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Show FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1927 FAGS TWO MS QUOTED FIFTY CENTS SHEEP Itf Bun IFF Special Service. KANSAS CITY, Mo., A up. 22. Arrivals in Ihe rattle division were the largest on any day thus fir this arason. The run was principally j.rnss-fa- t classes from Kansas, Oklahoma and other Western states. Fed classes were in limited supply and were fully fcteady. Crasser were weak to twenty-cents lower, llogs we.e in acfive tive demand at ten to fifteen cents higher prices. The supply was short of requirements. Lambs were fifty lower and sheep were off twenty-fivThe run of 12,000 exceeded the early estimate by 4000. Receipts today were 29,5(K) cattle, 6000 hops and 12WM) sheet, eouiared with 21, 000 cattle, e. hops and 7000 sheep a week ?o and 23,100 cattle 6125 hogs and 7650 sheep a year ago. Fat cattle rices were steady to fifteen cents lower. A decline prevailed on inti t grassers, but t'.e better grades that showed dr si ruble flesh and practically all fed cattle were steady. Willi stockers and feeders steady many cattle sold on Inst reeks basis as were lower. As the runs have inrreuned there has been a correspondin demand. No full fed ing inerea-steers sc rived today. Some that had been Ted grain on grass brought $12.-2- 5 to 13. lo, ami wintered grassers sold at $10.25 to $12.00. Straight grass steers brought $7.00 to $10.50, mostly Cows nml heifers $3.50 to $10.00, were steady except there whs moderate weakness in the runner und cutter classes. Fed heifers were searci and fcJ rows lower compared with the extreme high (mint hist week. Liberal receipts of stockers ami feeders drew a inaleriul increase in demand and prices held close to sternly. Some of the plain to medium kinds were slightly lower. More buyers were hen; than at any previous time this aeason. Hog prices were ten to fifteen certs higher. The advance applied to all kinds, but was more urgent for the weights above 225a mund than last week. Itotli shiiqier and packers were in the roinnetition. The 140 to grades brought $10.00 to $10.-4230 to 2(H) jiounds $0.50 to $10.00; 260 to 325 Niunds $3.50 to $0.50; all packing sows and atags $7.00 to and stork hogs and pigs $0.50 to e 230-pou- nd 0; $7.-5- 0, $10.25. Lambs were quoted fifty lower and off, comaheep weak to twenty-fiv- e pared with last week's dose. Trade was active as soon as the decline was established. Western lambs liroug' t $13.50 to $13.75; native lambs $12 50 to $12.35; yearlings $0.50 to $10.00; wethers $7.25 to $7.75, and ewes $5.00 to $6.50, Feeding Inmlis brought $12 00 to $13.00. -- THIS TEXAN HAKES THE WOOL GATHERING FAY HIM SAN ANGELO, Tex., Ang. 21. Wool gathering is not generally considered a lucrative oeeuiiatioii, but it is for Ygnaeio Andrade of I)el Rio, Tex. Andrade is chief of a union of sheep shearing captain who flip most jot the 4,500,000 sheep and the 2500,-00-0 goats in Texas. Tlie slieep shearers' union is a thorough one. Virtually all of the shearers are Mexicans. They work under the direct iou of some forty captains. A shearer rin handle from a hundred to a hundred and fifty animals daily and oue out fit will shear from twelve to fifteen hundred sheep daily. REPORT SHOWS WESTERN LIVE STOCK OUTLOOK GOOD Cattle DIN MANTX FOREST NEWS LETTER KPIIKAIM, Ang. 22. On August 15th W. F. Bartholomew shipp'd a March and April ear of hlaek-face- d TWENTY-FIV- E lambs, which weighed 81 pounds at the railroad, for which he received eleven and a half rents per (lounil. Many of our iN'rmittees who raise earof 1026, with resulting heavy, forced ly lambs are now disjusing of them at eleven and a half cents, f. o. h. the marketing at that time. With abundant xupplie of gras cars. The Bartholomew Iambs weighand winter feeds, improved financial ed one and a half pounds more than conditions, decreased supplies of cat- they did a year ago, at approximately, tle and atrong and advancing cattle the same age. prices, there is strong incentive foi During one of the July thunder cattlemen 4o reduce marketings this fall, especially of young cow;, heifers and calves. The present high market for beef rattle, heavy feeders and cows may be expected to encourage the shipment of fat dry rows and aged steers, and a closer culing of old cows. For the first year Time 1022, rattle marketings from these states this fall will probably net exceed production. Range and pasture conditions ovci this western area, as a whole, are much above August of last year, although conditions in Texns und the Southwest are nut as good, Gomli-tiolow-gra- smallest marketings from this area since 1920. The ares covered In ilia report is the seventeen states we.it of the line of the Missouri river, which is the principal beef rattle producing sertion of the United States. Smaller marketings are indicated in rearly every state, but the largest reductions are in the state that suffered severely from drough in the summer and fall de ns the states that KUFl'erel fni.n last year are eveepli mall good. Supplies of hay and feed crops will lie considerably above 1ast year. Range ronditiuns in Utah are good except on areas in the west and south; from heavy Hummer latter section. Some contracts for fall delivery at good prices; little restocking of cattle apparent; winter feeding expected to be normal, with lighter in drouth fail marketings. THE OPEN SEASON INVITES YOU HUNTERS Come and get your double barreled smooth and bore, stock up on shells and amunitionseason then youll be all set for the chicken which opens on August 28th Sunday- and closes September 5th, nine days of good old shooting. Boys, its here, the best lineof amunition, shells, guns and rifles, the best in the shooting storms lightning struck the barn at the Anderson sawmill in Twelve Mile Canyon, where fifteen sticks of dynamite were stored. The thunderbolt" came during the night, while the operators were sleeping. Rushing from thier beds to see what the trouble was they were met by a shower of hoar1 s which was all that was left of the barn. The meeting at the Great Basin experiment station on August 16th and 17th was the most successful field day event ever pulled off on this forest. Stockmen and forest officers The from several states were pres-in- t meeting of the stockniQn on the question of federal control of public ranges, conducted by Congressman Don B. Colton, was very interesting, j and the views expressed were pretty generally in favor of federal rather than state control. A committee tfas npjxiinted to draft a bill embodying the ideas of those present at the meeting, this bill to lie used by Congressman Colton in furthering the projwsi-tioshould he agree with the sentiments expressed by the stockmen prts-eat the meeting. District Forester R. IL Rutledge from Ogden, Grazing Insist ova W. R. Chapline and R. R. Hill of the WashSimpson of ington office, the Custer, Assistant Supervisor Mmr of the Lewis, and Clark, Supervisor Nord of the Ashley, II. W. Elofson of the Beaverhead and Ranger Thomas of the Manti forest have been office 202 visitors during the meeting at the Great Busin experiment slatioli. Ranger Cox reNirts that some damage has been done to forage pi iuts on District 1 by frosts on the evening of the 16th and 17th. Ranger prior to his entering the forest, service reports the freezing of iee on District Ranger Ollerton wa very well acto noticeable no but 5, forage. damage with this country, having cut quainted inRanger Ollerton is making an ties and herded sheep ever nil parts 1. No. District of Many years spection of that district prior to the ration of the Manti forest, llis report on ment of agriculture. present conditions will lie of interest "The original type of Ramboullet m local officers. sheen, whirh was found in France and Supervisor Humphrey reports inGermany years ago, now remain only specting the Clear Creek Gals area declared in the United States, where grasses and clover were sown "The United Sates is now broadcast last spring. A great n.an.7 the nearest sou re e of sun"1" for Eur-o(- seedlings of clover and grasses were There are pure types in Austra- found. It would seem at this time lia and New Zealand, but the twtflat-te- r that the work has been successful. Ancountries are too far away from other year or two will he necessary, Europe. The breeders in Utah 'have however to demonstrate that seeding the exaet tvne of Ramboullrts that of the ranges .without preparation of the Russian government wants Be- the soil is practical. Experiments in sides this they are very hospitable ml the (last have shown that fall seeding friendly. That is why the commission is preferable to spring seeding. Due is here for the third year. Though the to favorable weather conditions in rams in this state are most expensive, 1927, results have perhaps been much better than can usually be expected of they are the best, according to lie said that when the commission sowing done at that time of the year. visited this country in 1925 they visState Fish and Game Commissioner states and bought 3000 D. II. Madsen has declared an open ited twenty-si- x head of sheep,, of which 1600 were season on sage hens and grouse, to purchased in Utah, announced that open August 2Sth and elose September the commission intends to buy a large 5th. Sportsmen should remember that numlier of Utah sheep this year. hunting of these birds is not permitted along the east ride of the Manti forest in Emery and Carbon counties. Yesterday' Quotations. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 25 DEMFSEY-TUNNEBOUT TO BE Hogs Receipts, 7000 head and fairCHICAGO HELD IN e ten to twenty-fivly active, uneven, cents higher. Stock pigs steady: top, $10.50 on 150 to 180 (munds; bulk desirable 150 to 230 pounds, $10.00 to $10.45; 240 to 260 pounds, $9.40 to $0.85; 270 to 350 pounds, $8.50 to packing sows, $7.50 to $8.00; Btoek pigs, $9.50 to $10.50. Cattle Receipts, 8500 head. Calves, 2000. Native fed steers and yearlines stead v; weerna slow and weak; grades slaughter cows weak to a shade lowerrother she stock, bulls and veulers steadv; stockers steady to weak; feeders fifteen to twenty-fiv- e cents lower: strictly rhoiee heavies held at $14.50; asking around $14.00 The Dmnpsey-Tunne- v bout will la for choice yearlings' bulk western in ember 221 Chicago, Sept fought grass steers eligible to sell at $7.75 to Photo show Gene heavyTunney, $10 00; wintered kinds upward to and. Jack Denipsev weight champion, Teal all ton, $13.50; $11.00; weighty the contender. calves $9.50 and down. Sheep Receipts, 3000 head. Iximbs law to exist that are stendv tiv, fifteen cents higher; mid notPermitting enforced ia a most dangerous praclots sheep steady; Colorado range tice and breed contempt for 11 law. Iambs, $13.50; not held above $13.-6other westerns, $13.40; best naIt' 90 in the shade in the artie retives, $12.75: others around $12.50 ; gion, but think of the refreshing cakes of iee they have to loll on. range feeding lamlis, $13.25. n, nt INDIAN SHEEP BEING DIPPED IN NAVAJO SECTION Work of dipping sheep is proceeding rapidly in the Navajo section near the "four corners, according to Tlioirius Redmond, state sheep inspector, who has just returned from a trip with Dr. It. W. McGinnis of the federal bureau of animal industry into the Indian iseervatinn. This trip took the officials to that section where Utah, New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado meet, says Wednesdays Salt Lake Tribune. The dipping is lieing siqiervised at Bluff and in Monument Valley by insnertors of the state department of agriculture. The Indian service and the bureau of animal inin supervising dustry are the work in the Kkiprock division, the Fort Defiance reservation, and also on the llopi and Tuba City sections. "Scabies among the flocks of the Indians have menaced the sheep of the white inen for years, Redmond said, and repeated quarantines and dipping programs failed to eliminate the danger. Now, however, the several states, the bureau of animal industry aud the Indian service are working together in the nrugram of elimination and it is thought the infection will he cleared up. Redmond renorted that heavy rains have made the road from Bluff to Mcxirun Hat practically impassable, but have put the rang? in ideal condition. Feed on both the summer ranges is excellent, the inspector declared. Dr. W. II. Ilendrirks, slaty veterinarian, reMrts that a score of purebred rams were lost through an outbreak of anthrax near Woodruff recently. The losses occurred on the low (mature land, where an outbreak occurred last year, the veterinarian said Steps are bung taken to clean up the sention thoroughly now anti Dr. N. C. Spalding of l'rovo has been sent to that section to vaccinate other dive stock against the disease. RUSSIAN COMMISSION HERE TO BUY UTAH SHEEP Utah's Uamboulct shoe" are the of seventeen western states best in the world, according to during the last five months of 1627 re estimated at about 16 per rent, or approximately a million head, less than during ihe same (eriod last year, according to a report issued by George A. Scott, live stock statistician for the bureau of agricultural economics at Salt Ixtke City. In the area east of, the continental divide the reduction is estimated at about 17 Hr rent, and in the area west at about 0 er cent. Such a reduction will result in the FOR THE WEEK AND mem- bers of the Russian sheep commission, who are in Salt Lake City to purchase rains for the Russian government. The euiumisiiioners, who arrived on Wednesday of this week will xnend some time in Utah and will attend the twelfth annual national ram sale at the Union stockyard next "Monday, the J. W. 1 'incus, representative of the Aintorg Trading corporation of New York; Walcntin S. Unieff, representative of ihe people's commissariat, department of agriculture, Moscow, and eliairman of the Professor Nikifor Sinizky, specialist in sheep breeding and wool, Moseow; Mirhel S. Pcreferkovitch, manager of the bnreau of animal industry of the deimrtment of agriculture at Moscow and Alexander specialist in animal breeding of the north Caucasian deart- rom-tuwsio- n; SufH-rviso- line. Come in and let us fix you out for your trip. We also carry hunting coats. While youre out you might want to do a little fishing on the side. Let us outfit you with poles, reels, lines, hooks, sinkers, creels and The fish are biting fine these days, too. Nothing but the best and most modern arms and amunition, hunters apparel and flies. fishing accessories. We also issue fish and game licenses. r C. H. STEVENSON LUMBER CO. West Main St. Phone 111 or 2$ PRICE, UTAH Th-una- s Pere-ferkovitr- h. e. FAMILY LEFT STRANDED ARE The state con.msion advised the commissioners of Grand county of the DENIED RELIEF family misfortune with the suggestion An appeal for help received last that help he rendered them. The acciweek by the state road commission dent left the victims without ear food from Lb Griffiths and family, whose or clothing. Four other ears were alear was eaught in a flood at Nash so reported to have been lost in such wash a few mile west of Cisco, this washes last week in this eounly. rounty, and destroyed, was denied by the commission, says the Moab In the same class with the reckless of last week The vic- driver and the man who rocks the tims were advised that the commission boat are parents who permit loaded could do nothing for them. Griffiths guns to fall into the hands of their asVtd for immediate relief and re- small children. quested that the relief he sent in eare of the section foreman at Whitehousc. Dont borrow The Sun. Subscribe. Timos-Independe- nt - he psorns host Pin-cu- s. Y $9.-3- 5; 5; THE JUDGE OH. THERES THE RUB. 10 More Thao SERVES BEST Forty-Nin- e Years of Dependable Service Famous for steady, reliable heat, for economy and for cleanliness, Castle Gate and Clear Creek coals have been Utahs leading fuels for forty-nin- e years. They have proved their worth in all these years of service. . 1 Ask Your Dealer. UTAH FUEL CQ. Miners and Shippers of Clear Creek and Castle Gate Coals. " Judge Building Salt Lake City |