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Show Utah Cattle Tops . World's Greatest Market 9j'v A sensation was produced at the !V Chicago Union Stock Yards Monday, V Augst 12th, when a consignment of J high qualified cattle bred and fed in Utah sold for $17.00 per cwt. which Is the extreme top for the year. j L. E. Ellison of Layton, Davis Coun- ty, Utah, had four cars of cattle on Jy the Chicago market that day. Six- gi: teen head averaging 1537 lbs sold for A. $17.00; 18 heaa averaging 1437 brought J:- $16.75 and the remaining 30 head gjf averaging 1312 pounds, realized $16.- j These cattle were fed on barley, Jt corn, chopped alfalfa and a little syr-UP. syr-UP. mixed together and fed from a .'Zf self-feeder. The record price brought r by the heavy end indicates tKat the cattle were both highly finished and 0f top quality. Si fThis concrete illustration is proof 111)'0' the rapid strides which have been jr made in the West in feeding out cattle cat-tle at home for the Chicago market. |