BRITAIN RAPIDLY REGAINING - HER FORMER COMMERCIAL STANDING Paying Her Way on Almost a Cash Basis- to Why the Pound Sterling is So Easily Answered. â€" Question as Cheap London, "Dec. 7.--Foreign Jtrade re- ports for November, just issued by the Board of Trade, show that Eng'and is retoupin^g her favorable position. I'he Novc-mbw exports were $557,000 000 and imports .$718,000,000, conipared w.th October exports of S48^.000,':ijO and imports of $767,000,000. K.-.ports fcr eleven months were $4,228,000,000, \vh;i6 .imports were $7,313,000,000. Thus the visible unfavcrable trade balance for November was only $181,- 000,000, camparcid with an unfavorable balance of $353,000,000 last .January, the most unfavcrable month after the armistice. The visible debit balance for eleven months ia $3,085,000,000. If to this be added the pi-obaWe further deficit fcr December ($17.5,000,000), or about the same as November, Eng- land's unfavorable trade balance for the year will be approximately $3,- 250,000,000, But in the figures of the Board of Trade no account .is taken of Engrlajid's huge revenue from ships and banJiing services collected from foreign nations. Financial people esti- mate the shipping revenue at $2,000,- 000,000, and interest from foreigrn in- vestments, together witli profit.* from banking .servi'ces at move than $1,- 000,000,000. This total of invisible revenue will almost wipe out the un- favorable trade balance. According to these figures and estimates England is really paying her way almost on a cash basis. One might ask, if this .:s true, why I is the pound sterling so cheap? Thia I is a pertinent question, but eajily' [answered, .\ccording to United State;' i trade returns Great ritain exported ' ' during October only $41,000,000 worth I of goods to the United States. If tiiis ' ; same ratio prevailed in November it I will be seen that the United States' ', took only seven per cerjt. of Britain's i ; export^'. Wliere are British goods go- ing. The majority is going to t\\e[ Continent to he^p rebuild industry and- trade there, and that is why the pound | sterling is so low. Goods are being! sold on the Continent on credit, but] Britain is not buying from the United j States on credit, so sterling bills must suffer for the ti'me being. If the Con- tinent succesds in getting a big long- time credit the effect on sterling ex- change would be noticed immediately, as it would have the effect of turning British exports to the Continent into liquid shape, enabling her to buy in the United States with the proceeds of the sales to the Continent. The figures show that since the armistice Biitiah exports in food, drinks, tobacco and raw materials havvj quadrupled; that export.s of manufactured goods have doiible<l, and the re-etport of imported goods has increased one thousand per cent. The rapid increase in foreign ti-ade is! making it extremely ('.iflicult for the| advoeafces of an anti-dumping bill, who! are having a hard time proving that such a bill is necessary to prevent Briti=li trade from being killed. Grain and Live Stock AlK. LlUNEL H. CLARKE vIRS L H (L\»KK Newly-appointed Lieutenant-Governor Wife of the new Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario. of Ontario. SETTLEMENT LOANS TOTAL $50,699,003 5,433 Soldier Grant Entries j Reported by Boare! | A despatch from Ottawa says:â€" | The Soldier Settlement Board has gone over the fifty million mark in loans toj returned soldiers settling on tlie land.! The returns are completed to Novern-^ ber 15 and show a grand total of $50,-] 699,003. The number of loans ap-j proved is 16,175 and the average loan' is ?,S,1.34. ♦ • I Advances v.'ere made for the fol-! lowing purposes : ' Land purchase. ' .A.mount for purchase, $28,123,250;! improvement.?. 4,5i28,.';25; stock and; equipment, $10,336,537; total, $4 1.950,- ^ 112. j On Dominion lands: : Improvements, $1,375,173; stock and' equipment, $3,882,267. Total, $5,-, 257,800. On land owned by settlers: I Encumbrances, $1,720,279; improve-' ments, $583,294; stock and equipment,! $1,141,518. Totiil. 3,451,091. Grand total, $50,699,003. 1 The board also reports a total ofj 5,433 soldier grant entries completed up to the 22nd of Novemb-jr. Only Two-thirds Wheat Has Been Moved Elast A despatch fiotn Winnipeg says: â€" It is estimated that not more than two-thirds of the season's grain has been shipped out from the West. To date 70,00i-.000 bushels have passed over the C:u!adian Pacific. Railway line;-, and it is said that between ,30,- 000,000 said 35,-O0O.00O bushels will yet be shipped out. The early cold spell is responsible in part for the slow movement, all available cars on rail- way lines having to be used for the transportation of coal. [ Breadatuffs. ! Toronto, Dec. O.-Maniioba wheat â€" ' No. 1 Northern, $2.30; No. 2 Northern,! $2.27; No. 3 Nor'liMn, $2.23, in store: Fort Will ia 11. ' Manitoba oats- -No. 2 CW, 88'/ic; ;N'o. .•; CW, 80»4c; extra No. 1 feed, i ,H4',4c; No. 1 feed, 81%c; No. 2 feed, i HOi^c, in store Fort William. i Man. barley â€" No. 3 CW, $1.49%; J No. 4 CW, $1.32. in store Fort William, j Amer'can cornâ€" J<o. 2 yellow, $1.70; i No. 3 yellow, $1.60, track, Toronto,' prompt shipments. I Ontario oats â€" No. 3 white, 88 to 90c, j aci-ordinp to freights outside. Ontari') wheatâ€" No. i Winter, per' car lot, $2 to $2.01; No. 2 do, $1.97 to $2.03; No. 3 do, $1.93 to $1.99, f.o.b. shipping points, according to freight*, j OiitnriM wheat^.N'o. 1 Si.iliis. *202 to SU'.O.S; So. 2 Spring. J1.99 to $2.06: No. 3 ' Sprine. Jl.SB to SI.'. 01, f.o.b. BhlpplnB ' points, afcordlng; to 'relgrhts. j j Pcdsâ€" N'o. 2. »2.«0. I Eailevâ€" Malting. $1.60 to J1.53, ac- ' irordinK lo frelghu" oiitsli;,.. | I Eufkwlu-atâ€" $l.o(i lo tl..3L', ac-cordinj i to frpiglu.s ourslje. j \ R.ve â€" .No. 3, 11.37 to »1.40. according, ! to f reiehtu outside. ! Manitoba flour-^-Government atanil- 1 ard. $11, Toronto. Ontario flour â€" Government standard, ! i^cw rroposai oy rresiaeni wuson win ne Accepiea oy ,»9 5o to $9.60. Montreal a Toronto, in; Both Sides in the Opinion of U. S. Attor- \^Xm7Jk^""-''L^''Tr' « ^• . J « "^ I MiUrecd â€" C' r lots, delivered Montreal; I freights, basis included: Bran, per ton.; ] J45: shorta, per ton. $52; good feed flour, i the Scale Committee in Indianapolis **;3/ '" l?'^"', 1 on Tiipsdav Hayâ€" No. 1 per ton, $26: mixed, per; TU D •â- â- ,• . . • to.i. $21 to $23. track, Toronto. 1 he President s terms were subnut- ted to acting President Lewis and Sec- Country Produceâ€" Wholeeale. j retary Green at a meeting yesterday Butterâ€" Dairj-. tubs and rolls, 43 to : at the Department of Justice, which 44c; prints, 48 to 50r; creamery, fresh ' was attended al.'o by .losepli Tumulty, niade solids, 62 to 6oc; prints. Go to ; Secretary to the Pres dent. Mr. Pal- to 80c. Dressed poultryâ€" Spring chickens, 26 to 30c; roosters, 25e,; fowl, 20 to 25c; geese, 22c; ducklings. 25 to 30c; turkeys, 35 to 40c; squabs, doz., $4.50. Live poultrj' â€" Spring ohihkens, 19 SETFLEMENT OF COAL STRIKE IN " UNFfED STATES NOW IN SIGHT ney-Genei^l Palmer. Washington, Dee. 7. â€" Attorney- General Palmer announced early this morning that President Wilson has ina;de to the coal miners a definite con- crete proposal looking to a speedy termination of the strike and an ad- justment of the entire conti-oversy. and that \Vng President Lewis andimer had pre^dously gone over the \.^ ^*^P~^^'''' °^ to 54c; new laid, 75 Secretary Gieen of the miners would ! whole coal situation with the Presi- urge its acceptance at a meeting of dent. * Ex-Kaiser's Trial * WiU Take Place King and Queen Are Proud of the Prince Prince Replies to The King's Welcome to 20c; roosters, 20c; fowl, 18 to '22c; geese, 17c; ducklings, 22c; turkeys,! A despatch from London says: â€" Al- 35c. j hough the welcome home dinner to Cheeseâ€" New, large, 31 H to 32c; ' twins, 32 to 32I3C; triplets, 33 to! waSj Palace Mondav night was a private A despatch from London says: â€" Speaking at Pontypridd, Wales, on _ Thursday, Sir Gordon Hewart, Attor-j the Prince orWal'es 7t"Buckinghan"i .^^yj]'^' in '° 32i4c;~_triplets, ney-General, said the suggestion was! Palac*- Wonrfav ni<r>it ^v=.* a r.rivat« •« Vsc fttilton. J4 to doc. not true that there were any dissen- ; function Kins" Geo rce irreete<l hi= son ' -c^""'""^''®*'' •'^f''"L 'i^^j-'if' ^^ *** sio,i« nv w«v.rm-o.. with rP+Vv^n.a fj'.lL^I ^^o-^^ giecte<l 111.- =on ;,}, creamery prmts,(>6 to 68c Margarine â€" 33 to 38c Eggsâ€" No. 1. «0 to 61c; selects, 64 to 65c; new laid, 85 to 90c. j Dressed poultryâ€" Spring chickens. sions or waverings with reference to in a set speech, addressing him as "Mv the trial of former Emperor William [dear son.'' and adding, "1 wish vou a of Germany. The law officers, he add- 1 most heartv welcome on your return ed, were continuing most careful pre- ; home, safe 'and- sound," paration.s for.it. Fifty thousand writ-i The King expressed his pleasure at| 30 to ,33c; roosters. 2'3 to 25c; fowl.' ten statements with reference to the j the remarkable enlliusiasm with which j 30 to S2c; turkeys, 4,5c; ducklings. 34, matter of prosecuting criminals for: the Prince had been everywhere re- '^'^ '^^'^'' Bcese, 24 to 27c; squabc, doz., their acts during the course of the; ;. ' ^''' "" v.ar had been examined A despatch from London says:â€" One who was present at the banquet given ' by the King at Buckingham Palace in^ honor of the return of the Prince f Wales says the occasion was the first time the King had heard the Prince make a formal speech. The King him- self concluded his own remarks by saying: "His mother and I aro proud of him." Coldest November Since Awav Back in 1896 Lloyd George Thinks Pact to be Ratified This Month eived and because he had forged a! V -.l i*.â€" o_ • i.- i .m From this,; new link between Canada and the' ^^'^,^ fP^^,'3'^:;TSP","f . Sf^Wo the speaker said, the audience could: Motherland. -5c ree^e lOc'" ' appre'.-'.ate the magnitude of t.ie task^ jlie Prin.e of Wales, replying to, "-i-' .. ' â- and not be deceived by suggestions, |,is father, began: " " i that the matter was not receiving the; -Your Majesty. I feel verv diffident closest attention. j j,, attempting to reply to this toast. | .J, j When you bade me fare^vell I felt very! proud of the mitsion you entrusted to. Queen Mary Accepts '"'^- I was following your footsteps,' In/Iian ^Vr^>v<ar•'G Mor« Setting out to sce the Empire for my-, ie"-! to $3.84 ?4 to the pound in tnis moia n wo man S l-^ame j g^j^ ^ ^^^ j ^^^g^,. ^^ ^^ ^^, utmost to ' market on Friday, representing a de- be worthy of your confidence. ' cline of 2»4 cents from the recent low "It is still a prouder moment for me' level, and a discount of alx>ut 21 per when I hear from your lips that you're; cent, from the pre-war rate of $4.86%. Rates on Paris also made a further Beans â€" Canadian, hand-picked, biw., $5.25 to 15.75; pr^n.cs, $4.25 to *4J6; .lapans, $4.75 to ?5; imported, hand- picked Burma, $4; Limas, 17 H to 18 '4c. Hon^y â€"Extracted clover, 5-lb. tins, 27 to 28..-; 10-lb. tins, 25 to 26c; 60-Ib. tins, 2oc; buckwheat, liO-lb. tins, 18 to 20c; comb. 16-oz., $6 to $6.50 doz.; 10-oz., $4.25 to U.hO doz. Maple prodnrtg â€" Syrup, per imper- ial gal., $3.15; per 5 imperial gals., $3; sugar, ib., 27 to 38c, Pruvisioiu â€" Wholesale. Smoked meatsâ€" Hams, med., 36 to 88c; do, heavy, 31 to 32c; cooked, 47 to 50c; rollt, 30 to 31c; breakfy.Bt betcon, 42 to 46c; back,?, plain, 47 to 48c; boneless, 49 to 52c. Cured meata â€" Long dear bacon, 31 to 32c; dear bellies, 30 to 31e. Lard â€" Pure, tierces, 29 to 29^c; tubs, 29H to 30c; pails, 29% to 30%c; prints, 30 to 30Vac. Compound tierces, 27^ to 28c; tubs, 28 to 28i,^c; pails, 28 '4 to 28%c; prints, 29i;2 to 30c. Montreal Markets. Montreal. Dec. 9. â€" Oats, extra No. 1 feed, 99c. Flour, new standard grade, 111 to $11.10. Rolled oats, bags, 90 lbs., $4.75 to $4.85. Bran, $46. Short*, $62. Hay. No. 2, per ton, car lots, $24 to $25. Cheese, finest easterns, 29% to SOv. Butter, choicest creamery* 67^ to 68c. Eggs, fresh, 90 to 95o;i selected. 65c; No. 1 stock, 58c; No. 2 atotk. 55c. Potatoes, per bag, car lot«, $2.25 to $2.50. Dressed hogs, abattoir killed, $24 to 824.50. Lard, pure, wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 28%c. Live Stock .Markets. Toronto. Dec. 9. â€" Choice heavy steei-s, S1S.25 to S13.50; good heavy steers, $12.50 to $18; butchers' cattl*,; choice, $11.75 to $12.25; do, good,' $10,75 to $11,50; do, med., $9 to $9.75; do, com., $6.50 to $7; bulls, choics, $10 to $11; do, med., $9 to $9.25; do, rough,' $7 to $7,25; butcher cows, choice, $10 to $11; do, good. $9.25 to $9.50; do, med., $8.25 to $8.50; do. com., $6.50 to $7; stockers, $7.50 to $10; feeders, $10 to $11.50; canners and cutters, $5.25 to $6.25; milkers, good to choice, $110 to $175; do. com. and me<i., $65 to $75; sprinarera, $90 to $175; light ewes, $7 to $8.50; yearlings, $9 to $10.50; spring lambs, per cwt,, ,'514.75 to $15.50; calves, good to choice, $18 to $20; hogs, fed and watered. $16.25; do, weighed off cars. $16.50: do, f.o.b., $15.25; do, do, to farmers, $15. Montreal, Dec. 9. â€" Butcher Jieifers, com., .$6.75 to S8; butcher cows, med., $6 to $8; canners, $5; cutters, $5.25 to $6; butcher bulls, com., $5.75 to $6.50; grass calves, $7; veal calves, $15 to $16; good veal, $14 to $16; medium, $9 to $14; grass, $7; ewes, $7 to $8; lambs, good. $13.75 to $14; com., $12.50 to $13.25; hogs, off car weights, selects, $10.50 to $17; lights. $14.50 to $16.J)0; sows, $13.50. Another Record in Exchange Fall A despatch from New York says: â€" Demand sterling cr bills on London A despatch from Brantford says: â€" That Queen Mary has been pleased to accept the Indian name of "Ca-non-i , j ....i ^t. • , • i. t r. if X- t, ;. „ ii j; ii. 1 pleased with the way in which I car Ronh-Iswa from the women of the:^., ,. _.. ^ , •'j , , , Six Nations Indians, whose reserve is| near Brantford, is the inforniation re- A despatch from V/innipeg says: â€" \ November, 1919, has been the cold^tj on record since 189(.>, according to thel official observer at St, .lohn's College' Observatory. The lowest for the: month was recorded November 30,1 when 18.9 below was reached. A despatch from London says: â€" Premier Lloyd George, speaking in the House of Commons on Thursday, ex- pressed the hope that the peace treaty would bo ratified before the end of the month. He thought Parliament would rise Dec. 23 until February, ried out my task, and I am deeply | decline, the purchasing power of the grateful for the far too kind words! franc falling to almost 10% to the ceived here from Ottawa. The name] >'"" have used about me. 1 have had dollar or a discount of slightly more given is the Indian name of Mrs. Helen i '^ ^^^nd'^''^"' f "^''^-^J"' « "ondortul ex-, than 50 per cent. Hill, President of the Six Nations Wo- 1 P^^'<-'^''^^- «"'! '^.^'^ . "ever adequately â- _ • r> !.«â- f I „„ Tu /-» express mv gratituae for the univ5i"sal mens Patriotic League. The Queen ,. , , , -^ .â- , „ , i J I 1 â- i, 1 J, â- Kindness and hosoitaiitv shown me, also extended her gracious thanks for: -".^ â- the address sent to her by the Indian __ p » |^ |»j c/-\j m women, and presented to the Prince of OKtiAlv UN oLILlU Wales on the occasion of the visit of| FRONT OF- STRIKE the Prince here on October 20, I 177 Head of Holsteins Fetch Sum of $51,000 British Subjects Only to Give Oaths A despatch from Regina says: â€" Commissioners for oaths in Saskat- chewan will have to be Britis'h sub- jects eitJ-.er by birth i,r naturalization following the passage of a bill before the Saskatchewan .Assembly. Appointments wiill, moreover, bo' subject to annual renewal. This ia a question which has been much can- vassed by the G. W. V. A. during the past year, Calgary Horses Bring Big Price in Britain HUGE GERMAN PLANE BOUND FOR RUSSIA CAPTURED BY ROUMANIANS Cargo and Documents Are An Eye-Opener Regarding Ger- many's Attitude Towards the Entente Powers. Paris, Dec. 7, â€" Aeronautical experts, have pointed cut often that it is dang- erous fcr the Allies to pemiiit the Ger-j mans to build new air machine.-^ or to' use their powerful old ones unless the Allies limit and control their use. Suchi fears seem fully justified by a d-ocu-i menit published to-day by Le Journal, i A photogi-aph shows a huge German machine which was captured by thoi Roumanians in BessaraWa when the| maeliine, wliich was Hying to Russia,: was forced to descend because of en- gine trouble. The picture in itself isi nothing remarkable, except that ift shows the size of the machine, which i is one used to bomb London during the| war. But the contents of its passenger cabin throws new light on the allied German undertakings with Soviet Russia. The cargo of the machine, which was piloted by two German offi- cers, w.'th the aid of three mechanics, included 260,000,000 roubles (normally $180,000,000), a special press for printing roubles, and millions wortli of jewelry. Among the papers found on board, it is said, were documents which clearly show Germany's intentions in regard to ths Entente powers. The machine has five engines, each of 260 horse-power, and ,is capable of hauling 40.000 pounds and pjf flying for several hours without a stop. j ! Coal Miners in West Virginia Accept 14*^' Increase. ,\ despatch from Washington says: â€" Reports were received here on Friday that miners in the Faiirmount ami Fairfort fields in West Virginia had agreed to accept the 14 per cent. increase lately sugj^-ested by Dr. Gar- field, tJie Federal Fuel Administrator, and would return to work. These re- ports gratified Federal officials, who hoped that the break? in the hitherto soli'd front presented by the miners would lead to a further crumbling of their ranks. ' Demand in South Africa For Canadian Newsprint , \ despatch from London says: â€" j ' Robert Muir, representing South African paper importers, will sail for! Canjda shortly to negotiate for a ' large export of Canadian newsprint to 1 Mctiiori.il Cn-.-s to he given by tiie; j^at country. He hopes Canadian' Domiwon Government to the wives | n^anufacturers will ease their prices, and mothers of Canadian soldiers and' and ^leean carriers thair rates, as sailors who fell in the great war. If; othei-wise it will be cheaper for South! the soldier left a wife the Cross goes Africa to obtain supplies from Scan ' m ^^!9^P'-' â- ':;.'â- -.':'â- .!? â- ""4;;-;:>1:^ ** i- â- " -,, , f ,--r a A despatch from Fond du Lac, Wis., says;â€" A total of .$51,000 was obtained] for 177 head of registered Holsteins ' at the annual fall sale of the Holstain Breeders' Sale Company. The average ' price was $288. Korndyke Press brought the top price of $975, A despatch from London says: â€" ThirrtV'four Percheron horses bred by, George Lane of Calgery, Alberta, were sold at Easton, Suffolk, and real- ized £7,01S. Lord Minto bought a max« for 650 guineas, and Perfection, a stallion, winner three tames in Can- ada this year, brought 550 giuneas. MEXICO RELEASES U. PRES. WILSON Uo HANDLES SITUATION Two Senators Who Visit Pres petent to Direct Affair Jenkins' Release Halts War Talk, ident Find Him MentzJly Com- s of Nation â€" News of to her, otherwise to his mother or nearest female relative. dinavia, from which steamship rates! are lower. I .\ des;)a-tch from 'Vv'a<<hington says: â€" A sharp and sensational turn of optimistic character was gi\'en to the Mexican crisis oir Friday, Its firet phase was official announce- ment of the release of William O. Jenkins, the United States Consular Agent .'mprisoned at Puebla. Its second phase, now more inter- esting to the country, was ths report of a special oominittee of the SenaOe Committee on Fooreigrs Relations, after a personal initerview with Pi-esident Wilson, that iwe was men'tally com- petent to handle the business of the nation. It was through this personal (inter- view that ths ghost was laid of tba strong intimations tliat President Wil- son was in no ocniiition to direct \m- wican affaii-s. The two Senators who iiitervi'ewed the President, with the illy-concealed purpo.^e on the part of members oi the Foreign Relations Com.niittee to asciertain the tinith or falsity of tha many rumors that he was in no physi- cal or mental shape to attend to im- portant public business, came away from the Whit* House conv,ince<l that liis mind v/ns vigorous and active. \ BRINGING UP FATHER