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Prios Variations

Them seems to ‘be too mudh variation in the prices paid at dmerel" Points in the Province. we have a Price, for instance, of tablestock at Summeraide, of Mc- 701: at the car and at Hints: liv- H 70a w has at u» aim. In amt-her case we have 55c per bushel at the car at one center and 50¢ Der bushel at another. At Kensmllﬂn all varieties of fable- stock are 65c per bag at the car. Tlxnish is as high.u 72o per ha] at the car. Cardigan is 55c per bushel at the cap,

There shou-1d be a little more uniformity in these prices as Can- adian markets for tablestodk are remaining fairly steady or even l “We Stronger than last week in price.

The" 15 I Kreat varlartion this week in the price on turnips; a variation for which there does not. seam to be any reasonable Justification. At Summeraids tur- nlra are 46c per bushel at the farm for boatload. On the Borden Line 50c is offered. Alt Hunter River 60c is offered. Alt Vernon River 5i‘ -60c at the car. .At Car- riigan 35c-57c at the car. And at Charlottetown today turnips have been se-lllnig at 05c and some, re- poriedly, even as high _as 70c. We

_ THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN

Good mixed grain can command around. 80c per bushel at the pn- lent. time. uiizoi-iiiiiaieiy. aim l is not enough mixed gain grown. The production per acre of barley and oats in value, in bushels, and in feedstuilf is much grealor than I the production at straidit oats. Why then confine production to oats alone? Our farm people must bec barley conscious, or mixed grain conscious and predicate their production on proper varie- . ties and mini/tires which will have aresdyaalalaourownhovince.

We riohe s good many hay presses have been purchased this year and these are good machines to have available. Possibly they havs been on the ex- pectation oif tremendous exports; at hay. Xif so, 1 am afraid there, will be considerable disappoint- ment. As intimated a number of times, 1 do not anticipate an ex- port prioe for hay that Wllll be ‘ tremendously attractive. There is talk some good hay is going into U. S. A. poiniG at a fair price. The hay purchaeed, however, must bc . of top quality and any that is in stacks is not being considered very favourably. As far as Ontario I markets are concerned, 1 do not, really think there is anything to 1 it and there is too much hayl between P. E. l. and Ontario for this Province to compete moccas- fwlly. The fact ‘the-t our m" hants dealers without

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then h entirely too much diner- ence 1n the prices on turnips and someone is taking them. in at too low a price. '1‘u~rnips will be scarce in this Province and pro- dUCQTS had better check on the markets and at least get the price that the market can reasonably PIY- '

Boston Market

The Boston market prices. up to November 28th, had ii strong tone u.) to $1.76 pup-bag. This market weds-end, however, on Novemiber 28th, and in the last report there is only a fair demand with $125 being paid for plain bag and a few at $140-$150, Turnilp supplies however. have scarce.

with reference to the cost cf plsolsiig of turnips on the Benton market we give the following in- formation:

Freight to Boston—33‘/ic per bushel," duty-d l-Bc; entry and in- spection 1c; bag 17c; or approxi- mately 55o. '

The prices quoted on the Boston market are equlvalcn-t to whole- sale to retail. There is fairly heavy terminal charges including brokerage and it would appear that those paying 80-05c per bush- el for turnips are working on a really narrow margin. As a matter of fart with the market as it is today they would have very little better than the difference in

exchange on American money. At

T! giyiialrt‘! This. howevcr- w it’ “"91 ih“ “W” 5km“ l" .6" do feel the latter price, however. be exnocted r-rrii with ample sup- urs available every day 1°!‘ 551p‘ is not justified by prices ayail- lv ofcars as tiiere is always some ping DUFPOSEB- able in the Boston market. but ﬁimﬂmy in gutting everyone‘: f’.

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the same time market on turnips is a good market at the present time and prices should at least be 60c or better. We would look for a really stronger tone for the turnip market and will keep our producers informed from time to time.

Livestock Prices

Livestock pricrs arr steady with last week with titc exception of sown which are down 50c at Char- lottetown plan-t leaving them No. 1 $18.50 and No. 2 $17.50. The comparative prices at Moncton are $19.50 and $18.50. hot dressed weight delivered. Other quota- tions are the same as last week and need no further detail on this broadcast other than to state Grade A is $28.75 at Moncton and $27.75 at Charlottetown. Classes of cattle are steady with last week's quotations with top grades at Moiwton 18 f.o.b. country points and Charlottetrorw-ri $18.50 delivered at plant.

Montreal cattle pricefinclicated that t-radc was active with move- ment 50-75c higher on cows. Other classes steady. Good steers 21-22. Good bulls uip to 18. Hogs are steady at 29 for Grade A.

Local markets are steady on all typos of livestock.

Butter Quotations

Butter quotations remained steady during the past week with factory price 63c fob. Halifax; local jobbing at Halifax 65c. New Brunswick creziniorics are selling to wholesalers in prints 6212c and to retailer stores 64c. Local job- bing at Charlottetown is 64c for prints, with wholesale 62c. There is a demand for Island butter from Maritime points but there is evidence that considerable butler is coming in from western sec- tions. Butter is being released from storage by the Products Board and the price is sustained at stable level.

There is a very definite need on P. E. 1., Nova Scotia and New- foundland ior a grading policy on butter and cheese. Our butter entering these fields of competi- tion must meet with urugraded butter, possibly a lower grade ini- ported and remade and which can be sold at a lower price. It is hirer to both producer and con- sumer to have butter and cheese sold on grade.

Investigation ls now being made in our departments and through the Dairymen‘s Association re- garding packaging and sale of cheese in small quantities.

Production conditions through- out the Province remain excellent and cattle are still out and pas- tures green.

Feed Quotations

Feed quotations are about steady with previous week. As announc- ed last week grain crops in “Yest- ern Oanada are not as large as 1948 and it would look as if bar- ley is going to be a very scarce commodity on our markets during next year. The demand for bar- ley from U. S. A. poin-tss ls keen. If the crop is of good quality. most of it will be taken up to satisfy the tastes of the thirsty in the form of brewery production. I would look for strong prices on feed in the days that are 3i1€3(l.

There is a possibility that Am- erican corn may be secured to substitute for any deficiency in western supplies but this corn will coat too much unless there ls some plan worked out to deliver ln this province, at cheaper rates. Some criticism has been offered this year regarding tho inability of farmers to sell their grain. That is quite understandable, but lf tanner-s would only grow ‘the proper kilnd of grain there would be-no difficulty in selling lt. Un- fortunately, the great bulk of our farmers grow oats, some of thr- oats being of poor quality and. if it is sold at a cheaper level. it ls possibly bringing all lt is worth.

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orders on hay and are looking to

Province to handle lt for them is evidence that demand for hay is not impressive. The price pre- vailinig at the present! time is $17- $18 per ion pressed and delivered.

Montreal Prices

We had. some very favourable commends on prices given some time ago on the Montreal market and I would like to give some more quotations from prices out- lined in that large city.

10 oz. Tomato Soup

Prunes, lb. 19c Oran-gee (size 288) 2 doz. . 45c Grapefruit, lange size (3-23) .. 06c Peanut butter (l8 oz.) .

Domestic Shortening, 1b. ..

Blade Roast (bone removed) Leg of Lamb, 1b. Log of Lamlb (fronts) lib Breakfast bacon (sliced) Had-dock fillets ..

ds. Tomato tins-if) for .. Hams (picnic style) sugar

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Young country pork . 43c 3 bars Lux soap. 2 for . . 25c Bullk sultana raisins, 5 for . . $1.00 Fresh cocoan-ut . .. . .. . .. .. .. 43c Walnu-is .. 89c

These prices are not on the sam" articles. but will give some idea, nevertheless, of trends in prices here and in Montreal.

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illuality Potatoes I From Muck Soils

Although potato; of low cook- ing quality are frequently grown on muck soils, it. is quite possible to produce a crop of excellefki waking and keeping quality on this soil type. At the Dominion Ex- perimental Srulbstation for muck lands, at St. Clothilde. Qllebei‘. l large number or experiments in connection with the nutrition of the potato crop have been con- diucted during the pest. ten S95"- These experiments have shown that without exception good qual- ity on this soil type is associated with yield, and high yields m obtained only with a. correct bal- ance of nutrients.

organic soils, peat and muck, are comtposed largely of organic matter and contain a relatively small amount of mineral nutrients. my; F, s. Browne, Division of Horticulture. Central Experimen- tal Farm. Ottawa. or these. POW-Sh is present in extremely small quan- titles; phosphoric acid content is moderate and total nitrogen very

in potash, low 1n nitrogen and moderate in phosphoric acid is re- quired on these soil types for the potato crop, In general, these re- quirements can be met with e fer- tilizer containing nitrogen, phos- phoric acid and potash in the pro- portion or l. 4. and s or s. 2-8-16. Witlti lower potash, or higher 111- trogen and phosphoric acid, both yield and quality of the crop has been reduced at St. Clothilde. With increased potash or lower nitrogen and phosphoric acid the quality of the crop remains high but. the yield is decreased.

As a rule organic soils do not contain sufficient trace or minor elements for the correct nutrition of many vegetable crops. Of these boron and copper are most. commonly deficient for the potato crop. Under normal procedure copper is surpplied in sufficient. quantity by copper compounds applied as sprays or dusts for disease control, With boron, care must be observed, as a. sliyit ex- cess cver crop requirements in organic soils may prove harmful. 0n the other hand e deficiency in the soil will lower both yield and quality of the crop. At. St. Clolihilde it has been found that, on boron deficient areas. an application of

high. Accordingly, l fertilizer high ten to fifteen pounds

of boraiq every second or third year t ' l

supply sufficient boron for II10d(‘1‘< ately heavy yields of potatoes.

l The amount. of fertilizer to apply

‘ will depend to some extent on the

available soil moisture. On nun-

irrigiited, dry muck land areas its is probable that no more than one thousand pounds or 2-8 16 per acra can be utilized by s. potato crop.

On other areas where water 0on-

trol is effected by seepage irriga-

tion, or other means. a profltablq response may be obtained from applications up to two thousand. pounds per acre; providing climatic conditions are satisfactory. 0n. the muck land areas of South- western Quebec crops of four hun- dred bushels per acre are being consistently obtained with ap- plications of fifteen hundred pounds of 2-8-15 per acre. Further- more, potatoes from this region are 1n strong demand on tho vitholesale markets and irneet ivitlt ready sale. '

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