Show Agent Must fir Account on Basis of Actual Sales SalesI I Produce ro u e agents ag In nil all Instances should account to shippers on the b s1 lI sl s of prices actually received In good faith from flom third thir persons declares the bureau of agricultural economics United Unite States Department Dep of Agriculture Agriculture ture In response to inquiries regarding regard ing this particular accounting feature feature- under the Produce Agency act The bureau bases Its position on the time fact that I he lime Supreme Court of the United States as well weB as the state courts e have held that an agent to sell seB cannot sell seB to himself The Time point has lias been raised as fiS to to whether an agent who is tanking mal sales on track truel charging a n slon Sion of say 7 per cent and who tal takes es espart part of the time contents of the time car ar to hi his own store for sal must account on I 1 I I I me tile ot of me time price received through the store or mn may account on the basis of the price r received ed on track Obviously Ob under the policy outlined above the bureau sn says s the agent must mate make e his Ills returns on the basis of the price ice received for sides sales through h the store stoie for the time portion so sol sold while lIil rs r turning on the basis of track p p ic for the portion actually sold o on track The fhe bureau hureau points out that this does not compel produce commission miter iner chants to handle produce p through their stores at 7 j per cent or 01 whatever hate the tile track true sales commission may he hut but that such stich melC merchants are entitled to the tile commission that is usual and proper for sales nm made le through the tle store |