Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 12, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press wednesday june 12, 1940 Page. Fifteen further crop damages in Balkans complaints Are being Hoard from the Balkans of damage from foods. And Harvest prospects arc below Normal according to Broomhall s latest foreign crop summary. It is As follows Balkans renewed complaints Are being received of damage from floods and wheat Harvest prospects in actions of the Balkans Are average. Efforts have been Macic increase he acreage to Corn new crop Export offers of Corn so far have been Small. Australia seeding continued backward in Many sections due to Lack of sufficient moisture. Rains have slowed wheat seeding and retarded Corn conditioning but improved the new seed bed and conditions for the new crops Are considered very satisfactory. France turns to . To fill steel losses new York june 12. Mills geared production schedules to the highest since january As the National defence programme shaped up and big foreign orders were placed. Iron age said today in a weekly Survey. The nation s Mills raised output to 85 i per cent of capacity a jump of 5 Points. Following the arrival Here a week or so ago of a delegation of steel men representing the allies and the Transfer of steel purchasing from London to the Anglo French purchasing Board in new York heavy steel orders amounting to tons or More have been placed by the allies said the Magazine. While Britain May continue to take a Large Quantity of Semi finished steel. France is placing or Ders for a Good Deal of finished steel. A condition undoubtedly brought about by the fact that roughly half of French Coal and Coke capacity and about a Quarter of Iron and steel capacity is behind the German lines in Northern France. A greater War Effort in Canada will also bring additional steel orders to the United the Iron age scrap composite much of the land which j advanced 59 cents to s19.17 a ton. I Cir do cd following the Vinkler has been sue other european has ver. Warm and dry the past week and Uccat up specs in most Sec of inv. Average to average. South Corn Harvest is with the yields suggest below last year. To for some of the anticipated wheat damage and re mania i believed to have planted a substantially larger area to Corn. I Vyver. Crop Outlook is Uncertain a Thi .irp.o. And the rumanian gov late last week banned Corn exports for one month pending the in stirs of a Survey of remaining storks and the new crop prospects. Russia Winter crop prospects been recently Fol a a cried of favourable weath c Many continue he belief that Winter Kil considerable As a result of Volch it expected that the out vill be below Normal. Some of an air in Spring Grain growth but generally still somewhat Back is Cool in this that the Ici ent for production recent rapid development following past week. Bralorne mines limited liability notice is hereby Given that a quarterly dividend of 20 it Iii Ner share and an extra dividend of cents per ? have been declared in the daid up capital Stock of he company payable on the 5th Day of july. 1s40. To shareholders of record As of june 1940. 3y order of the Board. Ronald Grace. Secretary treasurer. Vancouver. . June 3rd. 1940. The heavy Rains of the crops throughout the Canadian Prairies Are with few exceptions showing rapid develop ment and growth is emphasized states the third seasonable crop re port of the Ogilvie flour Mills co. Limited. Under preset conditions j crops can Well be expected to continue very rapid Progress and above average tooling May be Antici i rated. I there is some concern expressed regarding the heavy crop of weeds and wild Oats which appear to be unusually thick in some of the wheat Fields located chiefly in the districts where moisture was deficient last season and the farm ers Are apprehensive they will cause serious depletion of moisture Supply and subsequent deterioration unless better than Normal Rains occur. In some instances such Fields have been slowed Down and then renown to coarse Lam notice of dividend no.77 notice is hereby Given that ends per share on the 200.000 of preference North Star Oil limited. Boisis i i Ament l be cumulative quarts Riv dividend due on the 3rd of july. 1939. This dividend is pay Able on the 2nd of july 1940, to the shareholders of record on the loth june 1940. A. Havelock. Secretary. Temperatures in Grain Belt above Normal Toronto june 11. Up Dominion meteorological Bureau i reported tuesday departures from i Normal mean temperatures for the past week in Western Canada generally were Small. Throughout the Northern Sec Tion of the Grain Region of Mani Toba in West Central Saskatchewan and East Central Alberta mean temperatures for the week were generally one to four degrees above Normal. Along the Western and Northern fringe of agriculture in Alberta deficiencies three to More than five degrees were re ported. Over the remainder of the agricultural areas of the Prairies temperatures were Normal to three degrees below Normal. New officers at air depot flight Lieut. M. J. Baskerville flying officer p. M. Stewart to handle increased activity at the air Force recruiting depot in Winnipeg two new officers have been added to the staff under Squadron Leader j. C. Huggard commanding officer of the depot. The new officers flight Lieut. Baskerville and flying officer Stewart have arrived from Eastern Canada. More about livestock markets continued from Page 14 watered or equivalent to on a rail Grade basis. Lights and feeders were priced mostly from to with sows being in firm demand All the Way from ?3.50 to s5.50. There was no noticeable on. The appreciable change Lamb Market Good Spring lambs cashing at the Mark and plainer Light lambs Down outside markets j Toronto 280 cattle Market ruling generally steady. Hog receipts 200 Bacons sold tuesday , Oti trucks and dressed. Few Good lambs Selling Ai 512.50. Montreal 120 cattle Market unchanged Ai week s Advance. Calf receipts Trade holding firm top dealers around so. 50, hog receipts Bacons Selling at s3.go, led and watered. Sheep and Lamb receipts 20 Good lambs South St. Cattle Slaughter steers slow to weak. She Stock weak to lower. Only one car of canadians on Ofier. Chicago cattle Slaughter steers weak to 25c lower. She Stock slow with a weak undertone. No canadians on offer livestock quotation s Union stockyards St. Boni Une s tee Ltd up to steers Choice. Goo i medium common. Choice Good medium common Fkd Choice Good medium cows Cood medium common ver s 8.00 7.00 fi.25 5.50 7.00 i.2.1 5.50 8.00 7.25 5.50 idleness prevalent on coast Exchange Vancouver . June 12. Spe Grain traders Anc exporters were forced to sit idly by again tuesday during the ses Sion on the Exchange when Over seas interest was completely dried up As far As Neutral countries Are concerned and no signs of any renewed British control Board operations. Likewise elevator operations were near a standstill with Only traffic reported during the past 24 hours being local shipments of bushels. Produce Market prices of butter and eggs until further notice will be those supplied the free prets by the Secretary of the advisors committee of the Dairy manufacturers Assoc ution butter Creamery .-.21 prices according to Dominion govern ment grading wholesale to shippers de liveries Winnipeg cases returned. A Grade per dozen a tirade. Medium per dozen. A t Grade per dozen. A Pracie per dozen. Vegetable local Leal lettuce dozen Man. Rhubarb. In. Man. Spinach hamper Man. Asparagus Job. Preen onions dozen j turnips per in. Prairie crop 95 per cent last year 92 while the crop in Western Canada appears Good to the Eye better than Normal rainfall will be required in he next six weeks to replenish the existent deficiency in moisture supplies according to the Searle 3rain company s first crop report issued wednesday. It says in part the present observed condition of the crop for the three Prairie provinces is 95 per cent As com pared with 92 per cent at this time last year. Practically All districts Are reported As uniformly Good by tile measured moisture condition for Western Canada is Only 77 per Cem Normal As compared with 104 o year ago. The Northern districts o Manitoba and Saskatchewan Are particularly deficient in moisture reserves and the continued growth of the crop in these areas will de Pend upon whether ample Rains Are received during the next six weeks correspondents report a 3 per cent increase in wheat acreage Over the West with practically Kcf change in coarse Grain acreage. Coarse grains Are 93 per cent seeded. Of the stations reporting Only 367 report any hatching of Grasshoppers in Manitoba the crop condition is 96 per cent As compared with 94 last year. Wheat acreage is re ported to be increased by 3 be cent while there is no change in coarse grains. There Are some re ports of Grasshoppers hatching by nothing to indicate any alarming state As yet. Saskatchewan reports a Cro condition of 92 per cent comparet with 89 last year. There is a 5 be cent increase in wheat acreage and a 2 per cent decrease in Coars grains. Of the 237 stations report ing the presence of Grasshopper there Are Only a few scattered re ports that indicate any serious damage. Alberta shows a condition of 10 per cent As against 95 last year there has been no change in the wheat acreage but a 3 per Cen increase in the coarse Grain acreage in Alberta the crop is eight Days .16 .14 .13 .10 5.uu 4.00 3.511 potatoes. 100 ibs. Beets in. Imported Pascal celery Case Tex is tomatoes per Case j.5. No. 1 potatoes per cwt. . Head lettuce per cwt. California Parsley dozen. . Cauliflower Case California radishes per dozen. Texas new beets. In. 4.50 5.00 canners and cutters Good common stocked and feeder Good 6.50 medium 5.00 5.75 common 4.so 4.75 Stock cows and Good 4.75 5.50 medium 4.50 common 3-50 3.75 milkers. 40.00 70.00 1 veal the Gool and Choice 7.00 8.00 common and medium trans Canada air lines Stevenson ail out St. James. Man. Construction of second Storey Over East Annex at hangar tenders rift invited for it constructor of second Storey Over East Annex Ciha a Stevenson Field Airport. St. Sealed the Kurs marked Ana tender for hangar. Jarr.o-. and addressed to or. 3. E. Cd incr. Vice president. Trans Carer do air lines. Room no. 503. Express Mcgil Street Montreal j a. Will be received up to 12.00 noon a Tern Standard time june 24th, 1940, for tendering Mav be seen or after june 14th, 1940, at the office of the tiring Canada air lines. Stevenson Field Airport. St. James. Manitoba and the office or the architect. Room 703 express building. 3fi5 Mcgill Street Mon Treal. . Sci plans specifications. Form contract. Form of Bond and form of tender in obtained on or after 14th. At either of these and on depositing a Sci tidied Cheque o the trans Canada air amount of fifty dollars will be returned to con Euirn of the plans and specification to either of the above and n Cone condition within thirty clays of tar of contract. Tender will not be considered unless submitted on forms supplied by the trans Canada air lines and in accordance with the instructions for ten Dering. The lowest or any ten Der not necessarily accepted. D. B. Colyer. Vice president. June 2th. 1940. Tenders for the province Manitoba 1941 motor vehicle plates sea i a addressed to the under crib Orsad tenders for motor 1 chide Piar a for 1941" will he received he . Oha government purchasing Roo a 22v. Parliament buildings. In of 11 o clock noon. Friday. Each to Nice invest he acco mortar red by a certified Cheque on a chartered Bank to Cannon. Payable to the order of the provincial treasurer equal to of the amount of the tender. Full specifications will be supplied on to the purchasing dept. Earth tender not Neces j lowest 01 accepted. H. Purchasing agent. Manitoba governor jct. . Scaled tenders tenders for roof will be by the undersigned up to 5 june 25. For the erection that pan new . on Central school. Trans via. A. Pcs Impi Cri by . The school he a pwned from 9 . To 12 on in ruins of Juno 15. For those o View the work to be done May be obtained from the Secretary. All labor and materials to be supplied by the successful bidder. Work to be the first week in july Anc before sept. 1. The lowest tender not necessarily accepted. Of signed d. Sowden. Scc.-treas., Man. June 11. 1d40. Canadian general investments jet., common cents payable full 15 to shareholders of record june 29. Consolidated bakeries of Canada limited. 25 cents payable july 2 to shareholders of record june 15. Mercantile transport and for warding limited three per cent accumulated redeemable preferred for half year ended june 30, pay shareholders of 4.50 6.50 select Bacon 1.00 per head Premium per head discount extra heavy lights and feeders sows no. 3 sows no. 2 roughs Stags Good Spring common heavies Good common 3.co 4.00 2.00 10.00 8.00 3.50 5.00 2.50 representative sales reported up to 3 o clock tuesday. June 11. 1340. 990. G2q. 670. 6911. 710. 800. Able june 29 to Icord june 21. The Goodyear tire company of Canada and Rubbe limited. 1 per cent on 5 per cent accumulated preferred and 63 cents on common both payable july 2 to shareholders of record june 15. Nova Scotia Light and Power company limited common a share payable july 1 to holders of record june 14. American Cyan amid company 12v cents on the preferred and 15 cents on the a and a class shares payable july 1 to share holders of record june 12. Sun life Assurance company of Canada. S3.75. Payable july 1 to shareholders of record june 15. Bralorne mines limited 20 cents plus 10 cents both payable july 15 to shareholders of record june 29. Price Brothers and company limited quarterly preferred 1% per cent and preferred 1% per cent on account of arrears both payable july 1 to shareholders of record june 20. Canadian Westinghouse company limited. Cents payable july 1 to shareholders of record june 17. J. S. Mitchell and company limited quarterly preferred i3i per cent payable july 2 to shareholders of record june 15. Standard chemical company limited 75 cents payable july 15 to shareholders of record june 15. Canada packers limited. Payable july 2 to shareholders of record june 15. The Central Canada loan and savings company two per cent payable july 2 to shareholders of record june 17. Canada foundries and forgings limited class cents pay Able july 2 to shareholders of record june 15. International paper and Power company quarterly s1.25 on the five per cent cumulative preferred payable june 29 to shareholders of record june 21. Sheep Creek Gold mines limited quarterly four cents and a special Bonus of one cent payable july 15 to shareholders of record june 29. Killing steers 930 8.25 960 8.00 950 8.00 7.75 940. 7.50 fed yearlings 8.25 i70. 8.00 340. 7.75 g90. 7.50 640. 7.25 Butcher heifers 750 Ugo. 7 25 7.00 900---- 7.00 c.75 5uo---- cows g.25 6.00 5.75 n.15 5.51 a.50 57.50 0.75 6.50 6.00 700. 750. 670. 800. G30. 200. 190. 170. 180. 200. 170. 210 200 canners and outer 220 270 9 260 280 200 160 150 3.50 3 25 890 3.00 bulls 525 5.00 475 stockers 6.25 r20---- 530. 6.00 600----- 5.75 530. 8.00 160---- 8.00 150---- 775 7 50 240---- 725 170--- 700 130---- Spring Lamb 10 of 60. 10.00 go. 55. 8.50 select hogs is 00 per head Premium 7.75 190. Bacons 7.75 190---- 7.75 butchers si.50 per head discount 6.0i 6.00 5.00 4.75 4.5c 4.50 4.00 5.5c fi.50 5.00 5.00 4.50 8.00 7.00 6.00 210. Heavies b.75 g.75 extra heavies 5.b5 340. 5 75 370 lights and feeders 7 60 100---- 7 in 150 sows 5.50 340 5.00 450---- 5 on 4go. 4.75 Stags too 550 .01 .60 .00 .15 .03 1.20 .02 3.go 2.75 1.90 4.00 .50 1.75 .40 .05 .04 is .06 5.50 2.75 .04 .03 a in Trio onions per a. California cabbage in. Alifornia horse radish in. Sweet potatoes per in. Siordia cucumbers. 50 California new potatoes per cwt. Texas carrots. In. Parsnips in. Flour Small lots delivered to dealers elevators or consignment stocks Maple Leaf five roses purity Loyal household Robin Hood Quaker Man. Sask. And two 40-lb. Sacks .-------2.87vi per sack 98 ibs. 2.80 rolled Oats Small lots to dealers. 80-lb. Rack. 3.10 retail Price to Consumers 15c extra Millfred Man. And bran per ton shorts per ton. 26.00 bran per ton shorts per ton Montreal produce Montreal june 12. Quotations on the Canadian commodity Exchange. Wednesday were spot 192 a Large. 23-23va. Boxes Quebec 92 score 400 boxes Quebec 92 22s.b 4gc boxes Quebec 92 150 boxes Quebec 38 21- a 100 boxes Quebec 38 weather reports issued by the meteorological service of Canada High Low last from cyst. Today 24 hrs. Apr. Victoria Vancouver Kamloops Prince George Jasper fair View Beaverlodge Mcmurray Edmonton Calvary Lith Bridge Medicine Hal Swift current Moose jaw Battleford Prince Albert Regina Broadview Minnedosa Winnipeg the Pas. Sioux Lookout port Arthur White River Parry sound Toronto Kingston Ottawa Montreal Boston Chicago Jukith. Orleans York. Los Angeles s. S. Marie St. Paul Banff pc Pr�ville red Deer stat Tler Coronation Empress Drumheller Brooks Macleod Cardston Foremost Lloydminster Macklin Kindersley Elbow Outlook Saskatoon Humboldt Mel fort Yorkton 6.75 i Kamsack i Consul. J Shaunavon Assiniboia 4.75 430 Grain inspection june 11. 1940. Hard 5. 1 nor. 653, 2 nor 115. 3 nor. 11. 4 nor. 3. Smutty 1. Toush 19 a elected 2 2 durum 1. 3 durum 4, mixed 1. Toueh Garnet 1 no. 4 special 3. . 10. Sex. 3 . 3 3 1 feed 5. Tough 1. Ron malting 2. 1 feed 1. 2 feed 2. 3 fied 2. . 1. . 3. 3 . 4. Totals last wheat Oats Barley flax Rye total contract movement by roads c.p.r., 490. C.n.r., Indian head yellow grass est Van Ivro Somin Swar River Dauphin Rufsell Virden Brandon Rivers Portage a Prairie Pierson Boissevain by Viress River Morden Emerson Kenora 71 68 72 73 69 73 74 83 82 79 to 81 75 by 76 63 71 in 62 in 58 69 71 Fis 65 74 75 76 7 80 80 80 84 82 r2 84 72 74 76 78 76 74 72 74 82 82 30 84 84 76 84 80 b4 82 81 84 80 30 84 84 84 75 5-4 58 60 46 44 45 52 41 54 52 50 59 54 53 48 51 52 51 50 55 39 36 54 62 64 63 61 60 51 42 72 62 56 39 57 51 54 60 60 50 54 53 54 54 56 50 50 54 52 53 56 50 50 54 46 54 58 52 54 48 54 54 60 56 50 52 58 53 60 52 54 56 58 60 .03 .08 .04 .01 .02 .04 Netherlands firms Transfer offices Montreal june 12. 170 important Netherlands Compain ies have transferred their offices to Netherlands overseas territories g. P. Luden acting Consul Genera of the Netherlands Here said tuesday in a circular letter to the managers of All chartered Banks in Canada. Luden said the Netherlands min ister to Canada f. E. H. Groen Man asked the Canadian govern ment May 10 to place no Specia restrictions on commercial and financial Intercourse with sections of the Netherlands kingdom no occupied by Germany. These in clude Netherlands East indies Suriname and Curacao. Wholesale prices slightly higher Ottawa june 12. Do minion Bureau of statistics report its general wholesale commodity Price Index Rose to 81.9 the week ended june 7 from 81.7 the pre Vious week and 73.3 the corresponding week last year. The Index for Canadian farm products computed separately declined to 65.7 from 65.8 the pre Vious week while in last year was 64.4. On the base 1939 equals 00, the Index for Industrial a Erial prices Rose to 120.3 from 19.9 the previous week and 100.2 ast year. Argentine Rains slow Field work Broomhall special to the free press Buenos Aires june Rains throughout the Argentine recently have slowed Field work and delayed conditioning of Corn. The new wheat and flaxseed seedbeds however Are very satisfactory and arge acreages Are Likely. Export demand Lor All grains is inactive. Futures prices closed unchanged. Wheat makes Progress h Winter Belt Washington june 13. The past week was favourable for the Matur ing Winter wheat crop and satisfactory Progress was reported rather generally states the . Govern ment weekly crop report it is in part As follows plants Are reported heading As far North As new York and the lower Lake regions and mostly Well headed in the Ohio Valley. In Oklahoma the crop is in All stages of growth with the earliest filled satisfactorily. Some combining is reported which will be More general later this week with favor Able weather. In Kansas there were further Good general Rains and wheat has improved but it is Ripen ing irregularly. Harvest will be Gin in a few Days in the extreme South Central and Southeastern portions and with favourable weather will extend in two or three weeks into the North and West Good growing weather prevailed through out the sri org wheat Region and satisfactory Progress was reported rather generally. London tin London june 12. Up tin irregular spot bid 5s asked future 15s bid asked. Sweet perfect j1 .00 will Send 300 Sweet Caps or 1 in. Old Virginia pipe tobacco to canadians serving in United kingdom and France Only. Caps . Box 6000, Montreal qut. And there s a reason it s the formula. Because they Are blended by experts from 38 classifications of the finest Virginia tobaccos. Sweet Caps suit More people than any other cigarettes in Canada. And because of this rigid for Mula they never vary but always give you a Milder More fragrant smoke. The purest form in which tobacco can be smoked Sweet caporal tune in to the Light up and listen club monday through Friday. It believe me theres nothing worse you re wrong. Are even More dangerous .02 .02 .02 .04 .01 .02 .10 .14 .04 .20 .06 .60 2.2. 3.3 5.34 3.4 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.27 7.30 5.34 3.76 4.20 2.75 1.96 2.10 1.29 2.67 3.38 2.03 6.14 8.12 6.44 3.76 4.27 7.41 3.80 1.g8 3.00 2.88 4.09 3.81 2.89 4.32 5.85 4.48 4.08 5.27 4.04 4.35 vhf Lew synopsis of weather conditions thundershowers have occurred in Mani Toba also Light showers in Northern districts of Saskatchewan and Alberta while in other parts of the Prairie provinces the weather has been generally fair and moderately warm. Light showers have fallen in Southern Ontario and the Rainy River District. Forecasts Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Partly Cloudy and a Little cooler tonight and thursday with Light scattered shovers. Alberta. Partly Cloudy today and thursday with Light showers in some districts Cool tonight. Peace River fair to Day and thursday Cool tonight. Kenora and Rainy today with thundershowers. 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