. Canadian grocer January-March 1918. icle. In other words the price fixed, to be at alleffective, must suit the producer, and when it doesthat it is not likely to be a great aid to the was fixed at $ That was practically theactual market value of wheat, and the fixing of theprice did no more than stabilize that price and give itan official standing. Moreover, a set price that satisfies the producerwill also have a tendency to lay undue stress on thatcommodity. It may very well mean production inexcess of our needs at the expense of equally neces-sary articles. As a matter
. Canadian grocer January-March 1918. icle. In other words the price fixed, to be at alleffective, must suit the producer, and when it doesthat it is not likely to be a great aid to the was fixed at $ That was practically theactual market value of wheat, and the fixing of theprice did no more than stabilize that price and give itan official standing. Moreover, a set price that satisfies the producerwill also have a tendency to lay undue stress on thatcommodity. It may very well mean production inexcess of our needs at the expense of equally neces-sary articles. As a matter of fact, the idea of a fixed price as acure for anything seems to be a very far cry is one way and one way only of decreasingprices at tins time, and that is by a materially in-creased product ion. When you add to the actualstocks of foodstuffs you have done more toward low-ering the cost of goods than all the price fixing inthe world would ever do. February 1, 1918 CANADIAN GROCER 31 Current Events in Photograph—No. 5. THE HEART OF A SUBMARINE THE submarine has become one of the (/rent factors of the wen, yet it remains still a good dealof a mystery. The photo abac/ shows three views of the interior of a French submersible. Onthe left is the forecastle, or quarters of the crew. The compass is here also, and an officer isshown studying it. Center, amidships, the wheelsman is shown at his post, and an officer is shownlooking through the vessels periscope. Right, the stern of the vessel, wherein are located, the shipsboilers and dynamos, amd also the radio outfit, with which one of the men is shown at work. Program of Canadian Produce Convention To be Held in the Tecumseh House, London, February 5 and 6 The programme of the sixth annualconvention of the Canadian ProduceAssociation, which will be held at theTecumseh House, London, Ont., on and 6, is as follows: Address of Welcome - By the Mayor of LondonPresidents Address. Inspection and Grading of Creamery Bu
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