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U.K REGIMENTS TO TOUR U.S.

CATTLE HAULING

We are now equipped with a
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capable of transporting one full car load per

trip. Othei small units also available.

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Elton Elliott

Cattle and Lumber Hauling Contractors, |.

P.O. BOX 3 PHONE 196A5V

markets — LIVESTOCK — inanstey wews

From the Office of the ©.C.A.

U.S. GENERAL Week und 1,000 below the same

The cattle market was work-|week last year, which was also
ing around to a more even keel/a short trading period. De-
this week after the holiday, but |liveries to eastern markets were
because of the shortened week |down 3,000 from last week and
trade and quoxiions were again|western stockyards had 5,000
rather uneven, tewer cattle. Quality reached

Losses again showed up on|the low point of the year last
slaughter steer and __heifer| Week with per cent choice
quotations at midwestern mar-|8Nd good slaughter cattle in-
kets, hut midweek trading was|Cluded. This week's supply was

a litle more active with prices|@xpected to show a little im-
Picking up most of the initial/Provement with the runs in
losses. Far western markets|S0uthern Alberta being con-

charted much the same course. |Siderably better than a week

Spots of weakness were noted |®80.
and a few markets reported] ‘There were few and generally
steady levels. However, the

only minor changes in the price
overall list of quotations are|structure for slaughter cattle.
fairly well in line with late last
week, although there are a few
spots of weakness.

Despite the unevenness in the

showed a keener interest and,
with continuing competition
from export buyers, the smaller

market, the trade is of the|weekly supply was well cleared
opinion now that the market)/by.Thursday’s close. Changes
situation is going to be a little|of note included advances of

more clear from here on out.
| Most of the vacation season is
| out of the and there should
be less fluet
However,
still govern a

25c¢ to 50c at Calgary on choice
a gain of 50¢
for export at
Lethbridge
fler a good early
wer be to

of receipts will
deal of the]

aetion and price trends, but with Calga iso, and cow,
well controlled supplies the trade | Moved 25¢ to 50e higher at
should maintain a fairly healthy! monton, Purchases for export
tone, to the U.S. up to Thursday in-
cluded two loads of cattle at

WILLIAMS. LAKE
Several] head moved to U.S.
points. Market still remains

Toronto, 2,000 head at Winni-
peg, 10 loads trom Calgary and
18 loads from Lethbridge and
nearby country points.

16.00 to
; good stocker and feeder
15.00 to 16.10; good
(heifers, 13.00 to 13.75; good
| young beef cows, 10.50 to 12.00;|18.50 to 19.60, and choica tea
good heavy beef cows, 9.00 to| yearlings 20.50 to 21.50, a few
| 10.50; good dairy cows, 8.50 to| 22.00. Montreal was generally
| 10.00; canners and cutters, 6.00| Steady on top grades, and 50c

Choice steers at Toronto re-
mained at

last week's closing
prices of 19.50 to 20.00, good

|to 8.00; good bulls, 11.00 tol/lower on plainer kinds, choice
|12.85; good calves, 17.00 to/steers making 20.35. good
| 19.00. 17.50 to 19.00. Winnipeg
SaDaAT opened -slow, showing more

activity at the close at stea
Holiday - shortened cattle steagy.

Ho prices, choice steers selling at
| offerings at stockyards at 30,000| 13.99" tai-a9-00, late sales tc
jhead were 8,000 less than last 19.50, good, 17.00 to 18.00;

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steers over 2100 pounds were
discounted 1:00 to 2.00. Cal-
gafy and Edmonton, on a good
domestic and export demand,
moved 25c to 50c higher, choice
at Calgary 18.25 to 19.00, good
: 17.00 to 18.00, and Edmonton
0 to 19.00 on choice, and
16.00 to 17.25 on good qualit
Lethbridge weighed choice steers
for 17.00 to 18.25, good 16.00
to 17.00. Saskatchewan markets

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More Feeder Cattle Moving To U

Buyers for the domestic tradej.

The mofement of Canadian
beef cattle to the United States
has increased sharply over a
Year ago. To the end of August,
37,000 head of slaughter and |
feeder

animals were exported, |
compared to 1,100 a year ago.
More than 10,000 head of feeder
cattle, 90 per cent of
weighing over 700 Ib. were
shipped out of western Canada
in August. In the same month
no feeders were ex-
The eight-month total
of replacement cattle movement
was 13,000 head against 51
animals last year. j
Slaughter cattle exports haye
also been running well ahead
of 1956 since the end of.March
and averaged 2,200 head per
week during July and August.
Total export to the end of
August was 24,000 animals,
compared to 1,000 head a year
ago. Calf exports of 11,000
head were more than double the
1956 figure, Dairy cattle ship-
ments, while 27 per cent lower |
to di ceeded the 1956 level |
in the last half of August—the |
first time this year exports harga |
been higher for two consecutivé |

them

last year,
ported.

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.) Weeks,

Indications are that feeder |
eattle exports to the United
States will continue to hold up, |
since the U.S. department of
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reported a decline in quality at
prices generally steady on top
grades, and 50c lower on others, |
choice steers on all markets
ranging between 17.25 to 18.75,
Bod 16.25 to 17.50. Good ater
at Vancouver sold at 16.50 to}
17.85. Good heifers, Toronto, |
steady at 16.00 to 16.50, a few)
Winnipeg at 15.50 to!
and Alberta

markets, |

meeting a good demand on this||

class, were steady to 50c
higher, bulking at 14.00 to
16.00; other western outlets be-
tween 14.50 to 16.25. Good
cows at Toronto sold at 12.50
to, 13.00, Montreal at

agriculture notes that
cattle and calf prices have re-
cently been 3.50, to 4.00 higher
than a year ago and, with a big
corn crop in prospect (an early
st the feeder
prices are not expected to taper
off much this fall.

Prices of fed cattle are ex-
pected to remain more stable
this fall than last, with some
strength anticipated during the
winter. Slightly lower feed
costs are in prospect for 1957-
58, but with feeder stock cost-
ing more, the margin on feed
lot operations” may be about

main worry),

average on stock bought in
August and marketed next
spring.

feeder |.

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12.50 to 13.50, Winnipeg and
Calgary steady at 11.00 to 11.50,
Edmonton 25¢ to 50c higher at
10.00 to 11.00, and Saskat-
chewan centres mostly steady
ranging between 9.75 to 11.00.
Good bulls, Toronto, were 14.00
to 14.50, Montreal 25¢ higher
at 13.00 to 14.00, Winnipeg
12.00 to 13.00, Alberta centres
12.00 to 12.75. other prairie
markets mostly 11.00 to 11.50.

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