The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-11-10
STOCK SALES ON
COAST OPEN BIG


the market on the opening day. Fri
day, of the new Union Stockyards at |
Los Angeles was 3 cents for cattle. |
1876 cents for lambs and 1150 cents
for hos. Receipts were seventy-six
carr the first day and forty-two cars
the second day OF trading.
John T. Game III of Logan. Utah.
live stock specialist of the Agficul-
tural College extension service, ex-
Pre- SEES the belief that the market is
off 10 an suspicious start and that it
vii prove invaluable to Western
producers.
The top cattle on the first day
were twenty-five steers from Victor,
IDAHO, good Herefo.tls which the
q aries II. Hill Livestock Commits
ST. n company scNi to f. H. GALLOWAY
FOL Wilson & Co. The shrink or the
twenty-five head Was only thirty
nN pounds to the animal.
Fhe Crane Greek Sheep company
OF udgen topped the market on $40
he A of clippedslambs that brought
" 20 with no cutouts. Another lot
Of medium Utah lambs brought
$l275.
Utah again scored with hogs, two
carloads of cornfed porkers from
Miilard county topping the market at
81 so. These were consigned BY
fifteen farmers and were in charge
Of County Agricultural Supervisor A
M. McOmie. They were purebred
Bcrkshires and Durocs and made an
average of 1876 pounds. Two cars of
hoes from Hanford. Calf, averag-
in ITO pounds We're sold at $11.25.
Shipments of cattle into the new
central market have been light and
the strong demand for good hogs in
dicltes brisk trading on those thai
ara sent in.
Secretary ]. d. Imeson of the Jack.
son Hole (Wyo.) Cattle and Horse
association was so well pleased witt
the prices received on twenty-six car
OF Herefords that he said forty I,
sixty additional cars would prohabl'
be shipped down from his district.
In his address before crowd o
more than 3000 persons ATTENDING
the opening day ceremonies, Genera
Manager J. A. Naughton announc
ed the policy of the market as be
Ing to encourage production and bel
ter finishing. to supply daily cas-
outlet for thel livestock produced an
to improve credit conditions in III
" livestock industry through more e
ficient marketing.
Mafius de Brabant, assistant ira
he manager of the Union Pacif
system; Mayor Cryer, DR.. George
Clements. director of the agricultu
al department of the Chamber
Commerce. and w. T. Bishop, vi
president of the chamber of COZ
merce, We're other speakers viii
Professor Game GAGE the viewpoi
OF one who has worked for sixte
years among stockmen of the west
production and marketing problem
Greater advance has been made
he said, lin solving problems of pi
duction than in distribution q
University of California at the c
cago International show that
west can produce as good livestC
as any section, but through sin
mis-step the man on the range II
lose the profits of several years WI
in livestock production when he m
kets at the ranch through an exp
buyer who is better able to max
profitable deal for himself than
average stockman. | knew last y
of case in which range lambs S
at cents, went to the packer a
cents and came out of the feed
at 1 cents pound The speculs
or buyer who holds the stock fit
days makes bigger profit--all
vet-than the man who spent m
months to produce it, The sch
of contracting for the sale of
stock, with all its evils, is the
growth of the method of buyins
the ranch. The Los Angeles VI
stockyards are the first step tow
supplanting this Anticipated sys
do not indict the packer. the
81 dleman or the buyer, buN I do
~ nounce an indictm mt against an
worn system which works aga
the producer. II has no educati
value, but at the stoJsyards W
the livestock is traded and class
farmer soon learns why his n,
boris stock has brought a hi
price than his own. 1t shows
value OF good blood and good
The growers are educated to pre-
quality and finish and the public
better meat for the same m