Salt Lake Telegram | 1912-06-29 | Page 8 | Short Lamb Crop to Stiffen Prices

SHORT IAMB CROP CROPT T fO 10 STIFFEN PRICES PRICES' C. C B. B Stewart issued the following local sheep and range land market markot bulletin bulb bulle bule tin tn toda today i Tho The Salt Lake Sheep Commission company rep reports that practically nfl all al of tho the tho wo wool l in the northern part of the state has been sold cold and shipped east Tho The prices paid ra ranging from 16 to 1 19 cent per por pound There is in a 8 strong and active market markot for wool in the east at rising prices Commission men contracted for tor wools wooi have made 8 a good profit The supply of lambs Iambs for or the eastern market at present i is if short It I is reported re rc ported that there is only a 8 50 per cent lamb Iamb crop throughout the eastern states This shortage o added to th the the- heavy w western west west- st st. era ern er loss Ios of oi lambs durn during tho spring means a B. B great shortage of or lambs Iambs on tho markets market this fall On acco account t of heavy heay losses loses in ran range sheep this spring prini most will wil need nee to keep a a large arge nuber number of their lambs Iambs to makeup make mako makeup up their flock to go on tho winter rn range o. o Wo believe belove Jo that scarcity of lambs Iambs will wi make maee tho the prices considerable consider consider- able higher than last season Mason and even evon I thon though h the numbers shipped will wi be beI beless beless I less les yet the money obtained from thoe to tobo bo shipped to as much in I cash n ns RS the received last year for fOl their lamb Iamb crop The Tho lambs ought to be bo fat a as the tho summer rD ranges es arc are arc in first class condition There Thero has been very little contracting contract contract- in ing pf pi lambs Iambs up to to the pre present ent time but conta contracts t can now be made mudo for September and fall iaH delivery delvery at from 4 to 5 cents per pound according to quality The buyers who purchased ed from 22 to will wi make mako a good profit There is very little ac ae activity activity in stock sheep at the pre present nt time tiet but indications are that there thee will wn bo D a bi big demand this fall faU for owes at higher prices Some inferior grades of pf stock shop sheep were offered hero here during dur duro in ing this week at 3 3 Good summer and and fall faI range lands were offered at per per R acre rC The winter ran Tango range o in the thO bo southern part of ot tho the state is in in excel excellent excl lent condition and notwithstanding the uncertain political conditions of the tho country countr the sheep and wool mar markets markets are arc on oaths the up grade rali