LIVESTOCK SIT SITUATION i iL L E of off continued gro growth groth th population in III Southern Cali Cah and a healthy demand for I is s reflected in nn the slaughter 11 e tock reports for Los Ange Ange- county count during the first firt three of 1931 These statIstIcs that not only was the March of cattle and lambs the lar est for that month on record Los Angeles count but hut also that the slaughter of cat cattle and sheep and lambs time the first quarter of the year v were ere ere the large largest t on record the county The rhe sheep and lamb slaughter shows sho a bus increase oti 0 over er any prey pre ions lOUS perIOd Hog slaughter for the period is larger than last ear and is the largest on record the single exception of 1928 1938 In the country a as a whole is showing a decrease ly b federal inspection fig fig- fig Cattle slaughter in III far l h hm the United States was time the with exception e of the past two years cars since 1916 Nd Na hog slaughter wIth with one onee e was as the smallest since Sheep slaughter laughter while lule a slight national d de de- de from from a year ago has been lar e e eer everywhere er shere herc The rhe hea heavy demand for meat in III Southern California in the fa fact t tor reduced demand reflected else lse indicates that Southern like their meat and amI are willing and able to buy Thi- Thi Thiis is important to western v stockmen ho formerly were ere forced to slug theIr In h livestock esto k to distant eastern markets rime rhe tables are now re reversed and muddle middle western stock stok stockmen stockmen men are arc shipping grain gram fed stock e westward t tar ar to the P Pacific dune Coast Tins Thus TIn 1 is possible only because e the marl markets marlet et are higher Ingber grade for glade than middle w we- we e eat t emu eln markets i t y ers 11 ne ime e encouraged h by the strong trong upward UP mo Inch w helm took place in mum wool prices sit foreign markets during March according to the United States Stites De Dc Depan pan pal of Agriculture At- At At Attempts tempts to mh alt advance ante anee the raw ra w ool markets in III th the domestic market bate ha so o far slight suc suc- success success ces cess howe er Continued improve improvement e ment in m foreign markets ool es cs wool growers rea reason reason n for encouragement encouragement as does doC doc tit th th fact that wool consumption In the ir the United Stites ha has shown 11 an i 1 clease this y car to date Pres Present nt indications point to probable slight sligh decrease m iii the world orld clip for 1031 a as a aI I of expected e redu ion on in III Southern here coup countries rues rles An increase Worthem e in min anticipated m In cin Worth Worth- North em ii Hemisphere phero i luch how ho hoe es e eer er account for only JQ 30 per percent percent percent cent of the orld worlds world's s 's production n of combing and clothing wool