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. 7: November, 1942 The amendment also provided that these limitations might be disregarded in cases where it is necessary to correct gross inequalities and to allow fair and equitable processing margins. So far prices for live animals have been restricted only indirectly through regulations applying to prices of meats, lard, wool, and other live stock products. Ceiling prices for live hogs are now under consideration by the Office of Price Administration. 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. 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.