The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-11-20

Quate future supply.
These foreign orders are placed
upon the basis Of cost Of hogs to the
packers.
As the result Of long negotiations
between this body and the Packers
Committee, representing the 45 to 80
packers participating In foreign or
ders, together with the Allied buyers,
al! under the Craftsmanship Of the
Food Administration, the following un-
dertaking has been given by the pack
ers:
In view Of the undertakings on the
part Of the Food Administration with
regard to the co-ordInated purchases
OF pork products, covered in the at.
tached, it is agreed that the packers
participating 10 these orders will I'M
dertake not to purchase hogs for less
than the following agreed mlnimums
for the month Of November, that is n
daily minimum Of $3.50 per hundred
pounds on average Of packers droves,
excluding throw-outs. "ThrOw- outs"
to be. defined as pigs under 1870
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
drOves to be construed as the average
Of the total sales In the market Of all
hogs for given day. All the above
to be based on Chicago.
We agree that committee shall be
appointed by the Food Administration
to check the daily operations in the
various markets with n 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 normal marketing of
hogs based upon the proportionate In
crease over the receipts Of last year.
The increase in production appears to
be maximum Of about Is per cent.
and we can handle such an increase.
If the producers Of hogs should as
they have in the past few weeks, pre-
maturely market hogs in such increas
ing numbers over the above It IS en-
tirely beyond the ability of the pack
ers to maintain these minimums, and
therefore we must have the co-opera.
tion OF the producer himself to main
tain these results. 1t Is q physical
lmposslbility for the capacity Of the
packing houses to handle q similar
over-fiood Of hogs and to find a market
for the output. The packers are anx.
ious to cooperate with the producers
In maintaining sterilization Of price
and to see that producers receive a fair
price for their products.
(Signed) THOS. f. WILSON.
Chairman Packers Committee.
The plan embodied above was adopt.
ed by the conference.
The Food Administrator has appoint.
ed committee, comprising Mr.. Thoma )
E. Wilson, chairman Of the Pack.
ers' Committee Mr.. Everett Brown.
president Of the Chicago Livestock Ex-
change; Major Roy of the Food AID.
ministratlon, Mr.. Louis D. Hall Of the
Bureau Of Markets, to undertake the
supervision Of the execution Of the
plan In the various markets. Commits.
sion men are asked to Cooperate in
carrying out the plan embodied In the
packers agreement. It must hn eyi.
dent that offers by commission men IA
sell hogs below the minimum estab.
iished above Is not fair, either 10 the
producer or the participating packers
MIR. Brown has undertaken on behalf
OF the commission men In the United
states that they will Loyalty support
the plan.
1t is believed by the conferences tha,
this new plan, based as It Il ,,pon a
positive minimum basis, will brlsr bel.
ter results to the producer thar aver,
age prices for the month. II doss moi
limit top prices and should narrow
the margins necessary to country buv
ers IN more variable markets. II Is
believed that the plan should work oul
close to SIS average.
Swine producers Of the country VII,
| ~OSss"~sS w SASiH OWN knteTA0f nv
not flooding the market, for II must hs
evident that IL an excessive over mar
centage Of hogs IL marketed in A,
one month, price Sterilization and CON
troll cannot succeed, and It is certn j,
that producers themselves can contr,,
butte materially to the efforts a. IN.
conferences II they will do their mn ~.
citing In as normal way as poasible !.
The whole situation as exisang y,
present demands a frank and axnl,ci,
assurance from the conferees renro'
sented-namely, that every possih,e
effort Will BIO made to maintain ! ,irs
hog price commensurate with sw,ns
production costs and reasonah,s SOL,
Ing values In execution OF the t,ec,ora.,
policy Of the Food Administrat,o,,
to use every agency In its control !.
secure Justice to the farmer,
The sterilization methods aAon..1
Tor November represent the No. -
forts Of the conference, concur,oa :.
n tho Fond Aflmirf al 70 A.. 50