Show f I 1 aan r V L eto 1 1 los angeles february 1 1927 the annual movement of milk lambs am bi from california Is about to ret get under way there is an unusual condition on the pacific coast this season seaon I 1 in n th that at C california alifornia has more lambs on feed than normally at a glance it might seem that this larger number of fat lambs would have an adverse effect on the marketing of spring lambs lamb but the increase on tile the coast as well as in the corn belt which Ls is around head in ebes of last year is more than offset by decreased numbers num be rs in other western states in ili colorado alone there are fewer lambs on feed than last year car with les in wyoming and less in idaho a although montana has head more than last year taking these figures all together there are head or 8 per cent fewer lamba iambs ind and sheep on feed at this season than was the case last ast year due to the decreased number of lambs on feed throughout the country indications tire are that lambs on feed will be pretty well cleaned up before the new crop lamb cambs are ready for market spring lambs lamb shoud meet with ready y demand coming a as they vill between the time when the supply of feed lot lambs a pv eliat hausted ut and the period when aliz K kentucky and tennessee jamb cambs at to macket the first shipment sh of california spring lambs arrived at san francisco L i january ar luary lath chich idich is a month ea r ver er than last laet year but the bulk of thew lanias iambs will probably not move uril I 1 around the middle of march larch 1 L shipment of dressed lambs lambo to the atlantic seaboard qa board was commenced in california in 1923 by a san francisco packer and during the first year only a few car were handled in 1024 the movement move n bent of live cambs iambs from born california fonua on an account of the quarantine legislations a large portion of the inma crop was dressed locally and shipped by refrigerated cars to the middle west and the atlantic seab birj during that year nearly nv la lf l F were handled in anis wd way and 4 the feasibility of the practice pra clice ice wj y demonstrated so that with kith a return to normal conditions in 1925 lambs were nere shipped dressed and in 1926 some were moved in the same way indications are that this is tile the be ginning of of a new method of meat food distribution from the pacific south vet vest ve t ani eventually los angeles is is destined to become a world factor in meat eat packing and distribution live stock sill supplies moving from all of the territory lying west of the rocky mountains could be economically moved by rail to los angeles for packing ard and distribution to atlantic seaboard points through the canal as well as 0 to pacific ocean points point in many quarter fear liar ha betm been expressed re sed that satis satisfactory facton sheep and iamb p prices rices would stimulate production to a point where price levels would be forced downward wi BH has been the case in other farm products it is i s not ant that these fears will vill he be realized luring during 1927 with over sheep and lambs short as against last year wool prices for the past several beeks have shown a stronger undertone ard and at this time 1 wool I stocks are arc at a low level optimism prevails due largely to the practice in textile centers to purchase stock on a hand to mouth basis eliminating extreme fluctuations fluctuation which have occurred oc curr ed in past years v when hen buying was concentrated in short pe periods rioh in buying wool requirements as needed the confidence which is being shown in the sheep injury appears appear r to be based base ed upon a sound economic foundation with the industry guided in conservative serva tive channels as seem to be the order of 0 the day there would appear to be nothing in the horizon to mar its continued prosperity |