PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 109-MAY 5,1945 50 Stat. 903. 7U. .C., Supp. IV, ch. 34. Cotton fiber anal- yses. 55 Stat. 131 . 7 U. S. C., Supp. IV, i 473d. 49 Stat. 731. 45 Stat. 1079. SUGAR ACT To enable the Secretary to carry into effect the provisions, other than those specifically relating to the Philippine Islands, of the Sugar Act of 1937, approved September 1, 1937, as amended (7 U. S . C . 1100- 1183), including the employment of persons and means, in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, as authorized by said Act, $48,446,000, to remain available until June 30, 1947. MARKETING SERVICE For the employment of such persons and means in the city of Washington and elsewhere (including not to exceed $1,228,446 for departmental personal services in the District of Columbia) as may be necessary in conducting investigations, experiments, and demon- strations, either independently or in cooperation with public or pri- vate agencies, organizations, or individuals, as follows: Market news service: For collecting, publishing, and distributing, by telegraph, mail, or otherwise, timely information on the market 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, cottonseed, and seeds, and other agricultural products, independently and in cooperation with other branches of the Government, State agencies, purchasing and consuming organizations, and persons engaged in the production, transportation, marketing, and distribution of farm and food prod- ucts, $1,125,300. Market inspection of farm products: For enabling the Secretary, independently and in cooperation with other branches of the Govern- ment, State agencies, purchasing and consuming organizations, boards of trade, chambers of commerce, or other associations of businessmen or trade organizations, and persons or corporations engaged in the production, transportation, marketing, and distribution of farm and food products, whether operating in one or more jurisdictions, to investigate and certify to shippers and other interested parties the class, quality, and condition of cotton, tobacco, fruits, and vegetables, whether raw, dried, canned, or otherwise processed, poultry, butter, hay, and other perishable farm products when offered for interstate shipment or when received at such important central markets as the Secretary may from time to time designate, or at points which may be conveniently reached therefrom under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, including payment of such fees as will be reason- able and as nearly as may be to cover the cost for the service rendered, $474,000. Marketing farm products: For acquiring and diffusing among the people of the United States useful information relative to the stand- ardization, classification, grading, preparation for market, handling, and marketing of farm and food products, including the demonstra- tion and promotion of the use of uniform standards of classification of American farm and food products throughout the world, and for making analyses of cotton fiber as provided by the Act of April 7, 1941 (7 U. S . C . 473d), $388,000. Tobacco Acts: To enable the Secretary to carry into effect the provisions of "An Act to establish and promote the use of standards of classification for tobacco, to provide and maintain an official tobacco-inspection service, and for other purposes", approved August 23, 1935 (7 U. S . C . 511-511q), "An Act to provide for the collection and publication of statistics of tobacco by the Department of Agri- culture", approved January 14,1929 (7 U. S. C. 501-508), as amended, [59 STAT.
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