Show COI COPY Y OF OP POSTAL TELEGRAM Washington D D. D C C. C Oct 17 17 17 Mr W W. W W. Armstrong I I I Federal Food Administrator of ot Ut Ute I v Salt Lake City Utah A statement has appeared In the tho Chicago papers that we have the intention of reducing hog prices to ten dollars per hundred The Chicago Chicago Chicago Chic Chic- ago ad advices vices are aro absolutely untrue and und do not represent the opinion of ithe the proposed action of the Food Adi Administration Administration Ad Ad- i ministration which will take no steps to jeopardize livestock producer In In- In f All our powers will be used to toI I keep prices at which allied and governmental governmental gov gov- l purchases are made on a aI plane that gives an assured return I of cost and profit to producers of oft t meat animals In our opinion the best market obtainable for the present present present pres pres- ent corn corn crop of the country will be through livestock We need Increased in increased increased In- In creased production of beef and pork The only way to secure this increase will be by a l profit on production Signed Herbert Hoover |