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Show and wool prices suffered. There seemed to be no end to the woes of the sheepmen. A sharp curtailment in numbers of sheep was being made evident, due to the various factors reacting on the business generally. Even though the previous year had shown some improvement there was a slight relapse in the summer of 1934 before a more steady upgrade was assured. By September, an editorial reflected encouraging views: During September, business interests developed new optimism in regard to a fuller recovery of business. The feeling is not based on expectation of further or special government action. Rather, it seems to arise from the conviction that government attempts at stimulation will be lessened and that improvement will come through natural processes , n A later article was titled: "Don't Forget The Tariff" and read: We hear so much these days about the AAA and the NRA and the rest of the alphabet, that the protective tariff is entirely forgotten. Yet the fact is that the tariff is doing more for agriculture than all the. new-fangled schemes combined. At present, prices our wools show from 10 to 14 cents per grease pound benefit from the tariff. 12 Millions of pounds of dressed meat have come in and paid a tariff of 6 cents a pound. In the absence of tariff, our country would be flooded with foreign beef and lamb. 217 |
