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Show THE 8UH. FBIOE, UTAH EVBET FRIDAY. PAGE TWO SHEEP PRICES HOLDING FIRM WITH LAMBS TEN TO FIFTEEN CENTS LOWER Xhi Bun Special Service. KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 2. Hog pricec developed a moderate decline today, but at the lower prices there was an active demand. Pigs were high' er and sold up to $8.00. Average qual- ity of the offerings in the cattle divi sion was not up to (be standard of last week, but as soon as killers gut a line on the offerings trade became active at fully steady prices. There was a demand for stockers and feeders. God were ten to fifteen cents lower and sheep steady. Eeeeipts today were cattle, 22, OW hogs and 10,000 compared with 11,000 rattle, 19,000 hugs and 9000 sheep a week ago and 7100 cattle, 9250 hogs and 12,750 sheep a year ago. The bulk of todays rattle supply was in the pens early and most of the offerings sold at steady prices. Buyers were inclined to be bearish at the outset, but with beef prices rejHrted higher at Eastern distributing points the general outlet for eattle increased and a good clearance was rejKirted. No strictly choice steers arrived aud even the yearling and mixed classes were not as attractive as they have been. Most of the early sales were at $8.00 to $9.00 with a few bringing $9.10 to $9.25. Home common qualsteers brought $6 A0 to ity half-fa- t Cows and heifera were fully steady and in a few cases eows selling into a moderate advance. Veal calves and bulls were steady. Trade in stockers and feeders developed a considerable volume at unchanged prices. Demand waa on both feeding and grating accounts. A further exjtansiun in the volume of demand is expected as the Wk'.Crt forest though this phase of work is only incidental to the duties of administering the packers and stockyards set This is done by the secretary of agriculture through-special unit and waa designed to prevent and correct irregularities abuses such aa unfair discrimina tory or deceptive practices, the control of prices and adjust the rates or charges on the part of packers or agencies at the important lire stock a Not only are the Ogdenstockyards advancing rapidly as a market for eattle, sheep and hogs, but recently there has been a revival in the pure woik horses. This is occasioned by increased construction work and also by efforts by farmers in the planting of crops this season. Fees collected in the department of agriculture the past mouth aggregattd $2321.63. Brand inspection, $1507.05; recording, $241; egg license, $46; hotels, $130.00; farm product insjwc-tio- u $6.00; stallion registration, $48.-9tale of furs, $318.58; sheep inspection, $6.99; bee license, $19.99; to- UNFAIR PRACTICES AT SOME MARKETS PROHIBITED tal, $2321.03. and quantity of entries at It has long been the p retie of some theQuality Sixth Annual Live Stock show commission finna at live stuck market- which opened at North Salt Lake last ing ceuters to make what are called Tuesday is better snd larger than ever Several head of anistring sales. to J. 1L Manderfifld, mals belonging to different owners before, according "This is the jargest would be sold in one transaction at one superintendent. the interaiountain district has ever price aud the commission firm would had, says he. "I have never seen a then arbitrarily place figures on the liettcr collection of animals. There are different lots. Through such a prac- almost twice as many entries as last tice an individual frequently would not receive a fair price. This waa one year. of the early problems confronting the Tluns for the control of public lands packers and stockyards administration now used for grazing is included in a of the United States dejwrtment of bill which is to be presented to the agriculture, charged with the duty of next congress, a copy of which was resujiervising the meat packing industry ceived last Tuesday by F. R. Marshall, and the agencies at the live stock mar- secretary of the National Wuolgrow-er- s association. This makes such conkets. Investigation resulted in issuing instructions prohibiting the string trol something on the order of local sales except under certain safeguards. option. Districts may be established, Provision was made, however, for such if the bill becomes a law, on the exsales of several owners as pressed desire of a majority of the are authorised. people who use the lands in question Another undesirable practice which or are interested in them. The formais being corrected by the administra- tion of districts is not required. tion is that of marking up. A comWhen a chattel mortgage on a flock mission man would sell a number of of sheep covers also the increase thereanimals of different grades at one of the lambs that are dropped ;the folprice and then himself adjust with lowing summer are included, 'accordsliipiters for various grades. This was ing to a decision by Judge Elisa Hana deception upon the shipjwr as to the sen of the Fourth District court, which real selling price and gave the commis- Was affirmed by the suureme court of sion merchant an op;ort unity fur un- Utah last Friday. The higher courts fair advertising of his sales results. action holds that the owners of the The live stock sujiervisor are requir- mortgage collect the proceeds of may ing all firma to reiort true prices, the sale of the lambs, $1450, sold by which does away with "marking up. M. II. Roberts, the mortgagor, to WilThis docs not prevent commission liam Craven aud John O. Watters just firms from prorating on alarnt a year after the mortgage was shipments when projicrly instructed written, for Hint price. by I he consignors and authorized to Dr. W. A. Stephenson, the state live do so. stock inspector, says that while complete reMirts have not yet lieen receivPacking Plant Output ed from the insjiectors who have been D. 31. March WASHINGTON, C., A drop of more than two billion dol- looking for cattle scabies among the lars or 48 per eeut between 1919 and herds of Emery and Kieh counties, no 1921 in the value of products of estab- such disease has as yet lieen rejiorted lishments engaged primarily in slaugh- and the work is now nearing rumpleand meat tering (Continued on Page Eight.) )arking (wholesale), which two years ago was the largest industry of the country in jmiut of value of products. The value of these NEW was placed at $230,942,000 in 1921, compared with $4,2463L000 in 1919 and $1,651,965,000 in 1914. There was an increase of 33 per cent in 1921 as compared with 1914. I rices for products prevailing in 1921 and 1919 were largely reaiKmiuble for the decline and fewer animals were slaughtered. More sheep and lambs were slaughtered two years ago than in 1919, but fewer beeves, calves and hogs. The number of animal slaughtered in 1921 was 68,237,143,000 pounds, while in 1019 the number was 7337, IKK) and the dressed weight 13,435,720,000 jaiunds. $7.-5- 0. season advances. ling prices declined ten to fifteen eentSL The top of $8.25 waa paid by tradera and $825 by the shipfiers and packers. The bulk of the offerings sold at $8.00 to $8.20. Packing aowa were ten cents lower at $7.25 to $7.40 and pigs and stock hoga strong to twenty-fiv- e cents higher. Top $8.00. The action in the general hog market indicates no further materil decline in prices as demand is broad, and Eastern reports show higher prices for pork products and lard. Demand for stock Logs has increased considerably with warmer weather. Bheep prices held firm and lambs were ten to fifteen eents lower. Ewes in fleeee sold up to $8.75 and clipp'd wethers at $8.00. Fat lamha brought $1875 to $14.25 and all rliped lambs $10.60 to $11.25. Home Arisons spring lambs the first of the season brought $14.50. SHEEP IN UTAH ABE NOW FREE FROM THE SCABIES hand in the fight fur eradication of scabies. Thomas Uedmoud, chief sheep inspector, has rejwrted. Beveral herds were found infected last year, but the prompt dipping done at that time has since proven effective end inspections to date have failed to reveal the pres once of a single scab either among the herds formerly infected or others. In the last biennium, which was officially ended last Saturday, 34,309 head were found infected. During the two years immediately preceding 138,413 were diseased. Appointment of deputy were announced Saturday. Roy lugsley for Western Box Elder Much Sought After. county; A. E. Austin, Eastern Box El2. Aa a result of der; A. V. McKay, Welter, Cache and thePROVO, April achieved by Utah counreputation Morgan; Stanley Wilson, Rich; State Senator G. Frank Ryan, Wasatch; J. ty dairy cattle for their freedom from M. Mirkelson, Duchesne ; L. L. Colton, tuberculosis and high production averUintah; A. (J. Stemhridge, Summit; age. the eyes of Western dairy renters Leslie Wrnthnll, Tooele except Deep are turning to this section for the reof their herds. A jiartic-ularlCreek; Arthur llenroid. Parker, Nev., plenishment fine market is developing as far in Western of Juab charge temjxtrarily us California. One of the direct county and the Deep ('reek territory; away of the growing popularity of E. W. ('lay, Western Millard; lands results 1 lul.steins anil the Jersey of this disEastern Juab and Southern Garrett, trict is the purchase in less than two Utah; Sjieiirer Madsen, Sanpete, in weeks of two cnrloads of heifers for which county ho successor has hern the club at Richfield in Sevier hoys named as yet to succeed J. (). Jordan, County couuty. Agent George F. Holm-stea- d Sevier and resigned, Richfield, Piute,! of Sevier is now coming after W. J. Johnson, Beaver; W.1I. Lymun, North Iron; J. E. liaslam. South Iron; the uecond carload to lie made up of Lb 11. Esplin, Kane; T. F. Sevv, West fifteen Jerseys and twelve llolsteins. Garfield; II. Gates, Jr., East Garfield; Esther Canin,Nnrth Utah; L. Rich- WITH THE LIVE STOCKMEN OF EASTERN UTAH ards, Carbon, Utah and Wasatch south of the forest; L. W, Peterson, Shearing lagan last Monday at the Emery ; L. W. Okerlund, Wayne; II. E. Green River corrals of W. D. Thuinp-aoHerbert, East Grand; vacancy in San Numerous Eastern Utah flocks Theodore Lake Salt McKean, Juan; and Davis; vacancy in Daggett; J. T. are to he cared for there. David N. Hatch, engaged in live Neal, Ogden, inspector at large. stock raising and fanning at Vernal YARDS SUPERVISORS HELP IN- for a number of yckrs, last week filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy. DIVIDUAL SHIPPERS Liabilities $17,590.18 and assets $250. stock-yarExemption $150. of and the Supervisors puckers E. B. Silencer, supervisor of La Sal administration of the United States department of agriculture lo- National forest, calls attention to the cated at nineteen of the important lire fact that grazing fees for the 1923 Reastock markets frequently assist indi- son in amounts exceeding ten dollars vidual shippers with their problems. It may lie paid by the permittees in two is not necessary to go to Washington, installments as was done last year. D. C., to have complaints heard. The Fifty per cent of these must be prior supervisors make direct contact with to the entrance of stock upon the fur-shippers and agencies at the markets and are available every day. Recently s country buyer bought a ear of cattle, from a woman and gave her a draft on And, At Right the commission firm to which he would He took cattle. the the animals! ship and the woman turned the draft over; to her banker. When the stock were, sold on the market the commission men applied the proceeds on a large over-- 1 Plumbing the kind that lasts draft on the part of the Iradcr. When: at a price that does not hurt. V the woman draft arrived the eonimis- ie sooner yon call ns the qnick-w- e sion man refused it. The ca.--e was re-- ; will be there. ferred tgtlie Kujcrvinor and by him to: the Washington office. Attorneys of; the administration instructed the firm; that they would be required to pay the Reed Plumbing and Heating woman the proceeds from the sale of 18 North IMglifti Street ber cattle. Late reporta were to the Phone 200 eifect that settlement was being made. The case is typical of a PRICE. U T A H number large fcf cases settled by the supervisors, al- - NS ea More People Praise Castle Gate and Clear Creek Coals rlh For more than twenty-nin- e years these two famous coals the favorites of the West-h- ave been growing in popularity. They are clean, freeburning and economical to use. il tu way. ri I i'tii I ASK YOUR DEALER m UTAH FUEL CO. Miners and Shippers of Castle Gate and Gear Creek Coal AND GUARDIANSHIP riUn.TE Clerk Or Consult County NO-ti- XOTK'E TO CONTRACTORS KEAL-e- d blits will be received by the undersigned up to 10 o'clock a. m., April 17, 1923, for the following: A toilet and boilerroom addition to the public school building at Helper, Utah. The work will lie let In two parts, one covering the general contract and the other the plumbing. An addition to the public school building at Btorrs, Utah. The work will be let in two parts general contract and heutlng, ventilating and plumbing. Phtna and specifications fur the above have been prepared by Cannon & Fetter, architects, and are available to bidders at their office in the Templeton building, Balt Lake City, Utah, or at the office of the undersigned. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for at leant S per cent of the amount thereof, made payable to the undersigned, this amount to be forfeited to the district If the accompanying bid la accepted and the bidder then falls to enter Into the contract or to furnish the bond required. Contract and bond form may be eeen at the office of the architects. A deposit of $7.60 will be required for each set of plana and specifications given out, thla to be returned on the return of the eet In good order provided the one securing 1 has submitted a bid In proper form. The right la re c Re- spective Signers For Further NOTICE TO CHKDITORS ESTATE of John Hardison Pare, Deceased. Creditors will present claims with vouchers to the undersigned at the office of 11. W. Dalton in Price Utah, on or before the 20th day of June, A. D 1923. llarvey Alexander Pace, Edith Ann Prince, Ltiray H. Pace, Administrators of the Estate of John Hardison Pap. First pub., March 30; last April c Lpi Have you a good supply of these excellent fuels in your bins? You will find them satisfactory in every 20, 22. MODES SPONSOR GREAT VARIETY FOR STREET WEAR state still retains the Ipper "8 fn Every Day In Every Way More and 0; ht-c- The eat, while the remaining amount ean be paid in the fall, the date to be anhere the total fee nounced later on. amounts to leas than ten it must be paid in cue sum prior to entering the served to reject any or all bkk OF EDUCATION OF CAR&A TY SCHOOL DISTRICT f STATE OF UTAH. Ly Carti.fi sen, President, and Ida 'f Clerk, First pub., Mar. SO; last A a It,; TIIE JUSTICES (DCBtoK Precinct, Carbon County b, fore J, W, Hammond, Juas, Peace. Eastern Utuh Taltph N pany, ers-He- ant a Corporation, f Plalatiti Wholesale Compaq Summons. The But the Defendant: You an moned to appear befora thtu,v titled court within ten dap ri' service of this summon served within the county tin action is brought, otham twenty days after thla aerria fend the above entitled utta against you to recover tk M8.40 with Interest for takftw Ice from September 22, lllti ber Id, 1922, and In caaa al ure ao to do, Judgment will' ed against you according tot of tho complaint J. ff. Hil Justice of the Peace. ELk terney For Plaintiff, Pries Bt First pub., March I; lastAjtSf Rubber stamps of all I m ; y Specials In Chin; and Glassware n. ds j the ; Prices . Salt and Pepper Shakers Cereal Dishes Cups and Saucers Dinner Sets Large Assortment Patterns? 42-Pie- By JULIA BOTTOMLEY You are sure to like these two street costumes for spring, because the hallmark of the new season is so plainly stamped on them to start with and then they are handsome and practical. e The classic, tailored suit has not disapjieared, but the mood of the mode ealls for softer and severe lines not more beautiful, but differ-- , ent. The three-piec- e and the street frock each represented by a handsome example in the picture their claims for cnriMdcrathin inprecni all the display-- , outnumbering, in many collections, the more familiar tyje of lreet suit. They all follow the lead ot fashion in adopting the straightline siHnuiie, but there -. ncveri.hele . an endless variety of design in lin'h dresses and three pin e muts. n j;,. latPr the aftail.id lib,;:;,. r j, of figure-- er pe or s, Ik it; ;y (r:eutal designs, arid quite vtwo-piec- ! idly colored, but there are plenty of quiet color combinations. One of those new knitted weaves appears in the frock pictured at the left. It is in burnt taffy color with a stripe effect made by variation in the weave and the fabric has been ingeniously, managed. A panel with stripes running horizontally is introduced at the front,' extending from a short yoke to the lwt- torn of the dress. Dockets on the hips' are also cut with horizontal stripes' and lwlow them a sequence of buttons overed with the tabric runs to the' hemline on both sides. A smart metal- -' lie girdle fastens with claps at the e truiit. The suit has a long- -' sleeved bodice of plnin mqie de chine. and skirt of twill. The jacket covered with allover embroidery in the color of the suit and has a plaited! ed ui;h f ; dra:- -! cry at the front. The skirt is a wrap' around model. HESa j two-piec- : .jfi-k- ce In j. Glass Baking Dishes Pyrex and Glasbak yesi mac aafl C. II. STEVENSON LIBER One Piece Ora Carload : m-- Oh Handpainted Chinaware cl i Qi Ui Phones 111 or 26, Price, Utah. Hi rc whi ufa of up lav, |