THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C.

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W. extend to our many-
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laden with a wealth of the good
things in life. May every day be filled with
blessings of good health, happiness

and warm friendships.

Leavitt's

Funeral. & Ambulance Service

E. C. (Chet) Leavitt

. good friends a sincere wish for a Yuletide

the

PREMIER'S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE

At a time when men lay
aside the burden of every day
to rejoice with simple faith in
the season’s festivities, it is a
source of great personal satis-
faction to convey to you my
warmest Christmas greetings.

No other season is like
Christmas and certainly none
more significant. Christmas
accents the spiritual values
that have endured for almost
two thousand years by which
all men are joined in a com-
mon family. This, assuredly,
is a great inheritance.

The star that guided the
Three Wise Men, is still the

guiding light of goodwill
Which promises to illuminate
the world, With these

thoughts, then, let us not be
unmindful of the great gifts
with which we, as British
Columbians, have been en-
dowed.

May peace, happiness attend
us during this Yuletide and
prosperity continue through
the years ahead.

Premier W. A. C. Bennett

markets — LIVESTOCK — inaustry news

From the Office of the C.C.A.

WILLIAMS LAKE

There was a definite drop in
cattle marketings in the last sev-
en day period. Four carloads
were shipped to Edmonton for
sale and the balance were sold
to packing houses in Vancouver.
A total of 303 head of cattle and
18 horses went out from Wil-
liams Lake. The cattle were
mostly from the Meldrum Creek,
150 Mile House areas.

Price structure was slightly
stronger and some good grain-
fed steers sold for 18.00. Aver-
age price was 17.00. A few heit-
ers brought 12.00. Two loads of
steers sold in Edmonton for 16
with approximately 1.00 off tor
freight ete.

Horses are at present selling
for 4c per lb.

Cattle prices this week are ap-
proximately: Good to choice
steers 17-18; common to medium
steers 15-16.50. stockers and
feeders 12-15; good heifers 12;
common to medium heifers 10-
12; good light beef cows 10-11;
good heavy beef cows 8-9; can-

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MARTIN

FRANK

peace and good will, we recall with gratitude

DOUG

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the friendships we have made in the years that have passed.
May this greeting serve to carry the wish that your Christmas
be joyous and the New Year hold all that you desire.

~BORKOWSKI’S MENSWEAR

ners and cutters 4-6; good bulls
8-10; heavy calves 12-14; good
lambs 15-17.
VANCOUVER
Market report
December 13th:
Good steers 17-18.50; com-
mon to medium steers 9-16;
stockers and feeders 11.50-15;
good heifers 12-14; common to
medium heifers 8-11.50; good
light beef cows 10-11.75; good
heavy beef cows 8-9.60; good
dairy cows 7-10; canners and
cutters 4-6.5 good bulls 10-
11.25; good veai calves 17-18;
good heavy calves 13-15.
Market comment: Market ac-
tive. Plain cattle mostly steady,
well finished cattle strong.
CALGARY

Market report for Wednesday,
December 21st:

Choice steers 18-18.50; good
steers 17-17.75; common to me-
dium steers 10-16; good feeder
steers 15-16; good stocker steers
14.50-16; common to medium
stocker steers 9-14; good stock-
er calves 15-17; choice heifers
15.25-16; good heifers 14-15;
common to medium heifers 9-

Wednesday,

13.50; good light beef cows
9.75-10.50; good heavy beef
cows 8-9.50; canners and cut-
ters 5-7.50; good bulls 10-11;

common to medium bulls 7-9.5
choice veal calves 16.50-18.50;
good butcherweight heifer calves
14.50-16; Hogs, live 15.75; sows
11-11.50.

MARKET LETTER

FROM VANCOUVER

Sales for the week ending De-
cember 10th:

Vancouver stock yards: 864
cattle, 145 calves, 100 sheep and

37 hogs.
Direct to packers from Coun-
try points: 1484 cattle, 300

calves and 688 sheep.
From other yards and plants:

888 cattle, 129 calves and 541

sheep.
SUMMARY

All across Canada for the
week ending December 10th:

Continued heavy supplies of
plain quality cattle met a very
indifferent demand at all public
markets this week. Slaughter
steers and heifers declined most-
ly 50¢ to $1 with poorer kinds
bearing the largest share of the
loss. Cows were generally down
25e to 50c and bulls steady to
50c lower. Good feeder cattle
held previous price levels and
common sold easier to 50c or
lower. Hogs closed steady at To-
ronto, were adjusted upwards at
Montreal, finished 50c off in
Manitoba and Saskatchewan and
75e to $1 lower in Alberta.
There were only scattered and
minor price changes on lambs.

This week’s deliveries of
slaughter cattle to the eleven
public stockyards were down
3,500 from last week and were
1,000 more than in the same
week last year, totalling approx-
imately 30,500 head. This was
the smallest run for ten weeks.
The eastern run was off 1,500
and receipte at western termin-
als down 2,000 with Calgary the
only market having @ small in-
crease in unloadings.

The outturn was one of the
poorest from a quality stand-
point to be offered in a fairly
long string of such offerings
during the past fall season. Me-

dium and common slaughter cat-
tle and the plainest sorts of
stocker and feeder material pre-
dominated, and there were in-
stances on _ prairie markets
where there were hardly enough
good cattle sold to establish re-
liable quotations.

Buyers were decidedly indif-
ferent to the largely plain cattle
supply offered, and in view of
heavy pork supplies and the ap-
proaching holiday season, were
slow to bid. After a hesitant
start, prices were soon brought
down to lower levels and it was
the medium and common grades
which bore the largest share of
the week’s price losses. General
slaughter steer declines ranged
from 50c to $1 with some off
more than the dollar, heifers
were down similarly, although at
some market centres not quite
so much as steers, and cows
were 50c to $1 lower except at
Montreal where a reverse trend
placed closing rates 50¢ higher
on most cow sales, Bulls steady.
to 50c easier.

STATISTICS

7,170 head of cattle have been
marketed for $927,946 through
the B.C. Live Stock Producers
Co-op agency in Williams Lake
up until November 30 this year
as compared to 10,419 for $1,-
221,700 during the same period
last year. In dollars per head it
shows an increase from 117.26
in 1954 to 122.92, largely due
to fewer calves and females.

Mey the gladness of Christmas

delightful music of a sweet song.

Ranch Barber Shop

(Bill Weatherill)

reelings

linger with you like. the

Here’s hoping that all the joys
of this Holiday season will be

yours in fullest measure...and that

the New Year will be richly rewarding in
warm friendships, good health and happiness.

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