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018 Tht Financial Post Report on Ontario October 1, 1966- mm expect strong prices in November running far ahead of last year, so that even this year's 40 r'r increase in production should pose no problems at all. Tobacco is to this part of Ontario what cotton is to the southern American states. Yet prior to the 1920s this region faced a bleak future with its widespread and till-then unproductive sandy wastelands. Then it was transformed Into one of-Canada's most prosperous agricultural re- The current situation places southwestern Ontario tobacco farmers the counties of Norfolk, Elgin, Oxford and Middlesex account for more than 80fo of all tobacco raised in Ontario, while Ontario in turn accounts for 97 ri, of all tobacco grown in Canada in an enviable position. Scarcity of the crop should ensure them strong prices in the tobacco auctions in November, At the same time, acreage and production are Ontario's tobacco harvest this year will be a record crop of close to 215 million lb.

but it still will fall short of the cigarette industry's need for about 235,000 million lb. from Ontario fields and leave tobacco users with dangerously low inventories. Domestic stocks, D. Kearney, vice-president, Imperial Tobacco Co. of Canada, told IP, "will be enough for 10 months at the end of the year.

That's by far the lowest it's been since 1946." SEASONAL work for 400430 persons is provided by Wt sugar refinery of Canada Dominion Chatham. PRICE LOW Sugar in a slump NOBODY KNOWS THIS RICH MARKET LIKE THE MAN FROM 'Ml and nobody sells more goods this bnomine market, than advertisers Ths Innrton frp Press. London retailers Big growth in tobacco harvest Production of flue-cured tobacco 194 tttimat 1945 194 193 1958 Art million lb. million lb. million lb.

million million lb. Elgin 38.9 18.1 27.9 18.1 23.8 17.4 34.0 19.0 31.6 Norfolk 104.1 48.4 74,5 48.4 66.0 48.4 84.1 46.9 82.8- Oxford 20.9 9.7 15.0 9.7 14.2 10.4 16.9 9.4 16.4 Middlesex 13.8 6.4 9,9 6.4 7.2 5.3 10.8 6.0 11.1 Region 177.8 82.7 127.3 82.7 111.2 81.5 145.8 81.3 142.0 Ontario 215 100 154.0 100 136.5 100 179.3 100 173.3 Sources Ontario Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers' Marketing gions when farmers started to raise tobacco in the sandy land, ideal for the leaf crop. In 1964 Ontario tobacco growers made drastic cuts in their acreage. It was their reaction to plummeting prices caused by an accumulation of surpluses in earlier years. That one year of lower acreage meant that surpluses were disposed of, and last year farmers raised their acreages, producing 127.3 million lb.

of tobacco in the four southwestern Ontario counties, compared to 111.2 million lb. in 1964 and 145.8 million lb. in 1963. This year, growers in the four counties are expected to produce close to 180 million lb. a production record.

One factor complicating the tobacco picture this year is the British embargo on Rhodesian tobacco. The embargo is causing definite problems for British cigarette makers. Earlier this year they asked Ontario growers to plant enough acreage for 55 million lb. for the British market. Other overseas buyers requested 7.2 million lb.

Currently there is some question whether Ontario growers can fill these orders. Outlook for yield per acre is running high at present the only question mark is the possibility of frost before the crop is harvested. Most has now been picked but one bad frost could drastically affect the remaining crop. A light frost early this fall inflicted only light damage. Acreage in production in Ontario is near capacity now.

Ontario Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers Marketing Dominion Sugar last year completed $750,000 of work on a vertical diffuser at its plant, this year is spending another $750,000 a juice purification system and other plant repairs. Canada imports about 85 of the sugar it uses. Of the other produced in Canada, one fifth of the total is produced in Chatham mainly for Ontario markets. Capacity of the Chatham refinery is close to 75 million lb. and in the last 10 years production has been running on average at 70 million lb.

or close to capacity. Last year, production was 53 million lb. and expectations are for about the same this year. Refining, which starts this Canada Dominion Sugar sugar beet refinery at Chatham is facing another below capacity crop year with the start of beet refining operations this month. Approximately 12,000 acres of beets have been planted this year, compared to about 11,000 last year, but still far below long-term averages and capacity of acres.

Main reason, says B. E. Easton, Canada Dominion Sugar official, is that the world price of sugar is so low. Prices this year are running about 6c per compared to 12c in 1963-1964 when prices were running twice as high and acreage planted was at capacity. In spite of sluggishness in the market, though, Camda 18.2 47.8 9.5 6.4 81.9 100 are spending 90 of their advertising dollars in Th London Free Press why not spend your advertising dollars where they'll cover more ground.

Your advertising in The London Free Press gets local support that gives every dollar an extra wallop! Tie-ins, hookers, stock checks, advance mailings whatever it takes to help you do a better selling job. Talk to us snon shout your plans for London and Western Ontario. CIRCULATION, MARCH '66, 122,727, ABC. minion Sugar say they havt no problems in getting farmers to grow beets when tht price is right. month, will mean peak employment of 400 450 people, many of them housewives.

Officials at. Canada Do Board, which controls tobacco acreage in the province, authorised planting of acres this year. Growers actually planted 117,500 acres holding back some acreage to maintain higher prices. Capacity is about 135,000 acres. Value of Canada's tobacco crop is close to $100 million a year on average.

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The development of a major link between the Lon-don-Sarnia freeway and Parkhill. Elimination of the highways system incorporating highways 7 and 22 between Sarnia and Stratford, 81 between Strathroy and Park-hill, 19 between Thamesford and Stratford, 2 between Thamesford and Woodstock, and highway 80 which runs north from highway 2 through Glencoe. The program will be in three stages: the first, involving $21 million, will clear congested highway sections; the second, costing $58 million, will improve highway facilities for long-distance trips; and the third stage of $21 million, will take care of new congestion expected towards 1985. The other study the southwestern Ontario area highway planning study incorporates the 2,749 sq. miles of Essex, Kent and Lambton counties.

The population of the area was 457,633 in 1964; is expected to grow to 670,955 by 1985. Altogether, about $62 million of spending is recommended in the report for new and improved highways. Among the recommendations: A new highway 40 linking Sarnia and Wallaceburg. The existing highway will be turned over to the St. Clair Parkway Authority.

A new freeway linking Sarnia and London (this is also recommended in the London area study). A new four-lane highway, linking Windsor and Leamington, including an Essex bypass. A new link from the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway, bypassing Chatham, to connect with existing highway 21. A new link from the junction of highways 21 and 7, bypassing Forest, to the south shore of Lake Huron. This and the preceding change should providp much belter access from the Mae- donald Cartser Freeway to Lak Huron.

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