Show CANADIAN WHEAT BY ENGLAND ACTION TAKEN UNDER SPECIAL WAR ACT BY CANADIAN GRAIN commission all high grade wheat elevators from fort william to atlantic coast are commandeered estimated at bushels ottawa on ont L the canadian government has commandeered all high grade wheat in elevators from fort williams on lake superior to the atlantic coast this action was taken under the special war act by the canadian grain commission the wheat seized was of grades ono one hard and one two and three northern it was the property of grain shippers and millers that taken Is all that which on saturday night was in public elevators at fort fort william port arthur midland kimn port mcnichol collingwood Code kingston port colborne prescott quebec st john montreal and halifax A revised estimate places the a amount me U neat at about bushels A considerable amount Is tho the property of american grain dealers tho the grain was taken saturday Satu iday night so that grain exchanges should he be affected as little as possible it Is officially stated that the price will he be fairly adjusted and the grain owners promptly paid by the Cani canadian dlan government ern ment it Is estimated that there Is still in canada in the hards hands of farmers and dealers west of fort william wilham bushels surplus of wheat available tor for export it Is er pecked that most of this will be taken in the future for the use of great britain france and italy the dome domestic s supply of russia Is more th than an sufficient to meet the needs of that country had the dardanelles Darda nelles been forced the surplus of russian wheat would have made the present action unnecessary while the wheat just taken was commandeered to fill an order from the british government tor for a large quantity of wheat it is understood that most of it will he be shipped to italy the canadian government will look after the transportation of the grain to the atlantic seaboard and from there its shipment across the ocean will be undertaken by the british guv eminent in the same way that shipments of oats and hay have been handled bandied for the past pait year |