In Canada

Horowhenua Chronicle, 8 November 1915, Page 2

In Canada

A lilli UtUi'. Ottawa, ooptem-ber"!:. liie succeisiul Harvesting oi liie uijj, u extern crop has given a considerable impetus tu Canadian trade. Alter a year's economy, larmcrs, merchants ami others, certain oi substantial reuuns, are placing orders thai cannotout stunuiate industry. Already ibe Britisu Columbia lumber tradie is leeiing the beneiit, as orders lor over IUUo cars oi' lougu lumber liavo been placed. These orders will be loilowed by many others, to bring siocJcs in tlie prairie yards up to the necessary point to supply not only tlie present trade but that expected next year. Eastern manufacture! s and wholesale nouses report big orders from the west, which' they are now engaged in filling. In Ontario considerable damage has been dlojie to the crop by excessive rains, but not enough to greatly affect the result. The Ontario crop will be about the average, but that oi Liie west the greatest in history. The wheat crop of the wast is conservatively estimated at 250,00.),000 buslicls, with corresponding production of oats, tbo >rovinces nave all reaped excellent crops, and the agriculturists M every part 01 the country are certain of big returns from the good crops and big prices. Trades lias also b'eeu considerably better by the increase in ocean shipping. Sir Roijcj't Borden made strong representations to the British Admiralty, and his urgent request lias resulted 111 greatly increasing the shipping en' the St Lawrence. Montreal and Quebec harbours have ample shipping now to provide for our import, trade, although export trade will demand oven more. l«'o the first four months oi the present fiscal year Canada's imports amounted to £27,432,000, as compared with £34,408,000 lor the same period in 1914, while the exports this year were £47,485,(521', and last year £21, 8(56,000. in this year's exports was £12,700,000 coin and bullion to the United; (States, but even without this our export trade tins' year shows an increase of £7,000,000 over the same period in 1914.