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LEADINGJIARKETS lUUOAnSTUFI'S. Tf)r.jnl<), Aug. 8â€" Wheatâ€" No. 2 red mill wliHc is (juiitfil ot 85i- lo H7c, and new ul 78c to HOc oulKido. *!oiise is (|iiut((l at "YSc to 80c; mid spring at 85c to 8<k'. Miiiiilobu whi-nt i.s niifiiinal at 91.10 for .No. 1 northern, Ceorgiun Hay |)orls, 81.07 for No. 2 northern, and UOc to UOic lor No. ;t. Kloiir â€" Ontario â€" 90 \:vT cent, pnl- ciitK, $1.1.') to S-l.a."), buyers' sacks. West, with l.'ic lo 20c more for choice. Mmiitolm. lust patents, $.').- :<0 to $r).»ii); second jiulents. ?.'> to tr>:U). anil Imkvrs', $1.'.'0 to 5?.'. 10. Millfeedâ€" Ontario bruii, Sill.M) to %V2. shorlK. (J1.S..10 to *1'J. Mani- toba, $17 for brnii, >i\M for sliorls at Toronto and eciual freight points. Oatsâ€" .So. 1! while is cjuoted ul 40c to 'lit outside. ItaiUyâ€" Ka.sy; No. 2, 460 to 47c; No. :i extra, 4-lc to -loc, and No. 3, 4.'ic outside. li.vc â€" Nominal and unchanged at 00c outsiilc. Corn â€" t'luie.dian unclmiiged at .Vic to ri-lc. Cliatluini freii^hts. American, 02{c to (i;!ic lor No. 2 yellow, and <)HJe for fia. It yellow, lakt' and rail (reig-hts. ouiside Jioiiits, and Cite lo tilJJc on track Ttironto. Pins â€" Nominal at 72c to 7.'!c for No. 2 ouiside. Kolleil OalK â€" $."> for cars of bar- rels on track here, and $1.7.1 for «'.ars oi bags; 2.'jc moru for broken lot8 here. and lOc oulsido. f ilo cows 'liull.s I'ecdi-rH do inediuui do bulls Siockers, good lio rough to com Hulls tiflUNTUV rilODUCE. Butterâ€" The market hoUIs firm. Creamery, printa 21t to 22c «io solids 20c to 21c Dairy lb. rolls, good to choice 17c to 18Jc do medium f l.lclo Uic ' «lo tubs, good to choice 10c to 17c •lo inferior 14c lo l.lc Cheese â€" I'riccs are steady at lie lo â-  Jl Je per pound. •â- 'ggsâ€" Are firm in tone at 17 Jc to 18c. Potatoes â€" Prices are firm in tone at $2..'>0 to $2.7.*) per barrel and 7.'>c per buslicl Haled Hay â€" Obi and new No. 1 tini<<thy arc <iuotc(l at $7..')() lo $8.- .lO per tun on track here, and No. 2 at $(i for car lots on track here. Haled .'^Iraw â€" tjuiet and unihanged ot ^ri.^O lo $(i per ton for car lots on track here. MONTltKAl. PItOnUCK MAHKKT. Monli-eal, Aug. 8.â€" Grain â€" Th(! tone oJ the local market for oats was eas- ier, and prices are half u cent jier bushel lower. With sales of No. 2 while at '18Jc and No. li do nt 471c per bushel e.x-st(}re. Klourâ€" Manitoba sjiring wheat pat- <nts, $.-i.;iO to $.'i.70; strong bakers', S.'i to S.'i 'lO: winter wheat patents, S.')..'iO; slruighl rollers, S.") to $5.1.1, and in Ixig.s, ?2..'t.-i lo $2.45. Millfeedâ€" .Maiiitobn bran in bags, $15 to $1C; shorts, $19 to $20 per Ion; OiiUiiio bran in bulk, $11. .10 to 9\T., shorts, $1!) to $20; moiiille, 4'.21 to $21 per ton, as to «iualit.v. Mealâ€" I'lices rule steady at $2.40 to $2 421 per bag. In ctiriimeal (lie â- v'cllng has been Hlrongrr and prices have ndvaiiec-d 5c (o 10c per bag, but the (leniniid, as usual at this season, is quid at $1.45 to $1.50 |)er bag. Hayâ€" No. 1, $8.10 lo .?9; No. 2, $7. .10 to $8; clover mixed, $0.10 to $7, and pure clover. $G to $0.20 per ton in car lots. 'â- â€¢gfc'sâ€" Straight stocU, 17c; No. 2, I4c. Ilutlerâ€" (â- holc<'St creniii. r.v. 22c lo 2:ic; uiulergrades, 21 Jc to 22c; dairy, 18c to 20c. ("heeSe-t)ntario, 11 Jc to Il{c; (Juebec UJc to II :!-Ji;c. Ashesâ€" I'irsls. Sj to $5.10; .seconds Jl 55; lust pearls, S?. Potatoes â€" New potal.K'S in liags of 90 iKiiinds. $1, and S2 jier barrel; olil poluloes, 50c to fiOc per bag. noney â€" White clover in comb, 1 Ic lo 12c pel hiclion in «)IH' pound sec- lions; extract in 10-poniid tins, 71 to 8c; In 60-poiind tins, 7e. Provisieiisâ€" Heavy ('luiailliin short fill |ioik, $20 1(1 $21; light short cut, $IH to $lt); Aiiii.rlcaii cut cle.ir fat bo'k, !?18,.10 to $19; eoiii|).>uiid lurd, njc to OJc; (Canadian lard, 9Jc to 9Jc, kettle rendeivil, lOJe to lie, ncciriliiig to (piality; hams, 12c to l.'ic and 14e, acconliiig to si/e; ba- con, l.'tc to 14c; fresh Uilleil nball toir dresHe<l hof;8, limited, at $9.75 to $10 per 100 pounds. Huri'AU) MAiiKirr.M. HiifTnlo, Aug. 8â€" I'lourâ€" tjniet; iin- chiinped. Wheatâ€" Willi I'r (|Uiet; No. 2 re<l. 8«e Cornâ€" Higher: No. 2 yel- low, Olc; No. 2 corn, CO-Je. Oats â€" Kirin; No. 2 while, .'UJc; No. 2 niixtd, 29Jc. Kyi!â€" No. 2, Olr asked; Jjlds ;ic lower. (.'anal freights â€" Htea<ly. 50 50 y GO 3 :iO 50 50 50 75 to to to to to to lo to to to to to to Milch coWB, each . 30 00 Kxport eWes, p. c. 4 00 do b..cUs, p. c. . 3 00 do culls, each ... 3 00 Spring lambs, each 00 Calves, per lb 3§ to do each 2 00 lo Hogs, selects, p. c. 7 00 to do liKhts 75 to do fats 6 75 to :j 00 2 50 no 00 4 15 3 25 4 00 50 6 10 00 00 00 00 TEMISKAMiNG RAILWAY. Line to be Located to Juncion With Grand Trunk Pacific. A Montreal des[>alch sa.ys: A ses- sion ot the Teinisknining Uailway Commission was held here on Wed- nesday, the chairman, Mr. ('. H. Smith, and Mr. I). Murph.v being present. After the m.,"Otiiig, it was announcC'd that the line will be lo- cated to its proposed junction with the Orand 'rniiik Pacidc, a distance of 275 miles. Hy lu'xt .Vear 200 miles of road will have i)een com- pleted. About 1 1'l miles are being now ojuiated b.v the commission. The tiallie on the conipl<4ed section, as Well OS the tourist travel, has been very large. GREAT SILVER BELT. Rich Find Near Massey, Ontario, â€" Formation as at Cobalt. A despatch from Hault 5te. Marie says: A discovery of cobalt has been made near Massi-y, Ont., on the Whisky Lake Copper i>roperty of Mr. John A. Montague, of .Sault .Ste. Marie. The formation is the .same as in the Temiskamiiig cobalt fields. The (ind was made within 14 feet of the shall of the Montague mine. It is thought that the Temiskum- ing cobalt belt extends right across .New Ontario. Another alleged field of cobalt is reported from I'eiinefa- ther Township, a fi'W miles north of the .'>aull, although opinions differ as lo whether this lind is really the genuine article or nol. There is no doubl, however, about the Monta- gue lind. KLONDIKE GAMBLERS. One Man Lost Forty Thousand Dollars in a Week. A de.spatch from lOssex sa.vs: â€" Ar- thur Milne, who has been in the Klondike for the past eight years, was successful, and has invested in real estatu in the vicinity of Cal- gary. Ill' says the best kind of "pay dirt" in the Klondike is a hotel or gambling resort, both of which are tliriving. The people have goiu' iniul over gambling, tbe niiiwrs taking chances on anything. Large amounts are being lost. Just before he left a miner came in with $.10,000 worth of gold. Within a week he had lost it all at the gambling tables, and had started back to the lields to make another fortune. BIG FORCE FACES OYAMA RUSSIANS IN MANCHURIA NUMBER TWENTY ARMY CORPS. TWKNTY ARMY COUPS. The corre.spondi'U^ of the Londjn TeU-gi'ajih at Moji, .lopan, quotes an ollicer from the front as saying that the Russians now in Manchuria con- sist of twenty army corps, with 800 field guns. Ueinforceiiientji arc ar- riving daily. Many of them are reaching the neighborhood of Foku- inen, where there are .'!0O,00O troops. The (Jenson correspondent of the Telegraph says the number of Rus- sians ill Northern Corea is steadily increasing. It is states that there are 30,l'00 in the neighborhood of Hoiryoiig and .â- }0,000 at L,wanehuu. They are buihling defences to chock a .Japanese advance, and are using Hoirvong as a base. The nominal stn ngth of an army corps is 48,(i88 of all ranks, but their establishment has probably been reduced. ArTACKi:i> STl'WAIRR. A despatch from Tokio sa.ys: It is oflicially reportetl that two Rus- sian torpedo-boat destro.vers ap- peared of! Chung-Ching, on the northern coast of Corea. at 4.40 o'clock I'riday morning, and at talked the Keisho, a small merchant steam- er. The ilestroyers lired sixty shots, seven of which hit the port side of the engine-room and bridge, killing the captain an<l one bo.v and wound- ing two of the crew. The <lestroyers then ceas<'d to fire and steamp<l to- ward Vladivoslock at live o'clock. The Keisho was able to continue her voya^i; and escaped. RU.SSIANS I.SOLATED. A flespatch from Tokio says: The floods in the Tiimen Hiver have swept away all the nridges. isolat- ing the Russians on the south bank. STILJ, PURSUINO ENEMY. A despatch from Tokio says: â€" The Japanese in Saghalicn arc pursuing the remnants of the enemy south- ward. The Russians iniist continue fleeing southwards towards Patience Bay or surrender. FLOODS IN NORTHERN COUEA. A de.«!pntch from Tokio says: â€" Nor- thern C'orea is sufTering from floods that are the worst in 30 years. They threaten Russian communications on the Tumen. POPE HOMESICK Anxious to Leave Vatican and Re- turn to Venice. A despatch from Home sa.vs:â€" In Vatican circles it is ass:Tted that the l'o|ie is homesick. Members c:f his hou.sehidd sny that lie is showing signs of fretfuiiiess and even a great- er ilistiiriiaiicu of his usual diiiieanor, owing to his longing for \'eiiice, which overiimsteis him. It is be- lieved he will leave the Vatican ow- ing to this nostalgia and perhaps pay a visit to Venice, accompunied b.v his favorite niece, (lilda I'arclin, betrothed to a Venetian iKibleiiiaii, who, however, is without me.ins. This news comes from an authorita- tive source, but it is certain that the majority of the cnrdiiinis will not allow the PontilV to leave the Vatican. large Uio (|iiii- l.IVIO STOCK MARKKI'.S- Toronto, Aug, 8.â€" A fairly run of stock was olfering at Western Market |o-da.v. but the lity ot the entile was jioor. lOxport cttllle, choice ...$ 4 00 to $ 4 Htj do good to nu'd- iuiii 4 do others 4 nulls 3 50 Cows 3 00 Uiitclieis' picked .. 4 good to choice . 4 20 OO 50 20 fair to good 3 50 do common 2 50 to to to lo to to lo to PROF. MAVOR'S REPORT. London Board of Trade Publishes It in Pamphlet Form. A <lesi)alch from London sa.vs: â€" The lUmrd of Trade publishes I'rof. Mnvor's report on the Canadian Norlh-West, with special i efereiice to its wheat production for ex|)ort. He draws the conclusion that great im- provement in the prodiiclive power ot the country and a considerable in- crease in tlie eCiective population is necessary before the North-Wist will be able lo produce sulllcieni wheat lo satisfy the wants of liroiit Hrit- tain, MUST REGISTER MARRIAGES New Regulations That Will be En- forced by Registrar-General. A Toronto despatch says: Hon. W. .) . Hanna, through Pr, iy A. Hod- get Is, has issued new regulations rc^ spectiiig the registration of mar- riages. There are between 18,000 and 19,000 marriages each .year, and from 000 to 800 ot these are not registered, while many are delayed, in some instanci'S 15 iiKinths, Under the old reguiations all licenses were hi'ld in th<. possession of the otlicial- ing clergymen, but under the new law these must be enil(ir,'<ed and for- warded to the department of the reg- isln.r-geiieral. All marriages must be registered by ofllcial card, giving full details to the division registrar. I'oriiiei'ly the issuers of lii'enses re- tained the aflldavits, but in future these will be (llled out by the issuer on Ihi; back. Hoth allldavit.s and licen.ses will be placed on lile in Iho department. Envelopes will l)e sup- plied to issuers of liceiis.'s for Ihe re- turn of information, and for the use of tin- ilerg.vman olTlcinting. Some ('Torts will be made to have Ihe iiinrri;ige law.s amended In the near future, to prevent Ihe large iiumber ot objectionable marriages at borilo:- points. FROM BONNIE SCOTLAND NOTES or INTEFEST FROM HER BANKS A I'D BRAES. What Is Going on in the Bit;b.- lands and Lowlands o{ Auld S'c )tia. A young man named Patrick Burns was crushed to death in a hoist at K.irkintolloch. Considerable fighting, not on the programme, took place ot the High- land gathering at Motherwell. r\t the 22Clh anniversjiry of the battle of Hothwell IJrig there was an attendance of 12,000 people. A Perthshire man, James Murray, has been sentenced to seven years' imprisonment for the mansla..ghter of his wife. Over £20,000 damage was caused by tire at the Victoria Woollen Mills, (iala.shiols, belonging to Messrs. Wra. Roberts & Co. Ex-Hailie James Orag, fJlasgow, was presented with an illuminated address in recognition of his long services to the community. Dr. John Stuart Rose, who gradu- ated in Aberdeen University in 189'2, has been appointed ossjistant ossis- tant medical officer of Health of Uenaiig. {,'aptain Duncan MacNeill has now left Oronsa.v. This severs the last I link of connection between the Mac- I Neil Is as proprietors and the islands .af C< ! insay and Oronsay. Mr. \. (!. lrv,iiind, an engineer, I who .served in South Africo as a lieu- I tenant in the Active Service Com- ipany of the t5th Royal Scots Volun- teers, was found shot dead in a street in Kdmburgh. I Seargeant Oeo. Wright of the Gal- Inshiels police force, has been ap- I pointed interim Chief Constable and burgh prosecutor pending the ap- pointment of a successor to Chief Constable Sutherland, whose resigna- tion took cITect on July 1st. The death occurred at Iterwick, of Captain James Arthur Forbes, R. N. The deceased was well known and re- spected in the borough, of which he was senior magistrate. He joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman in 1849. Lord Johnston, whose ancestors were for nearly 200 years provosts of Inverary and sherifT-substitutcu of Arg.vllshire, has consented to be one of the patrons of the Inverary High- land gathering. Captain Walter Douglas Ewort. lolo Cameron Highlanders, third son of that distinguished General, the late Sir John Ewart, G.C.I)., of Craigcleuch, I^aiigholni, has passed a way in his 4 1st year at Northwick Hou.se, Worcester. The death has occurred of Mr. J as, Lockhart, one of the leading manu- Ifocturers of Kirkcald.v. I lccea.--ed , as proprietor of Uennochy Spinning 'mills, was well known and highly respectetl by manufacturers ithroughout the country. He took a keen interest in public alTairs, having been for 25 years a member of the Town Council. The crop report issued on Thursday by the Canadian Pacific Railway leaves little room for doubt of the outcome of this season's harvi'sl. From every section of the wheat belt are rec(«rded the m?^^t encouraging opinions of the prospective yield. The wheal has reached the stage where an estimate of the .vield can be made without the danger of ex- aggerating, and the opinion is al- most unmiimous that there will bo twenty-live bushels ot wheat harvest- ed from each acre that is under that grain this S'.'ason. This will mean that there is easily 100,000,000 bushels of wheat in the North-We;!. Cutting Will be general in three weeks. 4 00 3 75 «5 50 00 3 25 BUTTER IS SCARCE. Labor Troubles at Riga Affecting the British Market. A despatch from London says; The Canadian Assoclnted Press iind"r- slniids that there is a great scarcity ot liiiller here, and that owing to labor troubles al Riga. Uusiia. where large (lunntities await ship- ment, the stringency innv become iii- crensingl.v serious, and even abnor- mal. The shortage has been reflect- ed in the rapid advances of vnlucb to a point never reached during the hot season f«ir over 20 years, A fur- ther advance undei llu- cireuinstancis is to bo expected. HAVOC OF WHITE PLAGUE. Montreal's Death Roll From Tub- erculosis. A Montri'al despatch sa.vs: Mont- real's di'ath roll from tuberculosis is tt long one. Last year there were 0U2 deaths from this cause. 580 be- ing due to conf.uni|)t ion. When ask- ed on Wednesday whether this tigiire was uiuisimlly high, Ur. Labergne, Medical HeaUh Ofllrer, soid that while it was heavy, no comparison with preceding years was possible, as [Ihe taking of >:tatistics in this re- jgard was of recnt inniigiir.vt ion. In ihe report of the Tuberculosis 'League for the year it is stated that investigation on the part of the league's ollicials has provi'd that the overcrowding of houses is a great factor in the growth and propnga- lion of the fatal "white plague." In- stanci'S lire given of the annihilation of almost entire families within the space of » few years. ALBERTA CATTLE EXPORT. 9,000 Head Sent Out During the Month ot July. A WiiiMii)eg ile.spatch sa.ys: Cattle lelurns for Mbeita for .liil.y ihow tha", ti.OfiO head \' 'c exported din- ing til.' 'uonth. The esiiiiialed ex- ports for August are put at 11,000. '1 be expm 1 iiusiiiess slioweil signs of b'coi'iiiig Ireei. bill reports of declin- ing market are di louraging the shippers A NEW PENITENTIARY. Recently Constructed Jail at Ed- monton Will be Converted. An Ottawa ilesiialch sajs: â€" It hf.s been diH'ided to transform Iho new- jail at lOdinoiiton into a penitentiary and the necessary proclamation an- noueing this will he issued in a few weeks. A large proportion of t! e criminals in the Manitoba Peniten- tiary have come from the Norlh-West Territories. They can be sent in fu- ture to Kdmonton. The now peniten- tiary will have 43 cells. CONDENSEDJEWS ITEM^ HAPPENINGS FROM ALL OVEl THE GLOBE. Telegraphic Briefs From OtMf Owi and Other Countries of Re- CANADA. - In Montreal last week 107 infanta died. The C. P. R. will build a new star tion at (iuelfih at a cost of $40,OOO. The C. P. R. will build a new .sU- tion to cost $32,000 at I'ort Arthur. Uflicials returns show that ;.her© were (592 deaths from tuberculosis ia Montreal last year. 4> Customs ollicials at Montreal .•••ei/e<l 70,000 cigarettes smuggled from itel- gium by employees of an Atlantic Liner The outbreak of hors.> cholera in. several E.sse.x townships is attri'iutcd to dead fish flies eaten in the huy served to the animals. The total amount on the Lon<lon Ont., tax rolls for the year, waft $525,000, of which $368,000, or over two-thirds, has already been paid. An excellent coal prospect is being opene<l near Raymond, N. W. j.""., knoirn as Wa<lsworth mine. A tun- nel has been run 85 feet into \\iQ seam, which sh.ous three feet of clear coal. C. P. R. ollicials at Winnij;cg con- firm the statement thai 1,000,000 bushels of wheal will be shipped thi» season from southern Alberta to ho- ground in Vancouver for shipment to the Orient. ^GREAT BRITAIN. There is a scarcity of butter in P.ngland, and prices are at a poini never reached during the hot weather in twenty years. UNirED STATES. A suit for half a million dollars, damages has begun against th» Grand Trunk Railway Company bj lumber tirnis in Connecticut and Ver mont. The international convention of the- Catholic Order of Foresters at Bos- ton voted down a resolution to ex- clude persons engaged in the liquor traffic. GENERAL. Finperor AVilliam is said to favor Prince Charles of Denmark for the throne of Norway. A Russian paper declares the down- fall of the Uritish Empire imminent, and the establishment of a republic in Australia. SWEPT OVER THE FALLS? Han's Upper Garments Picked up at Suicides' Point. A despatch from Niagara Kills, N. v., says:â€" It seems highly probable that a rnterson, N..)., man has gone down to ilealh over the American Fall.s, for early on Wednesday after- noon OIHcer Thomas Wilson, of the Stale Ue-servntion force, picUe<l up a man's coat and vest at what Is known us "Huieides' I'oint" in Pros- pect I'nrk. The garments are a mix- ture of light and dark blue. Tnere was a small nieniorandiim book, in which were written the names of sev- eral companies in various cities, where possibl,\ the man had sought a position. This book bore the name Frank Lewis, and the address as above. It olso contnined a small expense account. Ofllcer Wilson turn- ed the garments over lo Supt. Terry. MODERN MIRACLES. "•Strange thinj.-s happen in this world. " "Vcs. I went on a picnic excursion once when it ilidn't rain and nobody g.jt crippled for lift'." LIGHT FRUIT CROP. Department Reports a Serious Falling Off. .\n Ottawa despatch says:â€" Mr. A- McNeill, chief of the Fruit Division of the Department of Agriculture, re ports: â€" An analysis of the reports of cor- respondents to date shows a con« tinned falling off from the good in- dications of previous reports. Fun- gous diseases are beginning to show seriously, though insects are not as prevalent as usual. Apples will be a light crop, proba- bly about 5t) per cent, of last year's crop. It must not be forgotten, how- ever, that the general .scarcity will prevent any waste such as has been common for the last two years. Sales are lieing niaile at Si \o $1.25 tor No I's and 2's on the trees. Barrels are lower in price than last year, running from 25c in Nova Scotia to 30c and 35c in Ontario; but where proper arrangements havt not been made early in the season prices are likely to go higher than this. I'ears will be a very light crop, scarcely enough for the local market. Blight has worked sa<l havoc in niaii.v orchards this year. The "drop" ami plum rot hav© lessened the prospect for plums to such an extent that the prospects can he rated for a light to medium crop. The Lombard, barring rot, appears to be the only jilum that stands out proininenll.v with a fairly good yield. 1 'caches show a slight crop In thft I'"ssex and Kent districts; a niediuiv. irop on bearing trees in the Niagara ilistrict. The market will not be overloatled. Sweet cherries have rotted badly. Sour cherries have been a medium cro|), though badly infested in many cases with fruit worm. Small fruits have been a nie.liuro crop, though badly infested in many cases with fruit worm, and are real- izing good prices. t;areful estimates by correspondents place the exports of apples from the Annapolis Valley ut 200,000 barr.-ls. The apple crop in Uritish Ctdiiinbia i is below the average, but a consider- uible increase in the acreage will make I the exports into the North-AVest Ter- 'ritories somewhat larger than last ;year. I The reports from Great Britain and ;the Continent would indicate alight :io niedinm crop. Reports from 'Jf> 'of the largest apple-growing -Xmeri- |rnn States show 17 States having a I light or poor apple crop; some a I failure; three, Wisconsin. Kansas and jtiklahoma, report the crop promising or good KILTIES FOR WINNIPEG. Order of Scottish Clans Taking Steps to Form Regiment. A despatch from Winniiieg says:â€" The Oilier of Scottish Clans is tak- ing â-  preliminary steps toward Iho formal ion of a Highland rcuiinnt fer Winnipeg, and ' is nrronging with other local .societies for joint co- operation toward that cud.