Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-21

were as follows:
producer and the Insurance OF IN ade
quats future supply.
These foreign orders are placed
upon the basis OF cost q hon 20 the
packers.
AZ the result Of long nssotlat ioas
tween this body and the Pachssv'
committee. representing the Is to 81
packers participating In foreign or.
GERS together VIII the Allied buyers.
al unosr the Chairmanship OF the
FOOD Administration, the following Nm
aertaking has been given by the ack-
ers:
In view OF the Undertakings on the
part or the Food Administration with
iesaro 10 the co-ordinated purchases
or pork products. covered in the M.
'nched' II ls agreed that the packers
participating In these orders will I'M
uertake not 10 purchase hogs for less
than the following agreed minimums
for the month Of November. that is a
daiiy iniainum OF SlT.oO per hundred
pounds on average Of packers droves.
excluding throw-ous. "Throw-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. at less than 1890 per hundred
pounds. The average OF packerx'
droves 10 be construed as the average
OF the total sales In the market OF all
frfN
TO be based on Chicago.
We agree that committee shall he
appointed by the Food Administration
to check the daily operations In the
various markets with a view 10 super
vision and demonstration OF the carry
Ing out OF the above
The ability OF the packers 10 carry
out this arrangement will depend on
there being normal marketing OF
hogs based upon the proportionate in
crease over the receipts Of last year.
IDe Increase In production appears 10
DE maximum OF about IL per cent.
ana We can handle such an Increase.
III the producers OF hogs should. AZ
they have In the past few weeks. pre-
ing numbers over the above n is en-.
urely beyond the ability OF the pack
ers to maintain these minlmums and
therefore We must have the co-opera.
lion OF the producer himself to main
tain these results. II is a physlcal
iinpossibility for the capacity OF the
packing houses 10 handle a similar
over-ncod OF hogs and TO mud a market
for the output The packers are anx
ious TO cooperate with the producers
In maintaining n s,abillzation OF pric,
and to see that producers receive q fsi-
price FOR their products
tSigned) 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.. Thomas
Wilson, chairman OF the Pack
ep' Committee; Mr. Everett Brown.
president OF the Chicago Livestock Ex-
change; Major Roy OF the Food Ad-
Mr.. Louis u. Hall OF the
Bureau OF Markets 10 undertake the
supervision OF the execution OF the
)lan In the various markets Commits
lion men are asked to cooperate in
'arrying out the plan embodied In the
packers agreement II must be evi.
lent that offers 10y commission men 10
ell hogs below the minimum estab-
ishcd above is not fair, either to the
PRODUCER or the participating packers
ir. Brown has undertaken on behalf
4 the commission men In the United
states that they will Loyalty support
he plan.
II is believed by the conference that
his new plan. based as II is upon a
osltive minimum basis, will bring bet
er results TO the producer than aver
ge prices for the month II does not
Init top prices and should narrow
he margins necessary 10 country buy
RS In more variable markets II is
elleved that the plan should work out
lose to SIS average.
Swine producers Of the country will
ontribute 10 their own interest by
OF flooding the market. for II must he
vident that II an excessive over per
entage of hogs Ia marketed In any
ne month price sterilization and con.
rol cannot succeed. and IL Is certain
rat producers themselves can contri-
ute materially 10 the efforts Of the
differences II they will do their mark
Ing IN as normal way as possible
The whole situation nS existing NJ /
resent demands frank aud explicit y,
'surnnce from the confrrrcS repre-
'ntcd namely. that every possible =
Tort VIII be made 10 maintain live
* price commensurate with swine
'oduc'ion costs and reasonable sell.
z values IN execution ~ the declared int
,licy ~ the Food Administration fai
use every agency In It's control TO 10
cure irStlce To The farmer. ma
The SiahNlzation methods adopted
r November represent the best 81 \.
rts of The conference concurred " !
the Food Administration aud the