Final Wheat and Oats Payments Announced by CWB
The Canadian Wheat Board announced final payments for the 1971-72 crop year totaling 64.8 million dollars for 510 million bushels of wheat and 28.4 million bushels of oats. Wheat payments average 123 cents a bushel and oats 7.9 cents, with no final payment for barley. These follow an initial delivery price, and apply to crops delivered by farmers by July 31. For wheat No 1 Canada Western received 136 cents a bushel, plus an initial price of 1.46, totaling 1.58 dollars per bushel.
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Canadian Wheat Board
No. 1
Canada Western
E M Brown New Mutual President in Portage
E M Brown was elected president of Portage la Prairie Mutual Insurance Co succeeding J C Miller who retired after 23 years. Brown joined in 192 and has served since, except wartime army service, and remains general manager. At the annual dinner Miller was honored for long service. Douglas L Campbell was noted as a former director with long service. Portage agents raised their association fee to fund two rural Manitoba university bursaries of 300 and 400 dollars.
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Earl M. Brown
Portage la Prairie Mutual Insurance Company
J. C. Miller
Mutual Company
Mr. Brown
Portage Mutual
Brown
Swan River
Elmor Armstrong
McCreary
R. K. Wilkes
Marquette
George Moffatt
Carberry
Wholesale Prices Rise in December Led by Food and Metals
Canada reported a third straight monthly rise in the wholesale price index with increases across vegetable products grains bakery and fruits. Non ferrous metals rose as copper and silver gained while wood and iron groups posted smaller gains.
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Statistics Canada
Housing For All Asper on Manitoba home ownership plan
Liberal leader I H Asper said Manitoba housing policy should let every family own a home. He criticized the NDP plan as incomplete and aimed at building about 20 000 dwelling units to lease to low income families.
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I. H. Asper
Manitoba
NDP
Asper
Transcona Chamber of Commerce
Manitoba NDP auto bill drew energy drain says Gonick
Manitoba MLA Cy Gonick recalled the government auto insurance bill as a bold move that drained energy and left the NDP defensive. He said the setback convinced him such controversial legislation is unlikely again and questioned the party’s ability to achieve traditional socialist goals.
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Manitoba
New Democratic Party
Cy Gonick
Manitoba Ndp
Gonick
Cresentwood
Winnipeg
University of British Columbia
Manitoba Waffle Movement
NDP
Tax Time Extension Unlikely
Revenue Minister Robert Stanbury said there is no likely extension to the April 30 income tax filing deadline. He noted discussions by associations about an extension but no precedent or decision exists, and newspaper reports were misleading.
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Robert Stanbury
the Commons
Stanbury
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Portage
Prosvita Hall
Portage la Prairie, Man
Sidney Spivak
ITC
E. M. Brown
New Mutual
J. C. Slater
Balmoral
Wallis
Glenboro
Stewart- Greenslade
Portage la Prairie
Berkeley Newman
Carman
Carberry and
Douglas
Norris Pringle
Manitou
Baker
Killarney
Aitkens-Ryan
Boissevain
Wildes-Robertson
Creighton
Brandon
Broadfoot
Gladstone
Ashern
J. H. W. Graham
The
Farm Credit Corporation
Stan Johnson
W. H. Serit
Les’ Green
Gary Ik
Gary Park
Randy Clark
Les Green
Don Solomon
A. C. Carver
Wayne Richardson
Denwal Pharmacy
Florist
Flouse
Seagram
P.O
Gimli
Seagran
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