Show THE 1 SITUATION by J A mcnaughton with the number ot of calves in the principal livet sock range country at the smallest minces 1929 and the number ot of steers on hand mie the small est in fifteen years indications are that the receipts of all cattle at pub lie stockyards this tall fall will he small es than tor for many years this alse also means that supplies of stocker and feeder cattle will be considerably be low normal all of which causes stu dents deats of the livestock markets to be bileve that we are in for a continua tion of the present stronger trend in cattle prices demand for stocker and feeder cat eat tie Is very active but buyers are in dined to be cautious and tibia this altti tudo may have some effect on later market prices middle western farmers will be active bidders for feeder cattle as there is only one outlet for the large corn crop and that Is through the medium of livestock feeding As to the iamb lamb situation buyers are having trouble in locating sup piles of feeder lambs due to the fact that a large portion of the range lambs iambs fattened on bhe the range this Is due to a smaller lamb crop and better range conditions supplies of hogs are expected to remain at low ebb for some boma time to come prices are expected to remain at relatively high prices a factor to prove immensely helpful to sustain ing or improving beef ca cattle atle and lamb prices the city cousin was sent bent out into the barn to gather the eggs and pret ty soon came back empty handed saying there t any there except the ones the hens copy from |