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Show THE SUIT, PRICE, UTAH PAGE TWO SHEEP ME IS ACTIVE WITH FRIDAY, DECEMBER U, EVERT FRIDAY STRONGER TENDENCY AS TO PRICES 8ua nKANSAS iU Special Berries. CITY, Mo., Dee. 20. Trade in eattle opened the week fairly active at steady prices. Receipts vrers about normal for this period of the year. However, quality was plain to medium mostly shortfed steers. growers have been influened to sell prematurely and at lower prices than they could have had if they had held on. The chairman of the committee objected to writing into the bill any provisions for stopping this practice, partially on the ground that some lines of agriculture want price forecasts, but he promised, if a special bill is introduced, to aid in getting an eariy hearing upon it. Colton earlier today talked wkh Secretary of Agriculture Jardine about the complaint of the woolg rowers, and found the secretory inclined to agree that it was well founded. The secretary promised to look into the law under which price forecasts are made to ascertain whether he ean, without special legislation, deal with the situation which Colton go- brought up. He admitted, it was reTrade in fat eattle held steady with ported, the sheepmen had good ground , last weeks close. Nothing choice to for their complaint prime was offered, and the average WITH THE LIVE STOCKMEN OF quality was not particularly inviting. EASTERN UTAH Killers, however, bought freely and the fat steers were fairly well cleaned Utah State fair officials have authno by noon. Most of them sold at orized the construction of a new cat meal Gome Southwest $7.50 to $9.25. and hullfeds brought $6.75 to $8.50. tie barn, aufficient to house two hunA few good grainfed yearlings went dred head. The eost is given as fifat $1150. Practically all the longfed teen thousand dollars. The live stock committee of the steers marketed, and the $12.00 to $13.10 kind in evidence last Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce last week will not be available in the next Friday completed the organization for few months. Cow stuff sol slowly at the annual Intermountain Live Stock weak prices. Heifers and calves were show at Zion beginning March 29, steady. Most of the cows brought 1927. J. IL Manderfield was again se$5.00 to $6.00, eanners and cutters lected manager; R. N. Mead, secre$3.85 to $4.65 and the shortfed heifers tary, and R. W. lloggan, field secre$7.00 to $850." Choice veal calves tary. In addition to the main attrac$1050 to $11.00. The holiday season tion there will be a horse show and cheeked the demand for stockers anl daily exhibition! of horsmanship unfeeders. Prices were quoted easier. der the direction of Capt. A. H. Indications are that the letup in in- Jones, in eharga of the army remount quiry will be only temporary and that work at the state capitaL late winter and spring prices will be Three speakers on the program for the annual convention of the Utah higher than at the present time. Urgent demand sent hog prices up State Wool grow era, in Salt Lake City, ten to fifteen today and an early January 24th, have been announced. clearance was reported. This advance Frank J. Ilagenbarth, president of the National Woolgrowers; J. H. took the mrakrt to within twenty-fiv- e eenta of the recent high point and a Manderfield, general manager of the dime above a week ago. The 170 to Salt Lake Union stockyards, and Har260 pounds sold at $11.40 to $11.65, den Bennion, stats commissioner of 260 to 300 pounds $11.20 to $1155, 140 (OeatlBBid Ob Pass Pear) to 165 pounds $11.15 to $11.45, packing sows $10.00 to $10.75, stags $9.50 to $10.25 and stock hogs and pigs Caucus $1L25 to $11.75. Receipts will be light the rest of this week and prices should show a further advance. Carl R. Marcusen, state chairman, Trade in the sheep division was acgot tive with some stronger tendency in Salt baek to Price last Sunday from Lake City. Utah republicans are prices. Last weeks decline took the to have their eauena on Saturday, market to the lowest position of the season and indications are that a January 8th. At sueh time the incomand holdover legislators are to rally is due in the next fe days. Fat ing lnwha are quoted at $1150 to $12.20, decide whieh of their number is to be 0 speaker of the house and president of yearlings $9.00 to $10.00, wethers the senate during the approaching to $8.00, and ewes $5.00 to $6.25. session. Says last Sunday's Tribune: Marcusen, who arrived here yesterConditions An Ginn. day morning with Mrs. Marcusen, will Fewer eattle and more lambs on return to Price today. Although it feed for spring markets in the seven was that the state chairman reported Western States are now reported bp would eonfer with members of the George A. Scott, regional live stocic legislature while here, few of them statistician at Salt Lake City with were aware that he was in the the department of agriculture, in his No conference was held as fareity. aa December report just issued. The de- could be learned. Juat Mareu-ae- n why crease in eattle feeding is not considdecided to hasten baek to Price, ered sufficient to justify talk of a waa a matter of interested therefore, shortage, but it is likely that Cal- peculation. One offered was that the ifornia and the coast markets will be state chairman, when he reached Salt compelled to widen their supply area Lake City, found considerable differafter about the middle of January ence of opinion as to who should lie is evidence of sn no Likewise there the officers of the two presiding oversupply of lambs on feed for the houses and decided that the present Northwestern markets. Utah end Cal was not the right time for conferifornia show the largest increase in ences. It ia understood that he will lambs on feed with Arizona, Nevada the legislators together some time get numand Oregon also having large; late this month, ao as to prevent un bers in lots. The statistician says necessary ripples at the republican 4 will California It is apparent that which is to be held two days caucus, require but few lambs this winter before the opening of the legislature. from Utah and Idaho outside of these When Marcusen waa asked whethalready contracted for and being fed er he would eall a preliminary conby coast concerns in these states, ex ference at which differences could be cept possibly late in the season. ironed out before the day of the cauhe said: 'There is nothing to iron cus, Sanpete Sheep Arrive. out If several candidates for presiThe shipment of American sheep dent of the senate and of the to Russia, the largest percentage of house have support it isspeaker not an nnus-uwhich was purchased in Utah and the condition. It is what one eoutd Intermountain region, has reached expect. In addition to Marcusen sevsafely its future home, according to eral prominent members of the legisinformation from J. W. Pineus of the lature were here Saturday. Among agriciritural department of the Am these was Senator W. D. Candland of torg Trading corporation, New York, Mt. Pleasant, representing Sanpete fiscal agent for the Russian govern- county, who has been mentioned for ment commission that visited the West president of the senate, and State and made the purchases last fall. The Representatives II. II. Conch of Morpurchases in America numbered ap gan, representing Morgan county, and proximately seventeen hundred bead S. M. Jorgensen of Satina, representand of this number more than a thou- ing Sevier, who are looked upon as sand were taken in Utah. Will Cl os, leading contenders for the post of shepherd with the John IL Sejly speaker of the house. Both the flocks at Mt. Pleasant, accompanied in the senate and in the house are the sheep to Russia. Cloa, who helped looked upon as close and uncertain. the Seelys develop their Rambouillrt While prevailing opinion is that flocks, has been retained by the Roz the presidiqg officer of the house will government for a year. He will come from outside Salt Lake county assist leading sheepbreeders in a de- belief seems to be increasing that the velopment program in which they will president of the senate will be a loutilize the importation from America. cal senator Alonzo B. Irvine, who was speaker at the last session, or COLTON PROTESTS ACTION OF Edward R. Callister. Others who have ONE DEPARTMENT been proposed are Senator Candland, Senator John W. Peters of Brigham WASHINGTON, D. C.f Dee. 21, City, Senator LeRoy Dixon of Irovo conCongressman Colton, during the and Senator Thomas W. O'Donnell of sideration of the agricultural approp- Vernal. riations hill in the house today, entered protest against continuance of the OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL ARCH RECENTLY NAMED practice of the department of agrieul-nr- e of forecasting prices of wool and lambs. His remarks were based on a Price Chapter No. 6, Royal Arch statement that came to him from F. Masons held its annual eleetion of ofR. Marshall, secretary of the National ficers Thursday evenihg of last week, Woolgrowers association, who main- George L. Green of Standardville was tained and submitted proof showing named high priest. Others chosen are that the department price forecasts Thomas Migliaeeio, king; H. L. Sweet are more often wrong than right, and of Helper, scribe; L A. McGee, when it has told of a decline the urer; IL S. Robinett, secretary, and Cows and heifers were quoted steady to weak. Hogs were up ten to fifteen eents from last weeks closing and sheep and lambs stronger. ' In view of the. approaching holidays receipts will be moderate for the next fifteen days and small price changes are anticipated here, although Chicago will probably have liberal supplies. Receipts today were 15,000 cattle, 9000 hogs and 5000 sheep compared with 17,500 eattle, 12,000 hogs and 6000 sheep a week ago and 13,900 eattle, 9150 hogs and 11,750 sheep a year o have-bee- n lt) MAYTAG USERS MAY YDUR CHRISTMAS BE FILLED WITH dOY AND HAPPINESS AND THE NEW YEAR OVERFLOWING WITH PROSPERITY Republicans to January 8th 41taptag Sntemunmtain Company THE MAYTAG SHOP $7.-0- Main Street. Phone 200. Price, Utah J. W. Hammond,' R. J. Turner and 0. P. M. Biers ach, trustees for three, two and terms, respectively. Glen Ballinger of Helper was elected to the Carbon Masonic Temple association. Other officers appointed and installed were C. II. Stevenson, Jr., captain of the host; O. P. M. Bierssch, Dr. Sanford Ballinger and Oscar Johnson, masters of the veils, and Tony Migliaeeio, sentinel. Two of the offices will be filled at a later date. The installation ceremonies were conducted by L. A. McGee, grand high priest of Utah, following the election. As grand marshal he had Dr. Sanford Ballinger, who ia grand principal sojourner of Utah. one-ye- ar al eon-te- st in Utah Honeymen Have Many Problems The personnel of two committees to grapple with important problems facing the honey producing industry of Utah are announced by J. C. Ilenager, president of the Utah State Beekeepers association, whieh adjourned its annual convention in Salt Lake City last week. A committee composed of N. E. Miller, Provo ; A. W. Anderson, Emery; Wllford Belliston, Nephi; SjHncer Stone, Ogden, and Dan IL Itillman, Salt Lake City, will go into marthe possibilities of keting and will work out a plan. This committee, of which Ilillman is chairman, will prepare Utahs views for the Laramie, Wyo, meeting in February and at which time producers from the five Intermountain States will talk plans for a marketing program. One or two of the members to he selected at a later meeting will attend the conference. A committee composed Among our assets we like to Count the only one that money Cannot keep your good will . And, so at this holiday season, We extend to you not as a Customer alone, but as a friend Best wishes for the Coming year. -- of Belliston, Stone and Hillman, was designated to eonfer with Harden Bennion, state commissioner of agriculture, regarding possible changes in the state bee law to be proposed by the beekeeping interests to the coming legislature. Qneen Marie says our women are the happiest in the world. Now watch a lot of men'start throwing out their chests. Birth announcement cards. The San. Bessie Kennedy, linay, k |