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 74Th C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 489. JUNE 4, 1936. 14 51 Market news service : For collecting, publishing, and distributing. Market news service. p ubli sh- by telegraph, mail, or othe rwise, timely information on the market ing •ee•ting, pnblish- supply and demand, commercial movement, location, disposition, quality, condition, and market prices of livestock, meats, fish, and animal products, dairy and poultry products, fruits and vegetables, peanuts and their products, grain, hay, feeds, tobacco, cottonseed, and seeds, and other agricultural products, independently and in cooper- ation with other branches of the Government, State agencies, pur- chasing and consuming organizations, and persons engaged in the production, transportation, marketing, and distribution of farm and food products, $1,062,057. Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act : To enable the Secre- Per isha ble Agricul- tu ral Commodities tary of Agriculture to carr y into effect the provisions of the Act Act. entitled "An Act to suppress unfair and fraudulent practices in the marketing of perishable agr icultural commodities in interstate and Vol.46,p.531. foreign commerce" (U . S . C ., title 7, sees . 499a-499r), $137,666. U.S.C.,p.145. Stan dard Cont aine r, Ha mper, and Prod uce Agenc y Acts : To Standard Container, Hamper, and Produce enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the Act Agencre Acts. entitled "An Act to fix standards for Climax baskets for grapes and 45, p .685;Vol . 673 ; 48, p . other fruits an d vegetabl es, and to fix stand ards for b askets and other 930 ° containers for small fruits, berries, and vegetables, and for other u. S. C., p.557. purposes", approved August 31, 1916 (U . S . C ., title 15, sees . 251- 256), the Act entitled "An Act to fix standards for hampers, round stave baskets, and splint baskets for fruits and vegetables, and for other purposes", approved May 21, 1928 (U . S . C ., title 15, sets . 257- 257i), and the Act entitled "An Act to prevent the destruction or dumping, without good and sufficient cause therefor, of farm pro- duce received in interstate commerce by commission merchants and others and to require them truly and correctly to account for all Vol.44,p.1355. farm produce received by them", approved March 3, 1927 (U . S . C., U.S .C .,p.147. t itl e 7, s ets. 491-497), includin g the employment of such persons and means as the Secretary of Agriculture may deem necessary in the city of Washington and elsewhere, $30,238 . Tobacco stocks and standards : To enable the Secretary of Agri- To bac co stocks and standards, statistics . cultu re to carr y into eff ect the pr ovisions o f the Act entitled " An Act to provide for the collection and publication of statistics of tobacco Vol . 45, p. 1079; Vol . by the Department of Agriculture", approved January 14, 1929 41 ',1. 662. p.152. (U. S. C ., title 7, sets. 501-508), including the employment of per- sons and means in the city of Washington and elsewhere, $17,187 . Ag Cott on gr ade a nd st aple stati stics : To enable the Secretary of Cotton statistics. riculture to carry into effect the Act entitled "An Act authorizing Vol.C 41 p.172. 146 . the Secretary of Agriculture to collect and publish statistics of the grade and staple length of cotton", approved March 3, 1927 (U. S. C ., title 7, sees. 471-476), $224,517 . United States Cotton Futures and United States Cotton Stand- Cott on Fu tures Act . ards Acts : To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into 40`p.136 .p' 476 effect the provisions of the United States Cotton Futures Act, as u. S. C.,p. 1130 . amended March 4, 1919 (U. S. C ., title 26, sees. 1090-1106), and to A Cotton Standards carry into effect the provisions of the United States Cotton Stand- Vol.42, p.1517. ards Act, approved March 4, 1923 (U. S. C ., title 7, sees. 51-65), L. s. p- 112, including all expenses nece ssary for the purchase of equipment and supplies ; for travel ; for the employment of persons in the city of W as hin gt on a nd e ls ew he re ; and for all other expenses, including rent outside the District of Columbia, that may be necessary in executing the provisions of these Acts, including such means as may Eff ectu ating agree- ments as to standar ds, be necessary for effectuating agreements heretofore or hereafter made etc., in foreign coun- with cotton associations, cotton exchanges, and other cotton organ- tries. izations in foreign countries, for the adoption, use, and observance of universal standards of cotton classification, for the arbi tration
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