Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-03-29
SHOE PRICES CUT
IN TWO COUNTRIES
ENGLAND AND ITALY BENEFIT
9Y STANDARDIZATION AND
CONTROL OF PROFITS.
GOODS ARE ALL OF LEATHER

Agricultural Department Estimated
Show Range OF War Emergency
Work-vast Amount Of Food Sent
by America to Allies
(F'rom the Committee on Public Informa-
TOM
Washington.--There has already
been drop In the prices charged ny
retailers for footwear In England In
view of the governments action In
placing on the market standardized
shoes made at controlled rates Of
profit, according to report TO the
United States department Of com
merce.
At a recent exhibition of wartime
boots 30 samples were shown, ranging
from heavy boots for carriers aud Ia
bOrers 10 shoes for ordinary street use,
and chldrens shoes Prices range
from S2.06 TO S6.3S pair. The
shoes are made entirely Of leather and
the retailers price Is stamped on the
sole.
Italian shoe factories are manufac'
turing standardized shoes, using leath-
er furnished by the government, which
cantrols the system OF sales 10 the
public.
In England the manufacture of
standard cloth for mems suits has
made rapid progress "a patterns being
included In the first goods shown. As
now planned, provision is made for
10000 to l.0O0,cN0 suits ready for de-
livery from June to August. The pro-
ject may later include production OF
certain classes Of cloth for woman's
wear.
OF the total of nearly S20.oo0,WO
asked for war emergency activities by
the department Of agriculture II Is
proposed to use SS,OO0OO0 for the pur-
chase and sale of seed 10 farmers for
cash at cost S6,l00.oO0 for the devel-
opment of the cooperative agricultural
extension work In cooperation with
the state agricultural colleges; 81 .269
G55 for combating animal diseases,
stimulating the production of live
stock, and encouraging the c0nserva-
ton and utilization of meat, poultry,
dairy and other animal products;
SOL 300 for the prevention. control,
and eradication of insects and plant
diseases, and the conservation and
utilization of plant products; S2,36S-
05S for extending and enlarging the
market news service OF the bureau OF
markets, preventing waste of food In
storage, in transit or held for sale, Civ
Ing advice concerning the market
movement or distribution Of perish
able products making inspections and
certtications regarding the condition
Of perishabe agricultural products
and gathering information In connec-
ton with the demand for and the pro-
duction. supply, distribution and utili.
zatlon of food; and Sl,0SO,9SO for
dealing with the farm-abor problem,
enlarging the international work Of
the department, printing and distribut-
ing emergency leaflets posters and
other publications. and extending the
work OF the bureau Of chemistry, the
bureau of entomology. and the bureau
~ biological survey.
Statistics compiled by the food ad-
ministratlon show that the grand total
Of all food exported to the four allies
the United Kingdom, France, Italy
and Russia-from July ]. 1914. TO
January /, 1918, would furnish com
plete yearly rations for 57lW933
adult persons, with n surplus of pro-
TEN capable Of supplying this portion
Of the diet for 22,l94570 additional
men.
Since the beginning Of the war the
United States has averaged to supply
the allies with food enough each year
10 support l6.3l4,552 persons. and
with an excess of both protein and
fats sufficient for several millions
more.
The total exports OF wheat and
wheat -four to the three principal al
lies, Russia getting but very small
per cent of the whole. were equva-
lent to about 1874, OO0.000 bushels, or an
average Of about 110.OOO00O bushels
wear. OF this total amount the United
Kingdom got 145,34S,000 bushels Of
wheat and $4,000 barrels of wheat
-four; France got 7979S000 bushels
Of wheat and 5,462.000 barrels OF
wheat -four Italy S7136,000 bushels Of
wheat and 1886, 600 barrels of wheat
-four. Russia received only 10000
bushels of wheat and $4,000 barrels OF
wheat -four.
The toal exports of pork products
were, nearly 2,000,000,0O0 pounds, a
yearly average OF about 570.00OOOO
pounds. The total sugar exports were
over 2.269,OOOOO0 pounds, yearly
average of about 64S,O0O,000. or corn
there was exported 23,332 600 bushels;
oats. 207, 9S1 900; rye, 100000.
Reports based on figures from the
department Of agricultural show that
January |, 1918. the number Of meat
animals In the United States was
greater by more than 6,OO0.W0 head
than II was January !, 1917. The mum
Der Of inspections for slaughter indi-
cate a decrease in consumption.
The summary shows the total num-
her of cattle In the United States jan
nary |. 1918. was 66.S3O,O0, an in
crease of 1.247,0O0 mead over the same
day the year before. Hogs increased
1871 900 head, or 81 per cent. The
increase in sheep was 1.2S4.OOO head.
Hog 10 Grazing Animal.
Tho hno 90 a uroz inp animal ~ uiyen