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Show PRICES HOLDING UP WELL SAYS CATTLEMAN KEMMBRBR. Wyo . Aug. 2 Oscar I Bock, Big Plney cattleman, and member mem-ber of the stale livestock board, was In the city yesterday. He says the Industry is nearly normal nor-mal and thru no partlcularcompla!nt can be made at present market conditions, condi-tions, that the prices are holding lip as well as could be expected, consldei-I consldei-I In the falling off In exports. He lias just returned from a trip through the middle west ond ii fearful of a slump in October, when tho rush of shipments begins. This is based 011 a knowledge of tho heavy losses suffered suf-fered by cattle feeders in Iowa, 1111-InolS, 1111-InolS, Nebraska and Missouri last season. sea-son. Buyers of feeding stock wore hard hit und arc determined to recuperate this year, and' Will buy feeders cheaper or not at all. according to Mr Beck, and will endeavor in every way to do-press do-press the market when heavy fall shipments ship-ments begin to arrive |