Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-10
BETTER PRICES
FOR REACTORS
NOW REPORTED
~ Associated Press

WASHINGTON. sept s.-.In the
,amiaign for the Graduation m tubcr
Llo,.s be- cattle being carried ON by
~, United States Department Of Agri.
culture the states, and counties. one
90 fhc most important economic Consld-
cirtions p the salvage. az fair price.
~ tie animals that react TO the test
~ o. wear and half ago large
fercrntag, ~ The rcactors that were
pusscd hy the inspectors ~ perfectly
10 for food did not hring fnir prcc.
hacnu~c some buyers took an unfair al.
vantage Of the seller and profl,ed un.
reasonably.
The Department ~ Agriculture
through the llurrau ~ Animal Industry
and the Packers and Siorkyards AdInin.
istiution hus been looking Into this mat
toi Tor year CO. more. taking II up
with packing concerns, commission
facn. and organizations Interested IN
IN, marketing al live ~tu,k. As u re-
!, much cttcr phric,s are now being
aid Reports Il ne department SHOW
Lat the prlccs bcfTls- paid Tor such
cattle in various parts of the country
are * tting very close to the prices
lsild inf thu name class Of cattle on the
regular market. \ special travelling a..
spector now st,nds al his time visiting
livestock markets, noting prices that
o.. being laid Tor r,actorS and Insist.
ng that buyers who are discriminating
against them Iny u fair price.
ClrcaSs,s of rs,ntors that have bcen
t9sscd by tho Federal inspectors arc
orth as much and ATE ~ Wholesome as
my ether oircasscs. There ~ no war.
rant Tot urlcr discrimination against
,hg,n. Many of the leading packers ut
ne blk markets and q barge nunih'r
! VI the smaller concerns on many mar.
kots now see the Justice ~ this view,
with the result that r,actors are now
-clling ~ more nmrly fair prices.
The department has compiled figures
"a a." nfiees received for ttactors IN u
number Of states Tot 1874 and 1879, and
q. several of them toh Increase In aver.
,ge price has been considerable. IN n
few instances reaching more than 100
pei cent In kansas the average price
aid Cor thes. cattle rose from tlG.b3 "a
,Ji2G: IN Minnesota from ti77i Ia
.4.4s. In Missouri from Sli.00 tn S3l %
:. Wisconsin from $1,000 10 1896. and
~ Vermont. where only one firm ad
cen handling them previously. FROM
''.6i to Si6.2a. In - states, including
/ hc live stork and dairy states Of the
Middle West and number ct Easter,
| tatcs. the average price paid increased
bout $500 head. The department. cN'
.cjr tGht cont nucd efforts ON the p1rr
Of IN. bureau and the Packers and
-tockyards Administration wiz result
silll better prices for reactors.
Fuckers commission men. aud live
iock exchanges nrc getting behind tn,
movement for better prices since thoy
'rvc been Impressed with the fact that
NE enccuragouFnt e the work of ~
'errulcsis eradication means more unt
etter business IN tn" future. The In
s,ituic ~ American Meat Packers
PASSED u resolution calling upon tn
members Ia pay ~ much for rrurtur'
40 Tor untcstc'l cnttl, ~ the same uunl
.ty
Ia CO., urrt.pn with this discus. On nj
prices. u is well 90 Keen la mind. &C
c"r,iinr to DEPARTMENT officials that III,
area uCih.d ~ ,rudpaing the ,liscas,
hrs an add tl,ial adNtlngc IN that NOR,
rg4ciors are available from one pine.
~ IN" time and. consequently. can D.,
SHIPPED AZ les cXsnsc and can be Inn
d'ed more economically al the yard,
nd IN the packing house.