The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-02-02
EGG PROBLEMS
AIRED At MEET
FOR PRODUCERS
Butte Market Seems a
Stumbling Block for
Association; Quota
tions Are Higher

Because a few local egg producers
are receiving more money for eggs
in Butte than the Pacific Co-opera-
tive Poultry Producers has been pay
ing. the entire subject OF egg mark
citing was given Thorough overhaul
inlg hero Wednesday afternoon at
producers meeting.
Idaho members OF the ASSOCIATION
board OF directors including c. II.
Nc Candless OF Nampa. Archie Lar
son OF Weiser. A. F. Talcott OF Cald-
we'll A. J. Shearer of Payet,e. Prem
Moore of the University extension
department. +. J. Dixon OF Portland
manager OF the concern. and George
Durant. local manager. were present
At the meeting.
Price is Higher
Butte seems TO be the association
stumbling block Markets have been
found there for few cases OF eggs
every week at prices that have un-
iformly been higher than association
quotations. Following Mr.. Dixon's ex-
planation OF recent association his
tory. including steps tina, have mat
erially reduced the overhead and tina,
promise a rosy future for the cooper
ative marketing concern. he was sub
jected TO a barrage OF questions all
centcring in this Butte controversy.
That there "is nigger IN the wood
pile" somewhere was the declaration
OF several speakers NJ. Dixon point
ed out that so far as he knew the
Wholesale Butte markets had never
justified Ithe prices that few local
producers are obtaining.
Only Buy Here
Mr. Moore elaborated this idea
with the statement that many pro-
iucers in the upper Snake river val
ley, only a few hours from Butte,
we're unable to find a market there
Mr.. Moore cited in particular Mr..
Harris OF Blackfoot who has 1000
hens with an average 20 per cent
production. Despite repeated trips to
Butte he has never been able to find
a consistant market there for his eggs
and today is looking elsewhere. Other
producers are actually shipping their
eggs from the upper Snake river val
ley to Caldwell and are marketing
hem regularly through the associa-
ton here.
C. NJ. Shultz and w. p. Allison
both of Caldwell. occupied the cent
er OF the stage in attacks make upon
association pool returns. Mr.. Shultz
has zoo hens signed up with the as
sociation. His son has about 400 and
the latter. marketing in Butte, has
received higher prices for his pro-
duct than has his father
Can Sell Eggs
Charges that the local branch OF the
association cannot dispose OF its eggs
independent of the Portland house
were branded as false by both Mr..
Dixon and Mr.. Durant. Any favor
able market can be taken advantage
of, they pointed out But the associa-
ton sells TO wholesalers and. follow
ing an unsatisfactory experience with
the retail trade and its uncertain COL
lections. moved with care yn this
particular field
That Butte egg buyers do not wan:
association eggs was the belief ex-
pressed by Mr.. Beckstead. Caldwell
producer and shipper who has used
that market. No reason could be as
signed for that discrimination.
John Shelp. who owns large flock
and for personal" reasons does not
belong TO the marketing association,
nevertheless defended il. That the as
sociation had served to increase local
quotations for eggs. that he had pro
fitted by the associations existanee and
that but for the yassooiation there
would be no market for local pro-
ducers were declarations that he made.
Boise Man Joins
experimenting the idea tina, quot
ations and markets are at wide vari-
ance. Mr. Durant cited Boise which
Wednesday quoting s. per case for
eggs. This quotation. he explained,
governed only when eggs were need
ed. As a matter of fac, that quotations
had no bearing on the ability OF pro-
ducers to sell there He cited one