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12. "Monthly Review of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics," 

 Washington, May, 1917. Contains articles on government control of food 

 supplies in Germany and government control of food supplies in Italy. 



13. ROGERS, F. E.: "Wholesale Prices and Receipts of Apples in Boston 

 for 36 years," Cornell Extension Bulletin 28, April, 1918, Ithaca, N. Y. 



14. MITCHELL, WESLEY C. : " History of Prices During the War Inter- 

 national Price Comparisons," Price Bulletin No. 2, War Industries Board, 

 Washington, 1919. 



15. "Some Unforeseen Results of Coffee Valorization," Review of Reviews, 

 New York, January, 1914, p. 111. 



16. "Truth About Coffee," Wall Street Journal, March 18, 1916. 



17. CHANTLAND, WM. T.: "Valorization of Coffee a Detailed Report of 

 the Transactions and Facts Relating to the Valorization of Coffee," 63 Cong. 

 1 Sess. Sen. Doc. 30. 



18. Brief: "In the District Court of the United States for the Southern 

 District of New York. United States of America, Petitioner, versus Herman 

 Sielcken et al, Defendants," Washington, 1912. 



19. Daily Consular and Trade Reports, Washington, as follows: Jan. 28, 

 1908; Oct. 1, 1908; Oct. 19,1908; Aug. 13, 1909; Nov. 2, 1909; Feb. 16, 1911; Feb. 

 7, 1916; July 12, 1916; Supplement for Aug. 20, 1916. (Valorization of coffee.) 



20. "Monthly Consular and Trade Report," March, 1907. 



21. WARREN, G. F.: "Why Prices are High; Causes of High Price Levels: 

 Probable Future Prices," Grain Growers' Guide (Winnipeg), Feb. 4, 1920. 



22. ROGERS, THOROLD: "History of Agricultural Prices in England." 



APPENDIX 



From an advertisement of Swift and Company, published in the press of 

 the United States, August, 1918. 



Why the Cost of Producing Cattle Does not Determine Their Selling Price. 



To produce a steer for meat purposes Not only do the receipts of animals vary 



requires, as you know, a period of from one from week to week but the consumer de- 

 to three years. mand for meat also fluctuates. 



But the price the producer receives for contro1 of this law " 



the steer depends on conditions existing at Market conditions and competition 



the time it is sent to market. establish the prices the producer gets for 



his cattle. When meat prices go up or 



If the supply of cattle coming on the down, so do cattle prices. 



On the other hand, if the number of Swift & Company will gladly cooperate 



cattle coming to market is less than enough in the carrying out of any national policy 



to supply the consumer demand for meat, that will tend to steady the prices of live 



the prices of meat and live stock go up. stock and meat. 



Government Control of Food Supplies in Germany During the Early 

 Years of the World War. Shortly after the War was declared the German 

 Government appointed a commission of scientists to prepare a report upon 

 which to base defensive food measures. This Commission, commonly called 

 the Eltzbacher Commission, devoted several months to the study of the 

 production, distribution, and consumption of food. 



