Moscow, Feb. 24.
No less than four million pud of bread grain in the district of the state grain storage depot of Sagotderno in the Urals are in danger of total destruction, the "Pravda" reports. One pud is equivalent to 16.38 kilogrammes so thatthe total quantity is about 65,500 tons.
As a consequence of the deplorable state of the railways this grain cannot be transported nor is there any adequate accommodation for storing such e large quantity on the spot Almost a million pud (16,000 tons) are lying in the open, exposed to all weathers and covered with snow for some time. At the first sign of thaw, the "Pravda" states, the entire stock of grain will rot, the greater part already being spoilt.—Trans-Ocean.
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