Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-05-24 | Page 3 | Better Sheep Status Seen

BETTER SHEEP 1 STATUS SEEN Higher Prices for Rams on Coast Encourage Utah Raisers I Forecasting a brighter future for Utah sheep raisers this year as 30 a are result re re- suit sult of the jump in prices paid for rams on sale Thursday at the Call Calf fornia Wool Growers Growers' association stock stoc j show in in Sacramento J J. J H. H Manderfield Manderfield Man Man- derfield manager of the Salt Lake Union Stockyards said he was pleased with the boost given the local industry at the sale Prices jumped m more re than 40 per percent percent percent cent Thursday at the sale ale when r re re- were almost double those of ofa a I year ago A registered H Hampshire yearling stud ram owned by Jesse Loader of Wendell Idaho was sold to D D. D E. E Kelliher of Eugene Ore for tor top price of or the sale This was more more than the highest price paid last year according to an Associated Press dispatch Caston O Olsen en Salt Lake sheep raiser took several hundred black blacka a and d white fac faced d rants rams to the sale Mr Manderfield said Buyers paid Wednesday for 1022 black face rams an average of or per head In 1933 there were such rams sold for lor or an an- average of 2173 White face rams were on sale Thursday