Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-03-28
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.
F'rom the Committee on Public Informa-
tion.)
Washington.--There has already
been drop in the prices charged by
retailers for footwear i'm England in
view of the governments action in
placing on the market standardized
shoes made at controlled rates of
profit, according to report to the
United States department of com
merce.
AT recent exhibition of wartime"
boots 30 samples were shown, ranging
from heavy boots for carriers and la
horers to shoes for ordinary street use,
and children's shoes. Prices range
from S2OG to $6.3S 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 eath-
er furnished by the government, which
cantrols the system of sales to the
public.
In England the manufacture of
standard cloth for mems suits has
made rapid progress, "a patterns being
included in the first goods shown. AS
now planned, provision is made for
100000 TO 100000 suits ready for de-
livery from June to August. The pro.
Ject may later include production of
certain classes of cloth for wom;ln's
wear.
OF the total of nearly $2O,GG0,000
asked for war emergency activities by
the department OF agriculture it is
proposed to use SS,00O,OO0 for the pur-
chase and sale of seed to farmers for
cash at cost; $6lO0,OO0 for the devel-
0pment of the cooperative agricultural
extension work in cooperation With
the state agricultural colleges 90
G55 for combating animal diseases,
stimulating the production of live
stock, and encouraging the conselwa-
ton and utilization of meat, poultry,
= ti.sft's.--- amt -otffer animal products;
$9l1 800 for the prevention, control,
and eradication Of insects and plant
diseases, and the conservation and
utilization of plant products; $2.36S.-
DDS for extending and enLrging 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 perish
able products, making inspections and
certtications regarding the condition
of perishable agricultural products,
and gathering information in connec-
ton with the demand for and the pro-
duction,' supply, distribution and utili-
zation of food; and Sl,0S0,9SO for
dealing with the translator problem,
enlarging the international work of
the department, printing and distribute
ing emergency leaflets, posters and
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 total
of all food exported to the four allies
the United Kingdom, France, Italy
and Russia-from July /, 1914, to
January /. 1918, would furnish COM
plete yearly rations for 57,10O,933
adult persons, with 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
United States has averaged to supply
the allies with food enough each year
to support 16,314,552 persons, and
with an excess of both protein and
fats sufficient for several millions
more.
The total exports of wheat and
lies, Russia getting but 4 very small
per cent of the whole. We're equiva-
lent to about 3S4 ,OOo, 900 bushels. or an
average of about 110000,000 bushels q
year. OF this total amount the United
Kingdom got 145.34S000 bushels of
wheat and S,512,OO0 barrels of wheat
flour; France got T9.79S,OOO bushels
of wheat and 5,4G2,0OO barrels of
wheat flour; Italy SII.136,000 bushels of
wheat and 1,S95.00O barrels of wheat
-four. Russia received only 10000
bushels of wheat and 25,O00 barrels of
wheat flour.
The toaI exports of pork products
were nearly 2,OO0OOO,OO0 pounds, a
yearly average of about 570,000,O00
pounds. The total sugar exports We're
over 2.2G9,000,000 pounds, a yearly
average of about 64s,00O,OO0 OF corn
there was exported 23,332 900 bushels /;
oats, 2O7,9s1 600; rye, 100000.
Reports based on figures from the
department of agricultural show that
January ], 1918, the number of meat
animals in the United States was
greater by more than 100000 head
than it was January l, 1917. The num-
ber of inspections for slaughter indi-
cate decrease in consumption.
The summary shows the total num-
ber of cattle in the United States Jam
uary j, 1918, was 66,S30,000, an in
crease of 1,247 900 head over the same
day the year before. Hogs increased
3,zs1, 900 head, or 81 per cent. The
Increase in sheep was 1,2S4,OOO head.