Report of the Royal Grain Inquiry Commission, 1938 .: Z1-1936/4E-PDF
"The Order in Council provided that, in particular and without limiting the general scope of the inquiry, I was to devote my attention to the following subjects specifically set out and defined: The methods now or heretofore employed in marketing Canadian Grains abroad, including Government Grain Boards, co-operative or pool marketing, price stabilisation measures and the open market or competitive method; and the effect of these various methods upon markets. All transactions since the year 1930 pertaining to the handling of grain for relief and seeding purposes in the Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta under the Dominion Government guarantee, or otherwise. The extent, if any, to which the Canadian Wheat Board protected speculative short interests in the Winnipeg Wheat Market in December 1935, immediately following the higher price fixed by the Argentine Government for Argentine wheat; and the effect, whether beneficial or harmful, of any such action taken by the Board. The effect of the practice of mixing and of the selection of grain for protein content by millers and exporters. The causes of the decrease in Canadian Grain exports in recent years. The measures which should be taken to retain and to extend the marketing throughout the world of Canadian Wheat and other grains and their products"--Intro., p. 11.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Privy Council Office. Canada. Royal Grain Inquiry Commission. |
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| Title | Report of the Royal Grain Inquiry Commission, 1938 . |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Historical publication digitized by the Privy Council Office of Canada. Cover title. "Hon. Mr. Justice W.F.A. Turgeon, Commissioner"--p [4]. Includes bibliographical references and index. ch. 1. The wheat growing area -- ch. 2. Historical survey of the economic position of agriculture in Western Canada-- ch. 3. Methods of marketing -- ch. 4. Futures trading -- ch. 5. Demands for a change, 1920 to 1923 -- ch. 6. The pools -- ch. 7. Price stabilization measures -- ch. 8. The quality, grading and handling of Canadian wheat -- ch. 9. Decrease in exports -- ch. 10. Durum wheat, coarse grains, flour and research -- ch. 11. Capacity of overseas market - future prospects -- ch. 12. Future marketing policy -- appx. A. Actions of the Canadian Wheat Board in December, 1935 -- appx. B. The Saskatchewan oats question -- appx. 1. List of witnesses -- appx. 2. List of exhibits -- appx. 3a. Monthly average cash closing prices of Winnipeg no. 1 northern wheat and Chicago no. 2 red winter wheat and Liverpool prices of imported red wheat, 1890-91 to 1913-14 -- appx. 3b. Chart of data, appendix III (a) -- appx. 4. Average monthly prices of Canadian and other wheats in British and domestic markets, and average price spreads -- appx. 5a. Spreads between monthly high and low wholesale prices of farm products expressed as a percentage of annual average prlces, 1929-1937 -- appx. 5b. Percentage changes in wholesale price index numbers of specified farm products during periods of price adjustment -- appx. 6. Seasonal movement of wheat prices -- appx. 7. Index numbers of exchange rates, 1929-1938 -- appx. 8. Statement of Board of Grain Commissioners re wheat handlings at terminal elevators, Fort William-Port Arthur, 1st August, 1933, to 31st july,1937. Issued also in print format. |
| Publishing information | Ottawa : Printer to the King, 1938. |
| Author / Contributor | Turgeon, William Ferdinand Alphonse,1877-1969. |
| Description | 264 p. : ill. |
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| Subject terms | Commissions of inquiry Agriculture Grains Marketing Trade |