Show JJ iP q L to C k Ja ha lw clairn f fn n Sl Los Angeles Nov The 8 8 The hog satisfactory trading level as is evidenced by the minor fluctuations which have taken place in Yc recent ent weeks we-eks Prices took a rather sudden drop early in the fall but there is js a I growing opinion that the winter mar mar- ket Iet market will be quite satisfactory to ta the producer This does not m mean an that higher prices are predicted for the immediate future but an 11 to ta 12 cent 12 cent market for far hogs hog's at I Los os Angeles represents a profitable outlet for the western hog hoS grow growers ever Western cattlemen have never shown keen keener appreciation of the need production for improved beef cattle tion than at present This is borne out by the board demand for far pure pure- bred purebred particularly r registered beef bof bulls arly in California l While prices on breeding stock have shown shawn only slight advances higher prices seem would not be surprising in the near future as the demand deman for good bulls bull cerns to be greater r than the available supply California is picking an enormous cotton crop this year Warm weather weather er er this fall and lack of early fan fall rains rains give promise ofa of a bumper crop crap The size of the cotton crop crap is of vast interest to cattle and as cotton cottan seed has in recent years become becom regarded as a necessary f feed d for I both the range man and to a large extent the feedlot operator An nt supply of cottonseed cake means more economical feed for forstock forstock I stock stack and means better beef on an the market A good supply of seed cotton cotton cotton- cottonseed thet seed seedcake cake is about the best insurance a cowman can take out It means that inthe through calving caking his cattle in I the dry fall months they will fatten out earlier in the spring and spring and by caking cak s the rat half critters to-I to to- to towards to towards I wards the end of the grass season he can still cash in ic n most rost ost of his stock as which beef beef which of course is more profitable than carrying them the over e II Everything E bein being equal eq c cattle tte feed e-cd e era ern seem to have be better opportunity of profitable ble operations this season than a year ear ago Prices of stocker and feeder cattle this fall fan are low low- lower low lower er at than a year ago due largely to the of the corn belt b lt feeders to ta buy but heavily again after taking losses on their winter feC feeding ling operations last season As an example of low low- lower lower er feeder prices it might m be pointed out that a aged l C Texas steers ers last year were sold up to 1 per head he-ad are arc now being priced at 95 95 sold saId last fall fallat at Feeder Feed sr valves which to ta 50 O and better r are now 0 01 of- of offered of offered 1 fer at atlO 10 lO and 15 5 Of course these are arc t top tp feeder eede attIe rattle cattle J The actions of the hide market J have ha not been too en encouraging encouraging dur- dur during during dur during ing the recent months Many cattle Int interests are arc inclined to blame large importations of foreign n hides which the they say should be subjected to high high- higher higher 1 er tariff duties Besides it must be recognized that man many imitations and 1 of O taking the place substitutes are arc leather in the industry The price price Of 1 hides Is an important factor in in what the packer can enn afford to pay p-ay for his 1 live cattle as the hide represents about G C per cent nt of the weight waight of j the animal and under normal condi- condi conditions Horus usually represents about 1 12 1 cent c the due of th b- b bl l per war hides generally sOld Before fore the war for about twice as much per pound as the live cl critter and during the i iwar hides often sold old for three times time war much as the animal During Darns the as however hoover ne n s h 11 i vc ve past fow years sold at about the thc same pace p ice ice I p vei r r i pound as steers ers which kRich h oA oi of course cours I means that Hut th t the hacker t d depend I r p hi his f much huh more on an that sales lust just to show a n profit pm- pm in operation al cID Ie |