Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-03-06
WAR TRADE BOARD RELEASES PORK CONSERVATI0N
Claim Action Will Destroy Ability of Food Ad
 ministration.

Washington, March D. Removal of pork and pork products from the rX- port conservation list Was announced tonight by the war trade board, effec tive tomorrow. At the same time the board rescinded the regulation by which all applications for licenses to export these commodities to European destinations were required to bear a certificate from the food admnistra- tion showing that the administration had approved the sale price. The food administration, in an an nouncement issued simultaneously, said this action would destroy it's ability to further stabilize the price of live hogs and that it probably would result in the price of hogs and pork increasing beyond the stabilized prices which the administration had Idesired to continue to March 3lst Commission Dissolved. The war trade boards announce Iment also said that it had been ad vised that the allied provisions export commission had been dissolved and that purchases of foodstuffs for ship ment to Great Britain, France and Italy would no longer be made by that commission. This commission was organized early in the war and all foodstuffs for the allies bought in America were purchased through it. With removal of pork and pork products from the conservation list, the board announced that these com Imodities could be exported freely to the United Kingdom. France, Italy. al To colonies, possessions. or protector ates under the special export license issued February 26th.
 Officials of the food administration had expected to reach an agreement before the first of the month on the continuation of the minimum prices for hogs, but after conferences with the war trade board and President Wilson, it was announced that no de- cision would be possible until the president could consider the whole matter of export embargoes.
 Issue Two Statements.
 Two statements were issued tonioht by the food administration. One dealt entirely with the effect of the war trade boards order The order said former Governor Stuart of Vir- ginia, chairman of the national apri- cultural advisory commission, has sent to his commission and to the swine producers committee a state ment endorsing and warmly com mending "the earnest, but unavailino efforts of the food administration to maintain the minimum price for hogs
 The statement regarding the boards action said in part:
 "'The practical effect of this action of tn ewar trade hoard is to destrov the ability of the United States food administration to further stabilize the price of live hogs. It was the desire and has been the endeavor of the food administration to continue this stabil- iZation as heretofore and until March 31st, when the normal marketino riod of hogs farrowed in the sprin~ of 1918 would have terminated. i Was Basis of Program
 ''The whole program of stablizatiou of prices was the outgrowth of tho imperative necessity of stimulated hoo production for war needs at time when a dangerous shortape of fats CIIINTtGcIe.I Nuc HIlIIc d'ilcU WOrm. i "The obligation with respect to
 pigs farrowed in the spring of 1918 began with the marketing of Sentem- her and would have been terminated March 31st From eipht-five to nine tv per cent of these hoes have been sold. The European demand for hog products will increase rather than diminish. The supply of live hogs coming to market in March and April will be greatly reduced. The European markets are opening ran;d- 1v to free trading in hog products. The enemy countrie sare to be given opportunity to secure hog products and other foods.
 "It is possible that as a conse- quence of the general situation. the price of hogs and pork may go higher than the stabilized nrices which have