The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-05-16
SHOE PRICES GUT
IN TWO COUNTRIES
ENGLAND AND ITALY BENEFIT
BY STANDARDIZATION AND
CONTROL OF PROFITS.
GOODS ARE ALL OF LEATHER
Agricultural Department Estimates
Show Range Of War Emergency
Work-vast Amount Of Food sene
by America to Alliea


From the Committee on Public Informa.
tion.)
Washington.-There has already
been drop In the prices charged by
retailers for footwear In England In
view of the governments action In
placing on the market standardized
shoes made at controlled rates Of
profit, according to report to tho
United States department of COM
MERGE.
At recent exhibition of "wartime'
boots 80 samples were shown. ranging
from heavy boots for carriers and la
borers to shoes for ordinary street use.
and children's shoes. Prices range
from $2.06 to $63S pair. The
shoes are made entirely of leather and
the retailers price is stamped on tho
sole.
Italian shoe factories are manufac.
turing standardized shoes, using leath-
er furnished by the government, which
cantrols the system of sales to tho
public.
In England the manufacture a
standard cloth for mems suits has
made rapid progress, "a patterns being
included In the first goods shown. A.
now planned, provision is made for
10000 to 100000 suits ready for Dc.
livery from June to August. The pro,
ject may later include production q
certain classes Of cloth for womanim
wear.
or the total Of nearly $2O,OOO,OOO
asked for war emergency activities By
the department Of agriculture 1t q
proposed to use $4,000, 900 for the pur.
chase and sale of seed to farmers for
cash at cost; $8.1OO,0O0 for the devea.
opment of the cooperative agricultural
extension work In cooperation with
the state agricultural colleges 81, &c.,
655 for combating animal diseases.
stimulating the production of live
stock, and encouraging the conserve
ton and utilization of meat, poultry,
dairy and other animal products,
SOIL 300 for the prevention, control
and eradication of insects and plant
diseases, and the conservation and
utilization of plant products; $685.
D5S for extending and enlarging tho
market news service of the bureau Of
markets, preventing waste of food In
storage, In transit or held for sale. Civ
Ing advice concerning the market
movement or distribution of perish
able products, making inspections and
certif1cations regarding the condition
Of perishable agricultural products,
and gathering information in connec-
ton with the demand for and the pro.
| AnrftAU frtt Nd
cation of food; and $1,08O,06O Cor
dealing with the farm-labor problenn,
enlargihg the international work a
the department, printing and distribut.
ing emergency leaflets, posters AMI
other publications., and extending tho
work of the bureau of chemistry, the
bureau Of entomology, and the bureae
of biological survey.
Statistics compiled by the food a0
ministration show that the grand total
Of all food exported to the four allies
the United Kingdom. France, Italy
and Russia-from July 1, 1914, to
January /, 1918, would furnish CONF
plete yearly rations for 57,1O0,004
adult persons, with a surplus of pro.
| hcin ChpuDlC VI SUPPLYING lDib pOIth01
Of the diet for 22,194,570 additions
men.
Since the beginning of the war tho
United States has averaged to supply
the allies with food enough each year
to support 16.314,552 persons. ane
with an excess Of both protein ana
fats sufficient for several millions
more.
The total exports OF wheat ana
wheat flour to the three principal ID
lies, Russia getting but a very small
per cent Of the whole, were eQuiva.
lent to about 100000 bushels, or an
average of about 100000 bushels o
year. OF this total amount the United
Kingdom got 145,348,0O bushels a
wheat and $4,000 barrels of wheat
-four; France got 79,79S,0O0 bushels
Of wheat and 5.462,OOO barrels q
wheat -four; Italy 81, 1876 900 bushels q
wheat and 1895, 900 barrels Of wheat
-four Russia received only 10000
bushels Of wheat and $4,000 barrels q
wheat -four.
The toal exports Of pork produe4A
were nearly 2.OO0.0OO.OOO pounds,
/ yCaiiy aNCldBc VI hDOut
pounds. The total sugar exports were
over 2,269, 100000 pounds. a yearly
average of about 64S.OOO,O00. OF corn
there was exported %, 332, 600 bushelss
oats, 207, sS1 900; rye, 3.407. 900.
Reports based on figures from tAa
department Of agricultural show tt
January I. 1918. the number Of maA1
animals In the United States wa4
greater by more than 100000 had
than 1t was January 1. 1917. The nuzA
Der Of inspections for slaughter in6h
cate a decrease In consumption.
The summary shows the total n@zM
Der of cattle in the United States JaDt
uary 1, 1918, was 668s0 GOO. an 81.
crease of 1,247. 900 head over the ssma
day the year before. Hogs incrsassG