Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-29

tuntrfrlItP laStri Tor three I
~, committee of the fifty pack
no irniucts and with the mcml,,
'ik purchases.
conclusions of the conference
h. ,a'irc marketing situation ha'
I'D since the September inin'
t.r =. as Ia nrcrSSiiatc an rntir,
M 70 IN the plans of price >iabi'
ipi The current peace talk has
I'm the holders of corn. and there
be- a q price decline of from =,
Is f., 10 cents per bushrl. The fact
t. accommodations of low priced
f. the Argentine and South Afri'
would, upon the advent Of pruce
liberated shipping, become availa.
10 'he European market has Gre
II treat deal of apprehension on
pa Of corn holders. This decline
sp'rad fear among swine growers
q similar reduction in the prices
.os- would naturally follow. More.
!, "a" lower range of corn prices
bid, II incorporated In a 13.to-1 ra-
obviously result In a continuously
aDs price for live hogs. In view
those changed conditions many
ne producers anticipated lower
e. and as q result rushed their
. 20 market in large numbers, and
b oyershipment has added to and
raVt,ed the decline.
h. Information Of the Department
Asrirulture indicates that the sup.
Of hogs has increased about 6 per
J, While the highest unofficial esti-
J. does not exceed Is per cent. in
nsDi production oyer last year. On
other hand, the arrival Of hogs
nn, the last three weeks In the
En great markets has been - per
H. more than last year, during til"
responding period. demonstrating
unusually heavy marketing Of the
nilahi" supply. In the face Of the
~res,i," receipts some packers have
70 mijniained the price agreed last
bDih On the other hand. many
Tho packers have paid v the
ire offered to them In an cndravOr
maintain the agreed price. The re.
in any vcn has been u failure
maintain the October price basis
Fermined upon at the September CON
snr" and undertaken by til" pack
\nnlher factor contributing I"
break in prices during the month
ben the influenza epidemic: it
sharply curtailed consumption Of
III products ami temporarily de-.
k4N'd the labor stat Of the packers
put - per cent.
IT, exports Of l3O.kN.W ono pounds
PARK products for October COM
npi with about 52.OOO.OO pounds
October a year ago. and the
port orders placeable by the Food
amini>tra,ion for November. amount
l7",NW.WD pounds as contrast
aith the lesser exports OF
l9orn for November. 1917. The
Creased demands OF the allies are
f%n'jnaing. and are in themselves
f"f "f the necessity for the larg"
kalu,linn FOR which the Food Admin
fra'rt, asked. The increase IN eX-
pr d"'nnnds appears I" he amply
fah1'r' +" t.,h" up the increase III
\: ll,"llicii III. but mnfavorall" mar
y go. iiti"nS EXISTING In October ar
|mI '' iair index ~ the aggregate
Pii", uu,l demand.
! ul>, he evident llm tn" "n"r'
fN!> = uriage in fats in III" Central
tNrtr, and neutral countries wnulh
|No'"' '"lA upon peace result in AT
FN"'t Irmami> fur pork pr"turt>
fhl'N. Top nj the heavy shipments
p H. \lir>. would i"md materially
I m' So the American exports. IN
10 considerable reservoir "f
fln JOS ,\i~ts outside of the United
FATE, f. .r,n,s ~nrnhuhir- ,lal . the
prose- ng"Nu""li>r supplies w"li''l m
'ad"I I'" Ia meet this world lrinalid
AU" ' '.tIrn to In",rp. 81 far ~ II
\ r''- 20 interpret this fact. II APP
l"ifN ~ Ihrr.. should be- even Il
IW- l"inanl for pork pr"',l'iS
&c. LAR. AMI therefor" amy alarm
VI ."- uluccr> rs Ia the effect of
fd'' warranted hy the outlook.
III hi of tl.>.. circumstances
. - un"luSion of the roufcr"uc"
'' - 10 hold the rrir" "f hogs
Nv I' " ~ corn MAY work out 10
=, nlitag" Of pork producers.
hrluSion that amy intcrpre-
IA" formula should h" n
~" -"d policy applied o>"r Il
II Is the opinion of 'hr
hat In substitution of the
T. lanS Of sterilization the
subcommittee Of the ,Agri-
# 'i>ory Board. together with
III invited swine representa-
- u accept the invitation Of
~, administration to join with
A. "~>'ration and the packers In
h, III" prices N which con
r .,''rt orders are 10 hr placed.