Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 44, 23 February 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

WHEAT AND FLOUR IN BRITAIN.

United Press Association. London, February 22

The Board, of Agriculture estimates there is sufficient wheat and flour in the United Kingdom to maintain the normal bread consumption for over four months and that the present supplies of foodstuffs, if properly (distributed, will provide food for a year without further supplies. A movement is afoot to provide a national wheat reserve. The scheme provides for the formation of a Chartered Corporation issuing grain warrants against supplies received, which will be legalised tender to banks, and Government warrants saleable to wheat purchasers at current market prices, the Government to have the power in war time, or other emergency, to commandeer the Corporation’s wheat stock, paying for the warrants in gold at the prices the Government shall fix for foodstuffs.

THE WHEAT MARKET.

(Received Noon.) London, February i 2

Wheat is dull and lower, \> th 10 sale, being affected by the possibilities of trade being opened in the Dardanelles.

ADVANCE IN PRICE OF COAL.

(Received 8 a.in.)

Times and Sydney Sun Service. London, February 22. Coal has advanced two shillings per

ton ou the retail price in London