oa
hase Largely on

Pure
Ann Market, Especi-

ally Seal.
’ ; 17. prices ol
NDON, Feb. ales have
ye { London fur sale tas
A is high that scene 0,07

peen have been of the wildest.
g have

pia hilla, whieh before the

Sil et shillings @ skin now
gteeagt pounds, while fox, be-
petonee var, was six or seven
yore the aa ie 25 pounds
a a on the market was¢
‘vole American bid-

440 per cent higher
He outbid

, in Oetober last.

else for every skin.
M , skins wen? almost fought
Je sit the manager of one
won international house, ‘that
Eins the wal would have been
sheen in Whitechapel. Iix-
* ve furs have gone up most
gh houses with high neputa-

: would not have kept on the

skins they now are
i} at prices higher
ban really,good furs in 1944.”
Sweep Market.

, dominant feature of this
we gales was the determina-
cot the Americans to sweep
market at any price: Prices
fat show the following rtses
ve last October: Wol-
stone marten,
ho: marten, 75; otter and Rus-
ian sable, 50; fisher and lynx, 40;
hite silver and cross fox, 20 t
F. apmine, 10.

he depreciation on the dollar
ang eriously affecting
bnadian business here, Harri-
yn Watson, trades Commissioner
ve the only definite comment te
made on it, is that it is hold-
g up business all over. It is
than in December
he arrived and will become
still. Canadian goods are
ted very badly even at

e Canadian demand to trade or

momises the

pliged to sé

peent abo
rine, chinchilla,

changes is 8

neh worse

here

e basis of current rate of ex-
Canadian firms are

ting from the inequality of
nerican and the Canadiar

British buyers ane real-
they can buy still cheaper
Canadian firms than Unitec
firms. “As far as Canada
yerned, says Mr- Watson,
isnot so serious as it would
wen say a year ago. Many
as much home
ade as they can undertake.”

firms have

HLL MILK ON
ITTERFAT BASIS

nario Minister of Agriculture
to Introduce Bill to Pro-
tect Farmer.

Hon
ining Doherty, minister of
Neulture in the Provincial
ernment, will introduce a }

On after the assembly of the
Use to provide for the sale of
Kk at wholesale on a butter‘a
Ment basis. This will secure
Me farmer who sells rich mith
full value of his product and
help to eliminate the poor

*K Which is often offered for
e,

The

TORONTO Febr ary 17.

hew bill will provide. for
‘Ppointment of inspectors to
eT SEE ,

the sales and make sure

Al the
ve producer receives the
rest price,

There al

,. 'S already heard some
“ISM that this is
on by the

Pl benefit,

D DURHAM PASSED
AWAY YESTERDAY ATT
TACOMA OF INFLUENZA

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ct He Continued hig jour-

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MANY FINE ‘oul in their boats in search of
Steamer Had Plates Replaced in furs.
FURS TAKEN. One of the Prince Rupert deal- |

South Following Accident.
, iors recently visited Masset and

‘bought $8,000 worth of pelts, and
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After Pelts for First Time. i the hunt. While the furs are

re jsaid to be not quite as good as in
MASSET, Feb, 18-—The Indians the interior of the mainland, ow- |
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