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Show LAMBS HIGHER AND DEMAND QUITE STEAD! TlllNfJS LOOK IOST IAtOUILG. IS(1 I'Olt I I KDKItH, ( nttlo Tnko On Dollnr to Hollar and n llnlf DurliiR thn Wcrk or the HolU il-iff Hor Itrinnlii htmily Arutinil Slttrtn! III). Ilia; l'n pnrntlorw For tlio Miitiiiiioi'h Contention At 'Ion The 8un Hpeelal Bcrtlep KANKAR CITY, Mo, !w I Cat. tie roti ltn today with twelve thousand thous-and hend nml th market utrnnir follow fol-low Im? n IiIk nilvnh laat ck Hales today up n dollar to nnc-flft) ns com pnrwl with Inut Monday line supply toda) hik nine thousand head Market Mar-ket rtront; to ten cents higher Top IUVO Hheep nml laml s today seven sev-en thousand head' nml the markot tent)-flo to forty tents higher Top lambs tl( SO The best price for utters Inst neck was $13 26, but strict-1 strict-1 rholcn finished steers would brlnK (Hrtity-flo tents to n dollar per hundred more than that The best here today brought III SS, Rood finished fin-ished steer being lucking flhort fed ulcers bring $10. DO In $12 00. llulcher grndes took on n strong ndvance to-tin), to-tin), fifteen cents In most cases, good heaty cows bringing $t 7f, two loads of bulls $9 SO nnd tn enhes up to $12 60 Action of the cattle markot during the last week Is encouraging to feeders nnd suggests n good market mar-ket In Januar) nnd thereafter. The stocker nnd feeder market Is better than Inst week, nnd has Iho npprnr-anco npprnr-anco nf holding up well. Feeders sold at $10 10 this morning, plain feeders around $10 00 nnd stork cnttle $7 00 to I9 60 Of course, bujers at this time get the mhantngo of reduced weights. Incident to the natural shrink In the last month or six weeks of winter weather. Hog prices were strong to ten cents higher today, the main advance being on the lower n!ge of prices, light weights and mixed hogs, llrst heav) hogs sold today nt $10 90, best tmdlum weights $16 SS. best lights $1 70, bulk of sales $16 60 to $16 66 nnd pigs up to $16 60 Packers take advantage of nn temporary condition to put prices down, but consumptive demnnd Is such Hint strong companion Immt-dlatel Immt-dlatel comes to the surface utter nn depression, unit brings prices up ngalu Aside from oiuislonnl brinks, Hiu hog market looks wife Kiiusnr fed wrsUrn lambs wilghlng elght-flo pounds I rought the lop todit). $16 60, tenl)-fln tents above the best prlt-o paid lust wink, nml flft) to seenty-flM) it uts higher than Inmhs nf this w tight were bringing n wttk ago Host light weight uir-tings uir-tings ore worth $13 76, wtthtrs up to It: 60 and iwes $11 76 si:vi:ili, iiki mi: comi.no to ti.k on niii.'iu' ami cavii.i: Inqulr) Into the imiit Inilumr) b) the federal trade commission will be a inrdlnal topic nt the toutenlloli of the American National Live Hlmk association as-sociation to Ih held In Halt Uike Clt Januar) lith, 16th nnd ICth, II Is n ported from offices of the ussoilutlon In Ihntur, Colo The ussothitlou ulso hopes to hear nn uddress li Hirbert C llootor, iiiilliiiial fooil administrator administra-tor A trntatlvo list or sptakirs kImii Includes In addition to (lov Hlmon Uambirger nnd r' J llagenbarth, Olfford IMnchot, WnshliiKtoii, I) C , John It Mohlirm, thief of tin bureau of nnlmul Industr), C 1) March ps) rhologlst of the same biinitu, I T I'rjor, Hun Antonio, Ti x , preslduil or thn ussotlatlon, I II I hard, I'hot-n I'hot-n Ik. Arli.. H II Cowun Tort Worth Tex , J V Dtlaney, spetlal ilulms nt-torni), nt-torni), Chltago, Mllwnukti mid HI I 'mil railroad HI, Paul, K C lsutt r, I'nlfiirrliis Tex, Will C llurnis, us-slstnut us-slstnut funster, Washington, Joseph V Cotton, thief or the meal division national rood udmlnlstratlon Chltu-go, Chltu-go, K U Potter uf the Oregon Agricultural Agri-cultural tollrgt Corvullls, On , James Cnllau prrsldtnt Cntlligrovrtrs' Asso-elation Asso-elation of Tixas, K U llarmnu, presl-tit presl-tit nt Arizona Cnttligruwtrs' nsMitla-Hon nsMitla-Hon J II Mercer Toptku, Kim , II A Jastrou, llnkt rsf li Id. Cain I' W Jruklns, Cora Wo , John T Cnlne HI director of rxttnslou division or the I'tuh Agrltultural tolhgt liguu lllg lltniihttuds OpKMtl, Conditions whlih inenati sheepineii from the Immidlate t nfortemint or the enlarged homtsttad law ulso thrruteii greatly to turtall the keiurul live stotk Industr) or Hit Wtst nnd will b one or thi main question to be settled b) the ussorlutlnn, according accord-ing to M. K Parsons, vlte prtsldunl or the organisation and mrmbtn' or the nxtcutlve board The kovtrnmriit ma) Ih asked tn defer opt ration or tin six hundred and fort) ittru home-stead home-stead law until lifter the war Allow Ing u homtstrudir to lotittt upon sU huntlretl and fort) acrts Is sure to break up the raiike whom Westi rn tattle thrive, he su)s 'To permit tin law to betomt uttlvi ut outn will put out of business 6 per tent of the! cattlemen on these Western ranges Or course wo know that the tutting up . of the rungts Is sure to torni In time It Is Inevitable Hut we will ask thn government to let things rest ut hast I until after the war To cut ofr so many tattle whllu the gnvtrnment Is urt,lng the iiroducufH to Increase their herds Is roll) Tf, g(v the ranges to homesteader, vv tnn-not tnn-not produce ror a rew )enrs,yould bo ruinous. It la almost certanml ,0th sheepgrowent' and t "HIcKBweK or-gaulxatlons or-gaulxatlons will adopt resiU(,ns asking ask-ing tho government to raider real food conversation beforf permitting the enlarged homestuid tt to pecomo effective In the nuaif.(inr there I no doubt the big range!, uf tt,u West will be a thing or tho pal,. anj what In t to tako their place will JKCUpy the at-- at-- tentlon of stockmen 'ni, solution Is In Inducements to homesteader to diversity di-versity their farming with the feeding nnd dairying Industries and the keeping keep-ing of live stock upon, thus feeding a proportion of the number that nro now sustained on the open fanges "It Is n certainty that meatless da) have cut Into tho live stock burlness heavily, but there la not n cattlcowner who will complain, for tho action was n necessity Deef can be shipped to Furopo and the movement to save It ror tho men In the trenches Is a fine patriotism , Lnrgri Owners Wilt Lomc. 'Tho rapid decline In the cattlo market since December 16th has been due In part to shortage of curs, nnd It will cause a loss nmong those who have been feeding tnrgc herds of cattle, cat-tle, for fat steers today bring about tho same price that lean cnttte did enrly In sprlnr Forestry experts are to be present nt tho stockmen's meet-Infg meet-Infg nnd the) will bring tho latest word from the government lo regard tn what cnttlemeil tuny expect In 1911 Conservation of vents has been rigidly practiced by members of the assoclf tlon nnd herds nre In flno condition tumor or tho depletion or the herds of Amerlen nro without foundation The ntnlnlng of )oung hnedlng stock has been responsible ror many farm-'ers farm-'ers putting small herds upon farms nnd homi steads vv tilth would otherwise other-wise hnve been devoted entire!) to agriculture" Announcement Is made that tho second annual fat stock show or the Intermotintnln region will bo held In Halt Lako City during conference week In April, nccordlng to K C Parsons, manager of tho Intermotintnln Htock Hhmv association Premium lists arc hilng prepared nnd will bo distributed nmong tho visitors at tho coming conventions. con-ventions. Pnrsons Is In receipt of hundreds hun-dreds of letter from exhibitor who showrd nt tho first stock show In Utah last April, nnd tho number of nxhlblt will be greatly Increased. PltOMPT ACTION .NOW 11(01:11 TO PltlvHI.UVi: Kill KP TILMI.S It Is Important for every woolgrnn-ir, woolgrnn-ir, cnttlegTower nnd atockralser to go Immediately to Unit Itke City nnd to lllo with thn federnl authorities plats tovcrlng tho trails ovtr which sheep and cuttle cross from summer to winter win-ter rnnges, so that the department of agrkulturn can reserve them from public entry, nccordlng to C H. Utew-nrt, Utew-nrt, secretary of tho Utah Woolgrow-era' Woolgrow-era' association. Htewnrt received n telegram from United Htntes Henator King Inst Monda), stating that tho government Is unwilling to longer defer de-fer tho platting of lands to bo set npurt us six hundred nnd forty aire homesteads Oungs of United Htstes survc)or ure now waiting to start their survt) lines, nnd unless pints nre flltd within u short time, trails will not be rrserved ' Word has been received that the government tins Just notified Idaho initio nnd sherpovvners thnl their traits will be preserved" say Hte-art Hte-art 'The) hnvi been working night nnd day for many weeks to hnvo Hum plittid Utah has Ixcti fnr In hind In this mutter nnd unless direct uitlon Is taken, grmt hardships will be suf-fi suf-fi n tl Win s wem si nt Kt nntors Kliu wild Hmoot, ii ski iik them to m tltlou for more Hmn mi thul Utah mothers toultl file tilt Ir ptats, but tho department depart-ment have sent survt )ors to t'tuh nnd 'early pints must bt fllnl or lands on Uu tnills will be lost" Ml IH miiniN Cnml For. The Utah food mlmlntstrittors torn-mltlie torn-mltlie on lutreusid pork pniduttlon rt ports that all demands or bred sows tan bt taki n tare of lurull) ut the Halt Utkt I'll) mid Ogdeu stock-) stock-) arils. Kvrr) inrlond or hogs ship-pul ship-pul to Ihise markits tontalns 10 per nut good iiualll) bred sow. Tin se iitilmals urn available us brnl sows to tin rarmi is ut itrdluur) llvi weight prlie of thosi lull mini ror sluugh ttr This uunei tswir) slaughter of hret! sows tan thus U thttkul Only sow or good quiillt) nnd t)pe will be In Id butk from slaiighttr nnd sold to the farmirs us bn citing sous. This will tlluilmite the ut-tesMlt) of Importing sows from it long distant i, mid will also eliminate tin t xpi use ami risks Incurred b) shipping In iiulmuls from oiitsldi tin state llrvtik Milk Hivoril.. IIKItKKI.KY, Calu Dei 29 All-(tin All-(tin r unlverslt) fnrin tow his broken nil ii cords for California This U Willow more Cherrv No 26.992' un A)tshln belonging to the Unlverslt) or California Hlie tins made a new state record for it maturt A)rshlre row b) klv lug nliit I) -riur hundred nnd svint)-twii poiimls or milk nnd four hundred and fort) pounds or butti r-rut r-rut III a )cnr Mnruovir this breaks all mast reiords ror thrte suitrsslvi )tars prodiiitloii b) an A)rshlre cow, Inr itvrrtige btlng 9267 2 pounds of milk mid 410 6 pounds or liuttirfnt Mas Mail) lltoi. AMKHH'AN KOltK, Uu .'9 This cominuiilt) has visitors si vent) flvt thousnnd of them These visitors are shetp, vvhkh tin V i bttu drlvui here fnr the mnrktt It Is tstlmuted that the) ure valutd ut fully $1 600,000 A prlie of slxt)-rive tents Is lit lug offered of-fered for thi spring lip. but bemuse or the uuiirtnint) or future prices and the poHslhlllt) of advances, many or .Hit slin pint ii lvtvo rerusnl to control con-trol t It Is expttted there will bo a l word wool ciop noxt spring IVostoil Wool Hevlew IIOHTON. Mass. Oct 29 -The wool market Is dull, most Uu-lnw ljln a nliiiluK out tharacter Arrival r ifortlgn wools have been heav) bit 'nfferliigs have not stimulated demand Mos mnnuraiturcrs seem to cjinstder recent deVelopmenU os or a bearish iharactor. und the arrival of it steanur mi Aus ralla wlt thlrtythree thou- iltiid bate of wool gives it more con- eirvat "i tone to the marktt There U mi ch interest fill u to the result r i h.. first auction sale next week, .hough the ""' "',,(' ,,f ,hp m?rVrl . ii h. attitude or the wnr trndt. board owad imports do not lndlca. "'Slilta'lcw Tom Boutti America L,,!:w''U 'oTurs ur wool lUerr are I (Continued on pe e'"t ) LAMBS HIGHER AND DEMAND QUITE STEADY H (Continued (rom pago lx ) H not rend) tu nuet tho wlallc of (he H war trnilu board In regard to value H, A alrotig effort I lo Ih mail at Waali- H IriKton, I) 0, to secure, some modlfl- H cation of thu riMUtnttufm relating to H Import of wool, n promulgated Do- H I'pmliir I Silt 1'tlcc hold fairly firm H thoiiKli hu)er appear to Im expcttlnrt H o H mnv nti.nvroiiY aimu H HI. A IN DITItlMl IMKT M'.Mt H I'ltilntur) animal numbering i Ight H hundred Mini fifty were IUhimiI of H through the nttlvllle of tin slut llvt v. .link oinimlulon, nitlnic In conjoin 1 lion with the United Htntc biological B mirvii). ilurlnx the, mr 1917 Tin H t upturns wtro io)otcif, CO!. IhiImhiI H 7, hndgtr. 13, poruipliit', I! Inv H 5. fox, 10i skunk. I Till lit unord- H ing In ii taliulatlon Issued Ii lir II H V llnggan, lit ml of lhi slate lit i H itock board B Tlio mm ii) show ilmt during tin tnr it liunilrnl mid twvnty-i Ight men H wcro implortl In the work of txter inlnntliiK undealrnblo ttlhl animals 1 IhroiiKhout thn stale, ami llmt poll numbering wcro wild on llin open B market In Ottohtr three expert H tiuutir wire utnplo)cit placing poison H pills, whllo n rourtli mnnufiti lured B bull A doitn or more olhi r worked H hi trapping ami polmnltiK nltcrnatt I) H Tim entlro ttork wu done under the fl supervision of n f lold, forutnun B In Iho k nrral work of latrrmlnut- B lug prtdutor) unlmnls thn lioord im B v l" iujpujiujiilnx poj ujjiu moiI B hnlury of a huudrul mid tvsotit -f lv h ilnllurii it munth, nuit thn milar) of n B Ocrk for tho hloloKlral Hiirte), u B tinned nt I'roto, In iilnut) dullnrx. In H iiddltlon nt Ik i monthly1 nnlurlm um H to H In tho rar Jut rioted itr)(huliip uintlnR Hire hunilrrd und nnxeiit) dollar uim ininlmwil, and the board nlro bought Imp ronllnt; 1366.20 To rurrj on till Important ttoik the ntntn appropriation amount In $7300 mid Iho lniunt tax I 1 10,000 with tiii: i.ivi: stockmin or tiiih hi.ction or n.n Jullii M Jiirknou tliii lid bun ttorklnx for thu itute lln utoik bonrd at I'roto, ha been appointed clerk ao rountant In the ih.er Hknnl of flier' corim nt WithliiKtun, D C , In iHciiina effective nt onri Itiporl of nn nullirtiik of mnb union; nhmp herd imir lliipert, Ida , hate puuid Homo tittle innli runllou anionic oheepralw r of that tlelnll) and n n remill, llr K I! Murra) litml of thi fndernl bureau of milninl limpeellon nt Halt Itke Cltj Im none to Idaho In make an IntiMlKatlon That elsht uulninl out of n lot of flft)tUht toniprlnlnic the Iiok herd on the Keenon ninth at llollldn) had died In one da) of Iiok holt rn, and that thn rent or the hint trim xuf-firliiK xuf-firliiK fiom iho iniilad), wii word ton. tulnril III u Klaphoue lurNiuiKe ilrlltir id to l)r II W IIdrkuii of the Mute lite utotk board Widnoixln) deport from deputlm ruiploid In Hit department of the Ktnlu Iho tork IiommliHiliin Imllinle that four of u hoc thobm epKliinlc In lnl rount) hate In en ullu)rd Hftcral hoir III n oupl of herd riMtintt) died of pneu-inoiilu pneu-inoiilu A nport iHHame torrent that rhohra had Invadtd the ttiunt) tntk of Nttlllt A it result of (Ireut llrltaln' rlitlil eHmiuilRil uituliul illei-e. official no-the no-the have been rrielvtd liitelj In Ok dan to the of fei t that pork In nn) form inn) he unit to Kimlaml or nn) othvr part of the (lulled KlnKdom mil) iiiuli r it lit e nnd uKiucy und vubjeut In tho elorl nnal)l Thn nitlou lion tti n Inki ii lo guard mralnut the po-Iblllt) po-Iblllt) of dleaed footUluff beliiK xent Into tluxe rountrle dm of the prominent fluun ut tho ttuolmiu' comrnllon Ihl month wilt be Or Ihwi Tamlmuru, lommlxulontr of live toek far the Jupunrvo Kovirn-tnrnt, Kovirn-tnrnt, ttho I In the I'nlted State maklnif u npitlul tud) of the .tool kiippl) of the world and lookliiK for ten million iheep ubUh tho Jnpaneip Kiitrrnmrnl ttant to Import to that country to InuiiKurute the beeprul-Iiik beeprul-Iiik InduNtry Hupplcmontur) to the Ktuerul tute rutlle brand n xl.tr r, u brnrhure con-tnlnliiK con-tnlnliiK elKht hundred und thlrt)-rour new brum! und three hundred and forty rculrtered murk for lite tock ho been Uued b the tate lle toik department The rummlulnn Ima publlhrd u thouund toplea of the upplemcntar) lUt. which will be fnr-nlihed fnr-nlihed un uppllcnnt at a price iov. trlnK tri cont of prlntlnif The board will uppl) count) tlerk und herlff with tnpli frte of iliurite John II. Heel) or Mt I'ltuMint hu Jut received ome er) flm anlmul whluli ho purthamd at the Krent International In-ternational Mock hovv rectutly held ut ChlcoKo AmoiiK the Miorthorn I ont bull vuliuil nt ttveuD-flve hun-ilrud hun-ilrud dollar Another oiu li Kot nt llardlnK ale ut Wiiukihn, WU Thero were threi hrlfir und n fine pirthrrnn Malllon In the Milpnient All ranked near flrt pluco ut the mIiou Bel) alo iiiri liun'il four fine b rkhlre nt the al Hlx pir ci nt of tin mttli otvmd In Uuh In 1(17 vtu tubirvitlur uevord-lug uevord-lug tn tlu annual vtatemi nt of l)r It W llouxun, Mate llvi tiik Inapvitor Thi Mur) liovv 1131 tuberculin teat or tntlli mudi In the jour Jnt iIomhI Arturdlni: to tin mport 2671 iloinentli uulmal died durlne the er from Infuctlou or contatlou dlaeuav Of thU numbtr four hundred mid ilKht)-nne were horac elk'lit hundnd and thlrt)-one luttli, one hutidied and thru tulve lx hundrtd und ilKht)-Heven ilKht)-Heven hIim-p nlnot) five binilw thne hundred nnd flft) Iiok and u hundred hun-dred and twontWIvr feu tin nil fowl I'uder thu direction of atuti nuthorl-'lo nuthorl-'lo 6:c,43i ahcep vvero elveu "dip tnntment und S3IS Iiok were vue-Dluated vue-Dluated a a prrtuutloniir) inraauie uitulnat choloru |