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THE WILLIAMS LAKE TRIBUN

‘Wednesday, May 13, 1959

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CANADA GENERAL to 50c higher this week.

To April 30 Choice quality sold at 25.50 to
“An ; 26.00, good kinds 24.50 to 25.50,
attle offerings were slightly |and choice fed yearlings from

below last week. An improved] 9g 59
export market, combined with a| of
good domestic demand, resulted
in stronger prices on most clas-
ses of slaughter cattle. Steers
and heifers were steady to

to 27.00, with an odd top
50. Montreal was gene-
rally steady on all steers, choice
selling at 25.25 to 26.00, good
"ETS 24.25 to 25.00. Winnipeg steers
50c|were mostly strong, choice at

higher. Cows mostly 25¢ to 75¢| 24.90 to 24.30 good 23.50 to
higher, and bulls mostly un- 24.00. At Calgary, all grades
changed. Feeder cattle i

were! of steers were 25c higher, choice
mostly steady. Veal calves were| at 9
steady to 1.00 higher. Hogs and| to 5

sheep were mostly unchanged.

3.75 to 24.00, good
00. Edmonton was steady
to firm, choice making 50 to

SLAUGHTER CATTLE 28.10, good 21.50 to
Li ‘idge vas s
There were 29,300 cattle | ethbridge was steady to
offered at public stockyards up| M&he", choice at 23.25 to
yards UP] good 22.40 to 23.00. Saskat.

to Thursday this week, 600 less
y > chewan markets were steady to

than last week and 1,300 more] <4, higher on all steers, choice
at 22.00 to 28.50, good 21.50 to
Good heifers, Toronto,
50c higher at 23.00

than the corresponding week a
year ago. Receipts at eastern
markets were down 500 at 9,900 t
and western outlets had about 23.50; Montreal to 150
100 less than last week at higher at 22.50 to 23.25; Winni.
19,400. The general quality of peg a strong 22.00 to 23.00:
the week’s arrivals is not expec-| oaieary strong to 25¢ higher at|
ted to rate as high as last week to 22.00: Edmonton a firm
when the choice and good car- 2 to : SaskatchewSn
casses graded accounted for 49 steady to S0c higher, ransing
Percent of the total cattle graded | 99 99 to 22.50. Good cows Tor
at inspected packing plants. Last] nig, soe higher at “19.20
week's exports of beef cattle at#>9 99 and Montreal 25¢e to 75¢
7,071 were the second heaviest

° Stinigher at 19.25 to 20.50; Win-|
weekly shipment to date this! nineg steady to 50c higher at

22.50.
were
25¢

Yohr, “and: the current week's! 19.90 t0.1950; Calgary a strong
movement south is expected to at} 1359. mamonton 250 te soe
least equal this number. higher at 17 to 18.00;
There was a strong demand|Prairie markets 25c to 50¢
on most classes of slaughter|higher between 16.50 and 18.50.
cattle. Most markets were left|G00d bulls, Toronto, 21.00 to
21.50; Montreal 50c to 75¢

without any carryover, except
Toronto with an estimated 600
stockers*unsold. Export buyers
continued to offer keen competi-
tion on some western markets,
and this, assisted by a good dom-
estie demand, resulted in
stronger prices on most classes
and grades of slaughter material.
Steers and heifers were gene-
rally strong to 50c higher, and
cows mostly 25¢ to 75¢ above
last week. Bulls were in nar-
rower demand this week; while
Montreal was 50c to 75c higher
other markets were mostly un-

higher at 20.75 to 21.50; Winni-
peg generally steady at 18.00
to 19.00; Calgary and Edmonton
steady at 19.50 to 20.00 and
19.00 to 19.75 respectively. Sas-
katoon 18.25 to 18.75.

FEEDER ' CATTLE

Western markets were favored
with a good demand from export,
local and eastern buyers. Good
feeder steers at Toronto were
about steady at 25.00 to 27.00,
and Winnipeg was steady to 50c

| 25.50; Edmonton a steady 22.00
| to 24.70; Lethbridge 1.00 higher
jat 23.00 to 26.50; Saskatchewan

jterminals a steady 20.50 to
|

Feeder cattle shipments from
public stockyards to country
feedlots last week were about
the same as the previous week
at 5,524; to April 25, 64,368, a
decrease of 21.5 percent from
jthe same period a year ago.
Movement of cattle from western
Provinces to eastern country
| points and public stockyards tor
|resale last week were 2,203; to
April 25, 19,509, a decrease of
3 percent from the correspond-
ing period last year.

| Support levels

for cattle set

| OTTAWA—The base’ prices
and mandatory support levels for

cattle and lambs, effective from

BLOWING SWEETNESS
—— & & &

oe i
Thirty thousand pounds of granulated sugar are about to be
blown direct from this truck to the storage tanks of a candy

Livestock
production up
28% in value

Livestock marketed during
1958 had an estimated total
value of $837,512,000, accord-
ing to the annual market review
Just isued by the Canada De-
partment of Agriculture. The
total includes the value of all
animals sold at public stock-
yards, shipped direct to packers
and direct on export. Compared

Central Alberta Agricultural Society

50th Annual Lacombe Bull Sale

JUNE 2-3-4 — 514 BULLS

ORDER OF SALE
JUNE 2, 9:00 am. _ _ 231 HORNED HEREFORDS
JUNE 3, 9:00 am. 47 POLLED HEREFORDS
JUNE 3, 1:00 p.m. - 90 SHORTHORNS
JUNE 4, 11:00 a.m. . 146 ABERDEEN-ANGUS

For Further Information or Catalogues, write Secretary.

J."A. McKinley, Lacombe
Secretary-Treasurer

* Bull Bonus Approved Sale

Hugh L. Sharp, Pres.

with the 1957 total of $655 mil-
lion, the 1958 output was 28
percent higher in value.

Cattle marketings rose toa
value of $480 million up 38 per-
cent from the 1957 level of $348
million. The value of the hog
output climbed 11 percent from
the previous total of $255 mil-
lion to $282 millian. Calf mar-
ketings moved upward by 50 per-
cent to an estimated value of
$66 million, while sheep and
lambs were. worth nearly $10
million.

Ontario marketings of cattle,
hogs, sheep and lambs had the
highest dollar value while Al-
berta’s calf output was the most
valuable. Estimated value of
total livestock marketings in
1958 by province was: Ontario,

April 1, 1959, were announced manufacturer. Eldon Banks adjusts the controls on this labor-
by L. W. Pearsall, chairman of saving method which is like putting oi] into your home.

the Agricultural Stabilization

= 175,000 CAR LOADS:

Stocks of frozen |
pork much higher

Stocks of meat in freezer
storage reflect the heavy mar-
ketings of hogs. The regular
monthly storage stock report of
the Dominion Bureau of Statis-
tics places red meat holdings on
April 1 at 93.7 million pounds,

The board's basis of support
for cattle is on good quality
steers and the 10-year average,
or base price, for good steers,
live, Toronto market, is $22.28
per cwt. The mandatory support
of 80 percent is calculated as
$17.80 per ewt. In 1958 good
steers averaged 22.90 per cwt.,
Toronto market, and the effect
of this high price on the ten-year

The

ers’

PER YEAR

year by Canada’s meat industry,
says the B.C. Beef Cattle Grow-
Association,
175,000 freight cars—enough to
make a train that would stretch
in an unbroken line from Winni-

$299 million; Alberta, $246 mil-
lion; Saskatchewan, $135
million; Manitoba, $71 million;
Quebec, $51 million; the Mari-
times, $14 million; and British
Columbia, $14 million.

livestock handled each

The amount of meat distri-|"
buted to 45,000 retail stores
across Canada would load a
string of refrigerated cars a mile
and a half long every day of

would fill

port level of 80 percent is $1
per cwt.—the same as last year.
Good lambs at Toronto averaged
22.35 per cwt. during 1958.
The board chairman pointed
out that these grades of both
steers and lambs are now selling

freezers on April 1, 48 million
pounds were owned by the Ag-
ricultural Stabilization Board.
During the first three weeks of
this month, the board has ac-
quired an additional 17 million

lower at 23.00 to 25.50. Cal-
a. strong to

changed.

Toronto steers were unevenly gary was 0

pounds, bringing its total hold-
ings to 65 million pounds.

at around $25 on the Toronto
market.

average has been to increase the|compared with 40 million on the | P&S © Montreal. the fear;
support by 30 cents per cwt.|Same date last year.
over last year. * Hog marketings since the first :
The base price for good lambs,|0f the year have averaged al- A N N U A L M E E T | N G
live, Toronto market, is $24.43|most 50,000 hogs per week
per cwt.. The mandatory sup-|higher than last year. Of the
70 million pounds of pork in of

Cariboo Cattlemen's Association

will be held in
ELKS HALL, WILLIAMS LAKE at 2 P.M.
MAY 22, 1959

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Sale Effective May 14-23 inclusive

670 x 15—Cars up to 1956

FIRST LINE

De Luxe Silvertown
De Luxe Silvertown
De Luxe Silvertown

Nylon Tube Type .
De Luxe Silvertown

Nylon Tubeless WSW .. 33.55
Nylon Tubeless............. 26.90
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Tube Type wu... 21.50

SECOND LINE

De Luxe Tubeless WSW............ 21.75
De Luxe Tube Type Nylon.......... 16.95
De Luxe Tube Type ..ssacsassane 15.95

Safety § Tube Type .. 1395

10.95

Plus Cost of Mounting

Defiance

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600 x 16—Cars 1940 to 1954

SECOND LINE

THIRD LINE

“ Tire Centre
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Safety S Tube Type usec. 12.65
ALL PRICES PLUS RE-CAPPABLE CASING

C&S TIRE SERVICE LIMITEL

Defiance... 10.95

Plus Cost of Mounting

SALE

110 x 15—Cars from 1950 - 1958

De Luxe Silvertown
Tubeless Nylon......... 30.38

De Luxe Silvertown :
Tubeless .....

. 28.85
750 x 14—Cars from 1957 - 1959

De Luxe Silvertown
Tubeless WSW ........ 33.95

De Luxe Silvertown”
Tubeless Nylon ....

- 29.65

De Luxe Nylon Tubeless ...... 23.95
De Luxe Tubeless .............. 20.45

Specials for Small Car Owners
FIRST LINE

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SECOND LINE 700

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SECOND LINE

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FIRST LINE

760 x 15 De Luxe Silvertown
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FIRST LINE

800 x 14 De Luxe Silvertown
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17.80

34.95

33.50

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