Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-29

wv COMMUNICATION f1ttyflnk
were as follows
rohuc"r and the INSURANCE. Of nm nda-
quate future supply.
Ines" foreign order, mr., nloced
upon the basis of cost of hogs in Tho
packers.
AS Inc result Of Ions negotiations
bet"ecn this body and the Packers
Committee, representing the - to "a
packers participating In foreign or.
"ers, together with the Allied BUYERS.
aii under the Craftsmanship of tn,
roOd administration, the following nm.
u~ertaking has been given by the pack.
crS:
In view of the undertakings ON the
part OF the Food Adminisi ration with
regard To the cU.Ordinatpd purchases
or PORK products. covered in The At
'ached, IT Is agreed that the packers
participating In these orders will nm
uertake not to purchase hogs for less
thnn the following agreed minimums
for the month of November, that is 4.
daily minimum Of $3.50 per hundred
pounds on average of packers droves,
excluding thrOw-Outs. 'Throw.outs'
TO be defined as pigs under 40
pounds. stays, bOars. thin sows and
skipS. Further that no hogs of any
Kind shall be bought. except throw
outs, at less than $3.50 per hundred
pounds. The average Of packers
drOvPs 10 he construed as the average
or the total sales in the market VI all
hogs for a given day. All the above
TO he based on Chicago.
We agree that q committee shall, be
appointed by the Food Administration
to check the daily operations in the
various markets with Il view To SUPER
vision and demonstration Of the carry
ing out Of the above.
The ability Of the packers to carry
out this arrangement will depend on
there being e normal marketing Of
hogs based upon the propOrtionatc in.
crease over the receipts Of last year.
The increase in production appears 10
be n maximum OF about IL per cent.
and we can handle such an increase.
II the producers Of hogs should. as
they have In the past few weeks. pre-.
mntnrely market hogs in such increas-
ing numbers over the above It Is en-.
,irrly beyond the ability of the pack
crS 10 maintain these minimumS. and
therefore we must have the cO-Operu-
ton Of the producer himself TO main
fait. fLnSn soSvItc Il T.. a ,trctnol
imposSibility for the capacity of the
packing houses to handle a similar
over-fnod Of hogs and to find a market
for the output. The packers are anx.
iorS to cooperate with the producers
in maintaining a sterilization "f price
and to see that producers receive .
fair price for their products.
(Sienrd) THOS. +. WILSON.
Chairman Packers Committee.
The plan %cmhuJirl above VAS adept.
ed by the conference.
The Food Administrator has app"int-
cd Il committee. comprising Mr., Thorn.
as r.. Wilson. chairman of the Pack
ers' Committee: Mr.. Everett Brown.
president nf the Chicago Livestock FIX"
change: Major Roy Of tn" Food All.
minis,ratlnn. Mr.. Louis j.. Hall Of the
Bureau of Markets, to undertake the
>nprrvi>iuu of the execution OF the
plan in the various markets. Commits
sion men are asked to 90 operate in
carr! ing cut Vi" plan cinhnllcd in the
hackers agreement. u must he evil
dent that offers 10y commission men Ia
sci hogs below the minimum cSiah-
lishcd aim,r is not fair. either 10 the
producer or the participating packers.
Mr.. Brown has undertaken on behalf
Of The commission men in the United
states that they will loyalty suppnrt
the plan.
II is believed by the conference that
This new plan, based a. il is upon a
uoSili,c minimum basis. will bring bet
Ter results Ia The producer than aver
age prices for the month. II d""S not
limit ,nI, prices and should iltrr"w
the margins necessary To country hly'
crS In more variable markets. II il
believed that the plan shoul'i work cut
close to SIS average.
swine producers of the country Will
contribute Ia their own interest by
not hnoding til. market, for 1t must he
evident that If an excessive" over per-
ccninge nf hogs is marketed In any
one month price siahiliza,i"n ami con-
troll cannot succeed, and it is certain
that pro,iurrI> themselves can r"nlri'
butte materially 10 HE efforts If IT."
conferences If they will dc their mark
citing IN ~ normal Il Nay rs possible.
The whole situation as "NiSlins ~
present demands II frank and explicit
assurance from the couttrctS repre-
Senird namely, that every l"s-lhi"
effort will be made To mainiiih "A iiN"
hog price COMMENSURATE" with swim"
production costs and ~reasnn;'''" sell
Ing values In execution of The d"rlnr-
cd Motley Of the Food Administration