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Show SiTUATION j I if -as seen ai the LosiMceles Union ftocklara's , Los Angeles Union Stock Yards,! March 1 Need for greater porki production in the far western! states is being emphasized these I days because of shortage of hogs j for slaughter on the Pacific coast. California, in 1941, imported im-ported from other states 65 per cent of the more than 2,100,000 hogs slaughtered within the state under federal, state and municipal meat inspection. Of this total, more than 25 percent came all the I way from Nebraska, that state j having shipped around 621,000 j hc;;s to California in 1941. ' Under present strained transportation trans-portation conditions, the Pacific coast is unable to import the normal nor-mal number of hogs from distant states; therefore, the need for greater pork production in the far western area. Morel than that, California has always depended to a great extent upon shipments of hams, bacon and some pork pro-j ducts from the middle west and these shipments have dwindled down to a trickle. To a g-reat extent, the Pacific coast must depend upon small farmers who will carry only a few sows, to supply the increased demand. de-mand. Many farmers who have never raised hogs may find it possible pos-sible and profitable to engage in pork production on a small scale. It would greatly relieve the pork shortage on the Pacific coast. Livestock markets are on a generally gen-erally firm basis. Good quality fed steers are selling at $15.50 to $16; medium to low good steers $14.50 to $15.50; common grades at $12.50 to $13.50, and cutter steers down to $11.50 a cwt. Some feeder steers carrying fair flesh went to country buyers at $13.50 to $14.50. iCommon and medium heifers are in active demand at $12.50 to $14.25 and choice heifers are considered con-sidered quotable up to recent sales at $15.50 to $15.85. Common and medium cows are selling at $10 to $12.50, odd head as high as $13 a cwt. A good many dairy type cows were included in receipts and were sold mainly at $10 to $12 a cwt. Canner and cutter cows are bringing $7.25 to $9.75. Medium to good bulls are quoted at $11.25 to $12.75, common bulls down to $10. Medium to choice native vealers are bringing $14.75 to $17 and some stocker calves moved out at $14 to $15 a cwt. The hog market shows little change from day to day and the bulk of good and choice ISO- to 2ti0-pound hogs cleared at $15.25 to $16.50, with 20- to 300-pound weights at $15.75 to $16.10; some 140. to 170-pound lights at $15.25 to $15.75. Sows are quoted at $14. So to $15.25, some heavy sows down to $14.50 a cwt. Good and choice wooled lambs are nominally quoted at $15.25 to $15.75; good wooled ewes $8 to I $8.50. |