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A despatch from Berlin says: It was unofficially announced on Wednesday that the Imperial Govâ€" ernment contemplates the early op! ening of the frontiers for the imporâ€" tation of foreign live stock in order , to counteract the high price of meat. Chancellor Von Bethmannâ€"Hollweg has already given permission to the Governments of Baden and Alsace Lorraine to import a considerable Viekly amount of French anixnelsq The Bavarian Government also in-‘i tends to admit French live stock‘ and will {Appeal to the Berlin auâ€" Hionties tu modify the restrictions MEAT MAY ENTER EEEE German Government Proposes to Remove the Duty on Live Stock “Whilst in certain of the Westâ€" ern Provinces the crops did not rea- lize the sanguine expectations which had been formed in the early spring, yet the total yield was reasonably satisfactory, and the Eastern Provâ€" inces in this regard have been more than ordinarily blessed. The condi- tions now existing over the whole country conclusively demonstrate that even with lesser production at some points, the vastness and vari- ety of our resources ensure at all times a high degree of progress for the whole country. ' “Negotiations for the acquisition from the Admiralty of the two cruisers, Niobe and Rainbow, have been carried on with his Majesty’s Government, and the two ships have “It is with great pleasure that I congratulate you on the everâ€"growâ€" ing prosperity of this favored land. Trade and commerce are advancing in all directions with rapid strides. The total volume of imports and ex- ports far exceeds all previous rc- cords and the growth of our indus- tries and internal trade keeps pace with the development of our exterâ€" nal commerce. to appreciate the many gifts and qualities which had earned for him the name of Peacemaker, by which he will be known in history. “I meet you under the shadow of the calamity which has befallen this country and the whole British Em- pire. in the demise of our beloved Sovereign King Edward VII. His death is mourned, not only by his subjects the worla over, but by all civilized nations, who had learned “When I prorogued Parliament in the month of May last," said Earl Grey, beginning the address from the throne, “I was about comâ€" pleting the term usually allotted to the office of Governor-General, but it has pleased his Majesty King George V. to continue me as his representative in Canada, and therefore it is my great pleasure again to greet you at the opening of this new session. A despatch from Ottawa says: Through a. cold wind on a, dull No- vember day the Governor-General drove in state on Thursday after- nooen to open the third session of the eleventh Parliament. The Sen- ate Chamber presented a brilliant scene. Nearly all the members of the House of Commons were in their places. Having already taken the oath of allegiance to King George lFifth, his Excellency spoke as fol- owsz~ Speech From the Throne Promises That Hudson Bay Line Will be' Rushed OPENING NF PARLIAMENT COUNTRY IS PROSPEROUS. “Mar Tea Yau Can’t BeatLipton’s” Blended by tha Wofld’s Greatest Experts: Paackcd Only 11.1 Airtight Packagas. on the Danish frontier. It is said [that Baron Schorlemer, the Prus- §sian Minister of Agriculture, pro- poses to open all the frontiers ex- cept the Russian. However, sani- tary restrictions will be maintained to the extent that all animals im- ported must be immediately slaugh- tered. The yielding disposition of the Gowrmnenb is described as due to the fact that the Socialists are profiting from therrpresent agita- tion over the famine prices for meat. The Government finds it advisable to take the wind out of the Social-r ists’ sails before the general elec‘ tions to the Reichstag. - I “The COHSt‘EH‘tlvfl of the. bridge ‘across the St. Lawrence River at Quebec, the largest work of its kind ever unidertakan‘ has been :‘vrciv- ing the careful attzntum of my Go:L eminent, and the utmost; mm 13 being observed so that sul'cess may be assured. The substructure. is now under contact. Tenders For the erection of the supnr ‘nchlre have been remix/ed from [our rc~ sponsiblc companies, and are now being consirlamd. It is enliccteil that the Qumract will shortly In;- i “The construction of a line of railway to Hudson Bay, which has occupied the attention of the pet- ple for many years, has assumed I practical shape. Already a '30 1117101; ihas been awarded for the construc- tion of a bridge forming part of this lrailway across the Saskatchewan River at Pas Mis: L and the work is now in progress. Dining the pm- sent session 1n insure will be laid before you providing for the prose- cution and Culll[)lcii:!_')l) of this “Mk with all possible speed. The (un- nection of the Great West with the eastern portion of Canada, and al- so with the (nomads markcta by this new rail and ocean route, will not only open up i. new section u.“ Janâ€" ada, but will gl‘oasl‘; :uzs-ist- in the development of trade and thus be« nefit both producers, and constlmevs. ‘ “Marked progress is being made in the construction of the National Transcontinental Railway, and a large quantity of grain is this sea- son finding an outlet from the West to the Great Lakes over this new highway. It is hoped that ere long a satisfactory arrangement gan be made for the operation of the finish- ed portions of the line, pending the completion of the road from MomL ton to Winnipeg. ' l “The Hague Tribunal, to which was referred the controversy be~ tween Great Britain and the United States with reference to fisheries in Canadian and Newfoundland wat- ers, has rendered a decision which has been accepted by all parties in~ terested as a fair and equitable ad- justment of this long pending dis- pute. The result is gratifying, in- asmuch as it will tend not only to promote peace and friendship be- tween us and our neighbors, but al- so to’further the practic, of settling international questions by means of arbitration. HUDSON BAY L1NE AND G.T.P. now arrived, and are stationed in Canadian waters, in pursuance of the policy adopted last session for the creation of a naval service. Peas~Good No. 2, free from bugs, 86 to 880 outside. Ryeâ€"~No. 2 at 62c outside. Buckwheatâ€"No. 2 at; 46c outside. Branâ€"Manitobas, $19. in bags, Toronto, and shorts $22, in bit-gs. Toronto. Ontario bran, $19.50, in Cornâ€"N0. 2 American yellow, 590, Toronto fl‘cights; N0. 3 yellow, 58%c. Toronto freights; N0. 3 quotâ€" ed at 54c. Midlanu. Oat-s~~~N0. 2 white, 36cwon track, Toronto. and 33c outside; N0. 2 W. C. oats, 38}Ǥc, Bay ports, and No. 3 at 36%91 Bay ports. Barleyâ€"Making, 56 But- side, and feed. 50c outside. Manitoba Wheatâ€"~No. 1 North- ern at 97%0, Bay ports, and N0. 2 Northerp, 3:010, Bay ports. Ont-arid W Kelsiâ€"85 utol '(‘Jubside f0; N9. 2 white and red Winter. Toronto, Nov. 22.~â€"I“lour~â€"Winter wheat 90 per cent. patents, $3.35 to $3.40 outside, ‘in buyers’ sacks. Manitoba- floursâ€"First patents, $5.70; second patents, $5.20, and strong pakers’, $3, on track, To- ronto. “Bills will also be introduced re~ specting banks and banking, ter- minal elevators at the head of Lake Superior, and with regard to the investigation and betterment of inâ€" dustrial and labor conditions and other subjects.” THE W ORLD'S MARKETS REPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES. “A measure will be submitted to you in furtherance of the provisions of the treaty recently passed with the United States on subject of con- tiguous waters. “In View of the Imperial Con- ference on copyright, at which un- animous conclusions were reached in favor of harmonious legislation on this subject throughout the Emâ€" pire, a bill to revise and consoliâ€" date the law on copyright, will be submitted to you. “A very careful inquiry into the conditions of trade and transportaw tion between the British West In- diesand Canada has been held by a, Royal Commission, appointed by his late Majesty, including among its members two of my Ministers. The report of the commission will be laid before you. lations with the Dominion. Following the negotiations which took place some months ago between the President of the United States and my Government, the results of which were at the time communi- ‘cated to Parliament, 3, further conâ€" ference between representatives of the two countries has bcn held at Ottawa. While no conclusions have been reached, and no formal pro- posals made, the free discussion of the subject that has taken place en- courages my Government to hope that at an early day, without any sacrifice of Canada’s interests, an arrangement may be made which will admit many of the products of the Dominion into the United States on satisfactory terms. rice: of Cattle. Grain. Cheese and Other Dairy Produce at Home and Abroad. The desirability of more equitable tariff arrangements between the United States and Canada has long been felt on this side of the border. The commercial policy of the Re- public has not hitherto favored im- ‘ports from Canada. We have bought largely from the United States, but they have bought much less from us in return. It is grati- fying to find that a more liberal policy is now favored by the neigh- boring country, and that the Gov- ernment at Washington express a desire to establish better trade re~ lations With the Domininn, TRADE WITH WEST" INDIE “‘While recogtnzmg the import- ance of the Canadian lunne Lmue and the value of markets for our staples in Che United Kingdnm my Government feel that they should avail themselves of meg"; apps-t1: nity to promote friendly yammmcial relations with the British commas and foreign countries, so that our surplus products may be admitted into the markets of these :ountrfes on the most favorable terms. In pur- suance of this policy commercial air rangements involving reductions (f our Customs duties have been made with Italy and Belgium and a re- duced shedule of duties has been granted to the Netherlands. RECIPROCITY NEGOTIATIONS COMMERCIAL ARRANGJEM ENTS awarded and Luc war}; pushed for- ward to compmtmn. ' BREADSTUFFS. no idea; that {he‘ordér filééllfi) the barring of intoxicants from the re- freshment tames of secret societies. A despatch from Toronto says: From now on no liquor may be placed upon the refreshment tables -of secret, fraternal or other socieâ€" ties without making the individual members liable to prosecution for breaking the liquor license act. This is the View taken by the Ontario License Department of a recent de- ‘cision in the courts; and on Wed- nesday definite action was taken by the department upon the case in point. Some weeks ago the care-1 takers of one or more of the public buildings were warned that they must be careful in permitting the' consumption of liquor, but they had i Important Ruling of the Ontario License Department Montreal, Nov. 22.~â€"Oats--»No. 2 Canadian Western, 40% to 4.0};312; extra No. 1 feed, 39%, to 39%0; No. 3 Canadian Western, 39 to 3954c; No. 2 local white, 381/; to 38%0; No. 3 local white, 38 to 38%0; No. 4 lo- cal white, 37 to 37140. Bavrlcwaaâ€" nitoba No. 4, 48 to 48%0; Manitoba- fed barley, 47 to 47};§c. Flour~Maâ€" nitoba spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.80; do., seconds, $5.30; Winter wheat patents, $4.85 to $5.10; Maâ€" .nitoba strong bakers’, $5.10; straight rollers, $4.40 to $4.00; (10., in bags, $2.05 to $2.15; extras, $1.75 to $1.80. Feedâ€"Ontario bran, $18.50 to $19; Ontario middling, $22.50 to $23; Manitoba shorts, $22 ; pure grain mouillie, $31 to $32; mixed mouillie, $25 to $28. Cheese â€"Westerns, 11%2 to 11 5-80 ; easterns .‘ LIQUOR 0N LODGE TABLES HamsmLight to medium, 180; (10., heavy, 17 to 17léc§ rolls, 14 to Lil/2'0; shoulders, 12% to 130; breakfast bacon, 18%, to 190; backs (pea, meal), 19 to 200. Lard-Jriércesz 141/20; tubs, 14%“ palls, 15c. BaconwLong clear, 14 to 14%0 per lb. in case lots; mess pork, $24 to $21.50; 813911; cut, $27.50. Eggs~0ase lots of pickled 260; cold storage, 26 to 270; selected, 300, and strictly newJaid, 350 per dozen. Butterâ€"Dairy prints, 22 to 22%0; 010., tubs, 19 to 210; inferior, 18 to 190. Creamery quoted at 26 to 270 per 1b. for rolls, 241/2 to 250 for sol-x ids, and 22 to 23c for separator prints. Cheese-‘Large, 12c, and twins at 12540, P0u1try~Chickens, alive, 11 to 120 per 1b.; fowl, 9 to 10c per 1b.; ducks, )1 to 120 per 11). ; turkeys, 17 to 18c per 1b., and geese, 11 to 13c per lb. Dressed, 1 to 20 more. Baled Strawâ€"$6.50 to $7, track, Toronto. Potatoesâ€"Car lots 52 to 55¢ bag. Baled Hayâ€"N0. at $12 to on track, and No. 2 at 10.50 to $11.50. Honeyâ€"Extracted, in tins, 10 to He per 1b.; No. 1 comb, wholesale, $2 to $2.25 per dozen; No. 2 comb, wholesale, $1.75 to $1.85 per dozen. Applesâ€"$3 to $4.50 per barrel. Beans~$l.60 to $1.70 f.o.b. per bushel, Western points. Small lots, $1.85 to $1.90. sacks. Toronto, and shorts, $22.50 in sacks { A despatch from Ottawa says: It is announced that the construcâ€" tion of the Hudson Bay Railway from the Pas Mission to Split Lake will he proceeded with withbut waitâ€" ing for a decision as to whether Fort Nelson or Fort Churchill is to be a terminal port. Tenders will he called for the construction of the first 150 miles, probably in Januâ€" ary. No less than {our large interests will compete for this contract. Mr. J. D. McArthur, one of the largest BUSINESS IN MONTREAI’, Tenders Will be Called in January for Construction of the First 150 Miles mm BAMILWM m1 THE DAIRY MARKETS. COUNTRY PRODUCE HOG PRODUCTS. I The department- is acting upon a. idecision given by Judge Widdifield at Owen Sound in the case of Bock- ett v. Cahoon, and is of farâ€"reach' ing importance, for it. will have the effect of stopping the supply of 1i. quors by fraternal and other socie- ties to the membership. The case was tried at. Owen Sound, and Will an appeal from the decision of th‘ Magistrate, who dismissed the case. His Honor ruled that; a. room in which eight men were found drink~ ing came within the act, and a com viction and fine were recorded. 1 A second circular was sent out on Wednesday to the caretakers of all the public buildings (about one hun- dred in number) in Toronto defin~ ing clearly the law upon the point. his innocence. Dr. Crippen, condemned to death for the murder of his wife, has is'â€" sued a. statement that he is resigned tolhis fate and that had he had more money he could have prm-‘ed 'l_'assing of the Great Russian 11‘ Aslapova. _ A (.ii'Sf-htCh from Astnpovu. Hus ‘sia, says: Count Leo Tolstoi died peacefully on Monday rimming: luuntcss Tolstui was at his side when the 0nd came. It was recog1 nixed long before that his case was, hopeless, and at 5 o’clock in thng morning after the Countess hardl been summoned and the other memj bers of the family had gatheer in, an adpoining room, the physicianm issue-cl :1 bulletin announcing that: the activity of the heart had almost' ceased and that Tolstoi’s condition was extremely critical. Several of the physicians were, greatly overâ€" come by the approaching death 05 Russia’s great writer. Toronto, Nov. 22.â€"â€"-Eight butcher heifers sold at $5.85 and a. number of good quality cattle brought $5.50 to $5.65. There was a very heavy run of sheep and prices were about 5 or 100 lower and weak. Hogs were steady at the low quotations of the first of the week. Montreal, Nov. 22.â€"â€"Steers sold all the way from $3.50 for ordinary stock to $5.25 to $5.50 for choice; cows, $2.75 to $4; bulls, $2.75 to $3.75. Sheep brought $3.75 to $4, and lambs $6 to 6.13. Hogs were slightly weaker at $7 to $7.40; sows, $6 to $6.40. Calvesâ€"«From $3 to $10. Buffalo, Nov. 22.~«Spring wheat-â€" No. 1 Northern, carloads, store, $1.111/2; Winter, N0. 2 red, 94c; No. 3 extra. red. 90; No. 2 white, 920. Cornâ€"No. 3 yellow, 581/20; N0. 4 yellow, 571/20; N0. 3 com, 570; No. 4 com, 560, all on track, through billed. Oatsâ€"Firm. Barleyâ€"Feed to malting, 83 to 87c. Ryeâ€"No. 2, track, 81c. Minneapolis, Nov. 22.~â€"Wheat -â€"â€" No.'1 hard, cash, $10634; No. 1 Northern, cash, $1.05}:j; December, $1.02. May. $1.063/4. Mamaâ€"First patents, to $5.35; second pat- ents. $1.75 to $5.25; first clears, $3.25 to $360; seconds clears, $2.20 to $2.75. ' 11 to ll‘Ac. Butterâ€"Choicest seconds, 24 Lu 2414c. Eggs~S ed stock, 29 LG 309'; N0. 1 sun to 26c; No. 2 at 19 to ‘200. in their supplies: Northern line to lcontractm‘s for the National Trans‘ continental, will tender for the con- struction of the Hudson Bay Rail‘ Way; so also will Ml“. M. J. O’Brien, of Iienfrew. Another ten~ der is expected from a powerful syndicate. A fourth tender, and prnbably the successful one, will be mud-e by the Canadian Northern Railway. The Canadian Northern will have the advantage of owning a railway line. to the Pas, and rival tendemrs must figure n‘nnn rmHim- (70lfN’l‘ TOLS'I‘OI IS DEAD. UNITED STATES MARKETS. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. A fourth tender, and the successful one, will be the Canadian Northern The Canadian Northern the advantage of owning line. to the Pas, and rival must figure upon getting over the CaBa/dia; that point. EggS~Select- N9: 1 stock, 25