Show i IY I Livestock to LOS Feb The 5 annual movement of milk lambs from California Is la about to gt get under WB way There is an all unusual condition on the Pacific coa coast t this season in that California has wore more lambs on teed eed than At IL a n glance glanco it mi might ht seem that thins larger lamer number of or fat tat lambs ouid have nil nu adverse ad effect on the marketing of spring lambs lamb hut but the increase on the coast as aswell aswell well veil as a in the corn belt Lell which Is around head in exceSS or of last year is more than tItan by decreased num numbers ers in n vestern states In Colorado alone there are arc fewer lambs on teed red than last year with Ics less In Wyoming and less lessin lessin in Idaho although Montana lies 1 head moro more than last year Taking ea Taking faking these figures all together there are ara head bead or 8 S per percent percent cent fewer lambs and sheep oi 01 feed at tilts tills season than was the cas last year ear Due to the decreased numb of lam lambs s on feed throughout the country Indications arc are that lambs lambson lambson lambson on feed teed will wilt be pretty well welt clean clean- cleaned cleaned cleaned ed up before the tho new now crop are ready for market Spring lambs should meet with ready de- de demand de demand mand inand coming as they will wilt bp- bp between be between tween the time when the supply of teed feed lot lambs Is and aud the period when the Ken Ken- Kentucky Kentucky tucky and Tennessee lambs start to market marlet The Th first shipment of ot Califor California ala nia spring lambs arrived a at Sat Francisco on January whIch I is a month earlier than last year but the he bulk of these lambs w-il w probably not move until aroon the middle of March Shipment of o dressed lambs limbs to the Atlantic seaboard was I com corn commenced in California In 1923 by bya bya a 0 San Ran Francisco packer and dur- dur durIng durIng dur during ing time the first year ear only a a few car car s were handled In n 1024 1021 the movement of or live lambs from California on account of or the quarantine quarantine quarantine antine regulations a large portion or of t the he lamb crop crol was dressed 10 lo c cally II and shipped by cars to the middle west and tho Atlantic seaboard During that year ear nearly lambs Iambs were handled In this way and the feM feas feas- feas feasibility of the practice was dem dem- demonstrated dem- dem demonstrated so that with a R retura to normal conditions in 1323 1925 76 7 lambs Jamb were shipped ed and In 1926 some iome were moved in iii the same wa way Indications are arc that thai this I Is the beginning of or a new now method or of meat food distribution from th Pacific southwest and Los Angeles Is destined to be- be become be become come conic a world factor actor in met meat packing and distribution Live Live- Livestock stock tock supplies moving mo from all allot of the tho territory lying hying west vet of ot the thc Hocky mountains could be co eco CeO economically moved mo by rail ral to L Los 3 An Angeles cles for pa packing and distribution distribution tion lion to Atlantic seaboard points through the canal as well as to Pacific ocean points In quarters fear far has been expressed that op and lamb prices would stimulate to a a point where prIce levels would be forced downward as has been the case ease In other farm products It Is not antici antici- anticipated anticipated anticipated that these fears will vIlt be r re realized during 1927 1921 with over ZOO ZOO- sheep shep and lambs lamb short In as agaInst last year car Wool prices price for the past post several weeks have ha shown a stronger un- un undertone Undertone un undertone and at this time wool stocks are arc rc at a low Jow level le Optimism Optimism prevails due duo lar oly to the practice In textile centers cent rs to pur pur- purchase pur- pur purchase purchase chase stock on a hand band to mouth basis eliminating el ec ev fluctuations which have hae occurred In past years ears when buy buy- buying ing was concentrated In short pe- pe period pe pc periods in buying wool require requirements ments as al needed Time The confidence which Is being shown In the the sheep Industry ap- ap appears ap appears pears to be based upon a soun 1 economic foundation With the Industry guided In conservative channels ak as seems to be e the order of the th day there ther would appear to be nothing in iii the horizon to toI tomar tomar I mar its continued prosperity |