Excerpt from The Livestock and Wool Situation, Vol. 20: December 1943 With heavy runs of hogs, hog prices fell toward the support level in October. In November the support price became the top price as a rule. In order to clarify the support level at various places, an order was issued setting this level at $1 under the cpa price ceiling beginning November 29, 19h}. This general support level is now being adjusted in various sections to bring the prices at certain markets into their normal relations to the market at Chicago and other important centers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Livestock and Wool Situation, Vol. 17: September, 1943 Cattle prices have been irregular during the past month. All prices dropped about the middle of August following the largest run of cattle received since December 19a2. The price of good quality cattle strengthened the following week, and for the week ended September 11 Good grade steers sold out of first hands at Chicago stood at almost as high as a month earlier. Prices of the poorer grades continued to decline seasonally. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Livestock and Wool Situation, Vol. 22: February 1944 Prices of almost all grades of slaughter cattle at Chicago have advanced in recent weeks, and the demand for stocker and feeder cattle has strengthened. Cattle and calf slaughter, although well above early 19u3 levels, has declined seasonally in recent weeks. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Livestock and Wool Situation, Vol. 34: February 1945 Hog slaughter in January and February dropped sharply, compared with a year earlier, reflecting the great reduction from a year earlier in hog numbers on hand at the beginning of 1995, and delayed marketings as hogs were being fed out to'heavy weights. An estimated million hogs were 0h farms on January I, 1995. This was a reduction of 28 percent from the record.pumber at the beginning of 1999, a percentage decrease exceeded only in the drought year i93u. The marked reduction in numbers January 1 followed a329 percent decrease in the total number of pigs saved in 19th, compared with l9u3, The spring pig cr0p of 1999 totaled 55.million head, 25 percent 1ess than the record 1993 cr>p of million head. The 199 fall pig cr0p was about two-thirds; as large as the record 1993 crop which totaled M7,7 million head. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Livestock and Wool Situation, Vol. 30: October 1944 With a reduced supply of hogs to be marketed during the next 12 months, hog prices probably will be at or close to ceiling levels during most of the; period, However, some declines in hog prices probably will occur when market ings are seasonally large in the late fall and winter. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Livestock and Wool Situation, Vol. 33: January 1945 Prices of ewes rose in late December and early January. The average price of Good and Choice ewes at Chicago during the week ended January 13 was $7. 66 compared with $6. 39 a month earlier and $7. 70 a year earlier. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.