Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 28, 1948, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Eree. 28, 1948 Wear on Liberal hedging o o Oats Ai id Barley futures wer generally weaker saturday at mid cession on the Winnipeg Grain Exchange. First reports from outside interests failed to offset pressure of Liberal hedging sales. Barley futures were in fair de Mand for Eastern accounts Whin United states houses were goo buyers of Oats futures. Liberal hedging weakened by futures with moderate support developing at lower Levels. This buy ing was by United states houses. Processors and american inter costs showed a Light demand can futures which were Stead in thin Dull Trade. Allocation of bushels o Canadian wheat to the United kingdom was reported which drought the week s total of allocations up to bushels. Ship ment of this Grain will be made a an Early Date under the Anglo Canadian wheat agreement. Overnight trains were concentrated in Western Manitoba the telegraphic Grain Exchange weather map indicated. Precipitation occur red at a few scattered Points a Alberta and Saskatchewan., Low est minimum temperatures re corded on the map were at Conan and Humboldt in Western Saskatchewan. Temperatures there were 36. Degrees. Northern Saskatchewan end Alberta lows ranged from 3h service manager open for petition permanent occupation wanted in expanding business. Experienced in. Hydraulic design and operation Fonow of diesel and engines. Crawler and lib bar tractor filled lines. Experienced in presently employed service Mana or. 38, Narried. Interview de Arr inert tar Sinh Iii. Kree advertisement Sale of claims god s Lake District Manitoba Island Gold mines limited following min 13 14 Rind bind 2 3 5 6 7 a 9 Lake for. Lake no. 1 2 4 5 7 22 23 24 25 34 35 36 37 38 41 Seno Reno no. 1 no. 2 3 4 5 ii 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Ventura Ventura no. 2 3 Ventura a . . No. 1 Annex. Frac. 9 m. 960 12 Frac. 1 2 3 m. 978 1 9 m. 980 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 m. 964 do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do m. 327 from 21 May 1934 m. 326 do m. 318 do m. 319 do m. 965 from 25 apr., 1938 m. 966 i do m 387 from 26 oct. 1934 m 967 from 25 apr. 10j3 m. .968 do do do do do -8 m. 970 1 2 3 4 5 to above level. mid session Winnipeg Oats futures were unchanged to vice its lower with the october at-73% cents bid Barley futures ranged to cents lower with the october at asked. Rye futures were 1% to cents lower i tic the october at the Only flax opener november was unchanged at bid. Britain approves Antarctic plan London aug. 28 was reliably reported Friday night prepared to accept in principle a United states proposal for an International regime for a Large part of the Antarctic " continent. The United states proposal does not include the. Soviet. Union which has no claims in the Terri tory in question. An informed source said Britain would retain Sovereign rights she claims Over the Falk and islands t off. The Argentine coast. But he added Britain would probably be ready to renounce claims to the Falkland Island dependencies in the Antarctic Region. The United states has approached Britain France Australia new zealand Norway Argentina and with claims in or hear he Antarctic. Bond quotations the investment dealers association of Canada Dominion of Canada 1st. War loan 314 2nd, War Ioan 3 . 1st. Victory loan 3 p. C., 2nd, Victory loan 3 ., 3rd Victory loan 3 4th. Victory loan 3 . 5th. 6th., Victory loan 3 . Victory loan 3 . Victory loan 3 . 8th. Victory loan 3 . 9th. Victory loan 3 . Province of Manitoba 4% 2i 1850 c 101 aug. 28 103% Lola. 1019i 1u3 103 be 103% 102v, 101v, 100 100 100 Ion 4 10414 10274 10054 100% Low 103 june 15, 1954 c by Iise. Dec. 15, 1936 117b i dec " 15. 1966 cd 94 june 15. 1963 c 101 to province of Saskatchewan 6% 4% 3% mar. 15, 1952 pc sept. J955 by nov. 1, 1959 a nov. 1, 1960 c feb. 15, 1962 c nov. 15. 1962 c mar. I 1963 c 105 x 107 lob 98 i 92 a 91 107% 109 101 i 100 a 95 not Seal not furs but butter to barter Churchill aug. 28 the rest of Canada bonders its bread will be buttered on eskimos at far Northern Salisbury Island Nave butter to barter the reason they re diligent beachcombers. Eskimo families numbering 40 oils who wintered on Salisbury stand salvaged Large supplies of both butter and Coffee which Drift d ashore from the Hudson s Bay company ship wrecked ast summer off Cape Dorset. Employees of the department of Ransport stationed at Nottingham vere Short of the two commodities and gladly entered into Trade with he eskimos. They had plenty of Tea and that Vas Fine with the eskimos. Tail segregation stirs trouble in South Africa Capetown aug. 28 Reuters attempts by non euro eans to. Violate South Africa s Railroad segregation Ned by a resistance committee to a sport dealt with drastically minister p. O. Sauer heavy cattle run weakens Canadian prices Ottawa aug. 28 rec Ord cattle offerings clogged he Canadian Market last week in the Wake of the government s Export restrictions helping drive prices Down Between and a Hundred weight the agriculture department reported in its. Weekly livestock review. _ the department said anticipation of sharply increased brought it the heavy runs which included a Large proportion of inferior Quality cattle. A combination of circumstances the heavy of Fering a seasonable slow hot weather demand for meats and reluctance of buyers on United states account to pay the increased asking in a slug Gish opening Trade with consequent heavy daily carry overs. A after the Market finally settled Down to a definite trading basis the result was a general decline of on Butcher cattle. Some cattle were returned to the country. Export shipments while in fair volume did not completely. Relieve the situation. United states markets Are passing through a similar period of increasingly heavy cattle e runs and hot weather with its con sequent easing of demand for nearly All but cooked meats. A general drop of took place Page 13 . July exports evicted from army Barracks by the City of Toronto the family of Archibald Widdowson was Given shelter in this tool hut by a visiting Alberta Oil Driller. The hut sheltered grandmother h. King the parents their three children. Livestock steers up to 1050 Good 21.00 medium 18.00 common. 15.00 steers Over 1050 Good 21.00 medium. 18.00 common 15.00 Choice. 21.00 Good. Is.00 medium. 16.00 common. 14.00 fed calves Choice 24.00 20.00 17.00 24. Of 20.00 17.09 2001 17.00 15.0u Freak . Weather score record yields ruined crops at Toronto record run of do do do 21 years m. 286 from May 1034 m. 988 from 25 apr., 1938 m. 287 from 21 May. 1934 m. 9b9 from 25 and. 103b m.--288 from 21 May 1934 said Friday night. The resistance group was formed to fight i new government regulations which re serve Railroad cars for europeans Only. M. 289 m. 200 do to m. 990 from 25 anr., 1 2 3 4 5 6 m. 997 1 do do do do do do do do do do do do do do. Do 9 m. 1000 m. 1001 m. M. 377 m 952 Annex. No. 1 Frac. M. 153 bids must be Xilco with the liquidator on or before 12 o clock noon on Friday the first Day of october. 1d48. The hich est bid will be accepted and in the event of there being More than one b older submitting the his Host bid the liquidator will accept the bid first received by him. Title to the claims will be Given by of Transfer of leases from the Manitoba government. The Toronto general Trusis corporation Winnipeg Manitoba. Liquidator Jowsey Island Gold mine limited. Canada steamship lines Jinji Ted com. 50 cents Peg. Share payable oct 15 to shareholders of record sept. 17. To Winnipeg municipal hospitals 1 of coat sealed tend addressed to or. Peter Cornes chairman of. The Hospital com Mission will be received at the1 office of the undersigned up to the hour of noun on saturday the Lith Day of september. 19-1s. For supplying and delivering at the municipal hospitals in such quantities and at such times As required common inc october 1st. 1948, and Termini tons september 30tlt, 19 19. 4.700 tons More of less Manitoba or Saskatchewan Lignite Coal. Complete specifications May be obtained upon application at the Secretary s of fice. Mai racy Avenue and each tender Musl he accompanied by an accepted Cheque of Cash Deposit equal to 5% of its total amount. The lowest or any tender not Nec nearly cattle was on hand. Western markets suffered from an overload of inferior Quality cattle and paring of prices was the natural result. Packer buyers were generally operating on canners and cutters and boning material. At Winnipeg most classes of Butcher Stock were lower. Calgary was Active despite Liber Al receipts and Good to Choice steers brought while Edmonton was Down with most Good steers around and an Odd 522. Exports of Slaughter and feeding cattle to the United states in the last week amounted to head making the total since the removal of the. Embargo shipment of Dairy and pure for week totalled calf exports totalled and. Since the embargo removal amount to while the. Week s exports of sheep and lambs was 979 head and the total to Date this year a general Forward movement occurred in hog markets with Toronto up 50 cents and Winnipeg is higher. Good medium Good. Medium canners and cutters Good common 24.00 21.00 17.00 16.00 14.00 11.00 17.00 12.00 Stacker and feeder Good. 17.00 medium. 15.00 common. 12 00 Stock Good. 115.00 common. 11.00 Stock Good 14.00 Ommon. 11 00 veal Good and Choice 20.00 common and medium 12.00 Grade a 31.50 1 a. 10 2 30.85 c 29.35 d29.10 lights. 29.10 20.00 16.00 16.0 u 14.00 15.00 13.00 31.10 London aug. 28 up in the Vale of Evesham Worcester Shire the growers of a third of Britain s fruit and vegetables Are beginning to smile again. J or five months they have faced financial ruin. Never in living has there been so much rain and so Little Sun. Yet plums have proved a bigger yield than anyone dared of Hope and the apples Are a record crop. Most important of All to the growers is that fruit is holding its Price. The average Price for plums is seven shillings six Pence for 12 months compared with five shillings six Pence for last year s record yield. Apples and strawberries Are Selling Well at Good prices. Vege table growers say the wet extra heavies sows no. 1 sows no. 2 feeders lambs 27.35 25.00 25.50 25.00 20.00 warily accepted. D. M. Cox. Secretary and manager. Municipal hospitals Winnipeg. Aukusti 28th. 194s, up cinc 42 As required by the income War tax act this will advise our customers to in the said amended that in accordance with the terms and conditions and within the times and limitations contained in the said act As amended it is our intention to pay a dividend in pro portion to the 1948 patronage in respect of wheat pats Barley flax and Rye delivered by. Our customers country elevators out of the revenues of the 1948 taxation year or out of such other funds As May be permitted by the said act and we hereby hold out the Prospect of the payment of a patronage dividend to you accordingly. Lake of the Woods Moling co., Ltd Canada faces critical scrap Iron shortage Ottawa aug. 28 up Canada is facing a critical Short age of scrap Iron resulting from a drop to almost nothing in supplies flowing in to steel fur Naces and Iron foundries steel con troller f. K. Ashbaugh said Mon Day. Stocks Are not Ash Baugh said but. The trouble is that the inward flow is dropping to next to to maintain present output of about ingot tons of. Steel annually on who Civ. The country s Industrial life depends Canadian steel producers must buy approximately tons of Basic pig Iron and tons of circulating scrap which Zeornes from the Mills. It is shortage of scrap in the Purchase j Field that is causing trouble. Toronto aug. 28 prices May look High to but not to Mario Carles Spanish Lay preacher visiting Here with his wife and two sons. He says bread in his native Barcelona Sells for the equivalent a loaf and. Eggs a dozen and the average work ing Man earns Only he blames Black markets. Good heavyweight 23.00 common bunks Good. Heavies Good hand weight 5, ,50 7.00 26.00 25.00 24.00 15.00 21.50 7.50 5.5 j ers in the recent floods have been 1.500 acres of Grassland now use less for this season More than 300 acres of Grain totally destroyed and 250 acres seriously damaged. With nearly acres of wheat acres of Barley and acres of Oats the three divisions of Lincolnshire Are Mak ing a big Effort to get the Harvest in. Lincolnshire Farmers say the wheat May prove the Best of the cereals. Barley has suffered much from storms. Oats which promised to be a heavy crop has suffered the worst and the yield May Well be lowered. Warmth has produced Winter vegetables Many months earlier than usual. A different Story comes from Hertfordshire where recent gales played havoc in the Orchards. Wuhu in pears and Early apples were blown from the Trees by the ton. Losses of Northumberland farm common 3.50 hog crisis seen by Alta. Paper Lethbridge Alta., aug 28 Lethbridge Herald said in a news Page Story Friday that lifting of the ban on cattle exports to the United states had caused something of a crisis for hog producers. The Herald said pork prices had followed the upward trend Obj beef boosting the Alberta Farmer s re turn on hogs to for , As compared to the s27.50 he received for exporting hogs to fulfil the British Bacon contract. For some weeks no pork has been shipped to Britain except was in the coolers and marked for Export at the British con tract the Herald reported both farm ers and packers were worried Over what action the Canadian govern ment would take when cooler sup plies for the British contract were exhausted. . Freight rate increase sought Washington aug. 28 bup railroads asked the interstate commence commission Friday for increases in freight rates on Coal Coke and Iron Ore estimated to yield an additional a year. The railroads said the extra Rev Enue is essential if they Are to continue providing adequate and efficient their proposal would increase the rates on hard and soft Coal and Coke by 29 cents a net ton or 28 cents a Gross ton Ali Over the country. They for an in crease of 20 cents a Gross or net ton1 for Iron Ore in the East and South. 20 companies to explore for Oil in Alberta Edmonton aug. 28 Gin territory in Northern Alberta is to be fully explored for Oil by some 20 Oil companies the provincial government announced wednesday. The companies will co operate in the exploration of acres of land in the Triangle bounded by Lac la Biche lesser slave Lake and Lake Athabasca. While details of the Deal Are not Complete it is known that both Canadian and United states Oil companies will take part in the work in the Region famous for its bituminous or Oil Sands. Hit record Peak London aug. 28 tally because the. June Dock strike which built up backlogs Gerat Britain s july exports reached a record High at about the Board of Trade announced tuesday. The july total topped the pre Vious record unchallenged since july 1920, by representatives of the Alberta Farmers Union and the United Farmers of Alberta met Friday to draft a Constitution for the amalgamation of the two bodies. The meeting decided to wire it. Hon. J. G. Gardiner agriculture minister urging Dominion Market ing legislation of farm produce. Says plane started fires Picton ont., aug. 28 fires which burned 75 acres of pasture land near Here Friday were said to have been started by flares dropped from a plane. Dividends foundation company of Canada limited 35 cents payable oct. 21 to shareholders of record sept. 30. The Bell Telephone company of Canada per share payable oct. 15 to shareholders of record sept. 15. Dominion Glass company limited com. 25 cents payable oct. 15 to shareholders of record sept. 27. Maritime Telegraph and Tele phone company com. Cents pad. 17% cents payable oct. 15 to share holders of record sept. 20. Woods manufacturing company limited 50 cents payable sept. 30 to shareholders of record aug. 31. Lithograph manufacturing com Pany 50 per share payable sept. 30 to shareholders of record aug. 30 traders finance corporation limited a and b.50 cents pref. Wheat stocks at Low level on West coast Vancouver aug. 28 special stocks of wheat Here have slipped below the million Bushel Mark and there is no indication that supplies will be built up quickly judging by the amount of Grain coming West. Elevator receipts Here in the past 48 hours were Only 032 bushels. Stocks Here total bushels of All Grain including bushels of wheat. The new Westminster elevator has Only bushels of wheat in store now. Domestic loadings in the past 48 hours were nominal at while Export clearance were Only bushels. There Are three ships Here and two at new West Minster today for Grain parcels for the . Nominations for the coun cil of the Vancouver Grain Exchange will close on aug. 29 and the. Annual meeting will be held sept. 8, it was announced today. Interest is is payable in any number of years Between five and fifteen suitable to you. It will pay you to Dis cuss details of your Mort Gage loan either new or 4 Good is a priceless Possession he personality of a firm develop with the association of passing of. Companie. Become staid and unapproachable other grow mildew Tandog and willingness to be of if there u one Quality which More than any other characterizes Osier Hammond Nanto personality it is a genuine. Interest in the. Problems of their customers. Insurance fire casualty and All other real estate City and farm property Coal wholesale mortgages City and farm properly Mori Oage management investments agents Oil and Gat rights the individualized attention we Tomer Large or Public hearings by minimum wage Board for Icv Cril months the minimum wage Board of the province of Manitoba has on the instructions of the minister of labor been upon a a vow of the minimum wage regulations. The Board is now ready to hear representation i from accredited spokesmen for employer and employee organizations. For this purpose the Board has fixed wednesday. September 15, 1948. For the hearing of submissions by representatives of employees and Friday september 17. 1948. For the hearing of sub miss Toni by representatives of employers in respect of minimum and working conditions and maximum hours of work As governed by the minimum wage act. Thise meetings will Convene at . 232-Lecislative building Winnipeg. Due to the limited space available Only accredited representatives of Bona fide associations and organizations can fee admitted to the names of accredited spokesmen or representatives Are to b e filed with the chairman of the Board not later than september ,13th. Parties will be heard in order of filing. Submissions to the Board should be made in writing with seven copies furnished for the use of the Board. T. A Williams chairman minimum wage Board. Auguat 26. 194b. 200 Sugii native building Winnipeg Manitoba. Loggers pay now third in industries Ottawa aug. You roam the Canadian Woods these Days you d probably hear a new note of cheer in the lumber Jack s stentorian Roar of. And the reason for it is wrapped up Between. The Blue covers of a Little has just come out from the Dominion Bureau of stat it shows lumbermen Are probably the1- happiest of Canadian workers about their pay. Starting with one of the Low est average weekly pay rates of All Canadia Industry the Lumberjacks have managed to hoist this by 110 per cent a the Between 1941 and March 1 of this year. The boost is from to a week bringing loggers from the second lowest to. The third highest in the eight major industries Cov ered by the department s Survey. Agriculture is not included. On the average for the eight industries the wage increases have run to an even per cent Over from an average 525 a. Week Thev have risen to construction next next he line to the loggers in boosting their been workers construction Indus try. They jumped themselves from an average to j39 a we Etc or 86 per covered. Mining a the period manufacturing ran almost neck and neck for the next highest percentage increase. Min ing wages were up 55 per cent from to and manufacturing was up 54 per cent., from to i that a week for mining employees was the top average wage of Canadian Indus try at March 1. However it is probably out stripped now by the wage of transportation workers which at March 1 had increased from the 1941 level of to was a 44-per cents payable oct. 1 to holders of record sept. 15. Share National breweries limited com. 50 cents pref. 44 cents payable oct. 1 to shareholders record sept. Since then railway work ers have obtained a Flat increase of 17 cents an hour. That would boost their pay on the average by perhaps a week and Likely haul Hie whole transport Industry close to an average earnings Steep Rock aug. 26 a Gross Revenue of during Steep Rock Iron mines Ltd. Reports a of for the year. R the operating profit is listed As but interest charges provision for depreciation and ther charges absorbed this. Work no capital was increased to from 10. The h. R. Macmillan Export company 12% cent dividend pay Menton its class a and for the quarterly annual period ending sept. 3 0.-in-addition to. The regular dividends the company also an additional 10 Cerit dividend1 on class b shares for the same period g. Tamblyn Ltd. 25 cents pics 5 cents pref. 5.0 cents payable oct. 1 to shareholders of record sept. 10. Calgary and. Edmonton Corpora Tion Ltd. 5 cents payable oct 15 to shareholders of record sept. 10. National steel car corporation Ltd. 37% cents per share payable oct. 15 to shareholders of record sept. 15. The Murphy paint co. Ltd. Com. 20 cents plus 20 cents payable sept 30 to shareholders of record. Sept. Bus. Of wheat moving via Hudson Bay Regina aug. 28 ment of at least bushels of wheat via the Hudson Bay route this year is now assured Hon. L. F. Mclyn Torch co operatives minister said Friday. To Date four ships carrying bushels of wheat have. Left port Churchill bound Foi Britain. The s. S. Marietta with a capacity of bushels i being loaded at the Northern port and the s. S. Bradbourne is due to arrive saturday to Load an additional the mini Ster said. Five of the ships making a re turn voyage to at. Churchill Between sept. 15 and 25 to take on an additional 000 bushels of wheat he said. Every Cut Haj of fuzz Conj Eterei of our lady a 0a our Janow Nanton bldg winning Toronto Calgary Edmonton vanctn7vsr 15. Nova Scotia Light and Power co. Ltd. 25 cents payable oct 1 to shareholders of record sept. 14. Canada bread co. Ltd payable oct. 1 to shareholders of record sept. 10. Calgary and Edmonton corp., Ltd., 5 cents a share payable oct. 15 to shareholders of record sept 10. Famous players Canadian corp oration jtd., 25 cents per share pay Able sept. 25 to shareholders of record sept. 10. British Columbia Power Corpora Tion Ltd., class a 40. Cents per share payable oct to share boldest of record sept. 10. Calgary and Edmonton Tion five cents payable oct. 15 to shareholders of record sept 10, subject i to approval of the foreign Exchange control Board. Produce aug. Y wholesale Man. New potatoes 75 ibs. New cabbage. 50 .75 Man. Rhubarb Job ont no. 1 onions 50 ibs. Man. Parsley Coz. Green onions cucumbers la. head lettuce Case new carrots. 50 ibs. Man. Cauliflower Case. Celery Green Case beets 50 . Green puts. La. Wax Beans in. Vegetable marrow Dpi. Tomatoes commission House prices Batter Creamery e prices to provided by Dominion department Agrios Leturc. Dressed poultry Chi Ken rail Rarie and Grade a. Over 5 ibs. Grade a Over 5 ids. Grade cover 5 ibs. .25 fowl Grade. A. Over 5 ibs. Grade a Over 5 ids. Grade Over 5 a Large per Doz. A medium. 2.0h 33 .02 2.50 j 1.03 j 1.sj 3.mjj .73 or ,3j 2.00 jux .33 i a pullets b Grade 33 c delivered Winnipeg country Itati Orue to two Levi per Are you a five Point Driver the five Point Driver is s Wise Man. He is prepared for any Hazard while driving. He has protected himself against Large repair Bills or probable Complete loss. He runs no risks when he drives. Five Point driving Means automobile insurance coverage entailing these Points 1. Public liability 2. 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