The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-10-26
ENDS HIGH PRICES
HOOVER DECLARES CORNER
HAS BEEN TURNED IN HIGH
COST or FOOD"
PUTS BLAME ON RETAILERS
Asserts Wholesale Prices Are Much
Lower Now Than Year Ago and
Urqes Pressure on Dealers
and Farmers.

Washington. oct - Food Admin.
! lstrutor Hoover announced on Thurs
day Tint the corner has been turned
in high prices.
lie has gone ms far rs he can in
price rrdu zion, he says. and assails
/ the retailer. for not doing their part
\ The urNt congress viii probably be
1 asked TO give him power 10 force the
retailers to abstain from protteerins.
Mir Hoover says.
Most of the essential commodities
should. one after another, continue 10
! show reductions between now aud the
end of the year. The food admins
trntur has no control Of either the
grower or his organizations, nor OF the
great majority OF retailers.
The distribution chain lying be
tween the warehouse. Wholesalers,
commission men and manufacturers oi
prime commodities has required II
great deal of study and development
Tor It's proper regulation, and these
regulations are coming into force
now"
Mr. Hoover said he Lad every hope
the retailers viii cooperate. as the
iurmrrS and other food handlers are
ru.uprratiuE. tn feed the nation and
th, allies at reasonable prices. Every
body along the line down 10 the re.
taurr. he declared. already is helping.
But retail prices do not 10y any means
reflect the Wholesale prices.
lie added
1T is necessary Ia secure a large
production, 70 maintain fair and re
muncrutive prices 10 the producers.
While their expenses have increased
during the past year, the prices de-
manded for certain commodities are
NOT warranted The Intermediate han
ding trades are being placed under
regulation; they are cooperating well
with the food administration, and the
speculation and prorteeriug are now
generally thing ~ the past
The retailers need the cooperation
OF consumers In reducing deliveries,
and their success In all measures will
rest largely upon the support they re
/ ceive from locd authorities.'
Summarized, HIS review follows:
Flour.-The current prices AZ which
fiour is sold at TIE mill In jute bags
vary with the locality and freight
| charges on wheat. Toledo showing the
/ lowest prices at $40 for first patent
and S9.To FOR second patent; the high
est being Buffalo, AZ 5000 fol
first patent aud 5000 for second
patent The average retail price OF
/ FIRST patents In Tp6 cities on octobei
| Is WAS SHIT. or from $50 10 s. Pei
| barrel higher than j. warranted by
the price being paid 70 the millerS
The retail price has nor RESPONDED
/ 10 millerS' reductions,
! BeauS,-The bean harvest is esri
mated by the department of agricul
ture az approximately 7,ooO,oco,oc,
I bushels In exceSs OF last year. Tbs
/ growers associations are holdin.
beans at from lSie - Is cents PEI
! pound. rs against an average price las
year Of eight cents. There has beer
/ 10 per cent Increase in the Manchu
rian bean crop and il Is now estimated
az 100000 tons Owing 70 Shipptn.
shortage practically the only outlet L
% the United States and these bean
viii aow into the American marke
TrOm pecember much below the prie,e
now being demanded.
Coru-rhe harvest this year is 6lo.
O1l0oo 20 TOo,Oco0oo bushels over las
year. and win De generally availabl
about the end of November. The pric,
stands AZ Sl9o In Chicago, New corr
i quoted In Chicago az SllS for DE
cSmber and indicates ~ per cen
drop in the price of corameaL
PogatC@>,-The harvest i ~ Pc
cent IN excess or last year. The pric
st the leading points varies from SIS
~ $50 per LOO pounds, Ii i highs
yhSn az this period last year and 1
due 10 tendency on the part os n
producer 20 hold for hiSher prices. an,
10 the temporary inability 81 the rail
rVadS 70 furnish cars.
Sugar Beet sugar prices are hsin
controlled by the manufacturers on
basis that should reach the retaile
from : 20 Sis cents per pound A ten
povary shortage in the Northwestern
states gives no warrant for advance
BY retailers 10 over . cents,
ReSt.-BSef already shows som
} tendency toward reduction IN whole
) sale prices, but these have not bee
- far reelected hy the retailer. Tn
, price 81 beef az the packers door
, i+i2 cents per pound. as COMPARE
; With l6 csnts in July But the ave,
i age retail pricA " round steak in ~
cities i 81 cents per pound against >
cents in July.