Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-05
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.
from the Committee on Public Informa-
tion)
Observation-Disclosures has already
been a 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
nerce.
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
rom $2.06 to $6.3S a pair. The
shoes are made entirely of leather and
he retailers price is stamped on the
sole.
Italian shoe factories are m%anufac-
curing standardized shoes, using leath-
er furnished by the government, which
,antrols 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
low planned, provision is made for
10000 to 100000 suits ready for de-
livery from June to August. The pro-
lect may later include production Of
certain classes of cloth for woman's
a
OF the total of nearly 0 600
asked for war emergency activities by
the department of agriculture it is
proposed to use S 8,000,000 for the pur-
chase and/sale of seed to farmers for
cash at cost; $6,10O,OO0 for the devel-
,pment of the cooperative agricultural
extension work in cooperation with
he state agricultural colleges; $780,
sos for combating animal diseases,
stimulating the production of live
stock, and encouraging the conserva-
ion and utilization of meat, poultry,
larry and other animal products;
s911,300 for the prevention, control,
md eradication of insects and plant
diseases, and the conservation and
Utilization of plant products; $685.
)58 for extending and charging the
market news service of the bureau Of
markets, preventing waste of food in
storage, in transit or held for sale, CIV
ng advice concerning the market
movement or distribution of perish
lble products, making inspections and
notifications regarding the condition
If perishable agricultural products,
md gathering information in connec-
ZION with the demand for and the pro-
i~uction, supply, distribution and utili-
,ation of food; and $1,0S0,9S0 for
dealing with the farm-labor problem,
charging the international work of
the department, printing and distribut-
ing emergency leaflets, posters and
,ther publications, and extending the
work of the bureau of chemistry, the
bureau of entomology, and the bureau
If biological survey.
Statistics compiled by the food ad-
ninistration show that the grand total
If all food exported to the four allies
the United Kingdom, France, Italy
md Russia-from July I, 1914, to
January 1, 1918, would furnish com-
plete yearly rations for 57,100,933
adult persons, with a surplus of pro-
;ein capable of supplying this portion
sf the diet for 22,194,570 additional
men.
Since the beginning of the war the
United States has averaged to supply
the allies with food enough each year
10 support 16,314,552 persons, and
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, 900 bushels, or an
average of about 100000 bushels a
year. OF this total amount the United
Kingdom got 145,348,0O bushels of
wheat and $4,000 barrels of wheat
aour; France got 79,79S,0O0 bushels
Of wheat and 5,462,000 barrels of
wheat -four; Italy S7,136,000 bushels of
wheat and 1,S95,00O barrels of wheat
-four. Russia received only 10000
bushels of wheat and $4,000 barrels OF
wheat flour.
The toal exports of pork products
were nearly 2,00O, 100000 pounds,
yearly average of about 570,000,O0(
pounds. The total sugar exports were
over 2,269,0O0,OO0 pounds, a yearly
average of about GAS, ,0OO. Of corr
there was exported 23,332,OOO bushels
oats, POT, 1881 600; rye, 3.407,0 O0.
Reports based on figures from thu
!, department of agricultural show tina
! January 1, 1918, the number of mea
/ animals in the United States wa:
greater by more than 100000 hea'
than it was January 1, 1917. The mum
Der of inspections for slaughter indi
cate a decrease in consumption.
. The summary shows the total nun
Der of cattle in the United States Jan
uary 1, 1918, was 66,S30,000, an in
I crease of 1,247, 900 head wei the sam
. day the year before. Hogs increase
D O,lS1,OUU nedu, VI O.I per CenI. LII
increase in sheep was 1,2S4,000 heaG
A report to the department of labo
covering the six departments of th
iron and steel industry shows tina
while not so pronounced as the ris
in prices, wages increased since Ma.
n 1915, as follows: In blast furnace
g 81 per cent; in Bessemer converters, {
n per cent; In open-hearth furnaces, 3
per cent; in blooming mills, 80 pc
cent; in plate mills, 80 per cent j
q sheet mills, 80 per cent. In nearl
Q every case the bureau found me
g working approximately the same nun
Der of hours per week as in 1915.
&c Sales of war-savings stamps hay
= run as high as 100000 a day. TIL
Z amount provides the treasury wit
h about one-tenth of the entire amour
now being expended by the nation fl
the war. While 100000 is only
cents n day for every man, wOman al