Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-12-05

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prvauesr ma the iseurancp OF m axsr
auats fwtHFa nnppsy.
These Foreign urdern are placed
apan tAs hmzis 81 cost Of hegs 10 the
~ o. fssals ef long negotiations
esawssn EAis body and The Packers
Csnmiffea representing the As 10 90
paeh~sa participating IN foreign or
dsfA toaNshss with the Allied buyers,
al und# the Chalrmnnship OF the
Feed Adlninisssatio the following IN.
asFtakiHk has been given By the pack
mSg
- w. " shs undertaking. on the
Dan " Aa rood Administration with
fasArd d The es-ordlnated purchases
Of poek gc6aets. covered IN the a..
iaehsA II IL agreed that the packers
participNtins u these orders win On.
daftske net - parrhase hogs for Isss
than t Epllewing agreed minimuna
Tee ths #sntA 81 Novembsr, that IL Q
daily nalmufn Of tiT.so per hundred
pouhda aseFass u packers drovea,
exeluasN& khTOw-onga. 'sThsew cuts
- ~ NsanAA ~ plga under $50
psundA ssaas, bears thin sowa and
akiEs #NFthes, gAas Ne hoEs Of any
kina s1Ail ~ bought except throw.
oats. Is leas khsn eieeo Ser hundred
psunHN Tie average Of packers
dFvva4 u ha NBnngrusd as the average
ss to ssaI sMles IN the markss Of all
Asss fAk Kirsn day. All ths abevs
- - ANaFn on Ehicage.
" a#s thar ! sasunitsss shall be
sppoa&fAA III The Ecod Administration
te e&sk& abe datly operations in the
vaEiAaA maYkess wtsh q view to snper.
yisisA MHa Demonstration Of the carry.
tnK 81 u ne above.
To- Nhssisy 81 the packers TO carry
cut BAia arrangement win 6spend on
theFs hsihK . nerFaal marketing Of
hoKs NNAea upoa tha pgeportionate In.
crsAsa evsk ths receipts Of last year.
1h8 faeksaap n presuefiou appears IL
~ m sa aeosl Is per cant
End ws ean handle saeA an increase
u the producers ~ Asga ahsuld, a.
nay have IN tbs past few weeks. pre-
fnasHFass maFkst hsga 10 saeh Incrsas.
tag nnrsherm over TIE above Il Ia ca.
ttFeiy beyond the ability Of the pack.
era to naAsntain these minimuma. ana
shsFsfgrs We must have the ee.opera
ton Of the producer himself 20 main.
taia thea@ reauita IL IL q physical
i@peMSibllssy for the capacity Of the
pachtng kanasn 10 hAndls q siuliar
ovsF-noea VI hogs and 10 8na q market
Tor tbs safp9t ,Fts packers are arr
iswa - so-speFess with the producers
~ mainGaininR . ssahlliaati0n Of price
ana ~ SO that producers receive q fair
pFfcs far tbsis products,
lsAsnsGD Tuoa. =. WILSON,
CAaiFEnan Packers COMMITTEES.
T'hs pisn ssubedisA above was adopt.
"a By fhs eonferenea.
TIA Feed AdmIaIHtrator has appoint.
"a eozamsttsa. comprising Mr.. Thomas
~ Wlison. chairman Of the Pack.
err C1mmfttee; Mr.. Everett Brown.
president 81 the Chicago Livestock Ex-
ehaAKs. Major Roy Of the Food "A.
lalnfstration. Mr. Louis d. Hail Of the
Bureau Of Markets. to undertake the
snperviHlcn " the execution Of ths
plan In ths various markets. Commits
sIan msm ara asked 10 cooperate In
carrying out the plan embodied In the
packers agreement. II must be evi.
dent that offers By commission men 10
ssli hogs below the minimum estab.
lished above IL not fair, either to the
producer or the participating packers
Mr. Brown has undertaken on behalf
Of the commission men in the United
States that they will loyalty support
the plan
II IL believed By the conference that
this new plan. based as II II upon .
positive mlnimun basla. viii bring bet
ter results 20 the producer than aver
are prices for the month. II does not
limit top prices and should narrow
aAe margins necessary 20 country buy
ers IN more variable markets, II IN
believed that the plan should work out
close 70 SIS average.
swine producers OF the country win
contribute 30 their own interest by
not aooding the market. for II must be
evident that IL an excessive over per-
eentaEe Of hogs Ia marketed In any
one month price sterilization and con-
troll cannot succeed, and II IN certain
that producers themselves can contri-
butte materially TO the efforts Of tho
conferences II they Will do their mark
sting In az ncrmai way ~ possible
The whole situation az existing at
present demands a frank and explicit
assurance from the conferees repre-
msnted--natnely that every possible
e1gort win be made to maintain 1--we
hog price commensurate with gwins
production costs and reasonable sell
lng values IN execution OF the declared
poilcy or the Food Administration
To use every agency IN its control to
secure justice TO the farmer.
The sterilization methods adopted
for November represent the best ef-
forts 0f the conference. concurred IN
By the Food Administration and the