The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-12-15
(By Arizona Industrial oonsress)
The Situation in General

l The Situation in General
 General conditions in the state con tinued to improve during November, practically all lines reporting in creases over October, which Eas con sidered one of the best months Of 1 the year.
 There were no developments in | agriculture worth mentioning. Hay II prices made further advances, ana both short and long staple cotton held their own as compared with the previous month. Sheep men have had successful
 season, with prospects good for an other. Rains and snows have been encouraging to cattlemen, and ranges generally are in good shape. Con ditions in the Los Angeles cattle market as a result of the opening of the union stockyards are causing con cern in the cattle industry, and buy- CTS are needed in many sections A serious shortage of railroad cars in northern Arizona handicapped 5 stockmen. lumber mills and other industries a The price of copper stiffened III November, and few offers are re- ] norted below IA cents pound Sales were in fair volume, and seV- eral increases in production were made. .eaH
 There is small surplus of un- i skilled labor in some localities, put ; unemployment is at minimum. Ell Agriculture l Seasonal activities continue III agriculture, Good germlnation IS re
 no1.ted on small grain seed, ana
 felds are in good growing condition.
 Some early barley is being pastureo
 in dairy sections, and a good acre 4 age has been contracted for by sheep
 men for winter pasture, prices TOT
 harley pasture being reported at ; fom s2O to S25 an acre. A large & mart of the grain sorghum crop mas
 heen cut with the stalks entire, anu
 much of the crop in the southerli k valleys will be fed off. Pasture on
 stubbIe fields has sold around $l'oo
 head per month. ,o
 blowing for spring crops, done E this fall, is reported as 80 per cent H of the amount usually done E The average yield per acre ol F. white potatoes in Arizona is reporteu E at S5 bushels, and the quality 50 per
 cent of normal It is reported carry
 snow prevented the digging of mucL T of the Coconino county crop. Ihe
 onality of stored potatoes is very good. due to careful grading
 Sweet potatoes showed an averagt yield of 15O bushels per acre. Ihs F yield of corn per acre was reuuos, on F from previous estimates, ury wea
 ther and early frost being the causes S
 It is estimated about ~ per IenI
 . stata's corn crop will be husket Efor orain. nearly 70 per cent used
 si,os and 10 per cent for forage
 The nercentage used for forage prol
 ahIy will be increased and that io
 s;1o use reduced by later deFeiol
 mentS.
 Fl C.++lamen of Arizona are exper
 encinp the most unsettled marhe oR conditions in years, accordihg Io
 hnlletin just issued by the ArlIon er-i Cattle Growers assoclatloh' wnlS ~, nd declares chaotic condltlons " in Los Angeles stock yafds nave ,,,a, w ed great uncertainty po'h
 ys kets and prices ;,oe +h the The bulletin declares a1,9,ards ena. 7 he onening of the union stockyarus ,ed Gns Angeles November lst larS ted ,,m,nhers of cattle from the Noil, he wast and Rocky Mountain dlstr1c'
 and from Texas have moved to ht md AneaIas which formerly went ore aastern markets. These cattle al ors tbrown on the open market all nts many have been sold at a sacrimG lO; ,wo since they cannot be moVeu. hl
 onening of the stockyards also Il. in kept buyers off the ranges to sie, 30, extent. In addition to nanatitif naarm to sel1 his stock in direct compe'i'i. |. ,ter ,,,i+b that from other states, u
 Arizona cattleman runs the FISK Dr boving to feed his cattle in the yar' for fo,. days and take loss from shriiii ! ing aoe until he can find buyer. her The association believes that e to +,on,on are loath to give up the pre-
 ont fair system of selling ther her' he 1us- a+ the ranches. under winch cat. by are taken as they are neeueu' a' dall not~. dumped on the market "eo"" hile the grower has no outlet z ling The Arizona Livestock repG,.
 NoTamber issued by the U. s. Bure
 af horiculture Economies and ,Mc onerating agencies states it IS pr' ICE obIa fall sales will reach l3o'ooo'
 which 100, 900 will be shipped o' of sidn the state. mostly to Caliloili visi- The fall movement t3n,o+od a+ 26 son GOO head Sheep men are s,ea five oncouraged by their succassf"i s' Has son.
 MlNlNS
 9 he November ~ae .-;oa of conn Hing stitfenlng ol tie pories starting near news Of new coiii n.oduction
 to old ones hhci oorapos a owie ditional constr uotioe t ;n tho .lal haul a general nnpr to CbarIes and situation, accol Ei ms tuizono Min nher Willis, edltor oI Io nn;,ts to
 of- number of optimistic stateme n A which have come from outstaho had men in the industry recently. el A The Old Lfoilliiioh ,o,,pced nl in pany at Giope ids .. .f i+- s,o t the to increase the capaciey the hI ,bont furnace of the plant to reverb