Show PRICE StUMP SLUMP HITS IDAHO SHEEP SEP DEALERS Market Quotations for Spring Lambs Lower Than They Paid to Herdsmen By reason of at the drop rop In prices for tor lambs and mutton in Chicago and nd Omaha Omaha Oma Orna- ha the Oregon Short Line Lino finds Its Itself with a a. surplus of ot s stock cars and arid a i number of ot sheep and lamb contractors contractors of ot Idaho have suffered Buttered a loss of ot many thousands of ot dollars The greater part of ot tho the lamb crop was bought up by contractors In Idaho and these those contractors contractors contractors con con- tractors Were holding tho the animals for higher prices When hen the tho price of ot lambs went to cars were ordered by tho the contractors as It was expected prices as high as as- 7 S would prevail In n Chicago In some somo instances instance tho lamb lambs were loaded on cars cara and bills of lading made mado out for movement cast east when J n E news s of ho tho sudden d drop o u in I I I l. l u prices was received lambs wore unloaded and the tho cars turned back to the tho railroad It is estimated there thero are arc stock cars cara between Pocatello and Weiser that were ordered by br sheep contractors contractors con con- tractors who refuse to ship until prices advance Reports from Idaho to the local railroads state that contractors who bought heavily in lambs during the spring aro are In a bad fix financially as the price of ot lambs has decreased until it is lower than the price paid by the contractors It Is sold saId one ono contractor who was offered a a. profit of at 1 n n. head on lambs refused It and that under tho tine market markot price quoted yesterday his loss Ios is more moro than thana a 1 U a n. head It is also reported that Idaho banks which advanced money to sheep contractors contractors contractors con con- tractors ore are pressing them for payment payment pay pay- ment and it is said that unless prices go up soon a number of oC contractors in southern Idaho will Trill bo be embarrassed Tho The Oregon Short Line has hRs concentrated concentrated concentrated concen concen- its box cars at division points and has received a number of ot box boxcars boxcars boxcars cars from the Union Pacific and the Washington Oregon Railroad Navigation Navigation Navigation Navi Navi- gation company to handle wheat and potato shipments from 1 Idaho aho Winter Inter wheat has hos been cut and threshed and andIs andis andis is ready for tor shipment but spring wheat will not bo threshed for moro more than two weeks |