Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-21
IS OPPOSED
To LOW TARIFF
ON MEATS
President Of Livestock Associa-
lion Declares Cost of Living
VIII Not Be Lowered by
Underwood Law

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isy soasipo JOURNAL SPECIAL ltAarn wisti
Denver Colo Jan 90 Tho am
.nual address Of X a. jastro. president
of the American National Livestock
association. was an exhaustive review
81 the livestock industry 10 The unlted
states and other countries Mr. JAS
iro EXPRESSED the belief that thc re-
mova Of the tariff on livestock and
meat would not iniure appreeiably the
livestock industry and that prices viii
not long remain below The present
level.
Thai The meat producing Industry
Of the United states has been perma-
ncntly placed upon free trade basis,
without benefit Of cheaper prices u
the consumer. and that the removal
"a the turlff will not appreelahly in-
lurc the livestock industry were The
principal conclusions drawn In the
annual address Oi President II A.
1astro. addressing Tue American Na.
tiona livestock association eonyeu-
tion. Perhaps in the distant future
there might be a realgnment ~ par
tiea. and one similar 10 the aefarian
pnuice OF Europe might favor "a dir
ferent treatment 0f this Industry, but
this is remote possibility and the
livestock growers may as well adjust
themselves 10 free irado basis on
their products
The most important factor III pro-
ducng this result, said President Jas
no, WAS the high cost OF meat dur
lng the past few years ana the fails
IRE Of the consumers 90 take into ac-
count the advanced cost of proluc-
tion and Increase of land values Ans
other Cause was the widespread bat
erroneous belief that the so-called
beef trust WIS solely responsible for
thc high cost OF meats. ana that the
plncing Of meats and livestock on the
free list would diminish tAe power
cf the packers ana result In cheaper
meats According 10 the best obtain
able data he placed the number Of
head Of livestock slaughtered by the
Armour Swift or Morris interests at
40 per cent of all the cattle. so per
cent Of all the hogs and So per cent
Of ail the sheep and ambs killed tn
this country The removal OF the
duty on meats. he said, WAS distinct
advantage % the packers, especially
90 those with plants In South Amer
ica and Australia Whatever control
they had over prices la this country
has heen increased By Che present
tariff instead OF lessened
Discussing the probable course Of
prices in The future. Prosdent Jastro
declared hA belief TINT the price of
livestock and meats win nevcr again
bee ua low as ia former years. There
are fewer cattle ia this country per
eopitl than In former Years The
reason is that the business Of rails
ing them has not been so profitable
or stable aa ether branches OF ami-
culture or trade There has been So
much said ia the press about the az
legged shortage of livestock I'm this
country ana an impending beef fam
Inc and the probability of higher
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