Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 05, 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press at gust 5, 1949 Prairie crop it Rains improve feed Oli look in dry areas crops in Manitoba continue promising and the feed situation has improved in the dry areas o Western Saskatchewan and Central Alberta As a result of fairly Gen eral Rains during the past week the crop reports of the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railways stated Friday. Harvesting has begun in South Era Manitoba and within 10 Days it is expected to be Genera throughout most of the province end in Southern Saskatchewan. Northern Manitoba reports grains filling out satisfactorily with con. Foiled warm weather and Occa Gorial showers during the week some Leaf rust is reported around liver and Durban but As is not serious. Fairly general Rains during the have maintained crop pros pectin i Southeastern Saskatchewan. Some Rye has been swathed hut harvesting will not be Genera for another week to 10 Days. Warm weather is now required As there appears to be sufficient moisture to carry the crop through to maturity. Considerable improvement is apparent in Central Saskatchewan where Rains have varied from Light showers to heavy Rains according to . However there will Stilie a shortage of feed. Further Grasshopper damage is 1 reported in Southern and Western areas of Saskatchewan. The Centra regions have started harvesting i heat but it will be about two weeks before cutting is Genera in these areas. Crops in Northern Saskatchewan progressing Well although More warm weather is necessary for ripening. Late sown grains in Alberta appeared to improve As a result of Rains varying from one Quarter of an Inch to three inches according to one Survey. Best prospects Are reported from the North Central South Western and West Centra areas. In other areas of the province crops Are Only poor to fair the reports indicated. Hail damage was reported in areas of South Central Saskatchewan and South Central Alberta with losses from 75 to 100 in some localities. Rainfall Over the Edmonton area during the past two weeks has changed the Outlook there for the better and at least Farmers won t have to worry about the feed Situ Stion there the reports revealed. Good yields Are expected in the peace River country As the Situa Tion continues to show improve ment. Good demand for scant Supply on cattle Mart fresh receipts at the Union stockyards St. Boniface 9 . Fri Day consisted of 225 cattle 20 calves 50 hogs and 10 sheep and jambs together with 235 cattle showing up on through Billing. With a Lite Over 300 cattle the disposal of the various buying interests Sellers reported a fairly Good demand Lor the Short holdings in their pos i session and practically every j thing available was Well clean 1 de up on a steady to firm basis. Improved action has crept into ithe Market during the past Day or so following some curtailment of country loadings and prices have shown a tendency to firmer Levels. This was especially noticeable on cows and the better grades of stockers and feeders. There was practically nothing on hand Friday Good enough to sell within the higher Price brackets in ithe steer division of the Market. While Odd Small lots of suitable Slaughter steers traded from to 521, most the steers available to killers were of Quality and con bit Ion to earn from to buyers absorbed a limited num ber of real Good cows costing up to the Mark. In the Stacker and feeder i division anything approaching suitable Quality shared in a dependable outlet. The calf Market looked about in line with thursday s session. Packer bids for Grade a hogs Fjeld unchanged at with sales to smaller buyers on the Yards being reported at and live sows being priced from to there was in sheep and Lamb Market Friday a morning owing to the scant nature of the receipts. Coffee futures new York aug. 5 a Coffee spot Santos no. 4 thurs Day closed at 28wn. Cost and freight offerings include Santos bourbons 3s at 28.45 to 2s.70a and 5s 27.10-27.35a. Santos a futures closed 25 lower to 15 higher sales 121 contracts. High Low last Oats 2 . Sex. 3 . sex. 1 feed 1 feed 2 feed feed track Barley 1 . 6 Row 2 . 6 Row 1 . 2 Row 2 . 2 Row . 6 Row 1 feed 2 feed feed track 2 . Yellow . Yellow Rye 1 2 Rej. 2 cd track sep. Dec. Men. May Fly. 27.75 27.50 28.00n 27.65 27. 00 27.50-65 27.05 26.70 27.05n 26.75 26.10 26.7sn 26.35 25.70 26.25-30 Santos no. 4 a futures closed 19 to 36 lower sales 19 contracts. High Low last sep. 24.56 24.56 24.56 24.06 24.00 24.00n much. 24.00 24.00 24.00n May 23.83 23.75 23.70n sugar futures new York aug. 5 a Domestic sugar futures no. 6 thursday closed 3 lower to 1 higher sales 8 contracts. High Low last Jov. 5.36 5.36 5.34b May 5.16 5.16 5.15b sept. 5.1s 5.17 5.17 Domestic sugar futures no. Closed unchanged to 1 higher sales 22 contracts. High Low last sept. 5.43 5.42 5.42 5.22 5.22 5.22b world sugar futures no. 4 closed Juiet to sales. Ogai seat Winnipeg Grain futures 138% 140 open oct. Dec. May oct.119% is dec. Il3y4 Gar-2 oct. May. Chicago sept. Dec. March 207% May dec. March pc. 119y4 May l-20vi Oats i it. 67% dec. -2j5ef. May jul sept. , dec. 33r. 152% Minneapolis sept. 310% dec. 20914 Oats i sept. Dec. .3zt 61 141% oct. 375 High 74-b 71% 70% 120% 114% 140% 143% 205% 209% 209% 204% 128% 117% 119% 121% 67% 67% 63 August 5j 1949. Low 73% 7.1 70 1-19 112% 138% 140 204% 207% 207v4 201% 126% 115% u9% 120% close 71-b 119% Ihab 140% 143% Prev. Close 73% 70b 112 139 208% 119% 206% 201 1143117% 120 Fri 105i 10h 10v4 18kb 4h 13s4b 42% 42% 17b 6b 17a Blue Ribbin com. 12b Blue ribbon pad. 50wb brazilian 395i .19k 19% . Oil 24w. 24-j4 24% 5.a. Oil pad. 241ib . Forest . 3 Ackers . Packers b 6b . Power a 26 . Power Bbrown com. Brown pad. Bruck silk a Gnu 4kb la 30b St. Ia.--.4fc 22b a 61 w 61% 142v4 143% 139% 141% 143hb Canadian wheat prices 209 60vz 60% 139% 141% 368ant class one wheat Domestic class two wheat . Export class two wheat open Export 205, 205 209 205 205 208 Cash Grain August 5, 1949 close Prev. Close 77 77 77 76 75% 72% 72% 1297s 126% 126% 128% 126% 125% 122% 121 124%124% 138% 138% 134% 124% 127% 138% 77% 77% 77% 76% 76 77% 69% 72% 130% 130% 128% 118% 129% 128% 125% 121% 121 128% 128% 135% 135% 131% 121% 124% 135% Grain inspection cars inspected 462. Thursday aug. 5 Spring wheat 1 Man. Nor. Man. Nor. Man. Nor. To i a Man. Nor. 5 Mutty Ough rejected ample of. 2 Garnet am. Durum am. Durum am. Durum j elem. Am. Durum -1 mixed wheat 1 mixed 1 Winter wheat . 1 ." 4 Oats 1 feed feed it. Barley i . Yellow la 2 . Uay Insi Biao. 1 six 3 . Ue.-. c. 7 feed. J feed rejected Tough Sac. Attn 1 . Stocker and feeder steers Good 15.50 medium 14.00 common 12.00 Stock heifers Good 14.00 common Stock Good 12.00 common 10.00 veal Good and Choice . . Tough screenings Vocat Oats Barley flax Bye common and medium 11.00 hogs Grade a 31.00 b 1 30.60 b 2 30t5 b 3 28.ss d lights heavies extra heavies i. Sows no. 1 sows no. 2 feeders lambs Good Handy weight common sucks sheep Good heavies Good hand weight common Chicago cattle Good Choice steers medium to Low Good heifers Ommon medium beef cows Ommon medium bulls veaters hogs Good Choice Butcher hogs sows South St. Paul cattle Choice medium weight steers medium Good fed heifers medium Good grass cows Good sausage bulls Good beef bulls Good Choice Scalers common medium dealers hogs Good Choice Barrows gilts Good Choice sows totals last year 224 25 i 41 12 20 screenings 3 Rand total 462 contract 268 movement by roads .p.r. 305 . 139 . 18 produce aug. 5 wholesale Beans beets 50 ibs. 1.75 carrots new 50 ibs. 3.10 cauliflower Case. 2.25 Orni Doz. .75 Manitoba celery Case. 3.75 Man. Cucumbers ib09 garlic in. .30 few onions 50 ibs. 3.00 unions Green Doz. .25 Doz.40 was. Green in. Of potatoes new 75 ibs. 2.75 Jan lettuce Case 3.00 radishes Doz. .45 rhubarb. Ib-04 tomatoes. 28 ibs. 4.75 turnips new 50 ibs. 1.75 vegetable marrow in. .04 cabbage ., 50 ibs.2.00 commission House prices butter Creamery .55% prices to producers provided by Dominion department of poultry rail Grade and dressed chickens Grade special ill fed Over 5 ibs. .35 3rade a ill fed Over 5 ibs. .33 Grade a Over 5 ibs31 Grade cover 5 ibs. .28 fowl Grade special Over 5 ibs. .30 Grade a Over s ibs2s Grade a Over 5 ibs26 Grade cover 5 ibs. .20 eggs Large a i medium.52 pullets .39 Grade .34 c Grade.26 delivered Winnipeg country stations aying one to two cents less dozen. London stocks aug. 5 Prev. Close close 5ss 6d 56s 3d 4ss 6d 4ss 6d 51s Sis 65s 65s 33s 32s i m 71s 9d 70s 3d 90s 714d 90s 714d 13s 3d 13s 127s Babcock Wilcox boots pure drug Central mining cons. Gold Fields courtault s h. Metal Box mexican Eagle Rand mines Bonds Consols War Loans funds 4s 1960-1990 6d British 6d cps official retires Montreal aug. Ears with the Canadian Pacific railway Here and in Calgary and Saskatoon c. Ladue Norwood Dis Rich superintendent of colonization at Montreal has retired and will succeeded by a c. Robert Ion of. Montreal. Livestock Winnipeg Sieveri. Up to Grain fed 22.00 Good medium 16.50 common 15.00 steers Over Grain fed 22.00 Good 19.00 medium lo.t-i--. 16.50 common 15.00 Grain fed 20.00 Good 17.co medium 15.50 common 14.00 fed calves Choice 22.00 Good 20.00 medium 1s.so aug. 5 cows Good medium canners and cutters bulls Good common 13.00 12.00 9.00 14.50 12.00 22.50 1s.so 16.00 2250 21.00 1s.30 16.00 21.00 19.00 17.00 15.00 23.00 21.50 19.50 12.50 11.5c 15.00 13.50 17.00 15.00 13 5c 15.00 1300 13.00 11. Cd can. Oils pad. Ssh can. Pac. Ray. 34 k can. Vickers 69b in. West lumber 3kb Cockshutt n a 12 cons. Bakeries 10-Tib cons. M. S. 99 cons. Paper 14 s Consumers Gas 150 Consumers Glas 21i4b 3avis a Davis a. Distillers sea. Dom. Bridge 35b of. Coal pad. 17b Dom. Engineering 43kb Dom. Foundries 24 19.00 22.00 1s.oo 28.60 28.60 26.s5 19.50 20.50 19.50 22.00 20.00 Moo 5.00 6.50 3.00 26.50 19.00 15.00 16.00 21.50 14.25 27.00 23.00 15.00 19.50 24.00 17.00 19.00 18.00 31.50 31.10 21.50 21.50 20.50 23.50 2000 1s.oo 18.00 6.00 7.00 5.0c 27.75 25.00 17.25 19.00 26.5c 23.00 20.00 27.00 25.00 17.00 19.50 1s.50 27.00 23.00 23.25 20.75 Bond quotations the investment dealers association of Canada Dominion of Canada St War loan 102.23 103. 2nd War loan. 100.05 100.70 1st Victory loan 3% 101.95 102.50 2nd Victory loan 35o 103.00 103.60 3rd Victory loan 103.00 103.60 4th Victory loan 3% 101.s75 102.625 oth Victory loan 35i 101.s75 102.625 3th Victory loan 101.s75 102.625 7th Victory loan 3% 101.00 j.01.75 8th Victory loan 3% 100.s75 100.s75 9th Victory loan 3% 100.s75 100.s75 . Dom. Guar 3% 100.50 101.25 province of Manitoba june 15, 1963 c 100.50 3% mar. 1, 1964 c 93.30 99.50 dec. 15. 1966 c province of Saskatchewan 4% nov. 1, 1960 c 98.75 100.50 392% feb. 15, 1962 c 9s.oo 97.25 nov. 15, 1962 c 91.75 93.00 3% mar. 1. 1963 c 80.25 92.00 province of Alberta june 1, c 100.50 101.75 june 1, cd 100.50 101.75 City of Winnipeg 2s% oct. 1, 1966 92.75 94.25 nov. 1, 196s 100.50 102.00 corporations a Itobi 314% 1967 98.00 99.50 Bell Telephone 3% 1973 101.00 103.00 . Electric 3w% 1967 93.75 95.75 . Electric 1968 99.00 100.50 Burns company 451 1963 97.00 99.00 Canada steamship 4% 1966 99.50 101.50 Cockshutt plow 1965 100.50 102.25 Columbia cellulose 5% 196s 99.00 101.00 cons. Paper co. 1967 101.00 102.50 t. Eaton Ralty. 196s 101.25 102.75 ederal Grain Ltd. 4% 1064 97.75 99.75 Macmillan 4% 1965 101.00 102.50 Plassey Harris 1963 100.25 102.00 Ower corp Tion 3k% 1967 94.50 96.75 3rice Bros. 314% 1966 100.00 102.00 Shawinigan 1970 99.75 101.25 Simpsons Ltd. 1960 101.00 United Grain g. 4% 1963 100.00 102.00 Winnipeg elec. 3-31% 1371 101.75 103.25 unlisted oils James Richardson and sons Aub. 5 near Clos bid Ash 5 6 2 25 32 35 Alliance Balzac Oil British Empire Oil Continental Oil of can. 2rusader Pete. 17 Devon Leduc 12 Franco Oil 43 4s Ira Deluc 20 25 Ireat Bend Oil. 2 4 inter Leduc Oil s5 Jet oils. 13 Jupiter oils 10 13 one Rock Oil. 30 Madison Oil. 11, 2 4 Merland oils Ift Pacific Oil and Rifg 6 7 Qualich oils 25 Rcd water Pete 6 9 rib Stone Valley Pete. 30 35 Rose Leduc 17 trend 35 30 trifled 28 Universal Pete. 2 3 ivc sex 33. 15 Westlock Pete. 5 7 West Pete. Country marketing by. Thursday a year ago wheat c. Grains cars loaded wheat 374 b98 c. Gratia 811 full Canadian stocks Osier Hammond Nanton Prav. Close High Tow d common a 02 ii 1314 Abitia 1w pad. 18 As-4 Acme Glove Algoma steel Alum. Alum. Pad. Amal. Elec. Argus Asbestos Ashdown a Atlas steel Bathurst a Bathurst b Beatty Bell Tel. Bertram a 3crtram b 3iltmore a Silt More b ,4 7b 39vil 51v 5xa 23b 11% 1015 is 4b 13 4215 17b Kab 6-b 17a 12b so in 24% 24 u 2% 10 he 5-i 26 h 2u 75 4k sob 24% 14 7% 85a 40b 25 2sb 25v- u 44v4b 31w Isvik Bruck silk b bldg. Prod. Jul Rivington Burns a Burns. B 14b Jurrard i. An. Bread 2% b can. Bread a pad. S5a bread b pad. 40 can. Cement 25 28 can. Cement pad. Can. Dom. Sugar 20i4 20i4 can. Foundries a 2an. Nor. 9iib can. Malting can. A Ackers a 31mb an. Packers b an. . Com. Can. . Pad. 35v-b can. Vinegars m can. Wire a 79% can. Wire b 29 3an. Bakeries 6b ran. Breweries 20% 2014 20m i ran. Bronze can. Bronze pad. Loob can. Canners com. Can. Can. 1 pad. 23iib can. Can. 2 pad. Can. Car. Dry. 11 can. Car dry. A 14b i can. Celanese 21% m can. Celan. Pad. 37v4a dredge 21 can. Food prod. 5kb can. Genl. Elec. 225 ran. Genl. Invest. 15kb can. Industries an. Ind. Ale. A sub can. Ind. Ale. B so can. Locomotive 25b 2s 6b to feb 21 s b25b if lib Dom. Glass 37b 3om. Glass pad. 32kb Dom. Steel b Dom. Stores of. Tar pad. 21 of. Text. Pad. 167 Ujj Dom. Woollens Dryden i2b j Eddy paper a electro Lux 12 air child 65b players 14h Anny Farmer .31 de. Grain com. De. Grain pad. 103b 140b Ord can. A 22kb .7 co. 27 24a Gatineau 5 . Of 103b Gateau pad 108kb Gen. Steel wares 14 v Cal Stel was pad. 99kb Goodyear s3 Oldyear pad 505sb i 25b 139b 14 k 14% 70b 3v 12u ids 99 99 i. 15 151 22b 20sb 6vib is 17b 43 so 24 35b 32kb 16 27 k 21b lib 167b ji., 2. I a 12b j. 70b j. 141 304b 5 i03b i. I03b 23 303b los a i4b 7iub close High Low amal. 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Chom. Pad. Floa 80b land. Paving 11 u 1054 1054 tand paving pad. 21 21b tand. Radio 4b 451b Teel can. 82541. I. B254b Teel can. Pad. 82b 1, 82b Aylor p. Com 5b a 5b Aylor p. Pad. 954b i s in in top tailors a is 1700 25co 200 6400 500 Eoo Isoo sos 270 2600 2000 15 237 Lynx . 12b macassar 235 land. Mines 42 Lacox . 115 115 lad b. L. 300 310 Lal. G old. 265 263 Larcus 9 lib id Tyre Mckenzie a Irma pm. Lining Cor. 1054 11 Toneta 45 Losher so Rugus 246 250 cd . 127 132 new Jason 60 60 Lew Mart. Nicholson. Ii passing 93b Forbes let Oranda 57 i Orth Den. 13b Orth inca 21 to Metal 245 235 Gama Rock 20b 20 22 22 Mac 7 is so 102 103 is Lake 7 12 i Jan trans 3u amour p. 135 135 Ayma Stei 3s 36 Lenray 20 814 66 s 58 u 233 112 300 1266 4s i 1014 i 242 328 60 s 6414 15 43b us 310 273 1 641i 49 ii 13b 11 43b so 249 12s 60 814 64 9sb 1700 4100 5714 58 13b 21b 235 246 20 20 22 23 7il 7vi 96 103 12 3b 130 134 36 37 1000 20% 22 10000 500 1000 500 30500 1500 2300 500 500 7s 169 16 24 350 367 16 23 5 445 9 42 500 215 350 78 166 15 16b 24u 5b 5 5 460 .9 42 246 100 100 100 5400 1000 1500 200 1000 4500 400n 3400 6900 end braille 500 Ickle Crow 215 Ion. Gold 350 Owell r. 75 rest. . 16s Queenston 56 Lemont 15 tic. Labra. 25 Escourt 4k Rouyn m. 614b and River 5 Antonio 440 460 a Norm s 9 senator it. 4314 44 Herrott Gord. 225 245 220 Lanco 40 38% 3s 40 1100 Ilver jul incr 38 36 34 k 36 13500 Hiscoc 23 23b Laden Mai. 4814 42 49 5114 7500 Tad Acona 45 35k 3514 3514 500 tar rat of. 65 72 71 72 500 teen Hock 167 170 16s 170 2000 Ullivan 170 170 170 172 200 Viva note 170 3.72 170 172 1400 Eck h. 345 60 60% 60 5900 rans res. 66 75b can. 144 150 142 146 2200 ensures 520 525 520 520 300 Vaite am. 920 940 920 935 1600 Pekusko 914 1051 30% 50c 4y4lj right har. 1014 10 10 10 3000 Flosey co. 245 allow. Ebar 104 2s4 107 245 102 250 105 1700 8000 new York stocks James Richardson and Sonj Prev. Dose High Low dose m. T. And t. 142% 143% 143% Anaconda 2s14 t. T. And s. Be. Sili eth Stet-1 27% Al. Cor of am. 27 Rysler corp. 51 on. Ellison 2414 rown Zyller. Cor. 25 our Las air. U Ponten. Electric enc Al foods motors Raj Ovdear tires 60 4s 43ti 61% 2914 s6u 2714 51 2514 2514 60 49s 4s 3714 37s 62% 611i 2854 s414 2714 2714 50% 2314 60 4214 41h of mistake Jun. Co 4214 Ontgomery Ward 53 53? 53 Ash Kelv 13-ii 14 13t4 Vert. Man. Corp. 52 52 52 a. Cent. . 10 10 radio c of a 10v, 1014 a Fewa stores 24% 24% .2414 lev Dis. C. 2714 27u cars Roebuck 41 j 41 s Moons co. 24% 24% 24% Tankard Oil 66h Sunray Oil corp. 9% 301s 9% a. Aircraft 2114 2114 20% a. Suliber k.-.-. 33% 34 ii 3314 a. Steel 22s 23 2254 casting House 25 2451 Olow Orlly s 4sts 49 4s-1 2514 2314 60 42k 42h 53? 14 52 10% 2414 27% 41s 24% 67% 10h 2114 34v. 24ji 48% out. Deposits increase Ottawa aug. 5 Domlin on government deposits increased to during the ended aug. 3, the Bank of Anada reported thursday in its financial statement. Chartered Bank deposits decrease d to while otes in circulation increased to Dominion tar and chemical company limited common 25 ends payable nov. 1 to shareholders of record oct 1 preferred 25 ends payable oct. 1 to share hold of record sept. V Winnipeg stocks Anglo can. Ltd. Brandon hardware a aug. A liked Beaver lumber pld.28.00 Beaver lumber class a 17.25 Beaver lumber com.23.00 can. Fire ins. S10 . 19.00 cent. A cent. Nor. Airways vib la Compagnie Yonciere de Manitoba Ltd. 22.00 Crescent Creamery pad. Federal Grain pfd.103.00 Federal Grain com. A 5.75 Fisher and burp a 11.00 Fisher and burped 3.50 great West Coal exd. 16.00 great West life Assance. 405.00 it West Saddle y com. 30.00 Monarch life 405j pm. 120.00 nor. Can. Mtg. Units 16.50 North Star Oil pad. 5.50 North Star Oil com. 9.00 reli8.net Grain com.15.00 Shea s brewery a exd. 12i Sovereign life 25s paid 43.00 traders building Assn. United Grain growers a exd. 17.00 Western breweries 23.00 Western Grain pad. 20.00 Western Grain com. 1.00 Western grocers pad. Western grocers class Western grocers Cora 18.5 27.0 6.5 .3.0 60.00 108.00 6.2 10.5 Westel products Willson stationers pad Wullson stationers com. G electric 5% pad. G electric com. Sales Winnin Nain a 31.75 24.00 97.00 s.75 98.00 33.00 23.00 40.00 sales . Aug. 4th to aug. 5th. Forty four mines limited 500 j96v4 1000 333 .98 Royality Oil co. 200 56.45 Crescent Creamery pref. 2 555.00 Gold Lake 100 5.004% Imperial Tob. 4% pref. 15 s25.25 40 s25.25 great West Coal 25 516.00 red Cloud m. T s. 4000 5.0114 United Grain growers a 10 s17.00 Marvel oils 5000 5.05 5000 mines i oils f 5.05 Bobo Bruce cons. E. Corporation Callnan flin flon can anal Man. Cryderman Gold mines dec Stone Copper flin fion Gold forty four of s Lake old Lake Reat Falls m. S Unnar Gold Island Marvel oils 15 .17 01h .03 4.00 4.30 03 .06. Ooh 02 01 .0114 .94 1.00 42 00% 02 .07 .01% .01 0014 0414 Normandy Gold miners synd. Olli .04 20 .05 .03 pack suck 0114 red Cloud m. S 0114 Rice Lake Gold mines 0114 san Antonio 4.40 Scotia Gold 0014 .01 Sherritt Gordon 2.34 Star Lake 0014 .01 Pekusko consolidated 09 .10 Winnipeg River tin 0114 -02 investment Trust companies can. Amer. Trust 3.50 can. Invest1 fund exd. Group if income "5.701 c m wealth int l corp. 3. 4s Western oils James Richardson sons Prev. Close High. Low close Al 2b 2b 15b u 15b 7b Ifa 914 65b a 320 15 Zuj 60b 19 to soa1 sales Anaconda Anglo can. Atlantic Brit. Dom. C. E. Up. 420 Zaimont oils 31 Central l. 41i 21b 20b 35b so command Campoll com. Pete. Cons. Home 66 Dalhousie 29 29 Davics Pete. .16b Alici lib East Crest. Steb East Leduc 22 21 sob 48 Foothills Globe Rease or. Hanna Pete. 1111 hartal lib High scarce Home 930b lumping 10 Leduc Calm. 10-ib Cdo Segur Mercury lob cout. Oil 4b Mill City p. 514b Panfic 242 240 5 Hillips p. Princess p. 17b Richfield p. 2h Roxana p. 2414 so. Brazeau 14 South West 25b Pooner 15b a look 1000 300 the. P. P. So Varner 5b unlisted mines James Richardson and sons aug. 5 Advance did Lake Alexa Nilor red Lake amalgamated Kirk Baker Lake Barrin Irton Lake by orc Boulder Hill Crown Mcdade ten. Exploration Cocker Jun red Lake 414 g475 600 34 36 114 2 s to 2 614 454 514 314 Gold pan 1945 Ranville Lake Asco exp Gold Enson . Iwago Lasalle red Lake Inkey Ingnora Lallen red Lake Mccuaig red Lake Mcfinley red Lake 13 Miles red Lake 3% 19% National Malartic 31 Coba 3 so Sor Acme 67 Ayne Yellowknife 4 leg quest Yellowknife 214 land Malartic 7 Ledwood 6 Regina Yellowknife 1% Russett red Lake 514 Jan Gold smelters Gold now Lake Squall Lake Sunbear. Tho Hlll Vesley Gold Vest red Lake i Ellow knife Gold Oung Davidson Zakor .100 7 3 10 52 2 s 5tt 7 4w 4 16 5 21 33 33 70 40 4 9 7 4 eve 4 2w s b 4 a 1 1m 140 19 5 a 1 2 165 .21 is Hendershot paper products Lam Ted common 25 cents preferred 52.50, payable oct.-1 to of record sept. Futures Strong Oats steady Barley firm i thin Oats futures were steady in a fair Trade while Barley advanced in thin trading on the Winnipeg Grain Exchange Friday. Support for Oats came largely from Eastern dealers with offerings in the form of elevator hedging. Barley offerings were Light locals were on both sides of the Market while some buying was credited to Eastern accounts. Oats futures closed from unchanged to cents higher with the october at 73 cents. Barley futures ranged from to cents higher at the close with the october at the Rye Market showed strength in moderate trading in sympathy with the Strong trend on the Ameri can Market. American houses bought Rye against sales on the Chicago boar of Trade while most of the offer Ings came in the form of elevator Rye a toned from s to Sale of the season. Iner in the base Metal list going to 17% while Noranda and inter and Toronto golds steady base metals ahead Toronto aug. 5 Friday could not duplicate their feat of thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange. They opened lower but managed to recover the loss before the close of trading. Volume for the Day in All groups was about shares. Senior goods opened the session on the minus Side but recouped most of the loss. Tutors were mixed with gains in slight majority. Changes were confined in most cases to fractions. Hudson Bay mining and smelt ing Noranda International Nickel and Sherrit Gordon were All sub Stantial gainers in. A higher base Metal group. Papers closed stronger to help the Industrial average to eke out a fractional Advance. Utilities were also Well on the plus Side and were followed in the same direction by liquors and financial institutions steels were lower with Little activity Ion the other groups. Western oils enjoyed a Good Day with most issues on lie plus Side. Montreal finn Montreal aug. 5 up a Irmer undertone prevailed near the final hour on the Montreal Stock Exchange and curb Market in quiet dealings Friday mines were improved in moderate dealings. Senior oils and base metals led the Market into higher ground while papers established no definite trend. Utilities were generally quiet and unchanged. Hudson Bay was a Strong up National Nickel advanced respectively. Quebec pulp preferred was _ heavy loser in the paper Section slipping to 20. Canadian Wes lumber and Price were minor fractional losers. In senior and. Western oils Oil Mccoil Royality and Anglo Canadian were in the plus column Home Oil dipped 10 cents to 9.10 new York higher new York aug. 5 a de nand for stocks developed punch ate Friday and prices advanced fractions to around three Points. This latest step ahead in the mar get s summer rally raised the Gen eral Price level close to the highest n about four months. Rails and oils were singled out Xor attention but plus signs were sprinkled All Over the list. Chemical stocks also did better than most other groups. The trading Pace quickened As prices advanced. The Day s sales figures were distorted by heavy volume in Commonwealth and Southern but even subtracting a. And s. Sales turnover topped the Mark. Including the Utility company sales verged on shares. Generally the Market appeared to be operating under the effect of numerous signs that the current recession May be has reached a turning Point. Canadian issues tended higher. London steady London aug. 5 Reuters conditions in the London Stock Exchange Friday were mainly steady. Small gains were shown by Indus rials on same Bear covering before the week end. British government securities spent a quiet session and Price Small. The cent. War loan was steady around As recent Selling appeared to have dried up. Other issues Gener ally were around the previous losing Levels. Copper and base Metal issues provided Bright features when Good support resulted in useful gains. The demand for the former was simulated by a belief that they provide a Good hedge against any Terling devaluation and gains vere Well held despite profit aking interest in Kaffir was Small it prices were generally steady and the undertone remained firm. Canadian Dollar own cent new York aug. 5 Canadian Dollar was Down of cent at a discount of 4% per cent n terms of United states funds in mid Day foreign Exchange dealings Friday. The Pound Sterling was own. H of a cent at Bond Market Dull Montreal aug. 5 up hings continued quiet on the Bond Market Here Friday As dominions provincials municipals and corp r tons lacked feature. Cents higher with offer two at a scattered thunderstorms occurred in Northern. Alberta and Northern Saskatchewan thursday night. Heaviest Rains recorded .79 inches at fort inches at Wagner and .53 finches at key River All in Alberta. A recurrence of these Thunder storms was predicted for Friday night with the storms spreading into Northern Manitoba also according to the official weather forecast. Clear warmer weather was expected to continue Friday in the Southern Prairies. Afternoon temperatures close to the Normal of 30 were predicted for Alberta while above Normal temperatures vere forecast for both Saskatchewan and Manitoba. There was a Lull in the Canad pm wheat Export business Joh Wirig thursday s report of the Lakehead wheat stocks Down to bus. Stocks of wheat in store at the Lakehead declined bushels during the last week of july to total Only bushels. This total is bushels Delow the total for the same period last year. Oats and Barley stocks also declined while Rye and flax stocks showed a slight increase during the last week of july. Total stocks at fort William and port Arthur amounted to bushels a decline of bushels during the week. Comparative totals were As Fol i this week heat Oats Barley Rye flax totals last week last year Creamery butter stocks in cities net ease rapidly Ottawa. Aug. 5 of Creamery butter in most Cana Dian cities Are increasing rapidly a Bureau of statistics report showed wednesday. At aug. 1 the stocks in nine cities totalled pounds compared Vith pounds july 1, and pounds on aug. 1, 1948. Cheddar cheese stocks at aug. 1 vere compared with pounds on july 1 and a year ago. Holdings of Creamery butter at he beginning of the month with totals for the corresponding 1943 Date in brackets Quebec to n t r e Al Toronto. Winnipeg Regina Saskatoon Edmonton Cal Gary and Van Couver splice the main Brace scrubbing mechanized London aug. 5 new destroyer fitted with revolt Lounary labor saving devices for he Crew is to be launched aug. 10, he admiralty announced. It said he devices Are a major departure rom the Navy s scrubbing Trade Ion. The destroyer has electric vacuum cleaners electrically driven lairs for shipping paint and elec Ric washing machines and potato peelers. Wholesale Index new York aug. 5 Asso dated press weighted wholesale Rice Index of 35 commodities thursday closed at 153.69. Previous Day 153.70, week ago 52.75, month ago 150.82, year ago 189.27. 1949 1948 1947 1946 High 177.37 208.14 207.94 169.72 of 150.05 176.70. 164.05 112.02 1926 average equals 100 distillers corporation Seagram limited 25 cents payable sept. 15 o shareholders of record aug. 23. Quota a wanted any amount Telephone 53-565 Cotton futures new York aug. 5 a cotton1 futures opened 15 cents to 1.05 a Bale higher. Oct. 29.76 dec. 29.70 Fob. 29.63 29.52 28.88 toy july. Oct 29.79-80 29.75-76 29.68-70 29.60-61 39.00-29.02 wanted to rent immediately responsible tenant about or so., it. Heated Ware House space ground or second floor preferably with trackage. Box s1.free Petess the Royal Bank of Canada dividend no. 248 is hereby Given that dividend of Twenty five cents Hare upon the paid up capital Stock f this Bank has been declared for the current Quarter and will be payable at he Bank and its branches on and Atter thursday the first Day of september ext to shareholders of record at the lose of business of the 30th Day of uly 1949. By order of the Board. X James Muir general manager. Hatred qut., july 12, 1949 ;