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‘A de-spatch from London says: The Balkan States appear to be again in the melting-p017. There is no sign of peace at present. Greece and Servia. have declined so far to agree to an armistice. The Turkish army is advancing by forced march- es from Tchatalja, and Bulair, ap- parently with the consent of Greece and Servia, to mttempbmhe recap- ture of Adrianople and Thrace. Boumanizp is to be prooeéding tooocupy a. mu‘chrlarger extent of Bulgaria territory than she previ- gueliy claimed, and Greece is burnâ€" ing io'avsn‘ggjthe Bulgaria-n myssa- Found In Bulgarians’ Pockets When They are Taken Prisoners During the ten years from 1901 to 1911 the area. of occupied Land increased. by 2.73 per cent, while the number of farm holdings deâ€" creased by 10,861. This latter de- crease has occurred wholly in the The rural population of the Pro- vince ad; the date of the census was 1,194,785, a. decrease of {32,184 dur- ing the decade, and of 100,538 since 1891. Rural Population of Ontario 50,000 Less Than atPrevious Census. A despatch from Ottawa, says: A bulletin issued the other day by the Censt Department giveesome inâ€" teresting and illuminative statistics with regard to the progress of agri- culture in 'Ontario during the de- cade from 1901 to 1911. It is signi- ficant that. the total population of the Province shows an actual de~ crease during the decade, although the value of agricultural products, notably in feed grains and in live stock and dairy products, shows a. large increase. The immense possi- bilities for further agricultural de- velopment in the Province is shown by the fact that, exclusive of, the 141,000,000 acres of the new district of Patricia, only-15% per cent. of the total land area of the Province, or 21,933,700 acres out of 166,951,â€" 636, “is occupied for agricultural purposes. GREEK WOMEN’S EARS CUT Baled Hay and Straw. Ruled Hayâ€"No. 1' at $1150 to $15.50, on track. Toronto, and No. 2 at. $l1 to $11.50. Baled Strawâ€"Good stock at 88-90 $8.25. on track. Toronm. ‘ Poultry-Fresh-kllled curling hens, 19a to 210 per pound; low. 15c to 170; hve yen-1mm; hens, 150 to 160; live fowls, 140 to 150; dressed spring chickens, 280 to Mgg‘rlive. 229 to 250; turkeyaLfiOO to_280. Bacon, long clear, 15 M to 16c per 1b, in case lots. Porkâ€"Short, out, $28; do.. mean, 822. Hamsâ€"Medium to light, 19 to 200; heavv. 17 to 180; rolls. 16 to 161-40; break- !ut bacon, 210; banks. 24 to 250. Lardâ€"The market is firm. Tieroea, 141~2c; tuba, 145-40; pails. 150. “I; 11.115111": \UHKUI‘HI 1.00 W A’U. Honeyâ€"Buckwheat. 90 a pound in tins. Ind 80 in barrels; strained clover honey, 121-20 a pound in 60-pound “113- 12 3-40 in lOâ€"pound tins; 130 in 6-pound tins; comb honey, No. 1, $2.60 per dozen; extra, $3 per dozen; No. 2. $2.40 per dozen. Beansâ€"Primes, bushel, $1.75 to $2; hand- wgkeq. $2.25 m. 52,240.. - Potatoesâ€"Ontario potatoes. 750 per bag; car lots, 650; New Brumwicks, 900 at but; out of store, 800 in car lots; 1r~ ling, nqw. $3. p_er bagel. ".537 Butterâ€"Lama butter quotations are: Creamer prints. 260 to 270; Creamery solids. 2 c to 251%); Dairy prime. 206 to £41: In!er_ior_(bgkers')A 180 to 199. A Etnaâ€"New-laid, in case lot: 210 to 220. Cheeseâ€"Twins, new, 141-20 to 150. and large. new, at 14140 to 143-40; old cheese. my;me 340461-29; large, 15o. __ Rolled Oatsâ€"Pet bag of 90 pounds, $2.15; er barrel. $4.55. wholesale. Windsor to ontreal. ' Millfeed~Manitoba bran. $19.00. in bags. track, Toronto; shorts, $21.00; Ontalflo bran, $19.00, in bags; shorts. $21.00; mid- dliugs, $23.00 to $25.00. Mammba. Flour-First patents, $5.50 in Me bags; strong bakers’, $4.80 in jute ass. In cotton bags ten cents more per arml. Ontario Flour~Winter wheat flour. 90 a9:- cent. patents is quoted. at $4.10 to .15.’seaboard. in bulk; Corn~Amerioan No. 2 yellow. 641-40: No. 3 £3110 . 631-40 0.11. yoâ€" 0. 2, 600 to 620, nominal. . ensâ€"No. 2, 90c to 950 car lots. outsme. Buckwheatâ€"No. 2, 520 to 530. . Barleyâ€"Good melting barley. outsxde, 629 to 550. 'dflii'rio Oatsâ€"No. 2 white, 350 to 360 at cougar)? points; 370 to 580 on track. To- ron. . Toronto, July 15.â€".Ma.nitoba. Wheatâ€"Lake rts‘ No. 1 northern, $1.04; No. 2, $1.01: 04 5. 970; feed wheat. 650. Ontario Wheatâ€"No. Z, 970 to 980 for car lots outside. ranking down to 750 for poor ‘qufiu - A . -- -- . Manitoba Oatsâ€"No. 2 0. W. oats. 390 to 400 track. bay ports; No. 3 O. W.. 510 to 380‘; No. } fee_d, 37onto $0. ..4 AA ILLUMINATIVE STATISTICS. :ligi'yfiflai: 'bfiib‘néâ€"Ifiéi' sack. $2.35 to Grain, Cattle. and Cheese Pricgs of These Products In the Leading ,Markets are Here Recorded Country Produce. Provisions. Breadstum. ores, concer‘ning which horrifying details continually appear in the official reports issued from Athens and Salonika. According to these reports, 'ears and fingers of‘Greek women still bearing ear-rings and rings were. found in the pockets of Bulgarian prim-Hens. There is still talk of Russian in- terference, .and it is reported from St. Petersburg that the powers in concert have notified the Sublime Forte that they will not permit military operations beyond the Enoaâ€"Midia. line fixed by the Lon- don Conference. But the European concert is slow in moving. A heavier tan: is proposed for cor- porations by the Provincial Govern- ment. An aviator flying from Berlin to Paris met a. French bindrman on his Fox farms may become‘ popular in Northern Ontario. way from Paris to Berlin. Land in field crops increased from 9,212,478 acres in 1901 to 9,691,116 acres in 1911, being- an increase of 478,638 acres, or 5.19 per cent. in the ten years; the land ino-rclmrd and nursery increased from 267,478 acres in 1901 to 268,000 in 1911; the land in vegetabbas and small fruits was 70,437 acres in 1911, as againnat 65,303 acres in 1901. Land in vineâ€" yards increased by 1,081 acres in the decade. The land under spring wheat decreased from 1900 to 1910 by 262,038 acres, or more than 70 per cent, and that under $0.11 wheat by 355,240 acres, or 32 per cent. There were decreases in the areas and total production of all cereals exoeppting oats, buckwheat, mixed grains and flax, the‘gre'a‘te‘st falling off having occurred in corn for husking, wheat, peas and barley. case of the smaller holdings. Most of those were usually contiguous to cities and have been cut up 1nto building lots. The average size of farm holdings at the date of the census was 98.25 acres, as against 95.25 acres in 1901. Montreal. July 15.â€"Prime shock, $6.75 to $7.00; medium. 4.15 to $6.50; common $3 to $4.50. Cows, 30 to $70 each; calves. $5 to $6; sheep, $4 to $4.25; lambs, $4 to 86 each; hogs. 10 cents. Toronto. July 15.-â€"Cattleâ€"Choice export, :7; choice butchers, $6.50 to 87; good med- ium. $5.75 to $6.40; common. $4.75 to $5: gunners. $2 to $2.50; cuttem, $5 to $3.25: tat cows, $5.25 to $.50; common cows. $3.50 to $4.86. Calvesâ€"Good veal. $5 to $7; choice, 88 to $8.50; common, 05 to $3.50. Smokers and feedersâ€"Steers! 700 go 800 unds. $4.50 to 56; extra choice heavy eeders, 900 pounds. $5.85 to 86.25. She and 'lambsâ€"Light ewes, $4.25 to $4. ; heavy. $3 to $3.50; bucks, $3 to $5.50; sprint lambs. $8.50 to $10.50. Hogsâ€"$9.50. fed and watered; $9.25 f.o.b.: and 89.75 on cars. Milk cowsâ€"$50 to $60 each. ., Minneapolis, July iiiâ€"Wham â€" July, 88340; September, 911-8 to 911-4c; De- cember, 93 7-8 to 940. Closing cashâ€"No. 1 hard, 921-40; No. 1 Northern. 905-4 to 913-4c; No. 2, do., 985-4 to 89 5-40. Cornâ€" No. _3 yellow, 571-2 to 680. Oatsâ€"No. 3 white, 371-2 to 375-40. Ryeâ€"N0. 2. 56 to 58¢. F'lqurâ€"jâ€"jjpolla_a._ng*¢_9_¢1Z Bruitâ€"Unghapgeq. Duluth, Jul;I 16.â€"Whea.tâ€"No. 1 hard, 921-80; No. 1 otthern, 911-80; N0. 2, do.. 88 5-8 m 891-80: July, 901-20: September, 921-8 to 921-40,bid; December. 941-80 nom. Linseed-31.3614; July. 31341-2 bid: Sep- tember. 81.5814 bid; October, 81.5814 bid. Montreal. July iiiâ€"Oats â€"- Canadian Western. No. 2, 420: «10., N0. 3, 40 to 401-20; extra. No. 1 feed, 41 to 411-20. Bar- leyâ€"Manitoba teed, 50 to 510; malting. 62 to 650. Buckwheatho 2. 53 to 600. Flour â€"Manitoba. Spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.60; 410.. seconds, $5.10; strong bakers“, $4.90. Winter patents, choice, $5.50; straight rollers, $5.10; (10., in bags, $2 40. Rolled oats~Barrel‘B, $4.55; bag of 90'1be. $1.15. Millfeedâ€"Bran, $19; shorts, $21; middlinga, $24; mouillle. $26 to 832. Hayd No. 2. per ton, eat lots, $13 to $14. Cheese â€"â€"Fineat westerns. 131-8 to 151-40; (10.. easterue, $2143 to 130. Butterâ€"Choicth creamery, 253-4 ,to 260; seconds, 251-4 to 251-2. Eggsâ€"Fresh. 22 to 250; selected. 25 to 260. Potatoesâ€"Per bag, eat lots, 50 to {2%.4cnreased hogaâ€"Abatmir-killed. 14 to Winnipeg, July 15.â€"Caahâ€"-Wheatâ€"No. 1 Northern. 9&3; No. 2 (10., 950; No. 3 (10.. 900; No. 4, 823-40; No. 5, 750; No. 6, 700; feed, 600: No. 1 rejected seeds. 900: No. 2. do., 870; No. 3 (10.. 83c; No. 1 tough, 890; No. 2 do.. 881-4c; No. 3 do., 841-40; No. 4 do“ 761-20; No. 6 (10.. 67c; No..6 (10., 630; food, 10%11, 64o. Our-No. 2 O.W., 341-20; No. 5 0.7 ., 130; iextrai N9. 1 feet}, 540; No. 1 feed, 530; No. 2 lead, 31c. Barter-No. 25, 490; No. 4, 480; rejected, 431-29; feed. 431-2. Flaxâ€"No. 1 N.W.O., $1.201-2; No. 2 C.W.. $1.18; No. 5 O.W., $1.06. U nltad States Markets. live Stock Markats. Montreal Markus. Winnipeg Grain. “I Ruined Sir Wm. Lever’s Man- sion,” Says Mrs. Rig-by. A despadbch from Liverpool says: A dramatic confession of incendiar- i-sm was made by a. well-known mili- tant suffragebte, Mrs. Edith Rigby, Wife of a, physician at Preston, to the Magistrate sitting in the Police Court here on Thursday. Mus. Rigby declared it was she who had on Tuesday burned down the coun- try residence at Rivington, near Horwich, Lancashire, of Sir Wilâ€" liam H. Lever; causing damm estimated at $100,000. 'She furthel" confessed to being the perpetrator of the outrage at the Liverpool:i Stock Exchange on July 5, when a; bomb exploded, but; caused livttlei damage. ‘ Canadians Who Are Honored For Long and Meritorious Work. A despatch from London says : The Imperial Service Medal for long and meritor- ious service has been awarded to Michael Berri'gan, Bedford, P.E.I.; Joseph Henry Berry, Halifax LWiI- liam Bun-own, Winnipeg; George Cameron, Halifax; Hazel Carter, Moncton; James Ross Cumming, Truro; James Currie, AI-berton, P. E.I.; Frederick Gagnon, St. Sim- on; Charles Grant, Patrick Hop- per, James McDermott, Moncton; Alex. McDougall, Antigonish; Hec‘ tor McKinnon, Pictou; George Noiles, Picbou; Martin O’Brien, Halifax; Charles Reeves, Toronto; Samuel Watson, Moncton; John Yerxa, Fredericton. Historical Spectacle at Canadian ‘ National Exhibition. Nero and the Burning of Rome, the Pym-Spectacle to be staged at the Canadian National Exlnbition by John -Henderson, of London, Eng., promises to be the most elab- orate scenic production ever proâ€" duced on the Continent. With 800 performers, elaborate Roman 00's- tumes, music, singing and dancing, Nero’s triumphed procession, the exercises of the Praetorian Guards, gladiators, fights, masquerades, chariot races and the early Chris- tian martyrs, Mr. Hendereo-n hes abundant material to Work with, and the final scene when the Imper- ial City is given. to the flames in a pyrotechnic effect that cannot be excelled. Will Offset Increase in Capital and Consolidated Expenditures. A despafwh from Ottawa“ says: Final figures for the lam, Canadian fiscal year were announced by the Minister of F imamce on Friday. A heavy increase in capital and con- solida/ced expenditures is offset by expanding revenue, and there is a surplus of $56,500,000 on current account. There is a, reduction of $20,000,000 in the public debt. On consolidated fund the revenue to- talled $168,600,000. counpared with $136,108,217 the previous year. Ex- penditure was ' $112,000,000, as against $98,161,446. The total of capital and special expenditure wws $32,300,000, including five millions in railway subsidies. Outlay on the N.T.R. amounted to $13,500,000. On public works $6,000,000 was spent and on railways and canals $7,250,000. Phobogfaphed in England a. few weeks ago. IMPERIAL SERVICE MEDAL. AN EXPANDING REVENUE. The Queen-Mother, Alexandra. DRAMATIC CONFESSION. BURNING 0F ROME. brought about largely by the abnor- mal‘ demand in Canada. During the slack season 620 chefs, cooks and waiters left this country to take up positions in the dining-car werth the Canadian railways. A furtt‘m’fi'rjldl‘ge number leave next Government’s Works at Quebec Will Cost $2,600,000. A deepetch from Ottawa. says: The contract for the new Govern- ment dryâ€"dock at. Levis was aWard~ ed on Thursday by the Cabinet Council to M. P. Davis & Son. The cost is approximately $2,600,000. The dry-dock will be one of the largest, in the world, and will pro- vide accommodation for the nepair of the lengest ocean linens, thus meeting-a long-felt want in con- nection with the St. Lawrence route.” Construction will begin at once, and it is hoped to have the dock in operation for the season of 1915. Over 600 of Them Left England In Slack Season. ‘A defipafich from London says: Leading restaurants; hotels and clubs are complaining of a, dearth of chefs, coo-Ins, Aand waiters, Will Run From Iroquois Junction to Iroquois Falls. A despatch from Toronto says: The Timiskamiug and Northern Ontario Railway’e branch from Iro- quois Junction to Iroquois Falls is now ballasted and ready for the laying of the rails. It will be a valuable addition to the Ontario Government road in that it will run to the confluence of the Abiti‘bi and Black Rivers, where are sit' uated three water powers, capable of developing 50,000 horseâ€"power of electric energy, and Where will be located a pulp and paper plant with a capacity of 150 tons a, day. The mill is expected to be completed by Februery next. The industry will be of service to the settlers, as it will provide a market for their pulpwood. The Welsh disestablishmen-t bill passed its third reading in the Bri- tish Commons. The Duke of Cofinaught may be the first Lord-Lieutenant 01 Ire- land under home rule. Chairman Leonard, of the N .T.R. Commission, who is going west over the line says: “The road is being made ready for traffic this fall at the close of navigation, and the Grand Trunk Pacific should be able to put on a. service abowt that time. The main work is now to finial) bal- lasting.” . A Toronto fieasenger boy, .Walk- mg in his sleep, fell forty feet from a. window, and was not seriously in- jured. Ontario will have over eight hun- dred new teachers as a, result of the Normal School examinations. Sixty~two f-atdlities oocurred in Ontario factories during the past yegrLacoording to ofiicizpl reports. Mrs: Shaw will be tried, at Belle- ville, charged with attempting to murder her husband. CANADA GETS THE WAITERS. Three Montreal nuns have offered to 30 among the lepers of Canton, China. The Montreal Harbor Commis- sion will extend all the pie-rs at a. cost of $7,000,000. Fire did $65,000 dam-age to Good- ay’s lumber mil-Ls at Scott’s Junc- tion, Quebec. A C.P.R. brakem-an was run over and killed at Guelgph Junction on Friday. Mrs. John Bowles was killed in a runaway accident near Lucknow on Sqturday. Six men were injured in a. dyna- mme explosaon on a Government soow near Gananoque. Crop reports from-Estevan, Sash, show tlmt the Weather is favoring the high land-s. Senator John V. Ellis of New Brunswick is dead. BRANCH LINE BALLAS’I‘ED. NEW LEVIS DRY-DOCK. Items of News by Wirc Notes of Interest as‘to What Is Going on All Over theJ‘World Great Britain. Canada. 50,000 Persons Vaccinated in New South Wales Capital. A de‘spaboh from Sydney, N.S.W.,} says: Smallpox, which has been prevalent here for some time, is: spreading. ' Fifty thofisand' persons have-been vaccinated, and theret are 61* cases in quarantine. The Structure to Be Erected on Constitution Hill. A despatch from London says: A colossal hotely the cost of whiéh,’ together with the value of the site,i will approximata $6,250,000, is to be erected on the ground now occu- pied by St. Georgé’s Hospital on Constitution Hill, opposite the en- tmnce to Hyde Park. The magnifi-fi cent site has been purchased by a. syndicate, the Governors of the hospital at a. meeting on Thursday} afternoon agreeing to the 5319,; which has been the subject of ne-‘ goti‘altions for years. Patient in Kingston Hospital is Able to Sit Up. A deqpatch from Kingston say“; Oliver Latand, of Madoc, who was: brought to the Hotel Dieu about six weeks ago with a. broken back, has improved wonderfully. Doe tors have spliced the back, and-3 now the patient is able to sit u for a, short time. Great hopes are; held out for oomplete_lx;eedifevx‘3ff"“‘ BIG NEW HOTEL FOR LONDON. Districts in Spain Devastated By Meteorological Phenomena. A despatch from Madrid seyzn Despatches from Valencia. report the occurrence of a. phenomenon in the form of a rain of fire the!) te~ duced to cinder-s the district outside Alcocer, the inhabitants of which took refuge in a. church. Three terrific detonations‘ were heard about the same time, and out of a clear sky a, violent tempest broke over Bonavites and Cuartil, some miles away, accompanied by a shower of stone-s, the largest 0!. which weighed two pounds. Spaniards destroyed six Moroc-i can villages. _ After another reverse the Bul-l garianxs asked; for peace. A£1_,, e 1 .I U After a, fcgrtnirglifii’é desperate} fighting the Bulgarians appealed ’ooK th-g powemjp‘ arer peace. General Riva, the Cuban Nation» :11 Police Chief, was mortally wounded by Governor Aisbent 0. Havana. Fire at Independence, La.., ran? dered a. thousand people homeless, while there were two deaths and sixl‘ peiwnq am missing. _ General. Count Tadasu Haywshi of Japan‘ is dead. , FIRE AND STONES FROM SKYJ Hazel Warner, a. wayWaJ‘rd commit}! of Kathy Green, the world’s weal? thiest woman, committed suicide in1 8. South Bend, Ind., roadhouse. 'Dhree men were killed and pro- perty damage estimated at $50,000 was done by, an electric aborm aropnd Elg‘in, 111., Friday. Fifteen months ago 240 militant sufiragettes were undergoing or dodging prison sentences for vari- oms ountrages. At the present time there are only 21 of these cases and 12 of these are women who are out on license until they recover from the effects of hunger strilkie‘s.‘ They are now paying fines, when: that alternative is given. An attempt to’bLow up the aque- duct supplying Manchester withan be: is ascribed!» suffragettes; Rev. Dr. G. Campbell Morgan, pastor of Westminster Congrega- tional Chapel, Buckingham Gate, London, has declined at call to the Madison Avenue Reformed Church, New York. ‘ A proposal to nationalize British coal mines was introduced-in the British Commons. Two profeslsional covachmen were sentenced to six weeks in prison for “doping” homes at the Olympic show. BROKEN BACK IS SPLICED. SMALLPOX IN SYDNEY. United States.