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Show LIVESTOCK BEING RUSHED TO MARKET OWING TO THE HIGH PRICE OF ALL PROVENDER Scarcity of feed and the hich cost of j available nourishment for cattle in many parts of the inter-mountaln j country Is causing the marketing ot more stork than is generally offered for sale at this season, according to the Bik Four offices at the I'nion fdockvards. Thi? company, which handles sheep, hogs and cattle, reports that receipts for the past three weeks have been ; very heavy A tralnload of cattle, consisting con-sisting of eighteen cars, was pur chased from the I'tah Construction company. The cattle immediately 1 were consigned to eastern markets. A splendid market for stock hogs 1 la announced, with eastern buyers Ma t:iklnsr practically ail offerings. In regnrd to Ihe selling of stock by i ranchmen, It is stated that a very high class of catt) i.--. now being : placed on the market. Choice stock I is being disposed of because of the ' ? high prices of teed .ind there s also ' n general tendency to dispose of too Iar?e a surplus of breeding stock |