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PAGE FIFTEEN THE : STANDARD BANK OF CANADA HEAD OFFICE - TORONTO COLLECTIONS Business houses will find our facili. ties for making collections particularly ASTD 1873 favorable. A KINGSTON BRANCH, _J. F. ROWLAND, Manager, What Cash You Need | When Travelling =and more particularly, when Jage sums are required--is best carried in the form of 2 Letter of Credit, issued by The Merchants nk, 3 ._ This old established form of international banking, is preferred by many experienced travellers because of its absolute security, Letters of Credit are cashed only by banks or anking corporations, and after the identity of the holders is established to the satisfaction of the bank officials. This insures safety, and guards against loss and theft, 7 d th i THE MERCHANTS BANK Head Office: Montreal. OF CANADA Established 1864, KINGSTON BRANCH, Safety Deposit Boxes to Rent, THE CANAD OF CO SIR EDMUND WALKER. > C.V.0. LL.D. D,CL, President VALUE OF STOCKS Cp "JUMP IN 5 MONTHS 'Average Appreciation 'Runs | i Somewhere About Five { Per Cent. i News And Vics Of And For F armers = he a EET Ese] i Mb State, mediam to choice, $1917, 38 to| Raccoon, up to ., os 5.00 : { Mor Ju 45¢; 1916, nominal; Pacific coast, Skunks, up to ; 300 Airdrie Aine rt [one hu heed ane tive Lanadiin co SOME POTATO PARINGS res 1817, 20 to 23¢; 1916. 14 to 16e. { Mink, up to .. 5.00 : {stocks are now were at Good seed potatoes, free of Hides, beet, 1b. .. 10 Lamb skins, 'fresh than they up te. ... Ihis fact is brought ou Veal Skins, '1b, blight and rot, are always worth %.]sis of the stock market Deacon skins, No 1 'suving for one's own future the first A Horse hides, No. 1 crop, or to supply others. year. The list of 125 se . Feed the cull potatoes to. the an aggregate market hogs. Cook the potatoes thor oughly and mix with cornmeal, large ;.=., . % - Tallow Cakes .. . than $93,697,310, as Wool, washed, 1b. Eien) at the ! i Iga the five Waal, : aawasied, shorts or bran. Skim milk is a ait Wi 5.17 pe ! Gensing, wild dry good addition. = Many securities which have been Grading petatoes for market ifavor so far this year show very large increases the . possibilities = of > sales and raises the price re celved. Keep the culls on the per dd. i... ; i Beeswax, 1b. up to jappreciations in market value. Steel 101 Canada, common, for instance, farms and save the cost of haul ing. Shearlings, up to EL a the' prevailing price (which Potatoes add suceulence to the Kips, 1b, d Beaver, up to .. somewhat from the high pomt at tained, due fo the depressing influence dairy ration. Where corn silage is not available and tpere are Otter, up to .. Black Bear, up to of the situati in the war area) Fisher, up to » sows a market appreciation of no Cross Fox, up to . less than $1.495000. Dominion Steel . common stock worth $5,166,595 plenty of small potatoes, a peck a day will give a8 marked in- erense In the milk flow. They should be introduced into the Lynx, up to .. . Marten, up to .. . more to-day t it was on Jan. Ist. Canadian Paci ration gradually, and should be ron through an reet cutter to Wolf, up to .. . *'s $260.020.000 Gf capi- Badger, up to .. tal stock has appreciated $13.000.000 Brompton is worth i) mort | d of the avold the possibility of choking the animal ~United Stites De- Weasel, up to .. $1.21 now than it was partment of Agriculture, richer thie The Market Reports | LIVE STOCK MARKETS. GENERAL TRADE. 4.00 20 Butter. 1.50 Belleville and Kitchener, 48¢ 50c; Cobourg, 45c to 48¢; Chatham, 40c to 45¢c; Brantford, 45¢ to 50c: London, 38¢ to #0c; Owen Sound, d4c; Port Hope, 33e; St. Thomas, 40¢; Stratford, 43¢ to 45e: Wood- stock, 40¢ 10 50e per 1b. five months ol to pss ue with The 1s Montreal. Montreal, June 21--/Theé market for cattle was somewhat weaker in tone, and in the hog section there were fur- ther declines, and choice selects hold at from $1875 to $19.50 per cwt Choice steers were from $15 to $15.50, while it was reported that some loads sold higher, while good steers were from $13 to $14.50 and commoner down to $11, all per ewt. Some choice bulls sold at $12 to $13 per cwt, Good bulls were from $11 to $12, while in- ferior sold as low .as $8 per cwt, Xue markét for butcher cows was rather td choice cows sold at $11.50 to $12, while others sold from that down to $8.50 per cwt. Choice milk- fed calves were from $11 to $14 per cwt, while inferior quality sold down to $7. Lambs and sheep market is quiet, and prices are quoted in the neighborhood of $11 to $14 for sheep and $16 to $17 for choice lambs. period in at Eggs. Belleville, 37¢ To de; Brantford, 40¢ ta 42¢; Cobourg, 37¢; Chiham, 40¢ to 43¢; Kitchener, 35¢ ta 38¢; London, 40¢; Owen Sound, 34¢; Port Hope, 33¢; St. Thomas, 38¢ to 40c: iid Stratford and Woodstock, 35¢ to fe. is 0 RN TETRA rr Orr ros Potatoes, Belleville, $1.50 per bag; Brant- ford, $1.75 to $2.25; Cobourg, $1.25 to $1.36; Chatham, $1.90 to $2.25; Kitchener, $1.80 to 2; London, $1.80 to $1.90; Owen Sound, $1 to $1.25: Port Hope, $1.50; St. Thomas, $2.26; Stratford, $1.50 to ahd 'Woodstock, $2.12 per bag. Toronto. : Wheat. Moronto, June 21.-- Hoary sleet: Belleville, $2; Brantford and Co- $16.50 to $17.50; choice Saher bourg, $2.10; Chatham, $2 to $2.10; Fla.80 W $15.50; do, Medium, $11 Kitchener, $2.12 to $2.15: London, 8; do. common, ) igo 2: on 8 2.15: Bi: do. to choles: $13 to $15; i514 to $2.12; Owen Sound, $2.15; : s ioe, $10.50 to $13: [Fort lope and Stratford, $2.12: St. butcher cows, choice, *|Thomas, $2.12 to $2.14. do. medium, $8 to $10; bulls, choice heavy, $10.25 to $13.25; do. good, : 9.25 to $10; do. lHght, $7 to $8; tiie Barley. : + Bale cutters, $6 to $7; feed- Balleville, $1.25; Brantford and ers, 900 to 1,000 1b., $11.60 to $18; |, K fobener, $1.35; Cobourg, $1.50; stockers, 760 to $00 Iba. $10.50 to [wen Sound, $1.25 to $1.30; Port $11.26; 'do., wed., 600 to 700 Ibs. [LOPE 60; St. Thomas, $1.67; $1040 $10.50; do. Hight, 600 to 50 [Stratiord, $1.25 to $1.36. Ihs., $9 to $9.50; rite ows, dhe Ct ' 38 0% raat: spring lambs, | Belleville, 0c to 95¢: Brantford, $10 23 to $30 25; yearking lambs, | 30¢; Cobourg, 95¢; Chatham, TOe to 18.50 to $20; sheep, light, $17 to|30¢: Kitchener, 75¢ to 80c; London, iy 2 fod and watered, $18: 8Gc to 86c; Owen Sound, Tic to 76¢; i ot' carn $18 26; do., f.0.b., to|Fort Hope, 96e; St. Thomas, 90c to or ipash $17 a $1.06; Stratford, 76c; and Wood- shippers, / : stock, 8c. 1s HRA Aew at the year; Brazilian, $1.865500: Car Com. mon $508,000; the Preferred. $1.161- 875; Canadian Cottons, $420900, and Canadian General Electric, $200,000. Among the securities to show mar ket depreciations der 'discussion are $1.620000;: FF N. I 250; Consumers' ( minion Bridge, Vegetables, Asparagus, bunch, 'i 'abbage, head 'elery, bunch ,. Cucumbers, each Lettuce, bunch Onions, bunch .. , Onions, dry, Ib, Potatoes, bushel Potatoes, new, pk, Radishes, bunch Rhubarb, bunch Tomatoes, 1b, WHERE MANURE YIELDS MOS Greatest Profits May Be Expected Where Fertilizer Is Placed on Poorest Soils. Greatest profits may be expected from a ton of manure when it is used on the poorest seil on the farm. The value of a ton of manure whes ased on soils of different fertility is illustrated by two series of plots dt the 78 1.75; the period us i Telephone, Comnion - $1,037 845 CROP TO PRECEDE ALFALFA Ohio Experiment Station Recommends per, $37 Potatoes, Since Soil Ig Usually Electric Preferred, $ Well Fertilized, ng 3. E. HAGUE, Manager. -------- a --------------y IAN BANK ERCE 3) SIR JOHN AIRD. General Manages ¥ H V.F. JONES. Ant Cen'l Manager ) 2H For sections whore early potatoes succeed, the Ohio experiment stution recommends this crop as 'one of the best to precede alfalfa, since the laud is usually well fertilized and manured. and frequent cultivation kills nearly ali weeds before alfalfa is seeded. The potatoes can be harvested for late July and early August alfalfa scec- ings, and a good scedbed can be pre- pared merely by disking and harrow- ing. Maturities in june, New York, ] 21 ~Dividend and mterest payn made this month will re 161,019,000, accord ing to the figures compiled by the Journal of Commerce. This compares with $164.891,000 for June, 1917. Stockholders will receive in the way of dividends the sum of $81,019.00) and interest payme will amount to $81,600,000. These figures based on disbursements to be made by 110 industrial and miscellaneous compa "1 are Sin, Buflalo, Buffalo, June 21. Cattle--Prime otoers, $17.96 to $18.36; shipping steers, $17 to $17.60; butchers, $12 to $16.96; yearlings, $13.50 to $16.- 76; heifers, $10 t0.$14.50; cows, $6 to $13.60; bulls, $7.60 to $11; fresh cows, and springers, steady, $656 to 150, ' Calves--37 to $18.50, Hogs-- Heavy, $17.45 to $17.60; mixed and yorkers, $17.50 to $17.- 60; Hght yorkers, $17.60 to $11.75; pigs, $17.76 to $18; roughs, $15.25 to $16.50; stags, $10 to $12. Sheep and lambs--Lambs, $10 to $19.60; yearligs, $1210 $16; weth- ers, $14 to $16.50; ewes, $6 to $13; Bell ioose, $13; 1 loose, $17 $15.50 12 to loose, to $18 loose, London---loose, §9- Suund--baled, $13 to $14: uP; 0123456789088. .AD938382 ess Hay. éville--baled, $13 to $13.50: $15; Brantford--baled, $11 to ose, §15 to $14; Cobourg-- $15 to $16; Chatham---baled, to. $20; Kitehener--baled, to $16; loose, $14 to $15; to $11; Owen loose, $13; Port Howe-~baled, $20; $17; St. Thomas---baled, $15 ¢ loose, $10 to $12; Stratford --baled. $17 10.819; loose, $10 to $11; Woodstock---baled, $15 to $16; $10 to $15 per ton. 2ifl ---------------------- mwixéd sheep, $18 to $13.60. Chie Chicago, June 21.---Hogs, bulk, $16.45 to $16.85; butchers, $16.50 to $16.85; packing, $16 to $16.45; Hght, $16.75 to $16.80; roughs, 16.60 to $16.85; oplgsp $16.26 to $16.75. GRAIN QUOTATIONS. Montreal, Montréal, June 21.--0ats, Cana- dian Western No. 2, 87¢; extra No. 1 feed, 96c. Flour, new standard grade, $11.06. Rolled outs, bags 90 Iba, $5.10 to $6.16. Bran, $35.00. Shorts, $38. Moulllie, $70 to $72. Hay, No. 2 per ton, car lots, $6.60, Butter Eggs, Cod, 1 -- Butter, creamery, Cheese, 1b, Oleomargarina els, 1b. .. Flounders, Ib. .. Fillets, bs ... | The Kingston Market Kingston, June 22nd. Dairy Produce. 45 50 rolls, Ih, | fresh, doz. . 40 30 Irion Fish, vin. 10 wey Se oes ,e Haddie, Ib, Field peas have also been found Olio experiment station. Cora with. out any fertilizer ot manure has yield- od 48.07 bushels per acre for 12 years in a rotation of corn; oats and clover, In another series not more than 40 rods away, the yield of corn for 10 years has averaged only 35.17 bushels, the other crops of the rotation being wheat and clover. Originally the land was the came, but its treatment previ- ous to the time these experiments be- gan made this difference in fertility. Right tens of barnyard manure with #20 pounds of raw phosphate rock per Acre has produced as increase in corn yield of 3098 bushels on the poorer Soll, Om the rich land the same appli- tation with 1,000 pounds of raw phes- phate rock has increased the corn crop only 17.80 bushels per acre, even though three times as much of the phosphorus carrier was added. The total yield on the manure land has been nesrly the same In both cases, METAL SHEETING FOR ROOFS Arranged te Enable Tinemith te Rap idly Join Sheets Without the Use of Solder. The Scientific American, in fllastrat satisfactory when cut for hay as a preparatory crop for alfalfa. midsummer seedings of alfalfa have been found by the experiment station more satisfactory thua spring seed. ing In oats or barley. fallures are attributed to competition with weeds and to nurse crops that provide excessive shade and leave too little moisture and plant food for the young alfalfa. ATTENTION GIVEN TO TOOLS But One Plow Out of Four Ever Wears Out, the Other Three Rust s How about the farm tools you used this last season? Are they all in the shed protected Have the polished parts been covered with grease so they won't rust? If wouldn't this coming week be a ; time to round them nd, away? A neighbor Most alfalfa Out--How About Yours? the weather? cost of steel tools for nest Such | none. of his tools are rusting out. One plow out of four wears out---the oth- er three rust out. Is yours the one? nies, 20 railroads, and 12 traction com- panies, Federal Oil Earnings. New York, June 21.--The Federal '0il Company, according to sources close to the company, is earning at the rate of about $360,000 a year after deduction of $24,000 for the 8 pet cent preferred stock. This is equal. to forty-six cents a share on the $3.700- 000 outstanding common stock. ---- Can. Converters' Dividend Montreal, June 21. --Another divi dend 'increase was annouuced after the meeting of directors of Canadian Converters, who placed the } stock on a five per cent. 'basis instead of four per cenit, by declaring one apd a quar- ter per cent. for the quarter ending | July 31st. Record Earnings for Canadian Car. Montreal, June 21.--The net profits of the Canadian Car and Foundry Company for. April 1918, after pay- ment of bond interest, were the larg- est in the history of the company, and the surplus earnings for the = first seven months of the current fiscal year were over $2,000,000, exclusive of Government war taxes, Fire Loss and Municipal Bonds. Toronto, June 21--The Monetary Times estimate of Canada's fire loss during May. 1918, is $3,570.04 com- pared with the April loss of $3.240,187 ) THRIFT AND SECURITY Open a Savings account with The Canadian Bank of Commerce. If more convenient, accounts may be opened and deposits made by mail. o A. J. Macdonell, Manager, Kingston Branch, Safety Deposit Boxes It is unwise to keep Bonds, Securities, Insurance Papers and other valuables in a house or office. Safety Deposit Boxes in the vaults of this Bank may be rented at a moderate Finan Hake, Ib, Haddock, fresh, Ib. Halibyt, fresh, Ib, and $1,163,110 for May, 1917, charge. The municipal bond sales in Canada ge during May totalled $4.751.162 com- pared with $3968995 in April and $1.- 375039 in May, a year ago. wi A (Winnipeg, June 21.--iOats--No, 2 C.W., 86%¢c; No. 3, do, 82%e¢; ex- tra No, 1 feed, 8235e; No. 1 feed, 78%e; No. 2, do., 76%e. Barley-- No, 3 CW, $1.17; No. 4, do., $1.12; rejected, , $1.07%; feed, $1.06%. Flax--No. 1 N.-W.C., $8.71%; No, 2 CW, §3.69%; No. 3, do, $3.43%. Herring, fresh, 1b. EXPENSE OF TRACTOR WORK Kippers, do... .. Mackerel, 1b, ., . A Qil, Gas and Wages $1.60 an Aore in Recent! * Perch, 3b: .., .... Pike, @b. ... ... .. Rock-fish, 1b. .. .. Salmon, 1b, ...... Smeits, 1b, .. , . Filefish, 1b. ...... ut, salmon, Ib. White fish, 1b... . (fresh). oi One acre of ground can be tractor plowed 6 inches deep on 2% gallons of kerosene und one-eighth gallon of lubricating ofl. : This was demonstrated in a two day tractor plowing test conducted re- cently at Iowa State college by the agricultural engineering department. The complete results of the test rep. resent probably the most comprehen- Toronto. Toronto, June 21---Manitoba wheat ~No. 1 northern, $2234: No, 2, $2.2014;: No. 3, $2174; No. 4, $2.1014, including 214 'tax in store, Fort Wil Mam, 5 Manitoba vats--No, 2 C. W., 88%4c; No. 2 C. W., 82%; No. 1 feed, 79%c. in store, Fort William. American cor ---Not quoted, Ontario oats--~No. 2 white, 79¢ to 8c. nominal ;No. 3 white, 78¢ to 79¢ larley-<Malting, $1.23 to $1.25 Ontario whest---No. 2 winter, -§2.22, basis in store Montreal. Peas~-No. 2, nominal, Buckwheat---$1.80. Rye--XNo! 2, $2. Ontario flour--War quality, $10.65, Taronto-Montreal, $10.65, new bags, . Manitoba flowr--War quality, $10.95, Foranto. © Millieed~Car lots, delivered; Mont: real; shorts, 850; bran, $35; feed flour, not quoted: middlings, not quoted. ots No: J B10 3 Sees $s; No. 1, $15.50 10 $16.50; No. 1S ois to 814; straw, ear lots, $& ; 3 to $8.50; Hay baled, ton .. i EG a ---- Hay, e, ton .. . 3 : La » . ! ies Chicago, Outs, Man., bush.. obdinartly throws | | ¥ ! : 'hicago, June 21.---Corn---No. 2 y ; : : ; Oats, local, bush.. ,, $1.70 to $1.71; No. 2 yellow, - v $10 to $1870 > Permanent Highways of Concrete Shotts, ton .. . . No. 4 yellow, $1.60] Straw, baled, ton to eh Gate. Nu, 3 white, 77 to] dtraw, looss, ton is Think ; standard, 7 Here of all this means! A re- 3 3 u duction of 12 cents per ton per mile in the cost of getting food Could here experience id there be any ore el ient of the advantages . building Con- crete 7! 8 Other eloquent testimony-- ROADS ~ and (Ae o AY § of yA} hal e 4 Fruct, Bananas, doz. .., . Cherries, 1b. .. ,. Oates, Ib, .. , .., Grapefruit, each |. Lemons, doz. . Oranges, doz, ... Pineapples, each Peaches, doz. .. Strawberries Canteloupes Plums, doz. Sectional Perspective View of Sheet Metal Roof With Pate Broken Away. leakage, use is made of metal sheets provided at each side with an upturned abutting member terminating in an in ward and downwardly beat flange and & peak-shaped seam cap fitting over the flanges. STRAW IS WASTED ON FARMS I | Grain, Barley, bush, .. . Branton .. .... Buckwheat, bush . Corn meal, ewt, . Corp, yellow feed car| bu directly ving costs can be : Barley, | hy, $5.00 to} r. nominal, Pork, n $24.65. Ribs, 322.37 tH