. Kruger, bearing the same fainâ€"' 'ilv name, are among those who have! ‘rdcently taken the oath of allegiance lto Great Britain. il)airy Department, has called a conâ€" .fereuce of all the dairymcn in the Dominion for April 29th and .‘30th.1 The object of the conference is to disâ€" cuss prevailing systcms of manufac- ture and also to arrive at a more uniform method of dairying, which may be carried on in future. This. conference will bring about thirtyâ€" five dairymcn to the city. + The Johannesburg Town Council has passed an assessment bill to levy rates on land only. ‘ ‘lllOllllit‘tI, -on tho ‘broke his rifle. v sanguine Boers opened a strong attack from different, point.» with three guns and a pom-pom. The attack was made at a moment when the British had left their baggage in ,1 longer, in charge of the Canadian contingent, and were galloping across the open plain with the intention of capturing a Boer convoy, which had been «lis- covcred five miles ahead. The Brit- ish retired steadily, and, having (its- opened a return fusilade lloers. While the baggage ir. charge of the Canadians was sent for. the British formed a. camp, and started digging trenches. The shell- ing of the Boers stampeded the mule: carrying provisions, and caused con- fusion. but otherwise it was not very effective. many of the shells failing to explode. The Canadian front. was attacked in strong numbers, but they gallantly repelled every attempt ‘lllittlo by the lloers to break through. One party of the Canadians fought ,until all were killed or wounded, and the last man. although mortally wounded, emptied two bandollers of cartridges at the enemy, and then The lighting was se~ vcre and general for fully three hours but. after the British had entrenched, and the guns got, into action, they repelled numerous and determined attacks made under the personal ex- hortations of the Boer leaders. To- wards night the fire gradually ceasâ€" cd and the Boers retired. The Britâ€" ish then telegraphed for aid and furâ€" ther entrenched their camp for the night and to await the arrival of General Kitchener, but the Boers made attempt to renew the at- ltack." The casualty list of 174 killed and II 0 .woundcd is an adequate proof of the desperate fighting between the. two forces. It. is feared that the oflicial list. may be incomplete, as the cus- ualties among the Canadian Mounted ,Riiles, who bore the brunt of the atâ€" .tack, are less serious than Was rtn’ti- cipatetl. Such details as have been received show that Delarey and Kemp wore in hiding not far from the scene of Lord )Icthuen’s surprise and defeat, and that Cookson and Keir, in conducting the reconnaisâ€" ‘sance. were drawn on until they were confronted by a superior force, and forced to light on the defensive The British forces, being seasoned troops, and Well supported by the artillery, held their ground despite the series of fierce assaulls. Delarey’s burghers sustained not only severe losses, but a decisive defeat. The Boers attacked with great de termination, but the Canadian cone tingent and two squadrons of Yeo‘ manry, under Colonel Cookson, and the artillery and Mounted Rifles, un: der Colonel Keir, presented such a stout; front that the burghcrs wen finally forced to retreat. ' R11 1' MLLOX Will Be Reducedâ€" to a. Minimum: This Month.__ A Toronto despatch sayszâ€"Dr. P. H. Bryce, the secretary of the I’rovin cial Board of Ilealth, is able to re port immense improvement in the smallpox situation. There were, roughly speaking, 600 cases in On- tario at the end of January, and these will be reduced end of April. to 50 hr the Dr. Bryce is not too about stamping the epi- demic out entirely this summer, al- though it is a winter disease, Last summer it lingered in some sections, and there is a continued danger from bordering American States and from English emigration. The extent of the outbreak in the British Isles may be measured from the fair-t. that during,r the four weeks ending March 151b, upwards of eighteen hundred cases vvere admitted to London lins- pitals. + 8,000 STILL IN FIELD. Despatch From Pretoria. Gives Es- timates of Boer Force. A London (Ii-spatch saysâ€"A news agency tlespntch from I’reior. ~.. at- tempts to give a careful computa- tion of the Boers now in the meld. Outfitting its details. which must be ‘purely CUilet'tlll'JI, the total is plat"- ed at something over 8,000. sxtrter- ed from Zontpansberg. on the .3:)"III, to Sutherland, on the south and front (-‘nries on the west. to I' -' to. tiei‘ on the east. The same dmp Heb, dealing, with the Cape Colony fives details which must be more o; less doubtful. adding an t‘lltil‘llim‘.» '.‘.H'l of country where the Boers : .lIIIE to wonder, and says: that wi. is difficult In l‘t‘uli‘z’l‘ there is )T" marre- Iv a l'mrr comnmndo that is 1'. li- able to be disturbed any do}: ‘v.’ tlu Britiin columns. 0* .‘Il’. 'l‘hoinas Wardell of ll'imlus ‘\vbo was chief Conservative “hp if the Legislature, died in the l Dita at Hamilton on Saturday w..':e ui: dergoing an operation.