THE JOURNAL 



OF THE 



MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE 



Vol. XXVI. No. 12 



MARCH. 1920. 



NOTES. 



Two important announcements in regard to the prices of 

 wheat harvested in 1920 and in 1921 have been made by the 

 Government. 



The Prime ^Minister, in the House of Commons, on the 

 1 2th March, said : — 



" In order to remove the anxiety which 

 has been expressed by farmers with 

 regard to the price 01 the 1920 wheat 

 crop, the Government has decided that, so long as wheat is 

 still controlled and thereby deprived of a free market, the 

 controlled price of home-grown wheat of sound milling quality, 

 harvested in 1920, shall be the monthly average (c.i.f.) price of 

 imported wheat of similar or comparable quality, provided 

 that the price so paid to the home grower shall not exceed 

 95s. per qr. of 504 lb." 



With regard to the price for the 1921 crop, the following 

 announcement has been approved by the Cabinet : — 



" It is hoped that before the Autumn 

 Price of the 1921 r ^- , , ^ 1 r 



Wheat Crop ^^^^'^ miportation and control of 



the price of wheat b}' the Government will 

 have ceased, and that farmers will secure the benefit of a free 

 market at world's prices. 



So long as wheat is still controlled, and thereby deprived of 

 a free market, the controlled price of home-grown wheat of 

 sound milling quality, harvested in 1921, will be the average 

 (c.i.f.) price for the twelve months ending 31st August, 1921, 

 of imported wheat of similar or comparable quality, provided 

 that the price so paid to the home grower shall not exceed loos. 

 per qr. of 504 lb." 



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