During the early years of this century, wheat was seen as the very lifeblood
# Y" ?6 d9 x$ S0 x. K of Western Canada. People on city streets watched the yields and the price of wheat: s/ ^4 Z. v1 l2 T1 a5 h$ u/ J3 ~
in almost as much feeling as if they were growers. The marketing of wheat __1__" m [& k. s: W$ U8 Q
became an increasing favorite topic of conversation. __2__2 R( V$ a1 x1 {9 z" \" o% p9 Q
War set the stage for the most dramatic events in marketing the western crop.
$ b/ {& y) v# P, [* Y: s For years, farmers mistrusted speculative grain selling as carried on through
0 N+ M. k. y4 q( n5 `6 r- @/ Y the Winnipeg Grain Exchange. Wheat prices were generally low in the autumn,' }/ F2 J+ F& Z% X, \
so farmers could not wait for markets to improve. It had happened too often that __3__) \: c9 \( B# E8 V
they sold their wheat soon shortly after harvest when farm debts were coming due, __4__/ y6 x8 Q7 u+ |, M: ~$ r1 X+ J
just to see prices rising and speculators getting rich. On various occasions, producers __5__7 q+ L5 W4 U3 y
groups asked firmer control, but the government had no wish to become __6__
& w$ `" j1 W0 x0 a1 X6 _* g- ~: {7 q8 N involving, at least not until wartime when wheat prices threatened to run wild. __7__
& ?- q( ^, b) J: A9 N k Anxious to check inflation and rising life costs, the federal government appointed __8__/ a( V" _) R- [7 s
a board of grain supervisors to deal with deliveries from the crops of 1917% L; K) O! |% h+ ^) K; \! b
and 1918. Grain Exchange trading was suspended, and farmers sold at prices$ }; x* G5 D5 `8 r
fixed by the board. To handle with the crop of 1919, the government appointed __9__
, L2 \" t! `( O- f) `3 r the first Canadian Wheat Board, with total authority to buy, sell, and set prices. __10__* m9 _* j) E+ @, E) o# x
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During the early years of this century, wheat was seen as the very lifeblood/ B! C, \/ p, g
of Western Canada. People on city streets watched the yields and the price of wheat
7 M7 U. S& T/ H% ?! x( Y in almost as much feeling as if they were growers. The marketing of wheat 将in改为with. d: a2 z& I6 j' o2 l- g( D; M- z
became an increasing favorite topic of conversation. 将increasing改为incresingly5 ]) }4 C7 e$ R3 ]) \
War set the stage for the most dramatic events in marketing the western crop.
! Q0 d6 y4 s. R; `! {7 Q7 v For years, farmers mistrusted speculative grain selling as carried on through9 m U( k! P" u5 S m6 J7 q4 D
the Winnipeg Grain Exchange. Wheat prices were generally low in the autumn,8 G4 b; p; x+ Z; M: [
so farmers could not wait for markets to improve. It had happened too often that 将so改为but
$ Y+ Z( z; a" L% W$ p they sold their wheat soon shortly after harvest when farm debts were coming due, 删掉soon或者shortly4 N8 J, J6 x4 l
just to see prices rising and speculators getting rich. On various occasions, producers 将just改为only groups asked firmer control, but the government had no wish to become 在asked 后面加上for
4 H4 @/ X. |' ?% j4 j involving, at least not until wartime when wheat prices threatened to run wild. 将involving改为involved5 z! e2 N: D. b0 }4 x8 N f% x
Anxious to check inflation and rising life costs, the federal government appointed 将life改为living# S5 d! _4 d r! q
a board of grain supervisors to deal with deliveries from the crops of 1917' { M3 k) A f$ k. l. r( ^
and 1918. Grain Exchange trading was suspended, and farmers sold at prices: i! M% N' X# @% g5 `7 V
fixed by the board. To handle with the crop of 1919, the government appointed 删掉with或将handle改为deal+ h# f* {% \* M3 t5 z# j0 S
the first Canadian Wheat Board, with total authority to buy, sell, and set prices. 将total改为full/complete/absolute/overall |