MARKET

Associated Press

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. Ab!!! t-ltuiikl

"l" If!‘ Ne iaet'hour rally to-

ntii that improvement

ad held‘ out little en-

gizrshktlurut for even s technical re-

"ML lie badly battered by fresh $111‘: fir“; the morning end early "ggt-rnooa. the entire market dragged ' ..- to new low kround. only to w’ u itrelf smartly when short. cov- "m 1,, the carriers wss extended to "a: “on”, Final prices, as measur- Ii by the 00 stock composite, averag- Vld “"8" . s advances “'12:? 15M: iiiiaflranlloflgsitirtment of evguminis and utilities, including a“ g] steel and American Telephone. "'15,, ilrst four hours sew most of . path-it'd lenders in nevr low ‘mun, 1r, S. Steel. American Taic- ‘Yfnufainea c ' l, consolidated ll‘! ‘ad American Can, at: their worst G“ oil 1 to more than 3, but still b," lire old minimums, sud with a, ggpeptiilfl of Can. they closed un. bums to s fraction higher. Seats f, Blip-mid with a dividend ineetin toiliflffllll’, reacted 0% to 51%, rsllyin '0 m.‘ 1...- n sniali net advance. Un- M pacific, receded more than 8, . ma, uni closer] at 0ii, clown only half . wing, New York Central, Southern wimp, Canadian Pacific. Missouri Ps- ‘m; Preferred, Lsclrswanrls. Penn-

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1' REAL Que, Apsi‘. 4. (By the I're'ss)—A slightly firmer ‘W has in evidence in the cg: market h...” |..»11_v. Curb-rs or less of graded 1...} qua frnin oi tcr Ontario n: ilie mm.“ “d... quoted 1t lei-iii ctr-ts for up“, r]. ltl-l7 certs tor l" nnil pawl; l!» cents for MWIYGI- l ...| Inr-ni rev-opts were - irr 8 l" Ii ha. these levels. Receipts were gamunting to 815 eases.

‘The Initii-r market remained quiet ...-u). prices tending a little easier due ta canllniivii ..'

| . nu- light,

eats per pound with the general . ket. quoted at 24%_cents. Jobbing pauses asked 27 cents for solids sad L" rents for prints from retailers. Re- ci-lrrts were 471i boxes.

(‘heese ri-eeipis remained light, only

3i bares arriving. Prices were un- changed. . The pntate market was quiet end

unehanifii-

F0 reign Exchange

MONTREAL, Que. April 4. (By tho (‘suudiua l'rcssj—l-lritish and for- eign exchange in relation to the Cun- uiiinn dollar, as compiled iiy the Roy- al llunk of Vanadn, closed today us faliows: .

1' Araerrllrru irvw “as” unit-u Slates furnished 0.114.000 bush- Auiilralia pound 3.3007 or!‘ ‘he largest mowmant ‘mm "m, Austria si-hiliing not quoted continent in many weeks. ' ’ Belgium Iii-inn . . . . .. .1552 Bu"), gm- axpon [eflturgr] M51, Bllllll ll\||l'\'i! .~- 0-0729 wheat trade with spreads on all grains

Bulgaria li-v not. quoted ‘ lioag dollars not quoted in crown .. 0.0329 0.2205 IP00

Denmark _ . . . .. Finland ilninark ... France franc ... . Germany reischinsrk _

(treat Britain pound . tireeec ilflltflililil ... Iioiluaii flarln .. _ Jlnacary pi-nga not qi Iindla rupee . Italy lire Jnpnn ycn _ Juguslnrio iiinar

ZNinr seuinnri pound no 2 nor b8 . no 3 nor 54% no 4 bl. -‘_"'“'"l' ilr-"v 011°? no ii 4e; 110MB 43, feed 41, tlack 02%. Inland zloil . . , u... ... 0.1255 m, 1 “m. a“

llaniiiiiiila irrii ... . . . . 0.0008 CM,_ND 2 c w 39%. m, 3 c w 37%‘ c; “"0" Aim“ rrurlrrrl .-_ "~32" 1 feed 21. no 1 feed 2.1%, no 2 feed

Npiiiu pt-svin .

'\.~“""""‘ lmm" -- 9-94“ B l —.\lnltir rades: 6 row ex 3

hiritzerldiril franc ... 0.2150 e war4;& I; mwfifg .3 “- 425‘, other

vrillflliiflii Siatcs dollar 10% per cent grad"; y, 3 b w 39%, no 4 a w "., L": _ _ _ 370', no ll i: w 35$’ no d c w 34%. \i\\ lflilli. a. 1., April L-Forelgn "f... 4L “

rx LIIIIZC irregular. Great Britain in lllrllilrn: others in cents. Great Britain diunanii ZLTHA, l-‘raneo 3.04, ltaly 6.17. "Plvrnui 13.00%. Germany-flan. Can- sils 00 i-iti.

Miscellenous

COTTON

NEW YORK. N. Y» April L-Cot- ton futures closed very steady. Clos- ing irldrr. Jan titlii, Feb ‘"410, March 70d- IJIl, April 022i, May if‘ :l0. Juno (Hi8. July till. Aug nan, S0]! i103, Oct 070. bar n11. m.- rial-Bil.

Spot closed steady. Middiing 040.

LIVERPOOL

. zidiiliil spat in fair demand. Prices nhilwilllt‘ lllizber, American middllngs ‘m, gimrl middling 503, strict middling fr mmiullli! 4&8. strict iowuniiidiins ‘l8. inrv middling 408, strict ordinary bisl- "lliillllfy 41S, receipts were 2,000 '"- ‘Mllllillle’ no American.‘

w r _ suoan.

‘I ‘ii’ milk. N. r2. iprn L-llsw liilir was uni-banged l-jny but; buy. :rs seemed more willing to make fresh lgnlliultnients. around tho preveiliug m! of 20d for spots. flumed cf 16.000 bags of Porto Ricen ‘ “"161! to s iecsi refiner st the

flllrglizd price. uures were higher on coverlni llltlls‘ little commission house buying, M ruff" hi? the better London cah- mhwu" llrlvato advices indicating e m“ f“ l“ European beet sugar er:-

Ap P", m‘ "mills sesson. .

"n": i)’; liglltle sales 116.060 tons. Hey ,,_ m"); “a! ‘lll. sen s4. Dee in, Jen lieilaerl sugar continued quiet hut

pr] ,,,",f‘f,a',':‘;° rrrwhnrrred st 4.00 for flne

' Roches.‘

MONTREAL Qild A Hm‘ ' C . ., prll 4. oiilfffensfiilinei-hfvsetwegurri: lug!‘ u

Oats feed no l 31 ’ rr _ Grede I.—i Voids Bmsll- 2. "1352: "m" ""°" ""“" m" usvn MscOoi-rnsck; a, ...... ‘For .1211" 70km“ i “lg-lone winter wheat patents choice M11810, IOOSL-lidarmeret Smith,

gran ton elm-anal , Isustlns Geudet. Iiorencsnelion. _ .'.‘1‘,‘,',",'f,',§',§;;;4~w Over man-nary "MacDonald. fahgfldeulln to: m,” » Mary Hogan, Auidine Areensult, ~Hsy n3" " °° °"'"'“" ‘lg-o usry MsoNutt, Dorothy Geudeiai

£2, retrace?" ‘ r II 1 in cartons 11-?! c.1333’ l8“;- Oypound he‘: 1 . "Irv did like Vickie" n“ u" ‘m,’

“hair m us: 1 could "ill-Illnesses wit‘: u

sylveuis end Bsltimcrg and Ohio bsek

for the first time in the hear mer- ket. finished st so even hundred where it was down d

25s legged to new minimums sud fail

lonal Biscuit was noticeably we and there was considerable selling of Western _Uuion, Loewi and Auburn. The lsrt dropped hsif e dosen points to 65%. cutting the loss to 1%. Sales for the dsy totalled 1,004,450 shares.

srrocx Avnrrao 7c l he use but rails actually showed e Standard uéql) ‘n. ‘

Today Prev day Week ego Month ego ... Year ego 3 Yrs ago .... 210.0 131. . 5 W’! "B" .... 112.7 113.4 100.7 110.4. High 1032 Low 1032 High 1030 . Low mo ,

wasn't run s-rocx MARKET pin

Number of advances

TotsLlseuea treded".'..' 10s

ed whearclosed steady.

Mo! ... ,a. .- July Oct ...

the outset by strong Liverpool wheat quotations tho grain market later marle fresh advances on the strength of bub- 0! iielllrlrld- Ilo- lish statistics and reports of damage ' JiEti No. l butter ranged from 2-1 to in at the close prices rested 1,5 to 5i higher for the day.

gains at till and 047/5 respectively, 0c- zobg: closed 5t, o ‘l- .

was restricted Advices from seaboard however, trade in United States hard winters. l‘ir offering! nt no time were pressed anil this exerted an influence in the firm ton? of the market.

tho North Jlnicrlz-un wheat visible sup- plies 'l‘hi.- iinlted State; total dropped 5.750.000 lriiirbcls last week. confirm- ing the improved demand for North American wheat.

for the wet-k (ruling Sijririiiiy amount- erl io 15.filt‘.,00-J bushels compared wit‘:

I‘ milrcil in sympathy with wheel.

il-"ilil" 2m. re] 21%, track so.

vanced impressively in the istn. desi- ings today after undergoing s sharp setback in market.

fast from Texas. Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado, and speculators rend- iiy absorbed offerings. spring wbest seeding both south and north of the Canadian boundary was additional bullish factors. with 5,730,000 bushels decrease of the United States visible supply.

Sntnrriayfls finish. corn unchanged to l6 higher, oats 1,44%, up, and provisions unchanged to tire cents off.

MISCOUCIII CONVINT SCHOOL

Mary MacDonald.

. Rose Dickey: 8, Leonelle Wood; Georgie Clark; 5, Mary Hogan; Norms. Poirier.

I ‘Thelma Arseneuit; DesRoches.

Lens Desltoches; Nelly; 4, Katherine lscnnuy.

Ethel Bhlrbeil.

Ilde MscNeiii; 9, Loretta freckey.

H‘?! Dalton. Ethel lhllbQll. N!!!

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racked enhshntisliy. Norfolk end Western, breaking per

net. General Electric end General Mot-

mske complete recovery. Ns

Mind 20rr 20ut 00tt1. ... .. MJS-x 2_ri.a est-x sun: ,... . 54.8 20.0 88.0 50.4 ..n 57.8 28.8 05.5 80.1 06.8 35.7 108.0 00.3 .... 127.7 02.4 185.2 182.4 8 208.7 200

08.0 30.8 111.0 71.3 51.5 20.0 88.1 50.1

. 112.0 _ 88.4 146.5 114.7

x-New 1 low) <

Mon. Eat. . 1 73

200 151 585

Grain ‘Market. A A

NEW YORK, N. 1., April L-Bundt

High Low Close .. 60% G0 6034'}; .- 6155 01. $14-51;

_.~ ' WINNIPEO ‘WINNIPEG, liisn, April L-Firm at

use ..-

tbe southwest winter wheat belt

May and July each registered l5 to 1,1, higher at 07% Export business in Canadian wheat rcpiilied s

good foreign

Hcirstalitiai decreases, u-cro noted ini

World shipments of ivboat and flour

.,0ii0 irushcis for the

. Of ihls amount Canada and the

previous

PJGI/Piiii)’ unchanged. (It-arse grams

CLOSE lVivent-May 03B, July 04%-"’s. Oct / _.

.103’ 30MB, July iliiiflA. -Ziiay 41%. July 4255A, Oct

(‘ASH PRICES Wheat-No 1 hard 04%, no 1 nor 02st,.

CHICAGO CHICAGO. 111.. April 4.—-Whent Id-

sympathy with the stock Crop damage reports came thick and Lnteness of

together

Wheat closed nervous 90% above.

Grade X.—i, Aline Poirier; 2, Grade VIIL-l, Huntiy Keefe; 2, 4. 5.

Grade VIL-l, Jean Mechdillen: 3, Carenne

Grade VIr-i, Florence Dalton.

Grade V.—1, Lilian DesRoches; 2, S, Audrey Mc- Grede IV.-l, Themes Keefe; 3i,

Grade IIL-l, Merle DeeRcches: 2, Jean DesRoches; ii, Mildred Des-

Grade 111-1, Alphonsus Keefe: I,

MacDonald. Eimioe usrua.

Mother: "whet ere you 60in! with the eisrm clock!" mine Son: “I'm mans lt in"

202.4 141.6 281.8 205.8 $3

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MARKETS.

“MONTREAL, Que, April 4. (Canad-

|i l'rcss)-—Cattle receipts were 1028 on the two Montreal livestock mark- ets today. There wss an easier under- tone to the cattle market sud not enough eerly eslcs to form a basis for quotations. A few cows were weighed up at $4 for good cows end s top of $1.25 for the add choim one with med- ium kinds around 8850 and plain lots around $2.75.

A few common to just medium steers were sold to butchers ei: 84.76 to $5.

Calf receipts were 1810. There wee a slight improvement in the quality of the calves offered, and sn increase of near 1500 calves as compared with last Monday's receipts. Sales were slow to start. sud there is practically‘ no change in Prices. Most of the calves offered sold between $2.50 and with five or slx loads of the beet calves bringing $8.25 to 33,50 “q com. mon light sold down to $2.25.

Quotations-Good and choice veal, $3.50, common and medium $2.15 to 83.

Sheep receipts 07. The few spring lambs offered brought from $5 to $0 each according to quality. Sheep in- eluding bucks were mostly $4,

Quotations-Euros

Hug . were 8715. The hog market was a shade easier. The bulk of the becons, butchers sud lights were lfllli for $5 fed and watered. Sows were slow st 80 to $3.60.

New York Stock Market

e Quotations Stocks iligh l.ow|Close Al Chem ... ... ... 7i 71% American Can ... 581/, A s 1r 1,4, on, Am T-J Tel _ 111% An itoppcr l/, 5 Atcblson 01% Aiib Auto 011/; Bill Ohio 11% Beth Steel 17 Briggs 8% Can Pacific . 141/, (‘ass T 307a (‘hrys lifot . 10% C G Elev: 10% Corn Pro 30 E I Dupont _ 4rd 45 Gen Elec _ T 10% Gen Foods . 35 35 G ll Signal .. l5 15 Goodyear Rub . 111A 10V, 11y. Iioiiston Oil _ 18% 71% 181/4 Hudson blot . 4% . 21/. . 10% 1811, 15W. 4 351i l. . . 7 i174. iV/n in Telephone ... 01/, tl'_l, 0M, Ken (topper ... 0'4. 0W. ii'l/,, Lambert (‘o . ... 4314' 413i 43% llils ‘Pneifie .. mi w. m. Mill I'm‘ Pfil ... il§§| il-‘Y, 0% “not lVaril _ ’ig‘.l . V. Nash Mot‘ ~’ N Y Contra Pack Mot 2 Par- Pnhli: 01,4 Radio Corp ti 7t n 0 . m, Sears Roe _..' ... 27 20%.; 27 Sin Corp ,. (i South Pac ... , 11 South Pan . 17 South ‘Rail _.. . 0 Stand Brands ‘i1 s a ram mg s o of N J .. cm. Texas (‘o . ‘if. Tex Gulf Sui Tim ltnl Bear .. ll (.' (‘arb _ ilnlon Pac United Air liniteil Corp .. llnited Gas imp ir s an. 315,30!- ii S tfiilel Till“ .17". 31W. Van Steal . . 1054i ill-i 101', lVaruer llro 0 l" 1H’, 1% 01V! Eli-c , .i Lbiliél Pill 24M Worth Pump J 11%| 10, | 10%

Mining Exchange

Fin ancial News Hashes

MONTREAL. Que" April 4- 057 "l! Canadian Preset-A felling market to- dsy again produced new low record Gurds off 1% st 13 subsequently clos ing st 14, Hoiiinger off 15 cents s $4.00. International Nickel, down M. at 7%. closing unchanged at 7%. -

Brazilian Traction accounted for ai- most half the total turnover. with yields of 3,044 shares. It moved with- in s narrow limit to close st 11%, up the fraction. Nickel had sales of 740 shares and McCall Frontenac virus third with 48.1 sales, closing 5i hlirh- er at 8%.

Canadian Pacific {cored an advance of 1% points on the smell turnover of 145 shares. Other price chsnges ia- cluded B. C. Power, off s point at 23. Canadian Forgings B, up 9'4 at 7%. Smeitera off 4% at "i . Dominion Textile, off 1% at b2, ussey lIsrris off l/r at ill)’, and Steel of Canada. down 1 at ‘l0.

Sales amounted to 7.030 shares, coni- psred with 1.204 on Fgldsy. Bond sel- ve were 837.650. Renewal 103?. lost 55 cents st $100.35, war loan 1037 cased 05 cents to $1.15 sari conversion 1050 was 10 cents lower at $01.25. National Service Loan 101i advanced 25 cents to $07.25.

Sterling elcscd at 84.1855 nml United States money at e premium of l T’ per cent.

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Montreal Stock Market Quotations l

lief Slacks illigbillowllfloire Bell T010 ... .-- .--_-. 102M 100| 100 ll i.‘ Packing . .

B '1‘ Is Power ... ..| 111/; 107/._|11';fi ll C Power A ,.. ,....| i "1 L‘ C Foundry C C Ir‘ Pfil ... ,- (‘nn (‘ernent ... (‘an Com Pfd _.. . t.‘ \V Cable A ... (‘an Pacific ... Cock Plow _ C hi Smelt ... .. Dam llrldgc ... ,. Iloni Ginsu , lloin Textile

Nat llrew Nat Steel Car Qua Power Shuwlaignn .. Sher Wil S C of (‘an

(‘ommerec Montreal _. v 2n

Neva Seotia . . ‘:00

lioynl ... ... I ‘.'il

The Montreal a for

Curb Market

Stocks PIIgIvILowICIose Abnnn ... ... fl Benubaruois A ... _.. 80| 75 75 Big Missouri . . I 10 and B Oil . . .. 10% 0%. 0% (‘an liiaitlng . ..T 121.51 i2 l2 l’) C Sr-agralu ..i {I'M 3-3’, 3% liar; Stores [i714], 17' iv‘! Boy I I Sccuritic 71,4 7 7 | Imperial Oil i ill/ii 0| 9% lm Tobacco I l I 7% an Petrol l 10%;} 10:6. ‘ornnrln . . 1 01/, 7 r n Limited I ma. Slscoe Mines _.. . . 041m ll.'l| ilil Yreck-llugbes 435i 430i 435 wniir Hiram . . I tli-il 31/.) av,

_ Wright liar .. I I | 200

New York Curb

______ Ams Clyan B ...-l» I 3% TORONTO, 0nt., April L-hflning A G Eiffi j" ' it; 3K2 3i: “l” °|°"- Bras Traction 10 0%. 01/, Sales Stocks lfllghLowiCiosa §,i§"§,'," ' 51f: n12 04 (- H _ ' ..|oa;11|o:i;/,‘ onv. 1.1T! D... 3 3% Pl B S (new) 10K 15 10% Fl S Power B . i y‘ 1% 3nd g £51111‘: . . 1055i ldlfllol/z The (luif on Corp. I.."'..f div, l! 0 liefin (‘o ,.. ... 44 1r w o Warts 1. lm on Ltd ,1 ‘ s In Petrol .... ... D54 Mid West litll ... ~.. i 1 9 Niagara Bud .....i 5% 5 ii o gs; Crb ... _..l i 41f. - I til .. ..' i‘ - s o 2r ken“: 4) l‘: m‘ if‘ 0 U l. Power A .._. ...| 4i 3%. 4

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FYs/i Quototions

BOSTON. Mass" Ap;il 4.--Vcssels arriving st the fish pier today numb- ered 25. .

WHOLESALE PRICES

Large cod 3% to 4% cents a pound Market cod ll to 4

Haddock 81,5 to 4%

Pollock 31/; to 4%

Hake 4 to 5

Fioundere d to 8

...! 1 . 0ii] 08 lnltllTeeiihugbee 431i 480' 300|Treiiriweli 295 300 reonvrishtnsr . . mi 25! Finer 20%. Tflifll sales 172,000 shares. IINLISIID — ~- liilflllmp 0ii ... .... 010 900i 010 lllltliNii-lisl ... .i 815i Lida ilh .llil|lrrt Pete '.l loser ioalni a zoernirs-rfud .. 60 W iirrooincmod .... W86 06% 0ii istioilNordon 0ii 05 zonlv-Orellle 8 M‘ H‘ 1.5m Pen Pete .. it'll "8. 03 cr-rnnyailte 525i 52: n25 soon-enemas ill 4i I1 lilbtlivlckers l4 Iii 13 0 siWlAlgonquin . rsllidkobio P. . 1f ‘en a . iwtDoni lispi ... ... 0H 0ii N ilooiiiilem Lake . ...| 02 I 02 02 looolseksoninsn ,.,. , I 01 0i l1il00l0il Select ...| N? 08 M iooornre Crown ... “I a 1000 Ind lines “e 1..

hi8 .__.¢-i____.__ v y and Canadian Gov t. l O Bond Quotations _.__.._ 1118i Dem of (‘an ... hlilj-fll iglliflilAirifii Dom of (Jen ' 101 ft!" Dom of Csn -4il| 00% biz Dom of Can 00% 07 Dom of Csn 91% 2% Dom of Can 0i 01% c N n w: . c N a .. , as 01 C N It . . M M}: C N ll. ,.. ... _ ~00 Net Service ... , a-as rm Service . s-u

and - iNottces

By provincial

A GOOD TURN

ed on s. basis of 6 eggs per person to needy families. Eight hams also were distributed, and other food- 14 stuffs. Scouts in other places put 5 on similar Easier Relief campaigns. ‘

HOSPITAL OPERATION

hospitals, for cheery “scouting atmosphere."

order-in-coiineil Scouts of Saskatoon have been given a long lease on an lid-acre camp site on the South Saskatch- ewan river.

N.S. SCOIITS PLANT 80,000 TREES

As reported by Provincial Chief A Forester Schierbeck, Nova. Section

S ‘ in 1931 planted 80.000

trees in Scout reforestation areas in various parts of the province.

IN HAM AND EGGS

Close to 900 dozen eggs were col- lected as their Special Easter Re-

good turn by the Scouts of St.

John's district, Que. and distribut-

NEW PRAIRIE PHEASANTS

THRIVE

H That the Mongolian end Ring-

necked pheasants distributed in southern Alberta. are thriving is ‘ indicated by reports made by hik- m ing Calgary Scouts to the Fish and Game Association. Most. of the re- ” ports note the birds as in fine condition, and apparently findinil suitable food in the kini-kinik and Juniper berries and grain picked up in stubble fields.