Into the nation's twelve main livestock centers last week trampled a horde of hogs that was 40% greater than in the same week last year. As a result, prices in Chicago flopped to $14.35 per 100 lbs., their lowest level since 1945. It meant trouble not only for farmers, but also for the Republican Party. Corn-belt voters loudly demanded that Agriculture Secretary Benson come to the rescue with a Government buying program.
Minnesota's Republican Senator Edward J. Thye, among other public officials, backed them up. He asked for a quick, short Government pork-buying program while the fall hog run is at...
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