'dsy of this week.

- bv transactions at the (Welling of

ranged from $56 to $110.

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TIMELY NOTES ON TOPICS €ONNECTED WITH ,

Silver Fox Farming '

Last week and this week are fury auction weeks in Montreal with vendues being conducted by the; Montreal Fur Sales (Canada) Ltd. on Wednesday and Thursday. March 22nd and 33rd. and by the Othadian Par Auction Sales Com-t pany, Ltd, from Monday to Pri- Flrst we Will take up the Montreal Fur Sales auction. The articulars which. follow were obta ed from a report which appeared ill Womens Wear Daily, New York.

MONTREAL_ March '2 -- Firm prices for silver fox were indicated

Montreal Fur Sales (Canada) Ltd. three days‘ sale today when 700 "specials" comprising platinum. platinum silver and white marked gklns were offered. The attend- ance of about F: bu_v;rs included approximately 25 (lcltlers, retailers and lnnnulaelurrrs from New York. The (llilllliv of the catalog was termed "attractive" and sea- sonable by New York dealers.

Large pale platina Government graded ‘select’ brought $190 and graded "special" $175. The top price was duplicated by large “A' grade platinum silver, which rang- gd upward frotl $150. Medium: size platinum silver graded "B sold from $155 to $175. Large dark platina, grail-ad sclcct brought $145 t0 $100 and medium select attain- ed the same too. Grade "A" latina sold from $145 l0 $150 for urge. Grade "B" platina ranged from 0H0 to $1853. As the sale pro- ceeded, increaslng strength was noted in the prices for all classes of specials. and these were 60n- sflered unchanged from the rolli- nuys January sale and slightly right": than prices ruling in Fcb- ruary, according to Dave Boren- stein, managing director, who act- gd as" auctionvr.

Ring neck streclals brought up f0 $125 for medium and $115 for large pelts. Whltefaces graded (C) sold from $40 to $12 for large.

$120 to $150 for

dpalg skins, the price being pui

twice .

Attendance increased to about 100 in the afternoon when select- ed full silvers were marketed. The‘ collection of fresh well-graded! skins stimulated bidding and the salesrootn estimated about 40 per cent changed hands at prices equal to thus.- recorded in February tho ht b some others to be sligh ly beow the company's Jan- uary sale, wfvhlle others felt them on a par th that month.

Grade "A" furs and silvery rang-

lh! ts for medium lots Grade "B" bro ht Mil w 0'76 for large and $78 for medium, wi

IO paid or an XL full. The

large collection of ordinary silvers seflned to the saiesroom about 60 per cent sold. Average lots sold on s par with January but top prices for large and medium fails were

shed . i e "B" grade ranged KB to M0. medium 04B to I52 and llrle "6" to $4. medium m

to 0M, and small $46.

hancis Beck, vice-president oi’ Montreal Fur Sales (Canada) Ltd. was welcomed by a. host of friends at the auction today on his return to iness in buoyant health fol- lowing two operations in hospital.

MONTREAL, March 23 — Mod- erate huvin" of average quality silver fox marked the second day of Montreal Fur Sales (Canada) Ltd. general sale, today. Prices held at about February evels and only a small proportion of ordin- ary full sllvcr and selected tilree- quarters were bought by New York dealers, most of‘ whom were impatiently waiting for the auc- tioning of wild furs. Local deal- an and manufacvttrers bought liflflhslv of regular three-quart-

' Saturday. April ist.

are, interiors and low grades, all aLlorvcr thanmJonuary__prices.__v ,

Ordinary full silvers, of which a section was held over from yes- terday, sold in approximately the same range with large "B" grade full silvers bringing $50 to $60 and medium $41 to $56 while silvery skins sold from Si-l to $57 for largo and $26 to 850 for medium skins of "B" and "C" grades. Selected one-half to three-quarters silvers. a small offering. ranged from $37 to $53 for large and $35 to $44 for medium ts.

The catalog of 638 ordinary cross fox us; auctioned following tile silvers untl interested some oi’ the local buyers, although bidding was only moderate and prices kept below the previous sale. Mosty from Ontario and Quebec ranches, the collection contained a few nlutina type which sold at 8.10am! $31. Others ranged $26 to $29 for dork silvery and pale. With the reddish types bringing $17 t0 $25- The salcsroum figured about one- third changed hands at a l0 per cent declino from January. The official report for yesterday's re-

sults was as follows: Specials, I per cent sold unchanged from January"; .». ‘ ftlll silvers, 40

. lined 10 per cent . ordinary full sil- vcr 40 per cent sold, declined l0 per cent from January.

The Canadian Fur Auction stiles Column); LttL. t-nlnneltced with sales of E',L'llL‘l‘lll furs the early part of this week and it was not until Wednesday afternoon March 29th, that the silvers were offer- ed. Thcv consisted of 4.000 pelts being part of the fi".'.~;t section 0f the catulogtle. 0.1 Ti rsday. MlLtCh 30th. 491i silver 112:: gens from Ontario and‘

dward Island and 1.500 silver fox, white marked. platinurns, etc, t0- gether with 5.800 silver fox were offered. On Friday. March 31st, til.- balance of the catalogue con- sisting of 7,650 sil up at auction, The 1' nesdays sale app paper on Thursday and Thurs- day's nle on Friday and today the result of Fridays sale.

Any ilesitancy in buying or any decline in price which has occur- red at the two auctions can be at- trlbuted almost cntirelv to the fact that a’ l0 per cent increase in sales tax on all furs will go into effect in the United States today, The furrlcrs are of the opinion that it will be no April lfoers joke on them. They are anticipating a. big let up in public buying, some expressing the opinion that the effects of the tax and regulations of the OPA will be felt for months and that a quiet bll-Blllw dull“: the summer sea- son will result.

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However, it is s well known iiact that most fur merchants are temperamental and perhaps in this ease they are meeting trou- ble before it really commences. as we have mentioned on several oc- casims the bright spot in the 916N119 for us la that there is not a. very large quantity of silver fox and allied type pelts to be disposed of and the probability is that declines will not go to great lengths, probably not more than 20 per cent on an average over January prices-

Ihnk G. Ashbrook, who has been connected with the United stile! Donartment of the Interior for the past 25 years and is an authority on fur farming in all its branches. gave all address to the Mir): Breeders’ Association of the United States about a month ago which has been widely reprinted. Some extracts from it may be hem. ful to us A “The total sales of’ furs in the Unltctl-States far ex- needs expectations and indications are that for the i2 month period in i043 will reach $500,000,000. I: is interesting to know that of all commodities that pay on internal Yevelllle tax fur rank: fifth in the list as to lll/s total ale-tun‘, of rev- enue collected. Sucil astounding iisuieslllssgognma the re-

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SIRIN!

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lcltle of 24 now

loltle of

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18¢ 29¢

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look for the layer Creu on every labial - if it doesn't say "Boyer" II Isn't Asplvlnl

ante. sends '

_ ' were Prince ‘

‘ers are in a position to offer six, lseven or more beautiful shades

TRAPPERS

There are quite s lot of mink, coon and weasel skins coming in i0 us every day and as the season closes on Sat-

celve any furs you have on band.

personally as soon as the skins are dry. J. D. JENKINS clo THE ROYAL PACKING Company Charlottetown, P. E. I.

silver-blue platinum mink lurs.

of breeders, whose sole ambition was to produce a new and glam- orous fur acceptable to the world Undoubtedly they experienced num- v~~'"t= disappointments and though they sold some breeding stock at hlgil prices it was the iirst time they were aisle to pm- duco a sufficient number of pelts to demonstrate to the fur trade their confidence in this beautiful new fur.

This development happened a‘.

i a financial position indulge their estlletic desire for a beautiful in furs. Do not let this success story build up your high hopes for a repeat performance durin next ymr and in the years to lo low. Furriers and women l

the unusual and if the mink breed-

of mink. so much the better.

It is a foregone conclusion that before many days pass tile l0 per cent tax on retail fur will be in- creased to 20 per cent. This tax. will resolve itself into B the old skin game only in reverse. from the retailer down through each branch oi’ the trans back to the traders and fur farmers them- selves. Therefore, fur farmers must keep on producing quality furs ancl practicing the strictest econ- omy in every phase oi their busi- ness so as to protect. themselves and endeavor to reduce their costs of operation and in that way be in a position to assume the part of the fur tax they will eventual-

lv have to bear. nlr farmers have continually earperienoed increased cost‘ in

the production o1 fur and in my opinion the end has not been reached. therefore they should not neglect to consider seriously at all times the things over whldl they themselves have more or less dung | control. I refer to l/llq principles ~ of breeding, feeding. management‘ find Sale o! furs. Feeding prices seem to be rising constantly: higher wages will hav. to be paid ,- for labor if one can find the la- borers. Competition becomes Keener and keener each year "ROM the breeders and fur buy- ers are getting more and mo" discriminating. ‘rhis will stimu- late fur farmers to keep on their toes and take advantage or every ggllowlrillty notuoniy to sustain

mprove qualit of m products. realizlnge thuty r

now fur curious and fur wlsg 1 rem-at to conclude on a negative note. but the awful trut-h is that next season may prove 1,0 b,

Curious Position 0f N. S. Premier

HAlgI-FA-‘fi. March alt-tor)- Lleonala w. Fraser, lgrogressive Conservative leader for Nova 5m. ill. in an attack on Premier A. s. MeeMfllan. declared last night it was H wrong-though “ nnic i 168111 -for s. mempgr of g gig-gym. cial government to be “president o! s company encased m millions o! dollars of contracts for the Do. mlmon of Canada."

Mr. Fraser spoke at. s publlq meeting addressed by Jolm Bu“. en, National Progressivg Conserv- ative klzadtfr. was m. remar , e said. because Premier MacMillan and other Libel-sis pod "Started to call names."

"He says that I am an ‘outside leader!" Mr. Fraser declined, “Temporarily, that is true. Bur, at least i am not a ‘contracting 1mg. er‘ and when 1 am l- 0! Ne. 1 shall not also be ss- soclated as president or other-wt" with any construction company or any Oilmpany that is receiving millions upon millions of dollars gen‘; federal government can.

ac .

"In my record as s ublig m“ you will never find s undy Con- struction Company building g mn- leli-rgy Camp in my own constitu-

y. "Tile principle or a ubll m“ 110161118 top office in up procvincial ggvernmerlt and st the seine time ins president of a moan eo- gagecl in auliions o! dollars o con. tracts for the government of Oe- nsda. while technically legal, is unsound and it is wrong."

This Wan-Four Years Ago

£1»: The Canadian Press

iron ore. 11am artillery fire llauounded French lines in the Sear ver area.

Avail. l. iMTCB-ritieh n. mo-

urday we would like to re-.

buying fills are always looking for 1

women _ having become fur conscious are»

W113i)" wins than any yet eXpel-i- l

Till]! CHARIDTTETOWN GUARDIAN

from Two .°'§i»w and fit... 1i’ Ibrtuna". ‘Pierre were all toKQl-h" bout four toblespoonslui I put the seed! bv. in place for the winter. BM m8 M‘ ‘was wellpfln‘

I

. . meal to Men.

Mall to us or bring in ‘mm ‘.2.,,.,°..,.§."... u” s, r an so. m

be , w en thing gig-negro gripe-mocha but the milet

if; the hea

cent offering in New York of m air came a-prying and a-rob;

bing; and a fiocik of lllaqte chickens hm; 1 to squeeze These were the result of about Kmwfifiesfigkefigfiis found out

ten years work of a small group “out, the mp1" and ms

use of the knowledge However. at

the end of the season f had two

large HIGH/H, and when i thresh-

M ed them outdg héad two long one-t‘ ' quarter poun o good see .

Had the season been normal thLs‘.

millet might have been cu; and

cured stage

were very wet, and s; to lee how it succeed when sown for grain, I did not try mat pert of the experiment.

Millet is used for human food a time when a great molly women 1n some V’ being simpv parched some, who

of lliY

would

erain

istnv announced that German war- planes raldcd scape Flow but wet! driven off without doi any dqm-

Bwitzcrland call: up thou- of Donna

Enchant with noun

the fall of 1m takes In interest in

ohed

true milieu-not

ds of what are called Italian

‘shutters, (time latter are related to a perncou,

'our potato fields).

As the grain commenced to ripen

pound the 8111p a iisht Paste wi have heard into Britain as poultry fsed- for |whicn never saw it used in

grown ers to Canadian seed lists say it is grown for hay 0r feed

generous donor of the “Early une" seed. could tell us how farm-'

peg make use of this millet.

"Salmons": e rambling Nola In the old days. that i. to _ when I was a "little lad“, intirmant merchants of both sexes used tlrfor the last syllable. He had cry their wares in the streets the northern towns. Mos; of these “rug/ere edible, and cams- alonE . t

lahe and hearty meal. Each com- coil,

mé";3£'¥.-_3‘£‘1_““ °“"‘ °°°““

e reeds: who these Notea three ems-ii {HOW-l which she had received of Winni- of th sen-m a and were h“ Q4

planted in several two kinds year. as you will but ideal

(1943), when tbs i011 warmed up I

strain, and towards autumn into the loose spray of hhe spiky

foxtsil grassss o!

began. All the birds of

degood

as hay, while in an earlier But the summer and fall i wanted

eastern countries. the seed

that it was imported

well adapted-but

it aefms the Norflh

two a penny, l-Iot Cross Buns! m you have no daughters. buy them for your aonsi" ‘fine

on: yet there. as they advise farm- sow about 25 lbs. to the acre. live-stock . It be an added interest if the Fort-

the neighborhood of Wlnni»

SBN

fore supper, which was a

a’ cool dark l

GIBOOGV

- NEWSY NOTES -

being

l chant! one llwllls KM" 1M. " as mg in s weird

of these stilt know but Whit

y Well: they were neat bunches-if you will have it-of

onion-m mails. o

or four tubular other. Why. WWI!

only the lists so!’

onion. "Wish

have no ood You

I doubt whether P1! I

gardener would hsv

I found last year onions known as

are they g in Britain called on account of glowth- were us

IVQ u, use... better than o

but knew that a kind of cake. Right two strip]: across t

tious and called: ‘

of a more solemn flhe buns from his

more decorum .

proclaimed ‘Milk for the ladies!" ‘Iihis was

oice; and

imitators!

between andso

Bceiii "- ‘flilnilllbgn’ Ill UUG

| Burlching Oniorll. B“

g to do with lukelon.

Well, never mind that: Iollllofll by any other name , and a: they are get all the vitamin C unim- paired. ‘Bio consumer in the old days, merely dipped the butt of the scallion into salt. to the flavor, before ea

b own to? gullible-more than the Ordlfglfy! there is an excellent substitute as

wywn making young growth, can be dug and eaten as scallions; and Qody 1'11»; "Multipliers"- "Potato Onions" their _ eful and are not al used up yet. TM "good constitution’

Rarnbllrr beck to the cries: 0n the early morning oi Good Friday the townspfllll" fie" awakened by the hawker of "i-lot Cross Buns!" A friend to whom l

w told this. had never lyun was

of lemon peel, lllid one e other at right an 1e!- Some of the hawkers were

hand and had them delivered with

In the little town a few miles from our Win89. i-lw his commodity babies:

usicians ssly. in a reoitatlve, on

one note till he got to tine end of each line when hs rose a full mtsve

More about Iludlbrls

Samuel Butler, satirlst 1680), lived at a time Wlhfliihfi ' l

“e cussed mention on insulation as

werltltoils gortuno-tv

ed on -II villi/I»

. ‘an: f follies distinctive that m”

"not

the ‘sf’ Charles II. w atics who downfal and e father W1

what was com- end-

. I W“ were scallions? u me Me

5mm an]. ill-lat he sl

pension; reward never mtweri

author, so we Wll

mime la will Y scme idea of

y you. es.

that bunehin

Onions" an

countrymen thus- ‘m:

will taste as eaten “raw"

bring out

ting, sea ions could . without a lot

in truth, even ke tlhe Bibe

e time for. ut. The variety of ‘multipliers?

hk sh had

9

manner of winter

‘teamed

an rdinary onions stre- ii

blank would solde

heard of them, some , but these had

cost. Extracted from

[I5 ul- an Elm “at llama. a

s, however. prov Q careless of all but-him sgguth‘: at.“ raised rim. nloua u ln nie- ml»- tian just when prices are snarl "lfpoislhl Ja 111,! EIIDMOJII! “breed. new. and 11m ‘I INP- l .

world is naturally, averse To all the truth it sees or hears. But swallows nonsense, and a