Show the livestock situation by J A mcnaughton under pressure of low priced pork mill and the increasing supplies of grasa fat cattle just beginning to move the cuttle cattle market is 13 somewhat easier however there appears to bo be a broad demand for the better bettee grades of fed cattle espe chaily good young were it Is considered unlikely that california grass grasa cattle will bo be offered in any thing like burdensome numbers this sonson season due to smaller numbers on ranges and pastures and to tile fact that good grass feed will anany cattlemen to carry their stock along unless tin the market firliet ni prices priced lire fairly attractive A few good showers through the state would bo worth a great deal to both cattle and sheep cheep interests so tar far there are very few sections in fit the state whore where the grass crop la Is suffering but it la granted that thai additional moisture within the next two weeks would be more than welcome grass fat cows are being marketed from southern california some borne of tho the better grass cows cowa sold on oil the los angeles A market last week as high as aa 7 to a cwt cat this Is slightly higher than a year ago moreover rang feed 0 conditions are gains ond and better weights some good quality grass steers may be expected oni on oe he market early in fit april but for the mot most part cattlemen will bo inclined to carry grass steers alon along 9 to take full advantage of economical economical grass feed i vice thy supply of ate steers rs a western feedlots feed lots Is now mow pretty well depleted and the remaining bambers of grain fed steers may be bb expected ti t meet broad demand ovea during the grass cattle marketing season the first Califor california ula new crop lambs arrived on the tos los angeles market last week and met active outlet at to a mt these prices are arc just about a cent rt A pound higher than early sales of spring lambs a year ago on the los angeles market this yeara california early lamb crop la Is expected to bo be ot of much better quality than last year with n R larger percentage of fat lambs the total california lambe lamberos rop may be slightly larger than last year wool sales so far this season searon are at better prices than pre prevailed a year ago the hog market remains on a steady basis with best grain fl butcher hogs bogs on the los angeles market at and many in the trade are inclined to view the summer market with a fair air degree of optimism |