\ . 7 -NEWSY NOTES - '1 B! AGBlCObA "M91118 the general Oplgflgn o; 16,111" dB-rs. but he never alluded the matter again. A lreat change has com, puhgen in Coal-mining nlel Defoe, travelling the "(Bill Country late in the seven- tesnth ccritury, found "an inex- hausled store of coal pits" lylng between Durham and Newcastle; |--' he notes that calamities were begumlng to be known in this branch of industry. At Lumley Park Pit ail explosion of gas "made the whole earth tremble for lone; ground". and cost the lives ogqrearly sixty peopie. A notable occurrence took place at Benwell, (men a village near Newcastle) curly in the eighteenth century: "a the valued friendships that have ggightened his horizon during the [WEEKLY LIVESTOCK l MARKET REPORT Ottawa, January la, SUMMARY weel: was the steadiness of prices for all lines lcattle markets are proving none [too attractive at the moment and there was a consequent lack of served to ho.d prices to last week's About the only change _ advance of 15c to 25c on lll-B Opening market at Tcionto but WESIJI ~ ycqk fire from a miner's z mmy Years. his was lost on a dull closing [cxflhlille and burnt near thirty l L“ _ market. ves were steady yam) The fire spread nto the I Mo. Beminlscences thr _‘lout except at Montreal Fenham Hall grounds and "burst out like a volcano l-n over twenty Igeglxlglogtlglsot vlzlsldrig there‘; 1 thte D1l11‘*?5-' 0mm“ l” l)“ xlgfl ‘ma’ lIn England Canada was roll? 5gb 1‘ mm‘? m me s an ey lr cubs)‘; t d as s. "‘Land of Provrvzilsetuvlsrt pmded 0n a Mondfiy To? Xllgufid-é ' the opinion of thle wlnafirs sieglgmezln wThls min l - y did the Govern- m . W111“ the present’ writer had: des-1gltg“v1e?brln%u¥ouowge%%Es 3.9.15 to 11911118119“ W“ or 1hr“ occasmllm- tc the States to get a livln " go "5 beheved 1° be freefrom 9'1 m“ the greeting I received frogm Kl; plosive gases. and the workers l ' were. in consequence. supplied 111111111‘ 3111- Wll-hlmlgllnttahtll-Znfeetl; - h "naked li hts". (Inlmi 118111105 the flfiplylsfllhe lamp rgasembled s|"1°'°15n°1'5 °ll° "ll-W! that it metal teapot with wick projecting ""111 l» lllilldlvlou-i to say any- mm me spout: the crude oll homo ‘thing against the Province. So wl urcd into the trip and the lld|th° 111914111111911119111911"Hllwdilyoll gllisod tightly). The funeral 01.11119 111° 15111116?’ I countered by the victims took place on the fol- | P°11l11ll8 Wt ll-l lts favorable de- lowlnz Sunday’ and the ploooosloh ltails, and they. happily. were notl of 200 coffins on the way to the "w- Th’ 6:17P I 891d. did n01- churchyard. was the most mourn- km" W11“ 115-11181 W”. wmpared mly lmpmslslvo sloht that the vll_ to that which uled in Brita ; [ago had ever wlthossooh the climate, though rather more It is to be presumed m“ the extreme than that to which I had mine-owners were within their le- been accusttnned- W115 1111/0151)“ t0 gal riallis in issuing these primitive 111° Pmdllcllvll of farm crops and iimlkl“. Dims“ to the“ unpwyggg, rnnuu PCYCLCUIA-YLY of L119 ROSSCQBC. but lltfir the dlssster th turned °°1"l"1“1”ll 111° llwlsl- M". P1111118 to the safety lamps, w). u). w", and several kinds of berries; and I used in dangerous mines. Safety 31°11?“ 111" V1111 8°06 801M71- lniiips were not new by any mean,“ ment. like that of Denmark or Tm‘ tile celcbraled Sir Humphrey H°1”'"‘1' *1“ 15191111 “"115 callable Dal... worklng “noel. the oushloos of supporting twice, or even thrice. of ihé Royal Society. hiui produced 111* P°l>ll1ll11°ll 1t the“ Pvsswed- I Sallslacww model l“ tho y", As to Canada as a whole. I assum- mlfi The buy Lamp’ u ll w“ ed it would eventually become the familiarly called. was an oil-lamp 11°“ °f 111° 31111511 31119119’ 12¢- “llh a central humolz and a oyllm cause of the immensity of in re- lllllol glass. and to allow lho ao_ sources: timber. minerals, and Cm m, “l: lwllhoul whlch no llght field produce. (I had yet to see will bum) the lhvehlol. mod o very these recklessly squandered). fine meshed copper or bras; oyl- Politics was l. second religion in indrical screen belo the glass. The $11050 01d dilyfl! indeed 1 am not mo,“ who e "guy'- “lu Si‘!!! but lithgotood fir? vlvlth S0113; loslve as could not 0 my I198 111's. M1 seem m“ the exp g to touch their lives at all points. I c h fi h. whll thrair ggglot e Flo's: all? Davy e511 the remember going out with a shovel clear the snow from the road- side gutfor, on the second Spring after my arrival. My neighbor. (who lived across the way) saw me at work and came to ask the wherefore. "I'm letting the water lllcandpscenl Lllbg m‘ huh; many away”, I said: "last year it cut a. mines have adopted this conven- Elmer down the mlddie of are road. - , either artiall or cn- a lfliblyfhmm p y after crop ing." "I don't think $.13!‘ e : bout here. and we'll get the Job of filling it in. You may not get a Job 0n it yourself this time." "Oh, well, if that's how you feel about it, far be it from me to barge in," I returned. as I should- ered my shovel. As a matter of fact in return for my forebearance I did get a. days’ work for myself and horse. but thought ihe whole proceeding wasteful. Another enlightenment was given me binm left hand neighbor when I int a s. desire for a. day's shooting. I-Io advised me to pro- cure a copy of the Game Laws. at that time published as a lithe ‘pamphlet. One of the illegal acts (I forget what it was) entailed a penalty of from "five to twenty five dollars," according to the booklet. Being curious to know what tum- ed a $5 offence into a $25 one, I interviewed my counsellor again. "If you're a government man." he said. "you'll get off with a $5 fine." leaving me to infer that if I wasn't a government man it would go harder modern safety-lamps have been de- veloped. thanks to the initial ef- forts of the Royal Society- Slnce the great advance of elec- tric lighting which followed Sir Joseph Swan's discovery of the Safety In The Pen One of the stockbreederk troubles Ls the vicious bull, and any bull, no matter what his conduct has previously been, is liable to come into that category at timos. Every now and then we mad of accidents and Fatalities w hich have occur- red when the farmer has for the moment forgotten this elementary fact. Much has appeared in farm papers lately concerning safety me- thods in dealing with these bad- tempered animals, but I do not remember reading anything of a "subduer" invented by s. machinist in the United States and listed by ii firm in that country. It is a rifle-like object. which. when iliel muzzle come info contact with the hide of the animal, imparts an electric shock that at once puts him on his good behaviour. It is useful also in persuading a reluct- ant animal to board a railway car, and is not beyond the reach of the farmer's all-iioo-liglit purse. It also obviates th marking or bruising . I thought he was "pull- of we mm.“ lng my leg" and said so, but he 3051,“,- professed to be in deadly earnest. To this day I am ignorant of the truth of the matter. Politics playing such l- Pllfl» lll the life of the community. I tried to talze my bearings with regard to Di‘. Samuel _N. Stevens. of North- western University. is reported to have said that "a hobbv may keep s man broke. but it ‘will also keep ' $7.25 i... Eastern Cattle Markets 099111118 cattle trade was active ta TORONTO and prices were up 15c to 25c. Toward the close. liow- l f I‘, final sales showed a loss of the 1 early gain. Tile top price paid for weighty steers was $7.00 and for butcher steers $7.75. Weighty steers closed, however. at $8.75 to $7.60. and butcher steers and heif- ers from $0.50 to $1.50, with tops at $7.60. There was a slightly easier trend to the MONTREAL market with prices barely holding Good steers sold from to $7.75. and good cows mostly at $5.50 to $5.60. with an 0nd top at $5.75. Prices remained about steady in the MARITIMES wth receipts extraordinarily light. ‘Sstezgrs had a top of $7.25 and cows Western Cattle Markets Principal enquiry in the west was of a local character and for light to liandyweight butcher cat- tle. These were the best sellers in view of a. rather unsatisfactory trade to the south. Country loadings while moderate, proved ample to satisfy immediate needs. At WIN- NIPEG a refatively small num- ber of steel-s were in demand up to $7. and that figure established the practical top for tile week. The better grades of around $5, while stocker and feed- er trade continued spotty with a few decent kinds of stockers earn- ing up to $5.50. Elsewhere, there was practically no change in the situation and CALGARY and SASKATOON paid up to a top of $7 for steers. EDMONTON and REGINA $6.75. PRINCE ALBERT and MOOSE JAW $6.50, and VAN- COUVER $725. The U. S. Market Only a. few loads of Canadian steers were sold on the Buffalo market with a top sale at $8.75 and others from $8.50 down to $7.75. It is estimated that these prices would net $6.50 to $7.50 at Ontario country polntsAt St. Paul. recent quotations on good 1400 lb. Canadian steers were $8.50. cows $5.50 to $6.50. and bulls $5.75 to Exports to the south during the week totalled 1.231 beef cattle. 221 dairy, and 1.057 calves, making the totals to dale this laear 4.376 beef, 546 dairy. and 1.708 calves. Ex- ports in the same period last yew‘ were 17.120 beef cattle, ssz dairy. and 2.277 calves. _ Preliminary figures released by the United States Treasury De- partment give imports of cattle from Canada in the period October 1st to December 30th, inclusive, of 35,659 head. under the fourth quar- terly quota. This represents 88.37. pcr cent of the quota fcr that quarter. Imports for the calendar year 1939 from Canada were 172.- 582 and from other countries 56,-1 0. Calf Market Steady Willi the exception of a drop of 50c on the opening market at To- ronto. which was quickly iegallied on the same day. and a loss of 25c him mentally alertmllobbies are a tonic socially andpsvcholozically." ‘This Ls a view that the writer has nllvmls slrlvcn to keep before lifs renders. though it may not have hem cxprcsed so cogently. This spring marks the thirtieth anniver- sary of my residence in the Island and 1 recollect with what delight I commeiic-d to siudv a fauna and flora so different from what I bad barn accustomed l0 in the Old C0llll'_\' There was of course "n0 mum" ‘in such a course: I had to W0: —and work hard-lo get the wherewithal to keep going. M)’ first employer. who disapproved of such a way of spending m" 19'5- L1H‘ hT-IIFS. said one dav. "What's LllP usc of bothering with of bcaus!" To which I renlled with n rrl“: "l-hv" VDI‘ "ever heard that such. flililzs? 'T‘h-'v're not worth a row the two parties. What prest prin- |clples did they stand for? In my native land were Conservatives who vrere opposed to radical changes in the Constitution. but not to ra- tional progress: Llberals. who were supposed to favor changes 01’ Bl- most any tincture; and, Just begin- ning to take shape was the great Labor Party, socialists for the most. part, with a fringe of what might be termed extremists. There did not. to my unsophis- ticated mentality. appear to be any such differences between the par- ties here. Frequently the opposi- tion put into force when they came into power. the same legislation which they had "slimy opposed previously. and which innturn was attacked by their "foes. I asked my acquaintances to define their "articles of fall-ll." but never got l satisfactory answer. As so much depended. in s. mon- etary sense, on the unequivocal supportbirlrl iglolltiétall partial (til: secre a o e uwa - mocracy-ceascd to have any V9199- I can only recollect of one voter who used it: and his action made lhlm suspect bvlshtgth fparlihollyTherfi or i lwell: ldllllya there was a con- lolderable fimouht oxf convlglaelldrillillg; ng. mcs y 0 r m. ‘s t bl i ,etti g it. and 8811' ?$'""5°1“=' .2151 “"11.” ons" as e p08 9 6 ' a Llk most Britons I was not pal‘- tleuelul-ly; bilossedl 88811131: tlgffeicllllg; toe, u w en saw s line poisonous stuff sold here- l lbecargne a rigid abstaénerXtIll-il - e ears a . 5 No wrifin N 1| 1gilgatvlifnymt lgws. l-hagt is wanted q" u momv o‘ an‘ ‘to combat the evil. There were No bother. Just phone, or om, “mluum of young folks drop In. cared "Divisions" if I m'stake not. ;whlch Rave good service In this‘ regard. but they were just "livln! out" about the time I. Lorrihed; There are manv 0 H‘ n f8»! l'l~. reminiscences of the old days still lingering. but these must wait. A Recorder the how that's always bent soon breaks?" Possibly he was only Forlotsiof BIG Eggs Arthur ll. Bryenton. Kenslriglsri. J- ll- Campbell, Alllston. '1' 11-"?! Green, Central Bedoqac. 11911110 Muirheai. 5t. Eleanor‘; Francis B. Trainer. Vernon liver. to 500 on good calves at Montreal. prices were unchanzed fol‘ 1-119 week. Choice veals at Toronto made s12 to $13, while Montreal at the end of the week at $12. Win- veals, while tops at Calgary were $3.50, Edmonton and Regina $9. Prince Albert $7. Moose Jaw $8. Saskatoon $10, and Vancouver $8.20. , Ho; Prices Unchanged $9.10 for bacons off trucks or $12-15 ' all saleslgerclmafii 8t_$l}-3_5._1-_ f‘! orlte musical ins'rument in the Island today?" I might venture to reply "the guitar." The prevailing taste for the socalled "Cowboy Songs" is responsible I11 Pllll 191' this popufarity. and the fact that the instrument chords easily to the old-time dance music has help- ed. The guitar. again. ls not an etnenshe instrument. and reqlllles little more than a knowledge of rhythm to got some result. For these causes ll. has become popular amoiig certain sections of our young folk. I have recenlly been privileged co exaznine an Instrument which has some-vogue in‘ Britain at the present day- It is a very 01d 11'1" etrumcnt of the wood-wind kind. calsd a "Recorder." Mill 1W5 staged a considerable revival as it. also. is not expensive. It somewhat resembles a flute. but lnsioad n! the llns being applied to filo side (as In the fife or piccolo). the mouth- piece is at the end. like that of the clarinet or flageolct. There ls no reed and the construction is very slmpe The tone ls sweet and flute-like and well adapted to solo music: I believe. however. that Recorders may be procured hitcnes answering to tiu {our parts in vo- cal music. A good Recorder costs ‘bout. f‘. in Britain. ‘rhose who can handle the "tin" fliieeolet of T- Taylor. Springfield. l ‘If I were asked "what is the fav- n,» milsIc-storcs. would find no illfflculiy In swlichin! to this mel- tradc became very dull and ‘to lscriotlnn the whole race is con- cows held 51" $9- I I f. -: butchers. |raiiged from $5 to $7.75 with good 1S4 to a top of limstiy $5.50 to $5.00, odd tops $5.15 sold up to $11.50. with odd salts $4 to $650- nipeg paid $10 to $10.50 for best cutters from $2 to $3. llllé opening but regained the loss ..lid closed with > lCIIOICG veals at $12 to $13 and com- I-Iogs sold steady at Toronto at ‘mon lights down lo $7. lthe same day, . _ (ll l‘ on good calves and steady on $0.51zfizsdrfisigfiilfilglrelilgifigfiy lgthers. Prices on veals ranged from l IFIILD. 2 CONSERVATION I A WEEKLY COLUMN OI‘ PRACTICAL OPINIONS OF THE VITAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE USES AND ABUSES 0F NATURAL RESOURCES BY MR. LUDDOW JENKINS. WHAT LS PROSCRIPTION (Nature Magazine) Just an old Roman custom-of s piece with the glaidiatorial combats which we speak of’ as characteris- tic of that decadent civilization. We, with our crowds who throng to sporting events where there may ‘ac malming and killing, are not so different after all, and in the name of sport we still have prescription. The word means publication of the names of those outlawed or con- demned to death. The proscribed of today are not men but much smaller creatures who cannot fight back. They are not constituted like men so that relatives of the fallen rrisy wreak vengeance upon pcrsecutors. No. it is entirely safe wound or kill them. a wonder- ful opportunity for bullies. The proscribed of today need not be named individually for they are condemned under one blanket des- ignation as "vermin." Upon analy- sis it appears that "vermin" are animals. all much smaller than man. which to live themselves may kill some other creatures that man wants to kill for fun. Prescription in the Roman sense was mild com- pared to the treatment meted out to "vermin." Then an individual might be removed for ihe good of the removers. but in "vermin" pro- damned once and forever. N0 in- quiry is made as to individual guilt; all are murderers; all must be kill- ed without fall. tire year?" The In a recent sporting magazine ‘appears the question: "What would you say Mr. Blrdhunter if several millions of hunters were licensed to take game, day and night, in any manner the chose for the en- reference is to “vermin" and the answer is as- cases are just alike and all friends of wildlife will not differ from Nature in that judgment. If "vermin" killing of game calls for prescription and death what can be said of hunter killing? the bar of the Universe there is no special pleading that can serve to reduce the guilt of the hunter as compared to that of In fact favors the sid fun. the same tice but simply the power. their ago have been extinct. sumed to be so emphatic and un- animius that the questioner feels justified in summing up, "If we want game in the country we must control the killers." includes the creatures killed for fun, so to the sportsmen, there is no wildlife "game" and "vermin" and no per- sons with a. valid interest in the matter but themselves. In this they are absolutely mistaken. and they may well be asked-if it ls so great a crime for "vermin" to kill “game" then why is it not an equal crime for hunters to kill it? Now "game" apparently, other than So far as Nature is concerned, the all ___.__ _ w. Winnipwg held tlie previous week's level of $8.60 f. dz w.. while Calgary paid $8.35 for bacons off trucks on Monday and no market was established on Tuesday or Wednesday. The off truck price at Edmonton was $8.35 for bacons Prince Albert and Saskatoon $8.30. and Moose Jaw and Regina $8.35. Vancouver had some slaughter hogs No Change in Lamb Market Prices for sheep and lambs re- nlailied the same as those pre- vailing during the * vious week and Toronto paid $ 0.50 to $10.75 for good ewes and wethers. while Montreal made all sales on a flat basis mosty at $8, with an odd lot brlilgiilg $8.50. At Winnipeg, good lamibs topped at $9.25. The high point at Calgary was $8.65. Edmon- ton $9. Prince Albert $8, Saskatoon $8.25. and Regina $8.50. CATTLE MARKETS $9 off trucks. price from prices with the for direct deliveries real Before "vermin." legitimate argument e that kills out of ne- cessity over that which kills for If hunters were meted out punishment. which, like the Romans. they inflict not as jus- because they have race would long dressed $12.15 lo $12.25. Closing to packing plants at HAMILTON f. s; w. $12.30 mostly SHEEP 8: LAMB MARKETS were: bacons $12 to $12.25 deliver- ed and $11.75 plus transportation. and MONOTON $11.90. MONTREAL bacons ranged from The rail grade TORONTO lamb prices $9.25 to $9.40. with most sales $9.35 rice was to $12.40 hot we ght but $12.40. were steady at $10.50 lo $10.75 for good ewes and wethers and $8 to $10 for common to medium. Sheep made $3 to $8 and $8.50. MONTREAL lamb sales were on a flat. basis. mnstlv at $8. with odd lots bringing $8.50. Sheep ranged from $3 to $5. with the bulk. at $4.50 in $5. MARITIMEES-Top lamlbs were quoted at $9.50 ilth no early sales EXPORTS 0W‘ BAOONR k RAMS TORONTO had an offering o! 5,099 cattle and opened active with prices up 15c on butcher steers and heifers. as well as weighty steers. and 25c up on fed calves. Tops were $7.90 for weighty steers, $7.75 while fed calves reached a high of $9.50. The mark et turned soft. however, by Wed- ilcsday and the early gain was wiped out by tlic close. Weighty steers closed at $6.75 to $7.60. but- cher steers and heifers inostiy $8.50 to $7.50. with tops at $7.60, and butch-er cows frcm $4 to $5.25. Can- ncrs and cutters were $3.25 to $4, aild bulls up to $5.75 at the close. Fed calves had a closing range of $7.75 to $9. A few stockers were offered and taken at $6 to $6.85. Milkers and springers were steady from $50 for common up to $90 for best tested springers. MONTREAL disposed 0i 1.544 cattel under a slightly easier trend and at barely steady prices. Steers ones from $7.25 up, mediums from $6.50 to $7. Heifers ranged from $7. Good cows were and common down to $3.50. Cun- liers and cutters made $3 lo $3.50 and bulls from $4 to $6.50. MARITIMES—-Oattle prices re- mained about steady with receipts extremely light. Steers sold from $4.25 to a top of $7.25. iwlfevs frbm butcher cows from $3.75 I0 $5.25. and carlners and CALF MARKETS TORONTO calves dropped 50c at MONTREAL was 25c to 50c low- $3 to $11.50. with an odd sale at $12. Drinkers were mostly $6 t0 $8.50 and grassers $5 to $525 IIOG MARKETS Total hog marketlngs were 82.006 ccmnared with 53.697 in the same week last year. Totals to date, firs year 213.902. last year 158,- - 48 l ii i I§§§§§§§-O-O ¥O¥§§O¥§§§O-l §FARMERS t 9. TORONTO barons sold steady at 1 b and capes. ,¢o-ooev..-.. lifluous old 1315-15)! 11151171111191“ YO-OOO O6 O O4 OO-O-O-O TO UNITED KINGDOM At seaboard for export. CORONATION RUST-RESISTANT SEED WHEAT We have just received from Ontario 1000 bushels of this excellent Wheat and will be selling it at a very close price. Send us 50c pcr bushel in advance and we will hook your order and hold the Wheat until you want to sow it. ERBAN RUST-RESISTANT SEED OATS We have Just received from Ontario one carload of these Oats of choice quality, and intend selling them at a small advance In cost. Send u; 25o per bushel and we will put aside and hold un- tll wanted any quantity. One car-load Seed Barley, Silverhull Buckwheat, bong- fellow Fodder Corn, Field Peas, etc. Our prices will be found quite reasonable this Year. We are buying Island grown Banner and Victory Seed Oats, Sllverhull Buck- wheat, and Seed Barley. Pressed Hay Ind Straw for which we are plyllll hllllfll prices, either for Cash 0r In exchange for Feeds which we are selling at lowest prices. CARTER & CO. Limited Wanted for to fill our contracts of sales Full Silvers, Three-quarters, and a quant- ity 0f well matched skins for double sioles . The Maritime Fur Pool Ltd. have ii selected market for your furs. Please bring, express or mail your furs , direct lo us, or to our representative W. CHESTER S. McLIIIIE .. vvOQO O-OOOQOW Q-O week ended January 13. 1940, 1l.654.187 pounds. Q4 rva TIMELY NOTES ON TOPICS CONNECTED WITH Silver Fox Farming The big event of the week was the sale of 399 Norwegian platin- um--or as the Norse call them platina-fox pelts by the New York Auction Company on Monday af- ternoon and Tuesday, ‘they were on view Saturday and Sunday - viously and hundreds of the l fur merchants of the United States looked them over. . Women's Wear Daily. New York. gives a list oi’ the fur merchanls and states there was considerate |speculstion as to what tho pelts would bring. No two opinions were lthe same as the furs are without precedence and there is only one man in the country who is an ex- pert on platinum foxes and that is Olnlar Brager-Larsen. represen- tative of the Norwegian group. Some of the merchants thought the collection would average as low as $300 and others that they would average over $600. One thing was sure. however. the collection at- tracted the cream of the trade. Among those listed as registered prior to the auction we note the names of Frank H. Plngree. Ca- nadian Fur Auction Sales Company Montreal. L. B. Colpitts, of Sails- bury, N.B.. George A. Callbeck. Summerside, P.E.I., Wellington McNeill, Southport. P. E. I., and Edward Fromm of Ilkomm Broil. Wausau, Wisconsin. Through the kindness of Colonel U. G. Dawson of the Charlottetown Fur Sales. Ltd. we ar_e enabled to Present some information regard- ng the prices which the platinum furst fetched. The top price was $11000 and. the lowest price was S250, while the average price fol‘ the entire collection of 399 pelts was $548.12. Comparable prices to these have never before been re- alized. The highest authentic price for a silver fox pelt at suction was received by FH-omm Bros. three years ago when a pelt from their ranch was bought by Marshall Field & Company for over $5.000. The world's highest price on auc- tions other than the United States was obtained bv Sir Charles Dal. ton in March. i910—£540 sterling- eoual to about $2,700. It was for a pelt from a three-vear-dd fox bred by Mr. Daltlon at Tigriish, P.E.I. One must give considerable cre- dit to the Norwegian Fox Breeders who organized ifhelr Platinum As- sociation and hsve carefully rsed l1 R1008. only marketing thelrfiltops and these very iiidiclously th ugh firms that could command the cream of the world's clierltiele. Last year it was the Duchess of Windsor v v vrvQ-Owi» oooovoovrooovooovvvoooo-o-o-o and two or three ladies of Inter- national renown who started the boom. The ground in the United States was carefully prepared this season bv advertising and photo- graphs of pelts. That the platinum pelt is attractive there is no ques- tion or it could not command the price or the interest it does, and the fact that they are scarce and doled out sparinglv In different world fmarkeis such as Paris. Lcn- doli. where Lampsolfs auctioned some last week and Hudson's Bay will auction 150 on Friday gives further proof that there will not likely be any great slump in price this season. Colonel Dawson was very much intrigued with lllc result of the sa'e and ventured the opinion that Messrs. Well McNeill and sori of Sout-hpcrt. Colpltfs of Salisbury. N. B.. were on the right track and had foxes whose cells would be well lln among the leaders if in the New York sale. As the Cobiiel put it. it sounded like a tale from the Arabian Nights. Yes. we can imagine one of us seated in the New York Auction Company's salesroom last Monday afternoon drolvsiiig and falling into a light slumber. to regain partial conscious- ness shortly after the auctioneer tapped his gavel for the start of the sale. Our aura of consciousness would be very much disturbed when the fantastic figure of $11,000 and sold" was called out and cheers greeted it. No doubt we would have pinched ourselves to sce if we were awake or in dreamland. Truth is stranger than fiction and that fig- .u.re was actually paid for the fin- git sggatinum pelt in the collection Til Hudson's Bay Company's auc- tloli of general furs will be held next Monday, January 29th. In- eluded In the offering is 3.500 blue fox. 2.300 cross fox. 8.000 red fox. 12.000 white fox. 1.050 fisher. 4,400 marten. 11.000 mink as well as other varieties of furs, At Lampoon. Fraser s: sale of American National January 19th. I-Iulilfs uy ng was s a B I Lgxsly throughout with active bidding and good attendance. At the previous day's sale reds. blues and crosses were sold and whites withdrawn. An unusual feature of the sale was a while necked and white marked cross foxes which reached $340, s. price not seen for crosses in well over ten years. About 60% of the cross fox offering was sold. The specimen skins sold we'l with other types about 15% to 20'}. off last year. Specimen sllverles brought from $72. to $170.. pale sllverles $23 lo $31., ordinary. $17. to $24. Women's Wear. New York, cable from London January 1881i states: "Germany is said to be a big buyer of silver foxes." Latgr in the week another cable received from Lon- don as follows: "The London mar- ket hears that the silver fox which Germany is buying at Oslo are be- ing referred privately there lo for- elgn buyers at low prices In order to increase Germany's supplies for foreign exchange. The German buyers pay German marks to Nor- way and are apparently guaran- teed against subsequent losses in such transactions by the German government. A rather heartening cable was London, the end of last week by their representative here, Coun- cillor B. Roy Holman, to the effect that 92% of the catalogue was sold. Selected good skins of all colors advanced 10% with other types firm and low grades in strong de- mend. CM. Lampoon d: Company Ltd, London, who had 32,000 skins in their catalogue stated that sec- onds and inferlors were in strong demand, Since the quota went into effect there has been a stronger demand for silver fox in ti): United States. was evidenced both in New York and Seattle. In the latter city an auction was held January 19th at which 90% of an offering of 6.000 silver fox was sold at an average advance of 15%. Better quality full silvers brought $85. to $70., good color halves, three-quar- ters and fulls $28. to $38., weak or slightly off color $20. to $23.. quart- ers, $19., elghths. $15., blacks, $10. Fromm Bros, Wausau. Wiscon- sin, largest breeders of silver foxes in the world, who have brought the greatest pressure on the Unit- ed Slates government to place a quota on silver foxes. don't intend to stay their hand. but encouraged by the recent success at Washing- ton are out to increase the duty. In a two-page ad i-n the American Fur Breeder of January occurs the following. "It is our contention that no further reduction of duty should be granted. but duty instead be raised t0 the full limit of 75%. (The duty is now 35%.) That the quota should not exceed 50.000 ,pelfs. ('I‘l-ie quota is now 100,000 of which Canada has 58,000 pelts.) That the quota should become ef- fective as to November 15th. 1939. with lihe start of the new market- ing system. But we may have to be satisfied with anything that Ca- nada volunteers to accept. It should not. be necessary in an emergency dike the existing one to have to first get the consent of a foreign country so an American industry can be given relief from the for- eigners dumplng of distress mer- chandise in our markets, but lo that we appear to have come under the existing government." One can see from the above that Mr. Fromm is out for Mr. Fromm l with a vengeance. There is no talk of Mr. Fromm silver foxes in order to relieve world over-production. Nor does Mr. Fromm state that when the European market was better than the American market he shipped his pelts there where they were in competition with ours. thereby low- ering the price of ours; nor dioes he state that Americans continued right up until tihis year to send their darker pelts to Montreal and London. Furthermore we would remind Mr. Fromm that for the privilege of shipping some 58.000 silver fox pelts into the United States. Ca- nadians gave entree into our mar- kets for quantifies of American goods. As we stated before for every dollar the United States pur- chases in Canada we buv two dol- lars worth in the United States or more. There are Americans who can see only in one direction and that is where it affects themselves. which is unfortunate. because I am sure all of us like tn trade with Americans and like them to trade with us. Robert Mutch. Mt. Herbert. left for the mainland veslerdav morn- ing and mav posslblv bring back with him two or more foxes of a strain foreign to these parts. They are not platinums nor silvers and we cannot let the secret out lust yet. but we understand that their nelts are bringing wnod prices on the American market. Fromm Bros. have diversified their ranches l-iv the addition of blue foxes and mink. The blue foxes were bought from the Crlcht/m Ranch. Clarkley. Manitoba, the original stock helnlz Greenland hlile {exec hrciwht tn the west from England. Thev also nurchased a number of t on finality mink from the Ottawa fur farm at Ottawa. Minnesota. As mailers Ilmv stand mlnk raw-hers state that thev are still mold-v» monev mink farmll" and that If l< a vW-flfable biz will" prices HVETWIIII“ $7.00. Some sav ll costs onlv abm-i one-third h: much ' to feed a mink as a silver for. others one-fifth and the cost o equipment Is small. However. if you are going Info m‘"1r farming be careful to not oualihl mink. other- wise Vflll are doom araolntmerlt Americana who have been pur- chasing live foxes in Canada and hnvlri-v them IIDCPP-Vfllllefl have met with consider-abil- imiibh The American government lniresligailng A LAROE FIIP CROP Insure a large crop oi healthy vigorous pups this year by feedlm ROYAL FOX FEEO Bienms during former venom shows that the use of Royal with s good meat ratlnu Is the most posi- tive way known for the rancher h secure best breeding results. lnslst on Royal. All your dealer today or write direct to The St. John Milling Company Ltil. Saint John New Brunswm received from Eastwood 8a Holt, i l pun, 1st 3rd prize two 4th prizes. a. 5th and a 0th. At Borden show, including than of his get not town. and less two of his get. shown at Charlottetown. prizes were won: 3rd male pup, 1st prize medium femalo cutting down hLs IP11?» 151 PUP. male lat prize sack. Fraser dz Hui-ll. he was told that 50.000 pelts such as ivcre sold on Monday and Tuesday. could be n- keted in the Ilnltcd States at l$l00.00 average laalisbury, N. B. Sure DEATH - EXTERNAL PARASITES mill lIRl-l-Ill coovrrrs FARM INSECT POWDER FOR ALL LIVESTOCK and POULTRY OVLLI‘! Cuupr-r \ UHL'K|L——BIHHY\ Mu».- still iuily GUJIAIILPlII-vflkflil HJFiIWJV» Drug, n-i-u h...) SW86 Slurei, or W... CANADIAN CO-OPERATIVE WOOL GROWERS LIMITED Q... u.‘ .lIil| num...“ nuns‘). l.-..........ii.», Que have charged full d t fine on animals shilllrgeghé ‘oaks! fans and declared for a fraction their contracted value. The Am can buyer has to pay the piper, Breeding st rk h t well picked up)? flCcOalédlnogentopretm Leo Frank. viriho has been endear- Oflflfl t0 purchase some silver to; males for breeding p quiries made in several directio have met with m 1H8 to sell. we have pelted of) everything but eep. the response-mph, what we want tq Mr. and Mm Wellington MoN after attending the sale of pla num foxes In New York left foe the West on a visit to Mr. Mc- Neill's brother Ollie at Fort Qu'Apq pelle, Saskatchewan. Later they will travel to the Pacific accompa- nied by Ollie McNeill and wife. l Our congratulations to Lcwfl W. Hancock. Summerside, whoa. male pup AOJ-51S. winner of sea-v 0nd prize al Ill“ Provincial F0! Show. Charlottetown, 1933, anfl much admired by us, with an offq to buy. has become one of the top producers. if riot the of I939. show. i939. out of 400 entries, hil pmduc At the Charltigljfet-own fgc‘ get won 1st prize medium malq prize medium female pup, light medium male pup, shown at Charlotte- the following prize medium prize light medium malo 1st prize light medium fo- pup, 4th prize pale male pup, extra pale male up. 2nd lst prize extra pale male pup, 2nd prize extra pale ma‘: pup. 2nd prize extra nale female pup. Cham- pion Male Pup of thg show. serve Champion Female Pup show, Champion pup of show. George Callback was good eni- ough to glvc the writer an ao- count of tile Norwegian platlmuu auction sales in New Ycrk lam Monday and Tuesday. The salel room was full at the opening. ssill Mr. Callback, and many could not gain admittance. sold did not attract the big price! of the subsequent ones. bu‘. when Lot 32 was put up then the fire- works carted. $1.000. then it werlt up in ti" hundred and thousand dollar blth until $11,000 was reached when till pelt was knocked down to I. J. Fox. who conducts largo fur store! in New Ycrk and Boston. were brisk after that but the next highest price was $1.400. The average as published for the 399 skins was $548.12. The f lrsit few The first bid wll Sales total Querled as f; the appearance 0t the pelts Mr. Callbeck said that they were rcclly beautiful, there is no question about it. There wen three definite varieties and dealers would prefer one and some another but there was no question that the 511.000 skin much superior Lu the others. Mr. Callback said that. the practice in Norway ls lo breed, the very bright- est males inum females and these seem to develop large. strong progeny heavily furred. He considered that the Norseman must also be past masters in the art of feeding es to produce such quality as he saw In New Y SQUID W85 V811 lo selected bright plat- sirid fox- ork In conversation with J . M. Bos- auctioneer for Lampsan, The Colpitls 0f were the owners tho croses which sold for $340.0 and they had also some skins of ‘l0 ed to but" dL“ ‘ago-of their nclls realized over $2,- platinum vari2tv on sale. Sev- ‘Feeding The Breeding Flock (Ehpel ' ' s: Fa rnis News) At no time in the life of poultry is it more Important to feed with the utmost care than lint. prlor to and during the breeding season. To the very exacting demands of heavy egg production are now ad- ded those of fertility and hatch»- abillty and a high mrcentage of hatchable eggs is only attained when the niltrition of ihe breeding stock is at its be~l-, cxplniils H. S. Gutteridge. Poultry Division. Cen- tral Experimsnial Farm. Ottawa. It may be taken for granted that the requirements f:r e58 produc- tion must be adequately met slnci it is important ihnl gs many egg! us possible be obtained dilrllig thl relatively sllorl. brecdng season. A ration wcll balanced as to protein carbohydrates. fats. minerals and vitamins is eFSfllllill for this pun pose. In terms of commonly use4 feeds this means the use of i114 common cereals and their ‘by-gr;- (Contlniled 0n D888 13. 001 57 u“ . fi-uw-o»- .s_,a___ _..'.¢_._.___....._.~.._..___ ;._..; _____-...,~.g...__ .