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Among these purchases in May were: 



Canned pork 25 million pounds 



Cured pork 59 million pounds 



Frozen pork loins .... 17 million pounds 



Lard. / 72 million pounds 



Evaporated milk ^ million cans 



Cheese "53 million pounds 



Dry skim milk m-2 million pounds 



Dry whole milk 390 thousand pounds 



Butter 7 million pounds 



Dried eggs. • 27 million pounds 



Salad oil 25 million pounds 



These tremendous purchases of pork end lard are maintaining 

 the market for hogs; currently about ^0 per cent of the pork and two- 

 thirds of the lard produced in inspected packin,':: plants are being talcen. 

 Likev;ise the purchases of dried eggs are supporting the market for e ggs. 

 Also the heavy purchases of manufactured dairy products are supporting 

 the price paid for milk and butterfat. The heavy purchase of salad 

 oil doubtless is helping to clean up the heavy output of soybean and 

 corn oil. 



These purchases are being made all over the country, and 

 Illinois farms are active suppliers. Thus, the A^pricultural Marketing 

 Administration purchased ^3*^^^»963 pounds of pork meat products and 

 19*055^200 pounds of lard for shipment from Illinois producing centers, 

 from May 1^-, through May 31* 19^2, according to a report made today by 

 James C. Hobart, state Al^iA supervisor. 



During the same period, the Department of Agriculture purchas- 

 ing agency also acquired for shipment from Illinois points 269 > 000 cases 

 of evaporated milk, 1,^33,^00 pounds of dried eg^s, 6l,600 pounds of 

 dried egg yooks, 1,306,500 pounds of American cheese, 5^9 1 020 pounds of 

 dry skim milk/ 315;000 pounds of fresh salted creamery butter, 250,000 

 pounds of dehydrated soup, 25,5^0 pounds of vejrctable seeds and 117/250 

 bundles of hog casings. 



The class of products for which supplies have most nearly 



