Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-16
MAY SEIZE ENTIRE
1917 WHEAT CROP
U. 8. Program for Fixing Just
Prices on Flour and Bread
Announced.
MILLS TO BE LICENSED.
Buying Agencies at Terminals, Regula-
ON Trading in Futures in Plan.

washington, Aug L.-Ihe 1000 aumln-
istration announced tonight its plan for
.,,.r,,,,,r 1,hs,t Flour and hre.a 70.
vealing that the government Is prepared
to take over the whole 1917 wheat harvest
~ necessary TO conserve the SUNNY. obtain
1ua, nr,ces for Americas fighting forces
ana their allies and reduce costs TO the
,.noro, ,uh1;c
tab,,ship0 ~ buv,nu apencies at all
<ho nr,nc,nai termina,s licensing Of ele-
-. 90. a,d ,,,,,s f;v,ng ~ a nrice "a no
&c rled az fair regulatior ne the middle.
r,en .nd ~ gr,,n exchanges with the
.i;r,,rot;on 10 tr.d,rg In futures arc the
&c. soa.,,,,. 20 49, 49, Tho ,,cansino
iii, ,s,ne Sartar,h.r '
~. s".,s,...',., .n,on e % ,,.,. f,xed
g.. Te..nn 49,. 80. S W osfoot,,,a m
~, -. 80. ~ st,.,.,,..rot,., rro-
"a neA. YEA. nu' ~. .sa',n, "aatroI a r
rSes W sAe .r wv. 49,. ,orred
.Iis .S IN. 49,. ....., ti,,s
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GOVERNMENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Following is the administrations an
nouncement:
1.-THE disturbance to the worlds COM
merce and short supplies has caused a
greater disruption of the normal markets
for wheat than any other cereal.
"1-As a result of the isolation of certain
Of the worlds wheat producing countries,
by either belligerent lines or short ship
ping, the normal determination Of the
price of wheat by the ebb and flow of
commerce is totally destroyed.
"2-In order to control speculation. and
to secure more equitable distribution of
the available wheat and flour between
their countries, the allied governments
have placed the whole purchase OF their
supplies IN the hands or one buyer. Also
: the european neutrals are now buylng
tneir wheat through single government
agents instead OF In the normal course or
commerce. therefore, the export price or
wheat and Hour, and thus the real price,
. II not controlled. Will be subject to almost
single Will OF the foreign purchaser.
S-ln normal times. American wheat
: moves largely to Europe In the fall
mohtns. Ihls year, the shortage OF
shipping necessftates Its distribution
over the entire year. Therefore. there
Is DANGER OF gut IN our warehouse
eystem over a considerable period.
-Ihere are large STOCKS or wheat
Wnicn cannot De drawn upon by the
alhes during the war, out In the event
OF peace or oe1eat OF the submarines,
tnese would be available and might Sc
.,u .s. aiAe Tie oe"iaho LOT AM
"5-It must he CLEARLY understood
that the guaranteed minimum nrice ~
50 per bushel for wheat set out In m a
food bill. does not apn,v IN the 1917
harvest. but only TO the 1918 harvest.
and then under conditions which must
be elaborated. There is, therefore. no
f, determined price for the 1917 harvest
SOMETHING Mr,ST ar DoNE
- .r,. r.,,,,. =. ri.
81. no,r.n, 80 aI,:. 20 ."a
+ .nt,raI, troi,an go n %
: Acient royornrran+ a,t;on =, $3.50,
,nto NOV .t.har ~, 49,
Iwc.r 49, raoa -, -. .,. pr
s,h,w h.Ior, hts rroa,,ntio W. pUs>
a. axnort nr;,a - 80. 90 GU ~
,,a+o,,, 80 w
~, '"e 'o"i PiiSe Is al
49, ,,,tnht -, e. , ~
49,, - :"
nossas IT, snao,,,a.,',o =. III, - .
heId for hiehar rr;oas 49, - ~. WI oe
Idi Win stah,,izad nrioas go "a
srds .ra ,ntrod,,oaa 49, ~, s.a.-.S"
ton links which must be paid for by
the consumer. 1t must be evident that
Tue Shiteu states government can more
justly ueal WIN 'he SITUATION than any
70 'ie "se"o'o' iie"''o"eu'
To LICENSE MILLS.
Therefore, the food administration has
determined to take the following course:
"First-In order to eliminate speculation
in wheat and -four, all elevators and mills
over 100 barrels daily capacity will he re.
quired to take out q government Icense
and the conditions of this license to be:
!. THAT only reasonable and customary
charges shall be made for warehouse
. service; that no wheat shall he stored for
more than 80 days without the approyal
Of the food administration: that certain
information as to receipts and shipments
nhano, ee uy' me gram eN-
daoI,na. ana o,'ot..sa ~ suspend all
rhaso ror,,,, 49,, |..,'' AZ iu'ure "neat'
san,ox,ho. -. , 'o nv iorce
500 49,. 80 ''' 'e'''eS VIII ne pre-
..yU.,,n ...,
are excented nv, t,a soas a,n Elevators
aver on,r orrI;.s ~ ."uu u'.'. inns. now,
not n .tooI, .o"oer"s anu
under the advantaeas ~ in,nim ~ a .n eS ven
none orc ,,La,,, - go 'e '"o pia''
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PURCHASING AGENCIES.
'In substitution OF the hroker dou,,
marketing machinery. the food oar,,n,s
tration proposes to omen apencies for ~.
purchase of all wheat at the nrinc,naI a.
minals, carrying on its transactions ,,,i.,
the usual dealers and ia nrenared N tak,
the whole harvest IL necessarv in ordn,
to maintain a fair price and will ra.so,
wheat for export in such ouartitios g ~,
can afford to mart with in nrotect,o,, ~
Z our own peopIe on one hand and ~ col, -,
the other to the millers for domestic com