Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-02-26


Omaha 2.15
Kansas City ZIG
st. Louis ......-......... 218
217
Duluth ................................ 217
New York 228
The equivalent of No. l northern
to which the same price applies are
No. hard winter, No. l red winter,
No. l durham and No. l hard white.
The wheat must be harvested in the
United States during the 1918 season
and sold in the market before June
l, 1919
Wilson Has Two Objects.
In fixing a price now for the new
crop, which will not be harvested un-
til June, the president was believed to
have had two objects in view. The
first was to halt legislation pend
ing in congress to fix prices at $2.25
to SO and the other was to stimulate
spring planting.
The introduction of the price-rais-
ing bills had begun to check the flow
of wheat to market and food admin
istration officials feared that mills
soon would have to close down. Hop
ing the legislation would pass, farm
ers, it is declared have been refus-
ing to sell at the present price of
$3.50.
To Keep Wheat Moving.
In enacting the food control law
congress put a guaranteed price of 81
on next seasons crop and this has
been construed as a minimum price
To draw wheat to market the presi
dent fixed a price of 1920 on last
seasons yield and it had this effect
until the price-raising bills were in
troduced. Then the flow began to
stop.
Food administration officials have
declared that if the bills pass the
government would be forced to raise
present prices to the new levels anC
that to do so would upset the food ad
ministration's flour and bread pro
gram.
Assures Farmer Reasonable Profit
The presidents proclamation state:
that the action is to meet an emer
gency requiring the stimulation o.
wheat planting.
President Wilson's proclamation
fixing wheat prices for the 1918 whea
crop came as a shock to members o
the Pacific northwestern congress
sional delegations, says A. Brown
They were frankly puzzled, for thu
provisions are in direct conflict will
what Food Administrator Hoove
promised.
In the first place. they testify tina
they were promised that the Pacifi
northwest would have representation
ON the price-fixing committee thi
year. Apparently there was no com
mittee, but the 1917 prices we're mere
ly extended to cover 1918.
Doesn't Square With Promise.
Secondly. the rate of s2.05. an
nounced for Seattle and Portland
taken in connection with the $2.2
Tdlt lOI NnitdBO anu tlC @N.No idt
for New Lork, when it is considers
that the promised freight rate from
the shipping board of $3.05 a tol
from coast to coast figures out abou
10 cents a bushel and manifestly
not in line with the promise tina
Pacific northwestern wheat would b
laid down in New York on part
with Chicago wheat.
The freight rate from Chicago t
New York is cents, which is exactl
the difference between the fixe
prices at Chicago and New York. Blu
the difference between Seattle an
New York prices, as just fixed,
not "the about 10 cents" promise
for water transportation, but 2
cents.
Will Make Good, Hoover Says.
Mixed through the situation i!
Food Administrator Hoover gave al
surance Sunday that his promise
shall be made good. They can onl
be made good by Mr.. Hoover IL
ducing the president to change tn
proclaimed prices, raising the Pacifi
coast terminal price to possibly $2.1