Federal Register - September 3, 1953
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REGISTER
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NUMBER 173
Washington, Thursday, September 3, 1953
TITLE 7 AGRICULTURE
Chapter Vili Production and Market ing Administration Sugar Branch, Department of Agriculture Subchapter I Determination of Prices Sugar Determination 873.6
P art 873 S ugarcane ; F lorida
1953 CROP
Pursuant to the provisions of section 301 c 2 of the Sugar Act of 1948, as amended hereinafter referred to as "act , after investigation, and due con sideration of the evidence presented at the public hearing held at Clewiston, Florida, on May 6, 1953, the following determination is hereby issued:
873.6 Fair and reasonable prices for the 1953 crop of Florida sugarcane. A
producer of sugarcane in Florida who processes sugarcane purchased from other producers hereinafter referred to as "processor , shall be deemed to have complied with the provisions of section 301 c 2 of the act with respect to the 1953 crop if he pays or contracts to pay for such sugarcane in accordance with the following requirements.
a Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the term:
1 Price of raw sugar1 means the daily spot quotation of raw sugar of the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange domestic contract adjusted to a duty Paid basis by adding the U. S. duty pre vailing on Cuban raw sugar, except, that if the Director of the Sugar Branch de termines that such price does not reflect the true market value of sugar, because of inadequate volume or other factors, he may designate the price to be effec tive under this section.
Raw sugar means raw sugar of 96 Polarization.
e su&arcane means sugarcane, as delivered by a producer to a processor, rom which has been deducted the eight of trash determined in the custo mary manner.
4 "Standard sugarcane means sugcane containing 12.5 percent sucrose in ine normal juice.
5 Salvage sugarcane means sug arcane containing less than 9.5 percent sucrose in the normal juice.
b Basic price. 1 The basic price for standard sugarcane shall be not less than $1.07 per ton for each one-cent per pound of the average price of raw sugar obtained by weighting the simple average of daily prices of raw sugar for each week in which sugar is sold by or for the account of the processor by the quantity of 1953 crop raw sugar or raw sugar equivalent of the sugar sold dur ing each week: Provided, however, That the resultant weighted average price may be reduced by the average cost per pound of raw sugar for storage, insur ance, and other related costs actually incurred on such sugar as a result of marketing allotments. The weighted average price of raw sugar and the de ductions provided in this subparagraph shall be approved by the Florida State Committee of the Production and Mar keting Administration hereinafter re ferred to as State Committee .
2 The basic price for salvage sugarcan shall be as agreed upon between the processor and the producer.
c Conversion of net sugarcane to standard sugarcane. Net sugarcane ex cept salvage sugarcane shall be con verted to standard sugarcane by apply ing to the average sucrose content of all sugarcane delivered by a producer the applicable quality factor in accordance with the following table:
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Agriculture Department See Production and Marketing Administration.
Coast Guard Rules and regulations:
Explosives or other dangerous cargoes within or contiguous to waterfront facilities; han dling of explosives__________
Notices :
Under Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries of Commerce;
delegations of authority un der Reorganization Plan No.
5 of 1950_______________________
Notices:
Assistant Secretary of Defense Properties and Installa tions ; delegation of au thority with r e s p e c t to certification of construction, replacement or reactivation of bakery, laundry or drycleaning facilities___________
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Federal Communications Com mission
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1The quality factor for sugarcane of inter mediate percentage of sucrose in normal juice shall be interpolated and for sugarcane having more than 15.5 percent sucrose in the normal juice shall be computed in proportion to the immediately preceding interval.
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Defense Department
Notices:
Hearings, etc.:
Order closing Galveston, Tex., ship inspection office.
Royal Oak Broadcasting Co.
Average percent sucrose Standard sugarcane in normal juice:
et al_______ _________ _____
quality factor1
9.5
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South Jersey Broadcasting 1 0 . 0 ---------------.75
Co. and Patrick Joseph 10.5
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Stanton___________________
11.0 ______________
.85
Straits Broadcasting Co. and 11.5
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Midwestern Broadcasting 12 .0 _______________
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Co_______________________
12.5
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13.0
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Superior Television, Inc., et 13.5
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14.0
1.15
Times-World Corp. and Ra 14.5
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dio Roanoke, Inc________ _
15.0
15.5
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Commerce Department
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Power Commission
Notices :
Hearings, etc.:
California Oregon Power Co_
Equitable Gas Co., and Mis sissippi Valley Gas Co_____
Southern Pennsylvania Power Co. et al___________________
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