Show HIGH WOOL PRICES ARE HE PAID ON BIG i CONTRACTS Id Idaho ho Market Goes Above 31 31 Cents Utah Men I Get Lower Rates is made in the tile i March number of the National just issued that to date a approximately pr I pounds of wool has been contracted contracted con con- con I for to date aate In hi the Western wool growing st states tes Most of the contracts contracts con con- con j tracts have been made in southern I Utah although some have been made I in Nevada evada Idaho and Montana The highest price on record was as that paid I at Dillon Mont Mon late in i February when one one clip cUp sold at 31 c cents a pound Prices genera generally lY have ranged I from 28 to 30 cents a pound jound Recent Recent Re Re Recent cent c contracts have been been m made d in southern Utah however at 25 and 25 cents a pound This is an advance advance advance ad ad- vance for south southern rn Utah wools of from 3 to 3 cents the opening contracts of the season being made at 22 and 23 cents Gents Market Is Strong The mutton and lamb Iamb receipts at the Omaha market marlet show somewhat of f a decrease over late years but the market market mar mar mar- ket leet is In a most healthy condition February receipts receipts' were making a two-month two supply of ag against last year The decrease decrease de de- de- de cr crease se although slight is logical logic l in i view of diminished feeding operations Ten fen years alid r re received elved but sheep and and l lambs ln hi in February and twenty years ago that that market practically had no existence At the end of February Omaha was wason was on a 10 basis for good to choice lambs with with fair to to good at 10 Shorn lambs Jambs were worth yearlings 25 and ewes Early In the month the the bulk of lambs at Omaha sold at 10 with A 1075 top Ewes were worth and yearlings reached eel By the of the month 1065 1100 took the bulk of lambs Iambs good to choice being quoted at fair fall to good 75 and nd feeders at 55 For yearlings it was wasa a 65 trade being I quoted quote L at 8 and ewes at u I |