Show r. r C. C C. C Orders Changes After Study Under Smith Hoch-Smith Resolution SU 11 stances S the charges being reductions from rom the old rates The decision fixed new rates based on n mileage of or hauls for Cor cattle calves hogs sheep and goa goats set minimum carload weights l fixed terminal charges harges and dealt generally with the livestock situation The rate on cattle cattIe and on hogs sheep and goats in double decked cars was fixed at a a. minimum of or 11 cents a hundred in western trunk line Ine and southwestern territories increasing in in- creasing 1 cent every 10 miles mUes up to 00 miles and beyond this point by 1 cent ent for varying distances For calves and nd hogs In single decked cars the minimum was fixed at 12 5 c cents and andor for or sheep heep and goats in single decked cars ars 14 cen cents ts 1 RATE FIXED In mountain and Pacific territory I the lie rate on cattle and on calves es hogs sheep heep and goats In double decked cars was fixed at a 12 cents Where shipped in single decked cars the rate on calves and hogs was fixed at a minimum of 14 cents and andon andon on n sheep and goats 15 cents The minimum weight for carload lots of stocker and feeder cattle was fixed at pounds in southwest southwest- em ern territory New Mexico and Arizona Art Ari zona and in the remainder of oC the western district Minimum weights for tor calves throughout the wes western rn district was fixed at pounds in single decked cars and In double decked cars cars Minimum weight throughout the western district on stocker and feeder hogs was fixed at single decked and double doule dou dou- ble le decked For sheep the minimum weights throughout the western district were fixed at pounds In III single decked and in double decked cars TERMINAL CHARGES I Dealing with tern terminal nal charges the opinion pinion said that although the evi dence ence Indicated a similarity between Chicago where terminal charges are ore collected and some competing mar marS cels where such a charge Is not made the he evidence was not complete enough to warrant a a. definite finding The rate on stocker and feeder cat cat- cattle tle e. e which are shipped ordinarily from ranches to some place where they are arc re prepared for tor market was fixed at t not to exceed 85 per cent of the theates rates ates on fat tat cattle The commission opinion pinion dealt at length with the situation sit sit- i atlon in the livestock industry Agriculture one of our great basic industrIes said the commission Is ts probably unique in that it cannot set the he price at which its product Is sold with relation to the cost of ot lon tion The price it receives is fixed largely largey large large- ly y by forces outside Its control Probably ably bly not until the industry is 15 so reorganized re reo re- re organized b by effectively controlling production reduction that it acquires the same bargaining power in selling as those who buy its product will the problem of f eliminating recurrent financial de- de pr lons be permanent permanently solved I ITO TO ASSIST INDUSTRY The commission said the purpose of f the Hoch resolution under which the investigation was made i which resulted in the change was Voas to assist depressed industry t to the full I extent that minimum reasonable rate levels and properly distributed trans trans- burdens could do but that It t was not the Intent of ot congress that any ny commodity even though it be bene one ne produced by an industry suffering suffer- suffer big ing ng a a. financial depression should be transported by the tho less carriers at less than nan reasonable rates Livestock Is ts a commodity wl which ch from rom its nature cannot be expected to o do more than pay Its own way that thatis is It cannot sustain a rate level that will produce more than the cost of rendering the service plus a minimum of f profit it said Judged by these estock in hi portions of the tie western district is not at present bearing bear bear- ing ng its fair fan share of the transportation tion ion burden and under the rate levels herein found reasonable it will do no nomore nomore nomore more than meet these minimum re re- re- re Revision in io Rates On Oil Onions Advised WASHINGTON July 17 rj-Ex- rj Later today recommended to the Interstate commerce commission commission commis commis- sion slon that It revise rates on onions from points on the Oregon Short Line Linein in Idaho to Oklahoma and Texas destinations estimations The public utilities commission of Idaho complained rates on onions were too high The examiner found this his true and suggested the commission commis sion slon order the revision but refuse to grant reparation for alleged overcharges overcharges overcharges over over- charges on past shipments The examiner recommended the commission find that rates on onions onions' should not exceed the rates on potatoe potatoes potatoes pota pota- toes toe from and to such points |