Show DA e live r stock s is JArKA zos los angeles june IS 18 the livestock markets just now are noteworthy for tile the strong and active demand for logs hogs at higher prices a continued strong undertone inder tone in tile the lamb market and ajdei a rather unsatisfactory condition in the cattle trade ilog hog prices advanced more than a cent a pound during the list last week ot of may alay and the first week of june carrying the top on tile the los ios angeles market to 1135 in comparison with a copot a year bear ago thus the hog producers continue coutin ue to realize very gratifying profits out of their sales especially in view of relatively low prices of grain here on the pacific coast while some hog growers are planning on taking advantage of prevailing prices to reduce tile the size and build up uly the quality of their herds it is generally believed that the period of short pork supplies will continue tor for a long time mar ket hot receipts at the present time are much smaller than had been anticipated by most members of 0 the trade there Is a real opportunity for or western estern farmers to enter into the hog business tor for despite the high prices of hogs on oil the markets breeding stock remains relatively low As tar far as the cattle business is concerned there is more interest in dry lot feeding than ever bafo before re in the western country cattle feeders are stocking blocking up on oil barley and unquestionably a large proportion of the 1936 california barley crop this season will go into beet beef cattle feeding some upward trend tn in feed prim prices would not be surprising barley already has advanced cottonseed cake and meat meal pi ices have advanced as have soi some e other conceit apparently patently ly there is an abunda abundance hee of alfalfa and ana grain hay lamb producers not only aie bene tilting fitting from a very satisfactory scale ot of prices tor for lambs bu but t th the 0 active wool market has provided addition additional a extra income tile the result is Is chilt hat t the h e sheep men who had fair lamb cr crops aps ops this year are doing very well calif california is feeding more lambs than ever before with the larger li percentage acen of the lambs on ladino ciber clover in the san joaquin valley |