TOM LINDER * YY COMMISSIONER WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1944 There are certain public utilities whose rates are fixed he government. Freight rates and passenger rates, for tance, are fixed by the government. veryone recognizes that when the government fixes ight rates and passenger rates, they must be fixed at igure that will give the transportation company a fair o one would claim that the vovrument should pat ling on passenger rates and freight rates, and then. he transportation company be foreed to render this ce at 1/2 or 1/3 of the ceiling | price. When a rate fixing body fixes a rate on freight and assengers, the transportation company charges this They do not charge more. They do not charge less: What has been said with regard to freight rates and | enger rates applies to all publie iilities: under gov- ? t eontrol. oo THE FARMER Woder operation of the O. P. A., the government fixes prices on farm products. They do not treat the mer, however, as public utilities are treated. When. the government. fixes-a ceiling on a farmers they do not pay the farmer that ceiling. ~ ery often the farmer is forced to sell that crop for, or 13 of the eeiling price. it the government should treat the farmer. as public ities are treated, then if the government put a ceiling $4.00, on a hamper of beans, they would see that the r received $4.00 a hamper for his beans as well as g that he did not get. more than $4.00: a hamper for. eans. f the farmer were treated the same as public utilities, ever the government fixed a ceiling on a farm crop, ceiling would be the price the farmer would be paid. : A ONE-WAY STREET The O. P. A. operates qn a one-way street. he O. P. A. limits the price that. the farmer can get does nothing to see that the farmer: ane = price that 0, P. A.has set. Neither Congress, nor the President, nor the O. P. A. ld think of fixing a ceiling price on public utilities a) (Continued on Page Two) _Reports received at this office show following average prices for No. 1 Hogs at the Livestock Auction Markets named. a June 9, 1944 Per Cwt- 1-(Thursday)Valdosta $ -$13.10 . 2 (Friday)Thomasville : 12.85 5 (Monday)Sylvester 13.10 6 (Tuesday)Nashville: : 12.75 7 (Wednesday)Albany .~ oe L275 7 (Wednesday)Rome_ ; ek eee a) idaha TOP FED CATTLE 1e 1 (Thursday )Valdosta $12.00-$16.40 2 (Friday)Thomasville 10.00- 11.00 5 (Monday)Sylvester .. = 10.00- 13.30 6 (Tuesday)Nashville _.... 8.00- 10.30 -(Wednesday)Albany Ce -10,00- 13.90 Wednesday)Rome _ oe = 14.50 will ein move in doles about a ne de The Florida crops will have moved by July 4. On June 7, watermelons on Florida points were brin r- ing $950.00 for 30 to 32 pound average; $750.00 for 26 | pound average and $600.00 for 24 pound average. This is an over-all average of all these sizes ot $767. 00 per car on the side track. FREIGHT ON FLORIDA MELONS The average freight on a.car load of watermelons f Leesburg, Florida- to certain northern and: st kets is approximately. $212. S05 Since the average price in Florida is $767.00 per ca and the average. freight is $212.80, it necessarily foll that the average cost of Florida cpakenclane deliv 1 to these northern. and eastern markets is $979.80 per car WHOLESALERS PROFIT On June 7, the average price of watermelons in Wash ington, D. C., Pittsburg and Philadelphia was $17 W per car. Since the average. cost of delivering. watertutien the central points is $979.80 per car and as the dealers ar _ receiving $1170.00 per ear, this gives the wholesale deal -an average protit per car sf 190. 20. THE FLORIDA FARMER RECEIVES AN AV. ERAGE PRICE OF $767.00 PER CAR. THE FREIGHT IS $212.80 PER CAR. Se THE WHOLESALE DEALER RECEIVES $190.2 HOW PROPOSED CEILING WILL WORK According to the plan now. proposed, under this -_ ing, the farmer would have a maximum ceiling of. $26 per ton or 1 3/10 cents per pound. The dealer would be permitted a mark-up of $3 0 per ton or 1 1/2 cents per pound. Thus the dealer would ceive more for handling the watermelons than the fart would for all his work of raising these melons and loa in them. in the ears. Lets see how this will ee out. If the farmer received $96.00. per ton and done ar 14 tons to a car, the maximum ceiling on the farmer 31 -termelons will be $364.00 per ear. FREIGHT ON GEORGIA MELONS - Lets take the freight from Moultrie, Georgia, is a central shipping point. . : The average freight from M oultrie to these sar northern and saatern snares is $183.40 per car of 14 ton Suppose that the dealer is allowed to add 1% cent (Continued on Page Two) > resh Fruits and Vegetables June 9, 1944 Collards, per doz. bunches Corn (Green), per doz. ears Cucumbers, per bu. baskets Okra, per bu. hprs. Onions (Dry), per 50 lb. sacks Peaches, per % bu. baskets Squash, per bu. hprs. Turnips (Bunched), per doz. bunches .__. aa eee ee 00 d oe ae . = = 15.70 _ Turnip Salad, per pu hprs. o0- Watermelons, each ss cET E Address all items for publication and al! requests to be put the mailing list and for change of address tu STATE BUREAU MARKETS. 222 STATE CAPITOL. Atlanta. Notices ot farm produce and appurtenances admussable le pestage regulations inserted one time on each request and ati only when request is accompanied by new copy of Market Bulletin does not 5 JIndei ative Act the Georgia Under Legis! : in. the ne any responsibility for any notice appearing letin. Published Weekly at 4-122 Pace St., Covington, Ga. By Department of Agriculture Tom Linder, Commissioner, xecutive Office. State Capitol : Atlanta, Ga. - Publication Office 14-122 Pace St., Covington, Ga. Editgrial and Executive Offices State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga. Notify on FORM 3578Bureau of Markets, 222 State Capitol Atlanta, Ga. tered as second class matter ust 1, 1937. at the Post Oifice - Covington, Georgia, under Act pf June 6 1900. Accepted for jailing at special rate of postage rovided for in Section 1103. Act October 8, 1917 / Watermelon Ceilings (Continued from Page One) : ; ound, or $30.00 per ton for his profit. Thirty Os ($30.00) per ton on 14 tons amounts to : 20.00 on a carload. 22 PHE GEORGIA FARMERS WOULD RE- VEE $364.00. eS 4 THE FREIGHT WOULD BE $183.40 PER a THE DEALER'S PROFIT WOULD BE A20.00. : A This would make the average price of water- elons delivered to the northern and eastern markets $967.00 per car for Georgia melons. The average cost of Florida melons to these me markets now is $1170.00. This would show Georgia melons delivered at these northern and stern markets at $203.00 a car less than Flor- ida melons. be LETS SUM UP | ~The dealers profit would be increased from 90.00 to $420.00 per car. _ Phe farmers price would be reduced from 767.00 to $364.00, The Georgia farmer would -eceive $403.00 a car less than the Florida farm- The cost of the watermelons delivered at tral markets would be only $200.00 a car less. - Under the arrangement, the O. P. A. would ke $403.00 out of the farmers pocket on each r of melons but the cost per car delivered in astern markets would only be 200.00 per car THAT IS NOT ALL THE STORY In addition to the above, | understand that e retail dealer will be allowed 33 1/3 per cent. - When you take the wholesale price of $967.- }and add 33 1/3 per cent to it, you will have ice of $1287.00 per car. This means that the consumers in the north- n and eastern markets will pay just as much or Georgia melons for which the farmer receiv- ed $364.00 as the same consumer pays for Florida welons for which the farmer received $767.00. iE FARMER IS HURT_THE CONSUMER IS NOT BENEFITED : - Weare proud for Florida farmers to get the 7.00. We would do nothing to cause them to ive less. Under war-time conditions, they not receiving any too much. Neither would Georgia farmer receive any too much if he eived the same price that Florida farmers are ing. Certainly $190.00 a car is xholesale dealer. ; Tf the O. P. A, thinks it all right for con- sto buy watermelons at present prices re July 4, then why should O, P, A. think 18 not right for the consumers to pay the price after July 4. The answer is, They enough profit for BULLETIN }and bureaus in Washington, er the operation of! Ceilings Without Floors > old, $12.50; 1 giv- gal, 2nd kidding, 2 yrs. Mes. V. L. Nunn, Com- Rij i o 40 head goats, most of fine breeding stock, $2.50 ee entire herd taken. R. E. Swainsboro, John goats, 2 due fresh- th 1 dce and male kid. 8 mos. d. Male denatured.- Mother dy for breeding, $20.00 for Cannot ship. A-:o fine, all- repose gentle bav mare horse, xc. cond. $125.00 . at my James E. Ingram, Lith- Lazidaze Farm. Toggenburg mill Ppreel, over 3 quts. daily, also kids for sale. A. F. ve, off Spalding Drive, yandy Springs, Rh Ros- Seebred Nubian doe kias, uck, 2 1/2 yrs. old, littie but very: fine breeding, 1 buck for service, All At- Ja Angelo Hanjaras, i _ Crew St. SW. sanar-Toagenbure Soule in Blows 1 doe, Bboy 18 OO; Maxwell, a7 40 sheep, _ $250.00. J. M. Bailey, a i milk eee [3rd ce Prot oo: 4 whe old, CATTLE WANTED: Will exc. part for |. Avt. owners barn: also. want small, 11 mos. old for White doe, about ucers, $15.00 or $8,00 ev.,' d witht 10 days. Mrs. W.. soon freshen, good breeding-anc. Janta, 1400 Poe Ave. SE.. Ma ed. from high producing -bred or heavy springers. Res- 17 mos. old, $18.00 |- Saanari milk goats, not reg. Street. other: party to furnish chicks Shine milk oo fresh 25 ewes, 15- +| Poplar at SHEEP AND GOATS _ FOR SALE Disposing of my reg. Toggen- burg buck, Gen. MacArthur, son of Sir Roderick, of high milk strain; naturally hornless, 2 yrs. old, very gentle. Miss Elise McArthur, Curryville. Milk type buck coat, -2