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Show 'Snow And Cold Combine To Hasten Beef Price Rise .vnp71 winter weather re across much of the region of the US will bring hitfirr lieef soonprices to consumers x er than hod been expected, the Notional Uve Stuck and Meat Rnard said today. NEAR- - record snowfall cold have and sub-zer-o disrupted both the marketing of beef and the growth rate of cattle in Jay feedlott, explained II. Wardell, Manager of the Meat Board's Beef Industry Council. Cattlemen throughout the Midwest and High Plains states are finding it difficult if not impossible to get their cattle to market because of the recent storms," Wardell v-ca- 3 V- - .' said. Likewise, beef packers and processors can't get the product to food stores with their usual efficiency. This has the short- - term effect of lim- Pictum! are five Srorration of a family. They are pictured (left to right) Fiedrirk L. Ilerner, 39, Judy 'un Creeu SO and Iota lleuver 62. The fifth gene ret ion h Fredrick David Everett, one month old. AH are the oldest chitd in the family. Utahs Birth Rate Declines; and availability iting bringing prices higher." ON THE long- - term, however, the greatest impact on supply will come from the bet that cattle put on weight much slowUTAH has one of the er in cold weather, War-dc- ll said. lowest al sort ion rates in the nation and b only "When the thermomeof the nation- ter drops to 10 or 20 deal abortion rate of 312 per grees below zero, cattle bum up more feed energy 1,000 five births, Brockert said. just keeping warm. That The emphasis on fam- means less feed b converted to beef and lew lieef ily life in Utah and chanUtah law in b available for the marges preventing some aliortions have ket", Beef prices are expectapparently had an impact on the number of alxr-tion- s ed to increase aliout 15 percent In 1979. Wardell occurring in Utah, said. But higher prices Brockert said. that had previously been Still Doubles National Average For the first time in tii years, I'tah't birth rate has declined. Despite the decline, the 1978 Utah birth rate is still almost double the national average, a Utah Department of Social Services' official said. According to John E. Brockeit, Director, Bureau of Vital Statistics, 0 Division of Health, babies were bom to Utahns in 1978 for a crude birth rate of 29.6 per population. That com6 pares to 1977, when babies were bom for a birth rate of 29.9 per 1,000 population. UTAH'S birth rate has risen steadily since 1972. The 1978 decline, although only one percent because it is significant indicates that we might have finally topped out on increasing birth rates. It does not, however, mean that the number of births in Utah wont continue to rise. It just means our population is increasing faster than the birth 39,-00- 37,-95- pares to 7,612 deaths of Utahns in 1977. Nationally, 1.92 million deaths lrr of marriages, there was a 1.9 percent increase nationally but a staggering occurred during the year. 9.3 percent in Utah. While a five percent inWhat it means b that crease in the marriage more Utahns are getting rate occurred during 1978, married than ever bethe divorce rate for Utah fore, he added. remained unchanged. IN TERMS of divorces. Brockert noted that Utah's divorce rate b still 16,500 couples were maralmve the national average. ried in It ah for a marriage However, the Utah rate rate of 12.5 per 1,000 po-- of 5.5 per 1,000 populapulatinn. That compares tion remained unchanged to 1977 when 15,098 mar- despite an increase in riages occurred in Utah the actual numlier of difor a rate of 1 1.9. vorces of 3.6 percent to THE national marriage 7,200 divorces in 1978. rate was 10.2, slightly The reason the rate Utah's rate. Brockert remained the same b that emphasized that Utah's Utah's population b now marriage rate is, however larger, he said, pointing faster than out that the national diincreasing the national average. vorce rate b 5.1 percent. the marriWhile more alrortions Nationally, age rate increased one were performed in 1978, percent compared to Utah Utah's abortion rate dewhere the marriage rate clined in 1978 to 74.1 increased 5 percent. In almitions per 1,000 live terms of the actual num- - births. Ire-lo- w predicted for this spring will reach tire cupemiar lr much turarer due to the inclement weather. WE HAD Item predicting somewhat stable rt prices for the first uf 1979," Wardell said, Iwt the present situation has changed all tliat. It Iraiks like higher price are starting now." Even though price are rising, there b no possibility of a lieef shortage," Wardell stressed. "There will lie graid sup-pil- e of all lieef cuts in the meat case all year long." he noted. The lieef Industry b entering a cyclical period of somewhat lower lieef supplies than the previ-ou- s four years, Wardell said. THIS b doe to a decrease in the size of the l'S lieef herd, which was caused by extremely low from prices for cattle 1974 through 1977. During this time, cattlemen were forced by a severe cost- - price squeeze to decrease the munlier of cattle in their herds. Now, we are seeing the result of that decrease. "B the higher prices n scored Jasrai -- Executive categories. historical facilities. madr Tlie film K avaitahle tu interested gronjis ami organizations through tlie Travel Council at Council Hall, across bran the Hall Male Fro-din- tlie him was Harris ami lais-e- Inc., the advertising agenc y that produces the state's summer la-iu-g erf . prraoutioual program. 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Warner Beak rejects tlie new film tu 1 1th Annual Travel Film receive wide distribution Festival in Atidhenit, Cal in tlie mouths ahead, pur-- t raving an enticing ami THE 2H- - minute film, Ancaher Time titled entertaining picture erf the myriad opjiort unit lev Utah Another llace," wav msic trie visit nr ami Itv 10(1 lira hits over 41 oilier mines and declar- own citizenv in trnm erf ed lest- - in- - show from all recreational, scenic ami Mate A new film, mrak-ni- - Haldc-rnan- 7 Utah Travel Council Filin Earns Honors well With shortages, strikes, it's reassuring high price to know that Khrtichinan. ami Nixon have nut lieen seen cm the unemployment insurance line. 1979 Small head-board- The vital statistics expert emphasized that at 29.6, Utahs birth rate is almost twice the national average of 15.2 and is still the highest in the nation. UTAHS death rate also declined in 1978 to remain below the national death rate of 8.9 per population. A total of 7,770 Utahns died in 1978 producing a death rate of 5.9. That com 1979 will encourage producers to Increase the size of the herds, srtting the stage for more liref and stable pnee in the future, the it will lake tune, prrhaps as king as three years. More this " can lie conijilcted Despite the lieef pace picture, Wardell said there are some bright spots on the horizon for enustun-ers- . Fork producers base indicted they i!an to increase pmductnm bv 10 percent in 1979, incut erf which will reach fraid store in the fall ami winter. Chicken growers, likewise, are planning a 0 percent increase and turkey producer will lie bringing alKMit 2025 percent more birds to market. The siiw rt slmjijier, by looking for specials and Imsing when the time is ritfit, can still find was to stretch the meal dollar, Wardell pointed out. of t, one-fourt- h ' Brockert rate, explained, noting that the state experienced a 3.6 percent increase in total population in 1978. Utah population is now 1,316,000. Tooele Transcript, Friday, February Plus Tax, License & Dest. Charges E3 Q nnonnnnonnonnnnMDa |