Show URGE TA TARIFF lfF DUTIES BE BEt 1 t LEFT UNCHANGED y Telegram ere ra Forwarded From Off Of- Of b Association National o of f flees Ices es tion 1 n to Underwood n del oo r no reduction be made malIc on one onty that g mutton officials of oC thel thed th the on ort duty d ty the e asso association yes- yes j addressed l sed a a. long Ions lon telegram to tov day Underwood chairman of or tho to toscar V v u scar lear V cari on wa ways Wl's and means at committee of the That schedule o h InGton covering co this commodity tariff riff b bU bill before ration yesterday fonder bunder under consideration f and the the I house vj d forwarded d a aI anaa already 1 had atlo I lon 1 o re the objections of the thc I brict b id to to a chango change In ln the thc tar tar- telegram emphasized emphasised the tho telegram The UC Iff forth in the brief P P points set act the tho tariff bill comes cornea up for forr or r When the he National Xa- Xa In the spring consideration willi will nF association delegation to Washington a to i send a further urge the defeat deCent of or any proposed d reduction r T TS Tl tele telegram ram to to Chairman Under Under- A Is as 89 follows brood behalf c ot of tho National Wool Wool- ool- ool On the ther 1 association representing I rowers rowes K of or the United States we c r industry sheep reduction ire to o protest against an any 4 the duty on meats The Thc chief arAU i in n meat Seit nt o offered t for a reduction of or tho duty duly ut on OD mot motto mutton ton is to cheapen this meat to the consumer 14 Wo Va 0 cant contend nd this end nd could not bo ho O accomplished 1 in t ther this manner man man- 5 her ner for the reason that the wholesale price on live e sheep and lambs as well Jag dressed dresse mutton and lamb Is already alread very as low The average eras price pai paid for taU tall kinds of sheep and lambs on tho the market for lor the year rear 1911 1311 was This is but but per pounds price approximately the cost of or production December tho the wholesale price of number number num- num ber br ono one dressed mutton In Chicago was but n No 2 grade grado 65 63 6 cents Vo No 3 y grade 5 55 53 cents gI giving ing Ing a a. general t 1 Coverage for all mutton multon of but of-but but 64 Gi cents Ten dressed pound Tho The price on Nol No l 1 dressed lamb was 11 cents per pound o Nor o. o 2 dressed lamb 10 cents per pound or an zm average a of or 10 cents por per pound t this his meat reaches the consumer consumer at double these prices duo entirely to the tho charges of or the retailer and methods of distribution which cannot cannot can- can not be reached b by the tariff These conditions would still make mak the price regardless of whether the tho meat was r 4 produced at home or abroad of or In this 1 We Wo have o a supply sheep country fully rully adequate to supply tho the demands of oC tho the people Therefore any my mutton or lamb Jamb that is Js Imported will merely displace ti that at produced at homo home I ind and drive the American farmer out of the sheep business without an any corresponding corresponding corresponding corre corre- benefit to the thc consumer In Inthe Inthe Inthe the name of or the tho sheep Industry f this country we respectfully urge urHo that no change chang be made in the thc duty on mutton and lamb NATIONAL ERS ASSOCIATION ASSO SO SOCIA CIA F j 1 j j j. rth President S S. S W W. McClure S Secretary |