THE PRICE OF WHEAT
; ■: 4J?soussion;- byveaemebs, : ; : ~.. ■■. iesociatidi.) •ti S' Chrlsfchuroh, '■■ - Atl of. the'Tarmers!*;.l!iiiont! to'-dajgiir. 'Horreil the; e'fltebt th'at'some. ■ s farniers i ;are:.h6lding etaqiSv'lpf' iWlieatXiu, anticipation, of..- higher • that this, general_ run ; .of ~farmjj ers",'\vas only s - asfcing'ior- : a':reasonabiej : thiiigi?«li; 'view of-4he-serious ;shorta*|e:|: .that'litheDoKiiiniou.was faced rath nestji . j-<3a'ij!'lie ivaa/of opinion 'that .the -tiveJSh'fiuH'ask.tne Priine_ Jlinister;.to;i •'.endeavour;, to- secure. supplies, andVf-so. prevSit'^wheat. rising to -an abnormal" priced jt; -jas.Vabsor; aslniigjas. ! as^-TBl-^er-busfiel^' -ffi' had~reas'onto believe ..that that wa3 ;correct. • . .As farmers, : they should say ,'that' : not agree with that sort of .was of opinion, that tie price at'.preserit ruling, ss. per bushel,; was a fair "one" for last season's wheat, and'the,'man. v/ho asked for ""nbre was greedy'. There .was only one way. to. keep prices, down, and-'that'wasfto^have> a- plentiful.supply.. They" should impress en the Prime Minister the'necessity for-not relaxing his. eneVgie.s ]m_ of TJn-. less*they looked) at the.matter,seriously they would have bread at a shilling a 10af , .?.. ■-:.■■.•;.":-■,.■''■ .:'; ; -\" :,.-.:.■":: ..'.Phe president: I think so too. ;;':■' y Mr.- Hbrrell, continuing, said that in the ; past the peoples-had;ridiculed>what agrieulturists'-'said'as to'the'difficulties in . with wheat raising, but now; they had the spectacle of a;country, that ought to he exporting: wheat,' in■Etead.of importing it. If the nations at. present at--war; were, unable t0,,-sow. '.wheat, theioutlook.would be very.seri-. bus; '•:;• Hβ himwlf) was opposed to. big prices"; they., did aot 'Vdo' "anyone -\ ' aiy.' g6pd. He moved: ''That the Prime.llinr: ister be urged to endeavour to r secure ■ample supplies of. wheat for next 'season, as.therewill he,.a,Hg.shortage." ~ : !
■• ; j\ir.' ; Patcnett /eeondedy. Md;;said; Kβ' flid>not limit the-price to : ss: ■;' :.;..':■ :■■■■■'■'■'■'
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2317, 26 November 1914, Page 8
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254THE PRICE OF WHEAT Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2317, 26 November 1914, Page 8
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