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Macgregor Herald

Location

Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Feb 10, 1944

Page

7

Wheat outlook little changed for 1944 in Saskatchewan

Hadley Van Viet of the University of Saskatchewan warned delegates that the 1944 wheat and livestock outlook points to continued high production in livestock but a gradual drop in demand for it. He projected a favorable wheat market as surpluses shrink and demand rises. The Saskatchewan section of the Canadian Produce Association adopted a resolution seeking a four year floor price for poultry products on a parity basis with other farm goods.

Saskatoon Hadley van Viet Universty of Saskatchewan van Viiet Saskatchewan Canadian Produce Association National Poultry Conference Ottawa Great Britain Esas W. A. Landreth Winnipeg Association F. H. Auld

Canada wont discontinue coffee rationing say officials

Canada unlikely to follow United States in ending coffee rationing says Howard Ross administrator consumer rationing In interview he notes US gamble in removing rationing and warns shipping and world factors could force a resumption of coffee restrictions The report mentions other items including Het Vaderland journalism in Germany and Winnipeg services centre guest Horace Smith.

Canada United States Howard Ross Ross Winnureg United Kingdom Lac Horace Smith Winnipeg United Services Centre Smith No. 8 SFTS Weyburn Sask

Wheat Payments Start for 1940 Crop in March

Ottawa Trade Minister MacKinnon told the Commons that payments on farmers participation certificates for the 1940 wheat crop would start in March and that certificates for 1941 and 1942 would begin after 1940 payments are completed. He noted no loss would penalize farmers and that duplicates exist, though some may face slight delays due to an accounting burden from the wheat stock takeover.

Ottawa MacKinnon John Diefenbaker P.C Lake Centre Wheat Board

British ambassador calls for united commonwealth policy

The British ambassador to Washington advocated a united policy within the British commonwealth addressing foreign affairs defense economic issues colonial questions and communications, aiming to present a coordinated approach amid widespread comment.

Halifax Washington British Commonwealth of Nations

Canadians Lose No Names On Jap Prisoner Transport Sunk

Ottawa reports no Canadian names appear on a casualty list for a Japanese transport carrying prisoners from Java sunk last November. Prime Minister Mackenzie King said Vincent Massey confirmed the list, as Swiss despatches note German reprisals in Haute-Savoie. A Chinese war crimes commission may include Allied commanders in chief.

Ottawa Mackenzie King Javani Vincent Massey London King Chungking China K. C. Wu

New hog grading plan ends dollar premium system

In Ottawa Agriculture Minister Gardiner announced a new hog grading scheme soon to take effect. Premiums will be three dollars per head for grade A hogs and two dollars for grade B 1 hogs. The current one dollar premium on good quality hogs will be folded into the price for A and B grade hogs, with shares decided later. In Moscow Red Star alleged Germany gains from US and Latin American supplies via Spanish importers, and Izvestia charged the Vatican with backing fascism in Europe.

Ottawa Dominion Gardiner Moscow Red Star Germany United States Latin America Izvestia Vatican Italy Spain France

Butter Ration Pressure Grows Amid Declining Production

Saskatoon notes warn that if butter output does not rebound, eight ounces per person per week cannot be sustained. J G Singleton of the dairy marketing service told an inter-provincial dairy conference that butter distribution fell by about 25.6 million pounds from 1942 to 1943, while milk production has risen only 11 percent since the war began. He urged farmers to maximize production to meet demand for 1944.

Saskatoon Sask J. G. Singleton Dairy Products Marketing Service Dairy Products Board Singleton

Canadian cattle may help rebuild Netherlands after war

Toronto report says if Netherlands dairy conditions worsen after liberation imports will be needed. L A H Peters, agricultural attache for the Netherlands, said Canada could supply 25 000 cattle a year for two years as part of postwar requirements. Dutch cattle stock and milk cows had fallen notably since 1935 37, with declines of 23 percent and 18 percent respectively.

Toronto Netherlands Canada United States L.A. H. Peters Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada Dr. Peters Washington Inter-Allied Committee London Peters

Montgomery urges quick end to war this year in Europe

Gen Sir Bernard Montgomery told troops in Southeast England that victory in Europe this year is possible and urged a decisive effort. He said no army would be sent into battle unless a good showing is assured and that the war must be finished soon, with timing still uncertain but progress clear.

England Sir Bernard Montgomery Europe Tam

Biggest Month As RAF Drops 18000 Tons In January

The Royal Air Force dropped a record 18000 tons of bombs in January, with over 9300 tons on Berlin, according to a regular monthly air ministry review. German targets received 16500 tons, 500 more than August 1942, making January the second highest monthly tonnage on Europe.

London Germany Reich RAF Berlin Air Ministry Europe Italy Sicily

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