The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-08-16


control, which has been in effect
since July /, the mills are not Longer
restricted in the price which they
can pay fer wheat or in the territory
in which they may purchase 1t. They
must, however, sell their flour and
wheat mill feed at not exceeding ar
bitrsry prices that have been fixed
by the Food Administration. These
prices ere based upon the guarantees
price ol st. Louis wheat with the
carrying charges therefrom to the Ten
psssee mills added, less, Of course
the cost Of inspection the carrying
charges and service performed in
handling the wheat. The prices at
which mills are permitted to sell their
products, based on these wheat prices,
will return them fair and reasona'
BILE profit. More than that they are
not entitled to receive and will not
obtain II the Food Administration
must exhaust all Of its powers to pre-
vent 1t.
1T has come to the knowledge Of
the Food Administration that in Ger.
tain sections some mills have used
their advantage to beat down the
price OF wheat, that 10 they have not
paid the fair wheat price established
by the government, but on the other
hand have sold their products at the
fun prices fixed by the Food Admin.
istration. This will not be tolerated
Such course will return to the mills
following it, unfair and excessive prof.
Its. We are now sending out to every
wheat mill in the state a QUESTIONABLE,
in which they are asked to state the
price at which they have purchased
No. wheat since July /, and the
prices at which they have been sell
ing flour and wheat mill feed. When
these Questiopaires are returned the
Food Administration will then know
just what the mills have been doing
and where we find mills that have
made unfair profits, due to unreasona-
bly, low prices paid for wheat, they
viii be forced to disgorgs the exces-
sive profits.
"The mills all know the prices at
which they are expected to bay wheat
based upon the fair selling prices of
their products. II has been reported
TO the Food Administration that in
some instances the mills, having
bought their full thirty days supply
OF wheat, are reducing the prices
which they are offering farmers. In
such cases the farmers should be slow,
very slow. to sell unless they are rea,
sonably certain that the price offered
Is fair price OF course the lNmers
could not afford to hold their wheat,
pay insurance, storage. lose rattage
and shrinkage, for a cent or two
bushel. but II the difference is too
great the Food Administration does
not believe that they will lose by car
rying their wheat a little while
longer.
Generally speaking and having in
mind that the freight rate from st.
Louis Is not the same to all points in
Tennessee, making some exceptions,
It Is the judgment Of the Food Admin
istrstion that less than s2.25 per
bushel for wheat that grades No.
would be an ureasonably low price
at which mills should buy. and wheat
of that grade bought at a less price
would return to the mills. in practical
~ every case, an unfair profit, where
the product IL sold at the fair price
schedule established by the Food Al
ninistration.
"The Food Administration IL deaL
ing fairly and Justly with the mills. A
large majority Of Them reciprocate
this treatment and are dealing fairly
with the producers. but all Of them
must do 50. A contrary course could
not fail to have serious effect upon
eur big drive to increase product. I'm
fair treatment Of the producer would
discourage the big liberty wheat
crop for which our nation has ap-
pealed
I've are sending toNthe county food
administrators the names OF the wheat
millers IN their counties. together with
the fair prices at which they viii be
permitted to sell their product. Per
sons who are dissatisfied with the
prices charged By the millers or Who
have reason 20 believe tAat they are
excessive, should commanscste with
their courty food administration