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The following diagrams illustrate the method: Les cartes ou les planches trop grandes pour dtre reproduites en un seul clichd sont film^es d partir de Tangle sup6rieure gauche, de gaurhe d droite et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images n^cessaire. Le diagramme suivant iliustre la mdthode : 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 ^■vv*- p "' ^"vr- •»*•• ^» r ^^»*i No. 14; INFORMATION FOR THE ELECTORS. Prices and Other Statistic xf-y^ Ji'/O' •j/,^;-'; ' ii/ljnj .'^iJ.'TiiUs- iS^/*/0 yJ' The prices in the following tables are the wholeeale prices of leading Toronto firms, to wb ich 25 per cent, has been added to cover the profit of the retail dealer. This rate is too high on some articles, particularly dry goods, but has been taken all round to place the figures beyond dispute. Thr prices of farmers' produce are the street prices in Toronto as givon in the Globe on the dates named : — DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING. Articles. ::'V'- Grey cottons Heavy check sheetings Cottonades Denims Tickings Grey Flannel Cotton prints, English *' *' Canadian Canada wool tweeds " union " etofie Etoffe pants " suits Tweed " Knitted shirts and drawers,' union . .. Medium grey wool Heavy grey " Plain Scotch knit Average decrease in 1800 compared with 1878, 25 per cent. 1878. '(. 1890. Not made in Canada. 18c 'v^,r 22 J j.:r 374 14| Not made. : 1 74c $ 2.19 '^••■'-'•■' 9.38 j,.«(jjt 12.50 , f UO.ijii-Db , a»0d3i 1.25 7c 10 to 13^ 18} m 12J 20 10 50 . Zlk 44 $1.87 7.60 9.37 *^ 87i '* SS .t4? f^-is* 1. ;■::■. :» -y: $0.75 0.77 0.90 0.31 0.34 0.69 0.87i 0.34 0.47i 0.37* 0.72 J 0.66 1.25 0.91 1.124 75 2.32 0.06i 0.02i 0.37^ 4.50 0.11 p.lb 3 • '?■ ... -n .ttJ.. V'^. BOOTS AND SHOES. • i Articles. 1878. 1890. Men's SDlit Balmorals ••• •••••• $2.28 1.25 1.10 1 07 Women's" " Childs' " " J. 69 Average decrease in 1890 compared with 1878, 31 per cent. -•>'■" c;!? AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. Articles ■ Mowers < . . . Reapers Horse Rakes • . < Bindeni Average decrease in 1890 compared with 1878, 33 per cent, 1890- 5 80.00 120.00 33.00 276.00 $ 70.00 80.00 28.00 '' 160.00 ^' "- r» FARM PRODUCE. Prices taken from the Toronto Olobe on 15th November in each year. Articles. "HIi Wheat Fall, bush " Spring " Barley " Oats f •' Peas " Dressed hogs per 100 lbs. * Beef hind quarters *' " fore •• *' Mutton •• Chickens ^Jpt''' Ducks ,0 1 " Geese '^- ' each* •••• Turkeys ! " * Chees©,- , lb**.... Butl§r ; r lb rolls ;*gfo larjEe " Eggs ^ A doz* Lard s,o lb ' Potatoef.v j bag Apples ;.js .[. brl Hay f (\ I ton W(»l " lb *PrioM on 1st Deo. in each year. 1878 1890 80 to 93c. 95 to 97c. 70 " 86 90-95 60 " 90 53 " 63 " 30 " 31 44 " 46J 55 " 60 63 •• 66 $4.00 " $5.00 i«55.00** $5.40 6.00 " 7.00 6.00" 9.00 4.00 " 5 P^ 4.00" 7.00 5.00 « 6.00 8.00" 9.00 30 " 45 30 "40 50 •« 60 60 " 65 40 " 60 5c to 6c pr. lb 60 " $1.00 7c*' 9c " '• 9i " 10 11 - 12 16 " 17 20-21 '-"■ 12 •• 13 15 « 18 1', 13 " 14 14 " 17 20 " 26 26 ♦' 28 8t " 8i 9 •' n .r. 90 70 " 75 $1.00 to $1.26 $2.00" $3.50' 7.60 " 14.00 7.00" 11.00 22 " 23 22 " 26 **Faetor7 prioM about 2 cents lea*. i Based qd the foregoing figures the following illustrations show to what an extent the purchasing power of the workingman's wages has increased under the National Policy. He pays a trifle more for his butter and cheese, but by so doing benefits the farmer, while he has corresponding advantages in higher wages and large reductions in other things : — ,:,■-> .!,- ' ■■ > ■ "-■ ■:■■ ■'- ■ '" 1878. 1890. 24 lbs. Sugar, granulated 3 " Tea ..@ 9Jc 60 38 20 10 $5 2i 90 55 25 60 30 20 1 $2.34 1.80 38 60 10 • 36 36 90 55 75 60 60 60 8ic 2U 32 21 11 $4.50 2 70 45 15 50 20 18 = $2.04 64 1 " Coffee 32 3 " 'Butter 63 1 " Cheese 11 14 " Flour ( per brl.) 35 14 *' Oatmeal 28 1 eral. SvruD •. 70 1 " Molasses 45 3 tins Salmon 45 1 bush. Potatoes 50 2 eals Coal Oil 40 ii 6-lb. loaves Bread — :-\ * • • • 54 $9.93 $7.41^1, Out of a ten dollar bill a customer in 1878 received . change, and in 1890, $2.59 in change. Necessaries of life c. purchased for $1.00 now, which in 1878 required $1.25. ^nts be \ ^^^ ' Year. IJKI ■ 4 .■Jl:. ;--■. 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874.. 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 Total for period . . . (Free trade.) 1880.... 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885.... 1886 1887 1888 1889 Total for period . . . (Protection.) Wheat and Flour. $ 5,709,122 6,782,532 6,610,415 8,752,590 11.649,353 9,120,270 7,993,972 7,82(),713 8,384,904 5,437,745 $78,261,616 Reduction under Protection. 543,202 973,903 1,301,091 1,385,038 2,727,479 2,524,114 844,268 657,434 251,242 1,013,035 $12,220,806 $66,040,810 All other Breadstuflfs. '' $ 1,224,603 1,997,111 4,944,681 6,880,195 4.070.414 3,554,454 3,418,565 6,328,468 5,351,621 3,951,868 $40,724,980 1,520,942 1,802,971 2,131,033 2,116,172 2,122,155 1,790,846 1,594,175 1,724,982 1,954,896 2,173,609 $18,931,781 $21,793,199 a Total amount of money kept in the country by the N. P. and paid to the Farmer for grain alone=$87, 834,009. In addition to . this the Farmer exported $7,239,352 worth more of grain under the N. P., making a total gain to the Farmer in Breadstuffs alone of 195,073,361.. -^^ '^■'- ,u^c«/iv}Tiwj - >«> .:§ :j^rL.Ji,-z S' it !. 1 \% iii ii il lip- THE HOME MARKET THE N.P. HAS MADE FOR THE -■ ••■•• -■ ••■^ ;.-;/,■ FARMER. ,..:,/,..,.,. , ; .• ,^^ IMPORTS FOR HOME CONSUMPTION. 1878 19'JO — - — 1 ; — 7-^— RRrlA'X' hiiR 302,147 2,162,292 146,823 7,387,507 5,635,411 9,589 12,550 . 352,786 . 526 OfttA " Kvft " Corn " 3,242,391 ^ 188,934 5,910 Whflat *' Peas •' 15,643,769 • 3,803,097 Of these principal ^/ainR therefore, 11,840,672 bushels less were imported in 1890 than in 1878, giving the Farmer an increased market t) that extent. j ,,. , „ ., : l---r ExpanBion of the Export trade in farm produce under the N.P. owing to the increased prosperity of the Farmer : — -^ EXPORTS. Cattle No Sheep " Horses " Cheese lbs E^rgs doz Hay !ton Apples bris 29,925 242,989 14,179 38,054.294 5,262,920 17,269 53,213 1890 123,136 315,931 16,650 94,260,187 12,839,660 115,162 378,475 -*-;.n' n:i c^^-^1 rr' I- ■- -'. LIFE INSURANCE, ^-r"-- Life iiisurance is a luxury, only to be indulged in after every- thing else is provided for, and much as they may wish to do so, the majority of people cannot aflford to insure their lives until they have surplus earnings out of which to pay the premiums. When times are bad many are compelled to let their policies lapse, and when money becomes more plentifol they re-iPAure. ;>.v? c/I6':^• ■M The following figures sbow the effect of bad and good times on the life insuring power of the Canadian people: — Annual Lapsed. ... In each In each • $1,000 effected in the year. Year. Total in force amount effected. Total lapsed. $1,000 at risk. • "■ $ $ $ $ 1875 84,288.883 15,074,258 No returns. • 1876 84,250,918 13,890,127 <4 1877 85,687,903 13,534,6<$7 8,70(^624 ioi.53 642.84 187o • • . . > 84,751,937 12,169,755 9,075,186 107.08 745.71 1879 86,273.^02 11,354,224 8,190,773 94.94 721.39 1880 90, 80,2>'3 13,90(J,887 7,1^8,837 79.74 517.65 1881 103,290,932 17,618,01 1 4,702,589 45.53 266.92 1882 115,042,0^8 20,112,755 5,052,869 43.92 251.23 1883 124,196,875 21.572,-60 7,627,328 61.41 3.^3.66 . 1884 135,447,726 23,417,912 9,576,113 70.70 408.92 1885 140,962,146 27,164,988 9,518.676 67.52 350.40 • 1886 171,315.696 35,171,348 9,205,765 53.84 261.74 1887 191.694.270 38,008,310 11,320,394 59.06 297.84 1888 211,761.583 41,226,529 15.325,305 72.37 371.73 1889 231,963,702 44,556,937 16,556,619 71.38 371.58 After eleven years of progress and prosperity under the National Policy, the people have been able to insure their lives for $147,211,765 more than they could in 1878. In 1878 they could only pay $2,610,677 for premiums, and in 1889 they were able to pay $8,224,845, or nearly $6,000,000 more. f?'*' Note especially the " lapsed column." *"' '^ * ' For the throe yoars, 1877, 1878 and 187 "^he average per year of " lapsed " was $703.31. . . » » v ..'^^^h^ For the three years, 1887, 1888 and 1889, the average per year of '' lapsed " was $347.05. During the former period the people were too poor to keep up their life insurances, and consequently had to let them drop to an extent equal to $700 in each $1,000 of insurance effected. In 1887-89 period the people wore able to keep up their insurance so- well that only $347 in each $1,000 lapsed. In 1887-8;) period tt^e lapses were less than half what they were in 1877-79. , * .',' In 1878 only $12,169,755 of life insurance was effected during^* the year, and in 1889 insurance policies to the value of $44,556,- ' 937 were tajcen oat. • s FIRE INSUKANCB. The same arguments apply to Fire Insurance. Edward At- kinson, the well known writer on political economy, says: — ** Progressive wealth can, perhaps, be measured as accurately by the amount of insurance against loss by fire as by any other standard." AMOUNT OF INSUFAKCE EFFECTED-OLD TARIFF. 1873 $ 278,754,835 1874 306,848.219 1876 364,421,029 1876 ^ 454,608,180 1877 420,342,681 1878 409,899,701 See how, from the year 1876, when the effects of misrule were beginning to be fully felt, the amount at risk decreased until, in 1878, it was $45,000,000 less than it was two years before. ■!,ll AMOUNT OF INSURANCE EFFECTED— NEW TARIFF. 1879 $ 407,367,985 1880 411563,271 18S1 461,210,968 1882 526,856,478 1883 672,264,041 1884 605,507,789 . 1886 611,794,479 1886 586,773,022 1887 634,767,337 1888 650,735,069 1889 684,538,378 Increase of 1878 over 1874 (Free Trade Period), 33 per cent. Increase of 1889 over 1879 (Protective Period), 68 per cent. Accoi*ding to the figures supplied by the Ontario Bureau of Industries, the value of farm lands, implements, buildings and live stock in that Province has increased from $882,624,610 in 1882 to $982,210,664 in 1889, an increase of $100,000,000. Ac- cording to the same authority, the aroa^ under staple fi^ld crops was larger in 1889 than ever before.