St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-03-01

were as follows:
producer and the insurance of an ade-
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 As to so
packers participating in foreign or
ders, together with the Allied BUYERS.
ali under the Craftsmanship of tbs
Food Administration, the following I'M
dertaking has been given by the pack
ers:
In view Of the undertakings on the
part Of the Food Administration with
regard to the co-ordinated purchases
OF pork products, covered in the at
tached, 1t is agreed that the packers
participating In these orders will un-
dertake net to purchase hogs for less
than the following agreed minimums
for the month of November, that is a
daily minimum of $3.50 per hundred
pounds on average of packers droves,
excluding throW-outs. ''Throw-outs"
to be defined as pigs under 100
'pounds, stays, boars, 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
droves to be construed as the average
OF the total sales In the market of all
hogs for 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 a view to 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 maximum of about Is per cent
and we can handle such an Increase.
II 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 1t Is en-
tirely beyond the ability of the pack
ers to maintain these minimums, and
therefore we must have the co-opera-
ton Of the producer himself to main
tain these results. It is a physical
impossibility for the capacity Of the
packing houses to handle a similar
over-food Of hogs and to find 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 a
fair price for their products.
(Signed) THOS. e. WILSON,
Chairman Packers Committee.
The plan embodied above was adopt.
ed by the conference.
The Food Administrator has appoint
ed a committee, comprising Mr.. Thorn
as e. Wilson, chairman of the Pack
ers' Committee; Mr.. Everett Brown,
president of the Chicago Livestock Elk,
change; Major Roy Of the Food Ad-
Mr.. Louis D. Hall Of the
Bureau of Markets, to undertake the
of the execution of the
plan In the various markets. Commits.
sion men are asked to cooperate in
carrying out the plan embodied in tho
packers agreement. 1t must be evil
dent that offers by commission men to
sell hogs below the minimum estab.
lished above Is not fair, either to the
producer or the participating packers.
Of the commission men In the United
States that they will Loyalty support
the plan.
It is believed by the conference that
positive minimum basis, will bring bet.
Ter results to the producer than aver |
age prices for the month. 1t does not |
limit top prices and should narrow
he margins necessary to country buy
ers in more variable markets. 1t is
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lose to $18 average.
Swine producers of the country will |
contribute to their own interest by |
1ot flooding the market, for 1t must be |
evident that If an excessive over per-
,entage of hogs is marketed In any
,ne month price sterilization and con-
rol cannot succeed, and 1t Is certain |
hat producers themselves can contri-
)ute materially to the efforts of the |
conferences If they will do their mark
citing In as normal way as possible.
The whole situation as existing at |
present demands a frank and explicit |
from the conferees repre-
that every possible
effort will be made to maintain live
log price commensurate with swine
production costs and reasonable SELL
ng values In execution of the declar.
ID policy Of the Food Administration
% use every agency In its control to
secure justice to the farmer.
The sterilization methods adopted |
or November represent the best eff.
'orts of the conference, concurred In |
~ the Food Administration and III. |
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! to be medicine. We tell you that |