The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-04-27

InOugh the SuDJ0cC was discussed Once
efore, the many months that have inter-
ened have added thousands of new
baders to our lists, to whom the subject
ill be new, and it is impossible for
ven tie Oldest hands to have too
borough knowledge of this important
u6jbct, q technical definition of the
erms employed at the greatest market
IN the world, cannot fail to be of inter-
est, even to those who are tolerably
conversant with them.
First in importance come hogs, as
(their valuation as we'll rs number far ex-
coed any other class Of live stock. The
principal grade is common to good
mixed packing grades, usually designa-
1 ted as "common to good mixed" THIS
| grade is principal, because, notwith-
/ standing the progressing improvement,
| the mass of hogs are below what would
properly be called good quality. 1t in
cludes, ordinarily, all that are left out
of an average car load of hogs after the
strictly prime heavy barrows, smooth
$50 and 200 ID hogs, and the poorest
skips and understandable heavy hogs
have been sorted out. Assuming that
we have an average load of sixty hogs
just as they would run from the farmers
feed lot, we will show how each grade is
! disposed of by sorting" though the ex-
tent of this sorting OF selecting depends
entirely upon the general state OF the
market; for instance. when the supply is
light and the demand usually active, the
salesman who is supposed to be good
H1ge, can sell his hogs straight" or
Just as they arrive, to the packers for
more money than could be got by cut
ting the load up. But to return to the
subject; out of lot of sixty hogs taking
about eight of the choicest, the "Phila-
delphia and lard hogs" would be disposed
of; the eight hog" man would get about
fifteen choice hogs, averaging 100 to 26O
pounds; then after taking out seven skips
and coarse culls there would be left
thirty hogs, which properly come under
the head Of common to good mixed"
If the salesman thought he would not be
justified in selling out his Philadelphia
stop" he might sort out all OF his rough
packers, light hogs and skips, and sell
the bulk Of the lot under the head Of
''heavy packing and shipping"
It is impossible to observe any gen.
eral rule for selling hogs, for the reason
that no two lots will have just the same
proportion OF the different grades. One
man might have such a large proportion
OF good heavy hogs thaha buyer would
be willing to take skips and all at good
round price, for the sake OF getting the
choice sock, while another man might
have half q dozen or so prime hogs, the
balance Of very low quality. Herein
lies the value Of competent salesman
who is o good Judge. Oftentimes very
high price can be got for few hogs,
which leaves the majority of such poor
Equality as to be obliged to sell at ex-
Pmely low rates; and as rule. it does
pay to sort out the top hogs, unless
; majority are of good quality. The
lerm good mixed naturally implies
smooth, fat hogs without pregnant sows,
and reasonably free from "skips" or
light. tail-end pigs and stays. though
frequently including good light hogs.
The safest rule for country shippers to
follow, is to see that their shipments in
clude as many heavy packing and ship
: ping and choice light hogs, and q few
skips and common mixed as possible.
Cattle in our market reports are classed
as follows: Extra" being the highly
bred and thoroughly ripe animals. Or
fatted l4OO@ loco ID cattle, and of rule
the choicest selections of the Offering ex-
cept at times when Christmas beeves are
coming forward. 1t Is q common belief
that export cattle are only the most
highly finished animals, but this is erro-
neous as plain from the fact that cattle
are constantly being bought for export
alive in greater or lesser numbers; but
. drove OF cattle of the quality referred
to Is extra" is not. by any means.
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