Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-07-06 | Page 2 | Retail Prices Given Scrutiny by Farm Board

All P I f GIVEN SCRUTINY S Df fARM BOARD Are Too High Legge Holds Cut Would Aid Farmer He Thinks By Dy CECIL OWEN United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON July 5 Chair i-Chair- Chair Chairman man Alexander Legge and his colleagues colleagues colleagues col col- col- col leagues of or tho the federal farm tarm board boar arc aro turning their attention to th the retail price pric situation as an important import Import- ant factor In agrIcultural surpluses They believe prices paid by consumers consumers con con- sumers rs arc are In many instances to too far tar above what the retailer pays payl In Iii a formal statement Charles S S. S Wilson member for livestock ha has said consumers should receive e substantial substantial sub sub- reductions in III meat prices price especially beet beef cuts which ho said are ire selling f far r above a reas reasonable price in view of or the tho pres present nt low wholesale prices for tOt dressed beef beet AMPLIFIES VIEW Amplifying this view L Leggo cited watermelons as a seasonable exam exam- pie plo of or excessive retail prices Watermelons Wa Wa- are selling for 50 a carload carload carload car car- load in the south ho said while some city dwellers must pay a as much as 1 for tor ono largo large melon Farm s surpluses ses might bo be materially mate mate- iI ally reduced the farm faim board be beeves believes be- be Il eves If It retail prices were cut so 80 t the he consumer could afford to bu buy m more oro meat and and other foodstuffs W Wilson ilson said ld this was sas certainly true truo truen in I n the case of ot meat 11 qt as the livestock s surplus Is largely temporary It Is Isue d due ue to prod production cUon exceeding the n normal ormal requirements of ot the country coun- coun t try hY ryo to a great extent ho said Production o of wheat corn am and c cotton otton and some some other ther staple crops is ordinarily well above the domestic domes domes- ti tic c requirements For this reason it Jt is necessary to export largo large portions por per tt of or the tho crop to avoid huge hube sur Bur p pluses lus es S SEE EE FARM AID This situation however docs does no not p prevail pre in case tho-case of ot many other c crops and I If domestic consumption w were ere ere encouraged by by- bylow low retail retal p prices rIces es the surplus problem would be h hb helped materially hum board members mem mom b bers berd one hold Food J prices received by producers producer J Juno June une 10 30 as reported to the agriculture t ture tUto ure department were cited Deer Beet cattle p per r p pounds v veal eal l. l for pounds hogs per per pounds potatoes 14 n a. a i. i bushel apples apple's a bushel b utter butter 34 cents a pound eggs 1 iS 18 c cents a n. dozen In comparing comparing- retail and wholesale whole whole- s sale ale prices it It w was s pointed ted o out t al allowance al- al l lowance must be ta im-ta made le for costs cost o of or f transportation and preparing amid th the meat cuts and other other edible edible foods lo for lor s sale ale and also for rent sales costs e etc c. c Even when nil aU these factors factor are aro ro considered L Leggo believes believe's re retail re- re tall tail prices aro are now too loo high