The Winslow mail., 1925-04-17


Weeks.
Alfalfa hay will be coming in with
in the next few weeks, and ship
pers of Maricopa county are organ
izing an association to inaugurate
federal inspection under the new
government grades. Similar steps
are under consideration in Graham
and Yuma counties.
Live Stock.
Advances in the price of fat cat
tie and beginning of operations Of
the cooperative marketing organ
ization of the California Cattle
mems association, including Ari-
IONA feeders, have been the recent
developments in the cattle industry.
Fat steers have reached 81ac a
pound, COWS &c and calves 10c, f..
o. b. Phoenix, and indications for
the future market are favorable.
Sale of feeder cattle for spring
delivery has been very slow, with
few contracts made to date. The
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should react on feeder sales later
in the season.
Ranges in the northern and east
ern parts of the state have benefit
ed from rains during the last
month A critical condition still
exists in some of the southern sec
lions.
Movement of sheep to northern
summer ranges has started, and
will continue during April and
May. Many flocks will be moved
by rail the latter part of May Most
of the early wool clip has been
shipped to Boston, and a number of
lamb shipments will be made with
in the next month. Lamb prices
are good. Sheep are in good con-
dition.
Mining.
The spring buying movement
failed to materialize in the copper
the red metal declined about 1c a
pound, finishing the month at 1312c
to 1880, the same figures as a
year ago. Statistical conditions are
good, and although production has
been increased somewhat improve
ment in the market is expected.
January exports of copper
amounted to 54,771 tons, the lary-
est of any month last year except
November, and 5000 tons above
the 1924 average.
There have been no important re-
pected opening of the Humboldt
smelter has been postponed until
the market becomes more stable.
The lead concentrate mill Of the
Manifestations is again in opera
ton. The United Eastern organiZa-
ton has begun development of the
Barbara claims near Mayer. The
Inspiration and Miami companies
are continuing their improvement
programs.
Development work is active in a
number of districts
Manufacturing.
Manufacturing continues to make
steady progress in the state. Sew
eral new plants have been estab-
lished; several already existing
have made expansions and improve
ments Two cotton oil mills and a
cotton compress have been an
nounced for immediate construc-
ton in Tucson, and at Prescott dis
abled war veterans of the Arizona
Copper Crafts Shop are manufac-
turing an excellent line of copper
ware, novelties and leather goods
Considerable expansion is taking
place in the lumber industry. The
Arizona Lumber and Timber COM
pany at Flagstaff has finished an
improvement program doubling its
capacity. The w. NJ. Cady Lumber
| company is arranging to move its
planning mills and box factory from
| McNary to Holbrook. Production
| last year considerably exceeded
1923 figures, and with the forest
service to award a contract for ad-
ditional acreage in the Sitgreaves
national forest, further increase
may be expected this year.
Railroads.
Grading on the Picacho-Chandler
| link of the new main line of the
Southern Pacific is practically fin
ished, and the laying of steel is ex-
pected to be completed by the first
of May. 1t is estimated the bridge
across the ella will be finished and
the line ready for operation by
July. Work is now starting on the
new line from Hassayampa west,
contract for the first thirty miles
having been awarded in March.
Freight tonnage of the Santa Fe
in Arizona was 100,535 in February,
against 120,969 in January and
11S,SS2 in February last year.