utl .- JANUARY 30. 195,3. - -federation 0 Mr, Lincoln Dewar. secretary of he Federation. sent us a brief pport ii few days ago of what mg place at the Eastern Agricul- mml conference .in Montreal. ianuary. ui-17. Apparently, those ,t, the Conference meant business 1 we arerto Juice by the deter- nination tiievllhwad in winning .0 have aomethinz done about the naigarine question. Their first recommendation was that th Da Farmers of Can- ldn an the anadlari Federation ,; AgricVl.lllUl'l-I0b together and see mg all possible encouragement be given the various provincial imeriiinents to -enact legislation which will pr hiblt the use. sale. M mimufactur of any imitation mi-y product containing any other in than milk fat. The Conference also resolved to urge all provincial governments. xi whose jurisdiction the sale and manufacture of margarine is per- mitted. to see that all conditions under which the margarine manu- iaclurers are allowed to operate be strictly enforced. . Delegates to the Conference kiid mi stop there. They urged all farmers' organizations in every pi-mince to request their govern- ziiniis to prohibit the manufac- turc. storage, or sale of margarine or any vegetable oil in any dairy plant. And that would appear to be a reasonable request. Many p s can i e - unfortunately. some of them farmers-are not sufficiently impressed with the start-meiit that soil fertility would not be possible on this Island were it not for the maintenance of live- stock on the farms. Any farmer who keeps a larger-than-average herd of dairy cows always has a more fertile form than his neigh- tor who is satisfield to keep but a few cattle. The man with plenty of manure-we use the word 'plcnty" advisedly. for no farm has ever had as much manure as it could use- always has good lass land. and there is nothing Ix-tier than good grass land not only to increase soil fertility but to prevent erosion as well. The Conference did not forget those facts. for it asked the Dairy Far- mrrs of Canada to institute a ublicity program which. having ose facts in mind, would help ihr Canadian people the better to realize the great contribution the Canadian dairy industry makes to the welfare of Canada. The Park Situation It is now no longer news to most Island farmers that the Federal Government has recently author- ized the Agricultural Prices Sup- port Board to purchase another 15.000,0o0 pounds oi surplus Can- Milan pork for canning. Since last March. the Govcmnicnt has purchased and processed into can- ned pork, 00,000,000 pounds at a cost of 37 cents a pound. It hp: as yet sold only 20.000.000 pounds of this amount and at a loss.of seven cents a. pound. This means the Government will now have 83,000,000 pounds to dispose of and there is no doubt it will also be sold at a loss which. of course. is paid by the Canadian taxpayer Meanwhile. without any appar- eir reason. and certainly without any justification. the local packing company has Jumped the price of pork loins to the storekeepers lrom 46 cents to 65 cents and be- con from 40 to 48 cents. 'A few weeks ago, the local press carried a story on the pork situation in which the manager oi the local plant is said to have stated that pork prices should go down with- in a week or so but that they could not be ieduced to conform IHiIl the three-cent lowering oi the floor price until the packing wlllnanies had sold the park which lhcr had purchased at the min- imum of 20 cents. Anw now. the consumer. with pork prices down lo the farmer three cents. is asked 10 nay around seventy five cents I pound for pork loin and sixty itziis for bacon. It would appear lhm it is high time the farmer llll(I the consumer got together in: their mutual benefit. Both Ilfr bci .milked ioutrageously. Aliiios . simultaneously with the W n:: of pork prices here to the 00' umer come! word that Great in will give Canada a small 3 dispatches imply that the Canadian Governmentiwas glad 10 set it.-We may be sure the price whilc our own dealers are charg- 'd forty eight cents. Potato Prlcea Within recent days, the inter- M m the present. condition of the TIW?" '0' ”V9':s..t""rv- ., - . Among The Farmers f Agriculture lisws Dcr pound will not exceed so cents 30”! lintato market has been stepped up coirsldersbly by the newspaper! , . , Il0il0TilY curs .x 1.; tiivnri-e: forget the whole business NW1 the-children. , 0' "lhitr girls? Sometimes when meet.-lie looks at a pretty gii-i, consideriaf . II you e "W1 human 1"”-'l'i'l making catty remarks. 1 D jmsa Dix: n 12 live. I-iin. bill my family-"insists that 1 "I risgit "for a husband and wife .7. I I . Adm... You "P W the,.. sturallykggg .:n I r II! I so P - 0-star.” ion - about and wife Imnever this happens. I makefcaity remarks. Willi other girls. and aside from this one falling is vergvltlnd and . . ' . , AN3W!;fi:, l5i-sctl'ciiliy'every bar does Blanca at in-my . Hoke-it with good humor. you'd better give boys up. Nag- Klniz we rt-'help -the situation, ftor will patty yoalousy. Face the islet nature can't be changed overnight stories'-pro and con-on the usefulness of the Potato Marketing Board to our potato industry. Articles have appeared in the local press recently quoting cer- tain dealers as” charging that the Potato Board is responsible for the alleged inonopolising by New Brunswick of the Canadian mar- ket. One dealer is reported as having stated that he has beer. compelled by the recent minimum prices set by the Board to order potatoes from New Brunswick in order to fill his committments to some of his American customers. This dealer is also reported as in- tlmatlng that there is little hope of Island farmers being able to dispose of the 4,500 cars still in the province before the Florida pota- toes come on the market. -It may be that the minimum prices of 31.60 per 75-lb. bag for table stock in the inner zone and 81.56 for those in the outer are a little too high at the present moment, and that slightly lower prices would be in more conformi- iy with the present market, con- ditions. It may be. too. that slight- ly lower minimum prices would make for a greater and smoother flow of our potatoes to market. Nevertheless. there are other things which the level-headed far- mer would 'do well to keep in mind before he adds his voice to the cry of the pack. the pack which would like nothing better ths'n to be able to pull down the Board and thus leave the .individual potato grower at the mercy of the Lpeculator. The speculator always flourishes best when all restrict- ions to his activities are removed and when his amount of financial profit is solely controlled by the degree of his own cunning. The main object of the Board has been. from its very inception. to see that no dealer or combina- tion of dealers exploits the grower. To that end. it has always striven to hold a line which would give the grower a 1 price for his product and. at t e same time, en- able the dealer to carry on his business at a. reasonable profit as compensation for his valuable services. The Board has done that. It has done that. It has seen to it that those in the outlying areas were given the same fair treat- ment as those closer to the larg- er shipping centies and it has con- sistenily striven to maintain a uniform price throughout the pro- vince. The Board can prove that it has served the farmers of this Island thousands of dollars and our own common sense should sc- quiesce in that statement. Itwould be a sorry day for the potato growers of Prince Edward Island if that Board ceased to function. Right now the Board is facing, and facing manfully. troubles which are not of its making. The United States has twenty million bushels more .of potatoes at the present time than it had on this date last year. But United States is a big country of one hundred and fifty million people with the greatest buying power of any peo- ple in the world. It is our pre- diction that they will look after this moderate surplus. There are, of course, the New Brunswick growers who profess to believe that Maine is. threatening the Canadian market grid that, for this reason, they must drop their Potato Board for the time being and go into the cut-throat business. But the cut-throat bus- lness never did do other than its name implies- cut throats. The New Brunswick situation appears to us as only aonther illustration of the truth that no Board as: up for the benefit of the primary producer. should be permitted to be dominated by big dealers and pig growers. Certainly. the New Brunswick Board has been of no help to us in the present situa- tion. And it could have been. Whatever our own Board does in the next few days-whether it decided to lower the present minimum prices still further or the hold the line. one thing is sure. That is. that the Board will at all times be working in your in- terest. Trust it. . Ill lilEM0lllAM In fond and loving memory of my dear sister. Mrs. Patrick Sweeney, who passed away January Always a silent. heartache. Many a silent tear, But always a beautiful memory Of one I loved so dear. I-badly llememberu: and Sadly Missed by Sister Margaret. Mrs. Henry , Clarkln. Paakaa Station. P. E. 1. 00i.IiMli- . Continued from page 2 v and try to redeem yourself to bei- DEhR' MISS DIX:- What can I do with boy friend who looks he and I'ars walking down the then turns to look at her again. He doesn't go out I IVYI girls, and and try a little kidding 9 My ptafriage has been broken "up three limes I a through my huabarnh drinking. Each time I have gone "k to him in the hope that thin x. itavai dens evei-yin M: to in ice one life a success; but know MI” lhdkrlive lost all lovtt or my husband, I feel it's useless to try would change. but they never go back wlihlhlm is they say ills to be separated. . GWEN it. while it isn't the-best thing. to be separated. certainly it isn't gl&ie to live with the man and you should be "the to drink to excess sndruln the nascent his , in - illustration cu ”m” mllv rootrse mice that your li menu esiuies reply personally to readers but will answer ' assent Interact iamab this it, at least until you have sound has reformed. - THE CENTRA THE GUARDIAN. i.o.uAaoi-AN This column is reserved for news of local interest. but advertising of a neway iiature may be Inserted at five cents a word, strictly pay this in advance. .IlMMY'S TAXI -Phone 020. OBASWELL for Better Photo- graphs. ' LEHIGH HARD COAL is always the best. Arnfast Coal Co. iiaiuaiuaca c. w. L. Cake Sale Ssturdsy afternoon, January 31st. at S. A. McDonald's store. THE RAINBOW CLUB Auxil- iary of Sunset Lodge will hold a white elephant sale at the Y. M. c. A. Monday. Feb. ind at 7 p.m. THE VOGUE Week-End Sale. Balance of our winter stock of costs. suits and dresses clearing at V3 off. A table of dresses clearing at 51.00. Balance of hats at 01.08 and 52.08. - HAMPTON CH P A S T O B A L E.-The United Church of ' Canada. Services Sunday. i"ebrua.ry lat. Victoria 11 A. M. '1-Iarnpton I P. M. Bonshaw 7.30 P. M. Rev. R H. Baxter. Minister. : POWNAL UNITED PASTORAL CHARGE.-Services Sunday. Feb- ruary ist. 11.00 A. M. at Mill- view. 7 P .M. at Pownal. Rev. T. R. Uoudge. Pastor. THE PIIISSBYTEIKIAN CHURCH IN CANADA - Central. Pariah. Services next Lord's Day are in follows: Canoe Coye ii A. M. Sun- day School 10 A. M. Churchill 3 P. M. Clyde River 7.30 P. M. Rev. Donald Nicholson, Minister. CAVENDISH UNITED PASTOR- Al. CHARGE. - Sunday. February 1st. New Glasgow 11 A. M. Caven- dish 3 P. M. Rev. George Gough. Minister. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA.-Schedule for Sunday. February lst. Caledonia 11 A. M. and 7.30 P. M. Minister: Rev. E. 3. Hales. WINSLOE PASTORAL CHARGE The United Church of Canada. Services Sunday, February 1st. 1053. I-iighiield if A. M. wlnsloe North 3 P. M. Wlnsice South”7.30 P. M. February 2nd, at 8 P. M. service in the Princetown Road Church I-feber H. Hardy. Preaby. Supply. SBEADALBANE PAST KAI. CHARGE. - The United Ch ch of Canada. Services Sunday, February lat. Rose Valley l1lA. M. North Granville 3 P. M. Pleasant valley 7.30 P. M. Rev. W. B. Ma.cPhail. Minister. FUNERAL YESTERDAY - The funeral of the late Mrs. Andrew Doiron. who died iit Charlottetown on Jan. 26, was held yesterday morni from the Charlottetown Funera Home to st. Anne's Church, I-lope River, where Re- quiem I-Iigii Mass was celebrated by the Rev. E. Dalton who also conducted the service at the grave. The pail-bearers were A. A. Dowllng. Eddie Peters, Leo Pe- ters. Albert Peters, John Doiron. and Fred Kelly. Interment was in the church cemetery. if MI-zuoniiu In loving memory of Mrs. James A. Mccarui. who departed this life January Soul. 1902. We don't need any special day To bring her to our minds. For each hour In every day, we think of her and her kind and gentle way. Friends may think we have for- gotten. when at times they see us smile, But little they know the headache our smiles hides all the while. If. all the world was aim to give, We would give it. yes and more. To see the face df her we loved, Come smiling to our door. Fondly Remembered by and Family. Card Of Thanks I wish to thank the Doctors, Nurses and Staff of the Prince County Hospital for their kindness to me while a patient there. and the good friends who visited me and those who sent cards and let- ters both in the Hospital and since I came home. Also special thanks to Dr. J. K. Beer. Harry Patterson. Card Of Thanks ' The wife and family of the late Fred Chandler wish to thank Dr. I. J. Yea, friends and neighbours who kindly assisted than in any way during their recent sad bereave- ment and those who sent flowers and cards and letters of sympathy. Cord cggkanis Mr. Lawrence Gauthier and fam- ily of North Huatico..wish to th ik all the neighbours and friends w o ssnrlfaas Cards and Sympathy Cards; also all those who have helped in so many ways in their recent sad bereavement. Cord oiraanif I wish to thank the Doctors. Nurses and .SIItOrd of the Char- lottetown Hospital for their kind- ness to me during my sojourn in that institution. Also all the many friends who visited me. sent cards, letters, ete., qcolally Mil Stsanis and other. members of bar staff at the Provincial saiiatoriuin who so kindly ins. Husband 1. me. mask .1. llosd. COOK'S for Perfect Pictures. C0-OP. EGG STATION. Sydney Street. for better returns. isowsao aneimua WIAI at 170 Queen Street. "YOUBt DOLLAI BUYS MORL- at HIIIHUGIEB DIUG sroaa." DBINK MILK and build strong bodies. P001- HUNTEI RIVER CH LBGE. Ser- vices February lat. Wiitshira 11.00 A. M. Hampshire 2.30 P. M. Hunter River 7.30 P. M. luv. Howard Christie. Minister. NEW GLASGOW CHRISTIAN CHARGE. - February lst, 1003. Services at Newalasgow at 11.00 A. M. Fredericton at 3.00 2. M. Breadalbsne at 7.80 P. M. Rev. M. wattei-worth. Minister. YORK PASTORAL CHARGE. - The United Church of Canada Minister: Rev. J. M. sprouie. Sun- day. February lat. 1958. 11110 A. M. Central. 2.30 P. M, York. 7.30 P. M. Brackley. UIGG--HAZELBIIJOOK - CROSS ROADS. - Services for Sunday. February lat. Ulgg 11 A. M. Hazel- ,brook 8 P.M. Cross Roads 7.30 PM. All are welcome to these services Lic. Thomas Poole, Minister. OIWELL - VEIINONVUNITID CHUB-Cl! OP CANADA.--spot-vices Sunday. February 1st. Cherry Val- ley ll A.M. Vernon River 2.30 P. 1.1. Orwell 7.30 P. M. Rev. John 1". Mac- Kay. B. 1).. Minister. TBYON--BONSIIAW GROUP or UNITED BAPTIST CHURCHES.- sunday. Hrebruary lat. as follows.- Bonshaw Public Worship 11.00 A. M. Westmoreland Public Wor- ship 3.00,-P.M. Tryon Sunday School 11.00 A. M. Public Worship 7.30 P. M. Rev. W. G. Killam. . NORTH Blvln UNITED BAP- TIST PASTOIIATE. - Sunday, February lst. Fairview 11.00 A. M. North River 3.00 P. M. Long Creek 7.30 P. M. Rev. H. Barber, Pastor. TRYON PASTORAL CHARGE.- The United Church of Canada. Ser- vices on Sunday, February 1st. Tryon ' 11 A. M. Cape Traverse 3 P. M. Crapaud 7.80 P. M. Rev. Alex- ander Macxay. Minister. FUNERAL AT HAITSVILLE - ' The funeral of the late Christie MacLennan was held from Harts- ville Presbyterian Church on Wed- nesday afternoon. Rev. Donald Nicholson. assisted by Rev. Howard Christie. conducted the services. The pallbearers were Messrs. Ken- neth Ma.cLeod. Everet MacLeod, Allan MacLeod, Murdock Macinod. Neil Nicholson and John MaoLeii- nan. Burial was in the church cemetery. Y. P. U. VISIT To INl'lllltlARY -on Monday evening a large group of Trinity Y. P. U. members wand- ed their way to the In'fl.i-mary and entertained the patients and staff with I. variety concert of films. voc- al and instrumental music closing with devotional services. Very fit- ting for l!urns' week were several Scottish songs beautifully rendered and enjoyed 'by all. Trinity Y. P. U. are very faithful in their en- deavours to bring a ray of cheer to the patients of the Infirmary and their efforts were deeply appreci- a e . . IN MEEORIAM MRS. FRANCES G. ' GORDON -.. Mrs. Frances 0. (Rogers) Gordon, of 30 Tilton Ave.. lrookton. Mpsa. died on Friday January 23rd in a Brpckton nursing home. Mrs. Rooters. who would have been 00 in April. was the widow of George N. Gordon. former district manager of the United Shoe Machinery Corp., who died in 1040. Mrs. Gordon was born at Al- berton, P, E. I.. the daughter of Benjamin and Susannah (Hubbard) Rogers. There she married George N. Gordon in 1390. Always known as a most gra- cious lady. Mrs. Gordon gave much of her time and ability to church work. She had been a resident of Brockton for 52 years. and a prominent member of the Porter Congregational church since 1001. She taught the Alden Philathea class for more than 34 years, and formerly was a member of the Port- er Church Guild and of the women's Club of Bi-ookton. 1 Before his death. Mr. Gordon was also an active church worker. Sun- day school .....i-intendent and teacher. and s. deacon. Years ago, Mrs. Gordon and her husband went on a trip abroad and during the trip represented the Porter Church as delegates at the World's Sunday school convention in Glasgow, Sect- land. Mrs. Gordon leaves two daugh- ters, Mrs, James 3. Fraser, 31 Irewster Road. Brookton. and ma- Susan D. Gordon of Boston. one son. A. Ralph Gordon of Green- bush. Mass.. one brother. It. fl. Rogora Oharlottetown. and two sis- ters. Mrs. Cecil Stewart of Char- lottetown. and Mrs. J. I. C, Hunter of Afberton, as well as four grand- children. ' Eczeina, Skin Troubles Olveqour skin a real chance to glt welL on to any good drug store and get an original bottle of MOoNl'l IMIMLD OIL - it lasts many days because it 'is highly ooiiooiiti-a .- 'nie itching of same - Salt ilheum - Rashes - cracked toes and feet. and many other skin troubles. - Is quickly stopped. Pimplea - akin eruptions dry up and scale off in a very few Mooneb Imereld oil is a clean. avwerful penetrating Antiseptic Oil at dries right in -- stainless. You must beaatls bask. . IUGIII moo 00.. 1.11). I PIIAIIAOI list or money ca. 103 . CHARLOTTETOWN Farm Prices & Market Report Following are excerpts from the weakly marketing report prepared by Mr. W. R. Shaw, Deputy Min- ister of Agriculture: The threat of a. railway strike hangs like a. dark shadow over our economy at the present moment. In the winter months. particular- ly, with uncertainties of weather to contend with. and possibly storms that may hold up Itruck traffic. a strike on our railroads will have a. terrific impact on the business of this Province. We are a long distance from our markets. and without constant rail facil- ities there must inevitably be a great dislocation in the normal movement. of materials out of- and into the Province, and a very serious loss to our people. This is particularly true with reference to the movement of hogs and other livestock, and also of potatoes. A rather reassuring factor in the situation is the infor ation that at least the Carfer steamer will operate as usual in the event of a strike. This helps some. but the main problem will be to carry on the regular normal flow of materials to market. It is to be sincerely hoped that a static actory settlement may be secured fore the paralyzing effects of a strike take place. It is almost incon- ceivable to think that 9. more handful of men associated with the national utility can paralyze business movements affecting a. whole country of approximately 15 millions of people Surely there should be some alternative system designed to prevent such a' calam- ity. while at the same time giving ample protectionto those who are engaged on both sides of the dis- pute. The immediate effect. how- ever. as far as we are concerned. is that shipments are now being held up. ' Feed prices are definitely strong- er. due to the threatened strike, and movement from country points to Lakehead has been stopped: Barley has consequently increased in price. as have also millfeeds. As for as potatoes are concern- ed, it is useless to make any quota- tions as the movement at present is slowing down to a standstill. Dairying Large increases in butter pro- duction in Canada took place in the late months of 1052. Appar- ently there was more milk produc- tion with more cows and heifers coming under production owing to the inability to ship to the United States. It is expected that about 5 million pounds of cheese will be shipped to the United Kingdom in the next few months. This is the first that has moved there for some (time, and will help to re- lieve pressure on the cheese trade. It may -be that Cheddar cheese stocks will now be lower than at the same period last year. Prices of dairy products in the United states continue to decline. due possibly to higher production than was anticipated at this sea- milk yield: in that country have not kept pace with a rapidly ex- panding P0PIilation. The encour- agement of more milk per cow is under way. The average of pro- duction in the United States- is 5,326 pounds per cow as comp ed with 0,000 pounds per cow per year from over one million .oows maintained in cow improvement Associations-a mark that we might well aim at in this Province. This has been done through better breeding. feeding, and manage- ment practices Butter at the. present time is being shipped from Sweden to France by steamships fitted with insulated walls of glass wool with the butter container surrounded by carbonic acid snow. is cheap and effective refrigeration reported to hold at 20” below zero. What about a study of this system for the Newfoundland trade? Butter grading statistics show that Prince Edward Island leads Canada in the past months buttdr gradipg with 98.06 per cent going in first grade. A bit of s. sensation was caused by the order from the Minister of Agriculture for Canada to stop re- leasing Government butter from storage. Possibly this was antici- pating strike troubles. and the de- sire to protect both dairy and con- sumer interests by not having but- for held up in cars in transit, and on the other hand protecting stor- age supplies in large consumer centers. This would seem to be: reasonable explanation. At the Dairy Farmeral and Federation Meetings in British Columbia dis- cussions have hinged on farm prices and improvement in support policies. The Federal Minister of Agriculture. if despatchu are ac- curate. seems to feel that the sup- port on butter was reasonably ade- quate. but that the egg floor price would justify revision. Butter prices in the Province are the same as last week with local Jobbing at 65c. Another entry has been made into the British market in a small way in that one million dollars will be spent by the British Min- lstry in Canada for bacon in the near future. This will be the first purchase since 1050 when over 31 million pounds of s. so million pound contract was s”,, d While a million dollars will only buy ap- proximately from it to 7 millions of pounds of bacon. it is nevertheless a rs-entry into a market of very great importance to Canadian pro- ducere. At Charlottetown prices have moved up a little on Cli-ade."A" hogs to 26.00, with 31's at 25.10, No. 1 sows are 17.00 and No. in 10.00., The cattle prices are ex- actly the same and steady with last week's quotations. The whole general situation. particularly with reference to hogs. seems to be it lit confused. Opinions are that when the American market opens that may be a fairly accurate de- scrlption in regard to hogs alone. - The supply of hogs in Canada win he very rauoh ion this year: and our predictions in relpcct to num- bsra Ind the market will be proven to have been fairly accurate. am and Poultry ' Poultry producers are very crit- ical of present Qg prices. but we son of the year. At the same time ' the hog prices will improve. and 1; ask what are the producers doing to improve the situation? As al- ready pointed out in these reports. the" producer is the only person who can solve this problem. and it can- not be solved by offering long-dis- tance criticisms. Egg prices have strengthened on all grades from previous quota- tions. Production is steadily in- creasing. quality generally is good. Demand for the product appears much stronger. Shipments are go- ing forward to other Atlantic Provinces. surplus stocks tto Mom'- rcal ' There is a. spread of 18 cents per dozen between A Large and Grade C and 9 to 11 cents spread between A Large and Grade B. If flocks were fed a reasonably good balanced ration. especially at this season and eggs gathered at least three times daily. nests kept clean and remove any small dirt spots, then with the exception of meat spots. very rough rigged or mis- shapen eggs which the percentage at any time is very small, the marketing of Grade B eggs would be practically nil. , Grade C eggs are chiefly made up of small, which are not suffic- ient size to be placed into the "A Small" grade. Very dirty eggs. which we would say there is not much excuse for. and which the producers of this Province are losing anywhere from 16 cents to 18 cents per dozen as this spread now exists between A Large and Grade C and 13 cents between A Medium and Grade C. Egg graders should be' advised that no matter how good the qual- ity of the produce is. soiled or dirty eggs, or eggs showing meat spots. are not permitted into the grades namely A Large, A Medium. and A Small. Egg Prices-Charlottetown Dealers are quoting for uqgraded eggs delivered AL 33, AM 29. AS 22, B 23. C 10 and for the graded pack delivered AL 40. AM 38, AS 30, B 30, C 22; and are quoting re- tailers loose AL. 43-44, AM 39-40. AS 34. B 34. C 26. Retail to con- sumer prices AL 50-52, AM 45-48. AS 41-42. B 41-42. pllural Stations--Paying Prices O'Leary: AL 33, AM 28, As 23. 3 23, c is. Central Bedeque: AL 34, AM 20. As 25.13 25. C 16. Sourls: AL 33, AM 28, AS 26, AL 33. AM 28, AS 12. Prices-Halifax-Jan. 27th. 1053 To Producer: A1. 35-37. AM :1- 33. AS 29-31. B 26. C 26. To Retailer in cartons: AL 51. AM 48. A8 63, B 43. ., To Consumer in cartons: AL 50- 55. AM 48-52. Spot Price Halifax: AL 40-42. AM 36-38, AS 33-35. B 25-30, C 20-85. Sydney Mikkel.-Jan. 26th, 1953 Dealers paying for the graded pack loose: AL 40. AM 46. Dealers selling loose: AL 53, AM 50 Itetail prices in cartons: I AL 53- 72, AM 53-62. Potatoes Potato movement from this Province has been very good dur- ing the past week. shipping re-' cords show that 221 carloads have been moved from the Province. about half of which have been seed shipments to the Southern States through the port of Hal- ifax. We have already muvedtaill cars since the first of January as compared with 570 for the whole month of January 1052. It is dent ” that very substantial shipments of seed to the United states will be made as soon as it is possible to move them. Prices remain unchanged from last week and the present shipping tie-up will no doubt have a tendency to strengthen the Cen- tral Canadian market. We have moved a tremendous volume of potatoes from this Province since the start of the shipping season. Well over 4.000.000 bushels were moved from this Province by rail. water, and truck, between August and December which is two and one-half times the volume moved a year ago. We have already mov- ed this year a total of almost 6,500 cars which is substantially greater than our total movement of a year ago. Distribution of potato stocks in the U. 5. shows that about three- quarters of the 20 million increase this year is in the eleven Western and late States. and about one- quarter in the nine Eastern States. This should relieve pressure to some extent on the latter as the Western States may be able to maintain their normal markets without fear of too much com- pdtltion from early Btates in the Southeast. Imports of U. S. po- tatoes into Canada in November amounted to about 03,000 bushels of which 10.000 were seed. Wool Latest reports from wool markets indicate a better tone to the mar- ket than has existed for some time. No doubt our sheep men, however. will want something mom tang- ible than a good tone. They will want to know what this year's price is going to be. Well, we can- not give that Just. at the riwinent. but we can say that the world wool market season closed in 1052 in an excellent condition. Prices for finer woois were particularly strong and reasonably steady for inferior grades. Last. year Britain and Japan were the chief buyers, but this year it is expected that sub- ctantiai purchases will be made by the United States. As is well known Canada and the United States pro- duce only a .very modest fraction of their , requirements. Any ex- tensive buying in America (and there is evidence that there will be) should strengthen prices. Another factor indicates that eleven ohlef wool-textile manufact- uring countries are using wool at A 1-: cent greater rate than years. , paid to navigators. O 0 at the oweat point of the past two watioi-s.-Iiigiand-tor!)-one of the moat luxurious roedhoinu in Britain. the, WC! W5. is to be convu-lad into A wlreheuas. Pm- strsiige but True IILIHNIAIDI Card money circulated through- out French Canada under official authorization from 1685 to 1750. In 1717 it was redeemed at half its face value. Re-issued in 1729 and again in 1742. cards represent- ing practically all the money cir- culating ,in the country. Coins. first circulated in this country. were the silver 5 and 15. sols and the .copper double which were minted at Paris in 1670 by the West Indies Company a government controlled organization. These coins could not be taken out of Canada under penalty of con- fiscation and dire punishment. In violation of the above ruling one man was branded and a sec- ond confined to the galleys for life. The worst hurricane ever re- corded in the New England States swept up out of the south, Septem- ber 21. 1933. This demon from the tropics stripped the apple -orchards of 4,000,000 bushels of fruit in 24 hours. It ripped through New Eng- land forests like a binder felling grain. uprooting and damaging '3 billion trees, including a million cherished shade trees. The storm Wrecked 26.000 automobiles and white coated windows of Ver- mont houses with salt spray carried 120 miles from the sea. I Dead sea. fish were swept into coastal waters and tropical birds were carried "dou'n east". The storm took 600 lives and cost New England more than a quarter of a biliioii dollars. That September hurricane was the high-' est wind ever recorded tlB6 mph.) 0 C 0 Meat animals contribute ls of the cash income of Canadians. To produce these animals is the part time work of 400.000 farmers. The first full cargo of bananas to reach U. S. A. pack in 1871 proved a white elephant for the shipper. as Bostonians were con- vinced the fruit was poisonous. Sonia time later, it was consider. ed safe to give bananas to child. ren. Such was the beginning of an important industry. NIXC8 Mate. once an island marking the entrance to the Bos- ton Narrows. was the scene of more than one pi:-ate's execution in early times. Thomas Hankins, black sheep of a respected family. ended his piratical career there in 1680; John Queicli. in 1704; and William Fly. in the same era. Back in 1636, a sailor was hang- ed there for the murder of his captain. The mate observed. as the noose was slipped over his head, that the island would wash away and thus prove his innocence. And strange to relate it has. Its location is marked only by e, black-and-white pyramid as an O In Peak Covet-n, England, the Morrison family has made rope for, 300 years. This novel work shop is PAGE THREE- venshire for three centuries. In nearby Peak. the Vicar has the power to grant a marriage license to any person applying "from anywhere at any. time". This church in the royal forest had its own Jurisdiction, An aver- age of 60 "foreign marriages" takes place every year. The seal is still used on marriage licenses granted by the Vicar of Peak Forest. The climate.of little Switzerland varies from Arctic cold in the Alps to the Mediterranean tem- peratures around Lake Maggiore. Perpetual snows blanket the al- pine summits: palms, oleanders. rind lemon trees grow along the shores of the Lake of Lugano. Of every 100 persons in this little state, 72 speak Swiss-Gob man, 21 French, six Italian. and one Rhaeto-Romansch. But many thousands speak both French ant: German. or French and. Italian or Italian and German. and near- ly everybody speaks English. Here you will see masterpiece: of mountain engineering for wiss railroads cross 4.922 bridges and pass through 667 tunnels! The average porcupine is a walk- ing arsenal of 30.000 spears. Only the face. legs. and belly. are free of quills. When a quill is lost in combat or dulled through long use. they are replaced. Quills em- bedded in the flesh, work deeper and deeper. their movement caus- ed by muscular action, but they are non-poisonous and rarely carry infection themselves. Porcupines feed on trees only during the win- ter months. The rest of the year it feeds on ground vegetation and sleeps during the day in some seculded spot. NORTH RIVER W. T. On January SI": the North R.1vei' Women's Institute met at the home of Eleanor Younker, The meeting opened with the Creed followed by roll call. responded to by 17 mem- bers. Three visl'tors were also pres- ent. Minutes of the December meet- ing were read and approved and correspondence read and discussed. 55.00 was voted to the Canadian- ”Save the Children Fund", and sl0.00 to the March of Dimes. "Thank you" cards were received from sick and shut-ins remember- ed. Bills were paid as fo1low.s, 90 cents to Warren Grove school com- mittee, 35.44 to Warren Grove sick committee and 31.77 to East Wilt- shire sick committee. The lunch committee for the Feb- ruary meeting is Mrs. Keir War- ren, Mrs. Norris Kltson. Mrs, Rus- sell Whcatley and Mrs. Harold Younker. Roll call for next meet- ing is to be answered with "A coun- try I would like to visit and why". Three member subscribed to In- stitute news. Plans were then made for the rink canteen and 'the meet- ing adjourned, Lunch was served and a social, hour en.I0i'ed. Collec- tion received was 82.30. sxciaxr CUSTOM The earlier epitaphs that have survived were found on coffins and rent-free from the Dukes of De- comhe of the ancient Egyptians. 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