The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27
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clip is heavy It is correspondence
light when they arc forced to endure
hardship. Consequently there was n
heavy shrink in the states output or
wool during the year now ending The
estimate is elsewhere printed IN
pounds. and the yield as wei in reve-
nue. which. compared with the returns
Ct other years, shows a large fall
inz of.
The sales Of sheep during the year
were considerably reduced in number
and value. Although there was a very
general disposition early in the season
20 cut down holdings IN the woolly fell
lows, the turn-of was not so great as
the transportation companies figured Sc
would be, nor anything as great as the
people at the big selling places counted
on when car orders first began to come
IN for the range sheep movement. BUY
ers We're inclined 20 trim values rather
nercilessly with the early running.
and the punishment thus inflicted upon
shippers had "A steadying effect upon
the westerners. which. coupled with
some difficulty encountered in prOcur-
ing cars as fast as they required
them. checked the threatened slump,
graduated supplies more nearly 10 the
actual needs of the market. and event.
ually sustained prices at a pretty de-
cent level IN view of all the circum-
stances connected with the meat trade.
Wool in Light Demand
The outlook at this time is not very
promising to Nthe fOclImaster. Sheep
were only fair in condition when they
went into tho winter Wool Is duh and
in very light demand. Presidential
years, and especially when tariff tim
kering threatens, have not been noted
Tor their favor to livestock operations,
Dr. the advancement OF that INDUSTRY
The favorable signs are in the gradual
recovery of mutton and lamb prices on
the market; and may be further drawn,
within reason, from the fact that there
IS more grass or the ranges than usual
Horse Market
Trade in horses started of wen in
this state. and eastern early adYices,
as well as nctivity in the way Of sales
and speculative trading. induced the
belief, early in the year. that an un-
usual demand from she agricultural
states would enhance western values
materially and make a market Tor oil
the surplus horse product Of the west
by the time Is could be gathered for
shipment. Accordingly. the local cOuu-
try was dotted with buyers prior 70
the middle Of the summer. but with
the continuation Of bad farming con-
dniOns. shippers gradually found the
demand lessening, until it became all
most impossible % place even car-iot
consignments when al activity was
brought to a close. at times during
the year sales were made OF stocks OF
horses az prices averaging So. They
have again declined 10 about hair that
figure.
Hog Industry.
From q state view Of the business.
there IS little TO report ia the way OF
change on hogs. We continue TO ship
in the bulk Of the pork we eat. and
practically all Of the hog products that
arc consumed ia our cities, towns. min
ing camps and working Centers OF any
size. Ham. bacon lard-these all come
10 Us from the big packing houses on
the river. and the same distributors
furnish US the big end of our pork
chops I'm the box shipments OF dressed
IONS they supply to our local butchers.
Inlportations of hog products into this
state have been placed by competent
judges at as nigh a yearly figure as
81 000. coo; and pork. on the h0of. in
Utah. has been worth an average Of
nearly cents per pound for more than
two years The price Of live hogs, at
eastern selling places, has slumped
sickcningly to the people who fatten
them lately. but the local figure still
remains well mp toward the average
stated Ii is not likely TO tumble from
that hizh cut notch very fast. as there
are very few Of the bristles on feed in
.his state. LOWERING eastern prices
ihould have the effect however, Of