WORLD AGREEMENT
FOR WHEAT PRICE.
fßritish Official Wireless.)
Received this day at 11 a.m.) RUGBY, August 20.
An agreement on a' world price of wheat and on the limitation of supplies was reached to-day by the Wheat Conference in London, at which twentynine countries were represented.
The Canadian Premier,. Mr Bennett, who was chairman of the conference, announced that exporting countries haci accepted thirty-two gold francs per quinta] and 63.08 gold cent's per bushel as the price level, a.t which importing nations may be asked to readjust their tariffs on .wheat. Exporting countries, had, he explained, desired fci higher price, but in view of the representations made by orher delegations, they were prepared to agree to this price. The conference started on Monday and is, therefore, one of the shortest international conferences on record.
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Hokitika Guardian, 26 August 1933, Page 5
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