DECEMBER 31. 394s _ GUARDIAN,‘ jgl-IARLOTTETOWN PAGE ELEVEN The Greatest SALE STARTS Sale In lllodern Times! There's NO matching {he Variety because every- {hing in our vast stocks will be on sale . . . . {here's NO matching {he values sunk prices {o {he very depths! MONDAY 9 A. M. In {his Sale GREENDAL'S {urn back {he hands of {ime {o {he good old days of real bargains! Yes. it's been many, many years since you've seen {he equal of our January prices. because ' we've N0 Matter What You Need-- LADIES‘ STORE 99 Queen Street l....._._.. As I949 is being ushered in we pause to extend our NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS to our customers and friends with the wish that the New Your will bring .to all of you, Health, Happiness and Pros- pority. . EDISON ELECTRIC Get It At Unmatched Prices THE GREENOAL OO. LTD. MEN'S STORE 144 Great Geo. St. ~-\\\.\\\\ \ ~ ~ x-‘(v \ \-/\os¢\~\r\/\'\¢ 700- 1) 4. _" .- (é g; Chateau Sinister if. .'i . /> B, ( ., ( i Leslie Bcresford r l December Sale October Sale l No. '7» Av. “t. Av. '1 Skins Solrl Price Sold Price lPIntinums- ‘Good and Ordinary 206G 35% $14.43 4.5% $14.28 lOrdinury d» Inferior 1985 40 10.25 55 10.05 Pearl Platinum: . . None Caialagued Neglected i \Vhite Mkd. Silvers . 2999 55 10.84 40 10.46 1-2 - 3-4 Silvers .. . . 136 60 12.61‘ 4O 11.43 Selected Full! . 63.’! {l5 13.73 50 14.12 Regular Fulls . . 2112 It?» 11.94 411 11.92 Inferiors .. . 1298 '75 10.00 75 8.45 ,Low Grades .. . 364 100 3.66 6U 3.20 y Here they were interrupted by Virginia Wcst. apologising for in- trusion, but she was in a hurry to be olf for an appointment. Above nil, she wanted to know if O'Hara. was tree that evening, and could dine with her mother and her- self. O'Hara. confused and angered over Caryl’: unexpected attitude, also with nothing betterio do as it. chanced. promised with a. burst of quite genuine thanks. He had n sudden feeling that Virginia's per- sonally would be refreshing to his nerves. Ho was a little surprised to find that, meanwhile. Caryl had left ihlim, crossing to where Rltten- bcrg was holding forth with one of his ftrni-frieiids. She joined thorn, her back to O'Hara. just as if lie did not exist. So, feeling hurt. and aggrieved, .he left the hotel with Virginia. whom he saw into a taxi. confirming his pro- mise to look in at her flat near As the hands of the clock meet at midnight tonight we poooo to oxtond New Year Greetings to our customers and friends for their continued loyal sup- port. Tho Friendships made during the past years are deeply appreciated and we start out in I949 with the firm iesolve to servo our clientele even better than we have in the past. May I949 bring you all Health, Happiness ahd Good For- tuno. Regent's Park. Then, the “Avaitor" Club being but o. short walk distant O'Hara. joined the afternoon crowds on the pavement. strolling in the direct- ion of Leicester Square. He began to think once again that. the senti- mental whim, causing him to go round by Biarritz and revisit the [fi/A-uv/ 7147f’ I 12/ /////’/J/I(’ OF TORONTO rr" AIARGARI-YI‘ SIILLER BROWN. Pianist Impromptu 0p. 90 No. 4 . . . I". Schubert. Etude in F‘ minor, Op. 25 No. 2 Etude In A flat: (posthumous! F. ("liopln Cnprleo (Scherzo) 0p. l6. No. I I’. Mendelssohn and anticipation uiid take th heartiest NEW‘ rm W. D. GILL-IS ' 0 »- -: a ~-."<.v:\~‘.:=.¢.."~"s.?. =1". ma. l2 TIMELY mes on rorios y; eoinisoiro wirii . lit Silver Fox and 4 I I I i? __ Mink Farming é t vwawxxkr 2 t “oak” | A! these notes are written the year 1948 has been almost brought _to a close. Fox ranchers will not look back upon it with any pleas- ure we are sure, but even though prices Iiave steadily declined since the January auctions, yet there la a silver lining to be discerned in lthe dark clouds. It is that as far as we know there is no great carry- lcver of pelts from last year and | the. world take-off for this year will . not be nearly as great as last year, ‘even though the world's largest sil- ver fox ranch-Herbert A. Nieman 8: Co.. have pelted their breeders 'down from 12,500 pairs to 1.250 ‘pairs. Their production oi‘ pups which would ordinarily have been ‘around 40.000, was curtailed last Spring when they deliberately des- troyed 15.000 rather than go to the expense of rearing them to matur- lty. i There ta evidence that the Nor- wegians have at Ias decided that they cannot. gn on producing great quantities of silver 1'02." cveu though they are making barter agreements favorable to them with European countries. They are large producers of blue foxes and blues, although admitted free of duty into the Uni- tori States, have only been realizing from $10 to $15 per pelt. The Nor- Wzians thought they liatl the ir-ridis fox market eornr-red with this type of fur, hut not so. it has a limited appeal and the quan- tities they produced were unlimited. ’l‘lirour<liout Canada there has TIPCIT a larize, yes, very large, out drmn in all ranches. Similarly in the United States the small ranches that were just adjuncts to farms or other activities, have gone out nf izusiness and only the strong stir- vve. The bright pnrt of the pic- turc is that in 1950 the world's pro- duction of silver fox and mutations uill probably not be greater than‘ 130,000 pelts, whereas it totalled oicr a million pelts in 1939. So if we can hang on for a couple of years, kcepifll! our best foxes and inking good care of them. there is nvcry probability that. silver fox The offering of Mink contained 66801 skins, including standard and .mutation mink. The results of this lsale, as \\'ell as those of other sales held recently. indicate that the mar- nt the C. F. A. S. Dec. 20th sale. l No. Skins % Sold Av. Price Ranch Standard Mink 45% $10.12 i Ranch Low Grades .. 97 3.38 ;Silverblu 12307 50 14.44 ‘Pastel . . 1033 R0 25.32 lKohinor . . .. e51 100 8.35 ‘Misc. Mutations 1515 95 7.05 I Standard dark mink ranged from $15.00 to $21.00 for large and extra large sizes better quality lots. ' l Silverblu. large sizes, medium to lligiit colors. clear, better quality |lois, ranged from $18.00 to $25.00. iBfPillIl of Spring Silverblu reacti- scenes of his early boyhood, was proving n mistake. A real proof of what Virginia West had so sens- ibly said to him-how Little one realises. when taking some step, what may come from it. He had all unwittingly pushed himself into an affair which was no more to do wrlth him than was the Chateau Brissac, in these days. Further, if Caryl really meant what she liacl said. his wisest course was to back com- pletely eul. of the affair, just. as she was doing. Yet that was easier said than done. He certainly couldn't leave Caryl in the lurch. with Yousef Hussein around. even if this was Landon and not the Chateau in France, He could only back out when he was sure of her entire safety. And that ought to follow automatically when he got in touclh with the person-presum- ably old Andrcw Fayne~uzho was using the news-agent's shop in Camden Town as his postal ad- dress. If that person were Andrew Payne. he would have to come out of hiding and face the music. take over again his own property and responsibilities, completely freeing Caryl from all possible threats on the part o! Hussein. The first move was unquestionably, to drag Andrew Fayrne into the limelight so that. Hussein knew he was alive and promptly diverted his ven- detta to the person most deserving of it. This line of thought led O'Hara WELOOME 1949 As the Old Year fades ‘out we look forward to rho New Year witli pleasure is opportunity of oxtending~ GREETINGS farming will be on a profit basis again. 1n our awn experience, “fIllCll ex- tends back to 1919 as a breeder of foxes, we have gone through two periods when a great many people thought the fox business was fin- ished. The fall o! 1920 was indeed a black one for in September of that year the United States gov- ernment placed a 50% tariff on all- ver fox pelts, and also a tariff on live foxes. The London market was not in a position to absorb many pelts and the result was a dis- estrous break in prices. in a few years London was back again as a buyer and the continent eager for foxes, and prices soared to as high as $1.250 for a skin in 1929. Again in 1930 another break occurred. It fcund the world with a tremend- ous over-production of fax pelts and a war on. In the Spring of 1940 we sold some 1,700 pelts for an average uf $15 apiece, ivhich was away be- low cost of production, but III a few years they were on the up-grade again with mutations, white-face and plntinums helping in the uplift. The present experience may be a longer and harder one-we believe it will bC—b€CBUS2 the fashion world is showing a preference for shorter-haired furs, but this may he- only a temporary whim and long-haired furs, which are cer- tainly more flattering, will prob- ably come Into their own by 1950. That is the opinion of quite a num- ber of leading furriers in the Uni- ted States and elsewhere. So let us hang on to our best stock if we possibly can. and be prepared when good times come again to play our part in producing the finest silver fo.\' and mutations in the world, in the Garden of the Gulf. Before presenting the results of the Canadian National Silver Pox Breeders‘ Association, whose mari- ager George A, Callback, attend- ed the sale, we would like to con- vey to our readers our earnest wishes for their happiness and stic- ccss in 1949 . . . ket for mink has developed a rath- er severe decline in price levels. The following table summarizes the mink catalogue and selling of same ing a lop oi $36.50 for large clear skins. Better quality Pastels ranged from $29.00 to $41.50. Breath of Spring Pastel—$24.50. We take this opportunity to ex- tend to you Season's Greetings and to wish you a Happy New Year. its he passed in at the swing-doors of his club. to wish he could hear from that shining light of the Surete Generate, Carnot. It: ivas time, O'Hara felt. that the French detective sent. him is line in answer to the very full and newsy letter he bad posted before leaving Biarritz. On enquiry of the hall-porter. he was told that no post had come from him. but that a gentleman had _iust arrived. and was asking for him. was indeed then in con- versation with the club-secretary in his office. O'Hara. with a sudden feeling of relief, grasped at the possibility that this might even be Carnot himself. come over from France, and he hurried through to the secretary's room. But the stookily- built man with the club-official was not Carnot. nor had O'Hara ever seen him before. “Oh. Mr. O'Hara The secretary greeted his appearance. "This is detective-inspector Wel- come, of Scotland Yard. He is very 92 IIEIIT ST. MaoFARLANE BROS. Opp. Charlottetown Hotel -- Ch'town. P.i.l. MONTREAL Monday and Tuesday — Jan. 3rd & 4th BLACK SEAL DYED RABBI BROWN SEAL DYED RABBI FRENCH SEAL DYED RAB BROWN DYED MUSKRAT DROPPED RACCOON MOUTON PROCESSED LAMB l MINK MUSKRAT l SILVER RACCOON MUSKRAT BACKS PERSIAN LAMB ,.._. . . . . . .. Trade-In Your old fur coat and receive allowance towards the purchas Perlman Fur Coat. 92 KENT ST. SAVE % T0 V: ANO MORE Only a partial listing of the many values courv ovso RABBIT MOUTON PROCESSED LAMB MINK CONEY DYED RABBIT ,~_~,........ 1' ' - "-5569; PLATINUM MUSKRAT _._,. .. PERSIAN LAMB . . . . . . . .. 2 Darya Gzdq WAS NOW .. . 4229.00 s 99.00 r .. 198.00 9900 T -- 1w 99.00 11W 149.00 14w 109.00 BIT 249.00 18300 395.00 19900 39x00 19900 mm 219.00 398.00 491w 350.00 .. 495.00 37900 595.00 45000 » "aw 075.00 950.00 79500 Terms Fay ‘cash or budget it you prefer. Month- ly payments may be arranged to suit your own convenionco. a generous e of a new MaeFARLANE anus. Opp. Charlottetown Hotel -- Ch'town, P.E.I. O'Hara led smoking-lounge, quiet corner. “There's only one reason why» you could he interested Ln mo. inspector. so far as I know.“ he said as they seated themselves. "l suppose that you and the French Surete Generale work more or less hand-in-hand these day's. There's a Monsieur Carnot-i‘ _ "That's right, sir!" The other nodded, and laughed, though grimly. "I'm hoping you can IIPIP us solve a mystery. Monsieur Car- not was, we knew. on iils way 0W1‘ for a. conference at the Yard. But when the boat arrived at Neu- hiven to disembark passengers. he was found helow. with a serious shot-wound in the back." tho way to the making for n anxious for a word with you." (To Be Continued) ANNOIIN H. Dr. G. On and alter January I, I949 the price ol milk and cream in the Charlottetown area only will be as follows: in. n. is‘ ceusnr P.E.l. MILK CONTROL BOARD J. MacDonald, Chairman W. R. Carson, Secretary Claude Smith, Member. is IS HER! And since it will he here for a while we want everyone hapuy. In extending New Year Greetings We do so with the heartfelt wish fcr the happiest your yet- Gosteilds Meat Market Jan- oooraioicvtoooooneoocrooonsooonooooixootrooeoooo0 croooooc-ase a PASTEURIZED MILK RAW MILK 40"“! Retail Wholesale Retail Wholesale Per Qt. I6 I5 I;'_ I; ., P n. _ _ a m x1 P: i/m. .. _ s _ ._ ./ Greetings CREAM We March Together Table Cream Whipping Cream 0 _ Retail Wholesalo Retail Wholesale _ ‘ will‘ Kiiwledgé °l ti" Per Qt. 64 6O I-W 96 "'" ‘ . Per Pt. 32 30 .50 48 W/l \ i“ past and faith in the Per i/m. .. I6 is 1s 24 y - “y! ‘ A’ l I \ luturo. I L E N D _, Retail Wlrolosriio ' Par Qt. 32 3O . ALL TNE BEST IN 1949 WNITLOOK TIRE SERIIIOE ..-4 >1. ' '-IZ-iI QDQO' ‘ “-tIrOQ<l>O<‘rO£-C-£-C‘ r 4