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m March Issue of commerce Monmly published by the National 3mg of Commerce in New York, the bu; points out economic possibili- uu of carbon dioxide ice.

“M mmcstifll Pie of the way m which an old and familiar field my be extended is afforded by the wmmBNIBI development of solidified ‘amen dioxide as a refrigerant. As ‘wmpfljid with water lee its most uni- Iqu, ieatures is the fact that it is ab- Irolutely dry. The‘ residue from its melting passes of! in a gas for which m, gpgclfl provision in the way o1 exterior containers is necessary. ‘rhls makes it possible to use carbon diox- ide we in the delivery of goods in car- wn; and nonreturnablo containers for which water ice is unsuitable.

~g15where the use of carbon dio- gmp is handicapped by its high in- itial cost. As marketed today carbon diozide ioe brings 100 dollars a ton f. °_ b. factory compared with a whole- sale price for water ice of 4 to 5 dol- lars and u retail-delivered price s.- mnntlng to 3 or 10 dollars a ton.

"Carbon dioxide ice, of course, has eompfirlsatlllg advantages. Its quality c1 dryness has been mentioned. In ad- dition it is much colder than ice, and no; greater ’ “ and consequently Qccuplos less space for s. given weight. Under similar eondltiors, the extra- mely low temperature makes this ice twice as efficient as water ice, where- as the cost is twenty to twenty-five time; as great. Much higher effici- encies can be obtained by suitable use of the insulating qualities of the 8&5 givcn oil’. In this way a given quality oi carbon dioxide ice has been known to do the work of fifteen times It! weight of water ice.

“It is apparent, therefore, that car- bon dioxide ice is not a factor in com- petitive fields where advantage can- not be taken oi the insulating DW- perties of the gas. Thus its use has been confined chiefly to the shipment of perishable commodities in relative- ly small quantities by mail, express or truck. _

“It does not seem likely ‘that cpl‘- bcn dioxide ice will have very much effect on existing industries in .th2_ immediate future. It is rather extend- ing the practice of refrigeration to new fields and supplementing the use cf other refrigerants. Competition with natural ice will undoubtedly de- velop later particularly in the ficld oi i-dll transportstion,.but this is a. mat- ur for the more distant‘ future."

JOHN NORMAN MACDOF-ZLD

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SYDNEY, March 1.-A.fter 28 firs in Sydney, John Norman MacDonald 77, a native of Prince Edward Island employed in’ the Bescce Electrical Department, died today. Besides his widow‘ there survive four sons: Ar- chie, Buffalo; Neil, Baltimore; Nor- man, Kensington, P. E. 1.; John I-l. Sydney; and two daughters, Mrs. William Brown, Toronto; Mrs. J. S. McAulay, Park Strfet.

Annual Meeting of Elmsdale _ Egg Circle

. The seventh annual meeting of the Elrnsdals Egg Circle was called to order at 8 p. m. The President, John Wallace, in the chair, who in s. few well chosen remarks opened the meet- ing. He then called upon the Secre- tary to read the minutes of the last meeting. It was moved, seconded and carried that minutes be adopted as road.-

Manager Mr. Basil McNeill report- ed outside conditions a duplicate oi others years in spite of adverse con- ditions which faced the organization during the first part oi the year, also reported on the building of the kill- ing station, stating that the total cost would far exceed $225.00, oi which a considerable sum had already been paid. l-le reported that for the first time in the history of the organiza- tion a earload of liva poultry had been shipped by the circle. netting the largest price ever received by the cir- cle. I-le also reported an amount c‘! the said poultry and price received for same. Managers report was on motion adopted.

The financial statement presented by the Secretary showed a balance on hand of $65.19 at date of meeting. Financial statement was adopted as road. It was moved and seconded that $25.00 be paid on account oi the killing station. Motion carried.

The election of officers for the coming year followed and resulted in the following: -

President, John Wallace.

Vice-President, Mrs. Hazel Camer- on.

Secretary-Joseph Dunbar.

Directors: Watson Hardy, George Mclnnis, Chas. Johnston. Allan Clark. Mrs. R. Will" Mrs. Chas. Dunn. Mrs. Hugh ' =-

MrfNash .- Federal Depart- ment, Poultry iion, then-addres- sed the meeting along general lines of interest to the meeting, outlining the Poultry Policy similar to the calf clubs. Mr. James Lightlzer of the ‘Central Association followed along the same lines, prefacing his remarks by paying a tribute to our late president Mr. W. A. McArthur for his stirling qualities and unfailing assistance to all cu-operative movements, followed by a full and concise report of the business of the Central Association, also warning the members to improve the quality and qflfinmi of their essa. 11 they want to command the highest prices and hold their markets.

The following were then appoinffld delegates to the Annual Meeting to be held in Charlottetown: Lester Profit. A. D. O'Brien and John Wallace.

It was moved by Allan Matthews that the meeting tender to Mr- Nash and Mr. Lightizcr a vote of thanks for their instructive addresses.

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P. E. Island Sheep Breeders

Association in ‘Session

Annual Reports Show Steady Increase and Opti- mistic Outlook for Future

The following addresses were given at the annual meeting yesterday morning:-

Mlt. THOMPSOPVS ADDRESS

Mr. Chairman and members of the Prince Edward Island Sheep Breed- ers‘ Association, may I state at the V"? beiinnlng that I am plcased to be with you at. this your Annual Meeting. Every year since 1915 I have had the pleasure of visiting the Island, and I feel that I am now one of yourselves. and always will be in. terestedin your progress.

The winter oi’ 1915-1916, I think, was the commencement of your suc- cess in co-operative marketing oi wool and lambs, and also many other products cf the farm, except eggs and poultry, which, I believe, organized in 1913-14. Since then the Island has had the reputation of being the Ban- ner Province in the Dominion for the quality of your products. This, gentlemen, has been accomplished by co-operative marketing and selling on d graded basis. What we are most intercstedin. of course, ls the sheep industry, and you are now ob- taining prices for lamb and wool that you never could have had, selling on a flat. basis. I remember time Just prior to co-operativo marketkig of wool, when I bought washed Prince Edward Island wool for .180 a. pound, f. o. b.-Montreel. Last year the price realized for Prince Edward Island wool by grade was an average oi .32: for unwashed’ wool, which was .6: per pound more than the avenge price paid by local dealers. and it is a ques- tion if the dealers would have paid the price they did if you did not have another way of selling your wool. It is very gratifying to note that in view of the fact of the high price paid for wool on a flat basis, you had an in- crease of approximately 9,000 pounds over 1927. This cannot be said of the other Maritime Provinces, as they had a decrease due to the high pri i paid~ locally. Therefore, it is very evident that some farmers are getting the benefit of our method of co-op- erative marketing at the expense oi

the Canadian Ca-cpzrative Wool (‘"wers, who have established a \ ‘s wool market-for Canadian vs. which we never could have had

without co-operative marketing and grading, and it is not a fair deal to the Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers when farmers, who have benefltted by them sell their wool to localadealers. Some of these farm- ers, when prices are low, are the first to ship their wool to the Association, consequently, some change in the wool handling policy of the Canad- ian co-operative WoolGrowereis be- ing' contemplated. Tentative mar- keting sgreements or contracts have been drawn up and it is expected they will come up for discussion at the general annual meeting on March 21st. The purpose of such an agree- ment would be to give greatly solid- arity to the Growers‘ selling organiz- ation and to the various Sheep Breeders‘ and Wool Growers‘ Associ- ations ln the Dominion. Recently Mr. O'Brien, General Manager of the Canadian Co-operative Wool Grow- ers, attended a conference in Edmon- ton at which plans werediscussed to further develop the Dominion-wide Wool Pool. Contracts have been drawn up under the guidance of Pre- mier Brown of Alberta. (tho author of the Wheat Pool Contract.) A more even volume of wool would be handled from year to year, which would assist in the continued penn- aherlt up-buililingof markets, both Canudia and export. Again, it would be an assurance to your Assoc- iation of the quantity of wool obtain- able and in turn it would enable them to advise their customers, as it is a well-known fact that the larger the quantity of certain grades of wool. the greater the competition for them, consequently, a better price ob- tsIhabIsJ ' . ‘

The portion of the Canadian wool clip for 1020 receive! by the Canad- ian Co-operative Wool Growers for the individual accounts of approxi-

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mately 10,000 sheep men was 3,220,- 320 lbs. net. The bulk of it has been sold and final settlements have been made. Prices for both wool and lamb have been good, the wool

I clip averaging from 5 per cent. to 25

per cent above 1927 prices, depending of course, upon grade, and lamb pric- es have been equal to thbse of a. year ago. The sheep population of Can- ada, and the West in particular, is greater than a yaar egomwing to the fact that the natural female increase has been retained in the flocks or sold for the establishment of-new flock rather than finding its way to the packing plants. A few of the larger sheep owners in Southern Al- berta have sold part or all of their holdings. but the stock thus disposed of has been readily absorbed in vari- For iristanz- it is estimated that at least 10,003 head of breeding ewes have been taken into British Columbia from the Prairies this put folk-an indication of the rapid development that has taken place in the sheen industry of that. Province during the past three or fouryears.

Perhaps the major development of interest in the Canadian wool and woolen industries during the year Just closed is the importance being attached to them by our Govern- ments, both Provincial and Domin- ion. The Notional Research Coun- cil has been taking a most active part in this interest and itiis highly significant that this Dominion or- ganizatic-n and the Minister of ‘Trade and Commerce have agreed to the establishment of_a Wool Research Department in the new Research Laboratories now being planned in Cttawn, under the direction of Dr. 1-1. M. Tory. Such a move cannot fail to be an important factor 1n de- veloping wool production and manu- facturing in the Dominion. i

Wool grading and the co-operatlvc marketing of wool through the Can- adian Co-operative Wool Growers’ Ltd, has done u great deal to im- prove wool quulitlcs and estaiiish greater recognition for Canadian woo-ls by the Canadian manufactur- ers and on the world markets. The Sheep Division of the Dominion Live Stock Branch recognize that further improvement in Canadian wcols must, to a. very great extent, be made ef- fective through improvement of our purebred sheep flocks. With this object in view, spacial wo:1 grading service is being placed at the dispo- sal oi purebred breeders this ‘year. This servise makes its possible for many purebred breeders to get a de- finite grading statement covering each irrdivldual fleece from the flock, thus making it possible for him to ascertain which ewes are below the average of quality for the breed. Fur- ther assistance is being given to the sheep ranchers by the appointment oi a sheep ranching expert who will work with the ranchers in the Prov- inces cf Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Cclumbiain directing their breeding operations. stimulating the use cf better rams, giving assistance in culling out the ewe flocks and or- ganizing market outlets for breeding cwes and market lambs.

When we consider that we import approximately 2,000,000 pounds of lamb, and an export of 10,000 head, it will be a long time before we have an over-production in our sheep pop- ulation. and we can reasonably ex- pect that prices for lrlfa and wool will be maintained. In estimating cur wool production with that of our neighbors to the south, we only pro- duce approximately 20,000,000 pounds against their 300,000,000, and that we import about 30,000,000 pounds in raw wool, the need of increasing our wool production‘ is very apparent. Considering the labor and attention sheep require I do not know ofsnny live stock that. will pay you better. Some of our Boys‘ and GI-ls’ Sheep Clubs lnWestern Ontario show as high as 200 per cent profit.

It would appear‘ that Csnadg has entered s new. era so far ss sheep production is concerned. This is indicated by the gcnerul xpsnslo s of the sheep industry in all the Prov- inces. The production of market lambs has increasm in 1028 by prob- ably 40,000 to 50.000 head. 20,000 heed being accounted for in increased siaughterings in impacted pecking plants. tiocal consumption of lamb has‘ increased decidedly u a result of the tourist trade in the Maritime Provinces, Quebec, Northern and Wfitern Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia. Industrial development and expansion which has resulted in lmler prosperity in our cities 1nd towns has also stimulated the con-

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our sheep-rstsers are not adjusting their breeding operations sufficient- ly to provide for a larger marketing of lambs through the summer months when prices are at their best and when there is u steady, growing de- mand for baby lamb to supply the needs of tourists.

In closing, I hope to see this year a larger quantity of wool marketed ¢°'°P9PBI1V¢1Y. as by co-operative marketing and selling by grade 1°;- all the products of your farm, you W111 mflllitain the good reputation the Island has established by this method of marketing.

SECRETARYS REPORT

WOOL

The Prince Edward Island Sheep‘ Breeders’ Association again hnndied l" l1 QQ-Operative way the Wool clip for 1928. It is pleasing to report that there Wis an increase in the quantity received amounting to almost 5000 Pounds. This increase was effected in P8111. I! not entirely, by the co-opom. tion of the Secretaries oi the Live- stock Shipping Clubs who through- out the province acted ss receivers at their various stations for the wool which mikht be imembled at that particular point. This proved of great value to the individual shippers and it asisted very much in the handling Ht Charlottetown as it was much eas- icr to keep track of the one shipping amount than of several small freights.

The wool was assembled at Char- lotettown and graded by an official from the Livestock Branch at Ottnwm There was the usual high percentage of the good grades of Wool. Low Med- ium Staple was settled for at 33c. and Low Staple at 30c. per pound. ‘This showed an increase in the price of Wool over that of i927. ‘

We might quote in this particular from theCai-iadian (Io-operative Wool Growers which says, "In the main Canadian sheep owners have experi- enced another banner year. Prices for both wool and lamb have been most remunerative, the wool clip averaging from five to twenty-five percent above values for the previous season,

Stock Quotations

HALIFAX, March 6. — Quotations furnished by Johnston and Ward, Members Montreal Stock Exchange.

New York Exchange At., Top. dz San. Fe. Ry. . . . . . . 202%

Am. Can Co. .. ... 1161i Am. Car 8.: Pdy. Co. .. .. ... 95% Am. Locomotive Co. ... ... .. 106% Am. Bosch Mag. Co. ... ... .. 53% An. Cop.Min. Co. .. 156% N. Y. Gen. 6s Hud. River R. R 190% Con. Gas Co. (N. Y.) .. .. 105% Hudson Motor Car Co. .. .. 98% Inter. Petroleum 51%

Stan. Oil of New Jersey . . . . .. 47% ReadingCo.... .. ......109 Southern Pacific . .. .. 130 Union Pacific Ry. ... ... .. 225% U. S. Ind. Alcohol Co. ... ... .. 141 Westinghouse Elec. ... ... 151

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United, States Steel ... .. 182V:- Moutreal Stock Exchange

Abitlbl . . . . . . . .. . . 46 Mls. Kan. dz Tex. Ry. ... “£89 Montreal Power ... ... 110 National Breweries .. .. 134 Winnipeg Electric ... ... ... 85 Brompton ... ..45 Brazilian Traction ... 06

Steel Com. of Canada .. Shawinlgan ... ... ... 86% Dominion Bridge .. 101

lliassey Harris .. "98 Asbestos ... ... ... 15 Canadian Brewery .. .. 29 Building Products ... 43 Fraser and Co. ... 75

Chas. Gurd . . . . .. ... 40

Power Corporation ... ... 115 Foreign Securities ... ... . Inter Utilities-A ... .. Inter Utilities--B ... .. 19

British America Oil ... ... ... 62 ImperialOll ... ... ... 92 BANKS .372

Bank Royal . .. Bank Montreal ... ... ... . 305

WHEAT

March ... ... ... ... ... .. 1211i May ... . . ... ... ... .. 125% July’...... ... 123%

CORN

March .. ... ... ... ... ... 94% May ... ... . ... 48% July ... .. .. .. 102%

OATS

March ... ... ... ... ... ... I556 May ...‘... ... ... ... .. .. 48%

July ... ... ... ... ... ... 48%

' WHEAT May ... ... .. 128% . 190%

July III COO IIO ICC Oil

and lamb prices fully esusl to the high level of s. year ego. The buying season for wool opened very briskly last spring with many bidders in the field and as a result values went up higher in some cases than the ac- tual situation warranted. Some oi 3M best business in the 1928 season was done with the Canadian Mills."

The total number of ,_ ‘ of wool roceived P" thr ar was 35,457, g-..~.ded as fotws:

Med. Sta are lbs. Low Med. Sta. 21,010 lbs. Low Stu, 11,922 lbs. Coarse . . 375 lbs. Rejects -1,471 lbs.

Settled for at,—

Med. Sta. ....... 33c. per lb

Low Med. Sta. Low Sta. .. 33c. per lb Coarse 30c. per. lb

Rejects 31c. per lb

The prices paid in the lest. five years for the four grades of Wool are as follows:

1924, Medium 31c 1b.; 10w Medium. 27tic. 1b.; Low 26c. 1b.; Coarse 25c. lb.

1925, Medium, 32o. 1b.; Low Medium. 30o. 1b.; Low, 30c. 1b.; Coarse 30c. lb.