The Bismarck tribune., 1920-12-13
EMBARGO ASKED.
ON GOODS COMING.
| NT0 A MERICA
Congressman Young Introduces
Bill Covering Wheat, Flour,
Barley, Etc.
ALSO WANTS A TARIFF
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.. Especial TO me 1TlDune)
Washington, D.HC., Dec. 13.-Con'
gressman George NJ. Young of North
Dakota, chairman of the sub-commit-
tee ON agriculture OF the ways and
means committee, introduced two
bills today looking to protection on
farm products through the custom
houses. u
One bill calls for a complete en-
barge against the importation for the
period of one year covering wheat,
wheat flour, barley, rye, oats flax,
wool, swine, cattle and sheep The
other bill calls for, tariff duties upon
all farm products, the more i'm
portant items being wheat soc per bu.;
rye SOC per bu.; corn soc per bu.;
barley SOC per bu.; flax 81 per bu.;
cattle under one year S. per head,
other cattle valued at not more than
$40, $3.50 per head, and If valued
at more than $50 per head, 5ON ad
valorem; swine $3.50 per head; sheep
$3.50 per head; horses under $3.50 in
value $50 per head, and over $15u
in value, 500 ad valorem.
Congressman Young said today IN
respect to these bills: H.
THE critical and distressing con-
dition of farmers throughout the West
requires the immediate action of Con-
gress. Attention is called to a few OF
the items
The fact in respect to wheat-the
price of which has been cut far be-
low the actual cost Of production
have been given much attention in
the newspapers and are we'll known
The restriction of importations and
the licensing and control of the
grain exchange are imperatively
needed.
Much Canadian Cattle
During all my thirty years resi-.
dence- in North Dakota | have never
known so many cattle trains from
Canada pass through our state. Just
prior to the war, prices on cattle were
almost as low as at present. At thai
time.g best rarge beeves sold at from
So TO $3.50 per hundred weight, while
the choicest grass COWS and heifers
were sold at, $3.50 to $725 per hun
dred weight with the bulk of the
$500 to $S.25 per hundred weight.
to $6 per hundred weight. The bes,
quality for feeder steers sold from
during the past twenty years with
,"The high point was reached during
1918. Since, the armistice, there has
been gradual decline During the
past few weeks we havefhad the most
radical slump in prices experienced
during the past twenty years with
the exception possibly of the yeal
1907, which was only temporary. The
present decline amounts from $2.5(
to 81 per hundred weight. On Oc.
tober II, 1918, best range steers were
selling around $12 to SIT per hundred
weight with choice fat COWS from $s
to $11. Good grade sold from SO tc
SO per hundred weight.
Range beef steers show tremend
Gus loss to the producer and amounts
to from $40 to $50 per head at this
time as compared with 1918. Fa,
range COWS are selling at loss o.
from $40 to $25 per head, and i,
must be remembered that the over.
head or operating expenses are az
heavy as during the war.
In the Northwest states, it cos
from $50 to $40 per head to winter
cattle. This, with the big decline ir
value, has cost the farmers from S7(
! to 500 per head to carry a steer fol
| one year, and from $45 to $50 pei
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