THE WHEAT CROP

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 167, 9 April 1919, Page 10

THE WHEAT CROP

[ • GOVERNMENT TO TAKE DELIVERY. ! ' Sy Telegraph— Press Association. i Ashburton, April 8. | ■ 'A large and representative meeting of | 'farmers was held this afternoon to (lisi cuss the position that has arisen in rei. gard to farmers not being able to get cle. i : livery and payment for their wheat, '•which, is lying thrashed in the paddocks,j i: ; about 60,000 saoks being on. hand. After >• ''■ discussion it was -unanimously resolvedf !■ • "That the Government be asked to tako i ';• over the wheat offered at the fixed prico i ■ • agreed upon, and provide for storage." ' I • A deputation was appointed to inter- ; 'view the Minister on tho matter.

PRICE OF HIDES ■ The president of the Board of Trade ■ (the Hon. T. M. Wilford) opened the con- ; ference which was held yesterday to deal 'with the vexed question of the;- regulation of the price of hides. The'confer'ence, which had been convened by the ' Minister, was made up of representatives 'of the producers, the freezing interests, 'the wool brokers, tanners, master butch'ers, boot manufacturers, and tho Board 'of Trade. The Government proposed to regulate the price of hides' in order to make possible the manufacture and sale ,i of standardised footwear in New Zealand 'at fixed prices. The conference adjourned until Friday, by which date it is hoped that some more information, desired by the conference, may be available to it.