Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1951-10-15
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BUSINESS

TREND IN BUSINESS ACTIVITY employment and consumer
income appears steody slightly higher eor winter
demond for and other food products should
high level Surging defense production pory Offset by slowing
up in civilian goods.
HOME BUILDING BOOM ubsidine tightening Of credit
and ending Of housing shortage Right
nfoono and defotiono forces oppeor be about in boonee
While government spending Iotion the upper hond
eight months present signs not point to further
big upurn in commodity price level Consumer needs many lines
pretty we'll satisfied for the present
GOVERNMENT SPENDING be viewed with more critical
BY in coming months and perhaps yeors
trend OF sentiment continues There hos been comparatively little
economzno this session but trend with reference
to appropriations deveopne There is little prospect for
ing form price supports PIMA conservation payments will be
Some restrictions in preferred treatment for coopeoes likely
before long
INFLUENCE OF FARM BLOC may not be as powerful as
past Form organizations pulling together we'll few
yeors Consumer bloc closely afflicted with labor organizations
is emerging strong influence applying pressure congress-
Congressman from city districts getting tired Of backing form
Po9roms and then finding hot farm bloc won't support ubonod
measures.
FOOD PRICES ARE NOT HIGH in terms Of consumer work
hours Prewor market basket Of food worker only
18 percent compared percent
according studies mode BY ActuoIy average
American eating food expensive kinds of food and
fewer Of the stop foods than he did before the So he spend
ing about the percentage Of his for food pewo
but getting better nutrition better balanced meos and
enjoyable eoine
LABOR EFFICIENCY ON FARMS and ranches in Montono
Wyoming and throughout U S generally hos increased almost SO
percent during past years. USDA
correct This hos resulted from economic units reduction
Of equipment in qoy Of seed and breed
ing stock widespread Of agricultural chemicals and improved
methods generally
SHARP DECLINE IN WOOL PRICES Morch has been
to completion of purchasing BY mo for this fiscal
hop reduction demand for civilian WOODEN goods following heavy
buying accumulation Of inventories manufacturing and
distributing channels and greater of synthetic be because
of high wool prices anticipated that wool will stabilize
a relatively profitable level
CATTLE FEEDERS have prospects for reasonably profitable
operations during the coming season. although expected
somewhat Favorable indications high prices for
Slaughter coe increased defense expenditures continuing
demand for and oy adequate feed supplies Less
that show importance of efficient
high feeder coe prices slightly higher total supply Of beef
higher feed costs, greater production of pork
WHEAT AND GRAIN MARKETS generally will gradually
strengthen during opinion many
growers with good getting government
loans and holding for probability Of better prices later Feeders
should lookout opced Damaged grain reduce
feeding costs.
BUlLDUP IN CATTLE NUMBERS Strengthening market
but probable trend in 1852 and later This good