HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1920-9-30, Page 7HIGH _COST OF LIAM APPEARs
ON DOWN DE :UNITED STATES
Two of Largest Mail Order Firms in the World Announce
Reduction—Authorities Believe Peak of
Prices Has Been Passed.
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A. despatch from New York says:---
Fsurinemen axe wondering if Henley'
ord started something to bring down
Prices, or whether he made his cele-
, rated
ele-#orated "slashing" announcement at
he most dramatic time.. Reports
gathered here indicate that a good
many more articles besides Ford mo-
tor cars are coming down.
General belief that the peak of high
prices has been passed and that the
direction of the curve ` is 110 37 down-
ward was ea -pressed by bushes .men.
in many cities of this country.
The IL H. Franklin Manufacturing
Co., makers of the Franklin autom-
bile, was the first of Mr. h'erd's com-
petitors to follow his lead, and an-
nounced cuts in the price of Its cars
from 17 tb 21 per Bent:
`IVo of the largest mail .order hous-
es in the world, Sears, Reebuek & Co.,
anti Montgotnexy, W :rd & Co,, both of
t✓hicago, announeed substantial reduc
floes in many lines of ree:;.bandise.
'rho list included men's and women's
Clothing, shoes, furniture and a fever
staple foodstuffs.
How soon the consumer might ex-
pect to benefit directly and the high
cost of living- cut to the average 'citi-
zen was a matter of speculation. There
was a general agreement that the con-
sumer would benefit eventually, but
could not expect to get the full ad-
vantage of the wholesale reductions
at once.
The consumer was expected to bene-
fit first in lower prices for clothing
and other manufactures of textiles, as
the reductions in the textile trades
have been more marked than in any
other. Lower clothing prices are not
looked for until next spring. In other
manufactured textile goods further
retail reduetions may be looked far
earlier,
Despatches from the larger cities of
the country showed that substantial
retail price reductions had taken place
or were expected, the tendency toward
lower prices having been in effect in
some cities for several months, be-
cause of an .increasing tendency on the
part of the public to refuse to buy
anything but necessities.
Many Former Russian Nobles PREMIER'S APPEAL
Work to Earn Diving REJECTED BY MINERS
A despateli frc:m Parts ;sa:'ai --Many
of the Russian nobility who fled front
llolshevism to Frupee nvw meet its
chief requirement, that all meet work
with their hands ths;t they limy eat,
The roster of depeed royalty is
long. but every few days there coulee
to public knowledge the a tuatton of
another Russian. teems n of prominence
wheel adversity has not c :.tluered.
it large dairy farm lieo leen eetab-
Veired near Paris by C'ouut Paul Igua.
tieft, v.here nlemieee of that family
anal some of their ueble Wends etre
reconetrlteting en.rther• fortune.
Tire I)trae of Lelrclrtenberg-Beau!zar-
nais is fiir;ning ne:ae Tense, The
Prince Levezezynslci is a bank clerk.
Priece.l Mestr!rerelty and a number
of others are commercializing their
knowledge of arts doing interior de.
corattnp:, Pr "nee GoedecIieft, owe
Russian Ambassador io Spam, is a
farmer, Gen. Nieoistjeff drives a: truck
and mans ltueslan officers are me-
chanic.; and score are taxicab e1utuf-
feur,
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New President of France
Premier Alexandre Millerand, who
succeeds M. Deschanel as President
of the French. Republic.
Government Proposals for In-
dependent Tribunal Are
Turned Down.
A despatch from London says:--
' Premier Lloyd George made another
appeal on Thursday to the miners to
accept the Government's proposal and
refer the question of an increase in
wages to nn independent tribunal, or,
as an alternative, to meet the owners
and agree upon a scheme increasing
the output, which the Government be-
lieves would give the miners more
wages than they are demanding.
But the Premier's appeal was futile.
The miners insisted that their de-
mands for a two shillings increase
should be granted immediately, and
passed a resolution refusing to with-
draw the strike notices, which expire
Saturday.
Thus, unless the Government re-
lents within the next forty-eight hours
the miners will, after the last shift on
Saturday, lay down heir tools, and the
mines will be idle Monday.
At a meeting of the miners' repre-
sentatives during the day, Robert
Smillie reported on the position taken
up by the Premier and his offer. He
said the committee could not recom-
mend the acceptance of either of the
Government's proposals. A lengthy
discussion ensued as to whether the
Government's proposal to submit the
question of wages to an impartial tri-
bunal should be referred back to the
districts and a vote taken.
Mr. Smillie, as president, submitted
a resolution to do this, but on a card
vote it was decided that nothing had
happened that required such reference
back, Telegrams were sent to the
various districts, calling on all work-
ers necessary for the maintenance of
the pumping and coking plants and
other machinery and the care of the
horses to continue working until fur-
ther notice.
Deliveries of German Coal
Proceeding Satisfactorily
A despatch from Paris says.—Coal,
coke and lignite to the total of 1,975,-
000
,975;000 tons was- despatched by Germany
to France, Italy, Belgium and Luxem-
bourg during the month of August, ac-
cording to official information issued
by the Reparation Commission. Four-
fifths of the amount was. allocated to
France and about equal shares of the
remainder to Italy and Belgium, ex-
cept for 90,000 tons, which went to
Luxembourg.
Sixty-three per cent. of the fuel des-
patched was coal, 29 per cent. coke
and the remaining 8 per cent. lignite.
A detailed programme for the de-
li,'very of 2,000,000 tons of fuel during
September, in accordance with the
Spa protocol, has been fixed, and de-
liveries are proceeding satisfactorily.
Princess Mary Lures Scots
to "Swimming Match."
A despatch from Balmoral, Scot-
land, says:—Princess Mary tore Scot-
tish
cottish hearts this week. She "bally-
hooed" for a side show blatantly la-
belled "Swimming Match;' and frora
each of scores of sporting Scots this
inexorable Princess extracted a three-
pence before she would let them in.
They'entered the show and saw a two -
foot tub of water in which bobbed en
ordinary lucifer blown hither and you
by Capt. Ramsay and John Stirton.
The exit from this led to Prince
George's booth, where that amiable
young man extracted from each Scot
another threepence before permitting
them to leave, However, before they
left he let them sit in the Queen's
musical chair.
" `Twos grand, but when ye break
a saxpence—bang!" said one of the
victims.
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DELEGATES TO THE NINTH CONGRESS OF GHAMi3ERS OF COMMERCE OF THE EMPIRE IN TORONTO
Group of the British delegates taken on lawn at Queen's Hotel, Toronto. From left to right: Mr. Chas. F.
Selfe, Aldershot; Mr. Chas. E. Musgrave, Landon, Honorary Secretary and Convenor of the Congress; Mr. Stan-
ley Machin, 3.P., London; Lord Desborough, K,C,Y.O„ London; Mr, Albert J, Hobson, 3.P., LL.D., Sheffte1d, Vice -
Chairman of the Congress; Mr. E. J. Bruce, J.P., Huddersfield; Mr. Arthur L Smith, President of the Alder-
shot Chamber of Commerce; Mr. 3. A. Darraeott, Aldershot.
Canada From Coast to Coast
Vanvouver, 13.0.--S. Johnson, a Wy-
oming rancher, who rues 16,000 head
of cattle an Ms home ranch, has pur-
chased 730 acre; on /inflects Island,
in the Fraser River, and proposes
breeding pure bred Holsteins, He
paid $520 a head for the initial herd.
A Manitoba fernier, H. House, who
went to Australia some years ago, has
returned to this province and bought
a forty-aere ranch at Milner, con-
vinced that Western Canada enures
greater future prosperity for him..
Calgary, Alta, -- A manufacturing
business which promises considerable
developments has just been establish-
ed in this city for manufacture of hats
and caps. A11 elutes of hats for both.
men and women are manufactured
and business has prospects of heeom
ing a flourishing industry,
Regina, Sask.---"The field of the
cloth of gold" is how one delegate of
the Imperial Press Conference des-
cribes Western Canada, proved with
enthusiasm over the rich golden
prairies of the western provinces. All
were deeply impressed with the in-
dications of agricultural wealth in the
vast granary of the world.
Winnipeg, Man.—The investment of
a large amount of American capital in
Western Canada is expected from the
reports of members of the special
farmers' touring car which travelled
from here to Prince Rupert. The train
to which this car was attached bore
about 150 land seekers and tourists
from. North and South Dakota, and all
were favorably impressed and con-
templated heavy investment.
Toronto, Ont.—Beet sugar acreage
in Canada in 1919 was 24,500 and the
average ykdid an acre 9,80 tons,com-
pared with 18.000 acres and an aver-
age yield of more than ei tons in 1018.
The 1918 crop of 204,117 tons soid at
the feef r:es for $2,593,715, or $12.22
a ton.
Montreal, Que.--The Canadian Pa -
elite Ocean Services announce that
their new Nteanwr, the "fampress of
America Expected to Make
Up German Crop Shortage
A despatch from Berlin says: --'Two
Million tons of breadstuff* must be
inverted by Germany. chiefly froxit
America, as the 1920 crop will be con-
siderably short of the country'e re-
quirerrrents, says an announeenieirt by
the president of the imperial Grain
Department.
The rye crop has been a disappoint-
ment and this year's harvest of bread -
Canada: was launched in England on
r tuf:,, is calculated to yield only 7,0e0,-
August 17th. She is the speediest and 000 tons, while ]acct devoted to bread -
largest vesselin the Cel?.0.S, fleet. 'stuff production has diminished more
Tho bla liner is sehotlued to make a than i per cent.
tour of the world before taking up
her regular ran on the Pacific route.
He, -;,feed rs 22 knots.
St. John. N.13.—The Cuban Ccnsul,
St. John, announces that. he is in re -
Germany Pays Cost
of Occupation
ceipt of advice from the Cuban Con- Frederic Vranci'.e-eJarsal, the Faience
sul General at Ottawa that th gulf Minister, replying to a nate,=tier sub
Navigation C.o. of New Orleans has muted to him by a member of the
inaugurated a steam hip service be- Senate, said that the expenses incur
tween Canada ttu9 Cuba, The bead red through the Rhine occupation
office for `used:a. will be inToroto. were estimated at the end of :larch
The first steamer to be placed
in theto hare reached 18,000)00,0 0 fr. The
service, the S.S. " Conzaba," 2,500 tons,
A despatch from Pars says:---
WHY IT IS GOOD:
TO BE BRITISH-:"
Navy League 1_.n:say Cvmpeti-
•
tion.
1st prize, $50.00, for pupils of the
High Schools and of UpperSchools in
Colleges and Private Schools in On-
tario, also to boys anci girls who are
educating themselves through home
lessons:
2nd prize, $25.00; 3rd prize, $15.00;:
4th prize, $10.00: For pupils below the
High School Grades in Public and
Private Schools.
Read carefully the last paragraph of
Archdeacon Cody's address to the An-
nual Meeting of the Ontario Division
of the Navy League, May 12th, 1920,
This appears on page 10 of the printed
report, a copy of which you may have
upon request. Study carefully Chap-
ter 21, of "Flag and Fleet" (Wood), a
book published by Messrs. McMillan it
Company, Toronto, endorsed for
school reading by the Ontario De.,
partment of Education, and ether Pro.
vinces,
Now write a short story of not less
than 200, and not more than 500
words. telling in your own way what
event in the "Flag and Fleet" chapter
you think best explai. "Why It le
Geed To Be British." That will be
the title of your way,
Remember, it is not the boys and
girls who say the most, nor who tell
their story in the nicest: way, who are
sure -to win the prizes. The prize vele,
ners will be those whom the judges
consider feel met sincerely what
they write, and who take the mos(
pains to express themselves clearly
and accurately,
Address The Navy League of
Canada, 34 King St. West, Toronto.
Right Royal Welcome
for Empire's Ambassador
A <Ieepatch from London =ays:—'The
Daily Sketch is promoting a plan fox
a oleic welcome to the Prince of
[ 'alas when he returns home. it are
nsure e,e that the King has approved
. ' the , chemo and that the matter is new
beteg pros=u :i with the Government.
Lcr.^,t authorities in Lezxdaa are en.
thu.;lastieai.y taking up the proposal.
and plans are going forward, They
' will be qualified only by a coal strike.
The Daily Sketch says it is not to
be thought that the"Empire Atnba sa-
dor should return, without a right
royal weleeme,"
amount paid by Germany on account
of
ry lalinclrtl from Dom marks at the enti
Sll!pbecentlu31r11T;g C`ce, s yax<lfi,the is nawinion In July, the equivalent of 402.000,000
was 13,088,000,000
Cuba. The regular ports of tali will francs. :ti. Marsal added.
be Toronto. Montreal, St. John, Hali-
fax, and Cuban ports, with Halifax and
St. John as the Canadian terminals in
the whiter months.
Dartmouth, N,S,--Tlra Imperial Oil
Campauy, whose daily output of oil is
16,000 barrels, are making such addi-
tions to their plant as will enable
them to increase their output to 23,-
000
3;000 barrels. The 011 Company is or.
Bering entirely naw machinery
throughout, and sumcient tank ma-
terial for storage purposes.
CANADIAN WHEAT t which:will not sell at present prices,
BEING SHIPPED an authority declared here. He said
there was no prospect for finding a
market overseas.
Western Farmers Are Rushing
Grain to Lakes Before
Navigation Closes.
A despatch from Ottawa says:—So
far as officials of the Department of
Railways have been informed, the
movement of grain over the railway
lines on the prairies is progressing
satisfactorily. There is known to be
an immense demand for wheat cars
now that thrashing is well under way,
this demand arising from the fact that
all the fanners who have finished their
thrashing are attempting to get their
grain down to the head of the lakes
before the close of navigaion. How-
ever, every effort was made before
the opening of the grain movement
to marshal a supply of grain cars at
Western points, and there are, it is
thought, still considerable ears on
hand. It is pointed out, however, that
complaints of car shortage on any of
the various lines serving the wheat -
growing districts would be handled
by the Canadian Railway Association,
and these matters would not come be-
fore the Railway Department to any
extent.
Supply of Canadian Shoes
Greater Than Demand
A. despatch from Montreal says:—
The Oanadian demand for shoes has
been satisfied, and the warehouses are
filled up with all styles and grades
WANT ••(Ou
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OF teR.E.SeCt Rh1D A
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Heads Soldier Settlement Board.
Major John .Barnett, who has just been
appointed Chairman of the Soldier
Settlement Board in Canada in succes-
sion to Mr. W. J. Black, who has be-
come an organizer for the National
Liberal -Conservative party in Ontario.
Re was overseas with the 50th Bat-
talion and was wounded at the front.
Since returning hone he has been
general counsel for the S.S.B. in the
West, 'with headquarters at Calgary.
."REG1LAR FELLER
"—By Gene Byrnes
Weekly Market Report
holesale Grain.
Toronto, Sept. 28. --Manitoba wvheat
--No. 1 Northern, $2.13?1,; No, 2
Northern, $2.7011;' No. 3 Northern,
$2.653'x,; No. 4 wheat, $2.49?a;, in store
Fort William,
ilianitoba oats—No, 2 CW, 77%c;
No, 3 CW, 76%c; extra No. 1 feed,
753c; No. 1 feed, 75%e; No. 2 feed,
693ae, in store Fort William,
Man, barley—No. 3 CW, $L14; No.
4 CW, $1,07; rejected, • 99e; feed, 97c,
in store Fort William,
American corn—No. 2 yellow $2;
nominal, track, Toronto, prompt ship-
ment,
Ontario oats—No. 3 white, 70 to 75c.
Ontario wheat—No, 2 Winter, per
car lot, $2,30 to $2.40, shipping points,
according to freights.
Peas—No, 2, nominal,
Barley—$1.30 to $1.35, according to
freights outside.
Buckwheat—No. 2, nominal.
Rye—No. 3, $1.75, nominal, accord -
in to freights outside.
an. flour—$13.25, new crop.
Ontario flour—$10.40 to $10.50, bulk
sea -board.
Milifeed—Car lots, delivered Mont-
real frieghts, bags included: Bran, per
ton, $52; shorts, per ton, $61; good
feed flour, $3.75.
Country Produce Wholesale.
Eggs, selects, 65 to 67e; No. 1, 61
to 63c. Butter, creamery prints, 60
to 63c; choice dairy prints, 49 to 51c;
ordinary dairy prints, 45 to 47c; bak-
ers', 35 to 40c; oleomargarine, best
grade, 34 to 38e. Cheese, new, large,
28 to 29c; twins, 29 to 30c; Stilton,
old, 35', to 36%c; old twins, 34c.
Maple Syrup, 1 gal. tin, $3.40; 5 gal.
tin, per gal., $3.25; maple sugar, lb.,
27 to 30c. Honey, comb, new, finest
quality, cases of 15 sections, 16 ounces
to section, per case, $8; do, No. 2, $5
to $6. Honey, extracted, New Zea-
land, in 60 -ib. tins, per lb., 26 to 27c
Ontario, No. 1, in 2% and 5 -Ib. tins
27 to 29c. Churning Cream—Toronto
creameries are paying for churning
cream 61 to 62c per pound fat, f.o.b.
shipping points, nominal.
Provisions -Wholesale.
Smoked meats—Hams, need., 47 to
60e; heavy, 40 to 42c; cooked, 64 to
68c; rolls, 34 to 36c; cottage rolls,
39 to 41c; breakfast bacon, 50 to 62c;
backs, plain, 62 to 54e; boneless, 58
Ito 64e.
Cured pleats --Long clear bacon, 27
to 28e; clear bellies, 26 to 27e.
Lard—Pure tierces, 2 r % to 28%c;
tubs, 29 to 29%c; pails, 29 to 30c;
prints, 80 to 30c, Compound tierces,
1211;' to 22c; tubs, 22 to 23e; pails,
23?, to 24e; prints, 26 to 27c,
Montreal Markets.
Montreal, Sept. 28.—Oats, Can,
western, No. 2, $1,02; do, No. 3, $1.
Flour, new standard grade, $14.50.
Rolled oats, bag 90 lbs., $4,75 to $4.90.
Bran, $54.75. Shorts, $59.75. Hay,
No. 2, per ton, car lots, $32. Cheese,
finest easterns, 243/2e. Butter, choic-
est creamery, 60 to 61c. Eggs, fresh,
66c. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, $1.65
to $1,75,
Live Stock Markets.
Toronto, Sept. 28.—Good heavy
steers, $14 to $15; butchers' steers,
choice, $13.50 to $14.75; do, good, $11
to $13; do, med., $7 to $9; dr, cern.,
$5 to $7; butcher heifers, choice, $12
to $14 do, med., 87.50 to $9; do, cone.,
$6 to $7; butcher cows) choice, $9 to
$11; do, med., $6 to $8.20; canners and
cutters, $3 to $5.50; butcher bulls,
good, $7 to $10; do, come, $4.50 to
$5.50; do, fair, $7.50 to $9.50; feeders,
best, $9.50 to $11; do, fair, $7.50 to
$9.50; stockers, good, $8 to $10; do,
fair, $7.50 to $9.50; milkers and
springers, choice, $100 to $150; calves,
choice, $18 to $20; do, med., $14 to
$17; do, com,, $7 to $13; lambs, $14.50
to $15; sheep, choice, $7 to $8; do,
heavy and bucks, $5 to $6.50; do,
yearlings, $9.50 to $10.50; hogs, fed
and watered, $21; off cars, $21.25; do,
f.o.b., $20.
Montreal, Sept. 28.—Butcher steers,
rued., $9 to $10.50; corn., $6 to $9;
butcher heifers, med., $8.50 to $10;
> Icorn., $6.50 to $8.50; butcher cows,
med., $5.50 to $8.50; canners, $3 to
$4; cutters, $4 to $5; butcher bulls,
tom., $5 to $5.75. Good veal, $13 to
. $15; med,, $10 to $13; grass, $6.50 to
$7.50; ewes, $6 to $7.50; lambs, good,
$13; coin., $10 to $12. Hogs, oft car
weights, selects, $20.50 to $20,75;
sows, $15.50 to $16.50.
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