Show THE OFFICE OF MARKETS IS NOW HOW IN 11 N OPERATION it la Is believed it willbe of great benefit to the producers and the consumers of the nation washington under recent not act of congress the secretary of agriculture has undertaken the establishment 0 of an office of markets in thal department which it la Is believed will bo be ot or great benefit to th the producers and consumers and restito in the lowering of prices of at foodstuffs congressmen have been furnish td od the following information by tho the acting secretary of agriculture with reference rote renco to the scope ol of the work to bo undertaken tho the broad authority la Is given by congress to accumulate and diffuse among tile tho people of the united states useful information the marketing of agricultural products the problem ot of the office of markets broadly stated la Is to study present systems of handling and marketing farm products product a with a view to locating definitely tho wastes of material time energy and money which now operate to needlessly increase the cost coat ot of farm products it hopes to bo be able to make suggestions gest ions which will lessen some of thoo wastes and which will in some casis shorten the time between producer du cerand and consumer and reduce deduc etho tho number d hand lings it hopes to d determine e what systems and processes are now giving most moat and economical service and to encourage their introduction wherever present conditions may warrant to this end it will take up tip somo some specific studies and undertake cert cart anih definite loins ot at work |