Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-08-24
MAKE REGULATIONS FOR STOCK YARDS PROHIBIT
 DECEPTIVE DEALING

DECEPTIVE DEALING General regulations under which stockya1Gs will operate were signed by the president July 26. They provide against extortionate or excessive charges for yardage and commission; require stockyards to maintain ade- quate facilities for handling live stock differed by stockmen, including labor, feed, and water; and prohibit unfair dealing, combination, or deceptive practices in buying and selling live stock. The circulating of misleading market information tending to affect prices is also covered by the regula- tions.
 Stockyards, commission men, traders, order buyers and others handling stock in, or ill connection with, stock yards, are required to secure licenses in accordance with the presidents proclamation of June IS and to oper- ate under the rules and regulations, which will be administered by the sec retary of agriculture through the Bu- reau of Markets. Country stock buy CTS and shippers who are not engaged in the business of buying and selling at licensed stockyards are not subject to license.
 Suggestions Received The general regulations have been made after consultation with the Agri- cultural Advisory committee, stock men, and trade interests, says state lnent from the department of Agri- culture, which sert out 5000 copies of the preliminary draft of the regula- tions to interested persons and receiv- ed suggestions from many sources be- fore issuing the final regulations, which are now being published by the department.
 Stockyards must keep records, as required by the secretary of agricul- ture, of daily receipts, shipments, and local disposition of live stock, make reports when required, and furnish true copies of all existing and propos- ed contracts with other establishments and changes therein relating to the handling of'live stock consigned to such commission man the true iden- tity of the purchaser of such live stock.
 Sec. 8. A commission man shall not sell or dispore of live stock consigned to him to any person in whose business he has a recunjary interest without promptly disclosing such fact to the owner or cons.gnor of such live stock.
 Sec. 4. Each commission man shall use his best efforts to see that the requirements of section of regula- tion 1 are fully complied with as re- gards feed for live stock consigned to him.
 Sec. 5. Each Icensee who shall purchase for another any live stock in or in connection with stockyards shall upon request by any interested party or by and duly authorized agent of the secretary at the time of sale or thereafter, disclose the name and busi- ness address of his principal to such party or agent.
 Regulation 6-Interpretation
 Section 1. Any licensee being in doubt as to the meaning of any of these regulations as applied to his business may refer the question in writing to the chief of the Bureau of Markets, Washington, D. C., stat ing all the facts involved.
 Regulation 7-Publications
 Section l. The publication of in- formation relative to the enforcement of regulations shall be made in Serv- ice and Regulatory Announcements of the Bureau of Markets and such other media as the secretary may from time to time designate for the purpose.
 In accordance with my proclama- tion of June IS, 1918, and pursuant to the authority conferred on me by the act of congress approved August 10, 1917, entitled "An act to provide further fol the national security and defense by encouraging the produc- tion, conserving the supply, and con, trolling the distribution of food prod ucts and fuel," the foregoing regula tions are hereby prescribed anG pro. mulgated to govern persons licensed to engage in the business of conduct ing or operating stockyards, or ol handling or dealing in live stock ir or in connection with stockyards.
 Done in the District of Columbia this 26th day of July, 1918.
 WOODROW WILSON.