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'4 -xjsmtely n.0o0Vstsuht-ll ,,3i,”'.'l.s 1! III! cent sold: of: mm 5 per cent over February lgvels at s recent sale of the New ygrk Auction Company in"-Now. York. The collection contained mono pelts from Olympic Fur Breeders Association and 0.0” from Independeqt Shippers. Mlle- broulllt 341 "ii ind” 020'” 1... top bundles. one reason for me good showing salesmen sour- ces pinned, was the wide gauge of values coVOl'Od W "I0 collection. Both. commercial and better mink users were attracted by the altering which cclllllllcd ll fair selection of males at 313 '10 322 as well as till"-G 0 WW 10” av.-r.s30. Sales room olllllloll WI! unanimous that Pllc" V0" V9” film with the top build!" 0"” lng partlculnlfl)' WSW blddml powu from the larger hollm- ,

At Hudson's Bay Conlwlvl Auction in-Montreal April 4. 3000 clearances and flrlll NICO 1911913 were obtained. Wild mink was 84 per cent sold with United 518004 buyers taking most of it. M0519 ml was 50 per cent sold. Wild mink (6,574 skins) leached a rolling of 350.50. Lower grades sold down: to 328.50. Highest price .n lpuskrat (54,484 skins) was s-2.40. other prices ranged from 31.56 to 32.35.

A collection of 12 ranch and mutation mink garments made up in Montreal by Holt Ren- ilow 1. Co.. Ltd.. specialty store. has just been shipped abroad for display this spring in three Euro- pean centers. The garments will lll'Sl be shown at the Canadian Fur Display organized by the Canadian Department of Trade and Commerce at the Internation- al Trade Fair in Milan, April 12 la 27, They will then go to the Paris fair May 14 to 30, likewise for display on the Government hnnth there. Subsequently, they will be included in the earlier re- ported Brussels show of Cana- dian furs and Canadian courturier- designed garments to be held there early 'in June. The collec- iiun comprises full-length coats as well as jackets, capes and slnles, in both EMBA mutations and Canada natural dark mink ii. pelts from Canada Mink Breeders. They include several garments made to Christian Dlbr, Paris, patterns, which in Canada are exclusive to Holt Renfrew.

some 52 manufacturer: of fur garments from Montreal and To- ronto have now signed for partici- pation in the annual fur fashion awards show of the For Trade Association of Canada. to be held in Toronto. April 24 to 3'! at the Royal York Hotel.

A one million dollar ten-year program to increase production of beaver islands in Quebec Prov- lllCe through the establishment nfiaddltional preserves is to start next month. On May let a torri- Qory of 140,000 square miles oom- prlsing all of northern Quebec and Saguenay as iar.ss the 55th parallel, will be declared a bee- ver preserve. This area is near- ly one-quarter of tho whole of Quebec province, C three times the else of the State of New York. This ten-year plan. .alming to double production of beaver polts to more than H.000 within next ten years has been develop- ed by the Department of Game

till! demand for specific

system." Local Indian tribes will be allotted hereditary land- psrcels on which they report the number of beaver fonullos pro-

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cki of. beavers the Game and Fisheries Department will re- stock the areas with spodmons from existing prosrvos. J. A. Tremblsy, director of its Quebec fur service depertmenttseys: 'Wp plan to keep beaver oolonles in llralthy equilibrium and at the slime time tosoh Indians how to Prepare Isoskins so ssto got'tho host ' The whole sehus is vlpected ', meet with all around onllluslssm.”

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larritos-yth-to'etart'thls August" lw-the transfer-of someno bes- vers from other-preserves to the southern Baguenay region. This is to be done endrely by plane and has to be completed before September. when weather con- ditions deteriorate. As it takes from one to three years before a colony has doubled in site. local Indian troppers are to be subsid- isod until pelting is allowed. This is done in co-operation with the Department of Indian Affairs. Indian agents are to be paid 350 wages and advances until they become independent. The entire project which aims to increase the total beaver production of 1965 to at last 60,000 skins per year. is to be completed by stages. Total production of the 11 existing preserves comprising some 130,000 square miles. is estimated to reach 32.000 skins this year. This represents tan .in- come of 3000.000 in value based on an average of 325 per skin.

Once king of Canada's fur farms, the fox today runs a poor third to the mink and chinchilla as a source of revenue to the Canadian fur farmer. In its latest report, determined on farm re- turns for the first of the year 1954, the Statistics Bureau at Ottawa shows that only 5,345 foxes were on the farms at that time as compared to 299.433 mink, 15.890 chinchillas and 290 other fur-bcar- lng animals. At the start of 1939 there were 141,000 foxes, 106,289 mink, 50 chinchillas and 23,038 other types. The 321,057 animals on Canadian fur farms at the start of 1954 were valued at 310,835,709, down from 315.4l2,753 at the start of 1930 when the total was 270,381, The number of fur farms in Canada has been de- creasing for many years. In 1933 there were 10,454. In 1945. 6,590 and in 1953, 2.513. In 1953 for the first time. chinchilla accounted for the largest share of the total value of live animals sales - 3577.262 vs 3500.810 for mink and 31,539 for foxes. In the preceding year live mink sales totalled 3541.518, chinchilla sales 3326.122 and fox sales 34,432. Exports of live animals (mink and fox) fell to 352,662 in 1953 from 375,718 in 1945 and 385,123 in 1938, while imports (also mink and fox) rose to 3183.290 from 310,707 in 1945 and 54.820 in 1938.

The large number of chinchilla which must have been sold to realize the above figures is rather astonishing considering that the chinchilla pelt has not made a definite impression on the fur markets of the world. Women's Wear Daily, New York. has the following: A public auction this Spring of Empress chinchilla is unlikely despite earlier expecta- tions that such an auction would be held. This is indicated by Farmers Chinchilla Co-operative of America, Inc.. in a bulletin to its membership. Instead of public auction FCCA win offer chinchilla in private treaty through New York Auction Company and fur dealors. Not mentioned in the bulletin. but learned in the mar- ket, is the fact that approximately 3.010 chinchilla pelts fairly oven- ly divided between New York Auction and Mecutsn Fur Corpor-

vato testy beginning early next week. The FCCA bulletin said prices would be established in lino with levels realized at the June, 1054. suction. adjusted from time to this ht, accordance with levels of quality, FCCA expects its pelts ot bring W to 375 with some of the very top quality if good enough, being priced around 3100.

IPORTIWOMAN DIES

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DAIBYTNG

There is no change in the price of butter in the Marlthnes since our last report. The wholesale price on the Halifax-and St. John markets continues at 53c f.o.b., with local lohhtns still at use.

In this Province the local job- blng price is also 85c, and the wholesale price is the some as that of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. less freight and handling charges.

There is no quotation at present on Montreal current . ', , and the wholesale price is quoted at 58lAc. Toronto butter is at 57Vsc- 58Vzc. which shows that there is a considerable decrease in price taking place on these markets. The production in this Province for the week ending April 9th was 52,332 pounds. compared with 64.- 911 pounds for the same week last year. This is a decrease of 12,579 pounds. or 19.3k

POTATOES .

The potato market has eased considerably since the first of this week, as I understand in at least one center one. csrload was ship- ped earlier in the week at 34.50 per bag. The quotations over the Island today range from 33.00 to 33.25 for the contents of a 75 pound bag delivered to the car. The demand at the present time is much easier, and the markets continue to be very unsettled. Since last Thursday 46.385 bushels of seed have left the Province.

Turnips to-day are being quoted at 31.00 to 31.05, which again is easier than they were earlier in the week. as some were loaded at a higher price than that being quoted now. My information is that there are considerable tur- nips on track today, which will account for a lowering in price.

THE EGG MARKET

The egg market has a weak undertone with a slower demand than last week. The product is moving in part to other Atlantic Provinces but not in sufficient quantity to clear all r if: Production is nearing its peak and the quality of the product is good. Charlottetown prices, ungraded. AL 36: AM 34: AS 2; B 22: C 15. Graded Pack, AL 42; AM 40; AS 29; C 21. To retailers AL 46-7; AM 44; AS 32; B 32: C 36.

Wellington prices ungraded, AL :16; AM 34: .B 22; C 15.

Vernon River prices ungraded. AL 36; AM 34: B 22; C 20. Murray Harbour prices ungrad- ed, Al.. 36: AM 34; B 22: C 15. Morell prices ungrpded. AL 35; AM 32; B 18; C 12.

LICESTOCK

The report from Montreal states that there were insufficient steers soldtto give any quotations. Good beef type cows were being moved at from 13.00 to 14.00, wt good dairy type 12.00 to 13.00. an med- lum 10.00. and Medium 10.00 to 11.50. The sale of calves was also slow with good and choice veal- ers 16.00 to 18.00. with medium 13.00 to 15.00:

On the Maritime markets hog prices are up 50c. and sows are down 31.00 at both Moncton and Charlottetown.

I would like to draw the attent- ion of our listeners to a change in the manner of reporting the prices on live cattle. This week we are reporting the actual prices paid during the previous week. Hog prices att Moncton: Grade A 24.50; 31 23.50; No. 1 sows. 15.- 00; No. 2 sows 17.00: hot dressed weight delivered.

Hog prices at Charlottetown: Grade A 23.50; B1 22.50; No. 1 sows 17.00; No. 2 sows 18.00; F.0. B. country points. .

. The Maritime cattle prices. live grades. 10.3. country -points. for laet week were: Steers: Good 17.- 50 to 18.50; medium 15.50 to 17.50: common 13.50 to 15.50. Heifers: Good 15.75 to 13.00; medium 15.50 to 15.75; common 11.75 to 15.00.

NEWSY

Florida's vegetable prov W00- uced I) per cent of the States Add- cultural return for the 1055-54 sea- son. accordlnl 30 150 F W101 Sm” Marketing Bureau report. The total vegetable production lhll season amounted 116.735 0!? loads that brought tlIl.. ROW?" s1s0,as1.0oo. The leading vege- table crops are listed as follows: tomatoes. beans. potatoes. celery. corn. n-termelonl. bong lpepperisl; t - gs . ..

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has been some chanit ll "'0 0'0" value of the state's vegetable crops. Tomatoes, now the states No 1 vegetable crop. have moved up 112 per cent in value: Wm-095 200 per cent; cucum 260 Per cut, bgu pgppgn 53 per cent and celery 15 per cent. Ben and cabbage have about held the own and Iceberg lettuce, which has out- stripped other types of lettuce in the state, reached a value of al- most one million lllrI- Tomatoes

Thru crops of tomatoes are harvested in Florida: Fall. Willie? and Spring, these. lncludlns the spring crop, are all shllllled '0 northern markets before tomatoes are planted north of the Mason and Dixie line. The tomato is classed as King of 1703005510 "'0" in Florida. The 1953-54 crop har- vested from 57-200 8095- W35 9" 358,000 bushels and had a gross value of S37,7ll,0lX) almost twice that of beans. which ranked sec- ond. The value of the tomato croP in Florida has averased 0"" 530-' 000,000 for more than six years. In the 1952-53 season 57.300 acres of tomatoes were grown: the aver- age production that year was 15 bushels per acre and the price 34.39 gave a total value of 38.898.- 000. While that year had the great- est acreage; the season of 1950-51 produced a yield of 8,780.00 bushels with a value of S40.l94.000 Wlllcll stands as the record tomato crop

for Florida. Beans

Snapbeans rank second only to tomatoes among the V680?-80153 00 Florida. The 1958-54 cm? W33 grown on 71,000 acres: it 9008190 8,370,000 bushels. Marketing con- ditions, were such that 377-000 bushels were abandoned. Th beans brought an average of 52- 2 1391' bushel for fresh beans and 31-33 for canning. The total gross re-. ceipts were 310.21l.000- Tll5olV9T' agevprice for the 1952-53 c P of begn:edw:smS2Z2,598mwper bushel which F-Elma beans iron". 1042-1949 prod- uced ylelds that brought returns averaging one million dollars Der year. In 1953-54 the state STOW

Cows: Good-11.75 to 12.75; med- ium l0.00 to 12.00; common 7.75 to 11.00; chimera 8: cutters 65.50 to 9.00. Bulls: Medium and c mmon 8.00 to 11.00.

Calf quotations at Moncton: De- livered to plant. Choxce 18.00 to 19.00; good 17.00 to 16.00; medium 14.00 to 15.00: common 12-00-

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hail gradecattle prices. for above grades. for last week. were: Steers: c 25.00 to 30.50: D1 under 350 lbs M00, over 350 lbs. 27.75. Heifers: .50 lower than 1309"- Cows: D3 23.00: M 18.00. Bulls: 11.50 to 19.00. These prices are hot dressed weight delivered. I

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Z)d.0tlt bushels of lime beans from 2.400 acres that sold for 3531.000. Potatoes Potatoes are seldom thought of as one of the large vegetable corps of Florida, which is known for its citrus fruits and tender vegetables; however. Potatoes which had re- malned in the lower brackets of

years, suddenly passed the ten million mark reaching third place among the state's vege- table crops and bidding fair to re- in their position. In 1858-54 the potato growers dug 0,7000.000 bush- !-'18 from 31.700 acres that were worth 515,000,000. . Celery

The fertile soils of Palm Beach Country. in the region of Lake Okeechobee have outdlstanced the country of Seminole in the pro- duction of celery; but these two countries produce three-quarters of Florida's celery crop. The 1953-54 crop occupied 10,700 acres. an in- crease of 600 acres over the prev- ious year. and sold for 31.73 per crate yielding 311,469,000. The rec- ord crop was in 1945-45 when 6,- 288,000 crates averaged 33.47 and had a value of 315,553,000.

Sweet Corn Reports from the Florida State Marketing Bureau indicate that sweet corn has rapidly increased in the last seven years, from an acreage of 6,000 and a return of 31,330,000 to the growers to 39,300 acres that yielded 5,147,000 crates in 1953-54 worth 312,000,000. The yield of 80 crates per acre in the early years sG&CllCd a high of 145 crates per acre in 1952-53. Palm Beach and Orange countries had the largest acreage.

W termelons Watermelons have been a favor- ite money making crop for years in Florida. They have increased from a 55,005,000 crop ten years ago, to one of 314,310,000 in 1952- 53 when melons were wortb 3520.00 per thousand. The yield was up again in 1953-54, but the melons were only worth 3325.00 per thou- sand and the value of that crop was down to 30,613,000. Water- melons do best on newly cleared land and the large areas cleared in the South and Central parts of the state have greatly increased this crop.

Bell Peppers

Record Your For New Glasgow Dairy

The annual meeting of the New "' . I F - V” held Wednesday, March 9th in the hall with a large crowd is atten- dance. The president, Mr. Herbert Stevenson opened the meeting with the secretary reading minutes and auditors report. A short address by the president followed reporting the best year in the Company's records having made 496,143 lbs. butter from cream supplied by 370 patrons and a profit after taxes

Patrons were paid S253.l16.'I3. The (our highest patrons for the year were:

Nicholson Bros.. - .- - 32762.50 Clive MacNelll- - - - 2572.50 Elmer MacDonald- - - 2304.56 Walter Reid- - -- - - 2259.37 A hearty vote of thanks was

Florida's farm income for nine 07 35073

acre. They produced 3,710,000 bush- els wortb 39,100.00 at 32.51 per bush- el. Peppers formerly were in the ten milllion dollar class of vege- tables, but have had to yield place to other vegetables. Cucumbers

. Cucumbe s have been a staple item in Florida's v etable fields for years. In the lat six years portions of the crop have been used for pickles which last year took 144,000 bushels worth 3187,- 4000. The 1953-54 crop brought the growers 38,505,000 from 2.9&l,000 bushels grown on 19,600 acres.

Cabbage

Tile acreage and value of cab- bage has fluctuated greatly in the last ten years. Last season's crop was worth slightly less than four million dollars. Three years ago cabbage sold for 362.50 per ton and gave a gross return of 39,644,000 for the season. The average yield per acre has varied from four tons in 1935-36 to eleven tons per acre in 1950-51. The price has ranged from 376.00 per ton to 333.69 in 1954, with what was used for Kraut bringing only 310.00 per ton.

Lettuce

Last seasons crop of lettuce was grown on 2,900 acres, an increase of 500 acres over the previous year. It yielded 130 crates per acre worth 32.90 each and had a FOB value of 31,093,000.

Unreported crops were listed as: butterbeans. field peas, radishes, broccoli. orka, onions, carrots, tur- nips, mustard, beets. collards, parsley, spinach, watercress and

runs! W m. wanes learner is the Board of Directors. Butter- maker Assistance and Secretary for their untiring efforts during the year. seconded by Mr. George ,.. . .

A vote of thanks was also tend- ered Mr. Chalmer Laird retiring director by Mr. Howard Ling and fittingly .esponded to by Mr. Mor- ton Larkin.

. The new board of directors was elected as follows:

:President: Herbert Stevenson. Vice-'rhesident: Howard Ling. Directors: Earl Houston. Frank Nicholson. Andrew Gallant. Roy Dickieson, and Albert J. Gallant.

Less Maple Sugar

QUEBEC (CP) - Maple syrup and sugar production in the Mont- real and Eastern Townships re gions will not be as high as ex- pected this year due to unfavor- able weather conditions. agricul- ture de nrtmenf sources said Thursd .

They said a warm spell is caus- ing snow to melt too rapidly to allow a full-scale flow of salt. Conditions in the Quebec CItY and lower St. Lawrence river regions were excellent and a bumper yield: was expected.