Evening star., 1936-07-19
|M|LKPR|cE CHANGE.
IN CAPITAL AREA
HANGS N BALANCE
Officials of Producers Group
Say Action Depends on
Developments.
HEARING ON MARKETING
AGREEMENT TOMORROW
Supply for Local Market Higher
Yesterday Than at Same
Time in 1885.

"AACtAACk ASSuA AAAAA "a A~SS "~~> -
changed depends on developments
during the early part Of this week. it
was announced yesterday by the
Maryland Virginia Milk Producers
Association. Preparations were COM
pleted for . hearing Of local milk
producers and dealers tomorrow morn
ing on q proposed local marketing
agreement, and regulations for hand
ling milk in the local marketing area.
Oniciak of the association were un-
willing to hazard q guess as to the
possibility of price changes. saying
that it would depend upon milk
production in the Maryland and Vir-
ginia sections from which the District
draws its supplies.
The supply of milk for the local
market was slightly higher yesterday
than at the same time last year and
has been higher for several days.
Production during May and June OF
this year, however, was lower than
during the same months last year and
surplus supplies have been seriously
depleted.
Little Reserve on Hand.
"There Is little reserve on hand"
it was explained by officers of the as
ISOLATION. If the production con-
tinues at the present rate, there is
little prospect Of difficulty here and
not much likelihood Of price changes.
have a very rapid effect on milk
production, and if production should
decrease as rapidly as it did a week
ago, when it fell from $1,000 gallons
to about 10000 gallons a day, it is
very likely prices may have to be
increased"
After the 5.o0o-gallon drop Of a
week ago. production apparently has
stabilized, according to production
charts at the association offices, 1871
/ street. The chart shows the supply
now is averaging nearly 1000 gallons
a day better than on the same days
last year.
Tomorrow's meeting will be held at
$50 O'Clock in the auditorium of the
south building Of the Agriculture De-
partment and will be attended by
representatives Of the Maryland-Vir-
ginia association, interested farmers
and dealers and Federal ard District
oficials. Elwood Seal, assistant cor
poration counsel, will represent the
District government as an observer
it was announced. The Maryland
Virginia association will be represented
by Frank B. Walker. president, and
B. B. Derrick, secretary-treasurer.
A. A. A. OhiciaIs in Charge.
The meeting will be conducted BY
oficials Of the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration, under terms oi
the agricultural adjustment act, fol
the discussion of proposed voluntary
marketing agreement for the loca
milk industry.
This public hearing" 1t was ex
planned by A. A. A. officials. rs fol
the purpose Of receiving evidence d
to the general economic condition
which may necessitate regulation II
order to effectuate the declared policl
of the act and as to the specific pro-
visions which q marketing agreement
and order should contain"
The proposed marketing agreement
for the District, to be considered to-
morrow, includes "a plan for thu
regulation of such handling Of mill
in the District of Columbia marketing
area as is in the current Of inter
state commerce, or which directl!
burdens, obstructs or affects inter.
state commerce in such milk"
Among the items to be covered II
the discussion will be the selection o
q market administrator, classification
of milk produced and handled in tn,
local area, minimum prices, payment
to producers through the use Of in
dividual handler pools, reports o
handlers and expense of administra
tion.
WILL ASK INCREASE.