Show meat markets note price decline continued liberal of fed cattle and beef together with furth further e r p price rice d declines e clines in a very slow set of markets tended to IU highlight the mu weeks 0 news nawa and ii evicted much comment among all segments of mhd trade as to when the down ward trend would be brought to a halt hat hog p prices shared in the de d cline dine while lambs turned up u P ward among the factors that had influence on developments were reports that the number of cattle on feed in the united states on jan 1 were 19 per cent above a year ago and at an all time record the western states had just short of a rn million illion head com compared dared with head five years ago indications were that military purchases of beef were held to a minimum and some con contracts t rac t s h have ave been cancel led in recent years in general and throughout the area cattle weighing oved over 1100 pounds p ou n ds and beef carcasses weigh w ei g h ing over pounds were offer ed in much greater volume than could be moved through M er channels without forcing a consisting decline in prices gen erous crous supplies of beef was also a factor contributing to lower hog prices |