Be WY RT Se TEIN, SORA GK. UCCESS and Inde- pendence. Do not epend on what you earr but on what you save. The Stand-vd Bank of Can- ada can very materially assist ou to win su.cess and secure independ.nce, - me STANDARD BANK OF CANADA KINGSTON BRANCH J. F, ROWLAND « A Pateft Fact, » A woebggone-lapking traveler in a small Georgia fgWn approached the ancient colored man who operated the one-var ferry across a dinky stream, and accosted him with: -- "Uncle, I'm broke and I got to get across the river, *Will you trust me for it?" '"Fares' only three cents boss." "I know it, but I haven't got the three cents." Uncle Jose placidly resumed his pipe. * "Boss," he decided, 'ef yo' ain't got three cents you won't be no better off on dat side de ribber dan yo' is on dis." Manacen Price declines in almost all lines were noted in January, the most im- portance in grain and textiles. The Ontario Builders' and Supply Association protests strongly against the eight-hour day. on ZX { Paid-up Capital § 9,700,000 Reserve = © 15,000.000 Resources « 230,000,000 Banking by Mail Because you live at a distance is no reason why Tou should Esk the loss of your money by fire or theft. Mail it to the near- est branch of The Bank of Nova Scotia, whether you have an account or not, If you have no account, your remittance will open one and you will receive by return mail a bank k showing the amount at your credit, If you alréady have an account, a_ prompt acknowledg- ment of the deposit will be sent you, 198 THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA A. N. Lyster, Manager, KINGSTON We own and offer. subject to Prior Sale Change in Price the following: To Yield and 1st November) at 9893 . . .. 615% Alb. 6 Bonds erta, 67 due 15th Province of Saskatchewan 6% Bonds, due 1st February 1936. Interest (1st Febn and 1st Auguf), at iin 6.10% $10,000 -- City of 6% Bonds, "| ping steers, $9 to $9.50; LIVE STOCK, Montreal Montreal, Feb. ceipts, 427. On from Saskatch Ibs.,, was sold load' of steer brought $9, and {dium to good prices around { were about equal tc | week. Calf receipts, 232 strong. Top sales were tions : Good veal, $14 um, $12 to $13; grass, $8 Sheep receipts, 40. The f« offered were of fairly 'good quality, and were sold at $12 Quota- tions : Ewes, $6.50 %to $7.50; lambs good, $12.50. Hog receipts, 765. The of the hogs were sold at $16.2 some sales up to $16.50 A good 130 1bs is of me- brought generally th paid last $8 I was Quota- 5; medi- irket w lambs majority 5, with | -- Chicago. | CVhicago, Feb, 18.--Cattle Re- ceipts, 15,000; beef steers generally | steady: top $9.75; bulk $7.50 to $9; butcher cows and heifers, about! steady; canners and cutters weak; | {bulk butcher cows and heifers $5 to | | $6.35; canners and cutters mostly | {$2.75 to $3.75; bulls closing steady; | {bulk $4.75 to $5.50; shipping calves | i steady; light vealers weak to 50 | cents lower; to $10. {strong to 25 185.50 to $7.25. | Hogs {15 cents higher; { closing strong} top $10.20; bulk 200 | stockers and feeders cents higher; | pounds and down $9.90 to $10.10; | | pigs steady to strong; bulk desir able, 90 to 120-pound pigs, $9.50 to $10. Sheep -- Receipts lambs 50 cents lower; sheep steady to 25 cents lower; lamb top $8.75; 82- | pound Colorado lambs, $8.50; handy shorn lambs, $7.50; handy shorn { yearlings, $4.50; bulk fat lambs | $7 75 to $8.50; top yearlings $5.75; |bulk $5 to $5.50; top ewes $4.75; bulk, $4 to $4.50. . 25,000; Buffalo. Buffalo, Feb. 18. Stevens' live stock report:-- Cattle | --90 cars; market slow; prime ship- best ship- $8.50 to $9; heavy steers, $7.25 to $7.50; steers and heifers; light native yearlings, $8.50 to $9; best handy steers, $8 to $8.50; fair to good kind, $7 to $7.50; handy steers and heifers, $7 to $7.50; western heifers, $7 to $7.50; State heifers, $5 to $6; light Michigan butchering heifers, $5.50 to .$6.50; best fat cows, $6.25 to | $6.50; medium to fair, $4.75 to $5; cutters, $4 to $4.50; canners, $2.50 to $3.25; fancy bulls, $6 to $6.50; { butchering bulls, $4 to $5; best feeders, 900 to 1,000 1bs., | $7; medium feeders, $5.50 | stockers, $5 to $5 | $4 to $5; best milkers and springers, $75 to $100; medium, $40 to $65. Hogs--100 cars; strong; heavy, $9.50 to $10; mixed, $10.50 to $100.- | 75; yorkers and pigs, $11 to $11.25. ping steers, to Sheep--90 cars; lower; top lambs, | $8.50 to $9; yearlings, $6 to $6.50; wethers, $5 to $5.500; ewes, $4 to | $4.50. Calves--2,000; lower, tops, $15; | fair to good, $10 to $12; grassers, $4 to $5.50. GRAIN, Toronto. Toronto, Feb. Mani- | toba wheat--~No. 1 northern, $1.973%; No. 2, northern, $1.94%; { No. 3 northern, $1.903% ; No. 4 wheat $1.83%. Manitoba Oats--No. 2, CW, 503% cc; No. 3%C.W,, 46%c; extra No 1 feed, 463 c; extra No. 1 feed, 46%; No. 1 feed, 443%c; No. 2 feed, 40%ec Manitoba 18. Barley--No. 3 C.W., 603% cc; feed, 60% ec. All abové store ForteWilliam. Ontario * Wheat--F.0.b. shipping points, according to freights outside, No. 2 spring, $1.80 to $1.85; No. 2, winter, $1.90 to $1.95; No. 2 goose wheat, $1.75 to $1.85. American Corn--Prompt shipment, No. 2 yellow, track, Toronto, 92c. Ontario Oats--No. 3 white, 47¢ to 49¢, according to freights outside. Barley---Malting, 80 to 85¢, ac- cording to freights outside. Ontario Flour--Winter, prompt shipment, straight run bulk, sea- board, $8.50. Peas--No. 2, $1.50 to $1.60, out- side. Manitoba = Flour--Track, Toronto, First patents, $10.70; second pat- ents, $10.20. Buckwheat--No. 2, 90 to 95c. Rye--No. 2 nominal; No. 3, $1.50 to $1.55. Millfeed--Carloads, delivered, To- ronto freights, bags included. Bran, per ton, $40, firm; shorts, per ton, $38; white middlings, $41; feed flour, $2.40. ry Montreal, Montreal, Feb. 18.--Oats, Canadian Western, No. 2, 69¢; do, No. 3, 5c. Flour--Man. spring wheat patents, firsts, $10.70. Rolled oats, bag 90 Ibs., $3.40. Bram, $40.25. Shorts, $38.25. Hay--No. 2, per tom, car lots, $26 to $27. GENERAL TRADE. : Butter. Belleville, 65¢; Kitchener, 60 to 62c; Cobourg and Hamilton, 55 to 58¢c; Owen Sound, 50 to §2c; Port Hopp, 50c; St. Thomas, 53 to §0c; Markets | Reports | bulk to packers $9.50 | and St. Thomas, 85 to 90c; Stratford, bulk | Receipts 48,000; steady to lights up most, | Canadian | do., | $6.75 to $7.25; | good quality, | Stratford, 50 to 55¢; and Woodstock, , 55 to 60¢ per pound. Eggs. Belleville and St. Thomas, 45c; Kitchener, 58 to 60c; and Port Hope; 40c¢; Hamilit Owen Sound, 35 to and Wood 40 1 bourg n. 60 to Thc; 50; Stratford, 45 to 50c; toe, 42 to 60c per dozen. | Poultry. Belleville, 28 to 33¢; Kit 40 to 42¢; Cobourg, 35 to 40c; | ilton, 40c; Owen Sound, 28 to 34c; | Port Hope, 40¢; St. Thomas, 35 to 38c; Stratford, 30c; and Woodstock, 30 to 35c per pound. Sotatoes Potatoes, A Belleville, $1 to $1.& Kitchener, | Cobourg and Port Hope, $1.50; Owen Sound, $1.20 to $1.25; St." Thomas, $1.75; Stratford, $1 to $1.50 per bag. | ! chener, | Ham- | Wheat. | Belleville, $1.82 to $1.85; Kitch- | ener, $1.90; Cobourg and Stratford, | $1.85; Hamilton and Port Hope, | $1.75; Owen Sound, $1.70 to $1.80; } St. Thomas, $1.90 to $2; and Wood- | stock, $1.35 per bushel. i Barley. | Belleville, Port Hope and Wood- | stock, 90c; Kitchener, 72 to 96¢; Co- | bourg, 85c; Hamilton, Owen Sound, | 87c¢ per bushel. | Oats. i Belleville, 62 to 65c; Kitchener, | to 53c; Cobourg and Stratford, 52 bulk 220 pounds up $8.90 to $9.40; | Hope and Woodstock, 60c; and St. | Thomas, 60 to T0c per bushel. Hay. | Belleville, baled $22 to $24, loose | $26 to $27; Kitchener, baled $28 to | $20, loose $26 to $28; Cobourg, $30 to $35, loose $32 to $35; Hamilton, | baled and loose, $20 to $34; Owen Sound, baled $22, loose $20; Port | Hope, baled $35, loose $30; St. Thomas, baled 28 to $30, loose $26 | to $28; Stratford, baled $22 to $24, ! loose $19 to $21; and Woodstock, | { loose $25 to $35 per ton. -- Dunning & | PE PD ---- -------------- | THE KINGSTON MARKET | Kingston, Feb. 18th, Dairy Products. | Creamery butter, 1b 60 5 Dairy butter .. 55 | 8% b3 | ! Whey butter Butter, rolls Eggs, fresh, doz | Olemargarine Vena .e (Cheese .. cou sanivnnns. 50 40 | Poultry. { Chicken, dressed, 1b .. Hens, dressed, 1b 35 $6.50 to | $6; | light common, | | Beef: | Porterhouse steak, Ib .... | Round steak, 1b, iRib roast, Ib. .......... | Boiling cuts, Ib | Western carcase, cwt. ., | Western hinds, cwt .... Pork : | Loin roasts, | Rib roasts, 1b. ....... . | Pork chops, Ib | Hogs, ilve weight, cwt . Hogs, dressed, cwt .... Bacon, breakfast .. Lamb: { Fronts, 1b .. .. Hinds, 1b. .. .. . leg, 1b... ... . | Loins, 1b .. | Chops, 1b Mutton Ib. 40 30 32 20 22 27 40 40 42 to 45 . $16 $18 to $20 60 32 30 Beets, Ib. Cabbage, head Celery, bunch Lettuce, bunch Carrots, Ib Potatoes, bag .. .. . | Sweet potatoes, 2 25 | 863% ¢c; No. 4 CW, 7T1%c, rejectéd, | 30 to 50 to 15 to 40 to 60 | Bananas, doz . Grape fruit . Lemons, doz . Oranges, doz . Apples; bbl Eels, Filets, 1b .. . 'we 'Finnan baddie, 1b .. Haddock, fresh, Ib Halibut, 1b .. .. Kippers, pair Perch, 1b ..... .. .. .. Pike, Ib, ............ Salmon, 1b .. . Steak, cod, 1b «..12% to 15 Trout, salmon, 1b «+ 22 to 35 White fish ............ 20 to22 Herring Fresh, 1b. 12% -- Hides and Wool. 1b. sees 5 . 50 sesse up to $3.00 Tallow, No. 3 ..........6c per Ib. Wool, per Ib, ........ 110i 15 Grain, Basler nad arrnen ues mtom.. .. .. .. .. «oo $1.0 $42 to $44 Shorts .. .. .. .. 40. to 42 | Hay, loose, ton .. | are | and three ropes a « 35 30 Buckwheat, bush Hay, baled, ton .. .. .. Cern, yellow feed, bush . Arana owt .. 5.10 to $5.40 Oats, local ......... Btraw, baled, ton dtraw, loose, ton Wheat, local THE MAKING OF ROPE The Yarn, the 'Strand, the Rope and the Cable. 10.00 Manilla Hemp the Most Serviceable Material--study the Twists-- Never Put Rope by When Wet A Good Whitewash. (Contributed by Ontario Department of riculture, Toronto.) O rationally use a rope, to care for it properly so as to | keep it in good condition, and to correctly repair breakagés when necessary, some knowledge of the method and prin- ciples of its structure are necessary. The materials used in making cord- age consist of the various varieties of vegetable fibres: Manilla hemp, common hemp, sisal hemp and cot- ton; flax, jute and cocoanut fibre are 8180 used. Of these hemp is the most serviceable, because of its strength, suppleness, flexibility and durability, Ropes and twine of cotton are ex- tensively made; jute, too, because of its cheapness is now in considerable use, but it is very deficient in strength and durablilty; fibre has many advantages, one of the | greatest of which is its lightness and | resistance to the influence of water. | 50c; Owen Sound, 45 to 60c; Port | i To produce a flexible and a tena- cious cord, which shall retain the col- | lective strength of every fibre of the material of which it is advantage is taken in the manufac- ture of cordage of the natural twist of the fibre. First, the fibres of the hemp are loosely twisted together, and form what is technically known a8 yarn. When two or three yarns twisted together they form a strand: three strands form a rope, ble. The ropes, are, in their turn, subjected to a var- tety of processes in order to insure their leaving an equal strain prior te | their being combined Into a cable. It has been found that the most effectual mode of obtaining the unit- | ed strength of the fibres composing |a rope is by compressing and twist- | ing the fibres in different directions. If the strands were twisted one way | only they would untwist themselves, | and part at the slightest strain; how- | ever, advantage is taken in the mak- | Ing of "rope" of this tendency to un- { twist, by laying strands together that | have been twisted in opposite direc- | tions, producing a compact, hard, tion of its parts, neither breaking the | fibres on the one hand, by over twist- ing, nor leaving them so loose as to on the other; either would be equaily the stability of the rope. As a broad general rule it should be borne in mind that the loss of bearing power | by twisting is almost one-third, but the tighter twisted ropes gain in dur- ability what they lose in power. A twist of four-fifths of the length of the component yarns gives one-third more beariag power than if twisted to two-thirds of the length, which is the ordinary twist of ropes In use. The weakening effect of knots In a rope is very considerable, varyjmg from 35 to 50 per cent. according to the gradual or abrupt bending in the formation of the knot. At the bend of the knot the strain is no longer equally distributed among the fibres, the outside ones being unduly strained, eventually rupturing, throw- | ing the load on the few remaining | age; hence, a knot that least affects a gradual bend in its formation; therefore, badly constructed knots should be avoided A knowledge of the strength of ropes, and of their breaking weight, is essential in all operations where ropes are used. A hemp rope one inch in diameter has an ultimate strength of about 6,000 pounds, and its safe working strength is about 800 pounds. A manilla rope is slightly stronger. For calculating the strength of ropes, a simple rule is to multiply the circumference of the rope in inches by itself, and one-fifth part of the product will express the number of tons the rope will carry. such a rope will sustain. hung up to dry, either in the sun, or by artificial means; not on any ac- count should they be stored before they are dry, nor should they be kept In a confined or damp place, where no air can get to them. In its manufacture, it should always be coiled "with the sun" and, in un- should be the one first taken up, otherwise, the rope will twist and kink and jam in the pulley blocks. If for some special reason the end last laid down is required to be first drawn.out turn the whole coil over, and then lead gut the desired end.-- Prof. John ans, O. A. College, Guelph. Prepare a Good Whitewash. Slake a half bushel of lime with boiling water, keeping it covered dur- ing the process. Strain it. Add a peck of salt, dissolved in warm water; three pounds of ground rice put in boiling water and boiled to a thin paste; one-half pound of powdered Spanish whiting; one pound of clear glue dissolved in warm water. Mix 0 fwell together and let the mixture stand for several days. Keep the wash thus made in a kettle or portable h . and when used put it on as hot as possible with painter's brushes or with whitewash brushes. ---------- Early Winter Hints. Attend now to any neglected re- pairs of wagons, harness, implements or machines. a8 practicable repair work on"the farm should be done on rainy . §5 0.00 to 12.0) | cocoanut | composed, | strong rope, bound together by tric | be easily drawn out from the mass | fatal in its results, and injurious to | | fibres, resulting In a complete break- the strength of a rope is one having | For example, if a rope be three inches ! In circumference, 3X3: 9, the fifth of | which is 1 4-5--the number of tons | When ropes get wet they should be | Because of the twist given the rope | coiling it, the end first laid down | - ** SING FARM TRACTORS | Viewing the Matter as a Purely Business Proposition. i Sitting Down to Count the Cost-- | What the Machines Can Do--The | Personal Factor In Management Important. (Contributed by Ontario Departmeat of Agriculture Toronto) Tractor | {E farmer, who {x always of | conservative nature, is not | so readily convinced of the | tractor"s paying qualities. | He has seen demonstration machines | with one man plough as ground in an hour as he could plough In a day; he has also seen tractors give a very creditable showing on the i belt. Then again he. has seen ma- | chines which .for some reason or other did not give satisfaction: he | has also seen instances where ma- chines were tied up for weeks for want of a spare part to replace a broken one, The result is that they are not "falling over each other" to | buy tractors. money, and he is afraid t6 make the much | A tractor costs a lot of | plunge, not being so certain that it will pay ior itseif. An old saw-miller once said to the | writer: "Every second that saw is not | actually cutting lumber she is a bill of expense." Manufacturers tell going twenty-four hours a day is the us i that the factory which can be kept i factory which gives the biggest re- | turns. The same is true of the farm tractor; the most profitable machine | is the one which is kept at it for | three hundred days of the year. This | means that if we have not enough | work to keep the machine going for | will be losing money. a certain length of time each year we | The debt which a tractor must wipe | out when it sets foot upon a farm is | a two-fold one. First it must more | than repay operating expenses, and | second it must pay what the manu- | facturer calls 'overhead expenses." The machine has no reason to fear the former obligation when it is pro- perly handled. We know that the | cost of ploughing with a tractor costs | oaly from $1.25 to $2.00 an acre, | «hile horse-ploughing will come to | anywhere between $3.50 and $6.00 | per acre, while other work shows an | equally favorable comparison for the tractor. Besides the draw-bar work the tractor offers itself as a source of belt power which work horses havi long since ceased to perform. interest on money invested, together The "overhead" expenses which the | tractor must face consist mainly of | with a reasonable allowance for de- | preciation on the price of itself, plus the price of any machinery bought |! expressly for use with The price of a three-plough tractor is the tractor. | somewhere near $1,400; the ploughs ! cost $200. To this we must add say | $500 for part ownership of a thresher | and silo-filler. This makes $2,100 in | all. The interest on this at 7 per cent. is equal to $147.00, and the de- preciation of 10 per cent. per annum is equal to $210, or a total of $357, which our tractor must face, no mat- | ter how much or how little work it ! does. If the machine does only ten days of work per year the cost of the overhead per day would be $35.70; if, however, the machine is used for | one hundred days the overhead drops to-§3.57 per day. So that thie greater | the number of days in which the | tractor is employed per year the more | profitable will the machine prove. There is plenty of work for a trac- tor on most Ontario farms, but the | work is not in such shape that the tractor can do it satisfactorily, . A tractor cannot do good work in small fields. Turning around, even with a | smiail tractor, is laborious work for | both the operator and the machine, and is not conducive to the maximum best quality of work. Most Ontario farms have too many amount of work per day nor to the | fences for profitable horse-farming, | to say nothing of using a tractor. | Fences mean waste land; they harbor weeds, and it costs more to keep the usual quota of fences in repair than | {it does to build a temporary fence when needed and roll it up when not needed. Removing some fences is the | first step toward fair play for the | tractor. It is hard work to cultivate among stumps and boulders with | horses. With a tractor it is impos- sible to do good work in such condi-~ | tions. The second step in arranging our work for the tractor is to remove j all obstructions. Give the tractor a disappoint you. fair chance at its work and it will not | In summing up the tractor's case | as a business proposition we must | consider the following points: -- 1. That the tractor will do farm work more cheaply than horses can | do it, If the work is ed for the tractor. 2. The personal factor in tractor operation is so great that it alone nay cause success or failure. per year is far less than the same on properly arrang- | 3. When a tractor is kept busy enough, its upkeep and overhead cost |' the horses, which it is able to sub- | stitute for, { 4. Belt work constitutes a | portion of the tractor's usefulness. In order to make it a tion, it must do the farmer's belt large | paying proposi- | work.--L. G. Hicjapd, Kemptrille | ---------- Save Manure, There has never been a time, when i the making, saving, and utifiz] 8 of |all sorts of farm manure was so | essential. All fertilizing material is | high in price, and some kinds not | be had in sufficient quantities at all. { Farm manure may be used for a num- ber of .purposes to a much greater advantage than commercial fer. tilizsers. The total guantity of ma- nure can be greatly Increased by ! keeping live stock sheds and stables | Agricultural Schoo | ! | sther refuse about the farm. as a result of a nurse's negligence. The Ford Motor Company will es- Michigan. * D.C. | well bedded with straw, leaves, and Mrs. J. Gingras, Montreal, tlaims | $10,000 damages from Dr. J. G. Du- 1 pont, alleging she is crippled for life i | tablish a glads factory at Fiat Rock, | The study of German is to be re' sumed' In the schools of Washington, % -BATURDAY, FESRUARY 19, 1921. a. en . 3 FoR Sixty-Five Years The Bank of Toronto has been giving ®to the people of Canada the constantly expanding bank- ing service required to meet their growing needs. New Branches have been open- ed, many valuable connections formed, and numerous facilities added to maintain their service at the highest point of efficiency. Yet we have not outgrown the good banking practice which en- ables even the smallest customer to reach the chief executives. Personal consideration is given to every customer's require- ments. An account at this Bank will be pro- fitable to you, and your connection is invited. : ""BANK=TORONTO Incorporated 1855 BRANCHES : Kingston Lyndhurst. THE RESPONSIBILITY IS YOURS Specialists may develop and improve various breeds, but the standard of a country's cattle de- pends on the efforts of the farmer in this ARE YCU DOING YOUR SHARE? We are glad to assist any responsible farmer who requires fii ancing. - THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE PAID-UP CAPITAL - $15,000,000 RESERVE FUND » - $15,000,000 KINGSTON BRANCH---R. T. Brymner, Manager. HAMIL Supplies cic: Woke for 13026 JOHN A. BRUCE & CO, TON . Seed Merchants since 1850. LIMITED They Have to Lay their Egg [re ---- Dela IAF go i la Be Fl "Royal Purple" way. 100d pst 4 material required n during the winter. a Day. These fowls are fed the which supplies all the essential ary to feed the hen and the extra to produce an egg a day per he ROYAL PURPLE Laying is a correct combination of wheat, corn, meat, ash, lime, etc. It has been on the market for years and thousands of farmers and poultry- men now rely entirely upon it for winter eggs. They know the results it gives. Better start right if you want eggs, rar Detpie Leics oy. e Meal from your toed man or direct from us. Insist on Royal Purple Laying Meal. W. A. Jenkins Mfg. Co., Limited » London, Canada In Kingston get Your supplies from WILLIAM ¥. "1 Luis. Ces necess-' Mea This 80-page book describes the com- It tells how to build and remodel! poul- try houses, etc. etc. Send for a copy. Farmers Attention The Ontario Implement Dealers' Repair Week : February 21st to 26th Save time and worry by looking over your machinery NOW, and ordering repairs needed from Deering, McCormick, Peter Hamilton, Bisse lland De Laval. F. M. 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