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Show GREECE BUYING WHEAT IN U. S. Washington. March 9. WJth the Russian Wheat supply cut off by the closing of the Dardanelles 1o merchant mer-chant ships. Greece has nov turned to the Uni'ed States and is now buying buy-ing from this country from 25f000 to 40,000 tons of wheat a month, according accord-ing to American ('onsul General Alexander W Wendell at Athens. The Hellenic government has taken this step with :. ViSH to keeping down food prices and checking speculation in foodi.fiiffs In purchasing American Amer-ican wheat, the government is acting act-ing through the National Bank of Greece, which In turn distributes 11 to the' millers nt lowest possible prices ConBul Weddell reports that all gotlalior.3 for the purchase of American Ameri-can wheat are made at Athens, and advises American sellers wishing to enter the market to appoint a local agent to represent them. |