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Show FARMERS ADVISED TO STORE WHEAT On account of the delay in tTie movement move-ment of wheat, which has been occasioned oc-casioned by tli congestion of various terminal markets in the shipment of wheat consigned 1 ihe Food Administration Adminis-tration Grain corporation, the state food administration advises farmers to tore their wheal. The general policy of the food administration ad-ministration has been to purchase wheat rather than Hour. The grain Corporation, guaranteeing to take wheat on the basis of a fixed minimum terminal market price, has been receiving receiv-ing most of (he wheat entering the primary markets, Some days government govern-ment receipts have even exceeded 1000 cars at the principal grain centers. As the peak-load was approaching It was found that the movement of wheat from the terminals was slower than its receipt, and consequently a Bait was declared. The grain control committee handling the shipments of wheat for the food administration declared de-clared an embargo upon the wheat entering en-tering the primary markets. . A few days later the permit system was adopted, and shippers must now file an application for a permit in order to make a shipment. Permits are being granted rather slowly, ns the problem Of handling the vast accumulation of wheat at the terminals is n great one. Country storage is encouraged, and: the grain corporation has already! authorized certain Utah elevators to tore wheat on government account the grain corporation purchasing the, warehouse receipts. M. H. Greene, manager of the Salt' Lake office of the grain corporation,) has received advices that the appllea-. tlon for a bond by the Vitamin coca-, pany of Logan has been granted, el-; lowing this company to . purchase Wheat and store it upon government1 account, the grain corporation purchas-l ng the warehouse receipts issued upon' the 200,000 bushels of wheat, which Is the capacity of the elevator, and al-. lowing the Vitamin company a noml-Dal noml-Dal storage rate for holding the wheat. ' The issue at hand Is of war-time significance and points to the fact that difficulties are encountered In the! pandling of the food supply as well as in combating the German army. On account of the price of wheat being be-ing standardized, farmers everywhere; have shown a disposition to release; their wheat, and on an average, half of the wheat of Utah has already found a market, according to the re-' port of Mr. Greene. The movement has been very rapid in Tooele, Juab,' and Utah counties on account of the early harvest season. 1 |
