The Colorado statesman., 1918-03-30
SHOE PRICES CUT
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 Sent
by America to Allies.


Washington.-The has already
been a 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 a report to the
| United States department of COM
merce.
At recent exhibition of wartime"
boots 80 samples were shown, ranging
from heavy boots for carriers and Ia
borers to shoes for ordinary street use,
and children's shoes. Prices range
from S2O6 TO S6.3S a pair. The
shoes are made entirely of leather and
the retailers price is stamped on the
sole.
Italian shoe factories are manufac-
turing standardized shoes, using leath-
er furnished by the government, which
cantrols the system of sales to the
public.
In England the manufacture OF
standard cloth for mems suits mas
made rapid progress, "a patterns being
included in the first goods shown. AS
now planned, provision is made for
$50, 900 to 100000 suits ready for de-
livery from June to August. The pro:
feet may later include production OF
certain classes of cloth for womans
wear.
OF the total of nearly S2O,OOO,OOo
asked for war emergency activltles py
the department of agriculture 1t is
proposed to use $S,000,000 for the pur-
chase and sale of seed to farmers for
cash at cost; S6,1OO000 for the devel-
opment of the cooperative agricultural
extension work in cooperation with
the state agricultural colleges; 81, ,269,-
655 for combating animal diseases,
stimulating the production OF live
stock, and encouraging the conserva-
tton and utilization of meat, poultry,
dairy and other animal products;
s911 300 for the prevention, control,
and eradication of insects and plant
diseases, and the conservation ana
utilization of plant products; SZ'ooo'-
o5S for extending and enlarging the
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 perlsn-
able products, making inspections anu
certifications regarding the condition
of perishable agricultural products'
and gathering information In connec-
tion with the demand for and the pro-
-duction. supply, distribution and utii-
cation of food; and $1,0SO,9So Tor
dealing with the far.n-labor proDieIh,
enlarging the international work Oh
the department, printing and distribut-
ing emergency leaflets, posters ana
other publications, and extending the
work of the bureau of chemistry, the
bureau of entomology, and the bureau
of biological survey
Statistics compiled by the food ad-
ministration show that the grand totai
of all food exported to the four allies
d the United Kingdom, France, Italy
and Russia-from July 1, 1914, to
Januarv /. 1918, would furnish COM
plete yearly rations for 57,loo'eoo
adult persons, with a surplus OF pro-
tein capable of supplying this portion
of the diet for 22.194,57O additional
men.
Since the beginning of the war the
Tinted States has averaged to supply
the allies with food enough each year
TO support 16,314,552 persons ana
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 al
lies. Russia getting but very smail
per cent of the whole. were equlVa-
lent TO about 3S4, 100000 bushels or an
average of about 11O,0e0,000 bushels
wear. OF this total amount the United
kingdom got 145,34S,000 bushels or
wheat and $4,000 barrels of wheat
-four: France got 79,79S,000 bushels
of wheat and 5,462,000 barrels or
wheat flour; Italy 'S7 10000 bushels of
wheat and 1896, 900 barrels of wheat
f1our. Russia received only 10000
busheIs of wheat and 25,000 barrels of
wheat flour.
The toal exports of pork products
were nearly 2,000,000,OOO pounds a
YEARLY average of about 51O,OoO,ooo
pounds. The total sugar exports were
over 2.2e9 100000 pounds. yearly
average of about 64S,0O0000. OF corn
there was exported 23,332 900 bushels !;
oats. 2O7,9S1, 900; rye, 3,407,O 600.
Renorts based on figures from the
denartment of agricultural show that
January 1, 1918, the number Oh meat
animals in the United States was
greater by more than 6'Ooo,Ooo heau
than 1t was January 1, 1917. The num-
her of inspections for slaughter indi-
cate a decrease in consumption.
The summary shows the total num-
her of cattle in the United States jan
uary 1, 1918, was 66,s3o.ooO, an in
crease of 1,247 900 head over the same
= hofora Hops Increased