MAY 10. 1947

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Fromm Bros"

1y upwards of 40,000 foxes

30900 mink, had a difference with clldefl in a strike almost a year ago and wlucer and the prevented Fromms making up and -lhis season is

the furriers union which

fmishlng fur garments in

York.

Fur manufacturing is expected to he resumed at Fromm'a factory in Ncw York i-n the near future. This will be a good thing for the silvcr ti»; industry in the United States hi, Fromnis are large advertisers rlnrl have been cine of the biggest boosters for our fox furs.

At the Canadian Fur Auction Sales Co. Ltd., sale of furs In Montreal a week ago a small coi- lection of blue fox of an inferior quality sold as follows: Pale sil- \[‘l'_\' at $20 to $24; blue silvery at 512.50 to $15.50 and brown at $9. to $12, New Brunswick lynx til-ought from $36. to $39. for best '|lli'ilillf‘i and $23. to $36. for inc nest grade. A small offering of lynx cat brought a top price of $476.

At the same aale wild mink was unchanged from March and ranch lllillk was 10 pet" cent lower m the opinion of the sales room. 60 per

rent of the wild mink and 40 per l

cont of the ranch mink were sold. The wild mink collection of about 4.000 akins was described as poor, the larger proportion being of 50lllhifn Ontario origin. Top price was $34.50 for northern Ontario ones. Bidding WM moderately ac- live for the better lots, moat of which went to American dealers. Ranch mink was considered a fair collection although there were no outstanding strings. Prices ranged liom $16. to $18 for Yukon type, $15. to $18. for British Columbia type and $13.15 to $16. for Quebec type of the better grades.

The next grades; old l.n two see- Lnns frc-m $8.75 to $13.25. Modest ~i nt-ities went to New York deal- ars and Canadian dealers. Tne ion grade mink was unchanged with 74 per cent aold. Twos sold fiom $3. to $4.75; threes went to s2. and fours fifteen to twenty cents. Only a few lots of Spring niiiskrat were offered, these bring- trig $3.15 for Eastern and $3. for Michigan. Nova Scotia Winter part Fall $1.85 to $2.46 and Michigan $2.110 to $2.40. Newfoundland Fall pan Winter sold from 36 to 51

$071M.

The sale of silver fox and mu- tations commenced on Wednesday. April 30th and as will be noted tioni the report issued by George A. ‘Cullbcck which appears below, .i was sailed off because the pros- pecis for a successful sale were not good. One of the factors that idiletl to the depression was the American sale at Milwaukee the t-rck previous which was report- i‘(l in these notes last Satuidey. At that. sale fox and mutations were fTecly sold at very low prices. Naturally the American I)l.l_\'(-"ls would say to themselves, what ls :hc sense of ua paying oven the t-‘lflifl prices as similar pelts bought t1 Milwaukee because We will hiue w tilt-l iiuty of 3'1 t-s Pnc- to hrhiiz :hcm into the U. S. A.

Deal" Sh1pper:- The Cafiaihan Fur Auction Sales Co. (Qllebefll full. opened their April sale on lfoiiilay. April 28th. with the cuta- liigiie of general furs being offcr- Id on the 28f h and 20th. Oil mval IYIICIOS offcreil a pricc decline from March sale levels was ex- pcrienccd, particularly in the woe of long-haired types. Wild mink of- frrcil were 60 per rent sold. lit prices tint-hanged from March find Prhrtiaiyv. Alt offcritig of 26.359 rinrh mitik were 40 per cont solil R1 a riot-lino fro-m tho March price Incl. 37,333 5kill5 of the various I_\|if‘= comprised the fox cntalogtie. On \VC(lllf‘Sfl!l_\‘, April 30th, sellmg of this catalogue hogan, with a 61111111 attendance of litiycri» 'es- rut. Prices offered were on a basis somewhat lower than that prevail- Iflg n11 the March sale, which W85 ronsiilcred IIDSBOISTRCIOT)‘.

U: S. A. huycrs felt that they should he. able to purchase their requirements ‘at a price lcvcl if

with priCll prevailing a wefl previously 1n their own country. Tiles:- prlcos were considered low- er than Montreal March sale lev-

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lut Insulation Goals llevo NOT Gone UPI

mutton an we w t vou

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' :1: llollil at. llallfaa Nova Ieotla I

Em! ‘mitvaynkomtn estimate on; : tame . ........ - : I ‘DUKES! .

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Wausau. Wis. whose fur farmers produce annual- f

New , Recently an arrangement was made between the unloii and l-‘romms and the plant at Merrill,’ win, affiliated with the American t Canadian Pill‘ Coat and Trimming Union.

I , .eis. With lack of

at carrying c n n3 . able quantiilr; of raw yuan’! 9.1:,

“n”! their April sale of fox pelts.

- I scheduled sale of theI Fur Auction Sales Co. illQuebeci Ltd. is June 16th. It ia Igoliied that 1n the meantime con- l, i-t ons will have improved. and a ‘more active demand be experienc- ‘cd at that time. On the June sale .\tc ‘plan tobffol- g spa-la; Co], lection consisting of Plutlnums, [Pearl Platinums, White Marked g Silvers. and the stand Silver Show iPelta from the provinces of on. , tat-lo and Prince Edward Island, Yours very truly, I Canadian National Silver p“ I breeders’ Association, Fur Market. , mg Department. Summerside. IPrmce Edward Island. The above reports are not the kind We like to give to our readers hill We believe that everyone en- Izaged in the fur industry wants l to know what is happening wheth- ;9\‘ 100d er bad. At present we are tluffvrln: from a, nil-mt of furl I of all kinda which have been dump- led from all corners of the world iinto the United States and Can. iada. and there is also the feat the), this is a period of aftermath of a Brest spending lpreg and pggplg M? faking a little more stock of I U191!‘ available dough before buy- ing with it. It Is a phase that Will Pass, although it may take some months. Such happenings have occurred at regular periods for many years and there la no use 8ettl418 too pessimistic about them. Juat an sure g] we an “vs today there will always be a fur industry and there will always be a demand for fine furs such as silver fox. Those who have faith and will hold on and endeavor to Droduce as good quality pelts as they can will come through ali rlsht in the end.

The next

Om" Rider-Larsen. formerly of Norway, who popularized No-rtveg- inn platinum pelts in the U. s. A. in 1940, conducts a fox and mink farm at Harbor Springs, Michigan, from which he recently shipped 842 live mink to Norway on a special. ly chartered plane. Someho we have been tremendously concerned about the Norwegians and their difficulties and the writer, at least, imagined that they were pretty nearly down and out financially, but it would appear from tho 4. bove that they are not 1n such straits or they would not be pur- chadng 842 high priced mink,

8. Lauri Ni-la. a Finnish mini: breeder who visited fur farms in Canada and the United States some months ago, has arrived in Finland with a consignment mink all in a healthy and happy

making the passage to Sweden and - from Sweden and Finland they had lo go through vcry thick ire but tho Finnish ice breaker ilid

at. Norwegians having mink flown to that country 1s nothling com-

wards the phenomena of a or Finland coming to the Unilcd States and Canadn. and buying mink to take back to his native land where conditions arc described

of the effects of the Russo-Finnish war itnd the enormous lifidenvnity the Finns have to pay to Russia. It appears that. the Europeans are vcry stout-ltearted individuals who are taking a long view of fur farming and are not at all dis- couraged by the present depressed market.

The annual meeting of the SU- ver l-‘ox Breeders’ and Exhibitors‘ Association of Prince Edward Is- liind will bc field in the Legion lfall, Charlottetown, on Tuesday afternoon May 27th at 1.30 o'clock. All members arc asked to be p-cs- out as important business will be iliscusscd. The sliver fox industry is now passing through a crisis and 1t ls only by working together and strengthening our organiza- tion that we can hope to cope with the difficult cottditions that face us. The president of the As- sociation is Gordon MadMillan |II the secretary-treasurer b WAX R. Shaw,

W. Harry Tidimarsh, has two fe- malc foxes that ltave established a record this season 1n Whclpftlff‘ 11 platinum: out of 12 pups. Oriel was a silver mated to a platinum male that produced 5 platlnums and one silver. The other was a platinum mated lo a silver male that produced 6 platinum pups. Ali the pupils are doing well. i

MOUNTIES Al NURSE!

The seventh child of a squatter In the lonely reaches of Battle River country of northwestern lsaskatchewan was ushered into the world by two members of‘ the R.C.M.P. The mountlen, patrolling the river lands on routine duller, heard crlea from a cabln, and ‘in- vesllntlnl- found n mother of but children 1n ditsresa. The father was applrontly of little help and the mountles peeled off their tunlce _ and followed instruction they had learned ln first ald courses. Latest reports indicated mother and child were doing well.

STAND PRESSUII

Sponge divers of the Dod-ecanese islands wiiiiioul. diving suits can withstand prcazures at depth! of more than 300 feet-

‘ The Long-Winged Swimmers

lLarus. a Sea-gull, commonest of

iwings, hooked bills (usually yel-

the twigs has a distinct of ' tinge. Eastern Canada with 2 leaves to condition. He was fourteen days the bundle l5 the Jack P111133

be Jack Pine, Pinus Banksiana, though cutly by some the trick nicely. Our astonishment ,Hotvevcr, the loaves were‘ in 2's.

twisted. and 1 to 2 inches Mrcd to the reaction we have to- : tThe curious curved cones would llfllWe Iliavn been a great help here.)

-wns it not a foreigner? Perhaps the scotch Pine, Plnua Sylveatrla? 1f this reader could send me a in most eases 3S deplorable because twig with a cone’ 1t would hem The text books side of the Atlantic, barely moth, tioti the foreign species. seen Bunbury, but do not think No. 4 is that species.

second Order of our birds known

as the Lorlglpennes ("Long Wings"). It comprises two Fam- llles (l) Stercorarlldae. a some- what offensive name which la not explained 1n any available books, and r2) the Larldae named from

the Family.

The Stercorariidae are a small group of marine blrda of prey. In their bills and feet they resemble the hawks to some extent. The bill is stout and strongly hooked at the tip; the base has a skin- like oere as covering. The claws are sharply curved, but there are webs between the 3 front toea. The fourth orshort) toe points backward. The flight, too, is hawklike. One species only, the Parasitic Jaeger, has been record- ed for P. E. I.

The Lerldae takes in the Gulls and Terns. The Gulls are a large family of marine birds with long

lowish) and webbed feet, 3 toes In front, and a short one behind. Their tails are square. In flight they are graceful and buoyant. and it is noticeable that they point the bill forward. Our list embraces the Ivory, Klttlwake. Glaucous. Kumllerra, Great Black- backed, Herring. Ring-billed. and Bonaparfeb. Gulls.

The Terns are even more grace- ful ln flight and that, along with. their forked tails, has caused them to be known as "Sea Swallows". Another invariable feature la a black cap, though this may part- ly disappear in winter. Terns have slender, pointed bills, (not hook-

lelements. and are justly esteemed).

1 The follow-in; questions and ‘Kill?’ .l‘é’ii’.'.‘f.l'i7" Zlilmlii?" f: I ;;'-W=;,;;;g~;d;"g.,§r=1= "relief," shortness, often refer to this’ Pigment“ "Max:599?" n ' group as CHONS." I y ‘

The plant gathers some of these’ Cow elements from the air by its lea-l ves, and some from the soil by its Rafael,“ m,

of Sessions] Paper No. 228A Monday, May 5. 194'!

roots, Among the latter are those, l“ Ye" m“ traces of elements formerly con- mMmOU-Rs 5RD sidered of trivial value. It 1e NATIONAL no now found that they are esaen-ipgqvqg; My, Mclfluj

,t1al to the well-being of the Dine; March lo, 1947

‘Dlflllll- Votes and Proceedings No. 38 Page

(There is something analogous 168 to thlagolng on in the human body." We need vegetables con-, Qublect

talnlng Iron, for that element is} a protection against anaemia.) Copper ls an unpleasant and pols- onous element, but unless there is a trace of Copper and Man- ganese ln the food. the system cannot make use of the Iron. Cer- tain vegetables contain all these

1. What quantity of gralna, name- ly, wheat, oats, bareley, etcetcra, were shipped by boat from Fort Churchill to various destinations during the past year?

2. What are the fredght rates on the different grains from Fort Churchill, also, the rates from the

Now there ls a lesson for us Li? g ggrlifiriee" ggnfir°zlclg°z somewhere 1n the foregoing re-‘ ' marks. We have been mining our‘ 3:12;,“ 581m John‘ ChPHMt" soil for many years by st1mulat-' ing it to produce twice or thrice‘ 6:‘ 3(1):, Ion‘ m! the yin i‘ For‘ —and even more-the root cropa' “r ope" or wa m‘ “am-

t tion and 1s there much dif- it would ordinarily have produc- Rom‘ - . - -_ ed) Th“ has had We results: it ficulty experienced with ice coudi

has used up the humus of the ucfiflcould m, dwlw" l, mm soil, and secondly it has w1th- m,‘ and 5M,“ John b. umhed dmw“ 1mm n" 5°“ l“ H"! for grain storage of coerce grains "traces" upon which the welfare gt _ of the plant (and its consumer) l“ dam" cpurpol" m ‘h. M“!

BY ‘PHI EOhOUH-ABLI LIONEL

“me Bray Chick Does the Trick!" Order yours bore-no

Mr. lloLuraz-Votaa and Pre- ceedipgs No. 28. page 1Q, March 10, i947.

Subjectz- Quantity of grains shipped by boat from Fort Church- ill, etc.

Order 0! The Iouao 1. What quantity of’ grains,

namely wheat, oata, barley, etcet- era, were shipped by boat from

letter writing. Just let me know what you want and when you want it.

CHARLES E. WORTH CHABLOTTETOWN PHONE 2463-1.

e/o Riggs d: Berrlgan HLA. Jelley, 0'Leary. Charles S. MiwKay,

Fort Churchill to various destina- Plfk 90PM!‘- tiona during the put year? M"- G°°- Mull"!!!-

2. What are the iii-eight ratea on I it» llwlofi the different gralna from Fort: 5"“! “w! 10¢ 15- Churchill, also, the rates from the 5W"! W089

Head of the Lakes, and from Moi:- treal to Maritime points, such as Halifax, Saint John, Charlotte-

huaaauin 7H4 d‘ lumbar I page; -g i.".'..'*'"-'"' ~-

Y P-flflflfll seed potatoes with SEMESAN BBL Here's a cult IQ V." °f dmdllfla oonly Imus Inn seed-borne aceh and nla_ III w Ilnl: chalk; ankL N0 expensive equinml. no Ion] nab- ifl‘. Jul: dissolve SBMISAN Ill ll cold IUD-Ind "DIFDRAINDRY". Get better yieldureduee louse fro. gsztpade potatoeqwith SBMBOAN

CAIIADIAIIIDUOTIIII Ll IITQ

3. How Churchill open for water trans- portation and la there much dif- floulty experienced with ice con- diitlons?

4. Could the elevators at Hail- fax and Saint John be utilized from grain storage of coarse grain: for domestic pl ._. 1n the Vfarl- times?

5. Would lake boats or barges be auitable for transporting coarse grains te Charlottetown?

lotus-n

tow-n‘! long in the year is Port

TODD as our shipper. Mr. service every Tuesday. shipping dole.

times?

depends The humus can be re- s. Would lake boats or barges be stored at an expenditure of time “liable for transporting coarse and trouble. by "gi-een-manur- grain; to Charlottetown?

1118-" B"! 13115 Clillflfll relilace the Answers: Insofar as the National copper, manganese, iiiagneslumwr Harbours Beard ‘rs concerned. boron, when the soil is once de-

1. Answered by the Department pleted of them. There may. how-

ed) which they point downwards while flying. They feed on small fish, etc., and dive upon, their} prey. Our recorded species are the Caspian, Common, Arctlc.| and Black Terna, all of which have been separately described in this column.

Pinea For Identification

On April 2B, I received a box containing four sprigs of Pine, from the western part of the Is- land. 1 was asked to name them, which I did to the best of my ability, though the material was not the best for the purpose, The cones of all evergreens should be included, to make the identifica- tion sure.

The first was the White Pine. Pinus Strobus. Its leaves are in bundles of 5 and it is the only native pine cast of B. C. that-has this number. The lroves are rlangular in cross-section and 3 to 5 inches long, This needs no further description.

The second was the Red Pine Plnua realnosa. Here the leaves are 2 to the bundle; they are flat on one side and round on the other riu sectlonl, and they are 5 or 6 inches long. The bark of reddish (The only other pine in

The third specimen appeared to

it was disfigured nppar- fuitgoid disease. (see abovey

short, flat.

long.

VPTY

The fourth-alt, there's the rub

in use on this

I have

Pinus Mugho growing at

"Chons and Traces”

Al. a lecture given before our Field Club, half a century ago (or more), the speaker uttered words that I never forgot. Said he: "It cannot be proved lo you at present, but you will have tn accept the statement that those

A clean-skimming. easy-turn!!! ltenfrew ls available to vou new. There's no waiting for dellveryl Al the authorked Renfrew Retire- senlatlve for this district I will gladly demonstrate a ltenfrew In mur own dairy. Therea no obll- catlon to purchase. Get more cream ard butter. with a Ren- frem- Give me a call lllll l orove It to vour satisfaction.

J. M. Ladner 111 KENT STREET

This year get a NEW

cream seitanaroa

Melanie; . towel Rain -IAIIIIO annuals

of Trade and Commerce. ever, be some of these "trace.

2. No information. elements" locked up in the hard- 3. Churchill Harbour is open for pan or below it. The old Devon-

wateir transportation from approxi- shlre settlers on the Island used mately AIIBIJst 5th. to October 10th. a "Zubziler" (sub-seller) plow to With respect w the dllflcifltv ex- plel-m the hafdpan ma allow perlenced from ice conditions. we the roots to go down and the h!" 11° lnlflmla-lmfl- wage,- m mm up m; did not 4. Yes. but these elevator; were brlng m, subsoil up) constructed primarily for export

We can get the big crops, it

business. seems, at a certain price, (l.e., soil 5' N° Immrntmm depletion), and are then bowled ' Natlmml Harbw“ B°ard over by the dict-um "Over-produc- (s56) F‘ Ridden ,v,on,-- Eixecutrve Secretary

Amanda,” Ottawa. April 24, 1947.

1n no far as the Department of Transport la concerned:- 1, 2, I. L No information.

5. Yea. Approved by 0. P. Idwards Deputy Minister Department of Transport, March 14, 1947.

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ANDOQIIMIIRCE

1. The only ahipmenta of grain out of Fort Churchill in the crop year beginning August l. 1946. have been wheat. The quantity of wrieat shipped 1n August and September 1946, was 333837540 bushels, all for the United Kingdom account.

2. Freight Rates on Grain from Fort William-Port Arthur and from Montreal to Halifax, St. John

An interesting letter in The Guardian refers to the word "Avlzandum", which it says is not

(a) Lake Freight Rates from Fort ' $19,131:‘ e;‘;‘e‘,',‘gnt‘“,,,t:,‘: vfwgmilly- William-Port Arthur to Montreal 10.0 , or ' e William-Port Arthur to Montreal Everymans English Dlcuonary’ (b) Rat-l EX water Rates Montreal to givesnthe meaning “tin a nut- Ham“ and sh John shell‘ It says " évlzandum’ (c) Rail EX water rates Montreal to noun, ‘(Scots law). private con- charlouetmmh R E L sideration by a judge, before pas- (d) Mk0 and Ran rates For, Wm sing judgment. (Low Latin, avlz- mmhyor, Arthur to Halifax and are, consider)“ This is the dictionary in whose u.) Lake and Ra“ rnfeg._.Fort w“. pages the present writer sometimes’ 1]g,m._,Pg1-[ Arthur 1,0 chm-loge- ' browsesl In the four years that I have had it, 1t has only let me Note: These rates are based on