Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-03
ORDERLY MARKETS
FOR LIVESTOCK AIM
OF COMMITTEE Is
DEMAND is MADE THAT NEW SYS.
TEN BE EVOLVED WHEREBY
PRODUCER WILL HAVE SOME
THING TO SAY ABOUT DISPOSE.
TON OF HIS STOCK.

Chicago, Nov. 4.--Plans for the or
DERBY marketing of livestock, designed
to insure u stabilized market and pre-
vent fluctuations in price costly to thu
farmer, have been worked out by The
Orderly Marketing Committee of the
Committee OF Fifteen. This latte
committee is composed of farmer rep
resentatives named by j. II. Howard
president Of the American Farm Blu
reau Federation.
The orderly marketing plans, to
gether with the full report of the Com
mittee OF Fifteen, will be submitted
to ratification conference here Nov
10. The conference Is designed to be
representative of livestock raisers Of
the country.
Announcement of the findings of the
orderly marketing committee, whose
chairman is A. Sykes of Ida Grove
Ia, president of the Cornbelt Meat
Producers Association, is made here
prior to the ratification meeting. The
report says in part.
"a survey of the production and
marketing of livestock and live stock
products emphasizes the necessity OF
devising more orderly system OF
marketing fhan now prevails There
is no one group Of men representing
producers who can speak with suilici
ent authority to put into execution
any effective plan which might be sug
gested.
Fundamental facts prevents the
development of thorough system OF
orderly marketing at present There
is but little reliable information a
valuable as to the supply and demand
for live stock to be marketed or as
to the time of the marketing 1t has
been impossible to secure the co
operation Of intrenched existing
agencies upon a general plan Of order
" marketing TO which all interests
will give hearty support and coopcra
ton.
Orderly marketing can best be
brought about through the coopera
tive selling agencies developed to
such point that they may direct the
flow of live stock to the market
"As the plans for orderly market
ing develop it will be necessary to
take into consideration not only the
flow of live stock TO the market but
also the distribution Of meat and by
products in an orderly manner thru
the various channels OF trade
Principles the committee laid down
as these. r....r ...... .... ..
"The Committee believes that the
accomplishment of the more orderly
marketing of different kinds of live
stock is a longtime process. There
is no easy way or any OUTSTANDING
short cuts that will gain the desired
end.
There must be a broad campaign
of education which stresses the WAYS
and means to secure more orderly
marketing Of live stock
There must be dependable infOr-
nation as to all supplies which infor.
nation must be inteligently inter
preted and put into use by live stock
producers and live stock shipping and
marketing agencies. that have a gen
uine desire and Willingness to cooper
ate for the good Of all concerned
organizations Of large numbers
OF producers properly ORGANIZED anu
conducted on a strictly cooperative
plan are essential to real enduring
success If the more orderly market
ing Of live stock is to be attained.
"Some regulation of conditions and
volume Of production must ultimately
come if orderly marketing is accom-
plished."
Essential Of an orderdly marketing
program were thus outlined by the
committee:
l. Reliable statistical information
is absolutely Indispensable
2. There must be established def
mite methods for regulating the flow
of varioysfkinds Of live stock toward
the market in order to more equt,
ably distribute the receipts. The
method wifi differ depending upon
the different kinds of live stock invol
we'd
3. There must he a working agree
ment with the railroads to insure thu
proper distribution of cars so as to
carry out any plan Of orderly market
ing.
The report adds that the National
Live Stock Board Of Directors, which
1t is designed to create, should co
operate with the various existing live