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IPEG 6.00 P.M. » Conneeting at Winnipeg for all Western Canada and ook's Cotton Root Compound of Sars Ts id nn ecelph pamphlet. THE COOK MEDICINE C6 TORONTO. OW. (Formerty Windom' HRT SS il | LOCAL BRANCH TIME TABLE In effect Sept. 30th, 1917. Traink will leave and arrive at OMy Depot, Foot of Johnson Street, Going Went, Are. Oty ve, y Arr. Mall ,. ., ..1220am. 1257am Express . .. 258am. local .. .. 9.45am. Intern') Ltd. 1.41 p.m. 7 Mail .. .. .. 3.0 same Soe a » B . |sows, $15.00 to $16.00, rect route to Hamilton Buffale, Londo Bay City, and, St. awa, ue ¢ Halifax, Baas: and New York: or Pullman 'accommodation, tickets and all information, appl ral EC "Soon "day [OR M London: (Calling Falmouth to land passengers ----ande-- Montreal and Bristol For particulars of sailings and rates raed Samar ei FE INENTAL io THURSDAY, SATURDAY AND MONDAY Pacific Coast Points Te 0 Ry RSet Qovervant Ravers Groen and Mixed. Packed i GEO. ROBERTSON & SON, Limited, You As Sing An Tenorisnt Job. Butitls. | . .m. | $7.00; hogs, choloe select, $17.00 to roit. | Wheat--No. 1 1 | No. 2 northern, $2.20, store; No. 3, $2.17%; No. 4, $2.10%, includ. A THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1917. re | The Market Reports LIVE STOCK MARKETS Toronto Toronto, Nov. 16.---Heavy steers $10.00 to $11.00;. choice butcher $10.25 to $10.50; do medfum $9.25; do common $8.50 to $9.00; heifers, good to choice $8.50 to $9.00; but- cher bulls, choice $7.75 to $8.50; do medium $7.00 to $7.50; butcher buls, choice $7.75 to $8.50; do med- jum $7.00 to $7.50; butcher bulls,!} chodee $7.75 to $8.75; do good $7.50 to $7.75; do medium $6.00 to $7.00; feeders, 900 to 1,000 lbs $8.50 to $9.75; stockers, 900 to 1,000 lbs. $8.00 to $8.50; do med., 650 to 750 lbs. $7.50 to $7.75; do light, 600 to 650 1bs. $7.00 to $7.25; sheep, light $11.00 to $12.00; do yearlings $10.- 00 to $11.00; canners $5.00 to $5.50; cutters $5.75 to $6.00 cutters $5.75 to $6.00 jambs $15.00 to $16.25; do heavy $6.00 to $9.00; calves $8.00 to $15.60; hogs, fed and watered $17.00; do off cars $17.25. Buffalo. Buffalo, N.Y., Nov. 16.--Cattle-- Receipts 6,300; steady; prime steers, $13 to $15; shipping steers, $11.50 to $13; butchers, $9.50 to $11.75; yearlings, $11.50 to $13; heifers, $7! to $11; cows $4 to $10; bulls $16.75 to $9.75; stockers and feeders, $6.50 to $10.50; fresh cows and springers, firm, $50 to $140. Veals--Receipts 900; active and easier, §7 to $14.750 Hogs--Receipts 11,200; active de- mand; heavy, $18 to $18.15; mixed, $17.90 to $17; Yorkers, $17.75 to $17.90; light Yorkers, $17.25 to $17.50; pigs, $17 to $17.25; roughs, $16.50 to $16.75; stags, $14 to $15, Sheep and lambs--Receipts 7,000; lambs easier at $12 to $17; others unchanged. C Chicago, Nov. 16.--Cattle--Re- ceipts, 26,000. Market firm. Beeves, $6.75 to $16.80; western steers, $5.85 to $16.40; stockers and feeders, $5.65 to $11.50; cows and heifers, $4.50 to $11.75; calves, $6.75 to $13.25. Hogs--Receipts, 46,000. Market slow. Light, $16.50 to $17.40; mix- ed, $16.60 to $17.56; heavy, $16.60 to $16.80; pigs, $13 to $16.40; bulk of sales, $17 to $17.40. Sheep--Receipts, 20,000. Market firm. Wethers, $8.70 to $12.85; lambs, native, $12 to $16.65. Montreal, Montreal, Nov. 16.--Receipts, cat- tle, 1,700; sheep and lambs, 1,300; hogs, 700; calves, 360. Quotations: Choice steers, $10.60 to $10.75, good steers, $9.90 to $10.00; medium steers, . $8.00 to $9.00; butchers, bulls; choice, $8.00 to $8.50; butch- ers bulls, medium, $6.60 to $7.00; butchers cows, medium, $6.50 to $7.00; canners, $5.26 to $5.50; sheep, $11.00 to $12.00; lambs, $14.- 00 to $14.50; grass calves, $6.00 to $17.50; roughs, $16.00 to $16.50; GRAIN QUOTATIONS: Toronto, ' Nov. 16.--Manitoba northern, $2,23%; _ Toronto, ing 2% cent tax, in store, Fort Wil- liam. Manitoba oats--Not quoted. American corn--Nominal, not corn--Nominal, not quoted. Ontario oats--No. 2 white, 68¢ to 69¢, nominal; No. 3 white, 67¢ to 68¢, nominal. Barley--New, $1.21 to $1.22. Ontario wheat--No. 2 winter, new, $2.22, basis in store, Montreal. Peas--No. 2, $3.80 to $3.90, ac- cording to freights outside. Buckwheat--Nominal. Rye--No. 2, $1.75. Manitoba flour--First patents, in jute bags, $11.50; second ' patents, $11; strong bakers, $10.60. Ontario flour--Winter, according to sample, in bags, prompt shipment, $8.90, Montreal, $9.70, Toronto, $9.70, bulk, seaboard. Millteed---Car lots, Montreal; shorts, $42; bran, $35 feed flour, per bag, $3.25; mid. dlings, $45 to $46. Hay---Baled, track, Toromto, car lots, No. 1, $15 to $16; No. 2, $12 to $14; mixed, $11 to $13; straw, car lots, per ton, $8. delivered, Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Nov. 16.--Corn--No, 3 yellow, $2.20 to $2.25. Oats--Neo. Fancy patents, $10.30, wood; first clears, $9.65, jute; other grades un- changed. Bran, $31.60 to $32. » Duluth, Duluth," Nov. 16.--Linseed, $3.40 to $3.48; to arrive, $3.39; Novem. ber, $3.37; December, $3.25%; May, $3.22. New York. New York, Nov. 16.--Flour patents, $10.80 to nominal ; Pacific coast, 1917, 32 to 35¢; 1918, to 24c. '12, $1.77 to $1.77%. "| Tilefish, Ib. 3 white, 61 3-4 to 62 3-4c. Flour-- | Beet Oats--No. 3 white, 63 to 64%c; standard, 63% to 64%c. Rye--No. Barley--$1.00 to $1.33. Timothy--$6.00 to $7.50. Clover--$18.00 to-$24.00, . Winnipeg. Winnipeg, Nov. 16.--Barley-- No. 3, $1.20%; November, $1.14%; rejected and feed, $1.07. Flax-- No. 1 NW.C.,, $3.25; No. 2 CW, $3.20; No. 3 CW. $3.09, Buy a Victory Bond GENERAL TRADE Butter Brantford, 50c to 55¢; Cobourg, 45¢ to 47¢; Kitchener, 46¢c to 48c; London, 47¢c to 50¢; Owen Sound, 42¢; Port Hope, 45¢; Woodstock, 46¢ to 50c. ------ Eggs Brantford, 60c to 65¢; Cobourg, 47¢; Kitchener and London, 48¢ to 50c; Owen Sound, 42¢; Port Hope, 47¢, and Woodstock, 50¢ to 60c per doa, Chickens Brantford and London, 28¢ to 3ie¢; Cobourg, 25¢ to 27¢; Kitchener, 23c to 27¢; Owen Sound, 20e to 23c¢; Port Hope, 25¢; Woodstock, 23¢ to 26¢. Potatoes. Brantford, $1.80 to $2; Cobourg, $1.50 to $1.60; Kitchener, $1.60 to $1.65; London and Woodstock, $2; Oweén Soufid $1.60 to $1.75; Port Hope, $1.50, Wheat. Brantford, Cobourg, Kitchener and Port Hope, $2.10; London and "Woodstock, $2.12; Owen Sound, $2.07 to $2.08. Barley. ' Brantford, London and Port Hope, $1.15; Cobourg, $1.10; Kitchener, $1; Owen Sound, $1.15 to $1.18, M Oats. Brantford, 63; Cobourg, 67¢; Kitchener, 65¢c; London, 68c to 72¢; 66¢, and Woodstock, 70c. | The Kingston Market | Butter, ereamery, Ib 50 Butter, rolls, 1b ... .. .. Cheese, 1b Eggs, fresh, doz Eels, 1b. .. .. Flounders, Ib. Fillets, lbs ... .. Finnan Haddle, Ib Hake, Ib... .. .. Haddock, fresh, Ib. Halibut, fresh, 1b. Herring, fresh 1b, ... .e oe. Trout, salmon, Ib. * © 1 White fish, Ib... & (fresh) .. , doz . . Cucumber, box .. Dates, 1b Grape-fruit, each. Lemons, doz .. .. Musk Melons, each *#10 Oranges, doz .... 20 Peaches, dozen ... 30 Pears, doz. ... ... os Plums, dozen .. ves +. Barley, bush, Bran, ton Feed flour, bag . 3.10 Hay baled, ton ... 1200 a loose, ton ...8.00 Straw, baled, ton . Straw, loose, tom. Wheat local bush, Meats. Cuts, &b, .. . . . 15 Local carcase, 1b, 14 Local, hinds, 1b . .e Local, fronts, Ib. .. Western, carcase .e * positions. i Owen Sound, 70c to 72¢; Port Hope, rv iched actions while the main forces ou both sides are exinlilish Western fronts, Ib Western, hinds, 1b Hogs live cwt. ... Hogs, dressed cwt. ie Lambs, spring car, Ibs .. Chickens, dressed, Misano ine Chickens, live, Ib. Hens, dressed, 1b. Hens, live, 1b. .... Turkeys, 1b 14% V Beets, bunch .. . . Cabbage, 1b. ... . Carrots, bunch .. Celery, bunch .... Lettuce, bunch .... Cow Hides (green), ibs. ... Calf Skins, Ibs. .. .. ,. Deacon Skins, each oe} Sheep (fresh take off), each Tallow (rendered), Ibs, .. Beef Hides, No. 1 per Ib Beef Hides, Grubby, No, 2 perl. ... ... .. Horse Hides ... 4.00 Lambs, each ....., Shearlings, each ... Veals, per 1b, ... .e Wool, washed .. ..60 Wool unnwashed . 35 SUN LIFE ABSORBS WESTERN COMPANY Takes Over British Columbia Life--Favorable Comment on Business Outlook. Vancouver, B.C., Nov. 16.--It was announced here that the British Col- umbia "Life. Insurance Co. has been absorbed by the Sun Life Insurance Company under an agreement which provides that shareholders of the British Columbia Life shall have the capital redeemed to them in cash, and that policies will be taken over by the Sun Life, ad 40 Smart-Woods Pays Seven. Montreal, Nov, 15.--Directors of Smart-Woods, Limited, announce that the common stock has been placed on a4 seven per cent. basis, instead of a five per cent. basis, as formerly. A dividend of 414 per cent. will be paid December 1st to holders. of record November 28th, making a seven per cent. distribution for 1917, Windsor Hotel Dividend. Montreal, Nov. 16.--Directors of the Windsor Hotel, Montreal, de. clared a dividend of two per cent. on the common stock payable Decembet Ist to shareholders of recofd Novem- ber 21st. This is the second decla- ration of a similar dividend during the present year, making a total of four per cent. Fire Losses in Canada. Montreal, Nov. 16.--Fire {osses in the United States and Canada during October reached a total of $26,384,450 a scompared with $17,701,375 in Octo- ber last year and $14,465850 in 1615. Unusually heavy losses in October bring up the total to $221,002,315 for the first ten months of 1917 as com- pared with $189481,220 for the same months in 1916. Commercial Notes. E. L. Pease, vice-president and managing director of the Royal Bank of Canada, was re-elected president of the Canadian Bankers' Association at the annual meeting of that body. At a meeting of the board of the Guarantee Company of North Amer- ica, Frank Scott, vice-president of the Grand Trunk Railway Company, was elected a director. The Ottawa Electric Company is applying for power to increase its capital stock from $1,500,000 to $3- 000000. The Ottawa Gas Company is also applying for power to increase ite capital stock from $500,000 to $1,- International Nickel directors have cut the dividend from $6 a share per annum to $4, when they announced a quarterly payment of $1 a share, pay- able 'Dec. Ist to stock of record of Nov. 15th. Important authorities who have re- cently been over the Nova Scotia Steel property are well satisfied with the steps toward modernization which the new management is taking. The company has gone back into making shells, and has taken large orders from the Canadian Government for two sizes of shells. In both cases a sub- stantial advance in price over previ- ous contracts wis granted. To-day's noon casualty list in- clude 386 names. Seventy.six were killed in action; 21 died of wounds, twenty-three gassed, four died while prisoners of war, and the balance are mostly wounded or missing. THE ITALIANS ARE DRIVING BACK TEUTONS WN OCCUPIED BY ENEMY the Trentino eastward the sen. but these are Ean e to . PAGE NINETEEN # THE STANDARD BANK OF CANADA HEAD QFFICE - TORONTO Thrift Thrift is the foundation of Great Britain's success in this great war. E8T'D we72 Thrift may be the foundation of your success in life. Deposit your surplus earnings in our Savings Department. Interest is allowed at current rate and added to principal or compounded halif-yearly. 23 KINGSTON BRANCH, J. F. ROWLAND, Canada's Victory Bonds WHY should you subscribe for = Canada's Victory Bonds? . BECAUSE our National _e-- safely: is at stake, and Canada must have money to support our soldiers fighting in France. This Bank will accept Victory Bonds to the amount of $1,000 from any one person for safe- keeping for one year without charge. Loans will be made to wage earners on favourable terms for the purchase of Victory Bonds. How much will this enable you to subscribe for? THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE Has ity, Pleasing Shades and Clean, Sharp agen: rite for Fro Samples sos INTERPROVINCIAL BRICK CO. OF CANADA, LIMITED 154 Simcoe Street (Goodyesr Building), Toronto Plant: Cheltenham, Ont. "