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Show Gets Wool Shipping Contract, Special to Tho Tribune. MYTON. April 13. I. W. Odeklrlt of Myton has rocclTed the contract. Jar rhlpplng tho 'wool of tho reservation country this Bummer to tho railroad at Prlco or Colton. He has takou the contract at 75 cenli per 100 pounds. The contract con-tract last Toar wan held by a concern at Prloe uf. tho rate of CO conts. The saino concern thlc ycr bid 75 cents, but Mr. Odcklrk. being on tho ground, got the contrnct. Mort of the sheep aro sheared tn the Antelope canyon, flftcou mile southwest of Myton. It Is estimated that 100.000 sheop will be ohoared there thin season and In tho neighborhood of 700,000 pouudH of wool secured. Tho ahoop owiium havo contracted for the sale of thla tpoxon's wool at lo contH per pound, which will glvo them a liondEome profit, as money can be mailo when the wool sells oa low an 12 cents. In 1500 tho wool sold at tlio unusual prico of 22 cents per pound. Tho Blicep are In fine condition this eprlng, as the winter range was orccllcnt and tho summer rnnpo was never bettor than it looks now. Most of tho ehocp being sheared at Antolope are owuad by llcbor men. Tho MurdooTcn, Crookeeo and Cummlnsen all have ltrf;o herds here. |