Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
DEALERS FILE PROTEST
Lay Break In Price to U. s. Sales Of
Wheat.

Lay Break In Price to U. s. Sales Of
Wheat.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 12.-Grain
dealers today charged the Federal Farm
Board had broken faith with the grain
industry and accused the Governments
control with breach of trust" because
of wheat" on the local market here
yesterday at 70 cents q bushel.
Disclosure Of the sales was made
through a private investigation check
ing on the activities of the Federal
Farm Board after a break of 3H cents
a bushel yesterday from the top price
following the sale of a huge amount of
grain to the Kansas Flour Mills Co.
CONSERVATION followed on the board
Of trade after the drop In price. There
was no outward reason for the drop in
price. Due to this 1t was established
that the Governments control board
had put some Of their stored wheat
supply on the market.
Legge Made Target.
No sooner had the board opened to-
day than there was open announcement
Of Alexander Legge, chairman Of the
Farm Board, and Arthur M. Hyde, Sec
rotary Of Agriculture.
The two have been making q tour
OF the wheat growing States OF Ne.
6raska, Colorado, Kansas, Texas and
Oklanoma ana To-Day are At Enid where
their wheat acreage in order to cut
down production Of grain.
The wheat the Government sold on
| the Kansas City board yesterday was
part OF the supply purchased at $I'lo
Dusnel Iast ran.
Inc grain dealers, In scoring the tao
tics OF the board in selling their wheat
when they promised to keep their supply
on the market so as not to compete
with the crop now being harvested re-
suited IN conferences. most OF which
were bitter Indignation meetings.
Tne nrst large concern 70 take action
was the Mensendieck Grain Co. The
bitterly denouncinS the action Of the
Farm Board.
Quoted Messaxe and RAnlv.
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'ie rS VIC .S SSA yVt 70 ,estsn A. ,,
| men inc IetIer quotee tne reply
L Lesge Is sac 10 nave mace 10 the
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len MAJ aLa LOUIS tney can go
"sorooth eii,us' ome iecIer SCaCes
which sho,id =. wsr,, pr.h. wy s 49, =
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Breach Of Trust Seen,
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the board sold" grain men aid tnds S
The fact that the board did sell II
trust With The oo ISL wh., p ps o,
been aHvisinr 10 at t;rht ~ !. ~
onto thew Meet 'sA' "Nu W AAoA0
Ths $3.50 ,... 49,.
storaS whaat q, We 49,. poMiOe0 3uC' nae
froct ~ We" r,av. ~ e h, !,'i' rnoes con.
date annrosched n WAS said The Iii.
ordered the C;overnrnsrt 20 d;.nosa =,
this wheat which IVES nce,,0S,, ~.
storage snacs tbs r.iil. s,aI,,.S - pyA a9
Tev;,3S no ,,i.c. A - la, ooSeS 70 Meeu
the hosrd ~ ~ " . INV ,,,,s .ne wnsS.
it was stored. " " WAC A-' 40 "Ai'''
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| f,li whether the 1roin 800 uoI h..
| octuaII,, Jisao,,anas, Sue neS
the hoSrS fhrsr, ~, .He ~, ensle anoun'
terdev Ern,,, VII o Ma Ae' yeo.
no,ots l., az r,,,aat ns.. an oVnei
KanSo. =. MY, me. w ma. YIN. SIste o.
nnrchaseS thoreands S'"t Hills nag y,
wheat This however ha. ,,nt 49, -,
definiteIv ascsrtained -. NV 0een
Added ~ tha 5,str.ss;ra 49, l., A..
wheat troJo wos tho roronrs LII, LII III III III
NEjsso,r; snS 1850 TnSr Heue :. ny Ii'
culture Which IN their I'LL, y. nsti'
raised their fio,,res ~ T,,na .r,.,o,.t
nateiv y nm mn hnsbsIs a. W.a.ppp
Almost . nm mn S',sheis =. NT,..",,,, anu
''''' -'0'O'0OO "O'A'eie al '"Aosouii'
Yield Reported Larger.
Roth renorts indicated that ~. ~,h.a,
VEG was showing q better average
. roonth 80 ''~A i'@o Ocei' anticipated
strargs o ,.,,t,..I ..,,... .,,.. ,..
~ Tar,.s xicorI a. sspOvC Sn'eis MI .o
s a." haas,,.~ $500 Sy ~ tn,'
Use v yesert az sS1;cs thnt SeneEai.
faooe ana Secretsrv yv ~HS nan1, an :
ont The stete nay : T,it,e a." t ~ :
soectacIS ~ seems 1r;snJs ~ $500 az