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Markets of the World Breadstuflr*. Toronto, April 1.â€" Nov 1 North- em, $2.2'! 'i; No. 2 Northern, f2.21V4; No. 3 Northern. I2.17H; No. 4 wheat, $2.11 'i, in store Fort Wll- Uam. Manitoba oats~No. 2 C.W., 71 %c; No. 3 C.W., C7K4c; i-xtra No. 1 feed, 67V4c; No. 1 fie.l, Ci.'i'^Hc; No. 2 feed, 62%c, in store Fort William. Manitoba barlevâ€" No. 3 C.W., 99 Vac; No. 4 C.W., 94c; rejected 90e; feed, 89c, in store Fort William. American corn â€" No. 3 yellow, $1.73; No. 4 yellow, $1.70; track Toronto,, prompt shipment. Ontario oats â€" No. 2 white, G4 to 69c; No. 3 whtc, (>5 to C7c, accord- ing to freights oiit.iide. Ontario wheat â€" No. 1 winter, per car lot, $2.14 to $2.22; No. 2. do., «2.11 to $2.19; No. 3 do, $2.07 to 112.15 f.o.b., shippinf; points, accord- ing to freifrht.s. Ontario wheat â€" No. 1 spring, $2.09 to $2.17; ♦;o. 2, do, $2.0R to $2.14. No. 3, do, $2.02 to $2.10 f.o.b., ship- pinK poinUs according to freights. Pea8--No. 2, $1.80, according to freights out.-;idc. Barleyâ€" Malting, 93 to 98c, nomin- al. Buckwheat â€" No. 2, 90c, nominal. Ryeâ€" No. 2, $l.r.9 to $1.62, nomin- al. Manitoba flour â€" Government stan- dard, $10.75 to $11.00, Toronto. Ontario flour â€" Government stan- dard. $9..')5 to $9.75 -n bags, Toronto and Montreal, prompt shipment in jute ba^s. Millfced â€" Cnr lots, de-Hvered Mon- treal freJKht.s, bags included. Uran, $40.25 per ton; shorts, $42.25 per ton; good feed flour, $3.25 to $3.50 per bag. Hayâ€" No. -, $20 to $21 per ton; mixed, $13 to $19 per ton, track, Toronto. Strawâ€" Car lots, $10 per ton. Country Produce â€" Wholesale. Butterâ€" Dairy, tubs and rolls, 36 to 38c; printi>. 40 to 41c. Creamery, fresh made solids, 50 to 51c; prints, 55 to 57c. Eggsâ€" Nev.- laid, 37 to 38c. Dressed poultryâ€" Chickens, 20 to S4c; roosters. 25c; fowl, 28 to 3.3c; ducklings, 32c; turkeys, 45c; squabs, doz., $5.(10; gee.se, 25c. Live poultry â€" Roosters, 22c; fowl, 28 to 33c; ducklings, lb., 35c; tur- keys, 30e; chickens, 27c; geese, 18c. Cheese â€" New, large, 28 to 28'/4c; twins, 28!^ to 29c; triplets, 29 to 29>4c; Stilton, 29V^ to 30c; old, large, 29% to 30c; twins, 30 to 30',ic. Potatoes â€" On'.arios, f.o.b. track Toronto, car lots, $1.10 to $1.15. Beansâ€" Canidian, hand-piokod, bushel, $3.25 to $3.75; primes, $2.50 to $3; imported hand-picked, Burma or Indian, $3.25; Limas, 14c. Honeyâ€" Extracted clover, 5 lb. tins 26 to 26e lb.; 10 lb. tins, 24% to 25c; 60 lb. tins, 24 to 25c; buckwheat, 00 lb. tins, 10 to 20c. Comb: 16 oz., $4..''>0 to $5, do3.; 12 oz., $3.50 to $4. Maple products â€" Syrup, per gal., $1.85 to $2..':0; sugar, lb., 27 to 28c. Provisions â€" AVholesale. Smoked meatsâ€" Hams, medium, 36 to 38c; do, heavy, 30 to 32c; cook- ed, 49 to 51c; roMs, 31 to 32c; break- fast bacon, 41 to 45c; backs, plain, 44 to 45c; bor.olp.ss, 50 to C2c. Cured mcat.s â€" Long clear bacon, 28 to 29c; clear bellies, 27 to 28c. Lardâ€" Pure, tierces, 28 to 28i^c- tubs, 28>/2 to 29c; pails, 28% to 29'4 ; prints, 29 to .'iOc. Compound, tierces, 25M: to 25^ c; tub.-!, 25% to 26Mc; pails, 2(5 to 2GV4c; prints 27 Vt to 27 %c. Montreal Markets. Montreal, .April 1. â€" Oats, e.\tra No. 1 feed, 8lc; flour, new standard grade, $11.10 to $11.20; rolled oats, | bag, 90 lbs., $3.90 to $4; bran, $10.25; i shorJ,s, $42.25; Mouillie, $(14; hay No. I 2, per ton, car lots, $24. Cheese, finest EastoriM, 21 t,i 25c; butter, choicest creamery, 59 to 61c; eggs, selected, 3(ic; No. 1 stock, ,35c; po- tatoes, per bag, car lots, SL.'iO; dres- sed hogs, abattoir killed, $27.00; lard, pure, wood pails, 20 lbs. net. 29 to 31 '/4 c. Live .mock Marketa. Toronto, Apo-il 1. â€" Choice, heavy export steers. $14 to $15.50; do, good $13 to $13. .50; rholce butcher steers, $1.3.25 to $13.,50; butcher's cattle, choi.-e, $13.25 to $13.75; do, good, $12.25 to $12.50; do, common, $10.25 to $10.75; bull.s, choice, $10.75 to $11.75; do, medium bulls, $9 to $9.25; do, rough bulla, $7.75 to $8.25; butchers' cows, choice, $11 to $12; do, good. $10 to $10.75; do, medium. $9 to $9.25; do, comrron, $7.50 to $8; stockers, $8.75 to $11.50; feeders, $11 to $12.50; cannerg and cutters, $5.25 to $7; milkers, good to choice, $90 to $150; do, com. and med., $65 to $75; springers, $90 to $150; light ewes, $12 to $13- yearlings, $12 to $14; spring lambs. $15 to $19; calve*, good to choice, $14 to $17; hogs, fed and watere<l, $19 to $19.25; do, off cars, $19.25 to $19.50; do, f.o.b., country points, $18. Montreal, April 1. â€" Choice steers, $14.60 per 100 jMJunds; other grades, $9. Butchers' cattle, $0 to $11.50. Spring lambs, $15 and $16 apiece. Shoop, $12 to $1.3. Calve.s, choice, milk-fed, $12 to $15; poorer quality, as low as $6. Hogs, $1U.50 per 100 pounds. NEW AIK.SJIIP WILL FLOAT Was One of the Surprises Beins j Prepared for the Germans. j An airship with en.?ine8 and cabins '. inclosed in an outer envelope so that I the craft can float on the sea, may be I n com[>etitor for the Atlantic flight. j The Admiralty was engageil in build- I ing two such vessels before the war j ended, and it was expected tliat they ^ would be superior to Zeppelins for j scouting for fleets. The feature of this eraft, which , was one of tho several surprises be- \ ing prepared for the flermans, is the I use of a non-inflammable gas. Tho i late Professor Ramsay was the dis- 1 covercr of the gas. which permits of I the construction of engines so that they can be placed on an airship I which ran float in the water if dis- abled. Shots through the envelope, it is .â- 'aid, will only damage the gas compartment struck. The airship is not expected to be ready for trial befora June. wB ja xu i r j!j! x ^ t i:Ti.Vi^Mii r ji>i-m m m. ' ^»> ' iKv. i-m imiw m The (jth Canadian Engineers C.)mpany Cycle Squad, which carried the "cease fire" message into Mons on Armistice Day. They were led by Sergeant Gordon McMillan, of Toronto, the weil-known cycle-racing champion. McMillan is the rider o.i the right end. CANALS COST $104,073,439 SINCE CONFEDERATION A despatch from Ottawa says: â€" A return tabled in the Commons gives the total expense on the canals of the Dominion since Confederation at $104,073,439. The revenue during the period amounted to $17,080,139. Tho Welland canal has been the greatest revenue producer. The earnings credited to it being $5,212,- 308, while the Larhine canal holds second place with a total revenue since Confederation of $2,345,405. In recent years no revenue has been col- lected from canals because of the abolition of the tolls. 1> 1 PEOPLE OF CANADA GIVE $6,842-80 TO PRINCESS A despatch from Montreal says: â€" I..ady Fitzpatrick has been advised that the amount collected in (Canada for a wedding present to Her Royal Highness Princess Patricia was $6,- 842.80. Of this the contributions in the Province of Quebec amounted to $2,549.88. Lady Borden cabled the Princess that this wedding gift from the people of Canada would be in- vested in Victory Loan Bonds, which will be forwarded to her in the near future enclosed in a silver box. c> BRITISH UNREST SATISFACTORILY ENDED A despatch from London says: â€" I The delegates to the conference of I the National Union of Bailwa>Tnen I decided to accept the offer of the ' Government for tho settlement of their demands. J. H. Thomas, general secretary of ; the union, said that the settlement 1 was made subject to satisfaction be- I ing obtained on some points yet out- standing. The strike resolution was rescinded by the conference. How Germany Will Defray The Cost of Food Supplies A despatch from Copenhagen ' says:â€" In order to defray the cost of; food supplies, the German Minister! of Finance is about to issue a decree i requiring delivery to the State of all foreign securities with a fixed rate of interest, except Russian and loans to Germany's former allies, accord- ing to advices from Berlin. They will be purchased at their market value at the end of 1918. â€" <, 15,000 Canadians Cleared From Kimmel Camp in 26 Days A despatch from London says: â€" Upwards of 100,000 Canadian sol- diers have left the British Isles for home since tho armistice. The 3rd Divi&ion is entirely cleared, and the major portion of the 1st Division is now hero. Only 56,000 Canadians remain in France. Since March 1, 16,000 Canadian.s have been cleared from Kinmel Camp. Many a man's failure in small things is due to his being troubled with great ambitions. PEACE RESTORED IN_HUNGARY Bloodle.ss Revolution Complete, According to Wireless From Budapest. A despatch from London saj's: â€" A Hungarian wireless communica- tion, dealing with the situation in Hungary, was receive<i here on Thursday. It is addressed "to all." The message says that complete peace and order reign in Budapest and throughout the country, and that tho revolution was carried out en- tirely without bloodshed. Neither in Budapest nor tho provinces was a single person wounded, let alone be- ing killed. The food supply of the capital and the country is declared to bo ade- quate. Provision shops and markets are open, and the population can ob- tain adequate supplies of food. Se- curity for life and property has been guaranteed by Government decree and the proclamation of martial law. It is added that enactments have been made giving illegitimate chil- dren equal rights with those of legi- timate birth and making marriage a simple civil ceremony. Also decrees have been issued regulating the cir- culation of money at banks, allowing holders of current accounts up to 2,000 kronen to retain control of their money. Directors of banks are to retain their posts and fees, but only to 1 maximum of 3/i(!t kr'iien inonthiy. The bankir.g Liishkss is proceeding in an orderly maniier. The communicatio i adds that Gov- ernmeut decrees give complete guar- antees of security of life and proper- ty to all foreign subjects in Hungary. It declares untrue tho report that Count Michael Karolyi has been suc- ceeded as Provisional President. HUN DELEGATES ON WAY TO CONFERENCE German Financial Commission Will Confer With Supreme Economic Council. A despatch from Berlin says: â€" The German Financial Commission left We'mar to confer with tho allies on Friday, ecjuipped with tho fullest instructions and powers. Tho press is convinced by the tone of the Entente invitation that the German Financial Commission will bo given questions of considerable importance to work upon, and that it will be regarded as a regular and permanent financial and political connecting link between the Economic Council and the German peace dele- gation. It is anticipated that important financial and economic questions which will start immediately on the arrival of the commission will lead directly to genuinely political nego- tiations with which tho Peace Commius&ion will deal. A despatch from Paris says: â€" Thp German financial delegates will meet with the representatives of the Su- preme Economic Council sometime during the coming week at Com- piegne, about forty miles northeast of Paris. MUST SURRENDER ALLMRiriES German People Obliged to Help Pay For Food to be Delivered to Government. A despatch from Berlin says: â€" All foreign interest-bearing securi- ties except Austrian, Hungarian, Bul- garian, Turkish and Russian in the possession of German residents of Germany must be surrendered to the banks of the Governmoct from April 2 to 12 in order to help pay for food delivered to Germany, accord.'ng to a decree of Dr. Schiffer, the Minister of Finance. *rhe list includes American rail- road stocks, steel trust obligations and New York City loans. The price to be paid will be the local stock ex- change rate on December 30, 1918, or the nearest adjacent date if the stocks were unlisted on that day. Exemptions are possible in the case of residents who can prove their securities are offset by debts owed abroad. Requests for exemption must be filed before May 31, 1919. BELGIAN DEFIOT OVER $100,000,000 Will be Covered by Increiised Duties on Beer and Tobacco. A despatch from London says: â€" Reuter's is authoritatively .informed that it is estimated that the Beljjian expenditure for the forthcoming year totab £44,000,000. Revenue will be f24,000,OOO, owing chiefly to de- creased activities of the public ser- vices. The deficit will be covered by increased income tax and death duties, and duties on beer, alcohol and tobacco. The Government has also to con- sider four billions sterling extraor- dinary war expenses, including the State contribution to relief commis- sions and .indemnities to communes and private individuals. This will be payable by loan on guarantees of the German indemnity. The Belgian Premier recently in- I formed the Chamber of Deputies that the allici would grant the necessary funds. 300 ALIENS DECLINED OFFER OF LOYALTY CARDS A despatc from Winnipeg says: â€" Since the Alien Enemy Investigation Board started proceedings in Janu- ary, 1,200 aliens have been granted loyalty cards and 300 refused them, J. Mansfield, secretary, reports. The 300 have been classed as "undesir- able citizens." Government employ- ment agencies have been instructed to prevent them from securing jobS; Mr. Mansfield said. Asparagus and Onion Culture. That luscious vegetable, asparagus, available only in the spring and early summer months, might readily be groAvn much more extensively than it is. If properly prepared, that is, well drained, a bed may remain for twelve or fifteen years and will im- I prove during most of this period if I properly looked after. One has to , v/ait a couple of years for a crop after the bed is set out, but the re- : lief fi-om planting, which is neces- . sary with most crops, during suc- I ceeding years more than off.=ets this I disadvantage. Asparagus culture is ' dealt with ,in a practical way in I Pamphlet No. 24 of the Central Ex- ! perimental Farm, which is available j at the Publications Branch of the . Department of Agriculture, Otta'.ra. ] In this pamphlet celery culture is I also taken up. The soil, growing the ! plants, planting, cultivation, blanch- i ing and storing are dealt w.ith. That appetizing vegetable, the on- ion, also occupies a place in this pamphlet which points out that* the seed should be sown about one-half an inch deep in rows from twelve to fourteen inches apart at the rate of from four to six pounds of seed per acre. The Large Red Wethersfield, Yellow Globe Danvers, and South- port Yellow Globe are recommended as suitable for the warmer sections ; of Canada. Early White Barletta and WWte Queen are suitable sorts for pickling, while in the Prairie Provinces Extra Early Red or Early Flat Red give best results. South American ants have been known to construct a tunnel three miles in length. THIS BIPLANE CAN CARRY MORE THAN 100 PASS,ENGERS A despatch from London say^: â€" A trial flight will take place in April, according to the Daily News, of a Tarrant super-triplane. The news- paper says the machine is capable of carrying more than a (hundred passengers. The speed of the ma- chine, according to the newspaper, will be from 80 to 100 miles an hour, and it possesses great possibilities for continuous flying. BIG AIRSHIP TO FLY THEATUNTIC FOUR ENTRIES MADE FOB TRANS-OCEAN TRIP UnfavorableWeather .',(^y Delay Crossing â€" Australian '.Vill Make Attempt in Fairey Biplane. Great Britain's biggest airship, the R-34, which In the near future will attempt a trans-Atlantic flight, had it« first severe test recently when it set forth from the Clyde for a circuit of the Irish coast, says a Lon- don despatrJh. The airship returned to her base after remaining aloft nearly tv/enty hours, encou:itering the severest weather. While the first of the three trials which are expected to precede the tranc-Atlant'c attempt is regarded in expert quarters here as higlily successful, there is nevertheless dis- appointment that the airship, was un- able to complete the 24-hour test planned. High winds and extrem« cold prevailed for two days in the waters around the British Isles, and the big airship was heavily buffeted by the gales and snowstorms, and the cold was so intense the water in the ballast tanks froze. She was forced to ascend to a high altitude to free herssif from the blizzardly condi- tions. Weather Unfavorable for Trip. Opinion is expressed here among air experts that the unusually severe weather conditions may postpone any atte.nipts at a traivs-Atlantio flight until better weather is more certain. The extreme cold and tha heavy hailstorms severely taxed the strength of those airmen who have participated in the recent criiisea around the Danish coast, and last night's flight over the Irish coast. The Br tish airships, it is declared, have behaved splendidly under the most trying conditions, and there is every belief that the R-34 and sisior ships will be able to surpass the Z'jp- pelin achievement of 100 hours in flight. The fourth entry in the trans- Atlantic flight has registered with the Royal .\ero Club. He is Sidney Pickles, an Australian, who will make the attempt in a Fairey biplane with a Rolls-Royce engine of 360 horse- power, claimed to have a top sp-3ed of 130 miles an hour. He plans to start from Newfoundland. A Zoo Tortoise Dead. The London Zoo has suffered a heavy loss by the death of Georgina â€"Lord Rothschild's well known giant tortoise, that was born on Indefatigable Island, Galapagos, about 250 years ago. Children used to have rides on Georgiiia'.s bal^k. Georg.'na v,as the first tortoise tlwt learnt to carry people, and it took several mo-iths befora the animal was trained to the work. Unique Photograph of a Torpedoed Ship Thia photo taken by a British air- man, who was hunting German sub- marines, shows the S. S. Andex on fire and sinking after she had been torpedoed by the Huns. NEW TO PADEREWSKI. When Jack London met Paderew- ski he said: "Mr. Piiderewski. my performance on a piano on one occasion was the meaus of saving my lite." "How so?" iuqulred the master of the keys, politely. "It was this way, Father owned a plantation on the Mississippi. There was a flood. The water broke through the levee and tore the house from Us foundations. "Father floated off down stream on the dining room table. I accompanied him on the piano." ANTISEPTICS IN WEST INDIES - -Allies Found Them Superior to Those Made by Gcrmons. Before the war nearly all antisep- tics were made by Gei-man chemical firms. Scientists in the allied coun- tries, however, began experimenting and investigating, and soon produced many antiseptics that were superior to tho old types. Early in their investigations they found that the old slave drivers of the West Indies knew even mure about anti.-4eptic4 than did the mod- ern German chemists. Slaves caught trying to escape were Jeverly thrash- • ed, to discourage sucn attempts on the part of the others. But it was not to the owner's benefit to bo long deprived of the services of such er- rant slaves, and to promote r.ipid' recovery the slave drivers used to wash tho wounds with a mijcture of sea water and lemon juice. Scientists studied the effect of a m'xture o< common salt and lemon jui<;e on the blood, and found that, whereas ordi- nary antiseptics tended to deati-oy not only the germs but also the tis- sues of the body and actually retard the healing of the wound, the old slave drivers' remedy troraoted th* flow of the healing fluids from all parts of the body to the injured part. If your stove blackiing becomes hard add a little turpentine to soften it. Alien Labor Leaders. A striking feature of the extreni* revolutionary movement which is at the back of the uglier aspects of tha present labor troubles is that is is largely led by men of alien origin One of the most notorious of th« Clyde firebrands is by extraction a Polish Jew. In South Wales a Rus- sian Jew, who sweHs his audiencej by excellent violin performances, is the fountain of propaganda of the most extreme form, and in Belfast an •American Jew is tlve motive power of the macWnery of disaffection. ^ EEXCXWOtXTKrOI- T7: :z3z&