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THE MARKETS Prices of Grain, Cattle, etc in Trade Centres. BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, May 13.â€"â€"\thutâ€"â€"The of- ferings are light, and bids of 760 for red and white failed to draw sellers to-day at outside points; holders are asking 77c east, and middle Heights. Goose is steady at. 70c tor No. 2 f. o.b. vessel east. and (56; to (570 for cars east. Spring is dull at 750 for No. 2 east. .Munitobu. rather easier; No. 1 Northern sold toâ€"duy at 85 to 85h: grinding in transit. No. 1 hard is quoted at 88 to 8850 and No. 2 Northern at 82 to 822w grind- ing in transit. An Flourâ€"The market is steady; 00 per cent. patents were bought to-duy at. equal to $2.85 in buycrs' bags middle freights. Choice brands are held 15 to 20c higher. Manitoba flour is steady at $3.85 to $4.20 for cars of Hungarian patents, at $3.60 to $8.90 for strong bukers’, bags in- cluded, on the track, Toronto. Millfcecl-â€"â€"Is steady at $19 to $19.50 for cars of shorts and $16 for bran in bulk middle fi'oights. Manitoba. milliocd is firmer at, $22 Millt‘cedâ€"Is steady at $15) to $19.50 for cars of shorts and $16 for bran in bulk middle freights. Manitoba. millfccd is firmer at, $22 for cars of shorts and $20 for bran, sucks included, Toronto freight} Barleyâ€"Is quiet at 53c for No. ], 526 for No. 2, 50c for No. 3 extra, and 490 for No. 3 cast and middle Heights, and 1c more at lake ports. Ryeâ€"Is scarce and firm at. 57 to 58c east and middle freights. Cornâ€"Is steady at. 60 to 60§c for Canada yellow west. , Oatsâ€"Are steady at, 43c bid cast {or No. 2 White and 4-350 asked. They are quoted at 42 to 4215c midâ€" ‘dlo freights. ~ thmcnlâ€"Is steady at $4.50 cars of bags and $4.65 for barrels the track, Toronto, and 250 m {or broken lots. Pensâ€"Are steady at 80c for No cast and 78§c to 79c west. Butterâ€"The demand for cremueries is strong but, may be expected to lesâ€" sen in proportion to the increased oilerings of choice freshâ€"mude dairies. The latter are oilering more freely every day and will be on the market in liberal supply before long. This will alter the relative prices and weaken the demand for creameries. Creamery prints... ...2:2c to 23c do solids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20c to 21c Dairy 11) rolls, choice ...16c to 17c do large rolls, choice...16c to 170 do medium . . . . . . . . . . . . .140 10 150 do low grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10c to 120 Eggsâ€"Prices are Well maintained at. 13c. The olTerings are large, but there is an excellent demand. do solids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Dairy I1) rolls, choice ‘ do largo rolls, choice do medium . . . . . . . . . . . . _ Potatoesâ€"Offerings continue light, but the large demand from the Unitâ€" ed States bus fallen oil slightly. Prices, however, are steady. Cars on the track here are quoted at 850. Potatoes out; of store are quoted at 90c to $1. Poultryâ€"There are only small re- ceipts and the demand is light. I‘riâ€" ces are steady at 60 to 90c for chick- ens; turkeys are steady at. 11 to 12c {01' old "toms" and 13 to 14c for fresh killed hens. Baled Hayâ€"The demand is strong and offerings are liberal. The mar- ket is steady at, $10.50 [or No. 1 timothy on track here. timothy on tr Baled Straw fair olTerings, Buffalo, May 13\_F10Ul‘ â€"- Firm Wheatâ€"Spring dull; No. 1 Northern carloads, 78120; winter, No. 2 red 89c asked to arrive. Cornâ€"Lower No. 2 yellow, GGic; No. 3 do. GGiC No. 2 com, (560: No. 3 do, 65c. Oat: -â€"Q,uict and Weak; No. 2 White, 4851‘ 89c asked to arrive. Cornâ€"Lower; No. 2 yellow, GGic; No. 3 do. (365:; No. 2 com, (560: No. 3 do, 65c. Oats -â€"Q,uict and Weak; No. 2 White, 4851‘; No. 3 do, 473C; No. 2 mixed, 45%; No. 3 do, 45c through billed. Bar- leyâ€"Nothing doing. Ryeâ€"No. J, 6345c. Canal Heightsâ€"Steady. Packers are very generally 01‘ the opinion that the present prices for hog products are too low. and that there is every likelihood that an ad: Vance will occur before the end 01' the Week. Porkâ€"Canada short cut, $22: hea- vy moss, $21; clear shouldbr mess, $18. . 10 to hams. 13 to 135C; rolls, 11c; should- ers, 10éc; backs, 14c to 15c: green meats out of pickle are quoted at. 1c less than smoked. pails 1126 London, M‘ on passage 8‘ on passage steadier. Maize, on pasâ€" sage rather firmer. Wheatâ€"English country markets of yesterday firm, French country markets quiet. Paris. May 13.â€"L‘-loseâ€"that. tone weak; May 221' 100, September and December 20f 25c. London, May 13,â€";Closeâ€"Mark Lane miller marketâ€"Wheat, foreign steady. English firm, maize, Ameriâ€" can nothing doing, Drnubian steady; flour, American steady, English steaâ€" dy. . 1.050 cattl and lambs, milch cows change for Long, Smokcd and Dry Salted Meatsâ€" ong. clear bacon, tons and cases, I) to 10:5~c; breakfast bacon. 14c, ms. 13 to 135C; rolls, 11c; should- Lnrdâ€"Ticrces, llgc, tubs 11.1.0 :1 BUFFALO EUROPEA N G R AIN MARKETS LIVE STOCK MARKET. Toronto, May 13.â€"â€"A~t the Western 1110 yards toâ€"day the receipts were | carloads of live stock. including COUNTRY PRODUCE PROVISIONS G RAIN MARKETS at. $10.50 [or No. 1 uck hero. 'â€"Domand is light with at $5 on track here. There 0d cat. 500 hogs, 126 calms 13. ~Closeâ€"Wheat, or. Maize, on pasâ€" 1‘. Wheatâ€"English W 0.5 $4 . 50 for barrels on 250 more .md 3. fm o quotabl 1r] er grades were slow of sale and weak- er, while all round Lhcre was an eas- ier feeling. Good to choice export. cattle were steady at from 5% to 650 per 1!); light stuff sold at from 4§ to 550 per lb. The best butcher cattle are steady and unchanged, but there was a. lighter demand, and prices were easier for anything but. the best cattle. Shippers, per cwt... ...$5.00 Do light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.50 Butcher, Choice... 5.00 Butcher, ord. to good. 4.00 Stockers, per cwt . . . . . . . 3.00 Sheep and Lambs. Choice ewes, per cwt... 3.75 Yearlings, per cwt . . . . . . 500 Spring lambs, each 2.00 Bucks. per th . . . . . . . . . . 2.75 Followin tions:â€"- Cows, each.“ Calves, ouch Heavy hogs. p Sows per cwt.. Stags, per cwt 25,000 PEOPLE ENGULFED. Earthquake Destroys City of St. Pierre, F.W.I. A despatch to the London Times from St. Thomas says that the city of St. Pierre, Martinique, French West Indies, and its inhabitants, with all the shipping in the harbor have been totally destroyed by a volcanic eruption. A despatch to the London Daily Mail from St. Pierre, Martinique, dated Thursday, stated that the eruption of Mount Pelee continued. The Guerin factory was overwhelmed with boiling mud on Monday. Twenty-four persons are known to have been killed. The des'patch added that there had been no earthquakes up to the time the despatch was sent. ‘ It Was announced from St. Thomas; on Saturday, May 3, that St. Pierre had been covered with ashes to the depth of quarter of an inch as a result of the outbreak of the Mount Pelee volcano, and the town appeared to be enveloped in fog. A second despatch from St. Thomas, dated May 6, said the flow of lava from the Mont Pelee volâ€" cane, had completely destroyed the Guerin factories, situated about two miles from St. Pierre. It was also reported that about 150 per- sons had disappeared, and that a great panic prevailed at St. Pierre. Another despatch from St. Thomas dated May 7, said that advices re- ceived that morning from the Island of St. Vincent. B.W.I., announced that for some days earthquakes had been experienced in the neighborhood of the Soufricre crater, Which hm] been smoking and rumbling. The people in the vicinity of the vol- cano were leaving for places of safety. This St. Thomas despatch said further that. cable connnunicn tion with the Island of Martinique was interrupted the morning of May 7, and that cable communication southward from St. Lucia, in t‘ Windward Islands, ceased suddenly the some afternoon. It Was reported that the volcanic craters of Dominica, B.'\V.I., were showing signs of activity. Saint Pierre Was the principal town of the Island of Martinique. It was the largest town of the French West Indies, .and the chief entreport of those islands. It was divided into two quarters by a rivulet, over which were some hand- some bridges. It had numerous pub- lic buildings and schools, a handâ€" some theatre. and a botanic garden. Its roadstead was defended by sevâ€" eral forts. [The Empress Josephine was born there in 1763. The Island of Martinique contains several extinct volcanoes, the highest point being Mont Pelee, with an altitude of 4,430 feet. TOTALLY DESTROYED. A St. Thomas, D.W.T., despatch says :â€"The British steamer Roddam, Capt. Freeman, which left St. Lucia. Wednesday, for Martinique, re- turned to St. Lucia on Thursday afternoon. The Roddam brings a re- port that the town of St. Pierre, Martinique, the commercial centre and largest city of the French West Indies, with a. population of 0 25,000, has been totally destroyed as a result. of the volcanic disturb- ances in the island. Almost all the inhabitants of St. Pierre are said to have been killed. The Rodd-am reports that. all the shipping in (1 port, has also been destroyed. The Quebec Steamship Company's steam- er Roraima is mentioned as having been lost with all on board. The Roddam was almost completely wrecked. Her captain was seriously burned, and seventeen of her crew are dead. Imicc hogs ight hogs, A dospatch from London says: The Colonialâ€" Office here has received a despatch from Sir Robert, Llewelâ€" lyn , Governor of the Windward Is- lands, dated Kingston, St. Vincent. Friday. The Governor says that. the Soufriere volcano“ in the north-W03. tern part, of the Island of St. Vi..- ccnt, British West Indies, continued in activity. Earth shocks 11.51 0::- mn‘red for a. week pant Inn, 110: na- curred for a. week pan Inn 1102. m. tually in Kingston. 011 Wednesday big cloud of steam hung over ih Soufriere, and the inhabitants. wh were greatly alarmed, were floclu’u to chateau Belaix‘. Thezc were u ready 300 refugees there, who we: ST. VINCENT MAY BE RUINED Millv kcrs ch per per per is the range of quota- Hogs Cattle UK In and Calves. . ......25.00 . 2.00 cwt, cwt cwt then Ithor Ki: 0.00 i '11 hnpos 50 50 50 50.00 10.00 )n 4.00 vessels to approach Martinique, and for this reason full details of the disaster are slow in reaching the other islands. Two vessels have been lost with all on board in endeavor- ing to approach St. Pierre. Much apprehension is felt regarding the fate of St. Vincent. Professor John Milne, the eminent. seismologist, says he is positive that, no earthquake has occurred in Mar- tinique. The destruction was due en- tirely to a. volcanic eruption. He adds :-â€""My seismic observatory has shown no sign of an earthquake with- in a. week. No seismic disturbances from the West Indies have been noted since April 19, when there was a marked record from Guatemala. What, has probably happened is that Mont Pelee has blown its head 00‘, as the head of a cylinder blows ou1 when the steam pressure is tot great." LATEST FROM THE CARIBBEAN The city of St. Pierre was de- stroyed in less than thirty seconds. In that short period the harvest of death was reaped. The total Iiét or victims will proximate fully 30,000. But one man out of the total ulation of the town is known to escaped. Relief expeditions from neighboring islands have landed and are burnâ€" ing the dead. A cable steamer has reached Fort de France, fourteen miles from S‘uv Pierre, with 450 survivors, picked Up along the shore. -' Mm‘ne Rouge, a fashionable suburb of St. Pierre, escaped. The French Governor of Martinique fled to that phtce and was saved. Fourteen of the steamer Roraima’s crew were among the thirty saved by the French cruiser Suchet and taken to Guadaloupe. The U. S. Navy Department has ordered the cruiser Cincinnati from San Domingo to Martinique to give assistance. The French and British Governments are sending assistance ST. VINCENT THREATENED. A St. Lucia, \B.\V.I., despatch says â€"The entire northern end of the British Island of St. Vincent has been laid waste by volcanic erupâ€" tion. The Soufriere (Sulphur Pit) Eruption. The British lieutenant. in charge of the garrison here reports that both large craters on St. Vincent are emitting enormous volumes of smoke lava. and hot ashes. The northern end of the island is cut off from the southern end by an enormous stream of lava, which is destroying everything in its path. No vessel can approach the north- ern shore of the island on account of the intense heat. and the steam which is coming from all sides. It is estimated now that fully 200 lives have been lost on the Island of St. Vincent. It is thought that when details are received the IUSS of life will prove to be much heavier. Kingston, the capital of the is- land, is covered with ashes, and is being bombarded with stones from the volcmlic craters. ASHES CARRIED 250 MILES OUT TO SEA. Tho terrific force of the eruption at, St. Vincent may be illustrated by one‘ incident. Ashes in great quanâ€" tity fell on the deck of tho Britisl. steamship Goya, Capt. Eton, when She was 250 miles away from the island. Smail {raters are bursting every- where. Cable communication between the islands south of St. Lucia is inter- rupted, but the fire from the Crater of Mount, Soufriere, Island of hit. Vincent, can be seen from here, 21 miles away. In fact the flames are visible for forty miles. Reports from Niagara Show Se- rious Damage. A St. Catharines, Ont., despatch snys :â€"Where Saturday everything gave promise of a bountiful crop throughout, this district, now all is gloom and desolation. The heavy frost, of Saturday night. and Sun- throwghout, this district, now all is gloom and desolation. The heavy frost, of Saturday night. and Sun- day morning has caused almost, in- calculable damage to the fruit in all directions. There are six degrees of frost, in the city, and from eight to ten degrees in the country. For about half a. mile along the lake shore the peaches and grapes are not so Jar advanced, and thus will escape to a. certain extent, but at, all other points the peach and grape crops will be almost comâ€" pletely ruined. The-buds and blos- soms being well advanced, the buds on the grapewines were frozen stil‘f. All the strawberries that were in bloom are ruined, and the loss all through the district will be very heavy. Plums and apples being hardier and later, have escaped somewhat. Tomato and other tenâ€" der plants that had been‘set out by thousands all through the district were also completely ruined. Was Boring for Water 13. Prairie deptl will mere OVCI‘ bile STRUCK BED 0F COAL. lil‘ FRUIT CROP RUINED. Winnipeg despatch mnent, “ boring for e. struck of the total pop- is known to have ushionablc suburb -borix 1te1‘ : \n examinatim if it' is of Cum at Portage ofi, out too 1pâ€" Tl Head of Kingston University Passes Away. A Kingston desputch sayszâ€"I’rin- cipal Grant, of Queen’s University (lied at. 11.05 Saturday morning. The end was fully expected. Dr. Garâ€" mLt at 10.30 reported that, the paâ€" tient had been attacked by oedema. of the lungs and could not. survive under the most. favorable circum- stances more than a few hours. It was not, however, anticipated that Hm mid would come so shortly. The was not, however, anticipated thm the and would come so shortly. ’l‘lu disease progressed rapidly from 10.: 30. The serous fluid filled the lungs and the functions of the entire sys and tom The to ual , tom ceased shortly before 11 o'clock. The change from the comatose state to dissolution was extremely grad- ual, and at 11.15 Dr. Gurratt, after a most careful exmninafion, an- nounced that death had taken place. It is almost needless to state that sorrow is general throughout the city, for the eminent principal of Queen's was as well liked as he was known. Dec. 22, 1835, at Stellarton. County‘ Pictou, Nova Scotia, the son of a school teacher, who later removed to Pictou, where the son attended Picâ€" tou Academy. When 16 years of age he entered the West River Seminary of the Presbyterian Church of Nova Scotia, and two years later was elected by the con'unittee of the Sy- nod of Nova Scotia as one of four students to be sent to the University of Glasgow to be fitted for the minâ€" istry of the Presbyterian Church. At Glasgow he took the highest honors in philosophy, and also carried off first prizes in classics, moral phil- osophy, and chemistry, and the sec- ond prize in logic. In divinity he took the lord rector’s prize of 30 guineas for the best essay on Hin- doo literature and philosophy. IN THE MINISTRY. Upon his return to Canada. he held missionary charges in the Maritime Provinces, and in 1863 was inducted to the pastorate of St. Matthew’s Church, Halifax. He became prinâ€" cipal of Queen’s College at. Kingston and received the degree of D. D. from Glasgow. PRINCIPAL GRANT DEAD. In 1872, with Sanford Fleming, he} made a trip across the continent, in-i specting the location of the Canadian Pacific Railway line, and later wrote the book “Ocean to Ocean." Among his other works are "New Year Ser- mons," 1865â€"66; “Reformers of the Nineteenth Century,” 1867: “Advan- tages of Imperial Federation,” 1889; “Our National Objects and Aims," 1890; “The Religious of the World in Relation to Christianity," 1894; “The Religions of the World,” 1895. In 1889 Principal Grant was electâ€" ed Moderator of the General Assem- bly of the Presbyterian Church of Canada, and in 1891 President of the Jtoyal Society of Canada. In 1872 he married Miss Jessie Lawson of Halifax, who died abouta year ago. Artillery Sergeant Rewarded for an Act of Devotion. A London despatch says: Among the men who received distinguished conduct, medals from Limeâ€"Genera! Sir- W. Butler at Davenport, wz‘s Sergeant Boseley, late Royal Field Artillery, who lost, his leg and an arm at Ladysmith. By the. aid of an artificial leg and arm the gallant, sergeant presented an ordinary appearance on 1he par- ade ground.‘ A chair was placed for his accommodation, but he Walked to the table and saluted when receivin,r the model from General Butler. The general told the story of Bose- ley's heroism. While lying terribly Wounded across the gun he had senâ€" ed he called to his companions wl-o were uninjured to roll; his body aside and continue the service of the gunâ€" an act of devotion, s-aid General Butler, that was beyond all praiSe. an act of gallantry that would vie with any in the history of deedsl of heroism. HIS SCHOOL DAYS. George Munro Grant was born May 20 Reporteéi To Be the Day at. from Afric Afric conic he! (1 A despatch received at Lisbon from Delagoa Bay, Portuguese East Africa, says that peace in South Africa. is certain to result from the conference of the Boer leaders to he held at Vereeniging, Transvaal, May 15. 1t, is said, the despatch con- tinues, that peace will be officially proclaimed May 20. Preparations are afoot for general rejoicings. After having met the burghers in the field and explained to them the Brilish terms, the Boer leaders were to meet at, Verecniging and reach a. final decision on the subject, of peace, their Boer tori: chcner th the peace to accept. NATIVES ATTACK LAAGER. [ Burghers Had Recently Burned Down Their Kraals. HEROISM AT LADYSMITH. 3, and Lille despat ch from oflicially assert conference at ‘ ' leaders would 1 L and announce DATE OF PEACE. ir decision . terms they W( from London said it, asserted that after , at Vereeniging the ould proceed to Pro- ounce to Lord Kit- cision in regard to prepared whose NEWS ITEMS. Telegraphic Briefs From All Over the Globe. Woodstock's police force is increased. The ice on the Yukon is b The ice on the Yukon is breaking up on the upper reaches. The C.P.R. has granted an increase of pay to its machinists. Winnipeg's realty assessment now totals $23,912.060, with $6,558,210 exemptions. Population 48,397. Ottawa is receiving on‘ers from sev- eral telephone companies desirous 01 installing a system in opposition to the Bell. Hong Lee, the Kingston Chinese laundryinun, who has given liberally Lo Queen's University, has sub- scribed $25 to the Y.M.C.A. As a result 01' a petition of sixty 01‘ Brantfol‘d's business men, the city will celebrate Victoria Day on Mn:- 26, instead of Saturday, the 24th. The Canadian Pacific announces 1‘0- ducLions in Freight, rates between Lake Superior and Manitoba points, ranging from 40 to 44 cents per 10G pounds 'l'uc City decided to polling the vem mtahs, the streets. The Northwest Commercial velers have purchased a. prc business corner in \\'1rm1pe will erect there an eight office building. Owen. Sound assossors' returns show a. population of 9,414, an in- crease over lust. your of 159, and an assessment of $3,529,991. an in- crease of a quarter of a. million. Some members of the Hamilton crease of a quarter of a. million. Some members of the Hamilton Board of Education object. to the forming of a. rifle Club among mem~ bars of the Collegiate institute. They should wait, till they are old enough to join the 13th Regiment. GREAT BRITAIN. Orders have been issued for the Imperial Yeomanry battalions now at Aldershot to embark for South Africa. The King and the Queen with th- own hands place“ 11) position sev- eral of the young saplings plume: recently in the grounds of Buoki. ham Palace. The allegeh combination of British Ship-ownch to keep up the freight: on British goods has attracted the attention of the Government. UNITED STATES. 829,198 The U. S. Steel Cnrpomtion cm- ploycd 158,263 mom during the past year, and paid out, in Wages $112,- Miss Rébecca French, a public school teacher of Marinette. Wis.. has gone insane over her love for cats. James Duffield, elected maym' oi Buckner, 0., on a. prohibition ticket, has been fined for selling liquor c01- trary‘ to law. Former City Treasurer Gerst, oi Bull-410, was fined $1,000 and dis- missed for complicity in doinlcations amounting to $40,000. Because a. teacher at a. public school in Philadelphia. sat on a bible while playing the piano, the stool being too low, a row was stm'u-l which the directors had to investi- gate and settle. Samuel Wendell Williston, professox 0! Geology in the University 01 Kansas. and author of 150 scientific papers and books, has been chose-i head professor of paleontology in the University of Chicago. On Saturday of this week Mayor Low, of New York, will make (u underground trip in an automobih through the'lnrge 15-foot sewer that is being built. to drain the entire Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn. Senator Tillman made a, violent speech in the Senate at Washington on Wednesday. in which he hoped the United States would turn from their “game of dcviltry in the Phil. ippines" and assist. the South to rid herself of the threat of negro dom~ ination. lurly in the direction of soci lions: GENERAL. .I‘he revolt in Portugal is against: bad government and execrable ad- ministration. - A British subject named Allcook has been murdered in his own gar- den near Tatum], Morocco. Serious earthquakes have occurred in Spain. destroying a number of houses and terrifying the people. The young king Alfonso will wear fifty- different uniforms during 1:11: festivities attendant on his accc... siou. Frightened by rumors that 13115911 is preparing for war with Japan many Chinese traders have lei Port Arthur for Shanghai. In all parts of the Orange Rix‘c Two Austrizm Deputies have fought, another bloody duel in Vienna. in which both were cut and slashed tor- In all parts of Colony the Dutch great spirit into 11‘ At 11pm: wi th Cur-null of Yttt‘my'a' hr introduce a. by-law con removal of all Sign or other projections CANADA 91‘ in “'lnmpeg, and there an eight-storey uto the arrang lion celebration D fire ing destru ral \W orkman e Orange River ‘0 entering with prominent m has tion of 'kshops. to bo C O 111‘ hi1 from Phi! - o rid domâ€" 1115 thl m