Show r I I AVAILABLE AV CASH CAS fOR AID ANNOUNCED Hyde Acts to Give Help by Employment in Drouth Areas FOR UTAH I Stockmen Seek Ways to th Save Lives of Cattle WASHINGTON Aug 16 18 Asso- Asso elated Press Press Moving Moving swiftly with ita t drouth relief program the government gov gOY I today allocated ted in federal aid road m ney to the the various states I This was done to permit the states hit by the drouth to know the amount of ot federal federl funds which will be paid to them thein after atler next July for highway construction This will enable them to advance the money for emergency employment ment mentin in anticipation of ot federal aid Secretary H Hyde de who announced tho the allocation said the membership of the national organization to work ork with Jib the states would be announced soon and that questionnaires had been sent to crop re reporters over the country asking for more mor data on on the needs in stricken com corn Utah will wm r receive e cei G GOVERNORS VE RS SEEK S EK HELP HELP Even the before conference at the White House Housa Th Thursday r da Gove Governors 1 who came here herL I ia s to t the call of President Hoover urged that the th federal fed ral highway funds be made immediately available to provide emergency ency c employment Pre President Hoover Instructed the agriculture secretary e to take any necessary ac action action action ac- ac tion and that today followed Ordinarily tho money would not have been allocated until January 1 1 1931 The sum advanced will wilt b be matched dollar for lor dollar by j tate state state funds An indication that at the government government govern govern- ment favors the formation of local credit corporations ns to operate through Intermediate credit banks was as seen in a statement by the agriculture secretary that such a aplan aplan aplan plan would n not t. t only help the farmers farmers farm farm- ers era b but t might prove profitable HYDE IN CHARGE With President Hoover away at athis his camp Secretary Hyde was virtually virtually vir vir- in charge of the thc drouth re relief relief re re- lief liet program Rain and ral rain in prospect in many dry states and reports to the de department department de- de of ot that there was little evidence of forced marketing marketing marketing mar mar- of ot live livo stock was encouraging encouraging ing lug news today in a situation that Continued on ton page pago 6 5 51 A AVAILABLE CASH FOR STATE ROAD AID ANNOUNCED Continued from page pago I 1 has been largely a a. succession of gloomy report Agriculture department economIsts economists econom econom- after a survey of 18 IS leading live ll stock markets said that in many Instances stockmen were Holding back cattle caUle sheep and hogs hO that might others otherwise go to market if prices W were moro favorable SMALL PART AFFECTED In Inc the section that has been hit lilt the tho hardest by the drouth the thc department said It It Is s probable that some BaIne stock ma may go to market that otherwise would be retained on n the farm if it feed and pasturage were more plentiful These sections however however how how- ever t have only a small proportion of DC the country's live ll stock sup supply l Receipts of ot cattle at t public markets markets mar mar- k ts In July were 13 per cent smaller than In Jul July 1 1929 9 and 17 per cent b below the year five aver aver- age Receipts of ot calves were about the same as in to July Ja last t year car and 26 25 per cent ent smaller th than n the five five- 1 year ear a a average crage erae Receipts of hogs in July w were re about 12 pei cent less than in July a year ear ago and for tor the first seven soen months of oC the year car federal Inspected Inspect Inspect- ed slaughter of oC hogs hog was 76 75 per percent percent percent cent smaller than in the same period pe period period pe- pe last Jast 5 year ear car SHEEP RAISING EXPANDS Sheep and lamb Jamb marketing thus far ar this year car has hns been much larger than average because in recent years sheep production h has s expanded expand expand- ed greatly the department said The agriculture department also said that the dry weather had not Iy affected the retail price of ot fresh tresh produce in principal cities clUes of oC the east The price of ot fresh fruit and vegetables In New e ork did not the thc report said aid Id show any tny considerable price changes save on a a. few products products products prod prod- that have ha become scarce as the sea season on ad advances vances The survey begun toda today through crop reporters covers ers all aU states ex except ex- ex except those in New England New ew Jerse Jersey the Carolinas Georgia I Florida Florida Flor Flor- ida and west of ot the Rocky mountains mountains moun moun- ASK PASTURE REPORT In addition to to detailed data on distress and community needs a SL r report port on the tho condition of oC pastures and crops including new of grasses is sought sough t. t Th The governors of oC the states o of Colorado I North orth and South Dakota and Minnesota have been sent t telegrams tele tele- le- le grams grains by the department nt in an effort ef- ef ef effort fort td to learn whether those states tates can aid In taking taking- care of C live stock in central Montana which the governor gov RO governor of oC Montana said must mun be moved out of ot the state to feed The Montana governor estimated that thai approximately ly cattle rind sheep must be taken out of ot central Montana at a II very ery c y yearly early da day due to feed shortage In addition to communicating with the governors of other western estern states secretary Hyde said communications communications communications com com- had been addre addressed sed to the bankers banker's association in the states to learn whether through purchase or ore cooperative financing the live livo stock could be taken out to feed The Tho object the secretary explained ex explained ex- ex is Js to keep the live lI stock from flooding the market at this time and permit It tl to be held until next year |