Wheat Exporting Nations Compete For World's 800 Million Bushel Market
H G L Strange maps the global wheat scene noting world production about 4 5 billion bushels, China excluded, with total grain trade near 750 800 million bushels. Canada and Argentina lead exports. U S A and Australia follow with yearly figures quoted and a warning on quality and price affecting market share. Milk is the most complete food supplied by nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Canada
Europe
Great Britain
United Kingdom
U.S.A
Australia
Russia
Balkan States
Hungary
India
North Africa
Chile
Argentina
One U.S. Breakwater Fleet to Sink Six Concrete Ships
Six concrete ships anchored in the Mississippi at New Orleans will be towed to the Gritavia River mouth in Mexico and sunk as a breakwater. Built by the United States Shipping Board during World War I, each cost about $1,000,000, measures 300 feet long with a 35 foot beam, and none were used commercially due to inefficiency and lower cargo capacity than steel ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Mexico
United States Shipping Board
Pattern for a matching slip and panties set
A simple princess line slip with lace trimmed neck and hem pairs with a fitted yoke panty. The pale pink crepe silk set uses matching ecru lace, sizes 12 through 38 bust, with specific yardage and a 20 cent pattern price.
Tiny cosmic balance weighs Earth at six followed by twenty one zeros
After seven years Dr. P R Heyl built delicate tungsten wire scales kept in a basement to measure Earth’s gravity by comparing laboratory results with lunar pull. The cosmic balance yields Earth’s mass as six thousand trillion tons, or six with twenty one zeros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. R. Heyl
Heyl
Greyhound racing through the ages in sport and status
A Tit-Bits contributor reflects on the long history of greyhound racing from ancient Egypt to medieval Britain. The piece notes the breed’s sight-hunting origins and royal restrictions, then ties progress to the relaxation of game laws enabling wider ownership. It also briefly mentions a high precision star brightness measurement with a photo electric device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Britain
Canute
Canada Emerges as Second Largest Gold Producer
Canada’s gold output rose from 34 000 ounces in 1858 to 2 695 000 ounces in 1931, making it the world’s second biggest producer after South Africa. Ontario led 1931 production with Porcupine and Kirkland Lake, Quebec and British Columbia also key.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
A. H. A. Robinson
Department of Mines
Klondike
Canada
United States
South Africa
Prince Edward Island
Ontario
Porcupine
Kirkland Lake
Quebec
British Columbia
Manitoba
Yukon Territory
Nova Scotia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
America
Chaudiere River
California
Australia
Yukon
God
Aceoyn
Union of South Africa
Russia
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H. G. L. Strange
Searle Grain Co
Winnipeg
Hummel
Hamburg
Ww.sn. U
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Ruth Rogers
Canadien National Railways
Canad
Prairie Provinces
McDermot Ave
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