Show ae live h isto ck S it u at 1011 al 11 4 los loa angeles may IS 18 despite the fact act that prices tor for cattle have not been too satisfactory in the united states so tar far this year it is very I 1 apparent that a better condition exists no now w than was the case a lew few months go and the way seems cleared in the opinion of many closely identified with the trade for or further improvement it is essential in fact act that cattle prices along with other livestock values should improve it if the prevailing upward trend in grain prices continues american livestock interests view with a fair degree of optimism the present trend towards better values when the prevailing prices of cattle in the huge cattle producing country of argentina is noted our american prices appear to an advantage in view of the extremely low prices being paid tor for argentine cattle the american cowman has all the more reason to hope that imports of argentino argentine beet beef may be withheld from this country at present the american cowman is protected both by a high import duty on oil beet beef or live cattle and also by an embargo against argentine beet beef because 0 of the known prevalence ot at the dreaded toot foot and mouth disease in argentine herds this protection should be continued tor for we learn that argentine beet beef is selling at sufficiently low prices to actually autu ally hurdle the present tariff the Ame american Amerl han consulate general at buenos alres aires reports that in january 1933 argentine cattle producers were paid the equivalent of between and cents a pound live weight tor for steers suitable tor for producing chilled beet beef while a lower grade suitable only tor for frozen beet beef brought to cents a pound from to cents a pound was paid tor for beet beef animals consumed within the argentine republic with canned beet beef animals at 07 cents a pound these prices were the lowest in any month since march 1924 packers in the argentine are reported by the argentine ministry of agriculture to have paid in 1932 the equivalent ot at per head tor for prime chilled beet beef steers the lowest tor for that grade since 1906 the average tor for slightly interior inferior cattle in the same year was 1796 per head it Is no secret that every possible pressure Is being brought to bear to permit the entry of 0 at least a portion of the argentine beet beef production into the united states due in part to restrictions on importations of argentine beet beef into great britain it should be understood that great progress has been mado made in scientifically shipping beet beef by boat under refrigeration and that the argentine beet beef which should american restrictions 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 ot at chilled beet beef similar to that transported in III refrigerated cars in this country I 1 available statistics show that beet beef from argentina largely to the ted kingdom is chilled whereas in 1913 it was wag frozen |