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Show Record Slaughter Of Cattle Noted In Country Los Angeles Union Stock Yards, November 24, 1942 American farmers farm-ers and stockmen are pouring cattle, cat-tle, calves, hogs and sheep into slaughter channels in greater numbers num-bers than ever before, and it is apparent that all previous records for livestock slaughter will go into the discards at the end of 1942. Latest official reports of the United States Department of Agriculture shows that never before have so many animals gone into meat chan-neds chan-neds as for the first ten months of the year. Slaughter of cattle under Federal meat inspection for October shows a total of 1,279,771 cattle against 1,1118,675 a year ago; and for the first ten months of the year, Federal Fed-eral inspected cattle slaughter totaled total-ed 10,346,927 against 8,273,114 for the previous five-year average, an in-i in-i crease of 25. Calf slaughter in October at 578,332 compares with 535,897 a year ago and the total for the first ten months of 1942 at 4,783,248 compares with an average of 4,679,911 for the five-year average. aver-age. Hog slaughter, shows the greatest gain over a year ago. October hog slaughter at 4,218,048 compares with 4,157,472. For the first ten months of the year, hog slaughter totaled 42,096,332 against a five year average of 31,823,699, a gain of about 32. Sheep and lamb slaughter for the first ten months of 1942 at 17,324,-046 17,324,-046 compares with 14,758,439 for the five year average, a gain of 17. It is difficult to realize that there is a shortage of meat in view of the tremendous expansion in livestock live-stock slaughter, but the demands of the armed forces and Lend-Lease are so great that the Government says there is not enough meat to go around. ... p Demand for livestock is larger than ever before at the Los Angeles Union Stock Yards b u't because many packers must greatly restrict deliveries to civilians, outlet for certain cert-ain grades and classes, notably cows, has been narrowed and prices worked lower last week on a slow market. Good grades of fed steers are quoted a't $13.75 to $14.50, common and medium grades $11.75 to $12.75, and medium to fairly good steers $13 to $13.50. Common and medium cows are in rather slow demand at $8.50 to $10, with good quality cows up to $10 and $10.85; canners and cutters $5.50 to $8.00. Bulls are bringing $10 to $11, common bulls down to $8.50 and $9.50. Most of the medium to good veal calves are selling at $13,50 to $15 and choice vealers are considered quotable to $16. Slaughter range calves are bringing $11 to $13.50, common grades down to $10. Hog prices have held on a steady market with the closing top at $14.65 and the bulk of 190 to 250-lb. weights at $14.40 to $14.80 Sows |