The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-11-21

qualt luiure supply.
These foreign orders are placed
upon the basis of cost OF hogs TO the
packers.
As The result Of Iona negotiations
between this body and the Packers
Committee. representing the a. 70 20
packers participating IN foreign or
ders together with the Allied buyers
all under the Craftsmanship OF the
Food Administration. the following IN
dertaklng has been given by the pnck-
ers
In view OF the undertakings on the
part Of The Food Administration with
regard 10 the cO-ordinated purchases
of pork products covered in the at
Hched, Il Is agreed that the packers
participating IN these orders WIFI nm
dertnke not To purchase hogs for less
than the following agreed mInimuns
for the month OF November, that Is a
daily minimum Of $3.50 per hundred
pounds on average of packers droves
excluding throw Outa '"rhrow-Outs-
10 be defined as pigs under 100
pounds. stays. bOars. thin sows and
skips Further that no hogs of any
kind shall be bought, except throw
outs. al less than $3.50 per hundred
pounds. The average OF packers
droves 10 be construed az the average
of the total sales In the market OF all
hogs for a given day. All the above
10 be nsed on Chicago.
We agree thai committee shall he
appointed by the Food Administration
to check the daily operations 10 the
various markets with a view 10 super
vision and demonstration OF the carry
ing out OF the above.
The ability OF the packers TO carry
out this arrangement will depend on
there being normal marketing ~
hogs based upon the proportionate In
crease over the receipts OF last year
The increase IN production appears TO
be q maximum OF about IS per cent
and we can handle such an Increase.
n the producers of hogs should. ms
they have In the past few weeks. pre-
maturely market hogs In such increas-
tirely beyond the ability Of the pack
ers TO maintain these minimums. and
therefore we must have the co-opera-
tion of the producer himself 10 main
tain these results II Is a physician
imposSihilty for the capacity OF the
packing houses to handle a similar
over food Of hogs and 20 find a market
for the output The packers are anx-
lous 10 cooperate with the producers
IN maintaining sterilization Of price
and to see that producers receive
fair price Tor their products
(Slgned) THOS r.. WILSON.
Chairman Packers Committee
The plan embodied above was adopt.
ed by the conference
The Food Administrator has appoint
ed committee. comprising Mr. Thorn
Ms r. Wilson chairman Of the Pack
ers' Committee Mr.. Everett Brown,
president 81 the ChlcBso livestock FIX
change Major Roy OF the Food All
minlslraiion. Mr. Louis u Hall Of The
Bureau Of Markets, to undertake the
supervision Of the execution of the
plan 10 the various markets. Comms
sion men are asked TO cooperate IN
carrying out the plan embodied IN the
packers agreement II mus he evil
dent thai offers by commission men TO
sell hogs hollow the minimum esieb-
lishcd above IN not fair. either to the
producer or the participating packers
MIR. Brown has undertaken on behalf
~ the commission men In The United
Stntes that they will loyalty .s1ppori
the plan
II h believed by the conference that
This new plan. based Ms u ~ upon
positive minimum basis. viii bring bet
Ter results 10 the producer than aver
age prices for the month. Il does not
limit top price, aud should narrow
the margins necessary 10 country buy
crs 10 more Narlnhle markela II Ia
believed fhal the plan should work out
close to SIS average
swine producers OF the country wiii
contribute 60 their own interest by
moi nooding the market. for II musi be
evident That II an excessive over per-
centage OF hogs In marketed In any
one month price stabilizafion aud ron
troll cannot succeed. and u h eerialn
thar producers themselves can cenlri-
butte materially 10 the efforts OF The
conferences n they Will do their mark.
citing In ~ normal way ~ possible.
The whole situation as existing a.
present demands n frank aud explicit
assurance from the conferees repre-
scented namely, that every possible
elfori viii be made 10 maintain q live
hos price commensurate With swine
production costs aud rnsonahle selh
ing values In execution ~ The dsclar
ed policy of the Food ADMINISTRATION
20 uas ever, agenc, IN ~ coutrul 10
secure justice ~ the fnfmer
The Hahlllrnllon methods hdurled
Zoe No,smbeF represent the hesi n
fnfls ~ The confrnrre uu unrest In
b, tbs luod ADMINISTRATOR asa lhs