The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-11-14

quate future supply.
These foreign orders are placed
upon the basis Of cost OF hogs to the
packers
As the result Of long negotiations
between this body and the Packers
Committee, representing the IS 10 90
packers participating in foreign or.
defs. together with the Allied buyers.
az under the chnIrmanship OF the
Food Administration. the following un-
dertaking has been given by the pack
ers
In view OF the undertakings on the
part Of the Food Administration with
regard 10 the co-ordlnated purchases
OF pork products, covered In the at.
| lached, II Is agreed that the packers
participating In these orders will I'M
dertake not 10 purchase hogs for less
| than the following agreed minimums
Tor the month OF November. that is n
daily minimum OF $3.50 per hundred
pounds on average Of packers droves,
excluding throw-outs. 'Throw-outs"
to be defined as pigs under 1870
pounds stays. bosrs, thin sows and
| skips. Further, that no hogs Of any
kind shall be bought. except throw
outs, at less than $3.50 per hundred
pounds. The average of packers
droyes 10 he construed MS the average
of the total sales in the market of all
hogs for n given day. All The above
to be based on Chicago.
We agree that committee shall be
appointed by the Food Administration
TO check the daily operations in the
various markets with view 10 super
vision and demonstration OF the carry
ing out of the above
The ability of the packers to 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.
The Increase In production appears to
be a maximum OF about 10 per cent.
and we can handle such an increase.
IL the producers of hogs should. as
they have In the past few weeks, pre-.
maturely market hogs In such increas-
Ing numbers over the above II is en-
tirely beyond the ability of the pack.
ers 10 maintain these minimumS, and
therefore we must have The co-opera-
ton OF the producer himself 10 main
tain these results II Is physical
imposslblllty for the capacity OF the
packing honses TO handle a similar
over-hood Of hogs and TO find a market
for the output The packers are anx.
ious to cooperate with the producers
in maintaining Sterilization OF price
and TO see that producers receive fair
price for their products.
tSigned) THOS. +. WILSON,
Chairman Packers Committee.
The plan embodied above was adopt
ed by the conference
The Food Administrator has appoint /
ed committee, comprising Mr.. Thomas
T. Wilson. chairman of the PACK. |
crs' Committee; MIR Everett nrowr,
president Of the Chicago Livestock Ev- !
change; Major Roy Of The Food Ad- /
Mr.. Louis p Hall OF the |
Bureau OF Markets, 10 undertake the |
Of the execution of the /
plan In the various markets Commits +
sion men are asked 10 cooperate IN /
out the plan embodied IN The /
packers agreement II must be evi. T
lent that offers 10y commission men 10 I
sell hogs below the minimum esl.b- /
lshed above is not fair, either To the /
producer or the participating packers.
SIR Brown has undertaken 90 behalf
1f the commission mou IN the United
States that they Will loyalty support
DE plan
Il Is believed by the conference that
Ibis new plan, based is Ii rs upon 2
positive ln!r0muu basis. viii bring bet
or results TO the producer than avors
2e prices Cor hp month Il does not
lnti TOP prices and Should narrow
he margins necessary 10 country buy
.rs in more variable markets II q
,elleved that the plan should work out
lose 10 SIS average
Swine Producers Of the country VIII
contribute To their OVID interest hy
iot flooding The market. OR i must be
.yidcai tha, II On excessive over per-
.cu'aga 81 hog, Is marketed in any
me monft price sfahlli2ation ana con
ral cannot surcpcd ara q s certain
hat producers themselves oan contri-
.4tr natcrally 70 NE efforts ~ the
oafereuer Z they VIII do their mark
iih. q s. normal q way az possible
TIE whole situation as existing al
RS. demands frank ard explicit
ss8rarc, from the conferces repre-
enlcd namely that every possible
Tor alH be made 70 maintain a live
.oe price commensurate with swine
rolecilon costs and reasonable sell.
X values in execution Of the declared
.olity ~ the Food Administration
o ass every agency IN Its control to
ccure Justice 10 The farmer
The sterilization methods adopted
or November represent the best e.
~ er tta conference cnNcprrpd In