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U S L La Holds Position As Livestock liv stock Center Evidence that Salt Lake is Js holding its position as one of the leading live livestock stock centers of the west despite economic eco ceo conditions is shown in the receipts receipts receipts re re- at nt the Salt Lake Union stockyards stock stock- yards at North Salt Lake for lor the first six months of 1932 J. J H. H Manderfield general manager reported Thursday More than head of livestock have lave been h handled since January 1 than han were received during the same period in 1931 Mr Manderfield said The total receipts for the first half of this his year totaled approximately head as compared with head in the corresponding six months of last lat year The receipts have been as follows H logs Hogs gs head as against head last year cattle head and sheep and lambs he head d he said Prices during the past two months have lave been encouraging and the the pro- pro r ar r. r rn rn t f fn 21 1 4 tn n b VUI or LU more per hundredweight for their heir cattle and hogs than they were at the beginning of the year Mr Ian Manderfield Manderfield Man Man- derfield reports Although there has been seen little change in lamb Iamb prices they hey are expected to hold up well due to o the fact that there are not nearly as many lambs Iambs as last year S 4 |