The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-11-22

producer and the insurance Of an ads-
Qua'e future supply.
These foreign orders are placed
upon the basis OF cost Of hogs to the
packers.
A. the result OF long negotiations
between this body and the Packers
Committee, representing the 40 to 90
packers participating In foreign or
ders, together with Die Allied buyers.
all under the Chairmanshlp Of the
Food Administration. the following un-
dert1king has been given by the pack
ers:
In view ~ the undertakings On the
part OF the Food Administration with
regard to tho co-or1Lnnted purchases
OF pork products, cot cred In the AZ.
tnched, " Ia agreed that the packers
participating In these orders will un-
dertnke not to purchasV hogs for iess
thnn the following agrced mlnlmums
for the month OF Noveinber, that IL .
daily minimum OF si75O per hundred
pounds on average OF packers droveA
excluding throw-outs. 'rhrow-outs"
to be defined us pigs under $50
pounds, stays. boars, thin sows and
skipS. Further that no hogs Of any
Kind shall be bought, except throw
outs az loss than Si05O per hundred
pounds, The average OF packers
droNes 10 De construed NJ the average
Of the total sales In tho market Of all
hoEs for n given day. All the above
10 BE- based on Chicago.
We agree that n commlttce shall be
appointed by the Food Administration
TO check the dany operations IN thu
various markets with n view TO super
vision aud demonstration OF the carry
Ing nj Ut the above.
Tie ability Of the packers 10 carry
out this arrangement win depend on
there heinz n normal marketing OF
hogs based upon the proporionhte In
crease over the receipts OF last rear.
The Increase In production appears 10
he u maximum of abont rs per cent
and we can bundle such an Increase.
II the producers OF hogs should. a.
they have IN the past few weeks. pre-
maturcly market hogs In such lncreas-
Ing numbers over the above Il IL en-
tirely beyond the ability OF the pack
crs 20 maintain these %mlnimuma, and
therefore We must have the c0-open-
tion ~ the producer himself 10 main.
tain these results. II IN a physical
impossihility for the capacity Of the
pncl Ing houses TO handle a similar
over food OF hogs and to ind n market
Tor the output The packers are anx'
ious 10 cooperate with the producers
IN maintaining a stabilizatlon Of price
aud TO see that producers receive q
fair price for their products.
tslgnrdD THos. r. WILSON.
Chairman Packers COMMITTEES
The plan embodied above wns adopt
ed by the conference.
The Food administrator has appoint
ed a committee, comprising Mr.. Thorn
as L. Wilson. chairman Of the Pack
ers' Committee; Mr.. Everett Brown
president ~ the Chicago Livestock Ex
change: Major Roy OF the Food Ad
m%lnlstratlon, Mr.. Louis ID. Hall OF the
Bureau u Markets, to undertake the
supervision - the execution OF tn
plan In the various markets. Commits
sion men are asked to cooperate 10
carrying out the plan embodied In the
packers agreement. IL must be evi
= dent that offers by commission men Il
| sell hogs below the minimum estub
4 lished above II o fair, either TO th'
: producer or the participating packers
SIR. Brown has undertaken on behalf
d the commission mel In the Unitet
states that they will Loyalty support
j. The plan.
II h believed by the conference tina
! This new plan. based as Il Ia upon I
positive minimum basis. will bring bet
. 'er results Ia the producer than aver
age prices for the month. u does moi
limit top prices aud should marrow
, he margins necessary 10 countrI buy
FRS IN more variable markets. II Il
= believed hat the plan should work on
. Hose TO SIS average.
u swine producers Of the country vii
contribute 10 their wi interest b,
3 aot flooding the market, for II must b
9 evident that II an excessive over per
= senmge OF hogs Is marketed In an
o ,ne month price qualification and con
; lrol cannot succeed. ana II Is certail
, hat producers themselves can contrl
a pute materially TO The efforts OF tn
a conferences II they will do their MARI
sting In as normal a way as possible.
= The whole situation 10 existing q
!" present demands a frank and exviiei
assurance from the confereea FepFs
(" Iented-nnmely, that every poaslbl
! sffort will be made TO maintain a Nv
= aOg price commensurate with swim
production costs and reasonable sell
ng values IN execution OF the dsrial
! ID policy OF the Food Admlnlstratio
J % use every agency In It's control :
secure justice TO the farmer.
the qualification methods adopte
or November represent the best 81
, ,orts OF the conference, concurred 4
T - fha Fond Administration and N