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4, RUSSIANS LOSE SIX GUNS, ARMY CORPS FOU FRONT, 1 i Gen. Kouropatkin Forced to Retire <o1^ ! to Liaoyang. DESI'KRATF. FlGilTIMG. lime boiorc this battle, and it is con- _ . . I lidently anticipated that Gen, Kurot^i A despat.h irom J^t- Petersburg , ^.j,^ ^^^^^ advantage oi his present Bays: Th.; general start ha.s --ece'^ed ^ ^^^.^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ behind Ccn. Kouropat- kin's force before he has an opiior- A ri<>si>ntih from Warsaw i-jys; The .'ar is t-xpeited here ne.xt Sunday to review j larsje fo:-Ci- on the eve of il,s departure for the lLa,st. It i,s tj^d that the entire Fifth Army including the sev.uuh and tenth jiifantr; divisions ;.nd fifth cavalr.v division. whirh comprises Isome of (he linest cavalry resriments lin the Russian army, is und >r oixler,s •to start, Geti. von Lialia,-iki. who commands the corp.^. is a roti.ii cav- ali-y Irader. THE WORLD'S MAEKlilTS ^r'^r,.,;^ie^^:^^ IH^ueT " .'.Imn.upi lis, Aug, REPOETS FROM THE LEADING .Sepleniijer, .sl.uSJ: :J0,â€" Wheat - l>ec<}ii ber. XEADE CENTRES, Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese, and ether Dairy Produce at Home and Abroad. 064; May, SI UTJ; -Vo, J hard, 12,'; ?N<y. 1 Northern. $l.'j9i; 2 .Voi-.hi-rn, $1,071. No. tunily to retire. SKVASTOPOL SUNK. ports have reached the naval station at Sasebo that the Russian battle- ship Sevastopol was severely shatter- ed by a recent mine e.xplosion at being thti following additional telegi-aiit from I.ieiit.-<5en. SakJiarotT: "Our advance puarcl on tho so it.h-.-rn front on Fililny retired slowly toward the fortified j)Ositi(;n at Anshan.shan, Tho .latKvnese artillery cannonadixl our \ A despatch from Tokio says : â€" Rr positions at ditferent points. Our heavy fu'c cvontuall.v conipolled the tmemy to move their vast camp from Faiiuaina to Taissiaza. .\t 6 o'clock in the evenirii; there was a lull in thi' llring. The hottest lighting oc- curred on the left Hank on iHe south fioiit, where our losses aivounted to 200 Di:ring the night our advance guards retired to the principal posi- i A despatch to the Tageblatt, of tiou. rive divisions of the enemy : Berlin, from St. I'etersbtn-g says the tcok the olTonsive agtiinst our south i iiussian Governiaent is determinea to front Our troops repell.xl towards i assemble a second great army in the so-uth-vast all attacks, while our â-  Manchuria, consisting of three troojis on the right towards evening i four corps unier tiie command drove the Japanese back on Louusin- , Cloneral Baron Kaulbars or Gen, pu. j SoukhomlinoH, Its headi(Uartes will "Our losses r.n the south-east front l he at Mukden. The oliject nf this wei-e about 4(H). Our detachment on i step is to meet the situation that Port .Vrthur, [ that she probably sank while towed back into the harbor. A SF.CO.VU .VRMY. Toronto, Ai:;r. riu. â€" Wheal â€" Vo, 2 whit.' iind rc(l Winter are (juoltKi at Sl.Oli 1.0 S1.0:jA for milling, Mani- toba wheat is 2 cents per bushel low.'r. No, 1 N'orthern is ((uoievl at SI Oil; So 2 N'orthern at Sl.(Jfi. and .\'o, :'. .Northern at Sl.iiH. ili^orgian A despatch from Tokio says: Five IJay ports, t^rinding in transit prices ar..' (ic above those quoted. Oats â€" \;). 2 white is ipioted at .â- '.8J ti' rfic W'r-t, and 34 to IH^c low frcigh's t.. N, \v York. Nu. 1 white 'A5i- la.-t; and No. 2 at :!l;.c east. N'o. 2 n"W whi'e oats o:Ten'd .it .â- j2;c, .'-^el't ember delivery Hurleyâ€" The market is â- .cry 'luiet, ( ATTLK Toronto. Aug. MARKET. OM; DK.'-iTROYKK .SINK. steamers and three torpt-do-boat de- stroyers emerged from Port .Arthur on Thursvia.v and began clearing awa.y floating mines. .\i. (i.2(^ p.m. a two-fiinnoled torpedo-lioat destro.y- or struck ,i u;ine two miles olT the Liao-Ti Proniontory .ind sunk im- niedialfclv. Fiv â-  minutes later a There are evidences second destroyer, with four I'tinncls. with ran against another float in'.i mine. which exploded. This second vessel was at onci' surroiitidL'Cl by other Russian ships and towed Into Port Arthui. the entire flotilla accom- pabvint; Iter. The .Japanese cruiser Hai'hidate witnes'-ed the explosions. The action of the Russians in at- or tempting to clear the channel of of . mines ir.dicates that the fioet will again sail from Port Artiuir. iricis steady: N'o â- l.'ic ir.iiidl.' ireight.s; lljc. am. \o. 3 at fieii;bt-. Pi.'j- â€" TI.' lu.irkef is eu-^i to l'2-. ,•! oin^iil.- points. (din â€" N'o. .T .A.nii'rican veliow ouot 2 .[uoted at No. :j extra !9c middle at (iL .'iOâ€" Trad.; was ac- tive in batvheis' cattle of good qua- lity at the tt'estern Cattle Market toHlay, and their prices were steadily maintained. Uuoia.ions for butchers' cattle were a.s follows: â€" B.iSi butchers', $4.- 25 to S4..'(J; fair to good. $3.8U to §J.2i); mediini to fair. .S:?.t).5 to S3.- S5, fair to good cows, $3.25 to $3.- 60; rough aud inferior cows. $2.50 to S3. 10 pel cwt. The following prices prevailed for shori-kei;p feeders-; â€" Short-keops. 1.- OOH to l,2.->0 lbs., 54 to $4.50; feed- ers, .^(10 10 l,0<)(t lbs.. S8.50 to S4 stockors, 1.00 to 800 lbs.. $3.25 to S3. 7."). stock calves. .?2.75 to $3.- 25; stock bull.s. S1..'>0 to â- ?2 per cwt. Sheei^ <'"<' lambs sold at the fol- lowing quota'ions: â€" F.xport ewes. ?.;.'i5 to .'S T'i; export bucks, $'i to ^3 the east had a riisr'erate fight against considerable forces of the enemy. On \.he right flank our infantry, though unsupported by artillery, and though the .lapanese were at all points su- perioi' numerically, repidsed the at- tacks begun during the night by the enemy on the advanced positions of Tsegow and Anping, This affair cul- minated in sharp bayonet fighting, and some of our regimental officers received sword, ba.vonet. end revolv- er wounds, "After desperate figihting on the ad- van.C(>d I'ositions of Tsegow and An- pinff our troops retircxl on the main position su.jxported b.v artillery. The will arise should Port Arthur fall, thus releasing the besieging army for operations northwards. The Tag- eblatt's correspondent names the Various conmiauds out of which the new army will be formed and says lie believes that more tran,sportation of troops will be possible owing to the approaching completion of the railway around Lake Baikal, .lAP.AN'.S FINANCF.S I A desi atch from rokio sa.vs: lAsahi, summing up a seii's of The arti- id at 1-2. â-  .'p track. Toronto, and No. 3 nii.v.'d at (ilc, Canadian corn scarce atid iir-n gt 49c west. Rye â€" Th.' market is didl, with pric- es nominal at .'57 to ."â- 9c (?ast. Flourâ€" Nin.'ty per cent, patents are (pu..red at .Â¥4,;?0 in bitvnrs' sacks. last or west, for e.xport. while for domesrtic use ipiotations at'" S4.3."j to S4.jO to â- 54,85 S-t ..ach: culls, ( per 2,50 $10 "aiitb.s cwr, .-ss "lO to to .•;3.."0 each. Calves were steady at 32 to each, and 3 to •">;c per '.b. Flogs .^old as follows: â€" S.5lects. 160 to 20(' rtis,, of prime bacon quality, $5 60; fats. $5 3.'i; lights, $5.25 per cwt, on cars. Toronto. .lAPANESE ARMIfclS. cles on the condition of the .Japanese S4.10 sacks included. Toronto business interests since the war lie- Straight rollers of special brands for gan, finds that the busin-.'ss of the ifom.stic 'rade In barrels, S4.55 _tc ministering hixuries. such as enter- , S4.i55. Manitoba flours arc lirm; No tainments. thi?attes and the tea hous-'l patents, s."). 10; No. 2 patents, go- es. ha\e suffered severely, .'^o also TO; and stronu: bakers' S.'i on track. tho business oi the life, tire and ma- iTcronto. rine insurance. Lately th.'re has I Millfeedâ€" At outside points bran >» jbeen a decline in the printing busi- iquote<) at Si:^ to Slo.oH. and f^horts |q|-|^| qq,, ^q,., Inesb and coal mining. On the other I at Sir,. .5(1 to $17.-50 Manitolia bran ihand. the [ aper mills, breweries. ;in sacks, :sl,'^, and shorts at $20. says; 'shipyards. electric and gas plan'^ $50,000,030 FOR FARMERS A despatch from Liao-Yani; At the Russian headquarters here [hemp and woollen mills. :shoi' .â- ^hops Gen. Kuroki's army is .estimated ,it ;an^d warehouses have been prosperous 10fi,(X)0 men, (Jen. Nod.!u'= force at ion account of the demands made by '0,000 and Gen, Oku's at 40.000, the war Tampoff Regiment, on the left flank This is exclusive of two divisions of The country in general is at Tsegow, defended an advanced po sitton from 1 o'clock in the morning until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, re- pelling all t'h(! enemy's attacks at the point of the ba.vonet. There weie four counter attacks. A turning movement by -.he enein.v against 0\e left tlank of the Tsegow position and the enflading !ire of their batteries on Khaouio Heights forced the Tamboll Regiment to re- tire, and the letreat was effected in good order. Six guns were aban- doned, but they were rer.dored use- leeis. The .Japanese attacked like (enatics, und their los.'aes must have been great, A wounded .'apanese O'tficer, who was taken prisoner, es- caped observation after his wound wa.s dressed, nnd killed hims-elf b,v dtifihint his hi'ad against the .ttones, "Our troops captured many ritles and articles of eciuipment. Our loss- es on t'his front have not 'leLin defin- itel.v asce'tained, but they excei'd 1.- 50i) killed or wounded. Notwith- standing the long and desperate fight- iag and the consequent I'atiaue, t'ne sf.il i: of our troops was as alort as ever, ami in the dnrknes.s of night. with lain falling heavilv r,nd tran.s- furiuing the ground into liquid mud. they executed the necessarv raove- nier.ts, headed by their bands, in per- fect iitde.-. On Aug. 27 the cnem.v hud not a.'sumed an.v diH'onsive move- ment at an.v point along the whole front, ^nid our troops reticxl gradu- elly tr. new I'O.sitions. .\t abcvut 2 o'clock in the afternoon it was dis- covered that the .lapanese were mov- ingt on Laeuipine." about ;!0,0(JO men. moving upon the healthy economic condition, and it is right bank of the Liao River. 'significant that the savings, private Accoiding to the Chinese the Jap- and Government banks show a acese have converted the branch rail road from New-Chwang to Tashichao into a narrow gauge and are con- veying vhither twenty siege guns, KLROKT AUVAyt'K.S, -V despatch frcuu London says : â€" In the absence of aiiy'J-iing but Chin- ese reports from I'o. t ,Vithur. inter- est for the moment is centred in (Jen., Kuroki's forwaii! movement. Nothing in regard to this has come from .Japanese sources, and Ueu, KoUiropatkin's report breaks off in characteristic fashion. just as the real attack is developing. Unofficial news on this point is meagre, but read with Gen, Kouropatkin's report, it seems to indicate a great combined steady increase in 'oalances. The cotton mills, which wer.- weak at the beginning of the war. have latterly had a revival of activity, owing to the decline in the price of raw ma- terial. The .\s.jhi is san.gtiin.. will he al)Ie in conlim regardless of ;,he length tion Chicago Experts Estimate 'Valu* of ';he Crop, A (. bi ago despatch sa.vs. It is es- tiinatei: i.y ey[>erts on the Chicago Hoard of Trade that Manitoba farm- ers are leasoiiably assured of .517,- lor tiieir wheat this !year than they got last year ! The yield this .season will, it is be- lieved bv many. reafii (iO.Oi>>.0(3n Iti'jshels, notwithstanding the stories 'rime beans ore quoted at I of rust damage. The yiehl last year $1.2.'") to .St.:!0. and hand-jnck^d at 'was .52 dOii.Olio bushels the average $1.3.') to $1.10 iprice b''i;.g i>?c. Tho averatre prica flopsâ€" The market is -in'-hanged at j this yeat will he fully 20c h'eh.er. '28 to '"-'c. according io >iuality. ' "Th.-- worst Manitoba will get tbi<i TToney--Thn market is .luict at 7 'year i.-, $.'''2.8ii0.O(.>(J for its wheat." to 7'.i' l>ef lb. Conili honev $1.50 to isaid a 1 roker who has ii.st returned H.jaii (OrN'TRV PUOni'CF •hat .Japan . the 'f its war, ilura- FLAN'K .MOVF.-MF.NT A despatih from .N'.:>\v-Chwang to the London Oaily K.xpr.-ss sa.vs every- thing points to a big llank movement by the .Japan. 'se westward of Liao- â- V'ang Ml the available troops along the railwa.v to the south of Hai-Chcng have been brought to Hai- Japane.se advance. The two divisions Cheng, and t'ormed into small col- calculated to number 30.0(X) men, |umns and moved northward, march- Si 7'i per do^en. Mayâ€" Car lots ar.' quoted ar o(i to -^S.-^O 'Ui track. Toronto latti'r for No. 1 timothy, Str.iwâ€" The market is (viiet. piices iinchanc-.-d at $5.50 to Si: Hack. Torotito Potatoesâ€" The raari-iet is qui i . sales of new at._ii.5 to 70c. Poiiltry--.Spring chickens, i:! l.")c per lb., .vearlinus. 8 to 9c lb.; dux:ks. 10 to lie per lb. froi" the Winnipeg coun'r.v 'TIk) 'crop may go under the iiO.n'lO.OOO- 'bu.she! ni.-ifk. but in any event, it will .•x""e(I last year's." The Northu-ist is decidedly bullish jas to the whetit tnnrket the coming i Winter â€" mo"e so. perhaps, than the wiihiniosl enthi;siastic of local bulls. The • Canadians declare that Ch L-ago does not ajiprciate the real cotidition.s and that it will iiave a iv'.;- .-'urprise bv tliti ti;ne the snow tiies $7- the with on to per MARKETS. to which are a;lvaiicing west of Liao River, are alternately conjectured os part of Gen. (;)ku's coumiaiid. or a new column from Yinkow. The latest unotHcial reports ari' that the righting is ,continu.-d all along th.- line. The . I apane.se. according to one St. Petersburg version, have been everywhere reimlsed. 'I'his account is ascribed to (L!en, Ivanall, who suc- ceeded the late Gen, Count Kellei'. ing w,rs' of the railway-. Twenty | thousand troo|)s have been sent to i lh-> north in two weeks. Oi-n T-Cour- • opatkiii conttiiues to wi'hclraw his i'i>serve stores from Liao-'i'ang to i Mukden. , Tfll-: PAIRV Usitt orâ€" l-'in..'si 1-Ib. rolls. 11 u 1.5c; oi-dinaiy to choice large rolls 1 J to l^Hc; low to medium srades 9 to He. creamer.v print 19c. .solids. l<3 to 17.U-. Fggs â€" Case lots are selling at I'Hc pef*do/.i-n; .seconds at 13 to 1 I'.c. Cheeseâ€" The market is quiet prices firm at 9 to yjc, the for twins. Soo wit 11 latter STll.l KOLUS LIAO-VANG A disp.jtcb irom Tokio t^ys: R.'- ports froni Manchuria ore contlictinir The best opinion is that Gen, Kouro- Jpatkin still holds Liai>-Vani: in force, THF UALTIC FLLKT, Jcoiitrarv to an opinion found.'d upon A despatch from Cronstadt to Ihejtl'o shii.ment of lai-e tiumhers of London Times says Russia will not | wounded men to the northward. CUTTING OFF RKTRE.VT. A despatch to the Asahi. of Tokio, be able to .send out a powerful fleet I l-'Ioods from the Bultii- for months. The cf- around llcials hale no delusions on that troops, point. attack. .\ despatch fruiu .s^t. Petersburg says it is atlirmed that the ves.'A.'ls of 'have ivndereii the region Liao-Yaii« impassable for thus delayiu'.; the .lapanese HOG FROLTCTS Paeon, long clear 8 to ^'U' pi.'r tb. in case lots; mess pork. $15 to $1.5.50; do., short cut. $17,50 to .•ilS Smoketf meats- â€" Tlams, light to nuilium, 13c; do . heavy, 11} to â- 12c; rolls, tljc, Moulders. SJc; backs. 13 to 13ic; breakfast 13c. I.artt â€" Tierces, 7{c; 7}c. bacon, 12* to tubs. 7ic; pails r.USlNKSS AT MONTRKAL. from tho front .says fJen. Kuroki has ^jg Baltic fleet are altogether unsea roauiued operations. He has dostrov- eil the railiva.\ bridge between Liao- Yang and Rfukden, It is stated the armies of Gens. Kuroki and Oku, re- 9po<-tively, attacked .\nping and An- â- hanshan on Frida,v, TO CARRY WAR INTO CHINA, Montreal, Aug ".O,â€" No, 2 oats, j new crop, is .moled at 37.ic afloat; { A 1 » 1 .• w. i> . ,_ 'us for Old oati holders are demand-] A despatch irom St, Petersburg i"* '"' " . . ,.. ,„, ^c,.,. ,,, ,.„ Sm them >^ys; The Novost of Wed.^.day say^ i ;H' P- Jj^lo S:'t Z^s^l i •Continued violation ol neutra itv "^ , ^, . , , r>„ „i „i at the higher ligure. Peas are about , steady at 7i>Ji. atloat Montreal; No. 1 2 barley, oOJc. No, "! extra. 59c: No. i 3, 59c. Flom- â€" .Strong bakers' RAILS TURP^ED. steel Plant Has Resumed Operations. .\ Sault Ste. Mario. Out., despatch ,says : â€" Tho first rails to be made on the resumption of operations at the steel plant were nirtied out on Tues- day evening at 7,30 o'clock, Thd test was most .satisfactoiy Opera- tions were commencen with a full complement of men. and .Superinten- dent D. n. Lewis says that as I'ast as material arrives the blast furnaces will be stai'leil. Ore. of which large nmotiiits have been conti'acted for. is coming in by water and rail, and it will not be long before all the works will be .going in full blast. .V despatch ha.s been received regarding the contract for rails to be used by the Govetimicnl in rela.ving of the Intei'colonial tracks. This will re- quire between 30,00tl and 50,000 tons. This and other orders on hand ensure work, as far as market conditions are concerned, for some lime to come. TIN m MANITOBA. TiUKl) OF RKTRKAITNU. A correspondent at JVlukden who made the round of the Kti.ssiun posi- tloa in front of l.iao-Yang .iust be- fiwo the Japanese Ix'gan their ad- vaace soys ; The Russians have a ii»>i«ii-circle of splendid po.''itions from worthy. .Many naval otUcers declare it would be madne.s's lo start eastward. A despatch to the .Standard from! laws in the Chinese ports b.v the Odessa says it is credibly stated that 'Japanese will conipel Rii.ssia to re- the intention of despatching the Ital-jgaixl the Chinese Kmpire, or at least tic fleet to the Far Fast has been , part thereof, as beine within the deliniteh abandoned. sphere of active hostilities. A despatch from KiefT to the Daily' "China larks either the power or Mail says a dozen large vessels from iho inclination to prevent .lapanese incursions the Ulack Sea will ports to the fleet on Far East. Five of them are ships Vhetefore of the volunteer fleet. A number of 16-oared steel boats are being built Aushaii.shun to Mukden. Fresh troops to transship coal from the tenders to serve as trans- ; jncmsions. The warshlr>a of neutral its way to the i [,,,^.^,.5; |()|y «atch t'hise violations. the agreement as to China's netilrnlit.v, niai^e at the be- am) guns are arriving coittinuously aiKt the Rus.s.ian force is stronger tt\t%x\ it has hivn ut any |ire\ ioua tune since the commencement of the war. The arrisal of fres'h FuropiMn Irootis has incrtiused the entlintdasm (â-ºf the men, who are tii-ed of retrent- infl(. The ronii and the railway between I.iAo-Vaug anil Mukden are crowded with tiauRporfs o|' all sorm. It is slated that Chinese regular trocH>s tts'sisUMl the bandits in the fll(hl which occuircd north of Muk- dtwi. Aug 23. ! I> the warships at sea. The fleet consists of ;he battleships Rouvaroff, flagshili; Uorodino. .Vle.x- ander 111.. Oslasbin. ai).l Orel; the crui.sers Dmitri IVinskoi. .Vurora. /emtchug. l/.umrud. and .\lmaz. and the transports Okean and Kumasch- Htka. with a numl<er of toriHHlo-boat destroyers. t:ii:nin!; of the war. bei^omes a letter, and Russia must igr.oru self-defence.'' dead it in Large Deposit Found Near On- tario Boundary Line. A Winnipeg d.'sputch .says Messrs, D, H, Ifqiihart and A. McCall of are (Rat Portage, who came to Wimiipeg I iTeiing :< .. $5.20, ni>d patents So.-] to register claims at the Dominion .50; Winter wheat inilents, $5,25 to land olHce, report the discovery oi a $5!35; straight rollers. S5,15 to S5,-|lai-ge deposit of tin-bearing ore in 25; straight rollers, in bags. $2.10jeoslem Manitoba, about three and a to $2.50, Feedâ€" Manitoba bran, in | half miles from the Ontario boundary bags. .â- *17 to $1.'<; shorts. $19 to 'line and soal'ii of Cress Lake. S20 l>pr ton; Ontario bran in bulk, ; •♦ $15.50 to $1.^.50; shorts. $C.. to $20; I SENTENCED TO DEATH. moitllic, 5^'2« to .'J'iS per ton. Pro- j visionsâ€" Heavy Canadian short o't | Assassin of Minister to Pay Pen- pork. $!â- ; SOLIli WITH COREA, -It the Mr, the FA-rK IS NKALEI) A despatch from London ,''a,\8 â€" Atletilion centri>s in the Kuasinn ri^ porLs oi' a griMt battle of (ien. Koui-- (>|>it(kins forces. His ofltcini nd- mi««loii of he.ivv ca.siinlfies nnd thut he TOa.>< driven back by the .Japan.'w In interiiretert to mean n signal .la- pane.-i" .sticcrs;''. and luit iniprobalJv a i1<»«'i«ive vlctoiy. The vital qiie-tion iH wheth(^r the Russian retreat to the north IS cut oft. If it is. then the fnfo of the Ruxs'ian nrni.v is .sealed. It i« clear that the comiiiunirations h«ve n.il l)een cut. but turning oper- III u»na had ln-en proceeding for tonic j bor of ('hefoo. .\ despatch from Tokio sa.vs is unofllcially announced that Corean Court has uiraiigeil that lla.vashi. the representative of .lapanese (Joveriiiuent at .'<eoiil may. whenever he desires to do so. pr-i- ceed dirwtly to the palace and re- quest an audience with the Fniperor Hitherto he has had to ajM'l.v through the Foreign Oflice for permission to visit the palace. GRIPERS TO DlSARJtf. A despatch fr'om Shanghai to the London Times sa.vs Hear-Admiral Reit.?enstein receiviM an order from the C/ar coiuinanding him to disarm the cr'ii.ser ."Vskold nnd torjiedo-bont destroyer (;i>./ovoi at once. The flags on the.se vessels were conse- quently loweroi? at 7 o'clock on Wotl- ncsdav evening. WILL KF.KP nKSTROYFU. Japan haR fornially not died the Chinese Government that she will not accede to China's demand for the re- turn of the Russian destroyer Ryi'S- hitelni, which was seizinl on .\uk. 12 hv Japane.«e de.stroyers in the h'ar- DEAN HOLE DEAD. Distinguished English Prelate Died in His Sleep. .\ li'iidon d.'.s|>atrh .<>ays- Tl»e Verv Rev. .S. Reynolds H<d.'. IV-an of Ro<he.-ter sine l.'WV, died of heart dif.ens,' un Siinda.v morning at Ko- ihester. He had l)e<'n ill some time, ami pn's»Kl c. wa.v while a.<ih>ep. Tho IVan vvns bom in ik-ceinber, 1819. to $18; light short cut. i$17 to %;17.50. American fat backs. !$17..'-0; American clear f-it backs, I $20. comiioiind laixl. "H to 7C; Can- ladian lard, OJ to TJc keltl- render- ed. 8i to '>5c hams. 1.^ to 13Jc. liacon. 12 'o 1.3c: fresh Kill-d ahat- . toi- hogs. $7 7.5 to $«: live heavy 1 sows. SI. 50 t(. $5; mixed lots. $5.- j .50 s.lcet. $5.75 to $5.«5 olT cars. | Cheese -Ontario, 8c: white dosed I8i"; be-xt Uiieh.H-. 8 to !*tc. Fx«rs^ |s.'Icct r.xv laid. 2(>r; strictly gath- [ 'er.il. candlrtl. 1rt.5 »o 17c; N'o. 2. â-  12i to l-'<c. Hutter â€" Fancy grades. I 19 to ll>ic; ordinary flnest, ISi to j 19c; t»tsterTV dairy. 1 Ic. alty of His Crime. j A .St Pcteisburg despatch says: ' It is lepoiteii that Sam.sonofl. the ' assnss-in oi* M. von I'lehve. has been |sentenc'»d to d.-ath. and 'hat tho I sentence is now before the F. -ijHjror. The u'j'orts which have been circu- lated about .SamsoriolV having es- ca|ied. nnd also that ho was daad, aiv declared to be false. RIFLEMEN'S WIND GUAGE. Militia Department Will Improve Equipment. The work of restocking ihe ^trenms nroumt London with dsh by the tioverniiient still goes on A despatch from Ottawa .says: The jlH-'partmenl i»f Militia is about to adopt for the Canadian service rifle a dovic(> lor sighting, by means of which also niarksiiien will be able to make due allowance I'or whatever Wind is blowing. It was shown in the I'alma Trophy competitions that the .\mericai's had a distinct ad- vantage over their Canadian rivals in thi' posseasioii of wind gauges. Several sights and v^ind gauges have 1 I? to SI. 11; No. 2 bivn brought to the attention of the lien. «!("'} to SI. 12'. TK-tom 'Mii.lster of Militia, und the betit will $1 OJJ. Ryeâ€" No 1, 7 He Rnr #ioitly lie selected. I XI'^FT) STATES MARKKTS. I'nffnlo. Aug. 3f» â€" Flour--.Sleady Wh -nt-S-vrinir, dull; No. i Northern ?1 '.'I; Winter dull; No. 2 -i;. store $1.1 li. Cornâ€" No oflerines (X-^tx â€" f'eirlv *tea''v; No. 1 white. :W4c. No. '.! inltod, 33}c. Canal freight" -S oa-'y. vrwni' c. Aiw. .'Ml â€" Wh.-atâ€" No 1 No' them Vo I >ei .