The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-11-22

- chenned since the September JONI
conference a. 10 necesaitate an entire
alteration In the plans Of price atabi
liEatIon. Tho current peaoe talk has
alarmed the holders OF corn. and there
has been a price decline Of from ~
cents to 20 cents per bushel. The fact
that the accumulations Of low priced
eom In tips Argentine and South Afri
ca would. upon the advent OF peace
and libeuned shipping. become availa'
bio 10 the European market has ere
atsd a great deal Of apprehension ON
the part Of corn holders. This decline
has spread fear among swine growers
that a ,amIlar reduction In the prices
OF hogs would naturally follow. More
over. ghe lower range Of corn prices
would. u Incorporated In q iS-to-l RI
to. obviously result In a continuously
falllAg price for live hogs. In view
Of theas changed conditions many
sShs producers anticipated lower
prices and az q result rushed their
hogs TO market In large numbers' and
this overuhlpmsnt has added TO and
aggravated the decline.
The information Of the Department
of Agriculture indicates that the sup
ply Of hogs has increased about 5 per
cont. while the highest unofhclal esti'
mate does not exeesd 10 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 uhan last year. during the
corresponding period. demonstrating
the unusually heavy marketing of thu
available supply. In the face OF the
excessive receipts SOM packers have
not maintained the price agreed last
month. On the other hand. many
Of the packers have paid over the
price offered 10 them 10 an endeavoF
90 maintain the agreed price. The re-
cult In any event has been a failure
10 maintain the October price basis
determined upon - the September con
terence and undertaken By the pack
err. Another factor contributing to
the break In prices during the month
has bcon TIN Influenza epidemiei II
haA sharply curtAiled consumption OF
pork products and temporarily de
creased the labor star OF the packers
about 20 per cent
Tho eaports Of lSo.oooooo pounds
of paEh produrts for October CON
pared with about 100000 pounds
In October q year aEo. and ths
sxport orders plaSeablo by the Food
AdmluastuAtian for November, amount
% i00ooo00 pounds a. contrast
cd vida the lesser exports o.
paOo0OdO for November. 1917. TIT
incrsasqd demands Of the allies arr
condnusnG. and ere In themselves
proof az the necessity for the larg'
product on for uhich the Food Admin
iutrdosi ASKED The Increase In ex
port o. mands appears to be amply
suflei6nt 10 taSa up the Increase u
hog D roducti "a, but u~nfnvorable mar
ket endltons ex1sting In October ni
ford no fair @oHA Oh wv ~
supp b and deuland.
Il must be evident that me enoI
MOI 10 shortage In fats In the Oeh'ra
Er fplrea and neutral countries woui
ir m@diately M on peace result IN &c
Z it,mai dsman De for pork product
shlch, On top at the heavy shipment
90 the Allies. would tend MATERIAL
70 Increase the American exports, IL
asmach a. no ca nslderabls reservoir 0
suu-pllss exists outside Of the Unite
stasea II seeals probable that N
present Wospecuive supplies "ouio o
/ iuaAsmats 20 me st this world deman
with the return ~ peace. 30 far as
IA pc.suible TO ntarpret this fact. u Al
pears that thsre should be even
strusiger demand for pork proaue'
after the var, and therefore any alari
Of log producsaB a. 10 the effect Z
psaas IL unwarTNnasd By the outlook
the IiKht - Asae circumstance
n 10 the eonelufaon OF the eonferenc
usat attempts 10 hold The price OF nos
10 the price Of corr may work out
tie disadvantage Of pork producer
u. IL the conclusion that any lnterpr'
tadon Of the formula would be
I,road gagged policy appl Nd over
Long period. II IL the opin 0n OF ~
conference that IN substitute N OF u
prsvtsns pians ~ stabilixat NOn u
lave ntseE eubcommlttes OF IN = Ar
cultural Advisory Board. togethe ' vi
the specially invited swine repret WIT
ifves. should accept the iRyitatio' '
ne Bood Aaminlstbatioa 20 toin No.
the Administration and the packers
detemining tho prices al which cos
erolled export orders nre 70 be place
This win be Regularly done The IN
fuence Of these orders will be directed
% tina maintenance Of the common oh
5eet-namely, the utabilisation OF thl
price Of live hogs 90 as 20 secure as IA
a. Il Il possible fair returns TO tn