Show ae live I 1 alsto ck S i t U caile 10 AA wheat dropped to the lowest price levels in many years towards the close of may with wheat tor for may delivery under a bushel for the first time in 13 years other grains naturally are affected by lower wheat prices and with crop prospects over the country as a whole reported very favorable indications are that the grain farmer who sacks his grain and hauls it to market will not receive as favorable prices tor for his product as in other recent years however Ilo wever tile the grain farmer who sells his crop as beet beef pork lamb or dairy products is not worried over a lower grain market instead he may profit by tho the tact fact that the undertone of jhb hog market appears to be particularly good with more than 12 cents a pound tor for hogs at los angeles and no indications of cheaper beet beef or lamb for the man who is selling off its his grain in the form of pork on the present market 1200 hogs hog gs mean about tile tho equivalent ot of a ton for barley figuring that tile cost of sacking warehousing and hauling of barley would more than offset the cost of 0 transporting trans and marketing hogs Cali fornias record lamb crop has now been marketed including around tat fat and feeder lambs were shipped to eastern consuming centers either on the hoot hoof or in the form ot of dressed meat ineat under refrigeration this la Is by far tho the largest number of lambs ever shipped out 0 of california and denotes the increasing importance of the california sheep industry prices help up remarkably well in view of the record numbers of iambs cambs and the tact fact that a large proportion of tile the supply was in thin flesh due to shortage of 0 range feeds indicating the interest in better breeding among the california wool growers a remarkable sale of pure ired bred rams was held at sacramento towards the close of last month nearly 1500 rams rains were sold at an average price of 19 14 per lead head A rain sold tor for the highest price evet ever paid tor for a ram ot of this breed and the highest price ever recorded at a california ram sale with the sheep business now practically at its absorption point on california ranges and large pastures many smaller tanners farmers are beginning to carry sheep on oa their places as a means of cash income and building up soil fertility several of 0 the citrus growers in california are now carrying sheep in their orchards As aa an n example ot of the growth of this business us iness it is worthy ot of comment that four southern california ciar citrus men purchased an entire carload ot purebred rams and ewes at the recent california ram sale at sacramento stockmen Stoc kmen are evincing great inter est in the tariff measure just passed by the house of representatives and which no agoes before the senate the new tariff bill carries arrles increases in the import duties on both live and dressed cattle adds to the import duties on wool and creates a tariff on hides and leather the latter duty has long been sought by cattlemen and the recent serious depression in the tilde hide market accentuated efforts ot of cattlemen to demand protection on this important commodity following out their campaign pledges congressmen voted increases on many other agricultural products particularly ticul arly on sugar and dairy products |