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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1913-02-28, Page 71THE SRA'' [ES. Fon to al cy Are VERU COST s an .. Increase of 34 '1Per Cent. in Figures for Ten Months. espatch : from Ottawa eaya: �. g the 10 months from the be - a ;b y' ug of the fiscal year to the end head,' o anuary the customs revenue of re to b,ada amounted to $94,329,836; '-'day •. ng the corresponding period in invo -12 the customs revenue was tions o£ 268,252, the - increase being prising, ,061,584. this works out at.an 1 little ease of over 34 per cent., or cic Wo r one-third; erten he total . trade of Canada in uary, 1913, was $75,871,000, as wn as Inst .$62,680,000, an increase of [rsu'ppe r $12,000,000, or nearly 20 per '' does, t. For the '10 months ending wary 31 last the total trade was ;t.or to4,332,000, as against $711,199,000 ;eons. set for ik Col arge of reque ie bre Ikons, ught a the imbs m tion of ways . f ;rester ;ery. itution project ole. :lose r the lei ears 'a ..ad at ;utile througl it is tgener, it cal ito the woun germ - d it dE red in axing ', w Bunds rever 3 a g 9 folic e that gun infest sit at Ties, led in rough d and a ortl and :omm be ese tern tl ines I ng na 'este(] erest that first the ( use< are tco h 1 n. ti in t el n I. nd .n mid aullei fit it )by g.an end .t i he. n Miall ;ion,,. ehan e ext and .•t in ee in '1' n illet, arty ting min' lead of s to posts mar roti of le dr the a, le ,thor, ie rile an ate jcotil to pe ;refer wont in the corresponding 'period in the last fiscal year, an increase of $173,133,000, or nearly one-quarter. The imports in January last were $52,752,000, as against $38,662,000 a year ago, an increase of $14,090,000, or not far short of 40 per cent.; for the 10 months' period the imports were $549,445,000, an increase of $128,000,000 over the $421,114,000 of the 10 months' period of 1911-12. The exports in January, 1913, were $19,370,000, as against $19,- 527,000 in January, 1912. In the 10 months' period just concluded the domestic exports were $298,022,000, as against $246,442,000 in the same period a year ago, ICES OF FARM RROONCTS ORT* FROM THE B.ffArsa44r3 TOADS CENTRES ce alasHaO!!. a of cettte, Brain, unease end OtOma Preduae at Hems and Abroad. Breadstuffe. ronto, Feb. 25. -Manitoba Wheat -Lake s, No. 1 northern, 961-2o; No. 2, 940; 3, 92o; feed wheat, 651-2o. tarso Wheat -No. 2, 96o to 96c for ear outside, ranging down to 70o for poor les. tario Oats -No. 2 white, 330 to 34o at try points, 37o to 380 on track, To- nitoba Oate-No. 2 0. W. oats, 41e, k, bay ports; No. 3 0. W., 39i -2o; No. ed, 39 1.20, for prompt shipment. ru-American, No. 3, all rail, Toron- 561.2o. as -No. 8, $1.20 to $1.25, car lots out- ;okwheat-No. 2, 52o to 530. e -No 2. 63c to 65c, nominal. ,lied Oats -Per bag of 90 pounds, $2: per barrel, $4.70, wholesale, Wind- t.° Montreal. rley-Good malting barley, outside, to 60o. iilfeed-Manitoba bran, $19 to $20, in s, track, Toronto; shorts, $2/.50; On- o bran, $19 to $20 in bags; shorts, 0. nitoba Flour -First patents, $5.30 in bags; second patents, $4.80 in jute strong bakers', $4.60 in jute bags. otton bags, ten cents more per bar- utario Flour -Winter wheat dour, 90 cent, patents, $3.95 to $4.05. country Produce-Wliotesaie. ge-Cold etora.go eggs leo to 200 in case fresh eggs are selling at 220 to 23ot tly new -laid at 290 to 31e, eese- 'Twins, now, '14 3-40 to 150, and e, new, at 141-2c; old cheese, twins, to 151.2o; large, 16o. Iter--Oreamery prints, 31 to 320; do., e, 29 to 30o; dairy prints, 25 to 270;. nor (bakers'), 22 to 23o. sney Buokwlieat, 90 pound in tins and t barrels; strained clover honey 121.2o ound in 60 -pound tins, 12 3-40 in 10 - ad tins; 13o in 5 -pound tins; comb ey, No. 1, $2.60 per dozen; extra, $3 dozen; No. 2, $2.40 per dozen. sultry -Live chickens, wholesale, 120 to er pound; fowl, 100 to iio; ducks, 13o 4o; live turkeys; 15e to 170; geese, 90 e. Dressed poultry, 2e to 3o above live ations, excepting dressed turkeys, at to 21e. arts -Primes, $2.50, and $2.60 for hand- ed. tatoes-Ontario potatoes, 80o per bag; lots, 70o; New Brunswioks, 900 to 950 bag out of store; 80o in oar tots. anish Onions -Per case, $2.35 to $2.40. Provisions. eked and Dry Salted Meats -Boils - ked, 143.40 to 16o; hams, medium, 170 71-2o; heavy, 161-2o to 16o; breakfast n, 181-2c to 19c; long clear bacon, and oases, 141-20 to 143.40; backs n), 211-2o; backs (peameal), 22o. sen Meats -Ont of pickle, lc less than ed. rk-Short out, $26 to $28 per barrel; pork, $21.50 to $22.00. rd -Tierces, 133-40; tubs, 141.40; pails, Baled Hay and Straw. led Hay -No, 1, $12 to $12,50; No. 2, o $10; No. 3, $8 to $9. Baled straw, $9,50. • Montreal Markets. rn-American No. 2ellow, 6z 1-20, -Canadian western, No. 2, 411.20 to 42a; do., No. 3, 401-2o to 410; do., extra No. 1 feed, 410 to 411.2o; do., No. 2 local white, 38c; do., No. 3, 37o; do., No. 4, 360, Barley -Manitoba feed, 520 to 54e; do., malting, 73o to 76e. Buckwheat -No. 2, 56c to 570. Flour -Manitoba spring wheat patents, firsts. 85.40; do., seconds, $4.90; do., strong bakers', $4.70; do., winter patents, choice, $5.25; do., straight rollers, $4.85 to $4.90; do., bags, $2.25 to $2.30. Rolled oats - Barrels, $4.50; do., bags, 90 lbs., $2.12 1-2. Bran --$20.00. Shorts -$22.00. Middlings- $25.00. Mouillie-$30.00 to $35.00. Hay -No. 2, per ton, oar lots, $13 50 to $14.00. Cheese -Finest westerns, 13c; do., wisterias, 121-4o to 12 3.4o. ButterChoicest creamery, 281-2o to 29o; do., seconds, 24o to 26o. Eggs -Fresh, 280 to 30c; do., selected, 23o to 250; do., No. 1 stook, 180 to 200; do., No, 2 stock, 15o to 16e. Potatoes -Per bag, oar lots, 600 to 75c. United States Markets. Minneapolis, Feb. 25. -Close - Wheat, May, 87 3.40; July, 89 5 -Ba; September, 893-4os Cash, No. 1 hard, 881.40; No. 1 northern, 86 3-4o to 87 3-40; No. 2 northern, 84 3-40 to 85 3.4o. No. 3 yellow corn, 44o to 44 1-2o; No. 3 white oats, 301-2o to 310. No. 2 rye, 551-20 to 671-2o. Bran, $18.00 to $18.50. Flour prices unchanged. Duluth, Feb. 25; Wheat, No. 1 hard. 873-4c; No. 1 northern, 863-40; No. 2 north- ern, 82 3-4o to 84 3-40; July, 89 5-8a to 89 3.40 asked; May, 881-4e to 883-);,,; September, 89 3-4o. Live Stock Markets. Montreal, Feb. 25. -Choice steers sold at $6.50 to $6.75, while stock of fair quality sold readily at $6 to $6.25, and the more common ones at $4.50 to $5.50 per 100 pounds. Choice butchers', $6 to $6.25, and the lower grades $3.50 per 100 pounds. Bulls sold from $3,50 to $6.60 per 100 pounds as to quality. Lambs, $7.50 to $7.75. Sheep, $4.60 to $5.25. Calves, $5 to $12 each, as to size and quality. Selected lots of hogs sold from $9.90 to $10.10 per 100 pounds weighed off ears. Toronto, Feb. 25. -Cattle --Choice butcher, $6.80 to $6.75; good medium, $6.60 to $5.75; common, $5 to $5.25; cows, $4.75 to $5.50; bulls, $3 to $5.25; canners, $2 to $2.50; cut- ters, $3.25 to $3.75. Calves -Good veal, $8 to $9.25; common, $3 to $3.25. Stokers and feeders -Steers, 700 to 900 lbs., $5 to $6.60; feeding bulls, 900 to 1,000 lbs., $2.75 to $4.- 25; 4:25; yearlings, $3.10 to $3.50. Milkers and springers -From $50 to $72. Sheep and lambs -Light ewes, $5.25 to $6; heavy ewes, -.$4 to $4.75; lambs, $3 to $9.60; bucks, $4.20 to $5. Hogs -$9.00 fed and watered, and $8.65 f.o.b. d� THOUSANDS HOMELESS. Fire Swept Through the Centre of Tokio. A despatch from Tokio says: Over 15,000 persons are homeless as a result of fire which swept through the centre of the Kande district of the city on Wednesday. The fire started in the Salvation Army hall. A high wind fanned the flames, and they spread rapidly from street to street, destroying 3,300 buildings, The loss is estimated at several mil- lion yen. Among the buildings burned were several churches, in- cluding the Baptist Tabernacle, and a number of educational insti- tutions, including the School of Foreign Languages, Troops were called out to assist the firemen, but they were almost helpless against the wind -driven flames. The many homeless were being shel- tered in. Kudan Park, ill Spend $i6,000,000 to,Complete Work of Last Season and Begin New Sections. despatch from Montreal says': Canadian Pacific Railway will nd $16,000,000 on its eastern a duringthe coming season. s expenditure, which is approv- of by - Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, eid'ent of the company, will not wholly for new work, as at least millions of the amount is to plebework commenced last er, including a portion of the Lake Shore line, and the ex-. 7.sion from St. john's to Earn- m Junction, and the Forsythe 'Wet branch in Montreal. The jority of the new works will be uble-tracking various parts of stern lines! which will cost in the kimsy of ave million dollars, the %lain line. from Islington to Guelph Junction on the London subdivision will be double -tracked for a distance of thirty miles, and it is expected the work.'will be fin- ished by November. It is proposed to double -track 'between Romford, which is the junction between the main line and the Toronto -Sudbury branch, and Port Arthur, covering a distance of 135. miles. . It is intended to eventually double -track the entire Toronto• Sudbury line, a total distance of 553. miles, in order to handle grain after the close of navigation on the lakes. Another important work to be commenced this year is the double- trackinf of a small stretch of fif- teen miles betwiols' Agincourt and North Toronto. HON. WM. ORMSB"Y-GORE The engagement of the 'Hon. Wil- liam Ormsby -Gore toelady Beatrice Cecil, the elder daughter of Lord and 'Lady Salisbury, has aroused great interest in British political and social circles, Mr. Ormsby - Gore is the Unionist member for Denbigh Boroughs, and the son and heir of Lord and Lady Harlech. Mr. Ormsby - Gore is not yet 28 years of age, and has only been two years in Parlia- ment, but during that time he has managed to focus public attention on his activities. He is one of the young Unionists who have been clamoring for a more forward `'tat policy in the Tory party, and he has Zion. William not been back- Ormsby -Gore ward in coming forward. He has made himself something of an authority on the subject of .Welsh Disestablishment, arias has been in alliance with his future relatives -the Cecils-in this battle. By his marriage Mr. Ormsby -Gore will be allied to the. most influential and exclusive wing of the Tory party, and he is cer- tain to make great headway in politics. LITTLE BOY KILLED. Row in House at North Bay Ends iu a Sad Tragedy. A despatch from North Bay says A row in the Italian colony on Wed- nesday night resulted in the fatal shooting of the five-year-old eon of James Demarco, a contractor. The shooting took place in the house of Liberto Conte, who had an alterca- tion with Antonio Deceit) over money and took down his rifle as he says, to frighten Deccio off the premises. Several men present tried to take the weapon away from Conte and in the melee the trigger was pulled. The little boy was standing near and received the bul- let in his breast, living only a few hours. Conte and Deccio were both arrested and locked up pending an inquest. - IN '1`&1.x: PRAIRIE PROVINCES. Difficulty of Finding Suitable Homestead Land. A despatch from Ottawa says: Homestead entries in Western Canada for the last calendar year totalled 35,516, a decrease of 3,344 as compared with 1911. The de- crease indicates the increasing diffi- culty of finding suitable homestead land in the Prairie Provinces still within reasonable distance of dis- tricts now served by the railways. The homestead entries last year were distributed by Provinces as follows :-Manitoba, 3,133; Saskat- chewan, 18,425; Alberta, 13,646; British Columbia, 312. ?• NEW PLACER FINDS. Rich Diggings at Atlin, B. C., NI - daily Reported. A despatch from Victoria, B. C., says Rich placer diggings in Swan, Silver and creeks flowing in- to Testin Lake at its south-eastern end are reported to have been re- cently discovered and proved. The reports come from official Govern- ment sources. On receipt of the news Hon. Dr. Young, Provincial Secretary and member for Atlin in the Legislature, made arrange- ments to proceed to the field of the new find. At Atlin he will go over- land by dog team and sled to the lower end of Testin Lake. The dig- gings are reported to be from three to six feet deep, and the gold taken out is said to be coarse and to greatly resemble the gold peculiar to the Atlin country. Stampedes from Atlin are now occurring, and it is reported that some four hun- dred claims have been taken up on Testin Creek. 1,200 FOWLS BURN. Fire at Galt Destroyed Large Hennery. A despatch from Galt says On Friday afternoon the large chicken house, 16.5 by 25 feet, two storeys high, on the farm of Dr. H. F. Mao-. kendriek, a mile from Galt on the west side of the @and River, was totally destroyed by fire an 1,200 fowls burned to death. The blaze was caused by a spark from the stove in the feed house, and the whole building was blazing within a few minutes. Montreal has more than five thou- sand cases of measles, MADERO AND SUA EZ KILLED Former President and View -President of Mexico Shot While Being Taken to Penitentiary. A despatch from Mexico City says: Francisco I. Madero, former President of Mexico-, and Jose Pine Suarez, who served as Vice -Presi- dent until the overthrow of the Madero regime, were shot and killed while being taken from the National Palace to the penitentiary early Sunday morning. Groups of friends :of the deposed President are said -to have gathered along the route followed by the guards, mak- ing demonstrations of sympathy, and at times threatening to free the prisoners by force. During a per- iod of excitement the officers in command of the party gave an or- der to fire, and the bodies of the men who were but lately in author- ity over those who in this way wreaked vengeance on their former Executive, were filled with bullets. Two of the attacking mob were killed. Madero and Suarez Bank limply and died almost without a murmur. Aghast at the terrible work their friendship wrought, the men and women who but a moment before had been crying their sympa- thy and promising woe for those who harmed a hair of the ex -Presi- dent, fell back before the guns of the soldiery that were turned men- acingly in their direction, News of the fearful deed travelled on winged feet, and within a half- hour there was greater excitement throughout the capital than there was two weeks ago, when the gar- rison revolted against the Madero regime. Thousands of people, in- cluding practically all the foreign population, gathered in the streets, all stunned by what seemed the grossness oft the act. Mrs. Madero, her heart already torn with fear and doubt for the safety of her husband, was apprised of the end that had come to the man• of whom she was so proud. She was paralyzed by the shock, and is in .a most critical condition. TO BE READY FOR WAR. President Poincare of France Ad- vocates Increase in the Army. A ;dpatch from Paris says : Raymond Poincare, the new Presi- dent of 'the French Republic, in his first message, read to the two Houses of Parliament on Thursday, made some pointed references to the necessity of increasing France's military forces. He referred to the responsibilities of the present time, and quoted the adage that "Peace is not decreed by the will of one power." He said it was impossible for any nation to be effectively pacific unless it was always ready for war, A France with diminished power and exposed by her own fault to defiance•s or humiliations would, he said, be France no more. It wo ld, he continued, be a crime against civilization to allow the na- tion to decrease its forces while other nations developed theirs without cessation. STOPPED OPENING PRAYER. LieimltsVevernor -NIof Indiana Told Chaplain to Stop. A despatch • from Indianapolis, Ind., says: Lieutenant -Governor O'Neill caused- a sensation in the Senate on Thursday when he stop- ped the Rev. E: R. Henry of the Emmanuel Baptist Church of this city, who was making the opening prayer, and said :-"Stop making a political speech." The minister had prayed for the separation of the rum traffic from the State and for the day when Indiana would re- fuse to sell to men the right to make other men drunkards, mur- derers, filling prisons and beneto- lent institutions. The Lieutenant - Governor, who had been showing signs 'of impatience, vigorously banged the marble slab with his gavel and commanded the minister to -stop. He ordered the journal to be read, and Rev. Mr. Henry im- mediately left the chamber. RESERVE SUPPLY OF LUMBER Grain -Growers Buy British Colnm- bitt Timber Limits. A despatch from Winnipeg says : A transaction which promises far- reaching effects was consummated a few days ago, whereby the Grain Growers' Grain Company purchas- ed timber limits near Fort George, B.C,, comprising about 300,000,000 feet of lumber at a price of about $1.50 per. 1,000 feet. It is said to be the intention of the grain -grow- ers to hold this as a reserve supply, with the idea of establishing lum- ber -yards at different points in the Province for the purpose of supply-. ing farmers and settlers with lum- ber at reasonable prices. C. X. HAYS' WILL. • Nearly All of G.T.R. President's Estate Goes to Widow, A despatch from Toronto says: As the late C. M. Hays, President of the Grand Trunk Railway, who went down with the Titanic, had part of his estate in Ontario, his will was entered for probate here on Thursday. The total estate is worth X782 29, and is left to the widow,' with the exception of be- quests of $10 each to four daugh- ters, Marjorie, Orian, Louise and Clara. In a codicil the deceased expressed the wish that a life insur- ante policy for. $25,000 should be payable' :Iii equal amounts to his sister bead brother, David M. laaya. MILITANTS BURN CHALET. One of the Prisoners Throws a Book at the Magistrate. A despatch from London says: Pursuing their course of violent at- tacks on property, suffragettes, at 3.15 on Thursday morning, burned the tea pavilion in Kew Gardens. Two young women, Joyce Locke and Lilian Lenton, were arrested when hurrying away from the fire, carrying bags of inflammable stuff, saturated with oil, a hand saw and an ,electric lamp. Later in the day they were taken before the Bench Justices at Richmond and charged with maliciously setting fire to the building. One of them hurled a, heavy law book at the head of the presiding Magistrate. The evidence not being complete, the case was remanded, bail being refused. NEW :HARBOR. REGULATIONS. Order -in -Council Governs Boats Carrying Explosives. A despatch from Ottawa says: An order -in -Council has been passed amending the regulations for the government of public harbors in Canada, giving the harbormasters the right to decide where vessels carrying explosives or inflammable or dangerous goods shall moor or load or unload. A fine of $100 may be imposed for violation of the regulation, with $10 more for each twelve hours of continued viola- tion. TWO MINERS KILLED. Fatality at Hudson Bay Mining Co.'s Property. A despatch from Cobalt says: Two machine runners, natives of Nova Scotia, were instantly killed at the 200 -foot' level of the Hudson Bay Mining property in Gowganda late on Thursday. They were Wil- liam M. McGuiness and D. Mc- Nair, the latter aged 27 and single. They were working with hammer drills and drilled into an old hole containing powder at the bottom. Fl. WOMAN FRANCHISE REFUSED McBride Says It is Impossible as Government Policy. A despatch from Victoria says Sir Richard McBride made the an- nouncement in the Legislature on Wednesday night that as a matter of Government policy it was impos- sible to grant to women equal fran- chise with men, a condition asked for last week by a large deputation of women representing all sections of British Columbia. • AGREES TO CONTRIBUTE. Australia Approves Plan to Make Scott Fund Imperial. A Melbourne despatch to the London Standard states that Pre- mier Fisher, in conjunction with others, has agreed to make an ade- quate contribution to the fund for those dependent on the South Polar disaster victims, The despatch says that since the Canadian Parliament proposes to make a grant the whole overseas dominions, which are par- ticularly indebted to the courage and heroism of the explorers, should co-operate in making a substantial gift. Kine George on Wednesday donated $1,000 to the funds being raised for a memorial to Captain Robert F. Scott and his four com- panions who died on the expedition to the South Pole. The 'amalga- mated total subscribed now amounts ,to $100,000. THE NEWS INA PARAGRAPH ifAPI'.I I1'i11-fa'9 ,'ROM ALL OVEN 7BE: GLOB IN A N UTSRF,LI.. Canada, the Empire and the World in Gene al Before Year Eyes. Canada. Thos. McAndrews was killed at the Alexander Mine, Cobalt, a cross -head dropping on his head, Mrs. Francois Vautour of Point St. Charles was found murdered in her b•ed, and her husband fatally gashed. The Senate rejected a bill by Senator Oloran to forbid re -mar- riage of the guilty party in a di- vorce. Over 5,00b persons are expected to attend a re -union of the Shantz family, of Waterloo county, in June. Sergeant-Major John Martin, one of the few surviving veterans of the Crimean War, died at Lindsay on Thursday. Peter, the eight-year-old son of Gustav Skendel, accidentally shot his four-year-old sister, at Morden, Man. Pontiac is the name selected for the new city to be built around the U.S. Steel Corporation's plant near Sandwich. Professor E. J. Zavitz, Provin- cial Forester of Ontario, has been appointed Provincial Fire Inspector of the Dominion Board of Railway Commissioners. Downtown London merchants have refused to deliver goods to the newly annexed suburbs, and the women of those districts have insti- tuted nstituted a boycott. Before Judge Malouin, in the Quebec Superior Court, a jury ren- dered a verdict for $15,000 for Con- ductor Frechette against the C.P.R. on account of the loss of a leg and other injuries. Great Britain. The House of Lords rejected the Scottish temperance bill. Major McC'almont, Unionist, was elected unopposed, to succeed the Iate Col. McCalmont as member for East Antrim in Ulster. Viscount Haldane, by permission of the King, will attend the. Ameri- can Bar Association meeting in Montreal on September 1. The Home Ofie, decided to prose- cute Mrs. Panlchurst for conspiracy in connection with the blowing up of Mr. Lloyd George's house. Capt. Cameron, while fishing in Ireland, was pulled into the water and drowned. He managed to shake hands and say geed -bye with a gamekeeper who tried to save him. United States. The Yew Jersey Senate favors votes for women. It now goes to I the House. The U. S. Senate has ratified an I extension of the arbitration treaty with France. The U. S. Government decided to intervene to secure a fair trial for ex -President Madero. President Taft was presented at New York on Saturday night with a medal in recognition of his ser- vices to the cause of peace. The graft charges against the seventeen Detroit aldermen will be tried in Detroit, and not in Mt. Clemens, the Supreme Court re- fusing a change of venue. Isadore Stein testified that Robt. Rubin, a New York fire insurance adjuster, had hired him to set fires. Members of .Rubin's family denied that Stein had often visited his home, as Stein alleged. General. Wintry weather prevails in France and southern Italy. Following a sharp fall in temper- ature, it snowed heavily in Sicily and throughout South Italy the past few days, there being a heavy fall of several inches, The German Reichstag adopted, by a majority made up of clericals, Socialists and three Radicals, the measure repealing the anti -Jesuit law. It is improbable that the Bundersrath, will concur. MORMONS ARE PRO SPE:RO'iJS. Will Treet a Large Temple in Alberta. t3 despatch, Prem Cardaten, says: An official later from Presi- dent Joseph Smith, Salt Lake .City, Utah, ecclesiastical head of the Mormon Church, to President E. 3. Wood, Alberta State of Zion, an- nounces that a $100,000 temple for Canada will be erected here, build- ing uildin'g operations to be darted this summer, 4 411