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 OTTAWA, Nov. 2S.-The Canadian government has communicated all high grade wheat in elevators from Fort William, on Lake Superior to the At lantic coast.
 The action was taken under the spe-
 cial war act by the Canadian grain commission. 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 Saturday night was in public elevators at Fort Will liam, Port Arthur Midland, Tiffin, Port McNichol, CollingWOod, Coderich, Kingston, Fort Colborne Prescott, QUebcc, St. John, Montreal and HaH- fax.
 A revised estimate places the amount at about twenty million bushels. A considerable amount is the property of
 American grain dealers.
 The grain was taken Saturday night So that grain exchanges should be af- fected as little as possible. It is off, cially stated that the price will be fair ly adjusted and the grain owners promptly paid by the Canadian gov ernment. It is estimated that there
 still is in Canada, in the hands of lar
 mers and dealers west of Fort Williams 150.000.000 bushels surplus of wheat available for export. IL is expected that most of this will bo taken in the future for the use of Great Britain. France and Italy. The domestic sup ply of Russia is more than sufficient to meet the needs of that country Had the DaTdanelles been forced. the supply of Russian wheat would have made the present action unnecessary. While the wheat just taken was communicated to fill an order from the British government it is understood that most of it will be shipped to Italy. The Canadian government will look after the transportation of the grain to the Atlantic seaboaTd. and from there its shipment across the Atlantic will be undertaken by the British gov ernmcnt in the same way that ship ments Of oats and hay have been handled for tine past year.
 The following official statement was issued by the government tonight.
 Tor some months there have been nothing from the British authorities and the Canadian government relative 10 the marketing Of the tremendous wheat crop and only on Saturday were Instructions received in connection with its eNportatIon.
 This years Canadian wheat crop. according to the last official informa- tion, was 236.0000o bushels Later unofficial figures placed the crop at about 350 O0O, 000 bushels For export the surplus is expected to exceed. 200.0Jo.000 bushels Great Brita in demand is caused by war time condi- tionS and the Canadian governments action is attributable to the same cause The present order goes no fur
 then than the amount stated. but it is announced that very large supplies are needed and though there is no official ann"uncemcnt to that effect it is more than likely tat more W.eat will be re- quired on similar lines later.
 Although such action as comman-
 decring wheat is radical. it is not un-
 usual in war times. The Canadian
 government. in connection with the matter. is dealing only with the Prit-
 ish government and the disposal of the
 grain so acquired will rest with the home ministry.
 The phenomenal crop of wheat in
 the Canadian west has brought upon tho government the duty of assisting to
 the f9rthest 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 disposing of our grain Is on that account the greater For many months the government has been
 in touch with the British authorities.
 with view t. procuring orders from
 the United Kingdom and the allied