Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 6, 1891, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba in ally free press. Winnipeg. Aug 6 Goldwin Smith. Bystanders Retreat at Granoli. The his Library and of and beading Vanvor it Ait Lions and lines of philanthropist As Well As writer. Tie Morrato Home of professor Gold Ria Smith Sinco with its lawns its Ngn Ficen t Oaks and elms its stoop roofed Loilo and Gravelled Waits and drives an Ideal English coun try House set in the heart of a new world oily. The spacious two Story Vine covered House in the oldest Limrick dwelling loft standing in Toronto dating from 1817. During the decade of years preceding the uprising in 1837-s it the Headquarters of what is known As the a airy compact Tho Bostons then occupying it. Entering Tho Gateway at Tho head of John Street the wide walk leads directly through the spacious and Woll of capt. Grounds of the residence Tho massive front door carrying a Large old fashioned brightly brass Knocker which has however Boon supercooled by the More Modem appliance. Elaborate Ami valuable Book reviews in such High class publications As the new York in dependent the nation and others. He is a frequent writer ton for Tho British and Ameri can reviews whore his articles invariably take High rank. When the Day As it undoubtedly for the Issue of his Best work in a series of volumes Thau and then Only will Tho Public fully realize the extent of his labors in the literary held. His Library filling Tiro rooms is essentially a working Library As in terms it. The books Aro such is useful to a student and writer on themes tis history literature theology reports to destroy a fair Market Price very hard to recover it. Too much Butina. The Millers Bere and elsewhere Are Belling and number and Jug to the of by is by no an indiscriminate buyer and not in frequently uses the facilities of the Public Library in its purchases of new and import ant books. Tho i some years ago prof. Goldwyn Smith. The Roomy hallway contains a Well executed Marble bust of prof. Smith by Hamilton Mccarthy and several Large cabinets filled with rare and Beautiful China the property of the Bolton family the original owners of the Grange. The dining room May Well be called the cromwellian room As its Walls hold faithful and authentic copies of portraits in Oil of the four Hampden Mill on and Well As Baxter sir Henry vane Andrew lord Fairfax Admiral Blake and others. A Large Quantity of the furniture in the House is of the finest old Mahogony which carries a Mirror Liko polish and which matches the elaborate mantels and Wall and ceiling decorations. The Long parlor is a particularly Bright and pleasant room facing the great Lawn in front the Flower lined Carriage drive at the rear and a Well stocked conservatory at the Eastern Side. Tho Walls of the drawing Forcin Are adorned with score i of charming Little water colors of English Rural scenes for which the professor has a natural liking As Many of them picture the scenes familiar to him in his youth such is the Vicinity of Eton and near where he was born in 1838. The Bric a Brac is As Choice and tasteful As it is valuable and harmonizes with the stately mirrors the Rich curtains and the life size portraits in Oil. Such is the Home of the erstwhile Oxford professor concerning whom i now pen a few personalities. Like All men who achieve Success Goldvin Smith is ind always has been a hard worker. Even now when he is within a Mill Stone or two of the three score and ten Penan Braia Are is Active As in tits Days when he numbered among the dons of Oxford and tvs Ever to the front in Public As a vigorous pamphleteer and combatant for what he considered the right. Rising at six he writes till nine when he meets the family Circle at breakfast after which he resumes his labors till two o clock when he lays aside the harness of work in his study for the balance of the Day. Possessing a strongly Domestic temperament the old fashioned term of a Home body May Well be applied to him. The evenings will nearly always find him in the handsome and cheerful parlor of the Grange surrounded by the members of the family and guests to whom in frequently reads aloud from some Book of travel or c Ever novel or bit of satire. Thackeray and Balzac Aro among his favorite novelists. Dickens he values chiefly for his vivid pictures of the lower strata of English life. He has however Little Patie Noo with modern biography especially in the process of padding that makes most of them tiresome and Dull. Then he has an advantage Over most readers of this class of Lite Rutner in having known Many of the English celebrities Odiose lives fill the Book stalls today. The total volume of works prof. Smith has turned out is evidence in itself of his extra Ordinary facility As Well As ability in that direction. The readiness too with which to sketches or outlines an article with its wealth of illustration perfection of style and historic Al and comparison is not less to be noted. His manuscript is rarely subjected to any extensive revision once the ideas to has worked out in his mind have been committed to paper his subject matter being fully thought out and planned before written. Years of Reading too with All Tho closeness Atill judgment of a student has furnished my a basis of facts and especially Kanov Fedgo of history which enables him to build his foundation and Illus trate the superstructure without re course to the numerous accessories Aud Bouks of reference now available to Tho Littera eur this implies As Well not Only Ion of mind a wonderful memory of which the is the fortunate possessor. He has perhaps the unfortunate one at least that brings him in a full har Vest of criticism Ami oftentimes sgt eating the unpopular Side of current of Poling up the stream5 As it Cornell where he has the of bullish and Tson Stith to history with a magnificent Luis try and his present one has therefore been it cd thai time. As 1 have indicated the professor is a diligent Reador. Not Only does he Elosa a Folio in All thu a arrant magazines and reviews to limps abreast of the Best literary productions of Tho world on his favorite subjects of religion philosophy social and economical subjects politics and history. Like nil thinkers and successful writers he has the of viable faculty of getting at the pith and Point of us essay or Book invariably forming his own however. These personalities would be incomplete vere reference not made to the Active efforts of prof. Smith in Tho Socie ties formed to Deal with our social problems. He is a close observer As Well As an Earnest worker on these lines and in his capacity As president of Tho associated charities has Don much to throw Lighton the evil that afflict even our colonial civilization. His dresses a before the Toronto associated charities were valuable contributions to the literature or the subject Aud full of suggestion to All those interested in the work of social Reform. To is an adherent of the anglican Church Aud renders much assistance to the various charitable schemes connected with that de nomination in Toronto while to has Long been one of tha chief supports of that Lent the newsboys Home. Thus cursorily have i attempted to sketch the master of Tho Grange who whatever his enemies May say is a valuable citizen a diligent student and worker and a loader among the men of letters of the Gominion. Commercial. Wheat. There is no wheat offered for Sale at buyers prices and reports reveal the fact that practically no wheat is left in the province for Sale. The remaining a tasks held a country Points Are owned by Millers. The crop of 1890 is now a thing of the past and All attention is directed to the growing Grain which a looking extremely Well though probably somewhat late for this season of the year. A perfect Stream of requests for information ree Jardine the crop Outlook a pouring in from Eastern Canada. The foolish Are sagely calculating already what Manitoba s Export in Grain will be with out a fear seemingly that perfect weather will not hold until every Bushel of wheat 19 gathered into the granaries. While the Prospect a Glorina it is worse than useless to talk Export figures when Grain is Green and uncut. Toronto reports receipts during the past week were bushels against bushels for the week previous. The Market Here has remained about steady during the week Manitoba no. 2 hard being quoted at to no. 2 Northern at 98o and no. 3 at 9sc to 94c. The Chicago Market has assumed a tron of phase since our last report heavy receipts of new wheat has checked the upward movement. Wheat a being har vested in Good condition West of Toronto. Freights to Liverpool Are 2s 3d to 2a 6d." toe monetary times of the 31st july Saya the wheat Market a Strong though quotations All round Are unchanged. A Good milling demand exists outside markets will have to Advance a Little further before any Export transactions take the stocks in store at fort William last month were july 2 july 9 july 10 july 23 july.80 showing a regular decrease from week to week above the additions made by shipments from Interior elevators. The visible an United states on ply in Canada and the last was bushels As compared with tha pre Vious week and for the second week Back. The increase therefore last week amounted to bushels. Last year visible at this Date showed an increase of bushels the total visible standing at last week there has been a slight and Vance in the markets of the United the Bulice did Noj hold. Markets closed Mon Day As follows aug. Sept. Deo. . 0.88 Minneapolis. 0.88j 0.80j Neil York 0.99 0.90is1.02 brads rest gives the following As the stocks of wheat on hand july 25th, in can Ada. Winnipeg bushels Manitoba elevators fort William and Keewatin 2go.ooo Toronto i Kingston. Montreal u Oats. Prices at too Liry Points Are nominally 28 to 30o, few lots Are offered. Montreal quota receipts during the St week were bushels against a bsds for the week previous. The Market is again weak and lower with prices very Irreg ular and nominally quoted at 45 to 47c for Manitoba mixed Aud 50 to 52c for Choice no. 2 Ontario. A lot of Ontario Oats wan offered at 50o delivered Here the dealer Here stated that he could not use them. The crop in this province promises to be very Fine and a Small lot of new Oata is expected hereto ti2re. It certainly cannot be said of him he is prone to be carried with the Waves of feeling that so often Blind the judgment of men. This fact makes him All More valuable guide in Public affairs though it lays him open to the easily ado charge of being a Pessimist. Those differ from him the most will to bound to give him credit for an absolute fearless in expressing his opinions a More or i2ss rare Quality in these Days of party War fare. Another feature Well worthy of imitation 13 is direct style of composition. He is flavor verbose nor diffuse on the con St work "cf.-. The Canadian question a for Instate a of com pression when we consider Tho am Oaut of grouse by its author and the same remark applies to All his published works. Prof. Smith has a very extensive correspondence with Many of the loading eng savants and leaders. The photo graphs a his parlor of John Bright Tyndall Muller Matthew and others indicate some of his Cor respondents in addition to Vrh oin Aro Many eld Eton and Oxford graduates who crop a Texas from exchanges. The wheat is pretty Well out of the Way of damage in All sections South of the main line of the Northern Pacific Road. With a few exceptions in South Dakota the crop is Excel Lent and it is Fine in All that part of Minnesota mentioned. There might be a wet Harvest to damage the Quality the Quantity is Well assured now. In North Dakota and Northern Minnesota it will take two weeks yet to put the crop beyond possibility of serious damage from hard frosts. Excepting than there is Little to fear now Rains while Harvest or stacking goes on. The yield would be secured in the latter Case the damaged Grain would be a serious matter in relation to prices. The Winter wheat that has been threshed has yielded heavily ranging from 15 to 45 bu., and it is of Superior Quality. If Spring yields As Well As it promises there will probably be an average of 3i by. An acre More than last year in Tho it Northwest which would give a total of pome by. More than the har Vest of perhaps no one seriously questions that it reached near by. That would give a total for this crop of by. There is yet a Chance for that to be Cut Down and possibility even of it being raised with two weeks of the right sort of weather. It would be unsafe to calculate with too much con Dence yet on either Side. In hatched chickens. North Dakota is very unfortunate that the Farmers Are so Short sighted As to permit themselves to be dragged into the Public press expressing their opinion a to the wheat crop yielding 30 bushels per acre. Generally speaking our crops look flour for Forward delivery. They Are Selling it months ahead without having wheat bought to make it from. They contract to sell the flour and then contract to the wheat for a Date Early enough to make the flour out of it in Tome asset oftener they the wheat Lor any future month that circumstances Indi Cate to them would be Best and then when Shey want Cash wheat they it and sell their futures. If there were a big margin of profit in making the flour it would not be to necessary to protect the flour Bale. The time when a barrel of Patent flour in Minne Apolis profit. Then Mij Lern would afford to Taka the Rieks. Now when it in hard work to squeeze 60 a barrel out of it whatever g gained has to be secured. That is Competition has forced a much narrower differ ence Between the Price of wheat and the Price of flour to the Benefit of the producer. Without the modern system of buying futures that Small difference might not be realized. Under the old system wheat was always cheaper As compared with flour than it is now. Speculators millions of Long wheat every week that is not grown yet they it to profit by the Rise when the time for the Rise comes. The reason they fail so of ten in getting the profit is that they Force up prices to an unnatural place by buying More than there a for it is not to be up posed people will sell Bolow what they must before they deliver it for there is the risk in it that in All transactions Baa to be provided for. The greater the risk the further above the real value the seller would try to get. Is that enormous buying of so much More wheat than is for Bale that in late seasons has forced prices so High in the fore part of the season. Twenty years ago wheat in May averaged one year with another Loo a . Higher than sept. For the last ten years the average Rise has been Leas than 4o from sept. To May. For the last five years the difference has averaged even smaller. The cause seems to lie in the larger speculative buying now that forces wheat above its natural value at the begin Ning of the daily mar Ket record. Condition of British crops. London aspect of the crops throughout great Britain allowing for local circumstances is unusually uniform. The effect of a trying Winter and Spring has been Felt every where and Large amount of Winter sown Grain Haa been ploughed up and renown with Bonje other crop. The permanent Pas Tures Hava Given a very meagre Supply of food rotation grasses have provided better sup plies. Glovers have been very heavy swede and turnips have suffered very much from the attack of the Fly and second swings have had to be made. The wire worm too has been troublesome amongst Barley and Oats and the Cornfields Are overrun with Charlock and other weeds. Potatoes so far Are entirely free from disease. Hay making has not been very rapidly done in consequence of the catching weather and some grass has already been spoiled no serious damage has been done to the Corn crop by the storms of rain and Hail. Brit Ebli Grain Trade. The Mark Lane express of 20th july 1891, gives the following review of the British Grain Trade the Blooming period of wheat has been marked by favourable weather in England France and Tho Netherlands heavy Hail and thunderstorms have somewhat modified the Good results of hot weather in Germany. Our own wheat Fields Are still nearly a fort night behind hand Thia a a marked differ ence from the end of maj when they were nearly a month in arrears. Harvest will now on the present fairly general about August being the theek following that which begins with the Bank Holiday. If the Promise of the wheat Fields was nearly an average of july 6th, it is Well within the possibilities of five maturing weeks to bring it up to a full average on August 10th. Holders of English wheat have been so far influenced by improving Harvest prospects As to take la. Less Money for old wheat. The average declared on july Lith for the entire kingdom was is. 23. Below that for june. The Small Quantity of wheat recently offering in London has been of Good average milling value to that on july 14th an average of 37a. Or la. 2d. Above the Imperial average was declared. Grain of equal Quality however would in june have been Worth about us. Per or. The state of the local markets a Ruoh Affe Obed by the Quantity happen ing to be on offer. Total sales for tha entire kingdom Are now averaging 150 hrs. Per Market so that firmness May easily be re ported from an Exchange where the Miller who happen to attend Are requiring 200 hrs Between them. Foreign wheat is now Selling very slowly the spot prices quoted being about 6d. Lower on the week for most descriptions both of White and of red. The shipments of America Russia and India Lant week in each Case exceeded qra., Aud for the persist ence of an excellent enquiry for the continent the fall in prices at Mark Lane would prob ably have been a Good Deal More than a f i action of o shilling. The new India to when is finding some favor with Millers and As uha new Grain from new zealand is above the average and certain Lota of South american Are of very fair Quality the selecting Miller has the situation to his favor. The Quantity of wheat on passage to United kingdom on july thus compared with the same Date in recent years 1891, urn. 1890, hrs. 188ft, hrs. 1888, hrs. 1887, hrs. The Quantity of Fluur on pass age is equal to hrs. Our correspondents have also in both june Aud july Given a their opinions As to the areas on whiff the various crops Are grown 100 representing the area sown during the Paat few years. While a few English coun ties report an average acreage of wheat and one or two Over an average the bulk of the replies Point to a smaller area being Down to this crop the average for the whole country being 91.fi. In Wales the figures Are 101, and for Scotland 90.5. Barley is slightly below the average area in England and Scotland Ana 5.7 below in Wales. Oats on the other hand is slightly in sex was of the average area in England and Scotland and slightly below in Wales. The figures for the other crops d not Call for any comment except those of hops. For the various i undies an of 4.4 per cent is estimated this is mad up from the fact that Gloucester report a increase of 15 per cent., and Tsieia a countr where few Are grown. The figures of the bulk is 95, ant the other counties Range from 101.6 for Hamp Shiro to 106.4 for Worcestershire. Grain markets generally to Ijo lower. Spot Lota closed week and lower spot Rales of no. 2 red Montreal it Champion and brokers Winnipeg font real aug. A 1s91. Sellers. Buyer 225 222j 114 111j 166 Bonks Bank of Montreal. Ontario. Molsone. Toronto merchants. Union. Commerce i. Miscellaneous. Montreal Tel. Rich. Ont. Sav. City pass. By. Montreal bos. Canada n. W. Land 06 0. P. R fall.222j 160 130j 219 148 106j 69 195 210 105j 69 130 200 78j 78 7 pure powdered purest strongest Best. any Quantity. For making Soa k Walter and a Hundred o or a ii Ubes. A can equals 20 pounds Sal Sofia. Sola by aug sores and map the connection with a year s subscription to the Manitoba free press last Call. Six weeks longer a Stid our entire Stock will be closed out. We have made some sweeping reductions again As we must sell More Stock before we close out. 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Baker Stott oa.3st butt it i by subscribing for the daily free press for one year and for the paper and books in monthly or other instalments with in 12 months As follows cloth sheep binding. 37.20 half Russia binding. Or Yeu May pay for the whole in Cash As follows cloth sheep binding. 35.00 half Russia binding. 38.50 Aud so secure Good Library reference and a first class daily newspaper will two of the beet Corner lots on Loran Street 100 x 100 feet. Shoo will two of rites lots on Higgins Street. S1.3oo will three Corner lots on Euclid Street. Q lots on Barrows Avenue near main Street. Cheap Chicago Milwaukee St. 00. Cabbut Hebs Brock Wurm line Inlet at clinic a Grain and produce prices. London aug. Grain markets opened this morning firm. At Liverpool when was quiet firm Corn quieter and cd lower californian wheat for shipment 3d higher flour in go higher wheat off coast quiet no offerings of Corn wheat and Corn on passage quieter and Al Mark Lane quiet noted As firmer the French markets were ave Al sieved Famo Coleridge. Such As chief Justice As to his wort it is erroneously supposed i that the bystander ceased publication i ass been resting his pen. Tho opposite is the tact. Unsigned articles emanating Roth the Grange Aro to b 2 found from time in the in the form of promising at i the future ii i resent who can Tell of to will be weeks before the har Vest a in Active operation in this state. Last year the crops were damaged from 20 to 30 per cent in two Days which fact should re mind a of the great uncertainty of counting our chickens before they Are hatched. These reports Are used to break Down the Price of wheat that is now being threshed in Missouri Illinois and in All states raising and they operate against our brother Farmer in those states much compelling them to sell their wheat in a Market that such reports Chicago markets. Chicago aug. 5. Wheat sold off f to in. On bearish cables and Fine weather. Receipts 323 cars. Closing prices aug., Stio sept., deo., aug., 680 sept., 6fllo oct., a Sec year 46jn. May. 44o. Aug., 27jo sept., 27jjo May sic. Sept., s10.40 got jan., Lsrd-sept., s6.60 oct., sfl.60 jan., 86.90. Sept., oct., so. 70, jan., cattle expert steers steady Othera slow weak prime of extra natives to sg.22i Good to Choice to others to 31.50 Canning texans to 2.50 Canning cows to s2.10. Receipts ship ments hogs Market weak ten and Twenty cents lower common to mixed and packers to prime heavy and butchers weights to s5.50 Light to s5.85 Gra Saers to receipts shipments sheep Market fairly Active steady native news s3. 50 to mixed to s4.90 Wethers and yearlings Texana to westerners lower to lambs to s5.85 receipts ments York flu Rand new York aug. 5. Ships the asking prices of wheat options were weak to Day on sell i _ a Farmers has in a great bolter weather measure established. It is very easy by such falling off in Export purchases. Pries closed from which the excess of Oil has been removed is pure land it is no chemicals Are used in its preparation. It has More than three times the strength of Cocoa mixed with starch Parrot Root or sugar and is therefore far More economical costing less than one cent a cup. It is delicious Nouris Laings strengthening digested and admirably adapted for invalids As ire As for persons in health sold by grocers everywhere. W. Baker co., Dorchester mass. C3-1tits and a posting goods the Blueberry season has opened up. I am receiving fresh consignments every Day from rat Portage and i am now id position to Supply any Quantity either wholesale or retail. I direct from the pickers and can sell As cheap if not cheaper than anybody in the business. Parties outside the City can have them shipped direct by writing a Gibson Segond St., rat Portage or 456 Alexander Maxl link with Metrio lighted and Slauo heated Vestibule a trains Between holc Vij St. Paul and Minneapolis. To Bajt Yootin hartal Boute to teak de and steam heated Verat baled Trarlu by Tui Omeago and of Natl Bluffs. Omaha 81. Pao and the pan Luln of boat Orbat National to dts Between Kan cos City and at Joseph to. Miles of Boad Teeuw Nung All Pron Olpoc. Points in Wisconsin Minnesota into me sort Sou in Dob a oni Dakota. F tables Reid freight Eta apply to the nearest station i Mil of is. Paul Sumpat to Railroad agent anywhere in the world Boswell Miller a. V. H Oarb Nib . Even i pus. Seckt the Grem Kort Heie Murning at 11.30 Sho t hallway leave the . Depot for oration grand Forks pargo great polls Helena and of into where Cloee connections Are Mode to All it Toul court Points also at Minneapolis and is Paul in Union depot Lor All trains East i and East of flew through tonne options to deter Oil Ion Don St. Ibo Aai Toronto Niagara Falls Montreal Kew York Boston and All potato in Ontario or in Tea i i i Iio Weet Bates on elegant dining aria Tobi corf run Bav l trains. Send for a Complete and sailing Opean steamers through London of Yaniw the the Bast Linos. Winnipeg sealed tenders will be office of the Ibn Ebat insurance agent. Fire companies represented co., total mos pity of Loh Doh fire ins. 00. He horthvyes17ireins. Co. Auth. Capital 600.06d us co. Of 8qbth America total sets Ait All classes of insurable property covered Ana Iii Tio test notice at current rates. Of Efebera and coaches of Lateri Octoaf Craod Ana St. Pan room trains with Pullman drawing sleepers dining pits Anil coaches Otla Teh Princess Street As Pla Nii 1831 of subdivision allots 5, Block a Parish lot 35, St. John. Undersigned a Tarp i irate Eiwen and i trough Pullman estate the curing farm Apfl at current rates of interest1 am on easy Terins of repayment. No agents wanted in fronts v Libaire May be renewed rate maturity Ernei Sev. Eric i s. Knight sole 835o.ooo paid in losses since office uni All parts of the big Felip ;