Show I SHEEP AND CATTLE TRADE Farmers of Duchesne county will be interested in the outlook for sheep industry as given by the Western Report and local information Sheep production in the United States has expanded markedly since 1922 and is now faced with the problem of disposing of a larger larger larger lar lar- lar- lar ger production of lambs Lamb production is at a high level and poor range Is expected to cause western to market more than the usual proportion of the lamb crop and to hold back fewer ewe lambs It is impossible that present high levels of production will be maintained long at existing prices The relative increase in domestic I wool consumption since November 1930 has been greater than the increase increase increase in in- crease in cotton consumption and andis andis is in marked contrast to the low activity in many other ines of in In- In Wool is rather sensitive to all changes in the general price level usually falling sooner and farther in periods of general price declines declines declines de de- clines and rising more in periods of recovery than the average level of prices of all commodities The present number of beef cattle cattle cattle cat cat- tle in the United States is favorable favora favora- ble to the beef cattle industry al also also also al- al so the long time outlook for cattlemen cattlemen cattlemen cat cat- in the western states is quite favorable An improved business situation may be expected and there is a growing demand for market cattle on the western coast Such favorable factors will tend to offset the depressing effect effect ef ef- of increasing numbers Should a heavy liquidation occur this year it will tend to improve the price situation during the next few years |