The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-11-19

for pork products and with the member
foreign pork purchases.
The conclusions Of the conference
The entire marketing situation has
so changed since the September Joint
conference as to necessitate IN entire
alteration in the plans of price stabi-
lization. The current peace talk has
alarmed the holders Of corn, and there
has been a price decline Of from %
cents to 40 cents per bushel. The fact
that the Accommodations Of low priced
corn in the Argentine and South Afri-
ca would, upon the advent Of peace
and liberated shipping. become avail
able to the European market hns Gre
iated q great deal Of apprehension ON
the part of corn holders. This decline
has spread fear among swine growers
that a similar reduction In the prices
of hogs would naturally follow. More
over, the lower range Of corn prices
would, II Incorporated In a. l3-to-1 ra-
Ito, obviously result In continuously
falling price for live hogs. In view
Of these changed conditions many
swine producers anticipated lower
prices and as result rushed their
hogs to market In large numbers, and
this overshipment has added to aud
aggravated the decline.
The information Of the Department
of Agriculture Indicates that the sup
ply of hogs has Increased about per
cent, while the highest unofficial esti-
mate does not exceed Is per cent. In
creased production over last year. On
the other hand, the arrival of hogs
during the last three weeks In the
seven great markets has been q per
cent more than last year, during the
corresponding period. demonstrating
the unusually heavy marketing Of the
available supply. In the face Of the
excessive receipts some packers have
not maintained the price agreed last
month. On the other hand, many
of the packers have paid over the
price offered to them In an endeavor
to maintain the agreed price. The re-
suit in any event has been failure
to maintain the October price basis
determined upon at the September con-
ference and undertaken by the pack
ers. Another factor contributing to
the break In prices during the month
has been the Influenza epidemic; II
has sharply curtailed consumption Of
Dork products and temporarily de-
creased the labor stan Of the packers
about 25 per cent
The exports of l8O,OOO,OOO pounds
OF pork products for October COM
pared with about 100000 pounds
in October a year ago, and the
EXPORT orders placeable BY the Food
Administration for November, amount
TO l7O.OOO.OOO pounds az contrast.
ed with the lesser exports OF
0S.OOO.OOO for November. 1917. The
Increased demands Of the allies are
continuing. and nre IN themselves
proof Of the necessity for the large
production for which the Food Admin.
istration nskcd. The Increase In ex-
mort demands appears to be amply
sufficient TO take up> the increase In
ho- production. but unfayorabIe mar
ket conditions existing In October af.
ford no fair index OF the aggregate
supply and demand.
Il mus. be evident that the enor.
nous shortage In fats in the Central
Empires and neutral countries would
e Immediately upon peace result In ad-
ditionaI demands for pork pro<lt,cts
which, on top OF the heavy shipments
to the Allies, would tend materially
TO Increase the American exports, in
asmuct>6s no considerable reservoir of
supplies exists outside Of the United
States. II seems probable that the
present prospective supplies would be
INADEQUATE to meet this world demand
with the return to peace. So far as II
Is possible to Interpret this fact, II an.
pears that there should be even n
stronger demand for pork products
oetar tho war and therefore any alarm