The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04
Resume of livestock Industry
In United States and Ari5oRd

AT slightly higher elevations the
Indian wheat and alfilerie are not so
far advanced and the showers men
toned will be of much benefit; par
ticularly if the nights warm up soon
These conditions should assure good
feed. along the drive-ways by the time
the bands are started north.
Some 10000 early lambs have al
ready moved from Arizona to Pacific
coast markets. These lambs were ex-
pected to move before the first OF
April, but desert vegetation rapidly
cured to point where stock devel-
oped quickly These lambs were ship
ped light, though it was reported that
6O-pound stock brought around So
per head at shipping points. Prob
ably a total Of 10000 lambs will be
shipped before June !.
Due to good lambing and small
losses, it is expected that an unusual
" large number Of milk-fat lambs
will be available during June and
July, in Arizona. Reports from the
Hoibrook section indicate that many
late lambs have been contracted for.
These lambs will not be born until
Nav. Some lambs will probably be
shipped from northern Arizona points.
after the bands, now on the desert
ranges, reach that section.
The wool clip on the desert ranges
has been. finished, while on the gram
ma grass range shearing started "a
week ago. Of the southern. clip about
500 900 pounds of wool have been
sold, probably at an average of 45
cents. Unsatisfactory prices have
caused some growers to consign some
400. COO pounds of wool to eastern
markets. Possibly a million pounds
of wool are being held in southern
warehouses. Shearing in the north
ern part Of Arizona will commence
about June T. Wool already shorn IS
reported to be very clean.
United States - The drastic hq-
uidation in the sheep and lamb in
dustrv during 1920 and 1921 brought
the production of lamb and mutton
during 1922 and 1928 into a more
favorable relation to demand. In a
year when other meat animals were
selling at relatively low prices, lambs
sold during 1928 at generally salts
factory prices, though there was a
downward tendency in prices until
the last part of November. This de-
cline checked the movement OF stock
ers and feeders to the country in the
late fall of 1923 and early winter Of
| 1924. and resulted in fewer lambs be-
ing placed on feed. Since then prices
have rallied sharply and the market
has been strong.
Though the. estimated number of
| lambs on. feed in the corn belt and the
western states on December 1, 1928,
(5.17C,O00) was three per cent high
er than IL months previous, heavy
marketings in December and falling
off in the purchase of stockers and
feeders decreased the estimated num-
Der on feed by January i, 1924 to
APO ,OC0 head, four per cent less than
the number on the SAGE date of last
year. The decrease, as compared with
a year ago, occurred mainly in Idaho,
Nevada. California, southern Colo
RADIO and the corn belt and was partly
balanced by increases in Utah, Mon
tana, Wyoming and northern Colo
rado. The reduction of lambs on
feed in the western states was con-
firned by the low shipments to mar
ket from that territory during Janu-
airy and February as compared to
last year.
Information now available regard
ing conditions in the early lambing
areas California, Arizona, Kentucky
and Tennessee indicates q material
reduction in the market supply of
spring lambs in April, May and June,
as compared with last year. The corn
belt and the northwest give promise
of a larger crop than last year, hence,
market supplies in July and August
will probably be larger.
Prospects with regard to future
market supplies favor a continuation
of the present strong market during
the next two or three months. The
crop of late lambs, however, II it
proves to be as large as present con-
ditions would indicate, is factor
which cannot be ignored. The rather