Show rl T san sit U aja L Y iju n j N A feature winch which tins has COP con SI dorable sd de erable rable corn comment ment in the past several months tins has beety been the lowering tendency of hog price leves lower throughout the year car the decline being noted until benr the close of tile the near ear when prices struck more or less a steady keel in some quarters this tins lias been attributed to possible increased inci eased pork supplies but receipts at thel the pr principal ani maikels bets db not h bear 0 ar this out the supply for the year was virtually steady with the kllc proceeding year but the weakness of the market crop cropped p ed up in tile the dem demand ind a and nd it is thought that an important factor inthis in this we sk ening was w as due to decreased exports of boik products deci case of around 30 10 per cpr cent ig i recorded d in exports for the abe dearal year along ong with a 6 5 per cent de in in lard endor ts this is is accounted for to a large extent by increased hog production in ent em op can producing sections etli alth a heavy increase in european hog slaughter in tile the face of substantial decreases in the gutib number er of cattle and sheep during 1927 11 27 the lh e boum volu irla of pork in ii cold stai age vua as heavier throughout the icar ear than ahan du during ring and no doubt served to buying power one wity of accounting for these heavier stocks of pork vas ivas the bo hafg shortage which imminent in resul r I 1 arg in t thel lie bri ar r t ii if f lm chipe ve cupl i s than it mi I 1 I 1 cicon o co r w v I 1 a wast houghs bp be n R pt rod af short supplies 0 urit g 1927 stocks of p rt in storage tit ht the beginning of the present ear ar tire are heti heavier vier lani 1 I yea benr r ng and the ali beci eief d t c xi ot oil t bernand continues to it js is eviden V I 1 bi aig arl pris have re ached n lewil in their downa downward irk 1 movement which will probably not be passed for at leash east everal months to come with t the le poe possible sible exception of local fluctuations which may occur at tile the various markets there tere is n q strong ti ang dundei undertone tot e to the market and if there eie c any appreciable change in tile the near future conditions would indi indicate ente that thail I 1 the trene irene woud lo le upward this is of co course tirso justified t to 0 a targe extent by three governing factor leing being I 1 the lie presence of a supply I 1 af f hogi bogs in the couil country try which does n not ot exceed require requirements requirement men ts strong position of the abee sheep p market and price levels bueng realizing for beef cattle evera ever tiling thing indicates will vill be maintained at leapt during a j good portion of tile the present year and breha s longer the western estern I hog producer is is of course fortunately situated in this id stanco of hogs west of theMI the rocky DeRy doe s this thre lime exceed SO percent of the western wistern requirements and in california acif ornia estimated that not over from 10 percent to 15 tient awret ti tit of local demand tire arc frilled filled with v ith production the state so long as h hid 18 situation of courso co urso the western producer ducer will hecei e the bennf henc ril I 1 or of tle lle ial in pric tsin cesin his favor tit at the coast chai t aikels hi if the shipping expense t and risk involved involve cl in iring iv ug in opplis up plis from distant points and it il it js very verv liaf ly that d far r w will ill r for some time lime t to carru o ns reposed rep sed i n product pr duct 0 ian is falling short of keeping ki puce pece 1 wit with h I 1 d trait d I 1 represented b growth it in pop labion lat at biotic coast coa st metropolitan eun cun suied sui g ce tit er ii I 1 |