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Port Perry Star, 3 Apr 1919, p. 2

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Toronto, A 1--No 1 Banh) No Northern; $2.17. b $241%, in, store Fort oats--No. 2 C.W., 71%¢; Man Ew. 67%¢c; extra No. 1 feed, SE Sn fo 1 toba Darle i 8 CW. i No. d, ioe, in sion fore Fo 3 4 ; No. 4 jor $1.70; 'oronto, prompt shipment. Ontario $Me, 2 'white, 64 69¢c; No. 8 whte, 66 to 67c, Bir ing to freights outside. - ok 82 healr-Xo. 1 Xintes; to $2.22; No. to otn: No. 8 do, $ es [ ois f.0.b., shipping=points, Ry to freights. ntario wheat--No, 1 spriag, 324 3 to $217; No. 2, do, $2.06 to $2.1 No. 8, 8, do, $2.02 to $2.10 f.0.b. ship- ping "points according to freights. + Peas--No. 2, $1.80, . according to freights outside, | al ley --Malting, 93 to 98c, nomin- * Buckophent_o, 2, 90c, nominal, Rye--No, 2 , $1.69 to $1.62, nomin- Manitoba flour--Government stan dard, $10.75 to $11.00, Toronto. ; Ontario flour--Government. 'stan- dard, $9.56 to $9.75 in bags, Toronto i Jlossreal, prompt shipment in u Mill eed Car Tots, delivered ~Mon- " treal freights, bags § included, ran, $40.25 per ton; s $42.25 , ton; good feed flour, Ys. 26 to $3.50 . I, $20 to $21 per ton; $18 to $19 per ton, trac, ile ek mixe Toronto. Straw--Car lots, $10 per ton. Country Produce--Wholesale. Butter--Dairy, tubs and rolls, 36 to 88c; prints, 40 to 4lc. Creamery, fresh made solids, 50 to b6ic; prints, 656 to b57c. Eggs--New laid, 87 to 88ec. Dressed poultry--Chickens, 26, to 84¢; roosters, 26c; fowl, 28 to 83c; duckiings. 82¢; turkeys, "abe; 'squabs, doz. geese, 26c. > ies ve' poultry_Roosters, 22¢c; fowl, ducklings, 1b 350; ture He 80c; chickens, 27c¢; geese, 18¢c. Cheese--New, large, 28 to 28%c¢; twins, 28% to 29c¢; triplets, 20 to 2914¢; Stilton, 29%" to 80c; old, large, 29% to 80c; twins, 30 to 3034. Potatoes---Ontarios, f.ob, track Toronto, car lots, $1.10 to $1.15 Beans--Canadian, hand bushel, $3.25 to $8.75; primes, $550 to $3; imported hand-picked, Burma or India, $3.25; Limas, 14c. Honey--Extracted clover, 5 1b. tins 25 to 26¢ lb.; 10 1b, tins, 24% to 26c; 60 1b, tins, 34 to Db; buckwheat, 66 1b. tins, 19 to 20c. * Comb: 0%. $4.50 to $5, doz.; 12 oz., 50. y 33 Maple products--Syrup, pr gal $1.85 to $2.50; sugar, lb., 2 to 28c. Provisions -- Wholesale. Smoked meats--Hams, medium, 86 to 88c; do, heavy, 80 to 82¢; cook- ed, 49 to "Ble; rolls, 81 to 82¢c; 'break- fast bacon, 41 to 46¢; backs, plain, 44 to 45c; boneless, 50 "to b Cured 'mests--Long 032 bacon, 28 to 29c; clear bellies, 27 to 28ec. Lard--Pure, tierces, 28 to 28%e¢; tubs, 28% to 29¢; pails, 8% io 29%: prints, 29 to 30c. und, tierces, 26% to 26%c; tubs, 2 % to 26%c; pails, 26 to 26%c; prints 27% _to 27%c. -- Montreal Markets. Montreal, April 1.--Oats, extra No. 1 feed, 81c; flour, new standard de, $11. 10 to $11.20; rolled oats, g, 90 lbs, $3.90 to $4; "bran, $40.25; $42. 95; Mouillie, $64; hay No. per ton, car lots, $24. fy finest Easterns, 24 to 26c; butter, choicest creamegy, 59 to 6lc; eggs, selected, 86¢; o. 1 stock, 3be; oa tatoes, per bag, car lots, $1 50: dres- sed hogs, abattoir Killed, $27.00; lard, pure, wood. pails, 20. lbs, net, 29 to 81%c. Live Stock Markets, a Ae ts, 8 8, to 0, 0 $1 to $18.50; choice . butcher steers, $13.26 to $18.50; butcher's cattle, choice; $18.25 to $138.75; do, , '$12.26 t& $12.50; do, commo: 10.25 to $10.75; bulls, choice, sos S11.75; do, medinm bul 1s, foo To! Lad $7.75 to $11 Epeing. lamba, 3 $15 to $18; calves, vo, 10 bis nd watered, $19 to 2 Northern, | 8 'the craft can float on the sea, may be *| Division is entirely cleared, and the to 15,000 5:1 ¢rom Rinmel Camp. mn rant NEW. AIRSHIP WILL FLOAT 'Was' Ono' of the Surprises Belg Prepared for the Germans. An airship with engings and cabins inclosed -in an outer envelope so tha a competitor for the Atlantic flight. The Admiralty was engaged in' builds ing two such vessels before the war T| ended, and it was expepted:dhat they would be superior to Saris for scouting for fleets. & The feature of this cratt,' which The 6th Canadian: Engineers Company. Cycle Squad, which carried, the "cease fire" message into Mons by Sergeant Gordon McMillan, of on Armistice Day. 'They were led oronto, the well-known Syslesasing was one of the several surprises be- champion. McMillan is the rider. on the right end. 4. ing prepared for the Germans, is the use of a non-inflammable gas. The late Professor Ramsay was the dis- Coverer: of the gas, which permits of the construction of engines so that they can be placed on an' sdirship 'which can:float in the water if dis- abled. Shots through the envelope, it is said, will only damage the gas compartment struck. The airship is not expected to be ready for trial before June, -- ee CANALS COST $104,073,439 SINCE CONFEDERATION A despatch trom Ottawa says:-- A return tabled in the Commons gives the total expense on the canals of the Dominion since Confederation at $104,073,439." The revenue during the period amounted to $17,080,189. The Welland canal has been \ the greatest revenue prodficer. The earnings credited to it being $5,212,- 808, while the Lachine canal sholds Becond place with a total revenue since Confederation of $2,345,405, In recent years no revenue has been col- lected from canals because of the abolition of the tolls. ---- coe elf ee once PEOPLE OF CANADA GIVE '$6,842.80 TO PRINCESS A despatch from 1 Montreal says: -- Lady Fitzpatrick. has been advised that the amount collected in Canada for a wedding present to Her Royal Highneds Princess Patricia was $6,- 842,80. Of this the contribtitions in the Province of Quebec amounted to $2,649.88. Lady Borden cabled the Princess that this wedding gift from the people of Canada would be in- vested in Victory Loan Bonds, which will be forwarded to her in the near future enclosed in a silver box. Seni arti BRITISH UNREST , SATISFACTORILY ENDED A despatch from London says:-- The delegates to the conference of the National Union of Railwaymen decided to accept , the offer of the Government for the settlement of their demands. J. H. Thomas, general secretary of the union, said that 'the settlement was made subject to satisfaction be- ing obtained on some points yet out- standing. The strike resolution was rescinded by the conference. mn Mn How Germany Will Defray The Cost of Food Supplies A despatch from Copenhagen says:--In order to defray the cost of food supplies, the German Minister of Finance is about to issue a decree requiring delivery to the State of all foreign securities with a fixed rate of interest, except Russian and loans to Germany's former 'gllies, accord-T ing to advices from Berlin. They will be purchased at their market value at the end of 1918, w---- 15,000 Canadians Cleared From Kimmel Camp in 26 Days A despatch from London says: -- Upwards of 100,000 Canadian sol. to! diers have left the British Isles for il home since' the armistice. The 3rd major 'portion of the 1st Division is now ~here. Only 56,000 Canadians remain in Duanee, Since Mareh 1, Canadians have been cleared a man's failure in small Many things is due to his being troubled with: great ambitions. PEACE RESTORED we ol HUNGARY Bloodless Revolution Complete, According to Wireless From Budapest. "A despatch from London 'says:i-- A Hungarian + wireless communica- tion, dealing with the situation in Hungary, was received - here "on Thursday. It is addressed "to all" The message says that complete peace and order reign. in Budapest and throughout the country, and that the revolution was carried 'out en-' tirely without bloodshed, Neither in Budapest nor the provinces was a single person wounded, let alone be- ing killed, The food supply of the capital and the country is declared to be ade- quate, Provision shops and markets are open,.and the population can ob- tain adequate supplies of food. Se- curity for life and. property has been guaranteed by Government decree and the proclamation of martial law. It is added that enactments have been made giving "illegitimate. chil- dren equal rights with those of legi- timate birth and making marriage a simple civil cerémony. Also 'decrees have been issued regulating the: cir- culation of money at banks, allowing holders of current accounts up to 2,000 kronen to retain 'control of thelr money. Directors of banks are to retain heir posts and fees, but only to s' maximum of 3.09 kranen monthly. The banking business is proceeding in an orderly manner, The communicatio: adds that Gov- ernment decrees give compete guar- antees of security of life and proper- ty to all foreign subjects in Hungary. It declares untrue the report that Count Michael Karolyl has been suc- ceeded ag Provisional President. HUN DELEGATES ON WAY TO CONFERENCE | German Financial Commission Will Confer With Supreme Economic Council. A despatch from Berlin says:-- The German Financial 'Commission{" left Weimar to confer with the allies on Friday, equipped with the fullest instructions and powers. The press is convinced by the tone ; of the Entente invitation - that (German. Financial Commission will be given questions of considerable (HUST SURREND German People Obliged to 'Help Pay-For Food to be Delivered to Government, A. despatch from. Berlin says:-- All foreign interest-bearing. ties except Austri garian, Turkish and possession 'of Germany must be shrrengered to the, banks of the Government from April} 2 to 12 in order to help pay for food| delivered to Germany, according to a decree of Dr. Schiffer, the Minister of Finance. The list includes American rails} road stocks, steel trust obligations and New Yofk City loans. The price to be paid will be the local stock ex- change rate ont December 380, 1918, or the nearest adjacent date if 'the stocks were ufilisted 'on' that day. Exemphions 'are possible' in the case of residents who can prove their securities are offset 'by debts owed abroad. Requests for exemption must be filed before May 81,%1919. toe fei 300 ALIENS DECLINED \ OFFER OF. 10 LOYALTY CARDS| A despate trom, V Winnipeg says: -- Since the Alien Ehemy Investigation} Board started proceedings in. 'Janu- ary; 1,200 aliens have been granted loyalty cards and 300 refused them, 300 have been classed as "undesir- able citizens." Government employ- ment agencies have been instructed to prevent them from securing 'jobs, Mr. Mansfield said. importance to work upon, and-that it{*f§i J will be'regarded as a regular and permanent financial and political 'connecting link between the Economic Council and the German peace dele- on. It is anticipated that financial and economic important litical nego- the directly to genuinely tiations with which Commission will deal. 'A despatch from 'Paris says:--~The German financial delegates will meet with the representatives of therSu- preme Economic Council sometime, during the coming week at'/Com- piegne, about forty miles northeast of Paris, rena e---- La} South American ants have been known fo meth a tumnel fen questions | which will start immediately on the|. arrival of the commission will lead} Peace |: Unique Photograph. of a. Torpedoed hi pote His py: Brita sie {asm sei wag uiiking 'Germatt gub-} 5 Aude on 'marines, shows the 8. fire and sinking after s Hungarian, Bul<' Mansfield, secretary, reports. Thel dinary war expenses, including the ' State contribution to relief commis- sions and indemnities to communes and private individuals. This will be payable by loan on guarantees of the German indemnity. The Belgian Premier recently in- formed the Chamber of Deputies that the allies would 'grant the necessary for 'a "crop 'after J co bed il Eo out, but the re- lief from planting, which is neces- sary 'with most crops, during stic- ceeding years more than offsets this disadvantage. Asparagus culture is dealt with in a practical "way in Pamphlet No: 24 of the Central Ex- perimental Farm, ich e at the Publication 3 St Department of Tey, In. this pamph also taken up. plants, planting, Sulivs blahel: ing and storing arodeaitonith, 0 That appetizing vegetable, the on- ion, also occupies: a place in this | pamphlet which points out that the 'seed should* be 'sown 'about one-half | an inch deep in rows twelve ta fourteen inches apart at the rate of from four to Bix pounds of seed per acre. The Large Red 'Wethersfield, Yellow Globe Danvers, and. South- port Yellow Globe -are recommended 'as suitable for the warmer sections of Canada." Early White Barletta and White Queen are suitable sorts for pickling, While in the Prairie Provinces Extra Early Red or Early Flat Red give best results, eaten THIS BIPLANE CAN CARRY MORE THAN 100 PASSENGERS A despatch from London says:-- A trial flight will take place in April, according to the Daily News, of a Tarrant super-triplane. The news paper says the machine is capabid of carrying more than a fhundred passengers. 'The speed of the mia- chine, according to the newspaper, will be from 80 to 100 miles an hour, and it possesses great possibilities '| for continuous flying. mt foe sin A Zoo Tortoise Dead. ; The London Zoo has suffered a heavy loss by the death of Georgina --Lord _ Rothschild's well known giant tortoise, that 'was: born on Indefatigable | Telang; i Galapagos, about 250 years. | | to-:have 'rides : on: Georgina's back. 'Georgina was the first tortoise that learnt to" carry 'people, and it took | "animal | nary several months before the was trained tothe work. ET NEW TO PADEREWSKI. When Jack London fet Paderew-| ski he said: "MF. Paderewski, my.' performance {on_a piano on one occasion was. the means of saving my life" "Hew so?" inquired the master of the keys, politely. - "It was this way. Father owned a plantation on the Mississippt 'There was a flood. The water broke through | the levee and tore the house from its | "foundations. : ny floated off 'down #tream 'on the dining room table. 1 sccompanied [him on the plano." your pre ng bare add a little ¢: Ju / [hE a sn | Fon Satan attempt in expert quarters here as successful, there is nevertheless appointment that the airship was. able to complete the 24-hour weather conditions 'may postpone a attempts at a' trans-Atlantic' fli until better weather is 'more certain. The extreme cold and the heavy hailstorms ~~ severely . faxed the strength of those airmen who ha participated in the i, will be a pelin achiey flight. The fourth éntry in the tran Atlantic flight has registered - the Royal: Aero: Club. » He is Sine Pickles, an Australian, who will the attempt in a Fairey biplane "100~ hours in of 180 miles an hour. He plans; 7 start from Newfoundland, BE ANTISEPTICS IN. WEST oD Allies Found Them a to Those : Made" by- Germans. Before the war nearly all antlNep. tics were made German ¢ firms. Scientists the alli n- tries, however, began experimenting and investigating, and soon produeed many antiseptics that were superior ! to the old types. Early in their investigations they found that the old slave drivers of the West Indies knew even more about antiseptics than did 'the mod- * ern German chemists. Slaves caught! trying to escape were severly thrash. ed, to discourage such attempts on the part of 'the others: But it was not to the owner's benefit to be long deprived of the services of such rant slaves, and to ti slave... ing remedy Fsomoted the "the 'healing fluids

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