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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-01-16

The secretary of the treasury and
Mrs. Shaw do not expect to keep
house this winter, but will remain for
as much of the season as they spend
in town at the Arlington hotel The
secretary of war and Mrs. Taft, the
secretary of the interior and Mrs
Hitchcock, and Attorney General
Moody, are all close to each other on
the most fashionable part OF X
street, near the vice presidents, while
the postmaster general and Mrs. Cor.
telyou and the secretary Of commerce
and labor and Mrs, Metcalf are living
far to the northwest, one on Ban.
croft place, the other on New Hamp.
shire avenue.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-01-16
Fish Carried Oh Prize.

Here's fish story: A sporrnNar
fishing for salmon In oae o. thu
streams that run into tho Gulf OF ST
Lawrence, discovered a spot whore 1t,
was convinced that salmon ought &c
be lying, AS lie made h.s way through
the bushes "a cast which no had wound
around his hat became loosenod. As she
sportsman peered over tho bank ny
on the loose cast gently touched the
water. INN ediately salmon seized
It and rushed away upstream. carry
ing both hook and hat.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-01-16
PASS The BILL.

1t is said that a bill intending to
provide the people with the means OF
securing interest on public funds will
be presented TO the legislature. Such
bill should be presented and should
be passed Banks that have had the
use of public funds for years at no
cost TO themselves will probably be-
come active against such bill but
that should not deter the legislators
from putting ON the statute books a
law so manifestly just and business
like. There are many excellent rea.
sons why such bill should be passed
and no good argument against it,
In the first place, the people need
the money" and are entitled to it,.
It's not matter OF record that banks
permit individuals or the public to
use their money without paying heavy
interest. Why then should the banks
be permitted to use the public's money
without paying interest? Money
ought to be worth as much to the
people as 10 the BANKS.
A law compellinga county, city or
town treasurer to yet interest on pub
lie funds deposited removes from him
a temptation TO be dishonest AS
long as there is no law goyernoring the
matter, the treasurer may deposit the
funds to his own account and II he
cares, speculate with it. He may also
make private deal with a bank,
securing little addition to his salary
by way of contract, and the public is
none the wiser
Such a law would also have a GER
tain beneficial bearing on elections.
III the banks must pay something near
the market price for the use Of public
funds, they would not exert themselves
quite so strenuously to secure the
nomination and election of certain
men. AS the matter stands today,
the nomination and election OF a
treasurer OF city or county is purely a
tight between banking institutions
that hope to reap reward.
Various and sundry minor benefits
might be mentioned, bat these would
seem to be sufficient to warrant the
passage Of state law regulating the
matter. Such a law would have made
Logan and Cache County neat little
some In recent years, and there's no
question but that we needs 1t.
1t is said that law Of this kind
would save Salt Lake city from 8. o.
900 to 800, 900 year. In Cook County
(Chicago) Illinois, where y per cent
on all daily balances for active money
Is paid, the interest on public funds
brings the city about 81 900, 900 "a year.
Chicago banks pay per cent on six
months time certificates Most east
ern cities get from . 10 per cent for
their money.
III the legislators of Utah are truly
representive Of the peoples interests
they will make it impossible for the
public funds to be used by banks un.
less reasonable interest is paid
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-01-16
In the House.

Speaker-Harry S, Joseph, Salt Lal e
county.
Chief Clerk Alex. Buchanan, st 1t
Lake county
Minute Clerk Elijah d. Hawkin,,
Utah county.
Engrossing Clerk-E. Orth, Weber
county.
Docket Clerk-A. l.. Toone, Weber
county.
Sergeant-at Arms VIM. h. Thomr-
son, Willard county.
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms- Thos.
G. Rowberry, Tooele county.
Waterman Alex. Spence, Cache
county.
Messengers VIM. Archibald, sum
nit county; Peter Mortensen, Sanpete
county.
Chaplain David Hess, Davis county.
DoUrkeepers Thomas Calder, Rich
county; William l.. White, Box Elder
county.
Committee Clerks-June Pack, Vim
tab county; Sadie Cassidy, Utah coun-
ty; Florence Hull, Salt Lake county.
Janitor-R Robert Houston, Salt Lake
county.
ltwlll be noticed that Cache county
has been honored twice in the seleC-
tion OF Joseph A. Smith, of Providence,
as engrossing clerk of the senate, and
Alexander Spence, of Wellsville, as
watchman in the house, Mr. Smith
gets his as reward for not defeating
ii. A. Petersen for representative and
Mr.. Spences promotion probably
comes as a result OF the splendid cor
respondence he has sent The REPur-
LIcAN the past year, BE that as it
may, there is no better man in Cache
for clerkship than Joe A. Smith, and
without doubt Mr., spence will IN his
position with credit to himself and
satisfaction to the lawmakers.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-01-16
Want Column

DON'T YOU DO 1T, Buy land or
city property unit! you see the bar
gains | have to dispose of. James
Milligan, Smithfeld, Utah. 4
First class sand delivered TO any
part OF town w. r. Brown, Ind.
Phone 22i. VIC
HEATERS at the Logan second.
hand store from $50 to $1,000. Any
body can be suited, VIC
Wanted--A good girl for general
housework. Apply 90 North Second
West Ind phone l43d. VIC
For Sale-Lucerne and timothy hay
Apply TO G. Balling, 3l6 south Main.
Independent phone, 342, VIC
Wanted Good cedar posts, at New.
bold's, the Clothier. VIC
Wanted-A first-class milk COW. X,
c. Schaub, over Ritter Bros. Drug Co.
VIC
For Sale--A two roomed house with
pantry and closet Apply to Jens
Petersen, 6lS N. Main. VIC
Wanted-One hundred head OF
horses and cattle to feed. will care
f)r them until next May, Horses SO
per head; cattle 50 so. have a most
excellent summer range il parties de-
sire TO leave their stock with me. Ad.
dress Nagnus Holm, Weston, Idaho,
Also inquire OF H. Tnrnerat this.cfiice. (,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-01-16
In the Senate.

President 49, stephen II. Love, Salt
Lake county.
Robert S Campbell, Salt
Lake county.
Minute Clerk-Mrs. Dennis G. Eich.
nor, Salt Lake county
Docket Clerk Benjamin Backman,
Utah county.
Engrossing Clerk--Joseph A. Smith
Cache county, - -
Chaplain - Anton Nelson, Emery
county.
Committee Clerks William John
son, Piute county; John Il. Edgeh,ll,
Juab county; Mrs. Alice Il, Hamilton,
Salt Lake county.
Mailing Clerk William Asher, Utah
county. . IN
Sergeant.at-Arms -Miah Day, Mi.
lard county.
Assistant Sergeant-at-A Arms e. N.
Allison sr,, Weber county.
Messengers w. Perkins, Sanpet G
county; w. G.. Rasband, Wasatch
county.
Stenographer-Phyllis Lynch, Salt
Lake county.
DoorkeeperS - Samuel Miles ir
Washington county; II, S. Wadsworth,
Morgan county.
Watchmen Farley Bryan, Tooele
county; Clarence Ernest, Weber coun.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-01-16
THE STATE
LEGISLATURE

At the caucuses held In Salt Lake
City Saturday night, the Legislators
selected the following officials to pre-.
side at the present session Of Utah S
law-making body.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-01-16

The selection of genial bob" Camp
bell as secretary OF the senate is pleas
ing to his. host Of friends in Cache.
All wish him WELL and then 10 is
doubtful II a better secretary could
have been secured even by turning
over every chip in the woodshed
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-01-16
An Inventive Genius.

subbubs-What makes him so un.
popular7
Borrow--Hs fixed his lawn.mower
so ynp have to drop nickel in the
slot 10 make i go-Jstse.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-01-16
voIuminous vellinc.

Armenian women envelop them.
elves in great sheets of cotton cloth
Vhen they go abroad. The sheets are
o veil them.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-26

METAIs-IRoN-The market for pig iron certificates
chang. in quotations Standard foundry sTaaes
sa % bid August 500 bd' ssp;smbsr s2iSSS5 October
MoLAssEs AND sYRuPs-rhe market for nnolasse.
Is STEADY ,, to firm owing to % lim,ed osFinEs and
c6anged oSSts9iohs follow: S.H Orleans sentrfugai
Se N 1s G1as sa5 OPEN Kettle SID S eo so
@0n g , iSgi'G g.ss far l'sl7e sood lsa2Oo prime 200
ouscOt,Cnseed oil was strong and higher on buIi.h
p SS sSs S S S e spP g SRs oyns 5 & Gs shorts h s
At nS5o TOO % bss Of octsssr & =; SsTS.%e 80 hols Of
iGnsssd oil was gnchaGsed Refined psToie9m vas re-
PRo1EM Standard white Sb. so, Ds Gp2s: &c.,
Phradephia r ISe: bulk 7oc refined cases New York.
10 2oe bulk. s75o: PniladeIPhia 70 i5e: bulk 7GS;
issoo CoTToNsEED oI1-Prine crude Z b mills,
a ysep sSs5 ST. &aSsa osS as
oaaS5Sc: November "a" &c and December 4Sg43lso;
100000: prime white and prime winter yellow &c I'm
TD town raw. 4aS4sc; calcgsa @ raw 7co fRD OIL IS
and rather froe selling 6y packer. the provision market
covering Of short, and in sympathy with grain Reao-
ton. followed the close but the market le OF quite
mated for %anaaI 4sSe a and next week 5oeSo Kan
sas :14 9 7sss o family Fih So 0'ds
sasgssa RgEE HANS steady: Sastsd IS s3eSs$s,
s..c 1eo n ec; lao n si4o: pigs, oisae&c. cur
N T. ad is S silss fla hans Ans
steady: quoted at 1odi2hc- TAILOW steady; city.
ESQ., country. 6Af6sc- LARD easy; quoted Nddle
Western prime, s.1o19, ,2oc City lard barely steady.
quoted s7saec Refined lard barely steady; quoted;
South America 10 CSC: Continent 9.65c; Brazil kegs.
II csc. Compound firr: quoted at s& 69c STEARINE
Arm quoted: oleo eA fec: city lara stearine 1OAc.
RTC-The general market for rice maintained its hrTn
still good character and liberal
IN volume. Quotations follow: Domestic screenings 80
sic: second heads. 32a4tic choice leads. 4sG5hc;
fancy B&I fancy heads SA 5&c: japan.
Domestic AZ @5c; ratna. s*96He; Rangoou, IN bond.
2%92Sc.
sUGAR-Renned sugar steady 10 hrrn IN tone with
business, but liberal shipments with
drawais. Prices unchanged The following list
subject a rebate OF 10 points and discount
Gays: Crystal doniuos. 1880:
tablets T20c: loaf and crushed bToc mould
A, b.35c; cubes 52cc: xxx powdered 51Sc; Eagle 5
bags powdered and Eagle confectionery granuated.
2c; powdered powdered and fruit powdered and
Eagle coarse and extra hne granulated g. 0c Eagle 10
eranulaed 6ooc; 81 70 bag. do b25c;
10 bags do 520c: 10 ID bags 51sc; y and so 70
bags 6.o5c; Eagle hne standard grsnulated and
diamond A. 5c coniectioners A, 4soc No I. 4soc: Nos
and g. 475c: TOc; No s. 465c; No g. 4.6oc; No
Z 4 55c; No s. 45Oc: No 9 445c; No TO- 4s5c; No II.
4sOc; No l2 425c; No 1s 420c Nos Il Is and 10.
415c The local market for raw sugar was quiet but
and without important features Duty paid prices
quoted follows Centrifugal 90 test se2s; mus
s125c The London market for sugar esets was steady
May and June quoted at los. with buyers at
that
New-York tribune., 1907-05-26
CASH QUOTATIONS..
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

New York. May -. 1907.
COFFEE-TNe coffee market unchanged to
points lower. but recovered loss steady
net unchanged. Sales for the half session
5000 bags Tho opening lower In spite OF steady
cables and seemed be due scattering liquidation and
little selling OF July. which thought 10 be against
firm offers At the decline demand be little
confident OF attributed 10 prominent
bull interests although OF tho buying through
brokers who frequently operate for Wall Street
houses Neither OF tho European mhrksts reported
change, when slight decline would not have basn
prsing In OF the local close Of the previous day and
brazilian receipts seemed TO DO running little smaller
the reaching 85OnO bags {300O the
previous day and 20 600 bags last year. Jundahy
cepts however. heavier again $1,000 bags against
$500 bags the previous CAY and 1000 last year that
there real indication OF material falling on
In the movement The market at Santos unchanged,
but Rio reported decline OF 80 res from last quotation
The weather in Sac Paulo according 70 tho Official report
fine in three sections. cloudy In two with the low
est temperature 90 degrees. There switching
included In the Gales oHcaly reported May and July
being exchanged 10 points May and September and
June 10 points premium June. The fmness OF the
months would TO DO OF the most
Of the local market situation indicating
the absence OF any pressure from actual coffee in spite
the heavy The market for spot coffee quiet
with quotations the basis OF ehc for Rio No. !.
OF contract prices in the local market
terday a follows:
New-York tribune., 1907-05-26
OTHER mARKETs-BY TELEGRAPH.

Chicago. MAY 25.-CATTL-Receipts about 800 head:
market steady; beeves 81 S0GS6 So cows 81 s9S5 4O
heiters 50 o85 90 calves. 81 5Cgs6 5o good prime
steers s. 40QSS so. poor medium. 81 30GS5 40;
and feeders. So 9OGS5 20 HOGS-Receipts abou.
22CIO head; market 511Oc lower; light S6 Is GS6 50;
mixed. Sc 05S6 so; heavy. So S59S6 % rough, IS s59
s. 05 pigs. s. 1885 So, sood choice heavy, So $50
81 25: bulk OF sales. S6 1895 so sHEEP-Receip1s
about 1880 head; market steady; natives 81 5OS6 %:
Western. 81 5OGss % yea-ngs S65S6 60. lambs sS 2S
SIS 60: Western, S6 25GsS IS.
Cincinnati. May 25.-HOGS quiet; butchers strip
pers, So SS8S6 STlz; s. 256S6 - CATTLE
steady; fair shippers. s. I5S5 common. s. 50
E$3 Is. SHEEP strong. s. 1895 LAMBS steady, $50
81 so.
East Buffalo. May 25.-CATTLE-Slow and unchanged
VEALS-Rscepts. $50 head; active and 25c lower: S.
IS. HOGS-Rsceipts 400 head. fairly active and 100
15c lower heavy So 5OaS5 TO- Ycrers and pigs. S6 65
So 20, mostly So 60, roghs s. IS S5 90 SHEEP AND
LAMB-Receipts 2S0O head; active and steady; lambs
50 5CdsS 25 few IS IS.
Kansas City, May 5-CATTLE-Receipts 200 headg
steady choice export dressed beef
s. 60GS6, 70 good 81 5OgS5 40; Western fed
sass 60: and feeders. IS 1895. Southern
steers Sc 5OGS5 =: cows 50 5OQSS 80; native
COWS 81 5O4 81 75: he.fars s. S5. bulls
s. 25GS4 81; calves. S3 1885. receipts week.
$500 head. Hogs-Receipts 10000 head. 1larkst 100
lower top. S. 20; bulk OF SIS 05S6 15 heavy
S6GS6 10; packers Sc 9S6 17z; lights Sc l09S6 20
piss So 25GS5 %. Receipts for the week $500 head
SHEEP-Market no!nally steady. lambs S6 5O6$S 60s
yearlings. Sc 5OaSG Western fed yearlngs.
So GG$T -; Western fed sheep. s. 5IS6 25; stockers
feeders IS 5OgS5 receipts for the week. 24oOo
head
New-York tribune., 1907-05-26

FLOUR AND MEAI-F1our hrrrly held win ousi-
quiet No change In quotations The following are
prices quoted the New York Produce ihchangs
Spring patents. 2s?se 2o winter Sssikhs f4Ssa no.
No i winter $S 20Q$3 40; extra No winter s34sS 70
RYE FIOUR-FIrn; quoted: Fair 10 good. "a SogS4 o0
choice 10 fancy 81 6Oaso CoRNAIEAI-F1rrn; quoted
Kiln dried So l0g$3 Is. 10 brand BAG MfcAIr-F1rIn
0uotedi yellow 81 80 coarse 81 l7gSl ID
FEED-Western quiet; city frm quoted: western spring
s23 49, standard idding s24 TO- flour do va 20 red Dog
$26 co. prompt shipent city bran SO 30 bulk s4 80
TS25 sacks: miding. S29 SOC red dog So o homny
chop 500 5OGs22 rs bulk. S23 T0Gs2a s5 sacks OIL
MEAL. 500 20.
GRAIN-WHEAT-The strength shown by wheat
to-day was largely due bulsh foreign situation.
Not only markets abroad decidedly higher in some
Instances but the crop received hero was OF a
very gloomy character. Broomhal reported that hot
and dry conditions still prevailed In south Russia
advces 10 the effect that the outlook
in Rumania and Hungary was fully as bad as ever.
short by 900 bush this All sorts OF export
rumors were a result OF this bush foreign
news and at close OF the market 100000 bush
were being talked a possibility in the Northwest
mostly Winnipeg The Liverpool market in response
10 crop news closed hsd net higher Paris was up
2bQB0 points and Berlin az msrks The home crop
situation considerably improved by the advent of
good all OF the Central States and the North
west although Kansas appeared 20 have been skipped
OF arguments from state In the way OF reports
about drouth excessive heat The rains elsewhere
accounted for early depression in the market when
prices weakened from Il q nc per bush under COM
mission house and other selling NOn the subsequent
upturn July TO 81 OF in the local mar
ket o 81 o1 in Chicago. There was more or less
reEuiarity about tho market after the nrst hour but
New-York tribune., 1907-05-26

COTTON-The cotton market WAS rather irregular To-
day undertons appeared 10 be steady and
steady at a net advance OF 70 o points
day reported OF 10000 bales The
opening steady at decline OF points on June
which liquidation. but generally 20
points higher, after little hesitation the mar
ket advanced a net gain OF TO points on the active
me nths on covering Of shorts and bull support This
by realizing under which prices sagsed on
but steaded at the close by covering
room shorts. who feared bulsh set OF cables on
reviews OF the situation by usually
authorities indicated an Improvement in the
outlook trade attributed this 70 the short
favorable weather reported tho last
weekend feared that the removed rains Indicated
the map Friday and to-day would stop tho favor
able progress OF the Numerous private wires were
fresh damage result OF the more
nd this tended confirm the hulltsh In
preston by the weather map. The weekend
considered bullish and these factors
responsible for the early advance while the usual
dsposItion up the weekend assisted tho
The Chronicle placed sptnners takinss
for bales against 201 42T last
visible supply OF American
for the week bales against % 252 bales
for he The weather showed
less general precipitation over the belt with The
of points in the East and West. and the
pointed toward continued unsettled weather
The OF contract prices In the local market to-
d9y pa4
New-York tribune., 1907-05-26
EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKET.

No. Western winter IS No California, 1s 1adG
futures steady; May nominal; July IS 2ad: Septsrl
ber IS SID CORS-Spot Arm; American mixed. new
IS 10d. do old SIS ID. futures firm July Is 1lt=cs
September, - 1OS.d HOPS London. Pacific Coast)
quiet. - los IS 5s PEAS-Canadian. hrrn 6s Slsd-
FLOCR-St. Louis fancy. winter, strong. 2is Sd PORK
Prime mess. Western strong. 93s Sd BEEF-EXtr1
India mess. steady SIS Cd HANIS-ShoEt cut. IL 10
16 5Ss- BACON-Culaberiand 26 10 80 10
strong. SIS Sd short RIB 10 to "a y strong SOS &c;
IonS rtddIes. light. IS "a 10. firm. SIS; long
clear niddes heavy 35 70 40 4 firm 52s short clear
backs. Is 90 fra Sis cear bellies. Ia 16 n.
strong, 52s LARD-Prtuae Western in terces. quiet.
46s; American Cefned. Ia pals. dull 46S Sd CHEESE
finest white new. 60s; old. 66s: Canadian
finest colored new. 62s; old, 6Ss TALLOw-Prt1as
city strong S2s 3D. Australian IN London. steady.
S4s Cd. TCRPENTINE-Spirits quiet. sos Cd LIN
SEED OIL strong 26s Sd PETROLEUM steady SD
ROSTN-Connrnon hrIn. lis lad COTTONSEED CFz.
Hull refined. spot frra. 24s Cd SHOULDERS
Square, II IS n, strong. AS
New-York tribune., 1907-05-26
HANG TIGHT TO YOUR MEERsCHAUM
Material Getting Scarce and Prices Higher
Asia Minors Supply Nearly Gone.

Every smoker has his favOrite pipe and often
1t is a rneerschaurn. Those who have such pipes
should prize them the more highly now. for, az
cOrdins 10 report, the product is destined TO fall
utterly and soon
United States consul at .Annaberg Germany,
George y. life. on the subject Mr.. life con-
firms the stories that the tobacco commercial
travellers here have been telling for long
time that the meerschaum industry is passing.
For q long time whenever these stories were
told by the tobacco men IL was taken with salt.
saws ''The Hartford Courant." Consul life re-
ports that nothing less than CONSERVATION "a
felt in certain parts OF Germany and Austria
news that the supply from the mines in Asia
Minor IS failing and Will very soon be thing
of the past. The peculiar thing about nneer-
schaun is that IL has been discovered in only a
very few places in all the world
The word neerschaUm Is OF German Origin
II comes from the word ''rreer" meaning sea.
meaning foam or froth. and its literal mean
ing would be seafoanl- This is because OF the
way in which IL is found in it's raw state. when
II Is very light and or snow white color
When first taken out IT Is soft. and may be
made TO make a sort OF lather when mixed with
water, much as can soap.
Meerschaum is defined as "a hydrate si1cate
Of magnesium, occurring in fine white claylike
masses. which when dry will float on water: a
apart places, put never very aoundantly or
often Most OF the places in Asia Minor.
Livadia, and the island of Euooea- The usual
way OF manufacturing the raw material into
pipes is by baking the pipes after they have
been carved and then boiling them, first in milk
and then in wax or OIL The pipes sub
jected to much polishing during the process OF
manufacture, and great care must be taken all
through the operation 70 see that they are
neither strained nor broken either Of which ac-
Cidents may occur very easily. Many OF the
cheaper meerschaum pipes that are sold are
made from sO-caled artificial neerSchaufn,
which is made by amaIgamating the small pieces,
of the meerschaum. that cut of and other
wise wasted in the making OF the real pipes. by
means of tremendous pressure The oil of to-
,aH into rAria I'm
of smoking imparts 10 them rich, pleasing,
brown color.
or course, there have been many limitations OF
meerschaum- These generally made OF
plaster OF paris. which Is treated with paraffin
and colOred with gambOge and blood, and in
countless other ways. AT present real neer-
schaum is only 10 be found in the mines at
Eski-Schehir, in Asia Minor. and there the out
put Is very small American and English manu-
facturers have secured the rights 10 al OF this
through their agents long as 1t lasts, which
is not expected 10 be very long, and for that
reason there are many artisans to-day In Ger
many. experts in meerschaum pima making. who
will lose their work
New-York tribune., 1907-05-26
LIVESTOCK MARKET.

York May 25 1907.
BEEVES--Recepts so cars. 900 head. all con-
signed exporters and slaugherers. No trading OF
Importance in live cattle TIE feeling steady There
light inquiry dressed beef. but prices were
fairly steady yesterdays quotations Liverpool and
London cattle and beef markets firm Exports to-day and
include 100 cattle and 300 quarters OF beet
on the London and g. 800 quarters of beef
Philadelphia also for the London market
CA1VES-No receipts and nothing doing In i've caves
lack kofs stock feeling steady to-day. but
lower prices Monday Dressed calves steady
10 pmioAc n for city dressed veals, with
extra selected serg 1sc country dressed at SO lie
,I,AMRS-Receipts 1871 ,45s
head Including 81. for saughterers and Tor ths
naknx with tho stock held over yesterday. o
ears on sale. fair demand for both sheep
sr6 lambs steady prices and the pens were cleared