Show 0 SITUATION livestock markets continue on tt a stable basis with domand demand showing some increase horo here at tile the lou loa angeles union stock yards buying power being sufficient to absorb increased offerings without impairment in values figures just released by tile the united states department of agriculture indicate cattle slaughter in tile the ios angeles area in 1941 1041 as totaling i a gain of around over 1940 and the largest laughter over recorded lu in this district with exception of the drouth year in 1934 when dig tross tress cattle were bought and slaughtered on government account dinits alila means meana tile tho slaughter of around cattle battlo monthly in in tho the area served by the los angelos angeles union stocks yards domand la Is very stable at this market as indicated by the fact that tile the largest months slaughter in fit october was and tho the smallest month in february was 42 during other months montha of the year the demand in this area did not change more than 2000 or cattle from one month to another sheep and lamb slaughter in tile tho los angola angeles area totaled the largest for any year on record this means meana a requirement of nearly sheep and lambs lamba a month tho the hog slaughter was smaller in 1911 1941 than in some previous loua years tile the total was or slightly more than per month it la Is probable that in 1942 the slaughter of hogs will show a sharp gain in view of larger supplies of hogs in prospect throughout the country california lb still importing about 65 por cont cent of the hogs slaughtered in the with more than annually coming from as tar dib tant as nebraska kansas missouri oklahoma and texas A brief resume of the los angeles market shows tile the bulk of medium to low good steers soiling selling at 1126 to 1260 1250 with good steers at 13 and quotable possibly to 1360 and 14 bulk built of common and medium cows at to and some borne cows up to 10 dairy cows cowa mostly 8 to 9 to 1076 1075 and up tip to 11 a cwt cat native healers 1460 1450 to 1660 slaughter calves 10 to 12 and choice lb calves to 1360 hogs havo have been soiling selling at 1260 to 13 1326 26 for grain fed to lb ib weights and some choice butchers but chora up to 1340 good and choice lambs tire are quoted at 1260 1250 to 1276 1275 with medium to good lambs lamb carrying weight wel glit at 1116 1115 to 1126 1125 |