The Arvada enterprise., 1918-11-21

foreign pork purchases.
Ths conclusioos Of the conference
The entire marketing situation ha'
% changed since the September joint
conference a. to necessltate an entire
alteration In the plans Of price stahi'
iixation. The current peace talk has
alarmed the holders Of corn. and there
has been q price decline Of from x
cents to 10 cents per bushei. The fact
that the accumulations Of low priced
corr In the Argentine and South Afri'
@ would, upon the advent Of peace
and liberated shipping. become availa
bic to the European market has ere
atsd q great deal Of apprehension on
the part Of corn holders. This decline
has spread fear among swine growers
that similar reduction In the prices
Of hogs would naturally follow. More.
over. the lower range Of corn prices
would. II Incorporated In q 1S-to-1 ra'
ito. obviously result In continuously
failing price for live hogs. lp view
Of these changed conditions many
swine producers anticipated lower
prices and ~ q result rushed their
hogs 10 market In large numberA and
this ovsrshlpment has added to and
aggravated the decline.
Tue Information Of the Department
sf Agriculture indicates that the sup
pay Of hogs has Increased about 8 per
cent. while the highest unofficial estl.
mate does not exceed IS per cent In
creased production over last year. On
tAe other hand. the arrival Of hogs
during the last three weeks In the
ssven great markets has been q per
cent. more than last year. during the
corresponding period, demonstrating
~ unusually heavy marketing Of the
available supply. In the face Of the
excessive receipts some packers have
~ aaintainsd the price agrssd last
meath. On he other hand. many
Of The packers have paid over the
Deics offered 70 them 10 an sndeavor
- naintain The agreed price The ~.
sult II any svsst has bssa failure
b naintaIa Tie October price basis
lstseninsd upoa At The September con-
tersees and undsrtakss BY the pack
sra Another factor contributing to
~ break IN prices during The month
haa bs~n the Influenza Epidemic: Il
has sharply curtailed eonsumptioo OF
Doek peeaucte and tsnporarily de-
creased ~ labee sag q The packers
Abest - ~ esaI
1Hs sApeets Of lSo.0ooooo pounds
e psek products for October com.
pared with about 100000 pounds
= October Q year ago. and the
Gkpoet oedsfs placeabls BY the Food
Aininistratiea Ter November. Amount
b i7o0oo.0oo psssAs - contrast.
"a with ~ jssssf exports OF
0aOoaOoo for November. 1917. Ths
Increased demands ef the allies are
eeatinuins, and are n themselves
peesf e ths necessity for the large
seeAuet3ea for which ths Food Admin
ntrntjoo ssksd. TIE inersass in sx-
pest demands appears to b. amply
osAscient t. take up ths Increase ID
Aoe peoducti ~, but uafavosabas mar
ket coudit,oas existlAg ID October af.
forA 10 fAir index o8 IL aggre0ass
suppay anA demand.
II must b svidsnt that ~ soos.
novs shortaes In fats u the Central
Empires and neutral countries wcuia
iumediatsiy npou peace result IN ad'
1itSonai demands for port products
vA,eA, % tsp Of ths heavy sh'pments
- ~ Alliss, weuld tsed 0atsraally
- inersase he American experts. n
asaueh a. ~ considerable reoesvosr o3
e.polIes exists outside Of the Cnits1
atstes Il sssas probable thet The
pesssst prospective 0sDpaise would oe
na0eauete to post this world demand
vith the return to psaee. 30 far - Il
4 poeeibjs to interpret this fact. Il ap-
psers that there should b sves .
otrooses demand tee post products
efses the war. asA tAssslsrs aay aiasn
Of Aog producers - 10 ~ eject &
peace 10 unwasrantsd By ths outlook.
In the light Of tAsss eircumstauess
n 10 the eonciusioa ef the eoafersnce
that attempts to hold The price Of hogs
70 the price Of corn may work out to
ths dlsadvsataes Of port producers
Il 10 ths couciusioa that any interprs-
tatiea Of tAs tssaula shosid b .
bsosd eauesA policy applied ever .
lens period. Il y ths oplalon Of the
eoefsrpncs that h Substitution Of the
pesvlous plans Of stabiiisation the
i've stock Hubeo0mittss Of The Ash.
eultural Advisory Beard, toestAsf viii
The specially tavits1 swiss rspessssta.
elvss, shoulA seespt The iavitatioo a
~ Rood Admialstfatioa - 3ela vitA
~ Admlnistratiso saa ths packers 10
Asteemlaisg the psiess at which con.
ero,lsA sxpest eedsss ass 70 b placed
This will ~ regularly 1ees. Ths -
ouenee ef these ee1ses viii - directed
= ths maintsuaaee q tAs eoonoa %.
jeet-aamsly. ~ staeilisatSse Of ths
| bt,cs os live hegs - - b eeeuss % far
- Il y posstbje fAis eotus1o 70 the