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Show PrSiTUATION I A as seen at the Wank Los Angeles Union Stock Yards, January 8 Change follows change in this OPA-W.FA governed meat industry. The latest change announced from Washington concerns con-cerns the set aside of beef for military needs. Effective January j 7th packers are required to offer ' all of their three top grades of i beef on government order. This I means that more of this beef will be used to meet army-navy requirements. re-quirements. The government will get its 60 before any of the (graded beef is moved from the coolers of the packers. As yet there has been no definite action in the proposal to establish price ceilings on live cattle but it is known that O P A has plans pretty clearly outlined and mr.y pay little heed to protests that are being voiced against the proposed ceilings and readjustment of sub-sidyi sub-sidyi payments. Market supplies of cattle the past week were cut quite sharply, 'arrivals at Los Angeles being' only a little more than 50 of the weekly total prior to the holidays. As a result of the light run many packers were caught short of their urgent requirements and forced to buy on an active, sharply higher market, particularly in the case of medium, common and cutter cows. The latter classes finished uneveu-(Continued uneveu-(Continued on last pa.ee) LIVESTOCK NOTES (Continuea from first page) ly 50c to $1 higher than a week earlier. On steers the upturn was largely held to 25c while bulls and j calves advanced 25c to 50c. I Best fed steers sold at $15.50 to : $16.35, the latter price on two , loads of 1100-pound northern fed , steers. Offerings carried a fair j showing of fed heifers, quite a few loads medium to good kinds registering regis-tering $13.50 to $14.50 with two loads at $14.65. Good cows moved at $12 to $13, including quite a few top dairy breds at $12 to $12.50. Common to medium cows bulked at $10 to $11.50 with cutters around $8.50 to $9.50 and canners largely $7 to $8, a few shells dropped to ?i'.50 and below. Odd good beef type bulls sold up to $12.75. Bulk medium to good bulls $10 to $11.50. iStockers and feeders scarce and market strong. Top vealers sold at $15 to $15.35. Hog receipts continued light and prices remained firm at ceiling levels. Good to choice 180- to 280-pound butchers sold up to $15.75. Sows tended higher, good kinds working up to a $13.75 to j $14 basis. Odd lots of feeder pigs brought $16 to $17. Sheep and lambs held largely unchanged under very meager offerings. of-ferings. Good wooled lambs were ! quoted to $15 or higher. Desirable I ewes were quotable $5.50 to $6.50. |