Show the livestock situation a a i j A while there has haa been much dis u aaion about advance in commod ity prices I 1 it seems fair to point out that beet beef and lamb prees show allow dively little change from a year ear ago according to statistics lust just released leased le by the united states department of A com coin pailoon of wholesale amaat meat prices la a kew york ws city in august at S compared red with august of 1940 that the 1941 composite beet price wits waa 1808 1805 cents centa per par pounds ligal list 1818 cents per pound a year ear ago the average lamp price lu in new kew york in august was 2138 cents per pound against 2164 2104 conta a year tar ago A sharp advance in hog bricea has taken place the e average pork price in ill new york city in ht august being 2100 2190 cents per pound against 1527 cents a year ear ago the hie fact Is that cattle prices while on a gene generally rally satisfactory ba baale Js to producers have hae not shown much advance over oer a year ago the average price of steers in chicago in fit august is given as 12 00 lenta cents per pound against 1142 11 42 cents nta a year ear ngo ago however lamb prices are well e above aboe a year lear ago the average anage august price at chi rago being 1113 against cents it year ear ago thus thui the price ol 01 meat adleat ilias dias not advanced ida in relation to the price of live lambs this undoubtedly doubt edl being luc due impart in part to tile the fact that sheep products byproducts by bj espee tally wool and pelts are bringing more money and thus the consumer of lamb Is not paying the full acted d in the live market on the los log angeles market prices have hae remained on a firm basis with the general trend slightly upward since january 1st ast fed steers which selling at 9 00 to 1025 10 25 at los loa angeles angelea dur ing the first week of 1941 are now quoted at 1070 1075 to 1150 with a few choice fed steers selling at 1175 to 1250 per pounds range cows which were selling at the first of the year at to 8 per pounds are now quoted at T 25 to 50 the extreme top on cows cm a early in the year was against an extreme of per pounds at this time hog prices are holding firm at 1300 per pounds and better tor for grain fed to pound hogs while the extreme top at the farst of the year was waa and a year ago the extreme top was per pounds |