The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-09-06

70 .rt Reporting Service VIII
LFel 49, these markets over-sup-
no. 4;oJ If # present intentions OF 9th
p r western states are carried OUT
ef o mI to the fall marketing re-
acc4i ;..ned today By the State Fed
era a. ~ western sheep and lamb sup
~ ~ = no larger than that of 1928
Pr IN the fall movement Of lambs
|"r WINE to be about 4 per cent
i 51p' and of old ewes and other
i Y5een about IS per cent more than
i ilI'F fail The reports point to in
l@es marketings from Texas
SIon and South Dakota, in con-
trosf with decreases from other
.-"s, states, particularly Wyom-
ing. Utah and Nevada.
"iS The marketing of cattle from II
.ostern states during the fall
"oriod is expected to be about 215
Por cent smaller than last fall.
The outcome of the corn crop be-
irr favorable the demand for feed
~ and stocker cattle in the corn
holt states is expected to be as fav-
orablp as last fall. Demand is in
heated to be larger for calves and
yparlings and she-stuff and less
for heavy feeding steers than a
year ago. o..
Fall shipments of 298,0O0 head
Of cattle and calves compared with
71OOO head last fall are indicated
Nv the August Is reports of stock
men. Shipments of sheep and
lambs are indicated at 1,354,OOO
head of which 1,O84,OOO viii be
lambs. compared with the total of
100000 head last fall Of which
$4,000 were lambs. Reasons fo1
Montana's increased shipments Of
cattle and sheep are: The damage
TO range feed, short hay supplies
and unwillingness of operators to
buv any considerable amount OF
feed and hay where they own sup.
niles are low. AS has happened il
similar seasons it is probable thai
farmers running livestock will sci
off more Of this livestock to offset
reduced quantities Of other crops
for market. That expressed Aug
ust intentions of marketings o
both cattle and sheep may fall be
low the final marketings is indi
Gated by what has happened i
similar seasons of short feed sup
plies. The fall market movement
which has already started is con
siderably earlier than usual, al
though the large bulk of shipment
as usual will come in Septembe
and October.
Marketings In Good Flesh
Condition and finish of cattl
and sheep, while below the hig
quality turned off last fall is be-
ter than average. This is indica
ed by stockmen's reports that {
per cent of their expected Gait
shipments will class as fat Gait
compared with 50 per cent a We;
ago; while Al per cent of the Ian
shipments are classed as fat laml
compared with AT per cent repOr
ed a year ago. The larger diffe
ence in case of cattle is explain'
by the fact that the 1929 shipmen
will include a large proportion
calves and yearlings compared wi
last fall. This consist of shipme
as reported shows about 35 p
cent as cows and heifers; "a P
cent as steers and II per cent
calves. The consist of sheep a
lamb shipments as reported Il
year show somewhat smaller pr
Centage of lamb against a larg
percentage of ewes and other she
compared with last fall. Abe
80 per cent of the 1929 eve Ian
will be disposed of compared W
u per cent last year, if pres'
plans are carried out. The repo
ed average weight of lambs
August 1, 1929 was $50 pom
which is below tn eaverage repC
ed year ago when it was s
pounds. The 1928 lambs, howeN
were heavier than usual due +
very favorable range season
the 1929 weights while below
year would appear to be up to
aerage.
Sheep Supplies August 1928
The supply of western sheep
lambs available for shipment
market and feed lots during
last four months of 1929 will p
ably be no larger than for
same period last year, but al
II per cent or 100000 head la
than during these months in
according to the U. S. Departr
Of Agriculture.
In the total supply this fall
movement of lambs is expecte
pe slightly smaller than last
eut about $4,000 larger than
Iall Of 1927. Fall shipment OF
ewes and other sheep on the G
nahd are expected to run abou
per cent larger than last fall
ABOUT 3 per cent larger than il
fall of 1927.
The western lamb crop a
s %n OIe was about 8 per cent
OCu,oOO head smaller than the
Ol 1928 with losses since do,
somewhat heavier than last
Inc early lamb crop was no |:
man that of 1928 with shipr
e. e. tne middle of August, 1929,
hrming this estimate.
Indications are that a larger
ogntage of eve lambs will be
f e. rom rom some of the states
sall but on the other hand
eve eve lambs will be needed f,
fsaacement in sections which
1 nj heavy eve losses last v
Inc local demand for old nd ay
,ne western states is re,
"iq p below that of a wear
~, "dhges IN the western c,
i ase not as good as last faI
sboSr t areas reporting a