Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-04-11
SHOE PRICES GUT
]. IN TWO COUNTRIES
ENGLAND AND ITALY BENEFIT
BY STANDARDIZATION AND
CONTROL OF PROFITS.
GOODS ARE ALL OF LEATHER
Agricultural Department Estimates
Show Range of War Emergency
Work-vast Amount of Food Sent
by America to Allies.

by America to Allies.
SFrom the Committee Public Informa-
tion.)
Washfngton.-There has already
been drop in the prices charged by
retailers for footwear in England in
view of the governments action in
placing on the market standardized
shoes made at controlled rates of
profit, according to a report to the
United States department of COM
merce.
At a recent exhibition of wartime"
boots 80 samples were shown. ranging
from heavy boots for carriers and la
borers to shoes for ordinary street use,
and children's shoes. Prices range
from $2.O6 to S6.3S a pair. The
shoes are made entirely of leather and
the retailers price is stamped on the
sole.
Italian shoe factories are manufac-
turing standardized shoes, using leath-
er furnished by the government, which
cantrols the system of sales to the
public.
In England the manufacture of
standard cloth for mems suits has
made rapid progress, "a patterns being
included in the first goods shown. AS
now planned, provision is made for
100000 to 100000 suits ready for de-
livery from June to August. The pro-
ject may later include production of
certain classes of cloth for woman'S
wear.
OF the total of nearly S2O,OOO,OOO
asked for war emergency activities by
the department of agriculture it is
proposed to use SS.OOO,0OO for the pur-
chase and sale of seed to farmers for
cash at cost; $6,1OO,OO0 for the devel-
opment of the cooperative agricultural
extension work in cooperation with
the state agricultural colleges; 81 $780,
655 for combating animal diseases,
stimulating the production of live
stock, and encouraging the conserva-
ton and utilization of meat, poultry,
dairy and other animal products;
S911 800 for the prevention, control,
and eradication of insects and plant
diseases, and the conservation and
utilization of plant products; $685.
95S for extending and enlarging the
market news service of the bureau of
markets, preventing waste of food in
storage, in transit or held for sale, Civ
ing advice concerning the market
movement or distribution of perish
able products, making inspections and
certifications regarding the condition
of perishable agricultural products,
and gathering information in connec-
ton with the demand for and the pro-
duction, supply, distribution and utili-
cation of food; and ST ,OS0,9 for
dealing with the farm-labor problem,
charging the international work of
the department, printing and distribut-
ing emergency leaflets, posters and
other publications, and extending the
work of the bureau of chemistry, the
bureau of entomology, and the bureau
of biological survey.
Statistics compiled by the food ad-
ministration show that the grand total
of all food exported to the four allies
the United Kingdom, France, Italy
and Russia-from July 1. 1914, to
January 1, 1918, would furnish COM
plete yearly rations for 57,1OO,933
adult persons, with a surplus of pro-
tein capable of supplying this portion
of the diet for %, 1914, $40 additional
men.
Since the beginning of the war the
United States has averaged to supply
the allies with food enough each year
ITO support IO,OIfOO@ peISOHS, anu
with an excess of both protein and
fats sufficient for several millions
more.
The total exports of wheat and
wheat flour to the three principal al
lies, Russia getting but a very small
per cent of the whole, were equiva-
lent to about 1884. OOO. 600 bushels, or an
average of about 11O.OOO,O 900 bushels
year. OF this total amount the United
Kingdom got 145, 34S,OO0 bushels of
wheat and $4,000 barrels of wheat
flour; France got 79.79S,O 600 bushels
of wheat and 5.462. 600 barrels of
wheat flour; Italy 7,136 900 bushels of
wheat and 1,S95.0OO barrels of wheat
flour. Russia received only 10000
bushels of wheat and $4,000 barrels of
wheat flour.
The toal exports of pork products
were nearly 1000, 100000 pounds. a
yearly average of about $4,000, 600
pounds The total sugar exports were
over 2,269. 100000 pounds, a yearly
average of about GAS. 100000. OF corn
there was exported %, 332 900 bushels !;
oats, 207 1851. 900; rye. 3.407 900.
Reports based on figures from the
department of agricultural show that
January 1, 1918, the number of meat
animals in the United States was
greater by more than 6,OOO 600 head
than it was January 1, 1917. The num-