the
ruturfl
""'
prises
a;rS
grain
,irauc
-
.iho
f
war
'
ith
a
reai
parii
u
"vi,i,(
vleld,
unofficially
esumaieu
W
'
'
..A
AAA
AAA
U...tAl
high
AS
4SU,UW.W
.uusncta,
ked
away
in
elevators
and
tlly
erefted
bins,
xarmers
ana
traders,
are
trying
to
untie
t
nrnhlcm.
Thf
V
.
e
lannwu-j".
-
r
-----
;
:
-impare
pxsent
conditions
with
ose
at
th
ena
oi
juiy,
.
war
aftw
the
start
of
the
j
-i
,
st
Great
war.
,
,ince
early
suhjmer.
when
Jt
he
me
evident
thkt
prairie
farms
ouid
produce
another
bumper
o
storage
and
marketing
proD-
felt
k.
'
i'
have
lncreasea
me
wornes
western
agriculturists.
At
the
end,
of
the
1939-40
crop
ar
a
rewd
carryover
.or
more
an
273.tXj009
bushels
remained
sold
in
Qkntdlan
terminals
ana
otry
elwatora,
which
have
a
parity
,8lmost
423,000,000
.
shels.
Altlex:s
hordes,
swept.
A.
....
ikk.
-4-rn
1
1
nant.nl
.Aim.
'
es
of
Europe
Shd
then
France,
tenttal
ekport
markets
fof
wheat
re
cut
off,
leaving
only
Unl-
Klngdom
ports
open
to,
ships
yin;
Canadian
wheat.
i
a
result,
overseas
shipments
indled-
to
spasmodic
trickles,
rat
-clearances
from
Lakehead
minals
dropped
off
and
Western
i
nada
elevators
became
swollen!
r.a
country
oeiivenes.
,
;
Irarmeri
were
called
upon
to
share'
of
the
burden
byi
grain
on
their
farms
when
j
Canadian
Wheat
Board
an-
imct
that
first
delivery
per-
':tfd
by
the
Boatd
would
be
re-
irtri
to
five
bushels
of
wheat,'
and
barley
for
each
seeded
t
No
restrictions
were
Dlaced
flax
and
rye
deliveries.
Price
Variation
n
initial
minimum
price
of
-70
a
bushel
for'
No.
1
Northetn
wt,
basis
Fort
William,
was'as
crodueera
who
marketed
i
elr
wheat
with
the
board
and
almost
stagnant
condition
-of
at
futures
prices,
ph
the
Win-
Grain
Exchange
made
H.
in-
slngly
aDDarent
that
most
wers
would
sell
their
wheat
Ao
trnnient
agents.
"
S
en
the
war
In
Europe
began
'
September
3
wheat
prices,
on
Winhlpeg
markets
were
hover-,
5
aroand
S5
centsVtl
bushel.
WaV
.
ra
buying
boosted
values
almost
the
dollar
mark
durlne.
the
wks
tht
followed
but
Oermajiy's
'won
or
the
Lowlands
touched
-f
wave
of
naniekv
selllriit
hlch
slashed
as
much
as
30
cents
'
om
quotations
within
a'week.,
'
ore
,ihe
government,
pegged
WodMay
18
Cash'
prices
were
shortly
after.
'
a
time
whea
prices
fluctu-nefvously
near
the
pegs
be'
hlch
thev
could
not
dron
'On
vine
25
thev
Rank
trt-thMr
Inlmums
where
they
have
,
reamed
ever
since
Th
'
neirced''
flees
are
738
cents
a.
bushel
for.
loer
wheat
and
74'.
cents
for';
'ccember.
Veteran
growers
who
fanned
the
'
eJtern
wheat
bolt
rtnMne
1
tti
Wt
Great
Wnr
mI1H
n
niii.'
ht
similar
1915
picture.
.
'.
"e
government
of
Sir
Robert
orJen
had
not
tagged
wheat
with
""nimurrx
price
on
the
open
"wt,
flor-had
it
assured,
tafi
cr
a
delivery
price,
but,
like
to-
j,
ma
wheat
trade
faced
an'
Port
tle-un
,?v.er8e?s
.shipments
were
hani
ny
J
shortage
of
shlpplnj
Ce
if!
both
tho
Atlnl
Yvi
'PS
had
bppn
taVov.
Vi'w
Vi
ll-lfl-V.
.
I
1
"1
'"n
.AdmlroHl,
n
thcnnrl
0PS,
;
'
m
i.
.1
e.
csilj
for,..food
.suDpiies
for
e
Aled
armies
had
resulted
in
5
PWcent
Inorpns
In
sown
ree
In
Woct,
nAa
In
1
'
co"red
with
the
fniBt
n.-i
previous
bushels
of
m...
;,.,
,
"tlmatts
laced
tk
"Tulv
iushei.
V
50,000.000
flt
niiUk
m'cninerv
tushtinV
o'peratloni
ki
if
it
PAOE'FIYEi
September
4,
1940,
THE
DAILY
2W,3
wheat
to
elevators
at
the
xnd
ofltfreat
War,
shortly
.after,
on
Not-
gtTen
the
prevailing
cash
-.,
price-Jif
.E
an
a
single
threshing
outfit
years
ago
.
voduui
u
i
"--"i
lflis
ecrived
I.
il.27
T
.a
L.u.,
bushel,
'
i
ember
u
'
29.
rt
W
Ottawa
"
commandeered
on
the
wmni
Winnipeg
W
market
marWt
it
$1.044
tua
"ORAGE
i
"v.c
iivi
as&cu
to
nanaie
T31t..-
11.4
1.
4K
A
'
IlilPn
WiEUIlO
I.W
41
w
I
T
1
.
for
millions
.
.....
.
u.
.
i.vatlnii
N
i
2
and
3
Northern
Wheat
for
No.
1
Northern,
$1.03-
of
bushels
of
grain
with
golden
stands
'of
grain.
The
bind-'
do"
operation.
in
a
lew
weeks.
ers
were
followed
by
stook
teams
outfits
Is
iarltlme,
October
wheat
was
quoted
at
and
In
Eastern
Canada.
The
tirove
.
.
PROBLEM
Old
Time
Ilarvestlnr
which
bundled
the
eraln
In
pre-
dual
oai
narvu.
harvesting
B
V.
1'
r
V,,;".
v,
L
n.Wki
f.h
fetatt
of
nu
.
.i
11
LONDON
.Metric
Montreal'.
IS
WORRY
price
of
bar
koki
the
loiidon
market
wa
unrhnv!ri
-today
at
M
with
a
crew
bf
four
or
,
threshed
rrin
awiftlv
to
country
accom"f
measures
were
m
ei.
rut
oil
scores
of
harvesters
wer,
,
3
..
,
Wh
""
after
the
outbreak
of
the
Firs-
Own
iers
of
the
wheat
taken
wer.
$374
per
fine
ounce
i
VWf'
UuUn
I"
i.wi
i'j-v
.
-
-
F""
.
western
larmers
ynu
ucuicicu
i.
Many
Etpw
.
L-
aj
r
-
;
j.,,
-
.
.
MK
l-
1
B7
Charles
Ounnlng
anadian
"ess
-
gteest
lnau,.
sum
canals
wheat
farming
-
JrrmmgmmL
W
-Youlendyour
money
:
H
,f
;
-
MKBHlj!K
.
-..t
-:
mm
T
H
E
Canada's
2
War
Loan
Canada
calls
again!
While
the
enemy
hammers
at
the
heart
of
the
Empire,
Canada
laiinelien-
her
Seeoiui
War
Loan
amnaign.
The
money
is
needed
NOW
for
planes,
troops,
tanks,
ships,
munitions
and
guns.
It
is
'needed
to
help
Canada
vin
the
war
to
preserve
"your
freedom.
Everything
you
hold
dear
is
at,
stake,
your
home,
the
future
security
of
your
family
and
your
country.
Now
is
the
time
for'jon
to
act!
G
O
V
I?
K
N
M
E
N
T
OF
t
II
E
etion
Here
is
your
chance
to
defend
the
Canada
you
love
with
the
dollars
you
lend.
Al
the
sariie
time
you
will
receive
a
good
return,
in
the
form
of
interest,
on
every
dollar
you
invest
in
Canada's
freedom,
lie
pre-pared
to
buy
and
buy
generously-Canada's
Second
War
Loan,
to
he
announced
on
Friday,
and
on
sale
beginning
Monday.
Buy
from
any
investment
dealer,
bank
or
slock
broker.
DOMINION
OF
CANADA