Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 279, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 April 1921 — Page 18

PRICE WOBBLE NOT PACKERS’ FAULT, CLAIM Farmers* Grievance Over Fluctuating Prices Is Answered. DUE TO SLIM EXPORTS la treating on the general dislikes among the stock producers and farmers of the country of live stock fluctuations, the year book of Swift & Cos. states that contrary to public opinion, the packers of this country ore not in any way re- , sponsible for such fluctuations nor do they profit by them any more than do the stock raisers and farmers of the country. Packers say that they are Just as much j discommoded, If not more so, by the fluctuating pri'-es of stock, because Instead of where the farmer and stock producer has to contend with only the fluctuation of live stock the packer lias also to consider the fluctuation of the prices of the finished product. Such fluctuations, packers say. are largely due to variations in the receipts of cnttle and swine at the large live stock markets of the country, and Swli't & Cos., in their last year book, says that that company has organized an investigating committee to carry on a survey and complete statistics of fluctuations of live stot-k prices as compared with the fluctuation of prices of other farm products. Packers of the country are of the opinion that live stock price fluctuations are no greater, if as great, as those of any other commodities. If receipts of livp stock become unduly large, packers say. or the demands for meats has been so small as to make goods pile np on the packers' hands, tin price of live stork must necessarily drop. SEEK COOPER \TION TO EFFECT REMEDY. This matter of price fluctuation, however, packers declare, 1- becoming serious and they state that they are only too ready nnd willing to cooperate with the live stock producers of the country in order to improve the present c millions. The American Farm P.ureau Federation and the Institute of American Meat Packers are studying the subject. In reviewing the operations for the past year various packers' reports show that the fall in stock values has occurred in spite of a declining supply of live stock nnd meats, a phenomenon that might at first appear to he inconsistent with economic laws. Receipts of cattle were 1", per cent less In 1020 than in 1019. hogs receipts for the same period declined 9 pr cent below receipts of the previous year, while ■beep receipts were 22 per cent less than the foregoing year. A simple explanation of the fallen prices Is that the demand for aninial

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I products has fallen off. In the first place, the foreign demand for beef disappeared in 1919, when England and other European countries had ships available to get cheaper beef from South America, instead of relying upon this country, as they had to do during the war. Exports of beef from the United States during the year 1920 have been Insignificant, reports show. I.ikewise foreign demand for pork products has declined, for the reason that European countries have not been able to pay for the products that they would like to have had. This is clearly reflected in the fall of exchange rates in European countries. FORK EXPORTS 51 PER CENT LESS. American exports of pork products for the first nine months of 1920 were St per cent less In quantity and 61 per cent less in value than for the same period in 1919, carefully compiled data shows. A declining domestic demand for meat has also operated to reduce live stock values. This necessarily reflects a decrease in consumers’ purchasing power, due to the industrial depression that has spread over the entire country during the past year. Furthermore, the precipitous decline in the demand for and price of animal byproducts during the year of 1920 has greatly operated against the prices of live stork. This is particularly true of hides, calfskins and wool. Another reason for the decreased pro duction of live stock is plainly to tie found in the high cost of feeds and other producing expenses on the farms and ranches, a condition which existed throughout 1920 .and is still existing, although not to the extent that It did it times during the past year. The harvesting of the bumper crops of 1920 gave some relief, however. Reeause of these high costs, together with the declining values of live stocks, fanners and stock producers in general have curtailed their productions and no doubt many of thorn have suffered 10-s- s. The market for sheep and lambs has also been affected by the large quantities of frozen lambs shipped from New Zealand by the British government. Mexico Cabinet Again Has Education Post MEXICO CITY. Apr!! 1.- In a special session of congress a bill to re-establish the cabinet post of secretary of public instruction was accepted by a majority vote. This position was abolished during the administration of Carranza. While no indication has been given of the probable appointee, it is believed that the head of the national university will be offersl the place. PUSS IN BOOTS JR. | By David Cory. Now. let me see. In tiie story before this the little bear nnd Puss had just come out of the cave where the twenty-out*

little dwarfs had given them each a bag of gold. Well, IMiss felt very happy to think he had found his fortune, and the little bear was mighty happy, too. "Let us travel together,” said Puss. "I think you are a very brave little bear, and I would like you for a comrade.” So the little bear said he would go with Puss, and off they went, and by and by they came to a little house near a wood. Just outside the door sat a little old woman knitting, and at her feet lay a two-headed dog. And I think he had two tails, only he was wagging them so fast that It was hard to tell whether he did or not. "Well, well,'' said the little old woman. “A bear and a pussy eat traveling together!” And then her little dog got up and began to bark with one mouth and growl with the other. And then, sure enough. Puss saw that he had two tails, for the tall that belonged to the head that harked kept on wagging, but the tail that went with the growly bead just hung down in an angry sort of way. "Lie down. Two Heads!” cried the little old woman. And then she stood up and said: “Sir Cat and Baron Bruin—(and if you don’t know what bruin means 111 tell you. It's the name for a bear in Fairv Land* -will you come into my humble cottage?” “She may lie a witch,” whispered Puss, but ilie lltrle bear said no, that she was Just a little old woman who lived by the wood and picked wild stra a berries wherever she could. And this made Puss smile, for he had never heard a bear make a rhyme before, and neither have I But then, there are lots of things I haven't heard. Well, anyway. Puss and the little bear went into the old woman’s house aid sat down, and while she was getting some cookies for tlictu the cuckoo “HOW MY POOR BACK COES ACHE!” Many a woman keeps Sloan's handy for this, but it's great for other pains, too r1 1 HAT dragging, wearying backache, I that so many women regularly snft'T from, Is quickly eased by a little Sloan's Liniment. But It 1- good fop all the family. Apply it, without rubbing, for all kinds of aches and pains, from the sharp neural gie twinge to the dull, tearing ache of rheumatism. Then there's sciatica, lumbago, sore muscles. >ti:T Joints. Keep a bottle handy, for you never'll know when you will need it. Largest size is most economical. At ail druggists .TV, 75c. $1 10. SlOafitiS Liniment fed Adverfleemen*

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clock struck the hours. A funny little old bird came out of a tiny door in the clock and said “cuckoo” thirteen times. But instead of going right back Into her little clock house, she sang this little song: "All the day long and all the ntghttlde I cuckoo the hours as onward they glide. One o'clock, two o’clock, three o’clock, four; Over nnd over nnd over and o’er. But never before have I cuckooed thirteen, For never before Puss Junior I’ve seen!” And then with a pop the little cuckoo bird disappeared In her little clock house. “Goodness gracious me!” said the little old woman, “what Is the matter with my clock today?” And she nearly upset the plate of cookies that she had in her hand. M ell, pretty soon after that Puss and she little bear said good-by and went upon their way, and the two-headed dog behaved himself very nicely und wagged ills two tails in quite a friendly way AMUSEMENTS.

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when Puss patted him on one head and the little bear patted him on the other And in the next story you shall hear what happened after that. —Copyright, 1921. (To be continued) AMUSEMENTS.

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Illinois Central System Discusses SubjecW oi Freight Rate Reduction y| There is a good deni of discussion at this time, especially in the press, about roil- Bfelljj w;:y freight rates. Some writers contend that they are too high and constitute an impediment to business. Others, having more regard for the necessity of adequate transportation, and the increased cost of producing it, consider the present level < freight rates reasonable and advocate at least a fair try-out—which has not yet b| Jfgk It is admitted that there arc inequalities in some of the rates that will have adjusted, but tho basic rate is not too high, at present operating costs, if the arc to he expected to furnish adequate transportation. The question of adequate. port at ion is one that is often lost sight of. Without it business can not be camedJ^Jgf successfully. So eminent an authority as Chairman Edgar E. Clark, of the Interstate Commission, whose ability and fidelity to the public interest is unquestioned, recently called attention to the narrow margin between railway revenue and operatjofc ■ expenses and fixed charges. In view of existing conditions, it is unfortunate that there should be an agitation for the lowering of freight rates. This can. only result in rais- ■ ing false hopes that the rates can be reduced, and perhaps in retarding the development IS of~business. If shippers are led to believe the rates can, or will, be reduced, they will naturally postpone shipments. ■ Stability of the rates at which the commerce of the country is carried is of the ■ utmost importance. If freight rates should be manipulated up and down in response ■ to every temporary business fluctuation, it would naturally result in more serious busi- ■ ness depressions. Railway freight rates must be operative over a period of time to in- || sure business stability. St It is contended by some that a reduction of rates would encourage shipping and provide more adequate railway revenue through a greater volume of traffic—that the ■ \ u , Mls t rate increase created a restriction on business and was a factor in precipitat- § im/tlie depression which followed. Take cotton, for example. A year ago cotton xvas selling for about 40 cents a pound, while in November, more than two months g* after the August increase became effective, the price was about 15 cents. The presout market price is about 11 cents. If a reduction of 50 per cent were made in the ■ freight rate on cotton, it probably would not result in the movement of a bale of cot- Jl ton which will not move at the present rate. A study of the situation will show that the August increase in rates had an al- JdKf most negligible effect upon business. During September and October, and well into November, the railways handled a maximum traffic. By the middle of November the 1<35 “buyers’ strike,” which began early in the summer, was reflected in a general reces- fcfi sion of business. The public had gone on strike against war prices and was determined to force liquidation. The pre-war freight rates were not sufficient to attract as much new capital as faV-i was needed for enlargement and expansion of the railway plant. The cost of labor, materials and supplies, in all probability, will never go back to pre-ware levels. They ought- not to do so entirely. Business should adjust itself to the present level of freight rates, at least until net railway operating income, through economical and es- fipt?® ficient management, rises to a point where a reduction of freight rates would be justitied without impairment of service. , There are few lines of business prospering during this reconstruction period. The farmers are not prospering and the great manufacturing industries are not prospering. They are going through the same readjustment process that the railways are goimr through. The railways are struggling back to normal, and they will succeed if wmL they have the support and'confidence of th? public—if the public is not led astray by the uneonstructive criticism of those who would like to see them fail. Z£iV! Wholesome criticism is a good thing, but wholesome criticism coupled with a remedy is a better thing. Ary student of the railway question knows that the railways, carrying the burdens that have been fastened upon them by war prices and government control, cannot function without rates commensurate with their increased expenses. Since 1917 freight rates in the United States are estimated to have increased on the whole about 68 per cent and passenger rates about 45 per cent. During the same period railway wages have increased more than 100 per cent, while materials and supplies have increased from 100 to 200 per cent, and even more. Ultimately, the burdensome costs of producing transportation will he lower. In the meantime, the basic freight rate cannot he lowered if the country’s transportation plant is to function. The public’s stake is primarily in having a railway plant at all and in keeping it at service pitch. The railway's stake is in earning enough net ILPi; income to maintain itself and attract the necessary capital to improve itself so that kft’; service can he rendered. N S*iiiT i America is sound to the core; American business principles are sound; ItJUI should not he disheartened over conditions. However, this is a time when elear R > ing is needed—a time to stnnd for the principles that gave to America the greateW-y most efficient system of railways in the world. Above all. it is not a time to vaX couragement to those who are seeking to fasten permanently upon the railway y very evils from which they are now struggling to free themselves. Constructive criticism and suggestions are invited. ,’k C. H. 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