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Show MERCHANDISE VALUESLOWER County Assessor Announces 10 Per Cent Cut On Store Inventories. Assessments on merchandise In Utah county this year will be 10 percent lower than last year, deputy depu-ty county assessors were informed Friday - at a meeting in the city and county building, prior to the beginning of the annual valuation of property in the county. Merchandise will be assessed at 70 per cent of the sworn, inventory value as of January 1 this year, instead in-stead of the 80 per cent that has been assessed for many years. The 10 percent drop puts Utah county on a par now with the other counties coun-ties of the state. County Assessor Robert L. Elliott El-liott and his chief deputy, M. D. Radmall, were assisted in giving assessing information to the 23 deputies by two of the state tax commissioners, H. P. Leatham and George Critchlow. Decision as to whether or not there will be a decrease in valuation valua-tion this year will be reached at a meeting of the state commission, county commission, and Mr. Elliott later. The valuation will, in most cases, be the same as last year, except for a noticeable decrease in the valuation of sheep and cattle. Following is shown the change in valuation: Range cattle i calves (weaners), 1933 $7, 1932 $8 1 to $9; cows 1933 $12, 1932, $15, $iS; yearlings 1933 $12, 1932 $14, $15; two-year old steers 1933 $16, 1932 ; $20; dairy cows 1933 $25, 1932 $30; : stock sheep 1933 $2, 1932 $2.25. ! Other valuations for 1933 are: Swine, $3; horses, $25; foxes, red, $7, silver $20; poultry, .25 bees, $2 a hive. |