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ers of the troop and transport forces in Hoboken, the big ship is now tobe retired as a transport, and after being refited for passenger service, is to be turned back to the U. S. Shipping Board, the agency which seized her fwhen the U. S. entered the war. Washington, Sept. Bth. —Marked indi- cations ofa compromise in the Senate coptroversy over the reservations to the League nf Nations Covenant, came today from }both Democratic and Republican sources after Republican leader Lodge had announced that the treaty would be reported to the Senate on Wednesday and probably itaken up for consider- ation next Monday. Probably the most important develobment of the day was a statement to the Senate by Senator Simmons of North Carolina, prominent in administration leadership, declaring “*Some concessions in the way of re- -ervations will have to be made to se- cure its ratifiecation’’, although utterly opposing some of the Lodge reserva- tions, Senator Siramons said he was sug- gesting a compromise on ‘‘conservative reservations of an interpreiative char- acter.”” Republican Senators continued efforts to compose differences over 2 re- servation to article ten of the League vovenant. New York, Sept. Bth.—The New York Commercial says that the bigh rate of Ex- change prevailing between the U. S. and Canada in favour of the former, is having the effect to be expected from such a situation ,in diverting trade into other channels. Canadian merchants object to paying a premium of 4% in purchasing American goods, and find that they can do better by purchasing in Japan, where wages are enough lower to offset the increased ecost of transportation and where exchange is op ‘a more even basis, and in the wmeantime Congress fiddles anß does nothing. The edge bill, which would help matters to some extent, is gide-tracked in favour of prohibition. All legislation designed to help out for- eign trade is treated with the utmost indiffcrence. The Senate might be a eross-road debating® society for all the constructive work that is beino done. And in the meantime, Canada is making connections with foreign competitors, which are likely to become permanent. An academic interest in Shantung is con- sidered of more importance than the actuality of Japans economic invasion of Canada. : Paris, Sept. Bth.—Members of the American delegation at the Peace Confer- ence deny all knowledge of an agreement reported in the British Press by which the U. S. and Great Britain guarantee Belgium against German aggression. New York, Sept. 10th.—Reports reach- ing the offices of the telegraph companies here today, said that all wire communi- casions South of Miami Florida has ceas- ed of a result of the severe storm rag- ing along the Southern coasts. A gale ST 88l2 YIS of at least 100 miles an hour was blow- ing the reports stated. London, Sept. 9th—Sugar in stock on the 6th was 165,000 tons last year 24,000 tons. NEw YORK, Sept. 9th 1919. Flour, Blencded Clear St. Lawrence Frand pr. brl. $10.25. Meal, Kilndried per 100 s $4.60 New Season’s Pork per brl. $52.00 Heavy Mess Pork per bbl. $56.00 Sugar---Crystals (Confirmed by Brokers) per 100 lbs. $7.28. Molasses 89° test pr 10 Ibs. no quotation. Cotton, MiddlingUpland, at {.iverpool per Ih. 18 15-100 d. Exchange, New York and London, 60 days’ sight $4.11} Exchange New York and London, sight $4.144 LONDON, Sept. 9th 1919. Sugar-Demerara (Crystals duty paid price. fixed by the Royal Commission per cwts 575. 9d. -88s. od. Muscovado, 897/~ basis, floating terms in bond, Ditto duty paid. 555. 6d. - 765. 9d. GGerman Beet 88°/., f.o.b. no further sales during the war Java 96°/ Gibraltaror Channel for Orders floating terms, no quotations. Demerara Rum, per gal. nominal. Trinidad Cocoa, Good Middling Red per cwt. 1265. —-d. 1275. Cotton, Medium T'ine Sea Island, at Liv- ¢rpoc: nominal per Ib. Bank of England rate of Discount per cent. 5. g Consols 50% Three per eent renics in Faris Fes. 61.10 £ll prices subject to correction. THE WEATHER. After a drought for seven months of the year during which man and beast suffered in common through lack of na- tive produce to hold in check the leaps and the bounds in the prices for import- ed articles, there has come with the month of August a change which seems destined to make good for all cepriva- tions experienced by planters durirg the earlier months, and at present the scorched brown fields to which the trav- eller’s eye had become so familiar has been suddenly transformed into rich verdant lands, brimful of moisture and with green blades and leaves peepingc ont from everywhere—Natures evidence that the spell has been broken and that withir the next few weeks our lands will yield their produce to the happy relief of all classes. Friday last was des- cribed by planters as a great day. It rained in the north most plentifully in the early hours of that day, and towards eveningtime the fail was general. Sat- urday yielded a few showers and the night closed in ominously with the re- sult that it rained heavily during the night and so continued at intervals on Sunday morning, so much sc that at the- churches and places of worship where services were held the attendan- ces were exceedingly poor. It ceased to rain at noon, but the sky remained heavy throughout Sunday though no rain fell in the City, and evening ser- vices held were fairly attended. Mon- day morning continued under a heavy cloud which burst at about 9 o’clock and again there fell torrents of rain. The month of August so far has yielded more rain than the seven preceding months taken together, and it is anti- cipated that with a continuance of thesp showers for a few more days there will be no shortage to be recorded at the end of the year.—Barbados Globe, Aug. 25th. THE RETURNED SOLDIERS. The number of men of the West Indian Contingent who were recruited in this island and sent abroad for service dur- ing the war is about 800. Os this num- ber about 600 have returned for demobi- lization, these having arrived in three drafts of 320, 165 and 115 respectively. T'aking casualties &e. into aceount, and the number of those who have returned by casual opportunities, there remain roughly, about 100 more men still to re- turn here. Os the 600 men who have returned, 312 have up to the present time, put their names down for emigration to Cuba un- der contract with Mr. G. S. R. Archer. The difficulty of transport is eausing de- lay in sending the men off, but efforts are being made, by the chartering of vessels for the purpose to relieve the sit- uation, and the first batch will probably sail to Cuba early next month.—Barba- dos Agricultual Reporter, August 23rd. EMIGRATION TO CUBA. The camvaign for the reecruiting of men in this colony for work in Cuba is progressing rapidly, and many of our returned soldiers) have exercised good judgment in availing themselves of the excellent offer open to theni to emigrate to that field of labour under the terms of a contract with Mr. G. S. R. Archer, the local emigration agent. Up to the pres- ent time we learn that about 290 of these men have enrolled, and the first draft is expected tosail to Cuba early next month. Numerous inquiries by ecivilians are still being made concerning their chances of emigrating to the Cuban field of labour. —lbd. as good as new for sale cheap. Apply at this office.