Show the livestock by L A mcnaughton if 4 los angeles may 12 1933 de spite tho the tact fact that prices for fol cattle haye hare not been too satisfactory in the united states so far this year A it Is very apparent that a better condition exists now than was the case a tow few months ago and the way seems cleared in the opinion of many closely wit the trade tor for further improvement it la is essential in ili tact fact that cattle prices along with other livestock values improve it the prevailing pi e ailing upward trend la in grain prices continues american livestock interests view with a tali fair degree ot of optimism tho present trend toward better values when the prevailing prices ot of cattle in fit the huge cattle producing country ot of argentina la Is noted out oui american prices appear appeal to an all advantage in view ot of the extremely low prices being paid toi for argentine cattle the american cowman has all the more reabun to hope that imports ot or argentine beet may be w withheld front tills 1118 countey at present pie sent the anic american alcan cowman Is ig protect PI ea both by a high impost duty on beet beef or live cattle and alao by an embargo against Argent lil 0 beet beef because ot of the known pr prevalence pie valence ot of the dreaded toot foot and m mouth th dl di pease in argentine herds oil this protection should be continued for 01 we learn that argentine beet beef la Is selling at sufficiently low prices to actually hurdle the resent present P n tariff the american consulate general at buenos alies aires reports that in ili january 1933 argentine cattle producers wore were paid the equlla lent of between and 2 92 cents r a pound live lire weight for steers suitable for producing chill ed crt beet beef while a lower grade suitably only for frozen filzen leet beef brought bi ought 1 ab to cents a pound from to 1 64 cents a pound was waa paid for beet ani animals nials consumed within tile argentine republic ath canned beet beef animals at 07 0 7 cents a pound these prices were the lowest in ili any month since march 1924 packers in the argentine are ro ported by the argentine ministry of agriculture to have paid in 1932 the equivalent of 2308 08 per head for prime chilled beet steers tile the lowest tor for that grade since 1006 the average tor for slightly inferior Infer loi lor cattle in the same year I 1 was waa 1796 17 96 per head it Is no secret that every possible pressure pleasure Is being brought to bear to permit the entry ot of at least a portion of the argentine beef pi production into the united states due in part pait to restrictions on it importations of argentine beet beef into great abrl aln it should bo be und dundei 0 stood that great pro greal sias is been made in ili scientifically shipping beef by boat under refrigeration and that the argentine beef which should american re strict ions be lowered might be shipped to the united states would not be frozen beet beef which Is very unpopular in the united states but would consist of chilled beet beef similar to that transported tian sported in refrigerated cars cais in country oil try c 11 Ava available lIable statistics show that boot beet from argentina largely to the tha united kingdom is chilled whereas lu in 1913 it was waa frozen |