The Exeter Advocate, 1923-9-27, Page 3Dominion News in Brief
Fredericton, N.B.—The -first ship-
ment of seed potatoes this year from
New Brunswick to Bermuda; left last
week. For several years New Brun-
swick has been furnishing some .quan-
tities of seed potatoes for Bermuda,
where there is a demand for northern
grown seed stock, which is available
for the crop that is grown especially
for the Christmas market in England.
St. John, N.B.—Cool weather and
firequent showers have greatly im-
proved the prospects of a good crop
of potatoes in New Brunswick. Ship-
ments of potatoes have commenced to
the Boston market:
Quebec, Que.—What is claimed to be
a world's record for loading cattle.
abos,rd a steamer was established
here, when ' 282 head of cattle were
loaded aboard a steamer in the space
of 25 minutes.
Montreal, Que.—Employment agen-
cies here report a heavy demand at
present for bushmen and men for rail-
way construction work. The big lum-
ber companies have for some days past
been engaging men for the woods, and
the prospects are that the demand will
be sufficient to make fall and winter
conditions good in Montreal.
Ottawa, Ont.—For the twelve
months ending July, Canada exported
to other parts of the British Empire
goods amounting to $453,437,899. This
is in comparison with $854,992,074,
the figure for the corresponding
twelve months previous. Imports from
Empire countries in the year ended
July were $195,811,190, as against
$153,185,581 in the previous year.
Toronto, Ont.—Authorized capital
of $5,429,500. is represented by com-
panies whose incorporations were re-
ported during the week ended August
18, compared with $13,663,400 for the
same week last year; Dominion incor-
porations amounted to $210,000; Brit-
ish Columbia, $445,000; Manitoba,
$30,000; Ontario, $2,426,500; and
Quebec, $2,81.8,000.
Hamilton, Ont.—Completion of the
assessment by city commissioner Mac-
Leod reveals an increase of 710 in the
city's population, making it now 120,-
945 and an increase in the assessment
of $5,605,220, bringing it up to
$111,247,510,
Regina, Sask.—Sixty thousand
"automobile license plates have been
issued in Saskatchewan to datethis
year, breaking all previous , records.
This number does not include over
1,800 livery cars and is also exclusive
of motor trucks. Saskatchewan now
ranks second among the `provinces of
the Dominion as regards motor ve-
hicles, and first in per capita owner-
ship.
Saskatoon, Sask.—A record for
early threshing in Northern Saskat-
chewan was set in the Lost River dis-
trict, 12 miles north of Ridgedale,
Sask.,; August 25, when J. Dorkeson
threshed and sold to the elevator a
crop of wheat sown on May 1. It yield-
ed 25 bushels to the acre.
Moose Jaw, Sask.—A new butter ex-
port record was set here when the
Saskatchewan Creamery Co. shipped
a carload of butter to the harbor com-
missioners' cold storage warehouse in
THE PRINCE BIDS FAREWELL TO THE EMPRESS OF FRANCE
With a parting flash of his famous smile, "Baron Renfrew" said good-
bye to Captain Edward Griffiths, R:N.R., of the Empress of France, at Quebec,
as he began his journey westward to his ranch. He will return by the same
Montreal. The shipment contained "�aa�� "� " ""'��'
1,122 boxes of 56 pounds each, and
required the largest refrigerator car
available by the Canadian Pacific
Railway.
Medicine Hat, Alta.—Dr. Stewart,
geologist for the Imperial Oil Co., has
been looking over the oil field in the
vicinity of Medicine Hat and Many
Islands. He was impressed with the
,possibilities of obtaining oil in com-
mercial quantities and is planning to
return to the city in a short time with
a view to looking further into the
situation.
Lethbridge, Alta.—A. P. Hughes, of
Barons, threshed 1,400 bushels from a
28 -acre field of spring wheat on his
farm at Sundail. The wheat graded
number 1. This is the first 50 -bushel
crop reported this year. Several 30
bushel crops have been recorded to
date.
Vancouver, B.C. — Approximately
33,000,000 feet of lumber was ex-
ported from mills of British Columbia
during the month of August. There
will be plenty of orders through Sep-
tember and into October, and the en-
quiry for further business is brisk and
very promising. All mills are busy.
The 'Papyrus of the AIr.
Larry Carter, the winner of the ]3r1-
tish aerial races, who is going to the
United States to race against the fastt
est flyers of that country. He will
use Napier-Groster machine, which is
said to be the fastest in the world.
RENFREW TAUGHT
T9 GREASE EARS
Distinguished Rancher Shown
How to Eat Corn on
the Cob.
A despatch from Calgary, Alta.,
says :—Lord Renfrew was introduced
to another royal Canadian dish at
luncheon, or dinner, as most Alberta
ranchmen call the noon day meal,
when he sat down to a great "feed"
of corn on the cob at the E. P. Ranch.
The corn was grown on the E. P.
Ranch, and, perhaps, tasted all the
sweeter to Lord Renfrew, knowing
that' it came from his own property.
At any rate, he enjoyed it heartily.
The morning was put in about the
ranch supervising those numerous
email taske that have to be done on
all ranches_ in preparation for winter.
There was enough hard work to keep
all haittds: busy.
Incidentally it was learned that
Lord Renfrew is intensely interested
over the improvement of his property,
and is making plans which indicate
that the present stay ,on the ranch will
be only one of many in the future. -
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Intelligence Service
for Readers •
Our financial and commercial
interests - are demanding the
more energetic development of
our natural resources to assist
in the liquidation of our war
debt. This recognition of the
value of our national heritage
has created and intensified the
demand from Canadian and
foreign manufacturers for ac
curates nformation as to the lo -
curate information as to the lo -
progress in development of
these resources, especially as
they pertain to our forests, min-
erals and water -powers. Raw
materials and power supply are
the first necessity of industry,
and the Department of the In-
terior .at Ottawa, through its
Natural Resources Intelligence
Service, reports an increasing
number of requests regarding
these. This branch, fortunately,
is in a position to answer such
enquiries, and has also issued
a series of resource maps and
other literature of value to the
commercial interests. These are
available on application, and it
is suggested that our readers
make themselves familiar with
the services which the Natural
Resources Intelligence Service
FLAMES- CONSUME
BIG LUMBER MILL
Spanish River Structure at
Cutler Now Mass of Ruins.
A despatch from Sudbury says:—
Flames from a hot box in the;bearings
of the main band saw at the big Cut-
ler lumber mill of the Spanish Mills
Co., Ltd., drove the sawyers from the
plant, and spreading rapidly, had the
whole mill on fire inside half an hour.
Four hours later the big plant, which
had a capacity of 250,000 feet of lum-
ber in a twenty -hour day, lay in ruins.
At four o'clock, Thursday, the mill
had shut down to enable the night
foreman to repair this bearing as it
had been giving trouble, and the work
was done, so it was thought, satisfac-
torily. Just half an hour later the
flames shot through the flooring and
the dry flame of the mill was just so
much tinder.
There was one
with the disaste
fatality in connection
r. B. F. Rogers, an
American, who
came to Canada and
enlisted with the
LACK OF ATTENDANCE
WORRIES BILLY SUNDAY
First Canadian.
Overseas Expedition, and after the
was married a Burks Falls girl and
made Canada his home, was employed
as boss filer. He had been gassed
overseas and it is thought that he was
overcome by smoke and could not get
out in time. His mate escaped and
said that he had had -trouble with
dense smoke. Early this morning the
body was recovered: He leaves a wife
and two children.
There were nearly 300 men employ-
ed in and around the plant, which had
been operating on two shifts, and they
made a valiant attempt to check the
flames and were able to keep it from
spreading, saving the huge stocks of
lumber, the store and bunkhouses.
W. J. Bell, manager of the company,
stated the loss would reach $200,000,.
but was fully covered by insurance.
The company has arranged to open
another mill at Aird Island, which
had been idle for two years, and
crews started moving equipment to
that plant, seven miles from Cutler.
The mill will be in operation inside
ten days. -
Negro Burglar Has
Sense of Humor
The Week's Markets
TORONTO. -
Manitoba wheat—No. 1 Northern,
$1.12%;
Manitoba barley --Nominal,
All the above, track,, bay ports.
Am. corn—No. 2- yellow, $1.08."
Barley -Nominal. Buckwheat—No. 2, nominal.
Rye—No 2,`nominal:
Peas --No: 2, nominal. -
Millfeed-DeL, -Montreal freights,
bags included: Bran, per ton, $28;
shorts, per ton, $31; middlings, $37;
good feed flour, $2,10. -
Ontario wheat—No. 2 white, 95c to
$1, outside,
Ontario No. 2 white oats—Nominal,
Ontario corn -Nominal.
Ontario flour—Ninety per cent. pat.,
in jute bags, Montreal, prompt ship-
ment, $5.50 to $5.60; Toronto basis,
$5.40 to $5.50; bulk seaboard, $4.40.
Manitoba flour -1st pats., in cotton
sacks, $6.90 per bbl.; 2nd pats., $6.40.
Hay—Extra No. 2. timothy, per ton,
track, Toronto, $14; No. 2, $13.50; No.
8, $12.50; mixed, $11 to $12.
Straw—Car lots, per ton. $9. i
Cheese—New, large; 26 to 27e;
twins, 27 to 28c; triplets, 28 to 29c;
Stiltons, 28 to 29c. Old, large, 33e;
twins, 33% to 34c.
Butter—Finest creamery prints, 39
to 41c; ordinary creamery, 37 to 38c;
No. 2, 36 to 37c.
Eggs—Extras in cartons, 44 to 45c;
extras, 42 to 43c; firsts, 38 to 39c;
seconds, 32 to 33c.
Live poultry -Spring chickens, 3%'
lbs. and up, 32c; chickens, 2% to 3%
Its., 28c; hens, over 5 lbs., 24c; do,
4 to 5 lbs., 22c; do, 3 to 4 lbs., 17c;
roosters, 15c; ducklings, over 5 lbs.,
22c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 20c; turkeys, young
10 lbs. End up, 25c.
Beans—Canadian, hand-picked, lb.,
?c; primes, 6%c.
Maple products—Syrup, per imp.
gal., $2.50; per 5 -gal. tin, $2.40 per
gal.; maple sugar, lb., 25c.
Honey—GO-lb. tins, 11 to 12c per
lb.; 10 -lb. tins, 11 to 12c; 5 -Ib, tins,
12 to 13c; 2% lb. tins, 12 to 14c; comb
honey, per dozen, $8,75 to $4; No. 2,
$3.25 to $3.50.
Smoked meats—Hams, med., 27 to
29c; cooked hams, 43 to 46c; smoked
rolls, 22 to 24c; cottage rolls, 23 to
27c; breakfast bacon, 30 to 34c; spe-
cial brand breakfast bacon, 34 to 38c;
backs, boneless, 34 to 40c.
Cured meats—Long clear bacon, 50
to 70 lbs., $18; 70 to 90 lbs., $17.50;
90 lbs, and up, $16.50; lightweight
rolls, in barrels, $86; heavyweight
rolls, $33.
Lard—Pure tierces, 17 to 17%c;
tubs, 17 to 18c; pails, 18 to 18%c;
prints, 20c. Shortening tierces, 1536
to 15%c; tubs, 15% to 16c; pails, 16 to
16%c; prints, 1814 to 1844,c.
Heavy steers, choice, $7.75 to $3;
do, good, $7 to $7.50; butcher steers,
choice, $7 to $7.50; do, good, $6.50 to
$7; do, med., $5.50 to $6; do, com,,
$4.50 to $5.25; butcher heifers, choice,
$6.50 to $7; do, tied., $5.50 to $6.25;
do, com., $4 to $5; butcher cows,
choice, $4.50 to $5.25; do, med., $8 to
$4; canners and cutters, $1.25 to
$2.25; butcher bulls, good, $4 to $5;
do, corn., $2.50 to $3.50; feeding steers,
good, $5.50 to $6.50; do, fair, $4.50 to
$5.25; stockers, good, $4.50 to $5;
do, fair, $8.25 to $4; milkers and
springers, $80 to $120; calves, choice,
$11 to 12; do, med., $8 to $10; do,
com., $4 to $7; do, grassers, $2.75 to
$8.75; lambs, choice ewes, $13 to
$13.25; do, bucks, $11 to $11.50; do,
corn., $8 to $9; sheep, light ewes, good,
$5.50 to $6.50; do, fat, heavy, $4 to $5;
do, culls, $2 to ,$3.50; hogs, thick,
smooth, F.&W., $9.35; do, f.o.b., $8.75;
do, country points, $8.50; do, selects,"
$10.30.
A despatch from Chicago says:
Robert Offner encountered a burglar
in his home, "I'm after that diamond
ring," said the thief, a giant negro.
Offner fumbled in his pocket, drew a
pistol, fired, -and the burglar went out
the window. The following night .Off-
ner was walking on Michigan Avenue.
He was confronted by his burglar.
"That was a dirty trick you played
me last night. Now I am going to
make you jump into the lake." With
a gun at his head Offner marched to
the lake, and under forceful persu-
asion jumped into twenty feet of
water. He swam some distance out
and then set up a cry for help and
was rescued by the police.
Streams Are Blocked
by Herring Shoals
A despatch from Tromsoe, Norway,
says:—The fjords in the extreme
north, in the region of Tana and Vad-
soe, have been literally blocked into a
semi-solid state by herring shoals. The
shoals often penetrate to the narrow
heads ofthe fjords where they wedge
tight into the jetties of small villages
and fishing stations. •
Several ships have been sent to the
north to take advantage of the har-
vest, and others have - arrived at the
herring -oil factories heavily laden.
Niagara Falls, N.Y., Campaign
is Failure, and He Threatens
to Leave.
A despatch from Niagara Falls,
Ont., says:—Billy Sunday, who start-
ed in what was intended to be a six
weeks' campaign in Niagara Falls,
N.Y., threatens to quit if the attend-
ance remains at the present low level.
A tabernacle to seat 7,000 people
has been erected at a cost of $17,000,
and "Billy" looked over three quarters
of the space, which was empty, and
stated his decision to get out if things
do not improve.
Ministers who are - supporting Sun-
day also say they will resign if the
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parently is. Fears are expressed than The Plain Poilu-"I -don't expect
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din on yourself., •costs incurred already. 1
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A 1920 Canadian Olympic athlete,'
who sustained his reputation at the
thirty-fifth annual track and field com-
petition at Halifax.
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TWO MEN ARE KILLED ,
AT GRADE CROSSING'
Their Auto is Smashed to
Pieces by Fast C.I.R. Train.
A despatch from Renfrew says:—
John Moffatt and N. D. Kelly, resi-
dents of Arnprior, were instantly
killed by the C. P. R. train going east
at 2.30 Friday morning at the level
crossing near Castleford, 10 miles
from Renfrew. Their car was smash-
ed to smithereens.
They were on their way home from•
Renfrew Fair. At the place where
the accident occurred approaching.
trains can be seen some distance off,I
and all sound the usual warning. The
automobile was not hit by the engine,{
but the conclusion is that it was•
struck by the second coach. Both men:
were married, Kelly having three of
a family.
MONTREAL.
Good veals, $10 to $12. Hogs, un-
graded and thick smooths, $10; selects,
$10.75.
Corn, Am. No. 2 yellow, $1.04 to
$1.05. Oats, Can. western No. 2, 57%
to 58c; do, No. 3, 56 to 56%c; extra
No. 1 feed, 65 to 55%c;• No. 2 local
white, 54 to 54%c. Flour, Man. spring
wheat pats., lsts, $6.70; 2nds, $6.20;
strong bakers, $6; 1virter pats., choice,
$5.75 to $5.85. Rolled oats, bag, 90
lbs., $3.15. Bran, $80.25. Shorts,
$38.25. Middlings, $40.25. Hay, No.
2, per ton, car lots, $15.
Three Miners Are Killed
In Explosion at Wheeling
A despatch from Wheeling, W. Va.,
says :—Three miners were killed in
an explosion at - the Benwood mine of
the Wheeling Steel and Iron Co., it
became known, when the bodies of
Joseph Birillo, Michael Gorda and J.
J. Carskaden, the latter a fire boss,
were found buried beneath tons of
coal and stone. ' -
Ancient City of London
Will ]Honor Premier King
A despatch from London says:—
Arrangements have. been completed
for the triple presentation of the free-
dom of the City of London, on Oc-
tober 12, at the Guildhall, to Premier
Mackenzie King of Canada, Premier
Stanley M. Bruce, of Australia and
Premier Stanley Baldwin of Great
Seeds Bill Made Effective
Oct. 1 by Order -in -Council
A despatch from Ottawa says :--1
An Order -in -Council has been issue
bringing into effect on October 1 net
the bill respecting the testing, inspec-
tion and sale of seeds, which was
passed last session. The bill has to do
with the grading and specification of
grades of seeds placed on the markets
Thus if seeds prove not up to specified
quality, the purchaser can get redress;
An important provision of the legisla-
tion has to do with keeping grass and
clover seed free from seeds of noxious
weeds. It is provided that the seed
package shall bear the name' and' ade
dress of the merchant, as well as the
province and county in which the seed
was grown. The bill also provides for.
the registration, through the Can
adian Council of Horticulture, of new-,
ly-discovered varieties of agricultural;
or garden vegetable seeds or plants..
Breaks World's Record.
Mies Doris B. 'Hart, a British swim...
ming champion, who has broken the,
world's back stroke record. Her time.
—From the Sydney Balletin. Britain. was 1 min. 35 sec. for 100 metres.
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