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Show IBETTER MARKET I CONTROLURGED 1 Licensing System Advocated in Report of Federal Trade Commission Washington, Dec. 27. Estab- yj lishm.ni of c-ntrol markets for per- -fSH ishable products in all large cities ssbssj ; and the setting un of a federal icens- lng system applicable to all dealers bsbbs in such foods at those markets Is proposed by the federal trade com- mission annual report todav to ISBSSJ congress i Th mmission'a conclusions are bbsbsj based on an Investigation covering inuiiv months and it declares that fed- PH . r il action necessary to obtain ef- Jsis f active regulation and to avoid unfali and wasteful practices with the con- JBSB sequent ffect on prices. In the pros ffH ent system the commission sees a hin- , B producei H dealings , ffl which II believes should be eliminated and II suggests that the handling o ( these products be surrounded by nu-rqsrous nu-rqsrous regulations and restrictions 1 su -h as the recording of available sup-plies, sup-plies, the dating of cold storage peri- HHJ Ods and provisions for auction mar- . HELP FROM DEALER, Facilities should be made adequate. the commission says, to enable the Hl produce r to ship freely into the cen- HJ j tra markets and "with proper pro-: pro-: tectlon of his interests." The mark-I mark-I e'tlng system should be so covered ; that objectionable hoarding would be" eliminated and proper co-ordination of transportation facilities should be accomplished to make deliveries ccr-I ccr-I tain when reQulred, The commission says that "the J needed reforms can hardly be ex-, ex-, pected to be accomplished by the In-Itiatlve In-Itiatlve of the deah-rs," and asserts 1 iii i and n.ui.i- ip.r, iui horitiea lack adequate power to effectlvelj 4V regulate the handling of the food gB supplies Although co-operation of HJ nd local authorities and rail- HH I roads might accomplish the ends BBj sought, th commission believes thH Va plan does not hold out much hope BBa Bolutlon of the prob- ... Wi 7 I .ki vr MILLING PROFITS. Turning to wheat products, the I commission says it has found that J concentration of the milling industry BMJ 1 has progressed far enough so that Bafl P Wj ten of the largi t mining concerns could supply the demand of the countrj for flour." The com- gflfl mission mentions Incidentally that its figures from 37 milling corporations showed ihai th. lr salts had increased from $160,000,000 to $3f. 1.U0O.00O be- HVj tween 1914 and 11)18 while their an- "1J ! profits had grown from $5,500- Bsl "00 to $20,000,000 in tho same period. Bfl j Reporting on tho operation of the I Webb-Pomerene act permitting for-, for-, matlons of aKsoClations for export the commission informs con- Lwfl gress that this ucl has served as 'a decided factor" in promoting the pro-of pro-of American manufacturers in i -r. iKn markets. The commission BBJ says that during the year 4:; associa- tions comrrlslng approximately 732 Lfll concerns who.- offices and plants are BH distributed over -13 states of the union reported to it as operating under the export act. I t 1 PROMOTES E&PORTS J "Records of the commission seera ii ' the report . ontlnues, JM thal 'i Ism so often 1 hatged V aKainst L nited States exporters o.' -' ; iilli b 1 ultlvate and maintain p manent trade relations abroad and too ofU n n ithdrav lng from 1 p ,"r,'il;" 81 ftS soon as tractive opportunities present them- selves at home or elsewhere vvil1 ,i..r applv I., associations operating undi'r issss! the export trade act. "in replj to questionnaires sent out sbH by the commission requesting .n 4x sssssl , pression of opinion as to the actual V"1'1 -e export tra( t the replies received for the most' pari expressed satisfaction over results oh bbbbI tamed under the law 1 1 was report. SBBBsl ed thai the system of collective 9d- H 1,, ellmiaation of much useless seusoj of effort. s. , associations reported that their sys- .1, VI i ' nearly approval yf SBBJ the foreign customers" The commission says also that the aH law instead . thp Mn , H rial .sVm' t'r,'a' An"'Tlean Indus- M ,.lal establishments, has enaiil.,1 U. WU .sm..iier concerns to band together in Wmt ia fashion to push fully organised i bbbbI port trade In a keen roinm-Taive nv ,V lh,- -"ire no, ahh- . Xl "t !-m ." ..T thls oxtent- com ,1,.. ,slon believe-,, the law ha, vvoi k , |