Wheat market trends show volatility and cautious recovery
The week saw a shift from bearish to steadier tones in world wheat trading. Prices fell on Monday and midweek, then slight gains emerged, with May delivery down about 2c and July to September 3c–5c lower. Demand looks constrained by strong supplies and favorable US crop prospects, while Argentina Russia India exports and North American movement influence future direction. Local Manitoba prices fell sharply as rail channels and storage pressures mounted, with spot prices quoted for various grades and futures closing near 92c for March and just under 96c for May July.
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United States
America
Europe
Argentina
Russia
India
Northwest
England
France
Argentine
Australia
Madstreet
Manitoba
Canadian Northwest
Atlantic Seaboard
Fort William
Port Arthur
Winnipeg Market reports lift in bran oats prices and steady dairy
Farmers stock up spring supplies as demand holds. oats and flaxseed rise with Fort William bids. Hay softens, beams of price quotes for ground feed and oil cake. Potatoes onions cabbage and other vegetables listed with daily trade. butter eggs dressed meats and poultry prices noted as market remains fairly active despite milder weather.
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Manitoba
Fort William
Winnipeg
Fort William Basis
Ontario
Express
Polygamy Probe Spurs Mounted Police Action in Alberta
A Magrath resident reportedly brought two wives from Utah amid allegations of polygamy. The mounted police offer the choice to leave Canada or face prosecution while calls grow for proof or refutation of rumors. The Raymond Chronicle notes this may start broader investigations before Alberta politics, as Gentile residents push for clarity and fairness.
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Raymond
Alta
Mounted Police
Magrath
Canada
Utah
Raymond Chronicle
Alberta
Passengers Transfer Across Ice Field Between Ships
Halifax reports the blockade of Prince Edward Island steamers partially raised. The Minto and the Stanley neared within two miles but ice fields forced separation. Minto took Stanley passengers to Pictou then sailed back with about 150 passengers mails and baggage to be moved by teams across ice to the Stanley. Ice conditions ease to Georgetown. no PEI trains since February 4.
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Halifax
N.S
Prince Edward Island
Minto
Stanley
Pictou
Georgetown
Straits
Capes
Explosion at Brinston store harms proprietor
An accident in H Hamilton’s general store at Brinston's Corners involved a keg of powder and a lit match. The blast wrecked the building, throwing Hamilton amid debris and leaving him critically injured as villagers fought the ensuing fire and saved what remained of the stock.
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Brockville
H. Hamilton
Brinston’s Corners
Hamilton
Big Immigration Movement This Year
Ottawa reports chief emigration inspector W J White has returned from the United States noting preparations for a large migratory movement to Canada. He estimates about 60 000 settlers will come, compared with 46 000 a year ago.
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Ottawa
W. J. White
United States
Canada
Doas
Big Yarmouth Firm Goes Under
A Yarmouth Nova Scotia dispatch reports the wholesale boot and shoe firm of W. H. Redding & Co. has announced its failure. The company was a significant local business.
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Big Yarmouth
Yarmouth
N.S
W. H. Redding & Co
Market notes on hides tallow wool and Seneca Root
Hides market steady but weak with frozen stocks in poor condition. Abattoir hides No 1 seven cents No 2 six cents. frozen butchers six and three quarters. sheep skins forty to forty seven and a half cents. Tallow steady with No 1 at 34 and 3 quarters delivered at Winnipeg. Wool supplies nearly cleaned up and season nearly over. Seneca Root has practically no market.
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Winnipeg
Cattle and hog markets show mixed demand and firm prices
Cattle runs are heavy with mild weather bringing in inferior stock, while good stock remains in demand. Quotes show 34 4c off cars for good butchers, down to 2.75 for inferior grades, and overall weak activity. Hogs stay firm at last week’s Winnipeg figures with prices around 3.0 per pound for selected weights.
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Winnipeg
Montreal Moves On Military School Site Purchase
The city plans to acquire either 36 or 52 acres in Fairmount Park at 2000 dollars per acre for the government to build a military school. W H Dandurand discussed the project with Sir Frederick Borden, and the militia minister supports the plan and would accept the offer.
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Montreal
Fairmount Park
W. H. Dandurand
Frederick Borden
Numerous Immigrants Arrive at Montreal
A Montreal Special reports a large group of about 1400 English immigrants arrived in Halifax aboard the Allan Line Bavarian and proceeded to Montreal. The CPR ran two specials of thirteen coaches to move the newcomers, with many artisans bound for Toronto and others headed to Winnipeg for land settlement.
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Montreal
Halifax
Allan Line
Toronto
Winnipeg
Prosperity seen in western territories says CPR official
C E McPherson, general passenger agent of the Canadian Pacific railway, returns to Winnipeg from Strathcona and Calgary. He notes a promising outlook for the coming season with expected heavy western immigration. A good winter and early agricultural opening are reported, and towns are growing rapidly.
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Territories
C E. McPherson
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg
Strathcona
Calgary
Child Revives Haltingly After Death Pronouncement
In Toronto a man named Petrie applied for a burial plot in Norway cemetery for his child believed dead of diphtheria. Upon returning home, the child's eyes moved and consciousness returned. Burial order was canceled. the child remains very ill but shows faint recovery. The physician had declared death earlier.
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Toronto
Ihnomas Petrie
Jones Avenue
Norway Cemetery
Petrie
Fatality near Regina as worker crushed by frozen manure heap
Robert Brown a 24 year old Englishman dies on a farm six miles northeast of Regina after a crust over a manure heap gives way he slips and is pinned by the main pile while two fellow workers and nearby water works staff attempt to help Brown born in London England relatives unknown to the report
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Regina
Robert Brown
Brown
Malcolm King
Works Pipeline
London
England
U S Consular Appointments Confirmed in Senate
A Washington DC special reports the senate in executive session confirmed several nominations including Robert S Chilton Jr of DC to be consul at Toronto Ontario and Robert Brent Mosher of DC to be consul at Collingwood Ontario.
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U. S
Washington, D.C
Senate
Robert S. Chilton, Jr
District of Columbia
Toronto
Ont
Robert Brent Mosher
Collingwood
Winnipeg Delegation Seeks Manitoba Boundary Extension
A deputation from the Winnipeg board of trade and city council traveled to Ottawa to interview the Dominion government on extending Manitoba's provincial boundaries.
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Board of Trade and City Council of
Winnipeg
Ottawa
Dominion
Province of
Manitoba
Strike in New York Appears Practically Broken
A New York strike is described as nearly collapsed with key unions showing diminished participation and reduced picket activity. Officials note waning support and lower turnout amid negotiations and fading public momentum.
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New York
Prisoner Caught Trying to Escape in Ontario Jail
Fred Rickman, a young man from Ingersoll held for theft and sought by Hamilton and Owen Sound police, was caught today while attempting to escape. He wore a fellow prisoner’s clothes under his uniform, removed a cell lock part with a screwdriver, and $8 taken from the turnkey’s room was found behind a brick under a floor tile in a night cell.
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Woodstock
Fred. Rickman
Ingersoll
Hamilton and
Owen Sound
Mukden Falls to Japanese Forces in Heavy Fighting
Japanese troops captured Mukden at 10 o clock with heavy casualties on both sides. Russian army center reportedly enveloped and many guns and stores seized. Retreat and panic described as worst defeat in Russo Japanese war.
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Mukden
Tokio
Daily Telegraph
Russsia
Shakhe
Hun
Fushen
Europatkin
Kuropatkin
Nicholas
Lynx With Eyes Like Fire Brought to Winnipeg
A 70 pound Canadian lynx, described as a ferocious creature with eyes that glowed like balls of fire, was brought into Winnipeg by A. Dodge after he shot it nine miles east of the city near Luthwyn. The animal, rare in the area, is valued at 10 dollars and feeds on poultry and young lambs.
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Winnipeg
A. Dodge
Luthwyn
Mr. Dodge
Mrs Chadwick Faces Prolonged Trial Strain In Cleveland Court
The Cleveland trial of Mrs Chadwick neared its close with afternoon arguments as jurors near a verdict. Her pale face and nervous manner reflected the strain, though she briefly brightened when her lawyers argued. District Attorney Sullivan indicated a possible second trial on another indictment after a verdict in the current case.
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Cleveland
Sullivan
Ontario Fisheries See Notable Rise in Yields
New statistics indicate a gratifying uptick in Ontario fisheries with higher catches and improved yields across multiple species. Government data suggests sustainable practices contributed to the gains, benefiting regional fleets and processing sectors.
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Ontario
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