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Show MARKET FORJCATTLE ERRATIC 1 l.lw NtOC'lilUCII, llotteu-r, Vlcu tlio H Fuliiro Willi Confidence. H Thn llvn stock Industry I imiwlng M through the "Jumping" period or wldo H divergence or price mid unsettled- H nee that II I expected most Indus- I H trie will see until noriiml eoudltlon W have returned. I'rlco fllirttiutlnu far n various mcwits nro wider than they ! H havo ever hreli hpfotp and I here seem H to bo uo explanation far tha condl- H (Ion. which ha never before. In the H ludustn, been heard of. M, K. Par- H none, prominent Urn stock dealer ut H Hall l.tket City, when asked yesterday H the reason far Ihn great price rniiRO M said' 1 "I really rnnnot glvcf nn tixptunatlnii H for thp wldo illvorgoiifo of price, but H It doe exist. It I the Hrsl limn I M havn ever seen mieh u condition In H the Industry- lllustrnttve of the er- iM rntld action or price I call atteullon H to two shipment our comimny made. H In Keptember we shipped it tmlnload Ml or beef to market which brought 12.05 KhH a huiidred'moro than ft shlpiixiul of ffH the stinip grndp made six weekn later. afl For thu first time, to my knowledge, Rl steer btef I bringing five cent n tfft-l IMiund morn than cow beef. Thern I SHI no difference between thesn '-twit ME meat and I cannot acrouiil for sunli IH a disparity In the prlrn uild for thrin. ffl About thp only difference I tho iH weight or tho carcass, making tha ill steer u tlttlo more desirable far x- 11 port, but that should not affect tho IH domestic market. fH "Probably the sparine of sellers, "sH which greatly regulate market price, iH In due lo the abnormally high price fH for reed and labor. Llvn stockmen i'H say that thn cost or producing meat I H Just about twice thn normal price. 9 They urn nt least giving an eye to thn H chance or this romlltlon changing H nulcklv Thern may also bi miothrr H factor which enter lull thn dlffor- fB euro between steer and cow tierf, nnd H I that Is the government control on ,9-1 'steer. The price having been set cm till meat, by the government, give H I the stockman a certain gauge n to H price, but leave cow price to fol- H low the law of supply and demand. (H Due to tho uiicertnlnly or Ilia tnilisl- -H Hon period there probably I less rlk fi In handling n price controlled com- cH niodlty a against ouo where tho prlco H will fallow supply and dematid." 'H As to the future of the Industry H Parson I very optimistic. He said: H "The peoplu of Kurope must still he H fed and this country will be colled on kH to furnish it large part of their H meat. Of course, beef and pork nrn ijM tho meat mostly shipped In export fH trade. Then too, thn Ihrrn years' H drouth that ha been over Texan, Now H Mnxlco and Arlxonu hu made tho H stockmen of those states out dawn H their herd by u much u 60 per cent iH In some rase. It will take some time H for them to rebuild and tho stock- H raiser In other part or the country H will havn to take euro or the demand H I until they have Incrricsed the number M or their cattle. This, coupled with M the umiuestlonablo demand from Hu- H ropo far the next few year. I rer- H 'lain to act a a balance of steadlnes kH so that the market will not he glutted -i at any time In the near future to such M mi extent that price will bo torn to B piece." H Commenting on the ruuge condl- jl tlan nud prospeuU far winter faod- H Ing, Parson doe not expect u favor- jH able season. Ho My: "I persouully ItH da not think the range have got n BH normal amount of feed at Ihn present tH time. Our conitaiiy, artlciibtrly In IMH Cnlnrado, haa provided twice tho H normal amount of buy. Wo cannot lH lake a rltance on being short of feed jH far cattle. Of course, feed I abivorm- 11 ally high In price, but uattle are too M hx pensive to risk a feed atiortug. jH ast winter wan Ideel far winter I'M range feeding and I hardly think we jH will hve two Ideal wlntor. oae aflec jH the olhar." jfH |