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. chickens (young): 850 to $1 ; old â€"- HE fl’lAleETSI Prices of Grain, Cattle, etc in Trade Centres. Toronto, March 17,â€"Wheatâ€"The market is quiet, with prices steady. No. 2 White and red are quoted at 69y: middle freights. No. 2 spring nominal at (mic on Midland, and No. 2 goose at 660 on Midland. Manitoba wheat steady; No. 1 ~hard, 70 all rail, grinding in transit, No. 1 Northern, 850 all rail, grinding in transit ; No. 1 hard, 864C North Bay ; No. 1. Northern, 845c- North Bay. Catsâ€"Trade is quiet, with No. 2 white quoted at 30:}c middle freights and at 300 high freights; No. 1 white, 32§c east. Barleyâ€"Trade is quiet, with No. 3 extra quoted at 46 to 4613c middle freight, and No. 3 at 431} to 44c middle freights. Peasâ€"No. 2 white is quoted at 69c high freights, and at 70c east. Cornâ€"Market dull, with Canadian yellow quoted at 45c west, and mixed 44c west. No. 3 American yellow at BBC on track Toronto. Ryeâ€"No. 2 is nominal at 51456 middle freight. Flourâ€"Ninety per cent. patents unâ€" changed at $2.65 middle freight, in buyers’ sacks for export. Straight rollers of special brands for domes- tic trade quoted at $3.20 to $3.35 in bbls. Manitoba flour steady, No. 1 patents, $4.20, and seconds, 33.90. Strong bakers', $3.80, bags included, Toronto. Millfeedâ€"Bran is very scarce, and quoted at $17 here. At outside points bran is quoted at $16.50 to $17, and shorts at $18. Manitoba bran, in sacks, $19, and shorts, $21 here. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Beansâ€"Trade continues dull ; me« dium, $1.65 to 81.75 per bush, and handâ€"picked, $1.90 to $2. Dried applesâ€"Nothing doing, with prices nominal at 35c per l‘b. Evap- orated, 6 to 6ic. Honeyâ€"The market is quiet, with prices unchanged. Strained sells at 8 to 8&0 per 1b., and comb at $1.25 to $1.50. Hay, baledâ€"The market is quiet, at unchanged prices. Choice timothy, $10 on track, and mixed, $8 to 88.50. Strawâ€"The market is quiet for car lots on track, at $5.50 to $6 a ton. Maple syrupâ€"Five-gallon cans, $1 a cfllon ; oneâ€"gallon cans, $1.10, an_ half-gallon, 60c. Onionsâ€"The market is dull at 40¢ per bush for Canadian. Poultrymllfarket dull, with prices firm. We quote :â€"â€"Fresh killed dry- piclied turkeys, 14 to 17c; geese, 9 to 11c per 1b.; ducks, $1 to $1.25; hens, 60 to 70c per pair. Potatoesâ€"Market steady. Cars on track, $1 to $1.05, and small lots, $1.25 per bag. THE DAIRY MARKETS. Butter -â€" Local trade continues quiet, and without feature. We quote :â€"â€"â€"Selta:ted dairy, tubs, 16 to 17c; choice large rolls, 17 to 18¢ ; llnest 1â€"lb prints, 18 to 19c; creamâ€" ery prints, 21; to 22éc; solids, 19 to 20c. Eggsâ€"Market is easier, with deâ€" mand good. We quote :â€"Strictly new laid, 15:} to 16c; held stock (pickled and cold store), 9 to 10c, Cheeseâ€"Market is firm. We quote : â€"I‘inest September, 13 to 13ic ; seconds, 12% to 13c; twins, 13!; to 14¢. IIOG PRODUCTS. Dressed hogs are nominal. None offering. Cured meats firm, with de- mand fair. We quote zâ€"Bacon, clear, and case lots. short cut, 10 to 10:}c, in ton Porkâ€"Mess, $21; do $22.50. Smoked hams, 13 to 135-c; rolls, 115C; shoulders, 11c; backs, 14 to 14%C; breakfast bacon, 14 to 143%. Lardâ€"The demand is better. We quote :â€"’I‘ierces, 10:} to 102C; tubs, 10’} to 11c; pails, llic. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, March 17.â€"Grainâ€"-No. 1 Manitoba hard wheat, 73c; No. 1 Northern, 7léc, March delivery ; No. 1 hard, 75c: No. 1 Northern, 7215c ex store, May delivery; peas, Gilgc high freights; oats, No. 2 in store here, 374}- to 37.l_.c; Blgc high freights; rye, 49:}c cast; buckwheat, 48} to 49c east. Flourâ€"Manitoba patents, 34.20; seconds, $3.90; Onâ€" tario straight rollers, $3.50 to $3.65: in bags, $1.70 to 81.75 ; patents, $3.70 to $1.10. {olled ontsâ€"Millers’ prices, 32 bags, and $4.15 per bbl. Feed â€" Manitoba bran, 819 to S20; shorts. $21 to 822. bags included; Ontario bran in bulk, $18 to $18.50; shorts in bulk, $2 to $21. Provisionsâ€"Heavy Canadian short cut pork, $24 to, 25 ; short cut backs, $23.50 to $21 ; light short cut, 523 to $24 ; compound refined lard, 8:} to 9c pure Canadian lard. 11c: finest lard, 12 to 12k; hams. 125 to 13§c ; bacon, 14 to lie: dressed hogs, $8.25 , fresh killed abattoir hogs, $8.50 to $0 per 100 lbs. Honeyâ€"' White clover, in sections. 12 to 13c- per section; in lOâ€"Ib. tins, 8 to Bic; in bulk, 7k to Sc: dark, éc lower. Cheeseâ€"Ontario, 13 to 13§c; Townships, 13c. Butterâ€"Townships creamy, ‘20 to 20$c; seconds, 17c; Western rolls, 16c. EggshNew laid,i 17 to 17ic; seconds, 11c. ' UNI’I‘l-Il) STATES MARKETS. Duluth, March 17.â€"â€"\\'heaiâ€"Cnsh.l No. 1 hard, 75c; No. 1 Northern, 74c; May, 75§e No. 2 Northern 72c; May and July, 75“. Oats-â€" May, 83”. Minneapolis, March 17.â€"Wheatâ€"j May, T‘Ifie; July, 743 to 743(7; on; track, No. 1 hard, 77in No. ‘1‘ Northern, 76gc; No. 2 Northern, 753c. Flourâ€"First patents, $3.70 to $3.80; second patents, $3.00 to $3.70; first clears, $2.70; second! clears, $2 to $2.10. Branâ€"In bulk, $14.25 to $14.50. - llufl‘alo, March 17.â€"Wheatzâ€"Sprin dull; No. 1 hard, 87c: winter no-| thing ofl'ered. Cornâ€"Dull and lOW-' er; No. 2 yellow, 50M; No. 2 corn. 493C. Oatsâ€"Quiet; No. 2 white, 415m No. 2 mixed, 30c. Barleyâ€"56 to 62c, in store. Ryeâ€"No. 2. 58k. Milwaukee, March 17.â€"-\Ԥ'hcatâ€" Higher; No. 1 Northern, 79c; No. 2 Northern, 774» to 78c; May, 753C. Ryeâ€"Steady; No. 1, 51,30 Barleyâ€" Stcady: No. 2, 62c; sample, 47 to 525c. Cornâ€"May, 47:30 LIVE STO CK MARK ETS. Toronto, March 17.â€"A fairly active business was transacted at the Western Cattle Market toâ€"day in butchers’ cattle. Exporters were not oilered plentifully, and the deâ€" mand for them was not brisk. Space is still scarce on the transâ€" Atlantic steamers, and several more delays in their departure: for Engâ€" land have been reported. Fairly good prices were paid, however. by many of the buyers for choice deâ€" scriptions of these. Butchers' cattle sold Well, but it is doubtful if the present prices would have been maintain-ed if there had been of these larger receipts. The markets Were flooded with milch cows, and springers were more abundant than usual, about forty or fifty being brought forward, and but for the presence of a large buyers sales would have been ellected with con- siderable ditficulty, The markets for hogs were steady. The receipts were 56 cars, conâ€" taining 726 cattle, 212 sheep, 2,000 hogs, and 28 calves. The following is the range of quotations : Exporters’ cattleâ€" For 100 lbs. Choice ........................ $4.25 $4.65 Medium... . . 3.85 4.20 Light ......................... 4.00 0.00 Bulls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.75 3.85 Butchers"â€" Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00 4.35 Medium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.40 4.00 Heifers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.50 3.90 Bulls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.00 3.50 Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50 3.10 Stockers . . . . . . . . . 3.00 3.65 Canners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,00 2.50 Sheepâ€"- Lambs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.50 5.85 Ewes .................. _. ...... 3.75 4.25 Bucks...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.00 3.50 Calves, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00 10.00 Calves, per 100 lbs . . . . . . . 4.50 6.00 Hogsâ€" Sows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.50 5.00 Stags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00 4.00 Selects, 160 to 200 lbs 6.35 0.00 Thick fats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.10 0.00 Lights . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.10 0.00 THREE EXPERTS WILL SIT. Commission on Transportation Terminal Facilities. An Ottawa despatch says :â€"It is understood that the commission to inquire into the report upon the transportation question and the terminal facilities in Canada, which was foreshadowed in the speech from the throne, will consist of three members. The mercantile, steamship and railway interests will each be represented by an expert. The rail- way expert referred to is understood to be Sir William Van Home. The Government intends getting the com- mission under way at once. They recognize the paramount importance of the transportation and terminal problem. Special attention will be given to the prompt handling of goods, especially grain, at the Can- adian terminals. The commission will doubtless report to the imâ€" provements under way at Port Col- borne, which is to be a point of transhipment for grain brought down on the giants which navigate the upper lakes. â€"+__.__ CHECK T0 WHITE PLAGUE. Austrian Savant Claims He Discovered Serum. A Vienna despatch says zâ€"Medical men here are eagerly anticipating a promised lecture by Prof. Behring, the renowned inventor of diphtheria serum, who has announced the (lisâ€" covery of a serum by means of which calves can be made perfectly immune to tuberculosis, and which, he confidently expects, will prove similarly applicable to human beâ€" ings. THE FREN H SHORE. Modus Vivendi Passed in New- Ifoundland Legislature. A St. John's, Niki, despatch says :â€"The Legislative Assembly on Wednesday evening unanimously re- newed the French shore niodus vivendi for 1er current year, after.l a powerful speech from Premier: Bond. who declared his convictioni that the Imperial Government in-: tended to redress the colony’s? grievances at the earliest possible’ moment. i Has srnnnnm THE THIIUIIE‘ OPENING OF THE PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE. In the Ontario Legislature on Tuesday of last week, Chief Jusâ€" tice Moss, in the absence of the Lieutenant-Governor, delivcred the following SPEECH FROM THE Tll'RONE. Mr. Justice Moss then delivered the following address from the throne, after which the House adâ€" journed until 3 o'clock toâ€"morrow. Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly I have much pleasure in welcoming you to your duties as representaâ€" tives of the people at this the iirst session of a new Parliament. In common with all his Majesty's subjects throughout the British l-linâ€" pirc we rejoice at the coronation of Edward VII. as “King of Great Britain and Ireland and his Ma- jesty's Doniinions beyond the seas." and as loving subjects we sincerely pray that he may long be spared to occupy the throne of his ancestors as the sovereign of a loyal, conâ€" tented and prosperous people. On the 18th of December last a conference of Provincial Premiers and Ministers was held in the city of Quebec for the purpose of con- sideriner the financial relations of the provinces to the Dominion. The conference. after coming to certain conclusions. subsequently met at Ot- tawa and submitted their conclu- sions to the Dominion Government. A full report of the proceedings will be laid before you. During the past year a greater area of the arable lands of the Crown Was located by settlers than in any recent year in the history of the Crown Lands Department. The immigration from the United King- dom was exceptionally large ; the arrivals reported to the Department in Toronto being nearly double those of any previous year. Under the legislation providing land grants for military service, about six thousand certificates have already been issued. A large numâ€" ber of claims awaiting settlement will be disposed of as soon as their validity is established. An amend- ment to the act enabling the more recent contingents to South Africa to share in these grants, will be submitted. The progress which is being made in the leading branches of mining is matter for congratulation. The out- put last year was the largest in the history of the industry. Special atâ€" tention is being given to the deâ€" posits of nickel-copper and iron ore, which constitute so important a part of the mineral wealthâ€"yet largely undevelopedâ€"of northern Ontario. The lumber trade continues active, the revenue for Crown dues for the past year being the largest in the history of the province. I am pleased to notice that the past year has been one of excepâ€" tional prosperity in every departâ€" ment of agriculture, not the least significant evidence being the imâ€" proved quality of our dairy pro- duce, bacon, beef, and poultry. The thanks of the country are due to the estate of the late Mr. Hart A. Massey for the timely gift of a new library building, and also to Sir William Macdonald for his genâ€" erosity in providing for a building on the campus of the Agricultural College devoted to domestic science. These munificent gifts show the growing interest of influential citiâ€" zens in agricultural education, and will greatly assist in the work of the college. The work of the Farmers‘ In- stitutes has grown steadily : speâ€" cial fruit institutes, held in the orchard, have been very helpful; the Women’s Institutes have increased in number, and are so promising that you will be asked for special asâ€" sistance to carry on this work. The vote polled on the 4th of De- cember last in favor of the Liquor Act of 1902, though not large en- ough to bring .the Act into force, may, nevertheless, be taken as an expression of the electors favoring further legislation with respect to the liquor traffic. A measure with this object in view will be submitted for your consideration. It is greatly to be regretted that, notwithstanding the liberal pro- vision heretofore niadc for the inâ€" sane, the accommodation is still inadequate. and I trust you will find it possible to meet fully the neces- sities of this unfortunate class of the people. It is gratifying to notice that many County Councils have provid« ed for the indigent of their own counties by the establishment of Houses of eruge. Some counties, however, have no other refuge for destitute persons than the county jail, and it is the intention of the Government to submit legislation for the further extension of this system of public charity. In order to better suppress contagious diseases in many parts of the province, it appears to be necessary to secure more effective co-operation of the municipalities with the measures adopted by the Legislature. Your attention will be .called to a bill for this purpose. I llaVI' been pleased to notice the higth lulu-.0111 Insults that have attcndul 1b.- cr-olion in 1893 of the branch of the public service charged with the cure of neglectsz and deâ€" pendent children. Under its opera~ for in Tin excess of for over two thousand destitute children, assuring their growth in all that makes for good citizenship, The legislation of 1807 providing for supervising and regulating the importation of children from the British Isles, has. 1 am pleased to say. resulted in a more careful Selecâ€" tion of children intended for settleâ€" ment in this province, and in the greater comfort and security from injustice of all children for whom homes may be found under the act. You will] be pleased to know that great progress has been made (lur- ing the year in the development of technical education and manual training in the Public and Normal schools of the province. The growth of the Provincial University shows the increased interest taken in big}:â€" er education, while the demand for the better training of teachers in Public and Separate schools, calls for the extension of the Normal school term. You will be asked to consider legislation with regard to these matters. In view of the great demand for electrical energy for industrial and other uses, it is desirable that the utmost facility should be afforded, through municipal control or other wise, for the utilization to these ends of the water powers of the province. A bill to provide for this object will be laid before you. Bills will be submitted for the consolidation of the Municipal Act and for the revision of the Assess- ment Act. The reports of the various depart- ments of the public service will be laid before you, including the first report of the commission for the construction of the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway. The estimates for the current year will, at an early date, he submitted for your approval. They will be found to have been prepared with all the economy consistent with the efficiency of the public service. I feel assured that your legislaâ€" tive labors during the present ses- sion will be characterized by the same earnest care and thoughtful attention as have heretofore marked the work of the Legislative As- sembly of Ontario. â€"â€"â€"_+~ ENORMOUS INCREASE. Dominion Trade Increasing by Leaps and Bounds. An Ottawa despatch says :â€" Judging from the trade returns for the first eight months ending Feb. 28th, it is estimated that at the close of the present fiscal year the aggregate trade of the Dominion will approach the total of $460,- 000,000, or $35,000,000 more than in the previous year. During the past eight months the aggregate trade, on the basis of imports for consumption and domestic exports, amounted to 82913284240, or a gain of $27,808,956 compared with the same period of the preceding fiscal year. Imports for consumpâ€" tion were exceeded by domestic ex- ports by $12,885,000, In round numbers exports increased as fol- lows :â€"â€"1\fanufactures, $1,750,000 ; farm products, $7,000,000; animals and their products, $9,000,000; forâ€" est pro-ducts, $3,000,000. Decreases were $2,000,000 in exports of fisheries, mainly due to the falling off in British Columbia salmon can- neries, and $2,000,000 in products of the mine. Returns for the past month give the imports as 515,- 515,478. and the exportsas $11,â€" 441,957, as compared with $13,499,- 531 and $8,367,227, the respective amounts for the same period of 1902. FATAL KLONDIKE FIRE. Five Hotel Inmates Burned to Death Like Trapped Rats. A Vancouver despatch says :â€"In the fire which destroyed the Aurora roadhouse, 55 miles below Dawson City, on Hunker Creek, Klondike, Charles Burnside, proprietor, his wife and two children perished like trapped rats, Thomas Baird, a young miner from St. Mary's Ont, a cousin of Prof. Baird, of Mauiâ€" toba College, sharing in their awful fate. William Dice discovered the fire, but too late for a rescue. The remains of the five victims, with the charred body of a dog. were recovâ€" ered in the morning by Corporal Ryan, and a coroner’s jury returned a verdict of death by suffocation. The Burnside family came from Portland, Oregon. __, _.. . DEFICIT IN BUDGET. Expenses More Than $7,000,000 in Excess of Revenue. A London despatch says: Saturâ€" day's final batch of civil Service esâ€" timates for 1903â€"4 brings the estimated expenditure for that branch of the public service up to $225,391,265. With the army and navy estimates and the service of the national debt the total expenditure for the year will approximate 3767,- 500,000, which is nearly $7,500,000 the revenue expected from the existing sources. Included in the estimates is the sum of $1.30,- 000 as a grant in aid of the expenses of the Royal Commission for the St. Louis Exposition. A note appended explains that any further contribu- tions decided upon will be provided the estimates of subseouent tion foster homes have been provided years, total‘ . of honor 'point a commission ‘lllOnSI [THE- HOUSE or "nation , LORD MINTO DELIVERED THEl I SPEECH FROM THE THRONE. i An Ottawa dcspatch says! Parlia- ment was opened at three o'clock on Thursday afternoon by Lord Minto. There was a large attendance at the opening ceremonies, and the interest manifested in the event was as great as in past years. His Excellency the Governorâ€"Gen- eral was accompanied from the Gov- ernment House by an escort of the Princess Louise Dragoon Guards, and was received on his arrival at the Parliament Buildings by a guard from the Governor-Generâ€" al’s Foot Guards. The band of this regiment. was present and supplied the music. SPEECH FROM THE TH‘RONE. Lord Minto proceeded to the Senâ€" ate Chamber and delivered the folâ€" lowing speccli from the throne: anornble Gentlemen of the Senate, Gentlemen of the House of Com- mons: I am glad to be able to congratuâ€" late you on the continued prosperity that prevails throughout the Domin- ion. Canada has received many blessings during the past year which call for the expression of our heart- felt gratitude to a kind Providence. I had the pleasure of visiting Lon- don last summer in anticipation of the coronation of his Majesty, and to meet on that occasion rcpresont- atives from all parts of the Em- pire, bringing with them assurances of the loyalty and contentment that prevails throughout his Majesty's widelyâ€"extended possessions, and though at one time fears were en- tertained that the King’s illness would have involved a further post- r' ponement of the ceremonies, it was a v source of much joy and happiness‘ta ( his Majesty’s subjects that his ‘ health was so speedily and perfectly restored. COLONIAL CONFERENCE. Representatives of this Government r participated in the important Col-." onial Conference, which was called by his Majesty‘s Government in con-' nection with the coronation. The report of the proceedings of the con- ference, including the documents submitted by the Canadian reprec selntatives, has already been given to the public by his Majesty’s Cow ernment in London. I feel assured that much good will result from bringing the leading public men of the great selfâ€"governing colonies in- to direct contact with each other and with the statesmen from other lands. COM'MIS SION ON TRANSPORTâ€" ATION. The great influx of population in- to our Northwestern Territories and the very large additional areas of fertile land which are being brought under cultivation combine to furth- er press upon us the need for in- creased transportation facilities for the forwarding of our grain and oth- er prodructs to the markets of the world through Canadian channels. The whole question of transportation and terminal facilities continues to occupy much attention, and my Government will immediately ap- of experienced men to report on the subject. ALASKAN BOUNDARY. A treaty has been entered into be- tween his Majesty and the Govern ment of the United States, under which the proper delimitation of thc boundaries between Canada and Alaska is to be judicially determined by a tribunal of six impartial jur- ists of repute. REDISTRIBUTION BILL. As a result of the. recent decennial census the representation of the dif- ferent provinces must be reâ€"adjust- ed, as required by the British North America Act, and a bill will be in- troduced for that purpose. Bill: with respect to the creation of a Railway Commission, the amend- ment of the patent laws, the Militia Act, Chinese Immigration, the re-or- ganization of the Department of Mn- rine and Fisheries, the settlement of railway labor disputes, and Various other subjects, will be submitted tr ‘you. TO THE HOUSE OF COWONS. Gentlemen of the House of Coni- mons: The public accounts will be laid before you, and also the estim- ates for the coming year, which have been prepared with due regard to economy and the rapid growth of the Dominion. Hon. Gentlemen of the Senate; Gentlemen of the House of (“om- I pray that in the consider- ation of these matters and in the performance of all the labors which will (leflolve on you, your deliberaâ€" tions, under Divine guidance, uill tend still to increase the prosperity and happiness of our people. NOTICES OF BILLS. Mr. Lowâ€"To amend the Canada Temperance Act. Mr. Clancyâ€"To amend the Domin- ion Elections Act. Mr. Scott â€"â€" To amend the railway Act. Sir Win. Mulockâ€"To aid in the settlement of railway labor disputes. Sir Wilfrid Lauricr has also given notice of a bill to regulate and reâ€" strict Chinese immigration, which will provide for increasing the poll tax on Chinese to $500. _â€"+â€" ’I‘he highest waterfall in the world has lately been discovered in the Sierra Ziladre Mountains, in Mexico. The cascade of Bassascachie {83.541 978 feet at one drop,