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Show f : Livestoclc October 4, 1940 Under the caption, cap-tion, "Stocker and Feeder Cattle Rates Ajplied To and From Central Cen-tral Markets", announcement was made that the railroads had been ordered by the interstate com-I com-I merce commission to apply into and out of central livestock markets mar-kets the same rates on stocker and ' feeder cattle that were applied in : the movement outside central ; markets. The effective date was announced as September 9th, but the railroads applied to the interstate inter-state commerce commission for an extension of time within which to 'comply with the commission's 1 orders. Accordingly the commission com-mission set October 2oth as the effective date when the railroads I would be required to remove the discrimination against central markets, and it seems now that some further extension of time may be given to the railroads that they may submit to the commission commis-sion a new idea placing stocker and feeders and fat cattle on the same rate basis. Just how this can be accomplished is difficult to determine, inasmuch as there is such a varied interest between shippers of stackers and feeders and shippers of fat cattle. In one way or another the grower pays the freight. Anyhow the proposed . plan will shortly be disclosed. In the meantime livestock live-stock interests generally are pretty much disturbed over the slowness of the powers that be in removing the unjust discrimination discrimina-tion against central markets which has existed too long. Ranchers and feeders want to have the benefit of all .marketing facilities in the purchase of their requirements, hence anything that places an undue burden upon central cen-tral markets, the logical buying place, hurts that element, and furthermore the growers are hurt because of limiting their outlets. The whole situation surrounding this question of applying stocker and feeder rates into and out of central markets is due pretty-much pretty-much to a campaign carried on by certain selfish interests to the effect ef-fect that the opportunity for protecting pro-tecting the railroad interests was not as great at central markets as otherwise. The fallacy of this viewpoint has finally taken root with the commission because in recent records of hearings, the truth came out, viz., that there was even greater protection to the railroad interests in the matter of policing and supervision at central markets than in the case of movement move-ment from country points to country coun-try points where there was no such supervision and where the iburden was placed upon the local railroad ajgent who manifestly wouldn't be able to determine whether or not the cattle wfere going for feeding or slaughter. The railroads have undoubtedly lost a lot of money due to manipulations manipu-lations and deceptive practices, resulting from their inability to police the movement outside of the central markets, and now that they recognize that their interests can best be protected at central markets we may feel confident that in some form or another and within the near future the unjust discrimination against central markets will be corrected. |