Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-02
100000 Bushels High Grade
Grain Seized in Elevators
from Fort William on Lake
Superior to Atlantic Coast.
A FAIR PRICE TO owners
150,0OO,000 Bushels Still Avail
able-Seizure Is by Virtue of
Special War Act and Most of
the Wheat Communicated
Will Be Shipped to Italy.

Ottawa. Ont. Nov. 2S.-The Canadian
government has comme ndeercd all high
grade wheat in elevators from Fort Will
liam on Lake Superior to the Atlantic
coast.
The action was taken under the special
war act by the Canadian grain commits
sion. The wheat seized was of grades one
hard, and one. two and three northern
IT was the property Of grain shippers and
millers. That taken is all which on Sutur-
day night was in pubic elevators at Fort
William. Fort Arthur, Midland. Tiifin,
Port McNichol. Collingwood, Goderich,
Kingston. Port COlborne, Prescott,
Quebec St. John, Montreal and Halifax.
y revised estimate places the amount
at about twenty million bushels. a con-
siderable amount is the property of Am
ercan grain dealers.
The grain was taken Saturday night so
that grain exchanges should he affected as
little "a possible. 1t is officially stated that
the price viii he fairly adjusted and the
grain owners promptly paid by the Cana
dian government. 1t is estimated that
there IS still in Canada in the hands OF
farmers and dealers west of Fort William
80 o.N,oo0 bushels surplus of wheat avail
nhle for export. 1t is expected that most
of this will be taken in the future for the
,:sc Of Great Britain, France and Italy.
The domestic supply of Russia is more
than sufficient to meet the needs of that
country Had the Dardanelles been
forced the surplus of Russian wheat would
have made the present action unneces-
sary. While the wheat just taken was
Communicated to fill an order from the
british government for large quantity
of wheat. it is understood that most of it
will be shipped to Italy.
The Canadian government will look
after the transportation of the grain
10 the Atlantic seaboard and from there
its shipment across the Atlantic will
he undertaken by the British govern
ment in the same way that shipments
Of oats and hay have been handled for
the past year.
ottawa. Ont, Nov. 2S.-An official
statement was issued by the govern
ment tonight. 1t says in part:
THE phenomenal crop of wheat in
the Canadian west has brought upon
the government the duty of assisting
to the farthest extent possible in it's
marketing. The supply of wheat the
world over is known to have been
abundant and the Importance of talk
ing advantage Of every opportunity to
provide for the dsposing of our grain
Is on that account the greater. For
many months the government has been
in touch with the British authorities
with n view to procuring orders from
the United Kingdom and the allied
governments in order that the utmost
share of the consuming demand in
those countries may be turned toward
our Canadian surplus. AS a consequ-
ence of this the British government
has requested the Canadian govern
ment to provide within a short time
q very large supply of one. two and
three northern wheat"
Chicago. Nov. oS.-The communicating
of from 100000 to 100000 bushels OF
northern wheat in storage at the head
of the lakes and eastward by the Cana
dian government will have no permanent
effect on prices in the United States, in
the opinion Of Robert NcDougal, a
prominent Chicago exporter
II dare say there will be bit of a
furry on the local board of trade to-
morrow while traders are adjusting theil
accounts, but that is ALL" said Mr. Nc
Dougal. THE British government has
simply adopted military method of pur'
chasing l5,d0ooo0 bushels of wheat"
Since the war began the British gov
eminent has several times exercised It'll
risht to commander supplies from it.
colories. Last May it was announced
IN the House Of Commons that the en-
tire supplies of meat from Australia an(
New Zealand had been rcquisitioned. Al
the same time announcement was mad,
at Ottawa that the shipment of wheat
flour and large number of agriculture
products to the United States had beer
prohibited, except when such shipment
We're intended solely for domestic con
sumption in the United States and no
for shipment abroad
Tho embargo on Canadian product
was declared at the .<Iggestion OF tn
British government. but was not abso
lutte in the case Of American importer
wanting wheat for export provided the,
furnished the Canadian authorities witt
satisfactory assurances tina; none of tn
wheat would reach Germany. Austria o
Turkey.