Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-08-18 | Page 8 | Germany Yearns for Russian Grain

GERMANY YEARNS FOR RUSSIAN GRAIN BERLIN Aug 18 RussIa's A IS W graIn exportation this ear car Is a burning question for Germany which must buy huy a large larce portion ot of Its bread stuffs abroad Contracts arc already report reported tl to have been made by German organizations for 40 million gold cold marks worth or of Russian grain cram chiefly rye rc This transaction Is 11 said to have bavo been fInanced jointly by the th German government the tire German Industrial industria Ista and the German bankers banker Krassin and nd other representatives lives tives of SO Soviet 11 Russia maintain that the tho Soviet let government will Bill be bie ibl to port c three million tons or of grain this season rhey They contend that the season there ther his been heen more sunshine un and no difficulty Is anticipated In harvesting t the te e grain because ot of rain In all the th SO Soviet let gO ov eminent e expect to collect about 11 million tons ton of grain this year In grain train taxes and is planning to export almost third one-third ot of o this amount crops crop In Germany are In condition as 89 a n I Mull or of orthe the abundant rain which has haq fallen gradually throughout the tho spring and early carly summer Hut the lack Jack of o sunshine before July 1 has caused bo be Insufficient apprehension less les there Sent heat and nd sunshine to ripen the grain Iraln and make harvest possible po