Show LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY MAKES GOOD SHOWING SH WING men Suffered From Decline in Wool W ol But Still Had Fair Margin M General G e All Ail Along the Line li qi Every Ey ry Class la of Stock j and andAi andAU andAll Ai AU Selling at Reasonable Prices IS 15 A commonwealth I j U m 1 the tb WIM d tf 31 states statts but i she 0 raes within her limits limita a ar r H l sprinkling of ot humanity when 1 r from a meat et t consuming point I All AU American of 01 tour Bourse c are with ith lar appetites f for tor or I i juicy steak teab and hon and we W are ar ix raed as aa one of oi t ho Greatest of neat t eating nations The west we t tand I and Utah WIth It Ih reputation has hRs contributed a large larse I share hare to this thia reputation and ad any ay y con n of f the production of live livestock livestock stock within the state would be in incomplete complete without aut recognition of the demands cl maD b made upon our supply fo our own needs neede A great many people know that es 3 accredit Utah with a tion Lion in excess of Of this thia num ber ler surely sac ly a quarter of ot a million ha begun to reckon r con upon a portion cf f meat m at of one kind or another as an f Item of their daily dally diet d These expectations m IR when the industrial j I conditions permit induce the i tion In fa Utah for a twelvemonth of marly or quite pounds of I meat With this offhand estimate for fora a basis ba It is possible to make a com corn computation j which will disclose something I of or the tue extent to which we w have eaten into oar our herds and hocks flocks during the t past year YIU Wa a pave have Jaa never ver imported here any considerable le of mutton and II the p fought t by our killers for fer the of the t state js Ja se seI 1 I cured uNd almost alIa exclusively from the j flocks ef f our oar own growers but bat we do doget doget get a vary vy considerable rable portion of our supply of beef by shipment in the carcass a arca from beyond our state tate lines and on the tile hoof boot of by raft draft Wi 11 the herds herda of neighboring states And the I same is III true but to a much greater creater extent nf tt f oily oar supply of or pork and those hog boo products which find abundant sale among our oar people Observation and inquiry toad to the conclusion that diring 1901 1101 the tile people of this growing crowing commonwealth ate on an average I about 10 lt 1 per cent nt more mOle meat than th v I I hd d ben been n previously p consuming on an I that tWit of this consumption the proper I tin tion of beef beet eaten was wu in t He ta e neighbor hood of pounds This weight wel ht represents in carcasses carcas es and Indi Indicates cates cata eat that a like number Dumber of ot cattle were required to 10 take the beef Id edge d e oft off our peoples people appetites appetite in twelve months montu of times time More Eaten BIlten We dont eat as much mutton as we 10 to of other meats and especially of eef but our aversion to getting wool in n OWl our teeth diminishes as the difficulty kf f getting It K our backs Increases in lad J we are gradually making away a way with more mutton A conser Live es ea n tim te of comparative cattle and sheep killing in III this state for food purposes is b eight sheep to one beef According ly during the year we have bave killed a half million of our sheep to supply the I 50 pounds rc of or mutton consumed con by our OUt own population during the year Data Da for anything like a dependable statement regarding home use of hog bG products is more difficult to obtain We are probably using in it Utah up wards of pounds of hog bog man r res s annually Of this thia quantity the swine drove duve d ve of the state tate it is Its con asserted does doea not contribute more lnor nor than 20 per cent or I pounds in round numbers hogs bogs hogsand and we WI are importing ting annually 26 pounds of our needs nesda at a cost of more than to our people The rho balance of or oar our meat ration is made up UD of fowls fish ft h and game pane and lid I it runs into big bi figures in pounds pound dur lug ing In a years time We appear r to lye baTe eaten therefore cattle eattie sheep beep and 1606 I 1 hogs hop or the equivalent t of tile then prod product yet Vet in Inthe f Pit t The contribution of our oar own state stats towards toward these those supplies has baa been about I as 43 follows Cattle Gattle 99 OS pert percent per ent heal head b d I f I 09 o It 00 per er cent ceat toe head fx gal If per 2 head And these sure indicate the ex er eritt I itt Dt to which we e have hare eaten into our ow wn herds heMs flocks and droves during durIn I the ey year The cattle herds herda of or Utah have he been beer I Ion 1 on the increase for the past three I years contrary to the general suppo supposition alden The rte Th redaction re of the tb tb big herds berth i It In numbers has U bees followed by a s i L ceat tin JIT increasing number of 01 f smalle holders bolden who by care the ex ext expenditure exI of money to introduce new nn n w r blood and the application of Gf oth other r ef et I e methods have haye built bunt up the tin ratio rau raU of ot increase I There were we ere probably r I cattle cattie in Utah U last Jut spring and an that tally taUy as u run up during the year by the birth of ot calves I Cattle Statistics Stati tics The railway companies have shipped aJ out of the state about abou t 30 O per percent percent cent left leAtI cattle cattie than they handled in 1900 1 and that shrinkage fairly represents seata the extent to which the sales of Utah Piali cattle eattle were reduced last year The data secured from various sources establishes o the conviction that the selling of ot cattle outside the state totaled u 00 head which added to a deduction made for the light losses sustained throughout the year aggregating a aggregating re gating 1800 1808 head knocks a total of ot bead head oft off the tally ally for all pur purposes l poses q during 1901 1101 A statement of ot the cattle business of Utah for the year therefore ought to present something of this sort of dt an appearance ance I On hand ha d Jan Jn 1 IMP i 3 cattle at 20 SoM e outside at 19 is I I Ate 58 her her he at 25 5 1 On OIl hand band Jan 1 1902 I 1700 cattle at 18 18 I profits rota ta on the herd Herd Jan 1 I 1901 1101 numbered I Increase during lilt numbered Total I Deductions Ded Home consumption Outside sales Bead Dd loss Ions J 40 1 Total Cattle I state ate Jan 1 1 1902 19 all al sorts i 7 head he The e year ye ye was wa an fa favorable I v k one on in i its it it f f tt an Imal tI diseases in the te e of range grasa a water r P U n ay of f a rood food calf I TOP crop sold for tor home hom consumption were w more mor mo ma mature m matare tare ture t than tn the ones shipped out and therefore brought a higher r average price The T value of ot the rattle cattle on hand handIn had hadIs Jg Is Jc reduced because it 8 difficult ruc bus i to de do terl prices Sock Sok cattle are in less Jes eV nd than have ave been tia they at this that f of the year par for several seasons and a tOwer fr a sa s have been made mae dur during ing J sr the t fall t and winter whiter thus far This I i for fo 3 reason rn that feed is Il scarce car and a nigh high Jh east eu Corn Co is more than ta as 55 a high a 5 it was Wa a year yar ago al In the tae tD grain producing region and all ail sorts of ot feed has advanced proper proportionately The carrying feeders fedr and l stockers stoker is utterly d dby bv by l these advances advae and the inactivity 1 I r mentioned mat is thus induced b It wilt will wi con continue c inse t up to t the te coming coining of grass when I a renewal of trading may my be b expected L on o a r scale scalo sal probably than the i bi b wines hits has hs for three thre years ye Consequently the reduction of 2 in Iii inthe Inthe I t the he valuation Iutin of ot this years holdings holding c oel o ver the herd h rd on or hand a year yr ago a Is 1 not significant The Th cattle are being bein held hM h eld by b our people pp on feed fe enough to t carry arry cry c them until grass s comes when I the he t Improved demand will ad Md the th two missing plunks plunk If I not D wi more mare M a to tin the estimated e present Jre resent t worth Fat Pat Oe Sell SellIn Sel h In 11 the th meantime fat tat cattle catte at horns home 1 and aad a nd at eastern eater selling places plc for fr block bloc use u se are selling for about the t abt same earns se money they brought v a year a R ao u Q The Th I Ivery very verv ey best st made b If beef ef ft ii somewhat high higher hh er e r at big packing centers cento and the tin Christmas article has b weighed we led up dur ing In l ag the last lat thirty days day at more mor fanci ful fu l id than that quality has ha brought in many my years yr And An aU all l the t time fen tM talk tl among cew men is that pric price must bH advance stiffly between now and an sprint spring s because baUM S the tb t he supply on feed fe will Wt not n pr fir fyi r the t he intermediate demand f This cover cove ing I ng the country generally It I will wm be hi I Irue true tru t rue of o the west wet pretty surely and It t tny may ny my I work ut that tt eastern eater I feeders will wU be bi b able ta to mis mi C the hammers of the th 0 oI fel rel el elowe owe who bo ho buy their t fat tt stuff Jt this thi thi S year Certainly there are ae not no as I many man r rattIe cattle attIe being fed fill Ill I bing fe corn as fl the t feed fe lots Jb when wh the t latter hitter commod ity Jy I ty sells for 25 2 cents a bushel b but bt there then C may my be b b enough eating such substitutes substitute S CS as will wi bring then them tl into ellon condition for forthe forthe fe r the shambles to t meet met the th requirements S of such suh a lessened nc consumption as a a S would woul follow folo upon any considerable C advance of present p t retailing prices pric I Steer Ster cattle here will wi probably sell l for to I 44 4 before spring a and an fat cows ws will wil II III wi chase eb them up to the t even en money mono V mark They T y are ar not nt likely to t go g high higher er or At At that selling price Plc they will wil wi II aI a make nake m good g money m for tor fr feeders fe and beef bet be if I will wi still remain within the reach reh of ot the ordinary Utah Uth consumer Half Haf a million sheep stake make Mke a good goo big nock flock dk even out here hUe in I Utah Uth In fact fact ft f would make mke 2 such sch flocks fok as a our usually handle hadle their thi bid dies In for the profitable conduct of cuc the business And AUd n yet there thre seems sms no nogO good gO reason rn to doubt that tat the th G of this state st have uve stripped the bones of or that number during durin sipp the tl twelve months The month average r of dressed has not o dr er hal nt fifty pounds and therefore Uel Ore average per pr capita consumption been 1 pounds ds for tor the days I Suffered The TL year er has ha not nt been a good one o for fer our Rather Rater p they ty have I had bd much better years yea The Th wool wol did but fairly fr well wel while it ft I was wu on o the lp hacks backs and al it I fared fae worse wr at atthe atthe the hands hans of buyers by after at aft it was wu clipped cl d The yield was a a pound to the Sheep cheep lighter generally speaking than tn it was wa In 1900 1 owing In to the tbt range rane and ad weather conditions e e of o last la winter water and the average sales of oC lilt 1961 1 aver were we on a haMs basis of 4 cents per p pound pR less lens 1 than tan tanI I those tho made made the year yer before The Th lamb crop cr was wu smaller for tor the th same reason rn that tt the th wool wol grow gw as ln long and j I expectations epton got ct a IB II 1 per percent pr percent cent jolt Jl when th tey they y took tok the th final II tally of their youngsters The Th grief gif kept ket coming comin to the tb end en of the season Sales Sl were we made on O the th market oft off of grass P gra at prices averaging 75 7 cents ent per pr mutton and and 50 5 cents cent per pr lamb Jamb lab less le than the previous prius years prices p and an the condi conditions floss were such suh as a to t discourage turn turning tur lag ing lu off o anything any tin but the th fat tat sort It I t tb has hg b been b the th th practice of Utah Uth growers to sell sl a great gat many thousands of ot feeders feers to the te eastern et men mn before nocks flocks f leave le the th summer ranges ran for their winter in resorts on n the th deserts is demand was w entirely eUr cat cut out this jr year ar b the failure of the th corn cr crop cop but several of our own ow p people including sera Saunders the Noble and andL others o have pushed off thousands from L the th Utah and Wyoming ranges r s into the feed te lot I Iota of o Illinois and ad Nebraska Kebr where here they are handing them rations ratos of or orarn screenings arn and other truck in the expectation of o making a killing later on on They Thy ought to make mke it i big as I the cost lt of gain gram grain back there ther has bs but buffaloed abed talo the th moneylenders who usually I carry cr the smaller feeder fee buyers and L trimmed up the larger larer ones Ol to a degree deg 1 of cautiousness in the matter of othi their holdings bla There The are ar not n nearly so at 8 p many sheep ep on feed f therefore and 1 I with wi beef bf and ad pork prk hitting the t h high 1 I I places pla there ther Is Il room rm for t mutton muon to ti tomake 1 make me a considerable cond bl rise r from fr its lt pres prea present p ent t notch at eastern eter centers te Locally Laly our o killers are ar finding fat fal fa t sheep a scarce r commodity already and I between R now and a spring the th drain drin upon SUPPlIeS will send prices Drives for the fat of sheep p fully as a high as u they went wet last lu winter and probably a a notch higher hir h For Fo the reasons nn already ard stated tat I our lour o ur breeders breer did not turn oft off of as u many i heep th s p this thid tar ar as a they did the mn one I before and aad n view vw of this lis it would op I wo tern eUm e that tt there Ue should ell be b an a increased h umber number nUb n to work Q s for to breeding b wool wol I and a nd sale purposes next ad I nt season There doubtless d is i an increase in 11 the t number being eing b b carried over but bt to is 1 not TO so P con COR s as u many estimate emte it It it Gitin Gin in Fok We started in on the te year yer with wih flocks noks a aggregating in round numbers rn numb sheep heep sp s The best tab tl caught on o ship routs ments i indicate that we marketed Sin 5 o w head ed t an average arage I price 1 aW pr of o f we b ln another halt half hal that thai a like sum and ald bout about abut a 35 3 o have died de from fm all I disease causes auses c c during du the t year r The Te lam crop of o f the te state stat was in i the tb neighborhood I c of ot o f and an the te net gain in its flocks for fo f or the t year yer is ts therefore P approximate It 1 ly Iy l y head aPe wow wooi crop cp iwi lI was bt 1 pounds pu the t average price p e of which wa was as 10 cents Stock sheep ap In tn the he t minds mind of a all aji I but insistent owner are valued alu as on low lw ow as a 1225 i per head bend P hd this year which hi Is t fully 75 71 cent ceata less ies I than the worth at which they were rated ratel a t year ago agoA ao A to this figuring then t the flocks fk of the state gate St for U the he pa t year justify j the t Inflowing following statement nt of yr gain n nO and andOn On O At i 1 J 1169 32 k Sold Sol y mg at t 2 60 O 1 At Ale Me at lO 1 Wool Wol pounds at tOe lOc 17 Total h home come On 0 hand had wan a an 1 1 l 1902 43 at 22 71 On hand band had Jan 1 1901 Increase In tae eo ert I I I 4 Deduct Dut sales ses we and losses ls 4 a t On O hand h nd Jan Jan 1 i 1902 19 r As to the Immediate future of sheep MHp i and v W wool |