The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-11-22

AAS NAAtN &MAN@As~sk
% ehsngsd ssaes the sepseassr tSans
I rurfwswnrs ~ ~ n~r~ssassis ~ sSasars
ait~rnsion In sks pisrs ut vFtes sssss'
siIssion. TAs carrsnt p~ses TAX Asa
sl2sr1sa the head&sy os cora. and 'ts~ss
has S~~a q prizes deciiee VI fsStn -
esats to 1l-csats p<s ssshsa TIE face
thxt the neeamuiasiCha ~ tD~ priced
evrn In the Arxentsns and South Afr.'
ca w.aid. ucoa tho sdvwas OF p&se<
and liberated shtppiax. eeessA< sssiaA'
bic To tie Eufopsan sssrkst Ass ere
sssd q great deal Vt spp<sheasssn On
shs par, Of corn Anidssx Thts tsessnF
has sprssd fsar amoas s~sas growers
that s,niiaS reduction 10 the prices
cs hoxs weald naturally fosisw. More
over, tho lover rsnss VI scsa prices
woaia. II Incorporated In 4 fss@-i RI
TO. oeyiousiy result In = Continuously
failing price fof 1--we hogs h yis~
Of thess changed coadisions Hssaay
swsa~ pTeda~ss AatseapAssd lo%sf
prices and ~ Yesait rusast their
hogs TO naarkst In large numbers. aad
this ossrshipmsas has added to and
aggravated tho ds<1tns
TIE insornatien It the pspsrtmsns
OF Agriculture adrsses tia, the sup
ply Of hogs hss incr~assd about . per
cent, wh,ls the highest uncthciai esfs'
mate dora not excsaed Is per c~at. 10
creased production cs~r last year IN
the other hand, the arrival VI hogs
,siuyiRx th~. last tkrs~ weeks. in th*
seven great markets hsn essn II per
cent. merv than last year. during lhs
tvtr~~rrattnf perss.ts DEMONSTRATING
the unusually hssvy marketing of ihs
available supply. In the face Of the
excessive rT~ip.s some ynrkers have
nes maintained the price Agreed last
month, Ca the other hand, msny
Of the packers have paid over the
price efTersd 10 them In m eadeasor
10 a.aintala the agreed price The re-
suit In any event has been failure
10 maintsia the October price basis
determined gpon Ut the September con
ferseee and undertaken by the psrs-
srx. Another factor contributing tv
,hs break In prfess duriaS the north
ha. tse.n the iniluwnxa epfhrrate; II
has sharply curtaii~t consumption OF
pork products and temporarily de-
creased the labor STAG Of the packers
about % per cwnt
The exports Of Iso,o0oRp pounds
Of pork products for October CON
pared with about a2,ooaDoo pounds
IN ursober . year age. and the
export orders p.acsAhle by the FOOD
Admiais STRAIT iou for November. amount
to 100000 pounds ~ eorr rss'.
ID With the s~asrr exports OF
Vs. uo. 90 for November 1917. The
lnsres s@si demands Of the allies are
and are In Themselves
pr,,ot u, the necessity for the iMrH
production FOR which tho FOOD Admin"
'stras,au ssA~d. TIE Increase tn eH'
port demands appears to he amply
sut'sc.eut To take up the hrreas* IN
h,x prod4rt IA. hut unfsvo'nhle mar
h~, conditions Existing Tn October al
ford no fair linden Of the sgxregaT
suepAy and 0smand.
II mus, b svsNeas that rho enor-
nous shortage In fats In the Ceatrsl
Empires And neutral countries ~oaia
uy.on p~are result In "a"
ttttsnai demands fer pcft products
y hich. on top Of the heavy shipments
10 the Ai,ies. would tend maiersali,
10 inrrrass The Amsxtean e1pntS. ID
sssnach a. no considerable eservosr OF
puppiiss exists outside Of the United
S.a.sss Ia .sGana&. prnhahle. that ne
pressn, prospective sappiie~ wculd -
inadequate TO meet tAia weiid dsmsnd
With tho ~tarn tn peace. ~ far M
10 p,sxihle TO interpret this fact II ~" !
pears tho, there should BE even
,,ronser demand for pork products
After the war, and therefore any alarm |
II hog producers ~ to ihe effect OF!
pesce Is un~srransed by TIN outlook
In the Ugh, Of these circumstances
Il ia the concirsioa af the ccnfsrwnc~t
hat attempts to hold the rrlcc VI hogs 4
10 the prtc~ cf c~rn may sork cut TO
he d.xatvsntsge OF p,rs. producers
L h the ccaciuukan that sny lassrpr~-
lAtioa OF the tefrruia Mould be
broad gagged pelicy ap aied over q
org period. II u the exnicn of the
,eaferesee that In sahst' tuition 81 the
previous ptaas Of STERILIZATION the
Live Stock Sahcowni,t're Of the Axrt-
,alssrsl Advisory Rcarl together with /
he specially invited Setre r~pr~sensa-
tses, saoald s~csIt he Invitation Of
.he Fs,si Asam.nlstrs tien to Sptn wsth I
i've Administration Ind the PACKERS In
seserutn,G tts~ rrNrea at which con
raltet syyvsrt crt~rs sf~ 10 BE- gM~~d I
s1sls VII b. ~~gaArey done Th~ III
lxsnee y 'hsss~ se6ers ~iil ~ .slr~.~ei /
. tic snsiufeasncs u ne cvNrtaon e''- !
sst~-sassetx the ssaeciEsfi"a IT the {
p~tc~ 90 nsc s,nes so ss 70 ~p~-wrs. sc far
y II II p0Asaas fair sisrls ~ lie
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