Carry-Over Wheat Outlook For 1931 In Canada
Ottawa reports Canada held about 393 million bushels of wheat on October 31 with carry-over for 1931 seen lower than last July if current sales policy continues. Estimates show 1930 carry-over at 112 million and production near 396 million. after seed and consumption and exports, a surplus existed and, barring policy changes in the UK and Europe, the 1931 carry-over may shrink. Western provinces face high and low quality wheat destined for eastern shipments and the Orient, aiding export prospects as deliveries rise in late Oct into Nov.
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Ottawa
Ort
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistica
United Kingdom
Europe
Head of
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ottawa notes no tariff shift for Churchill free port proposal
Government circles in Ottawa say Canada will not adopt a separate tariff schedule for Churchill as a free port for British goods, maintaining the same duties as at other ports. The view follows Manitoba acting premier Hoey's suggestion that Churchill become a free entry port, with goods still subject to eventual tariffs of destination countries.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Churchill
R. A. Hoey
Manitoba
Europe
Mexico Seeks Wheat Purchase From Canada
Reports to the Chicago Board of Trade indicate the Mexican Government arranged to buy 200,000 bushels of Canadian wheat. The deal signals active market demand from Mexico City for Canadian grain through midyear delivery.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Mexico City
Pos
Back to the farm plan eyed by Labor government
London reports the Labour Government weighs a back to the farm bill to ease unemployment by providing garden plots and small farms for jobless men as a national solution.
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London
Fangland
United Farmers of Manitoba Endorses Ottawa Mission
At the Manitoba convention the United Farmers of Manitoba endorsed the premiers' trip to Ottawa to seek Dominion help for the west. They avoided endorsing price fixing, will send a delegation to the Saskatoon interprovincial conference November 26 to 28, to discuss stabilized grain prices.
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Portage
Prairie
Man
Prairies
United Farmers of Manitoba
United Farmers of Alberta
United Farmers of Canada
Saskatchewan
Ottawa
Manitoba
George H. Williams
Saskatoon
Williams
United Farmers of Ontario
Canadian Council of Agriculture
Saskatoon Parley
Royal Winter Fair Opens With Rich Display of Canadian Goods
The Royal Winter Fair in Toronto opened without ceremony to showcase Canada’s top agricultural products. Inside CN European grounds stalls of apples from coast to coast and vast livestock displays, including horses poultry foxes and cats, welcomed visitors as Sir Robert Borden officially opened the Coliseum.
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Toronto
Ont
Canada
United States
Prince Edward Island
British Columbia
Robert Borden
Wheat Acreage Should Not Be Reduced
Harold S. Fry of Regina argues against cutting wheat acreage in western Canada to lower supply. He notes Canada produces the world’s best hard spring wheat and is the top exporter, urging new markets and lower costs or uses to maintain supremacy for the 1932 World's Grain Exhibition and Conference in Saskatoon.
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Toronto
Ont
Canada
Harold S. Fry
Regina
Saskatchewan
Fry
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Telegraph speeds to 9120 words a minute for single wire pair
R B Steele assistant chief engineer of Canadian National Telegraphs told the London branch of the Engineering Institute of Canada that carrier current developments will soon allow 9120 words a minute on a single pair. He noted 4120 wpm in 1927 from carrier current, rising from 400 wpm previously.
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London
Ont
Engineering Institute of Canada
R. B. Steele
Canadian National Telegraphs
Relief Funds Expanded for Unemployment Aid in Canada
Ottawa reports a rising total of unemployment relief and relief works expenditures across Dominion, provincial and municipal levels now at 45,660,705 dollars. Nova Scotia and Manitoba gains push the eastern province and Manitoba shares higher, with a broader distribution to provinces and railways for construction projects including storage sheds in Fort William and a Saskatoon subway, all aimed at rapid job creation. The Canadian National Railway program covers 9,048,653 dollars in projects with 6,654,748 financed by the railway and 5,110,750 for rails and ties, to be supplemented by the grade crossing fund.
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Ottawa
Ont
Gideon Robertson
Dominion
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian National Railway
Canadian National Railways
Board of Railway Commissioners
Fort William
Saskatoon
Westfort
No Interference Sir Henry Thornton Says C N R Has No Complaint
Sir Henry Thornton chairman and president of the Canadian National Railways says the administration has no complaint about its treatment by the present government. He notes steady jobs and routine operations with no immediate reason for undue excitement. Thornton met with Minister of Railways R J Manion after his maritime tour.
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Henry Thornton
C.N.R
Ottawa
Onl
Canadian National Railways
Henry
R. J. Manion
Maritimes
Decline in Fall Grain Seeding in Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canada sown area for fall wheat at 894000 acres as of October 31 1930, down 148000 from last year s 1042000. Fall rye area is 944000 acres, down 19 percent from 1929, with conditions at 96 and 93 percent of ten year average respectively.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Soviet Union Opens Special Clinics for Crippled Children
Moscow reports the health department estimates 750000 crippled children nationwide with special clinics being established to assist them.
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Moscow
Russia
Soviet Union
Health Department
Free Port Hope Harbour Proposal Backed by Manitoba Leader
Hon. R A Hoey acting premier of Manitoba urged at the United Farmers of Manitoba convention that Churchill on Hudson Bay be declared a free port of entry for British goods. He argued the measure would aid western agriculture toward a permanently profitable basis and promote Portage la Prairie in Manitoba.
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Portage la Prairie
Man
Churchill
Hudson Bay
R. A. Hoey
Manitoba
United Farmers of Manitoba
Round Table Conference Hearings Demand Full Independence
At London round table talks in London England leaders from both communities pressed for complete independence for India. Muhammed Ali of the All India Muslim League rejected Dominion status as a goal insisting on full responsible government. Dr B S Moonje of the Hindu Mahasabha echoed the demand for real self rule.
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Voice of Islam
Round Table
London
England
India
Muhammed Ali
Ali Brothers
all-India
Moslem League
Lord Peel
Lord Irwin
Dr. B. S. Moonje
Hindu Mahasabhas
Government proposes national agricultural policy at Royal Winter Fair
Toronto reports Hon. Robert Weir unveils four core measures to lift Canada’s agriculture. The plan includes better blood for herds, home grown feed use, improved marketing science, and poultry disease prevention. Weir promises free sires for qualified farmers for two years and subsidized breed sows to boost bacon production for home and export markets.
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Toronto
Ont
Robert Weir
Dominion
Canada
Weir
Departments of Agriculture
Farmers of Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Unemployment Insurance Plans Tied to Census Data
Ontario officials report the federal plan for unemployment relief and public works funds, with census results expected to shape national unemployment policy. Senator Robertson cites 20 million federal aid and 46 million in government and municipal projects, plus 23 million via railways, as optimism grows for spring recovery.
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Toronto
Russia
J. D. Monteith
Ontario
Canadian Percheron Pair Sailed for England from Montreal
Prince of Wales owned mares Princeton Carman and her foal Princeton June, a six year old Percheron and her colt, sold to Lord Middleton and to sail Nov 25 from Montreal to Malton England. W L Carlyle says first time blooded Canadian horses head to England for stock.
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Toronto
Prince of Wales
Pekisko
Alberta
Princeton Carman
West
Princeton
Lord Middleton
Montreal
Malton
Yorkshire
England
W. L. Carlyle
E.P. Ranch
Canada
Carlyle
Three Commonwealth Premiers Visit Edinburgh City
In Edinburgh three prime ministers R B Bennett James Scullin and G S Forbes spent a day together. They toured the Scottish National War Memorial at Edinburgh Castle where each laid a wreath and afterwards they were granted the freedom of the city at Usher Hall.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
R. B Bennett
Canada
James Scullin
Australia
G. S. Forbes
New Zealand
Edinburgh Castle
Usher Hall
Conscription of High Incomes Urged by Vancouver Labor Council
Delegates at the Vancouver New Westminster and districts Trades and Labor Council urged conscription of incomes over fifty thousand dollars a year to solve unemployment. The resolution was addressed to both federal and provincial governments.
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Vancouver
B.C
Vancouver, New Westminster
Salmon imports rise from Canada in first ten months
In London, imports of canned salmon from Canada during the first ten months of the year increased compared with 1929, while imports from Russia fell sharply. Rt. Hon. William Graham, president of the Board of Trade, stated this to the House of Commons.
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London
England
Canada
Russia
William Graham
Board of Trade
House of Commons
West Optimistic on Future of British Columbia
Ottawa minister Alfred Duranteau, Minister of Marine, returned from the Pacific coast expressing great confidence in the west and in British Columbia. He said the region remains optimistic despite a current low mood.
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Ottawa
Ont
Pacific Coast
Alfred Duranteau
British Columbia
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Mexico
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C. W. Peck
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