lv. li: THE WILLIAMS LAKE TRIBUNE Wednesday, October 28, 1959 farm Renew and | orecasta (las Agriculture exports record six-months’ slump While Canada’s exports of all pared with $111 million to thes. commodities were valued at|in the first half of this year and $2,360 million during the first, $133 million in the previous year. half of this year—an increase of} For the first ’six months of $25 million, exports of agr icult-| this year, exports to the U.K. con- ural products took a $35 million) sisted mainly of grains, $101 nose dive during this period. | million; grain products, $12 mil- This decline left the value of] lion; oilseed and oilseed products, agriclutural exports to all coun-| $14 million; and raw tobacco, $18 tries at $488.8 million, compared) million. Main exports to the U.S. with $523.7 million for the first Were animals and animal products, six months of 195: $67 million, and grains and grain ng) Produets, $24 million. Almost every major groupi of agricultural products reflected the dip in exports, with exceptions being dairy products, which showed a slight increase, and raw tobacco, which was up $6 million over the same period a year ago to give it an export valué of $204 million. This was revealed in a report of the Economics Division, Canada Department of Agricult- ure, which also indicated that ex- ports to the United Kingdom con- tinue to surpass exports to the United-States. Exports of agriculture products to the U.K. were valued at $155 million in the first half of 1959 and $141 million in 1958, com- Exports of main agricultural commodities to all countries in the first half of ‘this year with comparable figures for 1958 in parentheses were as follows in million dollars; grain 262 (285); grain products 40 (45); oilseeds 33 (37); animals living 31 (39); meats 23 (23); tobacco 20. (14); dairy products 9 (5). TIRE TROUBLE? See us C&S Tire Service raw CANADA GENERAL and a dow j ganapa SNERAL and a slow-down in deliveries,|bulls at Toronto and Montreal 5 er 15 good clearances are expected by|were barely steady at 18.00. to Heavy receipts of cattle at mid-|the end of the week. With the/18.50 and 18.25 to 19.00. respect- week due to heavy snow storms,| inferior quality of the otteri iv and sharply lower prices on most! and only a fairly active slaughter| PEEDER CATTLE classes and grades of slaughter) Cattle market, prices on nearly! ‘The lower quality ot feeder! cattle featured this week's mark.) all classes and gr registered] cattle were in fair demand at| et. Steers were generally steady Top grades of steers were generally steady to 2.00| to as much as 2.00 lower in spots | zenerally steady to last week. Good. feeder Helfers and cows were steady to) While the lower st at Toronto were barely 3.00 lower, Feeder cattle were in} Much as 2.00 lower. Heifers and) steady at 24.00 to 26.00, Winnie narrow demand at mostly steady Cows reg the most lo: feeders were slow at 1.00 be- to 2.00 lower. Veal calves were|at mostly steady to 2.00 below last pe last w od kinds sellir steady to 3.00 lower. Hogs and except at Montreal where at 19.00 to 22.00, Calgary, on lambs were unchanged some gains were made. Bulls) fair local and eastern den ; | were steady to 1.50 lower. Good) moved 1.00 lower at 20.00 to Cattle receipts at the elev en seers at Toronto remained at last for good feeder steers. Saskatoon Public stockyards up to Thursday) WCeK'S 2450 to 25.50. Winnipeg) closed 1.00 to 2.00 lower at 19.00 at 30,000 were about 1,000 more| !9St 50¢ on top steers and as much| to 21.50 than last week and 1,000 Jess|#S 1.00 to 2.00 on lower grades, cane MARKET than the corresponding week a|£00d Kinds selling at 23.00) '°/ ‘The small number of good veal es ig Ka cenins at sma r of good vea year ago, Eastern markets’ of-|400. Calgary and Edmonton caives on offer were generally ferings were about the same as|"°Te © Mo y ssenwy at 2 steady to 3.00 lower. Good and last week, while western centres] “15 40d 4.00 ~ choice vealers at Toronto were a received 1,000 m With a pre-| lvely, Sas te to 1.90 steady 30.00 to 36.00, and Mont- dominance of feeder stock and ower on steers, althoush s004) yea1 steady to 2.00 lower at 30.00 cows on offer, the over-all quality fete na west week a 32.00. Winnipeg closed at 24.00 rating is expected to be lower| '° 745 : Good heifers at Toronto 00, and Calgary lost 2.00 at than last week's 2,577, with the Soe about steady at . bulk of these going as feeder oa stock Shipments south up to] lower at 20.00 to. 21.005 Ca ce roma P - Shipments sot tol closed S0¢ down x ‘og prices were mostly un- October 10 are 175,727, compared eee ee ee changed from last weel s with 345,280 for the same period soo te . oat ower “ Grade A hogs at Toronto were last year. iipeiicihta rood” COWS AC) 93.65, and Montreal steady to 50c With heavy receipts by mid- Sh tn Sn 16.00 t0/nigher at 23.65 to 24.50, Winni- week due to early heavy snow Teen ane ga ‘algary remained a s se of 21.50 and some centres were severly con-| Pes Senerally 1.00 lower at 14.00 respectively. Edmonton closed at gested, resulting in daily carry-;t? 15.00; Calgary 1.00 to 1.50|9965, and Saskatchewan markets overs. With improved weather|lower at 14.50 to 15.50. Good) remained at 20.15 for grade A hogs dressed. Ontario packing LOT OF POTATO 7 plants, outside of Toronto, paid > 23.65 for grade A hogs at local! Young Allan Wilkinson, left, looks garden of Allan’s parents, Mr. and THE PLANE THAT KNOWS ITS peins.” quebec plants outside ot) mienty or f iz Mre! Harris. “Wilkinson. — Brother mighty proud of that out-size potato " wy = 7 a Montreal: Hull 23.65: Princeville : . Daniel, right, isn’t showing off any WAY EVERYWHERE |and Quebee City he’s holding. The potato, a two-pound vegetable wonder—just felt he should ‘* * | LAMB MARKET meal in itself, came out of the town have his picture taken, too. Sheep and lambs were generally | CESSNA jat last week’s levels, quality con-| IMPORTS | |sidered. 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