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THE MARKETS Prices of Grain, Cattls, etc In Trade Centres. Toioiito, August 4.â€" W'lienlâ€" Tlie nmrkct is quiet I'or OiUuiio giuduH. No. Z whitu uiiil led wiiiler qiiotod at 7Sc on low milling nite, Manito- ba wlu'ul is lirjn. No. 1 hard sold ul '.^Ic- (â- 'c}dprich, and No. 1 Norlh- iTii ul \)(.h: (Jodericli. No. 1 hurd i)7c grinding in transit, Inki' and rail, and No. 1 Nortlveni ut '.Kic. Oats â€" 'I'he market is quiet, with (air olToriiigs. No. 2 white, ti4ioted Ht '.10 to :^UJc higli froights, and No. 1 white at 32c <?usl. MA\rle,\iâ€" TiaUo is <|iilct. No 3 e.\- tin quoti'd at 4;tc middle freights, and No. 8 at 40 to 41c. Kyci â€" The market is steady at 52c middle freight for No. 2. Peasâ€" Traile dull, with No. 2 white (luoted at (il to ()2c high froigh; , and at OJSc east. Coriv â€" .Market is flrnicr. No. 3 Anioriian ,vello\v quoted at 01c on track, Toronto; No. 3 ntixed at OO4, Toronto. Canadian corn purely nominal. Flour â€" Ninel.v l>er cent. i>alonta quoted to-day ut $2.80, middle freigiits, in l)ii.\er.s' .sacks, for export. Straight iollcrs of spociul brands for doine.Htic trade cjuoted ul S3.2J5 to $3.45 in bbls. Jlanitoha flour steady No. 1 patents, S4.20 to $4.30; first bakers', S3. 90 to $4, and strong bakers'. S3. 80, Toronto. Millfeod â€" Bran steady at SI 7, and shorts $18.50 here. At outsido points bran is quoted at fl5 to 815. r>0. and shorts at 517. Mani- toba bran in sacks, $18, and shorts at ?21 heie. COUNTRY ruonucE. with are llufTalo, K.Y., Aug. 4.â€" Flourâ€" Fiiui; light diuiiuiid. Wheatlâ€" Winter strong; tlo. I whltr, 7<9c; No. 3 ox- irn. "Oiii-; i<j>riBg, (lull; No. 1 North- e)'n, Dojc; No. 1 )iar<l, 92. Corn- Strong; No. 2 yrllow, 57Jc; No. 2 corn. rXiJc. Out>4â€" L'n.settled; No. 3 white, 3«}c; No. 2 nilxed, 30Jc. Bar- leyâ€" .Western in (itorc, quoted 52 to 57c. Ilye â€" No. 1 ohl ill store, 58 asked. Canal freife'litKâ€" Steady. ->• St. Louis, Mo., .Vug. 4.râ€" 'Wheat closed ;-Ca.sJi, 7ttjc; July, 78ic; •Sept., 70Ic; Dec, 81c. lbs. and 1 at lots Beans â€" -Trade is very quiet, prices iioininul. I'riine white quoted at .'J1.75 a bushel, Kay â€" 'Vhe market is quiet, with de- mand slow. No. 1 old timothy is worth Sll on track, Toronto, medium gi'ades $9 to SIO. No, now is nominal at S9 here. Straw â€" The market is quiet $5.25 to $5.50 per ton for car on track. â- HV)i)S»â€" Trade dull, with prices nom- inal at 17 to 20c. I'otatoe.si â€" The oifTorings are fair and piic(!S unchanged, Loads are quoted at 50c per bu.shol, and small lots at ()5c per bushel. roultrVi â€" The iiuirket is steady. Chickens, 00 to 75c per pair; ducks, 70 to 90c yycv j)uir; turkeys, 12 to 13c per II). TITK n.VlRY M.MUvF.TR. Uutter- â€" The receipts ol butter con- tinue good, and prices gencrall.v un- changed. We quote: â€" Choice 1-lb, roll.s. 15 to 10c; .selected dairy, tubs (uniform color), 14 to 1.5c; secon- dar.v grades (store packed), 12^ to 13c; creamery prints, 18 to 19e; .solids. 171 lo IHc. Fgg^i â€" '^nie market is quiet. We (|Uote : Htrictl.y new liiid. 14J lo loc; fresli (candled stocks), 14c; .sec- onds and checks, 10 to lie. Chi'eso â€" There is very little doing, with jirices unchangi-d. Wie (piote: â€" I'^nest, 95 to 10c; seconds 9} to 9ic. THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Notes of Proceedings in, tiio Can* adian Parliament. *s iifMj tm{optm;ts. Tlrwssed hogs lirm. ("urod meats are steady, with n good demand. We quote : Hacon, long clear, 10 to lOJc in toil and case lots. Pork, mess, $19 to 820; do. sViort cut, $21. Smoked moat!*â€" Ka ins, 13 to IMJc; rolls, lljc; shoiildeis, lOJc; backs, 15 to 154c; breakfast bacon, 14, to 141c. l.ard â€" Aliirket is unchanged. Tierces 94c: tubs, 9fc; pails, 10c; conijiound, 8 to 9c. LIVK STOCK MAIJKKTS. .Toronto, Aug. 4.â€" Uoicoiiits of live stock ut the W«\sMern Cuttle Market wore large, 78 car loads all told, c()in|)osod of 9311 cattle, 1145 hogs, 1060 shcej) and Iambs, with about 50 calves. The quality of exporters o(Tere<l, of which Ihc'ie was a limited iiumver, was none too good. Trade was good for all of choice (piality, but slow and dull for all of common to inferior quality. I'rices for exporters and butchers of good quality held liiiu at Tues- day's quotations, whin (piality is taken into considoralion. There was not enough shipping cattle to .su|)pl.v the deiiumd. The highest quotations wero for two loa<ls of exjiorters purcha.'^ed IJunn Bros., weighing 1275 each, at 85.12^ per cwt. Hatchers' cattle oi good to choice (|uality were firm at quotulions giv- en below. Only a limited number of .stockers and feeders wero ofterod. The de- mand for them was none too good and prices wero easy at ciuolations given. A few mil?li cows and springeis sold at S30 to .550 each. The run of shee]) and lambs was large, but prices remained about stead.v at quotations given. Deliveries of calves were not large and ,nrices remained steady. lleceipts of hogs were large. .$6.25 was paid for .selects and $0 for lights and fats. K.xporters. â€" Best loads exporters are worth $5 to $5.12i per cwt.; medium to good at about $4.75 to S4.90. Kxport Bull.", â€" Choice qiialit.v bulls sold at SI to S't,'25 per cwt.: good bulls sold at S.'l.OO to S3, 80 per cwt. Kxiiort C0W.1 â€" F.xport cows sold at $4,00 per cwt. Butchers' Catt laâ€" Choice picked lots of butchers, weighing from 1025 to 1100 lbs. each, equal in qualit.v to best exporters, sold nt S'.05: loads of good .sold at 84,40 to S4.50; fair to good, S4.25 to .?1.3.5: conijuon, S3. 75 to $4.00; rough to inferior, S2.05 to $3.25. Feeders,â€" .Steers nf good quality, 800 to 1000 Ihs. each, at $3.40 to .S3, 75 per cwt. Sborl-keen r''eedor.«â€" 'Oood steers, 1100 to 1200 lbs. each, are worth S-t to §4,25 per cwt. StockiM'sâ€" Onc-jear to two-vear old steers. 1.0() to 700 lbs. each. are worth .'J?, to $;^.40 per cwt,; ofT- colors and if i)oor brooding quality of same wejj^Ms arc worth $2.75 to $3 per cwt . Milch cows. â€" iMilh cows and springers are worth S30 to $50 each. Calvoitâ€" ('alves sold nt $2 to ,?10 each, or friun $3.50 to S."> jiei- cwt. Sheepâ€" Prices, S3. 05 to S.'i,75 per cwt. for ewes, and biuks nt $2,75 to $3,00. Spring l.amjjs' â€" Prices .steady S2.50 to ?4 each at BUSIXFSS AT MONTRKAT.. iloutreal, August 4.â€" drain â€" Peas, eac high freights, 72c here; rye, 53c east, 58Jc alloat heie; buckwheat, 484 <" '*"'^; ^°- ~ ""^^' â- '"* *" •"''â-  In Htoio here; flaxsei'd, $1.15 on track here; feed barley, 50c; No. 3 barley, .52jc; corn, 00c for No. 3 yellow American. Fiouivâ€"'Mauil oba patents, $4.2<l to S4,30; seconds, $3.90 to $4: strong bakers', S3. 50; Ontario straight rollers. IJ3.50 to 83.00; in bags, SI .70 to SI. 75; pa- tents, $3.75 to $1. I'eeclâ€" .Manitoba bran, SI 9; shorts, S21 to $i!2. bags iiicludi-d; Ontario bran, in bulk, §17 to SIS; shorts, in bulk, $20 to $,21; middlings, S21 . Pro\ isionsâ€" Tf<>avy Canadian short cut pork, .'?22.50; short cut back, $22: liRlit short cut, $21.50; compound relini-d lard, HJ to Or; pure Canadian lard, 10 to lOfc; fincl lard, KH to 11 ic:li"i"«. 131 to I'ljc; bacon, 14 to 15c; livi! hogs, $5.75 to $0; fresh killed abattoir hogs 88.50. Butter â€" Tcrwnsld[is croiunery, 181 »" 183c; Quebec, 18c: ^Wslern dairy, 15r. F/ggsâ€" Candled. 15 (o 17c; straight ri'ceijits, 144 !<> 15c; No. 2, 12Jc. (Mieeseâ€" Ontario, \»|c for white and 9Jc for colored; Townshijis, OJc; Quebec, H}c. llkmcy â€" A\'hite clover, in sections, 11 to 12c per section: in lo-lh. tins 8c. IfMTF.n HTATKS MAUKKTS. â- Minneapolis, ]Mlnn,, Aug. 4.â€" Wheat, â€" .lul.\^ 87c; Heptonibor, 771 to 775> Pec, 70|c: No. 1 hard, STJc; No. 2 Northern, H4J to 851r; No. 3 Norllwrn. HI to 8-lc. Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 4.â€" 'Wlient- Firm, No, 1 Northern, H84r; No. 3 Northern, 80 to S7 4r: nfw •'^ept., 701c, miv-'flteady. No. 1 52 to Bajc, Hnrle.vâ€"Dull. No, 2. 58 to fiOc: sainj'le, 37 to 52ic. Cornâ€" Hcpt 52Jc. Diiluth, Minn., Aug. 4â€" .Wheat to ftrit<r(^.â€"Sg. I hard, *fir; No. 1 • 'K'oBWrfrn, f 81 Jc: <N<>.,,-JJ Northern, ADVANCK IN LAND PRICES. Returns of Transfers by Compan- ies in the West. A Winni|)eg tiespatch sn.ys: The immense number of land transfers which luiV(' been taking place recent- ly was shown to-day when the l^anil Department of the (MMl. issued its regular niouthl.v stateuient. Huring duly the company disposed of 207,- (Vl-7.32 acres, for S1.0'20,4()4.70; tor the same period last year the sales amounted to $5(>2.870,50, which sum was received for 1 o5,344.'.l3 acres. Tho Canadian Northwe.st Land C'oni|)an.v ilisposi'd of 2 1, .'500 acres for SldO.lOd during the same peiiod against 20,H.">0 acres for SI 2.8,000 in .Imie, I902, Since tho beginning of the .year this latter ciuupun.v has sokl 220,000 acres for SI, lfM),00o. The great advance in tho |)rice of liiiid which is curronl in WinidpeR mill all over tho Northwest, strange to sa,v. has not .yet been felt in Ht. lion i face, hut it will bo, for the Town l\)Uncil of thn venerable ci\- thedial town approved of the plans olTered b.v the Winnipeg l''.leclric Huilwa.v to construct and operate 1} miles of striH't railway there, TIh. contract will In' signed by holh cor- porations, and Work will be ciua- nionced at once. Mr. Mnnson stated he expected lh(? railway will bo in (ipi'ralion by October 1. GREAT FIELDS OF COAL. Hepovt of tho Discoveries in Peace Eivov Di'^trict. An Ottawa despatcli says ::â€" ^Phe statement that steam coal hnrt been found in the Peiu-e Hivr-r district is confliuiied by Mr. llligh Campbell of Cow Bay, C.B., who has anived here after .some imuilhs of prosjiect- ing in the region refenvtl t«>. Mr, Cnnxl>l>ell was successful in stakinR (Mil nn area of cohI lanils upon whidi he ralculati-s there arc 25tl,- OWl.C'tH*' ♦«'i'< "f good coal.. T4iis is in Uia dial rill near Hudson llope. noj,' fmrjlroni yie entrawc^tO tin XVuci- lUver Pa-s. GUANIJ TItDNK PACIFIC. In a speech of two and a half hours' duration. Sir Wilfrid Lauricr 'Phursday communicated to the house the government's policy towards the t;rand 'i'runk I'ucilic Kuilway i)roâ€" ject. The fust minister, though ob- viously in frail health, approached his great tusk with perfect contidence and couii'osure, and concluded a long sjK'ech witliout an.v visible signs of weakness. The public is already in jiossessioa of tho chief features of the contract. No important changes have been made, but many of the clauses have been ti.tjhlened up, and in (joints of detail there is, perhu|)S, some improvoment. Mere brir'H,v Mated are tho provisions of llu; con- tract: Tho eastern divlEioii. from Jlonc- ton to Wiiuiijieg is to be constiiicted by tho government through a com- mission of three witli a secretary and chief engineer and stall of en- gineers and surve.vors. Tlio Work is to, bo let by tender and contract after public advertise- ment of plans and specifications, the lowest tender of any competent con- tractor to be acce|)led, all contracts for SlO.OOO or upwards to bo sanc- tioned by the tlovt rnor-in-Council; no member or Senator to be inter- ested in any contract. Claims and accounts for work are to be paid, on i-ecouuneiidalion of the Minister of Hailways from the proceeds of authorized loan, the in- terest on which is not to o.«-ped 31 per cent. Debentures covering the cost are to be issued liy the commis- sioners, the interest upon such de- bentures to b(! a first lien upon any earnings of the road. Tile commissioners a'e to make a yearl.v report to parliament. and their accounts of receipts and ex- penditures are to bo audited b.v tho Auditor-General. The agreement between the govern- ment and the Orand Trunk I'acilic Conipanv consists of 50 clau.ses. Tho company is to construct vhe western division, from Winnipeg to the I'acilic coast, and lea.se from the government and operate the eastern division, the construction of which the government shall commence as soon as the surve.ys and |dans have been made and tho lino located, !\nd shall complete with all reasonable despatch. The conipan.v is to commence loca- tion and construction of the west- ern division imnnHiiatel.v and com- plete il by Dec. 1, l'.)n8. putting up $5,000,000 as security, the money ti be returned when the division is optned in order to facilitate its com- plete equipment. For seven years the company is to have the use of the eastern division free of charge, paying all operating expenses and expense of mainten- ance. For the balance of the 50- year term of the loan it is to pay the government 3 per cent, annuall.v as rental. If I'or the three years bo- twoen the 7th and lOlh ,vears the earnings are not sullicient to pav the interest, the arrears of interest arc to be cajiitalized and add',<< to the total sum on which inteix-^t is to bo paid for the remaining fortv years. The company is to ha\e the riglit to renew tho loan nt tho end of lift.v years for a further fift.y-vear term, provided the government docs not wish to oiiorate the road. Tho comjian.y is to spend twenty million dollars in rolling .stock, of which live million dollars' wt)rth sh.,/1 be for the eastern division. The en.-ttTii division is to be open to an.v railwa.v conipan.v ujion terms for running powers lo be lixed by the government. Otl.er companies aro to havo running powers over the weatorn division on tennn to be tix- ed by the (Irnud Trunk I'acilic Com- jian.y and the government, and the conipan.v is also to ha\c running rights, at reasonable rates, over the Intercolonial. 'Pbe tixing of these rat(>.s, in case of disagreement, will be left to arbitration. The capital slock of the conipany is to be fort.v-ll\e million ilolUvrs, twent,v inilllons preferred and twenty live millions coutmon s-tock, the common stuck, lo bo taken b.v tho old errand Triinli Hailwa,\- Company. 'Hu' governmiiit KU'irantees tho bonds on the |irairie section up to $13,(^00 per mile, and on tlio moun- tain !-ection up to $40,000 ])er nvllc. the bonds to run for (ift.v jears at^ 3 per ci-nl. intercvst . Interest on the bonds of the prair- ie section ei|ual to the cost of *'iui- stjuctimi to bo paiil in full by com- pany, Tho govorninent will for seven years pa.v intorest on the cost of its construclion of the. in,iaintain section up to $30,000 per mile. For tho next tliree years if the govi'i iiinent continues to pa.v the in- terest on tli(! bonds, the sum so paid shall lie cnpitali/ed and repaid to the gdveriiuient with interest at 3 per cent, per annum. For the re- maining forty .\oars. the company defiiuIlK in pa.ying iiitere.«t on tho wholo of the bond i.ssiie, the govern- iiieiit will pay il. taking up the cou- pon.s and ranking as a bondholder to tho ntnomit ^hus paid as a guar- unteo of the company. The company is permitted lo i5'««ie bonds, to be iiicitidnd in the autbori/ed ispue dvir- ing const ruction of tho western sec- tion. The company' is hound to bu.v Its â€" * ' ' ind wippHos and eqiiipniflnt ed- us readily and cheaply here abroad.. Tlie company agrees that when not spiwically otherwise ordered by tho shijiper, it .shall carry freight through Caiiudian territory and to Canadian ocean jiorts, the rate to be no higher than via United States ports. The compnii.v is to i>rovidp ample shipping to take care of the through trulJIc inward and outward, and shall .send all traffic it can lawfully iniluenco and control to and from Canadian port.s. The govornnivnt is to furnish the company free right of way through go\eriiniont lamis for its western division, and is to have one repre- .sentative on tho company's Board of Directors. COMI'ULSOUY VOTING. Mr. Charlton's bill to amend the election law will be recomnipiidod to tho House by a .special coiiuuittoe v.lio havo been considering the mea.s- iire v.ith certain amendments. Mr. Cb.arlton's ijropositiun for jiutling an end to tdection corruption has been adopted with great unaninuty. One of the purposes aimed at is to a,ceoin|ilish coinpul.sory voting. Tho man who does not vote and has not sufflcient reason for abstainiitR is disfranchised for si.v* years. "This jirovision," said Mr, Charlton, "will •itle tho brigade that sit on the fence and wait to bo bribed at elec- tion tinio," A RECORD CROP, Official Eeport From the North- West Territories. A Winnipeg despatch says: Tho wheat and other crops in the North- west Territories aro estimated to bo in good condition, and to .be the largest ia tlie histoiy of tho coun- try. The Territorial Department of Agriculture has issued bulleti:i -N'o. 8, conditions being brought down to date, Jul.v 15. Tho roporl covers the sixteen districts into which the agricultural belt is divided by the department. The total whenp crop is estimated at 15,042,000 bushels. Lust years was 13, '.150,850 bushels, and the next previous 12,808,447 bushels. Before thai the crop was inconsider- able. The total whout acreage is 727.998, that of the ne.xt luvvious vears being 025,757 and 501,097, re- spect ivel.y. The yield is lighter than le.st year, but still a good one. Tho Calgary district is reported as having had perfect conditions nil along, and another district is ton da.vs earlier. 'Pho oats acreage is 31)5.719; the next largest being last year's, 310,- 307. The cro|i is oslinuiled ut 11.- 803,000 bushels, (ho best .vet, the ne.xt larg'st. that of IDOl, being 11,- 113.000 bushels. Tho barlo.v figures are: â€" AcroaKo. 12,445; last year. ;i6,445; crop osti- matod. l,llo'30n bushels; last .voar, 870,417 bushels. Flax, as well, is tho best .vet, and indeed, shows the boyt of an.v of the other 'lerritorial croiis. The acre- age is 27,5(19, against 17,007 last .vi'ar. Tha estimated crop is 234.- 500 bushels, against 258,185 .busliols last year, SHOT BY A BOY THIEF. Tragic Death of a Policeman in Buffalo. A BulVulo. N. Y,, despatch says: Patrolman Michael llowd was shot and fatally wouiuled by a lO-year- old bo.v early on Thursila.v. One bullet entered the patrolman's bivust just above the heart. The second bullet penetrated' the abdomen, and entered tho cavity of the stomach, Dowd discovered tho hoy attempling- lo ri'Uiovo some polled plants from in front of a luniso. He luutle a rush towtxrd the boy in an olTort to caii- ture him. The boy eluded his si-.xnp and ran. Dowd cha.sod him throuRh back-vards and was almost upon tho yoimg thiol when the boy turned and tired two shots. Dowd fell, fatally wounded, Sorgt Vogt had joined in the chase and was not far behind Dowd when he fell. Tho boy (irod a shot at him. but it wont wide. Vogl run to assist Dowd and tho boy escaped. BRIDGE COLLAPSED. And Hurled One Hundred Into the River. A I'ortlaud. thoRou. desiinlch sa.vs: A sort ion of tho hriiljje which spans the Willianutte Uiver here, col- lapsed on Kiida.v aftcrniion. precipi- tating inoio than one huinlred peo- ple forty foot into- the water. Throe peoplo are k'liown to have boon <lrowned. and it ia fenrod that the list of dead will be much lai\i;or. Man.v fell on two small boat-housos. nioore<l to a pier of the bridge, im- mcdiatel.v under the spot where it gave wa.v. About 25 were iiijuivil. either by striking on tho boat-houKos or 1).v falling timbers, Maii.v foil fnun the roofs of the Imut-houses in- to tho water, but dozens of .snuiU boats aiid launches in the vicinity quick l.v picked them u]). 'Phousands <u" people had galherod lo watch Clarence l.ulr. an armless man swim the river, which ia about throo- eighths of a mile Wide. As Ltitz climed out of'tho wator. the crowd lushed to Iho soiilh edge of tho bridge il) order lo got a gocwl view. A .s«>ction of the pussomior walk gave Way under th>' i;--avy weight and the crowding, struggling ina!«" of peo^ilo Were Ciirrivd duwn a ibstunce of 40 THEPACKIE OF APPLES. MUST BE DONE BY CO-OPEB.A- TIVE ASSOCIATIONS. Dominion Department of Agricul-. ture Gives Some Hints On the Subject. The Knglish merchant does not like to liandlo small lots and experi- mental iiackages, says Mr. W. A. MacKinnon, Chief of the Fruit Di- vision, Ottawa. He wants thousands of barrels, all uniform in quality, variety, packing and package. This uniformity, however, cannot be se- cured where packing is done in .small quantities in orchards. The time has arrived in the history of the ap- ple trade in Canada when largo packing houses must be the order^ of the day. Whetln;r these largo pack- ing houses aro controlled by co-oper- ative associations or b.v capitalists who have a knowledge of the applo business is a matter of comparative indilTorence. It does, however, seem quite possible for intelligent growers to unite in co-operative associations and secun? all tho advantages that accrue lo the capitalist, as well us those that come by packing in largo quanlitios. These store houses aro not necessarily expensive buildings. They should be frost-proof and large enough to accommodate itie full crop of the patrons. It is not at all difficult to get plans that havo worked well in other [jarts of tho country. The aim should be to secure as large a quantity of good stock as possible, lo grade it uni- formlv. mark it honestly according to the requirements of tho Fruit iilarks Act, and sell through any medium that may otter the greatest advantages. There is not too slight- est doubt that if such an a.ssociu- tion were formed in any of tho fruit districts and such a packing house establiuhed. il would attract buyers from, every market, and tho apples could be sold for spot cash. It is sitRorol.v to bo hoped that the good bu.-iinoss men among tho applo grow- ers will take this into their serious consideration. It is not merely a question whether their own apples will bo sold at tho proper ligure or not. They should bo. even for their own sakcs, deeply interestotl in tho sale of their neighbors' apples, A careful analysis of the conditions of the trade will show that pri'.os in fruit especially are often sadly de- pre.ssed for the want of selling abili- ty on the part of the small grower. It therefore behooves tho more intel- ligent and larger grower to interest himself in tho fruit of his .less fortu- nate neighbor. APPLE HLIOllT. A number of reports from widely separated districts, complaining of the ravages of tho apple blight, havo been received by tho Fruit Division, 'Ottawa. Mr. Peter Anderson, llep- v.^orth, Ont., thus dcscribos the situ- ation in his locality: â€" "Apples, both early and winlor, aro sullering from a now djsoaso horc. A blight struck tlio blossoms when in full bloom and withered them as if they iHvd been scorched by lire. It is now withoriie; the small twigs and limbs in the same way. The lops 01 the trees look as if lire had been aiipliecl to about ono-hah' of the Kinaller branches until tho leaves woio all crisp and brow^n. and even the wood, as far as this extends, is evidently dead." Mr. Arch. MucCoU. Aldboro. Ont,, writes that nuin.v orchards in his locality aro almost completely ruined by blight, and that many trees will havo to bo cut out. It is ditllcult lo explain tho origin of this trouble, but it is evidontl.y of a bacterial nature. It appears to live over tho winter just in tho mar- gin of tho alloctod part, near tho healthy wood, and not in other parts of tho tree or in ll;o soil, Mr. W. 'P. Macoun of tho Kxperimontal Form agrees with Mr. MacKinnon. Chief of the Fruit Division, that tlio onl.v remedy is to cut out the blighted branches well below Ihe ula'cted' part, say one foot below anv appear- ance of blight. Tlio kiiito Uiod for this purpose should be thoroughly cleaned or sterilized before being again used on healthy wood. It is fortunate that tho di.sease sometimes dies out of its own accord, especial- ly in tho ca.se of tho bod.y lilight. It is said to be conveyed from live to tree by boos and insects. which would account for tho great iaciea.se at blossoniin.g lime. The blight ap- liears to develop very rapidl.v. and tho maximum uniouiil of damage ia done almost as soon as the attack becomes noticeable. It will probab- ly be found that the fall is tho best lime to cut out the allVctod wood, as the damage will not be much, il an.v, greater then than at present, and in the fall one nia.v make suro of getting all the blighted portions. As anything which stimulates an undue growth of succulent wood is conducive to blight, il would bo well for the oi'chnrdist to cultij-ate and manure so as to produce a mediuiu growth of .strong healthy wood. "^en they eriM^bc obt«irt- ' feet , RUSHING TO CANADA. The Influx ITvom Great Eritain Continues. A London Jo.spulch sa.vs : â€" Cana djan emigration continues plienoinen nl. The Canadian I'acilic rcjiorts that there is no first or ,«econd duFi nccon>je.(>dalion available on their steaiiiers iK'l'oro Seploniber, whilo tin socond-<lasa is full till oven a latci period. "1 f , ^umtmtmm