Food Supply of the United States: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, United States Senate, Seventy-eighty Congress, First Session, on the Food Supply of the United States ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1943 - Food supply |
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Page 780
... losses due to its own rash and hasty action ? The O. P. A. should be reorganized and all of its functions that relate to the pricing of foods should be transferred to the War Food Administration ; for in the personnel of that body alone ...
... losses due to its own rash and hasty action ? The O. P. A. should be reorganized and all of its functions that relate to the pricing of foods should be transferred to the War Food Administration ; for in the personnel of that body alone ...
Page 785
... loss ? Mr. HOLMAN . That is what they want to know . Senator BUSHFIELD . Have you any figures on the approximate total amount of butter held in that fashion in this country ? Mr. HOLMAN . It is estimated that probably twenty to sixty ...
... loss ? Mr. HOLMAN . That is what they want to know . Senator BUSHFIELD . Have you any figures on the approximate total amount of butter held in that fashion in this country ? Mr. HOLMAN . It is estimated that probably twenty to sixty ...
Page 791
... loss on in- ventory stocks during present times . The depleting of inventories at this time will make it impossible for the consumer to purchase butter for a period of at least 10 days to 3 weeks after the 1st of June . Our producer ...
... loss on in- ventory stocks during present times . The depleting of inventories at this time will make it impossible for the consumer to purchase butter for a period of at least 10 days to 3 weeks after the 1st of June . Our producer ...
Page 792
... loss that would have to be referred back to our producers if the roll - back price is put into effect without first ... loss . They would prefer to be out of butter and let the consumers do without rather than assume an inventory loss ...
... loss that would have to be referred back to our producers if the roll - back price is put into effect without first ... loss . They would prefer to be out of butter and let the consumers do without rather than assume an inventory loss ...
Page 793
... loss all along the line , then the merchants will buy very little butter from May 20 to the 1st of June , nor will any receiver accept butter except on the basis that the price to be returned will be on the basis of butter sold , and ...
... loss all along the line , then the merchants will buy very little butter from May 20 to the 1st of June , nor will any receiver accept butter except on the basis that the price to be returned will be on the basis of butter sold , and ...
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Agriculture ALLEN amount beef believe billion BRANDT butter butterfat cattle ceiling prices cents a pound CHAIRMAN cheese committee commodities Commodity Credit Corporation Congress consumer Cooperative cost of living cream creamery crops dairy products DAVIS DAVISON duction effect ELKINTON ELLISON D farm farmers feed FOGG Food Administration fuel oil GALBRAITH gasoline going Goss Government hogs HOLMAN income increase industry inflation inventories labor lease-lend lend-lease livestock meat milk MONTAGUE month National Office of Price operation packers payments percent Petroleum Administration plant Price Administration price ceilings price control price of butter price of milk processors purchasing quota reduced retail roll-back of prices Secretary JONES sell Senator AIKEN Senator BUSHFIELD Senator GILLETTE Senator MCNARY Senator MILLIKIN Senator WILLIS September 15 shortage situation slaughter statement STITTS STROBECK subsidy program sumer supplier supply support price thing tion United wages Washington week workers
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Page 866 - An Act to amend the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, to aid in preventing inflation, and for other purposes," or which is sold at a price not in excess of the January 1.
Page 977 - Washington, DC The subcommittee met (pursuant to call) at 10 am, in the committee room of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, 324 Senate Office Building, Senator Charles O.
Page 810 - Of let him take who has the power, And let him keep who can, the Boers now proceeded to possess themselves of as much territory as they wanted.
Page 794 - To hold the line we cannot tolerate further increases in prices affecting the cost of living or further increases in general wage or salary rates except where clearly necessary to correct substandard living conditions. The only way to hold the line is to stop trying to find justification for not holding it here or not holding it there.
Page 784 - Are there any questions that the members of the committee would like to ask on that point ? Mr.
Page 937 - Whenever the Administrator determines that the maximum necessary production of any commodity is not being obtained or may not be obtained during the ensuing year, he may, on behalf of the United States, without regard to the provisions of law requiring competitive bidding, buy or sell at public or private sale, or store or use, such commodity in such quantities and in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as he determines to be necessary to obtain the maximum necessary production thereof...
Page 794 - ... increases in general wage or salary rates except where clearly necessary to correct substandard living conditions. The only way to hold the line is to stop trying to find justifications for not holding it here or not holding it there. No one straw may break a camel's back, but there is always a last straw. We cannot afford to take further chances in relaxing the line. We already have taken too many.
Page 1041 - ... part from any agricultural commodity, under regulations to be prescribed by the President, in any case where it appears that such modification is necessary to increase the production of such commodity for war purposes...
Page 889 - UNITED STATES SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY, Washington, DC The subcommittee met at 10 am, pursuant to adjournment, in the committee room of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, 324 Senate Office Building, Senator Lewis B.
Page 866 - ... make subsidy payments to domestic producers of such commodity in such amounts and in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as he determines to be necessary to obtain the maximum necessary production thereof — Is that the provision?