Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-10-21
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The raising of hogs has become of the greatest
tries OF southern daho and other agency contributed
toward stimulation of the industry the management of
the Portland stock yards and the packing of the
Oregon metropolis Late developments however, indicate that
the packing companies want all of the profits from the industry
and that the Portland stock yards
raising hand in the interest of the stock in their
tory.
There why Portland cannot pay Just as much
for hogs Chicago, yet the following editorial in a
of the Portland Journal tells of the discrimination:
On the same day. this week. the price of hogs quoted
as follows Chicago $780, Omaha, Seattle 1910 Port
land 65 There difference of So between Chicago
Portland and difference of 25 Portland and
Seattle
The change relative figures compared with former
times marked They changes of very great
Oregon farmers.
1t is very long ago that Portland prices and Chicago
were about the same Portland running sometimes higher
than the midwest metropolis drop Portland of So below
the Chicago price must be change which producers would
be glad to have a satisfying explanation
The prices in Portland low enough give consu-
ers breakfast bacon and ham fairly reasonable figures which
occasions wonder whether not they really getting full
benefit of the change
Since the article in the Journal appeared conditions have
been gradually growing Hogs quoted Port
land at about Sc hundred but through system docking
under pretense another the shipper gets from soc 81
hunder less than the market quotation Some of the finest
hogs shipped from this section scaled down price
they reached Portland recently until producers only recev-
ed So for them After paying the freight this did not leave
them enough to pay for the feed
But the price being paid stock not the only ground
or complaint the consumers were getting the benefit OF
the reduction there would be return for the loss
southern Idaho but they For at least three months
the of meats from the packing houses has been gradually
going Inquiry of the merchants of Weser reveals the fact
that the prices of packing house products particularly of pork
higher today than when the producers getting So
hundred for their hogs Quotations from the Union Meat
late yesterday verify this statement and is the best
evidence on earth that system Of plumber has been naugu
rated.
In order to if there is not remedy the Signal has taken
the matter with Senator Bora and consulted Congressman
part of this paper stop the systematic robbery of the
hog raiser sof Washington and Adams countless and other
Idaho points, should be supported by the producers themselves
We have national trade commission whose business it is
look into such matters and have department agriculture
which claims to have the interests of the producers
in its mind. few letters and congressman
will acquant them with conditions and they will do the
An immediate investigation by the national government is
urgent and if all stock rasers will write they read
this article the governmental machinery be put in
moon.-Weiser Semi Weekly Signal