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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1923-8-16, Page 31141 C . SS OF BRITISH EMIGRANTS FOR WESTERN CANADA WHEATFIELDS Economic Depression in Old Country Drives Skilled Crafts- men to Harvest Fields—Steamship Companies Have Busiest Fortnight in Their History. A despatch from London says:— The rush of British harvesters to Canada, which has given the steam- ship companies the busiest fortnight ever experienced, will end on Saturday could secure in Britain today emi- when over 7,000 men will be on their grants of a higher class and more of %lay to the wheat fields. Every avail- them than has ever been possible .be - able berth has been booked and if. the fore. Crops are as plentiful here as demand were twice as great it could they are in Canada, but with the world be filled, Eighteen hundred men have prices too low almost for the Canadian gone from Glasgow and 1,000 more farmer, the British grain grower ex- -will go before Saturday. Eight Can- pects to sell his wheat at loss. The adian Pacific boats left during the industrial outlook for the coming win- present fortnight with all available ter is very gloomy and altogether 'con - space filled, The Ausonia, Caronia ditions are such as to make even an and Canada of the White Star Line ambitious scheme to settle a quarter are leaving fully loaded, while the million of Highlanders in Canada, Pittsburg and Scythia are almost which has been propounded on the re- booked ebooked up. turn from the Dominion by Angus A striking feature of this emigre- Robertson, of Glasgow, not so fantas- tion and one typical of the economic tie as might seem. Not all emigration depression here is the exodus of skill- to Canada these days is composed of ed craftsmen. One hundred and fifty amateur harvesters,•..A party of teach - men who left Manchester included ers sailed last week from Liverpool,. university students, engineers, engine while fifty picked emigrants left drivers, cotton salesmen, electricians Malta for the Dominion. and clerks. They said conditions in England were throttling them and rather than stay 'they . preferred to work in the wheat fields, There is no doubt. that Canada H.R.H. TO HAVE HOLIDAY ON RANCH Prince's Visit to Canada Plan- ned That He May Have Opportunity for Com- plete Rest. A despatch from London says:— Now ays:Now that the Prince of Wales has de- finitely decided to go to Canada in September, the hope is being semi- officially expressed that Canadians will give him every opportunity to take that complete rest for which pur- pose his visit was planned. It is no secret in London that the Prince's strenuous round of duties and his de- votion to sport have told on him to a point which gives rise to an affec- tionate, if ill-informed, anxiety on the part of his admirers --the great Brit ish public, It was thought that a purely private visit to his ranch in Canada would afford more opportunity for a com- plete change and rest than his usual Autumn holiday in Scotland. It is announced that the Prince of Wales will leave England for Canada early in September and return at the end of October. On One Rail. A truck which one man can handle on a single rail to carry building ma- terials has been developed by a rail- road in Europe. Free insulin for Ontario. Dr. Forbes Godfrey, Minister of Health, has announced that insulin, Dr. Banting's remedy for diabetes, will be distributed in Ontario free to any patient whose physician certifies that he or she is unable to pay. It will be distributed from Fort William, Owen Sound, Toronto, Ottawa, London, Ecterboro, North Bay and Sault Ste. Marie. The Agricultural Life of Canada For the year 1922 the total agri- cultural revenue of Canada was $1,- 420,170,000 1;420,170,000 as compared with $1,403,- 686,000 in 1921, $1,986,082,000 in 1920, $2,109,291,000 in 1919 and $1,881,- 718,000 in 1918. The total for 1922 shows a net increase of $16,484,000 or 1% per cent. as compared with 1921, and a decrease of $565,912,000 or 28.5 per cent, as compared with 1920. Whilst field crops in the past year showed an increase of $30,661,- 000, this was largely offset by a fur- ther decline in livestock values, the production for the year showing a de- cline of $20,876,000 as compared with 1921, which in turn exhibited a ma- terial decline from 1920. The entire agricultural revenue of 1922, amounting to $1,420,170,000, is made up as follows: Field crops, $962,526,000; farm animals, $77,548,- 000; 77,548;000; wool, $3,180,000; dairy 'products, $250,618,000; fruits and vegetables, 55,855,000; poultry and eggs, $58,- 815,000; fur farming, $1,504,000; maple products, $5,576,000; tobacco, $4,548;000. In agricultural revenue the Pro- vince of Ontario maintains a fairly wide lead, accounting for $435,231,000 of the total. A Western province, ( askatchewan, has assumed second place with $322,457,000; followed 'by Quebec with $271,764,000, Alberta and Manitoba both come over the hun- dred million dollar mark with $125,- 582,000 125,582,000 for the former and $120,480,- 000 for the latter. Nova Scotia ac- counted for $45,626,000; British Col- umbia for $43;514,000; New Bruns-;. wick for $39,370,000; and Prince Ed-• ward Island for $16,146,000. FIELD CROPS PRINCIPAL REVENUE. Field crops was the principal item ire the agricultural revenue' in each province of the Dominion and dairy products .second in importance in all , but three: In British Columbia this was occupied by fruits and vegetables,1 in New Brunswick by farm animals and in Nova Scotia by fruits and'vege-I tables. In all branches of . agriculture but three, Ontarioled in revenue, Sas- katchewan surpassing it in value of. field crops, Quebecinmaple products, and Prince Edward Island in fur farming. i In comparison with the values of 1921 increases were recorded in field crops, wool, dairy products, poultry and eggs, fur farming, maple "pro- ducts and tobacco; and decreases in the value of farm animals and fruits and vegetables only. The increase in the total, agricultural revenue of the, Dominion last year is effected entirely by increases secured by the three Prairie provinces of Manitoba, Sas- katchewan and Alberta. It is interesting to glance back to see the manner in which most of the items of agricultural revenue in Can- ada have increased in .recent years, Comparing last year's figures with those of 1915, for instance, which was an outstanding agricultural year for Canada, some startling developments are noted. The most remarkable is in that of dairy products, the value of which has grown from $146,005,000 to $250,618,000 in the seven-year period. The value of poultry and: eggs similarly has increased from $35,000,000 to $58,815,000 and that of fruit and vegetables from $35,000,000 to $55,855,000 in the same period. The value of field crops, whilst showing a decline from the years 1918-19-20 and 21, nevertheless shows an increase of $187,155,000 when compared with the value in 1915. GROSS AGRICULTURAL WEALTH. The gross agricultural wealth of Canada for 1922 is estimated at $6,- 774,461,000, as compared with $0,831,- 022,000 in 1921, the net decrease of $56,561,000 being due chiefly to the fall in the value of farm livestock. This estimated value is made up of the following items: Lands, $3,196; 876,000; buildings, $1,035,712,000; implements, $391,660,000; livestock, $681,887,000; poultry, $41,481,0,00; animals on fur farms, $6,675,000; and agricultural production, $1,420,170,000: In an analysis of the items of this wealth the remarkable fact is disclosed that Saskatchewan farm lands are in the aggregate the most valuable .in Canada, surpassing those of Ontario by more than a hundred million dol- lars. Ontario, however, leads in the value of building, Saskatchewan tak- ing the lead again in implements. Ontarioleads in livestock and poultry; Prince Edward Island in fur --arming animals; and Ontario in agricultural production. •m^" By provinces the total' agricultural wealth is as follows: Ontario, .11,278,- 423,000; Saskatchewan, $1.555,652; 000; Quebec, $1,233,429,000; Alberta, $773,174,000; Manitoba, $657,269,000; British Columbia, $270,893,000;; Nova Scotia, $186,638,000; New Brunswick, $146,850,000; .and 'Prince Edward Is- land; $72,138,000. Daring the first year •of; the War, nearly 1,000 French- guns were blown ip by imperfect fuses. #4,4114# tasee w....,... ,. ,<f.. THE LEANDER EIGHT FOR CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION The. Leanders, famous British rowing representative.;, selected from the Oxford and Cambridge Blues, will compete at the regatta at the Canadian National Exhibition this year. In the picture from left to right are, K. N. Craig, G. C. Nickells, D, T. Harkes, W. P. Mellen (stroke), H. C. C. Bovet, H. B, Playford, T. D. A. Cailet and P. C. Mallam (bow), Canada from Coast to Coast Halifax, N.S.--In Nova Scotia and boots and shoes. In 'addition dealers Prince Edward Island weather condi-f are placing rush orders for bifida]. tions continue favorable, and all crops +, twine; a third more will be consumed look well, Hay is an abundant crop. I than under normal conditions. The Apples show prospects of a large shortage of farm help is also being yield. In New Brunswick crops gear -I acutely felt by farmers. erally will be below average owing to; Regina, Sask.—The rapid increase drought, but recent rains in some in the export butter trade of Saskat- parts of the province have been bene-! chewan during the past year or two, ficial. Potatoes show a slight im-' has been the outstanding feature of pravement, but crop will be light, j the Provincial dairy industry. Recent - St. John, N.A.—More than 200 tour -1 ly the Saskatchewan Co-operative ists arrived in St. John on one day re -1 Creameries made a shipment of 25,000 cently from the United States, and the lbs. of butter to China. number of arrivals -is expected to in -I Edmonton, Alta.—Cattle in North crease daily. Almost all the visitors: Alberta's livestock herds now number are on their way to summer resorts in more than 2,000,000. This industry the Maritime provinces. I and also the swine industry have in - •Quebec, Que,—A, fair crop of grain; creased amazingly in the northern is expected in this province. Growth' part of the province in the last few is a little backward. Corn is improv -I years. ing and an average crop is expected.) Victoria, B.C.—Canned fish exports Hay in most districts is above aver-, from here for the first six months of age, Roots have good appearance and 1923 stood at 348,481 cases. The general average crop is looked for.! heaviest exports were to the United Small fruit in most districts is plenti-, Kingdom, amounting to 216,540 cases, ful, with apples a little below average.l Australia took 79,084 cases, or 25,000 Pasture is generally good. leases more than last year. The great - Cobalt, Ont.—For almost two de-' est increase in imports of Canadian codes the major portion of the world's canned salmon by any one country this supply of cobalt has been derived from' year has been to the United .States. the silver -cobalt -nickel arsenides of For the first six months of this year, the Cobalt district, according to Figur- the United States took 22,076 cases, es compiled by the Dominion Bureau' as against 757 cases last year. • of Statistics. The cobalt production Vancouver, B,C.—One of the three of Canada in 1922 was 569,960 pounds, outfits of adventurers which left here which at $3.25 a pound, would be a few weeks ago to raid the rookeries worth $1,852,370. of the sea lions at the south end of Winnipeg, Man.—Business interests Queen Charlotte Islands has returned all over the prairies have centred at- with a pack of two thousand skins of tention of the growing crops, pros- pups. They only saved the • young pacts of transporting and probable hides as the adults are usually spoiled prices. Many grain elevators are be-, by old scars of wounds received in ing rushed to completion, largely in- battle or against rocks. The value of creasing the demand for dimensional the catch is estimated at $10,000. The timber. Great activity is prevalent in other outfits are still on the hunting retail lines, especially men's clothing, ground. FIRST PARLIAMENT OF I IRELAND DISSOLVED Dublin Press Comments in Eulogistic Terms on Work I of Free State House. ! A despatch from Dublin says:— The curtain has rung down on the first Parliament of the Irish Free State, and the electors are now plung- ed� in the midst of a bewildering nines of candidates, representing many par- ties and interests, The first Parliament goes out amid a most consoling chorus of eulogium from the Dublin press. The first ref- erences to this great event were made Thursday night at a. banquet in the Mansion House by President Cos- grave, who paid tribute to his col- leagues and said there might have been shortcomings in the Parliament, but he had never found a more gen- erous assembly or one in which there was so much evidence of genuine criticism aiid lively effort to do useful, appreciative work for the nation. In no assembly, he added, were greater sacrifices made than in the Executive Council of the Irish Free State. Joseph Devlin, another guest, in a speech full of hope, said there was no use trying to settle differences by physical force. The tribunal of reason, he said, must be the final court of appeal. The Irish Times says the Govern- ment has good cause to be satisfied with its record, having to its credit one great achievement entitling it to a renewal of national confidence, making the Free State safe for Irish democracy. The paper points out that 'the most not;tele work of the Parliament was the adoption of the L. THE ilvAL GUIILE5 lcaonlsE4 le:Dl a, Tho chle.so •r‘t/uee.1 08IC$Ci0 TRIBUNE Free State Constitution and the pass- ing of a huge program of necessary laws, which could not have been done had not the majority of the legislators been inured to long suffering, and had not President Cosgrave and the chief Ministers shown high qualities of in- dustry, fairness and tact. The Irish Independent, remarking ' that the Free State Parliament was not free from faults or immune from adverse criticism, pays tribute to its good work, and says: "The faithful Deputies, who risked their lives inter- preting the people's will, did not spare themselves in efforts to secure the full fruits of the treaty." It adds that their record will stand for all time, a tribute to their zeal and to the cour- age of the Ministers and departments Like The Irish Times, it makes a plea for a better representation of in- dustry and commerce in the next Par- liament. Educational Head in Ontario Dr. F. W, Merchant, named educa- tional supervisor by Premier Ferguson of Ontario, who has combined the Ministry of Education with the Pre- miership. NET DEBT OF CANADA NOW $2,403,335,6091 Revenues Are Growing, Sales and Other Taxes Bringing in Large Returns. A despatch from Ottawa says: -.j,' The net debt of Canada, according to' the statement issued by the Depart} merit of Finance, fell by a little less than $6,000,000 during the month of July, although the gross debt rose by something less than $3,000,000. The net debt of Canada at the end of July' stood at 82,403,235, 609, as compared with $2,409,001,572 at the end of June. The gross debt at the end of July was $2,928,212,777, as compared with $2,925,568,384 at the end of June. The increase in the gross debt is due to a rise in the cir- culation of Dominion notes. The difference between the two statements is explained by an increase in the investment of Dominion funds over and above those which are class- ed as inactive, such as the railways., During, the year ending with July there was a drop of about $47,000,000 in the gross debt, but the net debt dur- ing the same period went up by ap- proximately $11,000,000. The reduc- tion in the gross debt is explained chiefly by a decline in the debt pay- able in Canada, There was also a de, cline in the temporary loans during the year, but there were increases in the note circulation and the miscel- laneous iscellaneous banking account of the Gov-. ernment, The increase in the net debt is explained by a decline in Gov.' ernment investments, generally ace companied by an increase in those in• vestments which do not produce a; revenue. The revenue of the Dominion .for July was $32,759,524, showing an in.' crease of about $2,500,000 over the month of June. The current expendi- tures for the month of July showed aw decline of well up to $9,000,000, stand.' ing at $18,856,720. The capital and special expenditures stood at $907,085, showing a decline of about $100,0002 Taking the four months of the fiscal year, up to the end of July, there was an increase of about $11,000,000 in the current revenue during the pres- ent year, while there was a cut of something over $4,000,000 in the cur- rent expenditure. The revenue for the four months in t''e present year was $15:).2s- ,43, and the current ex- penditure, $91,145,399, The largest single source of revenue during the month of July is found in the sales tax and other excise taxes, which produced $11,019,857, an in- crease of about half a million over the previous month. The customs duties, which came second, were responsible for a revenue of $9,763,656, a decrease of something over half a million, from June. The excise duties on tobacco and spirits brought in $3,432,620 dur- ing July, or approximately the same as the previous month. The revenue from income tax was $3,871,022, near- ly three times as much as in June, but almost a million and a half less than in July, 1922. More motor tourists have travelled through the Okanagan Valley this year than in any previous summer, All towns now have camping sites which have attracted motorists front all parts of the Northwest. Weekly Market Report TORONTO. $1.16Manitoba%. wheat—No, 1 Northern, Manitoba oats—No. 3 CW, 48c; No. 1 feed, 47c. Manitoba barley—Nominal. All the above, track, bay ports. American corn—No. 2 yellow, $1.06. Barley—Nominal. Buckwheat—No. 2, nominal. Rye—No. 2, nominal. Peas—No. 2, nominal. Millfeed—Del., Montreal freights, bags included: Bran, per ton, $25 to $26; shorts, per ton, $27 to $29; mid- dlings, $33 to $85; good feed flour, $2.15 to $2.25. Ontario wheat—No. 2 white, nom- inal. Ontario No. 2 white oats -44 to 46c. Ontario corn—Nominal. Ontario flour—Ninety per cent, pat., in jute bags, Montreal, prompt ship- ment, $5.10 to $5.20; Toronto basis, $5.05 to $5.15; bulk seaboard, $4.95 to $5.00. Manitoba flour---lst pats., in cotton sacks, $6.90 per bbl.; 2nd pats., $6.85. Hay—Extra, No. 2 timothy, per ton, track, Toronto, $15; No, 8 tim- othy, $13; mixed, $12.50 to $13.50.. Straw Car lots, per ton, track, To- ronto, $9.50. Cheese—New, large, 22c ; twits; 224, to 23c; triplets, 23c; Stiltons, 24c. Old, large, 32c; twins, 821,c;.triplets, 33c; Stiltons, 38',ic. New Zealand old cheese, 30c, Butter -Finest creamery prints, 36 to 87c; ordinary creamery, 34 to 35c; No. 2, 32 to 33e. Eggs --Extras in cartons, 37 to 88c;. extras, 35 to 36c; firsts, 30 to 31c; seconds, 20 to 22c. Live poultry -Spring chickens, 80c; hens, over 5 lbs., 22c; do, 4 to 5 lhs.,' 20c; do, 8 to 4 lbs., 17c: roosters, 12c;. ducklings, over 5 lbs.. 25c; do. 4 to 5 lbs., 20c; turkeys, young, 10 lbs. and up, 25c. Dressed poultry—Spring chickens, I 40e; hens, over 5 lbs., 28c; do, 4 to.5 lbs., 24c; do, 3 to 4 lbs.. 20e; roosters, I 15c; ducklings,` over 5 lbs., 25c;. do, 4 to 5 lbs., 26c; turkeys, young, 1.0 lbs. and up, 30c. Beans—Canadian, hand-picked, lb..� 7c: primes, 61/2c. Maple products—Syrup, per imp. ' gal., $2.50 per 5 -gal. tin, $2.40 per gal.; maple sugar, lb., 25c. Honey---60-lb, tins, 1.0% to 11c per lb; 3 -2% -lb, tins, 11 to 12%c per lb.; Ontario comb honey, per doz., No. 1,' $4.50 to $5; No. 2, $3.75 to $4.25. • Smoked meats—Hams, med., 27 to 29c; cooked hams. 43 to 45c; smoked rolls, 22 to 24c; cottage rolls, 23 to, 26c; breakfast bacon, 80 to 34c; spe- cial brand breakfast bacon, 34 to 88e; backs, boneless, 32 to 38c, Cured clear 50. to 70 lbs.,l $18; 70o to 90 lbs.,acon$17 50;' 90 lbs. and up, $16.50; lightweight rolls, $33. Lard—Pure tierces, 15% to 15%c; tubs, 16 to 16%c; pails, 163 to 17c prints, 18c. Shortening, tierces, 14% to 150; tubs, 15 to 15%c; pails, 15% to .6c; prints, 17 to 17%c. Choice heavy steers, $7 to $7.25; butcher steers, choice, $7 to $7.40;, do, good, $6.50 to $7; do, med., $5.50 to $6.50 • do, come $4.50 to $5.50; butcher ;heifers, choice, $6,50 to $7; do, med., $5.50 to $6.25; do, coin., $4 to $5.50; butcher cows, choice, $4 to' $5; do, need., $8 to $4; canners and, cutters, $1,50 to $2; feeding steersi good, $5 to $6; do, fair, $4 to $5; stockers, good, 4.50 to $5.25; do, fair, $3.50 to $4; milkers, springers, each, $60 to $80; calves, choice, $10 to $11; do, Bled., $8 to $10: do. cm., $4 to $7; lambs, spring. $12 to $12.25; sheep, choice, light, $2 to $6; do, choke, heavy $4 to $5; do, culls and bucks, $2.75 to $3•.50; hogs, fed and watered, $9.85 to $9.45; do, f.o.b., .$3.75 to $8.85; do, country points, $8.25 to $8.50. MONTREAL, Oats --Cap. West. No. 2, 5r, 56c; do, No. 3, 52. 63c; extra No. 1 feed, 51, 51%,c; No: 2 local white, 50, 50%c. Flour- '-Man. spring Wheat pats., lets, $6.60; 2nds, $6.40; strong 'bakers, • $6.20; winter pats., choice, . $5,75, $5.85. Rolled oats—bag 90 lbs., $3.05, $3.15. Bran, $25 $26. Shorts, $28, $29. Middlings, $38, $84. Hay, No. 2, per ton, CAT lots, $15. Cheese, finest pasterns, 1834, 18zc, Butter, choicest creamery, : 82%c, Eggs, selected, 88c. Potatoes, per bag. car lots, $1.25, $1.80. Com. to med. dairy type cows, $2.25 to $3,50; corn, thin bulls, 82.25 up; calves, good quality milk-f,.d veals of good weights. 88.50; med. to fairly good reals, $ r to $7.75; con, calves, $6; grassers $3, to $3,50; hogs, mixed, $10 to ,$'1025; thick smooths. $10; selects, $11; sows, $6.50. to $6.76, One of the most poisonous "isms" is pessimism.