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Show f UVESTOC SITUATION as seen at the . qeles Union itock yards - . ! Los Angeles Uuion Stock Yards, i September 6 Discouraged by unsatisfactory un-satisfactory returns on operations opera-tions this year, cattle feeders throughout the United States are feeding fewer cattle than a year :ago. The United States Depart-' Depart-' ment of Agriculture reports 119?. I fewer cattle in feedlots in the corn belt states as compared with August of 1942. There has been comparatively little "trading" in stocker and j feeder cattle through the southwestern south-western range states and views of producers and buyers seem to be far apart on prices for fall delivery. de-livery. Cattle feeders point out their inability to pay prices asked j by growers due to O P A ceiling ! prices on beef, and relatively high i costs of feeds, and no assurance !that feed prices, which constitute the largest part of the costs of ; finishing cattle; will not continue I to advance. It seems likely that j a larger than usual proportion of cattle will be marketed off grass for slaughter, and that cattle which go int0 feedlots will not be carried as long as normally, all of which go towards reducing the volume of high quality beef and reduce the Average weight of carcasses. car-casses. Even with greater mar; keting of cattle, it is pointed out 1 that the reduction of f eedlot .finishing may mean lesser ton- nage of meat. j A somewhat uneven market was i caused by necessity of packers j closely watching their cruotas last week, but prices have held generally gen-erally steady to 25c lower, although al-though some sales were considered consider-ed as much as 50c lower. Calves (Continued on last page) LIVESTOCK NOTES (Gont.inued from ftrnt pane) and veidiTM wer nctivo nnd prici's sli(,W(Mi Rtren'h hm e(mpnrisl with the previous week. .Swernl bndn (,f tfood to rhoire fi'il Rteers rle.ired at $K).'Jf lo $iri.l0, medfinm to jrood nleer.s .fl.l.IiO lo $lf, roniimon nnd medi-itin medi-itin nlii-rs iiwliidini; Mexicnns lit. $I!.M) to Jin.LT,, nnd -ntler nnd romimon (rnideK down to $10 nnd $ll.2.r. M,'linm to (rood heifers bronjrht $l2.fn to $ 1 l.r.0. Medium to (Kd (rrnBS cfiws cleju'ed nt $11 to $12.25, mill lots up t $I2.M) and $l.').2r), rom.nwm cows denvn to $!l.2fi, find runners nnd cutlers nt $(',.75 to $H.7ri. Biilln mivel ninin-ly ninin-ly nt $10. 50 to $12, culler nd cimimn luillfc at. $H.M lo $10.2!.. Medium to 4nhoicp ciiIvoh nnd venl.-rn tiirn.il nt $12.50 to $1-1.51), a few choice venlers to $15.50. Medium to tfood HloiKrrs nnd fiMMlnrn nindo $11 to $12.50, few 'fleshy feeders $12.75. Choice hogs went up to $16.15 early last week but at the close, .$16 was the practical top and the bulk of good and choice 190- to 260npound hosjs brought $15.60 to $16, jrood und choice sows $13.75 j to $14.25, good and choice feeder pigs $15 to $10.50, some light-; light-; weights up to $18 a cwt. I Demand was narrow for sheep j and lambs, even though supplies i were light. Medium to choice wooled lamlbs brought $14 to ! $14.25, a few good wooled ewes I made $7.25. : v . |