The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-02-04
SAY CATTLE AND HOG PRICES
.z 4 ~ WILL BE HIGH

.Ehe packers of the country are Opt
mistic over. the immediate outlook fol
good prices for hogs and cattle. and ac
c9rdings to some Of the packers at least
me following is the way they have con
digOhs sized up 81 sS51:sft $g.t'g AZ
The packers point out that, as pri
mary considera ton, American industry
continues to be. busy and highly pros
porous. "This,,' they say, "means high
wAkes for labor and, in turn strong
domestic demand for fresh meat. When
the 9laboring man is paid good wages he
spends his money freely on his table.
which means that he buys fresh pork
Nothing could send prices Of cattle
and hogs downward so quickly and SO
surely as an upset to the business
would which would bring about unem.
tinues., 81 y
Tie next factor of Importance is the
foreign situation. There are two an.
giee 40 this. First, Europe's present day
0lythg; second, the overhanging posi-.
biltty notsonly Of much heavier buying
m the future. but Of developments that
may, check the present buying move.
ment.s Reference is made here to pork
products alone. Exports Of beef ended
Mith-sthe war and there is hardly a
chance that they, will be resumed in
the future, s'sti4
AT this time England is, buying con.
siderable in the way of pork products
onstfe, eost-plus basis. For three months
past this has been the policy of the
British food ministry, which is handling
England'sS Ods situations. Also exports
are going forward bought, last fall for
delivery this winter. I1&% : o'nf:k @
e Allsof this buying, however, is a.
somewhat minor. ttfnatter Compaf red y to
what European countries might buy r.
they could receive credit in the, United
States. !. Most people understand in a
general way existing conditions IN the
finances of most European nations.
These countries .I1ave,. issued shch vol
umes Of credit money atfhome,T their
outside !, obligations are so heavy and
their own supplies of surplus food for
exchange are so small that it is exceed
ihgly difficult for them, to trade with
other Countries.
Conditions being as they are. it is
clear why Europe is combining It's pur.
chases to, the sbarest necessities. There
is hardly a Doubt that a large loan to
Europe on the part of the United
States would do more to- bring up live
stock prices than any other factor. We
record this without expressing any opin-
ion as t4gthe advisability of such loan.
. However, we would like to suggest to
the American farmer that he watch the
foreign exchange situation and that he
endeayOc II to understand the definite
bearinks that European finance has up.
on his own personal nsospefity and
lps M ,-lFl-4,,,.lA III
HayiA4 recently purcfRaaa heftaof
eighty Nodded Holsteins III Montsaia,
the IoN& itatei board 3Nf c8tdrN is sssl-
ticipati18 the creatidta,afsa AaleHalh
dairy 8An a, short time. as we'll as
haXingN8 the possession of the state a
ilimbe& jbG high gradE stttrs = ~: 4
stated II. Strict, a,'membef. sefs the
hoard, 3oh hie return from trip of
inspect sof the state hospitals. In
addiio} It'd supplying the large quaint |
ity of Rlk required by the various
state itutions, plans are now being
Perfect for Intensive farming of the
tracts. and owned by the state.
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Che fhtink department of this
newsps has turned 0pt during the
week j passed a nu6br A6AfeHeA
liyesto( catalogues f( difd Il bt1 80
ers Of bounty. AMONG the Mumbef
Being q athlogte for CT "A. christensen, |
one forfC. s. Mcdonald, one for John
Hoist, Jr.,, one. for John Kroll,s one for
Fred Knop and one for w. H. Pruter &
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