Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-04
JUNE BULLETIN FOR
UTAH WOOLCR0WERS
Prospects Are That Flockmastcrs WIN
secure Good Prices for Lamb
And Mutton Crop.

The June Bulletin OF the Utah Wool
growers association win be published
Monday II says In substance;
The uncertainty and stringenoy in
the money market throughout the coun-
try IL one reason why the wool market
Is 50 dull We believe that in the
course OF q few months the price OF
wool VIII materially advance. During
the past two months number Of
sheepmen have requested that the as
ISOLATION take some action toward the
storage and selling OF wool as they did
two years ago II will be remembered
that the action OF the association at
that time was highly successful and
that almost every sheepman wnO
shipped his wool received from two TO
ave cents more per pound than those
who sold
Experience has tnugh, the sheepmen
that IL f. both Improbable and unsafe
to consign their woods, Shipping woods
through the association means that 10
VIII be stored At Boston at the market
under the direction OF the association
and no wool l. sold without direct or
ders from the owner. Advances TO the
amount OF three fourths OF the market
valuation of the wool, at 8 per cent in
tcrost on amount advanced, viii be
made ~ the time Of shipment. II there
happens TO be- "a decline In the market
The sheepmen can remargln. From the
present Indications 70 Is quite certain
that a large amount OF wool will be
shipped through the association, and
cur eastern house Will endeavor TO give
the owners the very best satisfaction.
By shipping woods In this manner the
shcepmen will, at least. secure the fuh
market value for their wool snd are
not compelled TO sell II az sacrifice.
Tho f.roapagtg are that ghccDfueu VIII
secure very good prices for their lamb
and mutton crop this fall From pres
ent Indications there will not be rs
many sheep 20 sell on the markets as
last year Some very heavy losses were
sustained in Wyoming. Idaho and Mon
tana. Early shipment OF lambs TO mar
ket is always advisable, provided the
market is not flooded The committee
that went to Washington some time
ago succeeded In having a bill prepared
for the better shipping OF live stock.
The latest report on the same IL that
the bill has been reported favorahly
upon By the senate committee. Presl-
dent Gooding, OF Idaho. estimated at
the National Woolgrowers' convention
that the sheepmen Of his state lost APP
proximately 100000 owing to bad trans
portati0n. The bill II passed by Con
gress, will secure Immediate and salts
factory transportation and VIII save
our shecpmen hundreds or thousahuS VI
dollars annually.
number OF reports have been made
Of many sheep being bothered with
ticks. While the sheep in our state
have not been troubled as badly as tile
nocks In Wyoming and Idaho, yet ticks
arc making their appearance rapidly
among the Utah sheep. and stringent
means should be taken to prevent this:
The sheep tick Is commonly confused
with the common wood tick.
Scab has also appeared IN Two OF
three sections Of our state and the
board and government officials are
taking stringent measures to eradicate
a. The board Is almost without funds
and every sheepman should cooperate
and lend his assistance. The govern
ment r. working hard and doing
great deal of good for sheepmen
throughout this state.