The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-02-19
GINNERS and CRUSAERS
TO DO THEIR PART IN
COTTON SITUATION
February II, 1919.
TO Licensees of the Cottonseed In

dustry:
At meeting called by the United
States Food Administration on Feb
ruary 10 and II, and attended by rep
resentatives Of all cotton producing
states, planters, seed dealers, ginners,
crude mills, refiners, lard substitute
manufacturers, Wholesale distributors,
and the Federal Food Administrators
from AL the cotton states, the follow
ing situation was brought out, to-
Eether with certain suggestions and
recommendations, and free state
ment from all the different elements
concerned as to what they were will
ing to do in order to carry through
to a successful termination the mar
ketin:: C all cottonsecd and it's pro-
ducts at stabilized prices.
The Situation: Statistics compiled
by the Census Bureau show that on
January l, 1919, the general condition
OF the cottonseed industry as to the
seed IL the hands of the farmers and
rrushcrs, the amount of seed crushed,
crushers, the amount of refined oil
produced and the stocks of refined
oil in the hands of the refners, was in
normal state as compared with the
same date last year. This indicates
that there has been a normal flow
from the crude products to the refined
products, and that if this flow con-
tinues the whole cdttonseed crop and
its products will be marketed in
perfectly normal way, without huc-
tuation of prices.
1t is however true that in certain
localities, due to local conditions, there
has been an accumulation of stocks
of seed and oil, which has caused ap-
prehension on the part of the indus
try. Another cause of apprehension
has been the uncertainty as to the
continuation Of the stabilization pro-
gram agreed to between the industry
mad the Food Administration. Fur
thermore, very large amount of for
eign oils has been imported and has
been sold below the market price Of
cottonseed oil, thus affecting some
what the domestic demand for refined
cottonseed oil.
To meet the above conditions the
meeting unanimously made the fol-
lowing suggestions and recommends
tions to the Food Administration:
Suggestions and Recon- lamentations
ID That all orders for lard sub
stitutes allocated through the United
States Food Administration or re-
ceived for export by the manufacture
ers direct, be manufactured solely out
of domestic cottonseed oil and may in
clude proportion of domestic oleo-
stearin, domestic peanut oil, and no
other oils whatever.
(2) That the United States Food
Administration, together with the
State Food Administrators, their sue
ccssors or agents, continue to func-
tion and give due consideration to
the carrying to successful conclu-
sion the stabilized plan governing the
cottonseed industry, giving every
available publicity to the effect that
this is their intent and purpose until
the completion of the marketing of
the present crop.
CD That an embargo on the fu-
ture importation of Oriental vegetable
oils be established until the present
emergency has passed.
f4) That a rapid opening of all
the markets of tho world and tbo
removal of all trade restrictions be
accomplished as quickly as possible
(5) That q telegram be sent o
Mr.. Hoover explaining the situation
and asking his continued coopera' on,
particularly in reference to opening
the European markets and removal of
restrictions on free export of cotton
seed products.
co. A recommendation made to
crushers to use their best effort in |
purchasing seed from the localities
where the heaviest congestion of seed
exists.
fjners to purchase crude oil from crude
mills where the heaviest congestion !
of oil exists.
Sterilization To lie Continued.
The meeting unanimously agreed
with the Food Administration that
the stabilization plan should be con- !,
tlnned and more particularly
1 The producers agreed to use
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