Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 7, 1920, Winnipeg, Manitoba To build we Trust probe Chicago charges circulating that strikes prevented by bribed Union leaders a general probe of an alleged building Trust is made by the Federal grand jury it was Learned the it was said at the office of United states attorney Charles include the questioning of manufacturers building contractors and leaders of building trades the vesti actors were also expected to quiz contractors regarding charges that they were forced to pay trill cute to labor leaders to be Able to successfully Bidon contracts and Complete according1 to officials the object or the alleged Trust is to keep the Price of building at a thigh and bar out of Chicago Mill work made in other districts where the Low Cost of manufacturing would Force Aprice reduction Here alleged bribe to labor the investigation followed Testi Mony at hearings before a new York legislative committee paid Large sums to labor leaders to allow them to bid successfully for contracts and prevent strikes by in the investigation according to has been underway Nve Oliver the Here times indictment from Washington Friday to assist in drawing up True Bills if evidence according to the called building Trust Here has existed details of Edinburgh prohibition referendum the speakers that 63 per of the electorate the during the closing Days of was extraordinarily against prohibition being brought from All the working class districts gave a sub Stantial majority against any change in conditions in the areas where even the Brewers acknowledge there is necessity for a reduction of tie Only districts where the Drys herein Morningside Trinity and residential districts where licenses Are already prohibition was Defeated in every one of the 23 districts in Edinburgh in which voting took place on Satur Day granted injunction injunction asked bythe coca cola company to prevent companies manufacturing similar beverages from them under the Nam of place of coca cola was in the supreme court exempt rom lingering the former German has been suffering for several weeks from heart is still in a but is so much improved that her children who were from Germany Are re and his wife sundayand5 Prince Ladel Bert exempress Kastorf in Ber leave Holdup men series of daring ii All parts of the City culminated Saturni Asthig the robbery of two chinese revolvers being pointed att two other hold tvs off what similar whirl Ascriptions of the were carried out thursday Day four Youfe ing in age from 21 to 2s been arrested by Gillam and detective cited published m connection with the Fidi Buish pro High class 17 suites half at ban Fields these suites Are from our regular Stock and the reason for this drastic Cut in prices is that we must have floor in every Case we have Only one suite of a each individual piece carries the Banfield the prices quoted Are strictly we will store free of charge for future 9 Superb dining room half if Desir regular 9piece Walnut suite for i regular 9piece Black Walnut Queen Anne magnificently designed and finished 54inch Rowback Buffet Oval 48x 60 45inch China 5 Side chairs and 1 Arm genuine leather regular 9piece Black Walnut Queen Anne comprising 54inch Rowback 4sx54 Oval 40inch China 5 Small and 1 upholstered in High Grade Blue regular 9piece Black Walnut Queen Anne consisting of 54inch Low Back 48inch round leg door China 5 Side chairs and 1 upholstered in genuine regular 9peece Black Walnut suite for a Lovely Louis design Graceful of 54inch Lofback 48inch China 5 Side chairs and genuine leather regular suite for a Beautiful example of the Queen Anne the suite consists of 54inch Rowback Extension 43inch China 5 Side chairs and 1 armchair upholstered in genuine 9piece colonial genuine Quarter Cut Oak old English colonial consisting of 48inch round 40inch China 5 Side chairs and 1 upholstered in genuine regular 9piege Black Walnut a William and Mary comprising 48inch round 45inch China o Side chairs and 1 upholstered in Mulberry regular 9piece Black Walnut Anne consisting of 54inch round 44inch China 5 Side chairs and regular Oak suite for 9piece quartered a Beautiful oldienglish1 in a design including 54inch Rowback 48x60 Oval 42iach China 5 Side chairs and 1 genuine leather upholstered 8 magnificent bedroom half Price six piece French Grey for four piece French Grey for regular pie Neblack Walnut this excellent suite is superbly through out and comprises 45inch 44inch Mirror dressing 38inch Wood Bench and regular 6piece Black Oil an exceptionally Fine in the Queen Anne consisting of 42inch dress ing 35inch Wood bed Bench Ami regular 6piece Black Walnut Queen displaying an originality of design and Finis that compel the suite includes 44inch dressing 38 Inch Wood bedroom chair and hairdressing regular 4piece Walnut suite for a 4piece set in an attractive a Dainty magnificently finished in the set consists of 389inch dressing 38 Inch Wool 6piece Walnut regular suite such a handsome suite is fit Ito Grace the finest the set 48inch 40inch dressing 35inch Wood and Wiece mah05any 3t the British government and Canadian wheat formerly wheat director and president of the unite states Grain Fol Mars appointed to consider Grain marketing overseas ases has fore a committee of representing Farmers statement about great retains wheat purchases in ten ipod stat for the largest overseas bought Nota Bushel in Ameri Vasinee three months have affected tie usual import merchants they have abstained front purchasing d fortunately there has not been concerted action among All the and other importing to a Large this particular importer has been Able to so abstain of providing a enormous Advance which has carried them through these Mort is and May Lor some feel oderatin2 june and thus getting an enormous Advance Stock of High priced and Sheref Ore the Antish wheat commission Hasiot been Purchase a states wheat since july Marle of wheat Huntt what the British Royal commission gave for this United states upon the the Grade but the records of thei Price of wheat in chirag during those months of show that the British wheat did not secure cheap of its of the new crop that other importing countries have continued a Large Amo these european countries have and buying Canadian wheat a a larger offering of the movement of the wheat this year has so far been larger than last year or year the was a larger uttering at on the and the biggest United in want tin chases still More it was indeed fortunate for Western Canada that some stats Tariff with the United would have been faced witha very grave fall in Price of wheat compared with other Staples the monthly review of the Federal Reserve at the following declines in commodity sugar wheat Corn Oats from Peak month june May May May commodity potatoes Cotton Wool Serge per cent decline from Peak month april july july silk hides Vieather rubber decline from 424 Peak month the weeks Index number ending based on the per Pound Artac lost week and for the week ending november this weeks number show from the like week of last of the seventy six six which compares with and of per As compared thirty three ending based on the prices per Pound of last week and for the week ending november weeks shows from the like week of last and is at the lowest level in three years and three of the seventy six compared with last thirty nine and thirty six remained As increased live n pig car car steel steel Chic cast decreased flour red Spring Corn x Oats Barley hams currants Short ribs raw Coffee cottonseed Oil live live Cotton Tea peanuts eggs molasses Gray goods Delaine Hal blood unseen Union leather o one Copper Lead Antimony Spelter Hay tinplate unchanged cheese tapioca Beans peas apples potatoes Rice raisins prunes Lemons Oleo Oil Pacific condensed milk evaporated milk print cloths Brown sheeting other Staples show greater Pride shrinkage that a heat into years since armistice Chart published by Minneapolis november 24 1920 steel steel ails steel bars wire nails Coke j tin High and Low prices on the Exchange for Northern wheat in fort William or port to Gingham crude hides Basic of Corn flour mess tallow lard butter Rye flour Peri ode 1920 August x8 to 21 22 to 31 August is to during this period 18to september 1 to 7 l to 14 specific dates ausust 21 19 27 High i Lew j to 21 september 8 11 14 15 21 32 30 during 1940 average Duranjr september october 1 7 october 1 4 5 s to 14 i 13 s 21 15 i 22 to 31 21 25 during 1920 average during october 1 to 7 s november the Well matched Grain in this suite is a revelation of the cabinetmakers 48inch 47inch vanity 35inch 4ft Wood and half Price on the very finest Wilton rugs such Fine rugs really require no they Are made from Best yarn obtainable of the colourings and designs Are in keeping with the excellent we have Only a matter of 20 or 25 rugs which must be disposed the reason this great Price size 69x9 s size 9x9 x Hal Price size 9 x 106 Hal Price get a demonstration of the wonderful of six Staple american raw i 1 9 10 9 cents the prices Are strictly Cash business hours to 6 every great bargains High Orade the reliable furnished 492 main Street phone n6667 end of the War level than any of Price illustrated by the accompanying while the average of the six prices at the opening of the present week was Down tjs9 per cent of the average for Price of wheat at the opening of the present week was Down Only As per cent of the november at the same time Cotton was Down to 62 per hogs to 58per 55 per and tides to 29 per while sugars alone showed a shrinkage to 82 per the a Cive Chart shows the Rise and fall of the average As Well As the Rise and fall of the individual Pic Exon each of the six Staples Cov ered the average on is called 100 per for of and the average today is just 59 per a fall of 41 per cent when the average was 100 per middling uploads Cotton was 28 Cente a contract Grade wheat j2j28 a raw sugar 1 my bar Copper 26 cents a 1 Calfskin hides 34 cents 100 by if the group f by it 119 22 to so during 1920 average during november 30 bushels receipts and shipments at William and fort september 1stto november 1920 receipts shipments by Lake by per and byway had reached water per cent since May 22nd this average Haaff alien almost perpendicularly to 59 per though the fluctuation in prices of the individual Staples has not been summary of Lake let 30r bushels bushels bushels to United total not Deen i when the average hit its High per last Cotton had reached a or 153 per wheat was a or 145 per sugar was Pound or updo 309 per same Tim Copper was lower at 19eents a v to per Loo 76 and were about the same As right after the at 7 with to 59 Afeffe opening offt represent Cotton was Down to cents 62 for 70 per capper raw Suharto 6eents a or 82 per an hides cents Pound or 29 Minneapolis 1920 Winnipeg wheat situation november 30th 1920 bushels 1919 government crop estimate Western provinces 1920 september to soft Points to to country novel per 1920 West Winnie Hub seed of country balance in to Market 10 x if base Don the crop estimate considers about bushels toe president Secretary of ;