PROGRESSIVE BEEF CATTLE RAISING 



instance 65,000 head or 27.6 percent of the previous 

 months' receipts, and in the second instance, 155,000 

 head or 64.6 percent. On the other hand, in November, 

 10,18, and July and August, iqiq, dressed beef prices 

 dropped while hoof prices rose. This was unquestionably 

 due to the fact that the purchases of the months preceding 

 each of these periods were extremely light, while each 

 preceded a period when the beef trade normally picks up, 

 in the first case for Christmas, and in the second for the 

 advent of cooler weather. 



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