Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-01-12

~ H0ully bcom0 bu1e tuo 1uCxC1@c0
prices upon meats have stimulated rnth~
or than retarded consumption. During
the third week in October Of the pres
ent year. the receipts of cattle at the
Union Stock Yards of this city were
larger than at any previous time since
the yards were established. Yet, right
1t the time OF these heavy receipts. and
during the height of the scare among
shippers and Eastern. buyers growing
out of the increasing shipments q
dressed beef. we find. by referring to
the market report for October ~. the
week following the very heavy receipts
referred to, at which time the receipts
were again reported as very heavy, that
" "shippers bought with more than ordi-
nary freedom. anything good enough
for their use being taken at an advance
on the prices Of the day before" II
was reported that no extra cattle were
in the market but that s'sales above Is
reached larger aggregate than for any
day recently" Sales At % and better.
ON the 26th. exceeded 1000 head. and
some sales were made at $3.50. Sixty
head of Montana natives were sold for
shipment. at e5.75. We refer to these
sales because they were made immedi-
ately after the unprecedentedly large
receipts.
The fact Is that no producer needs
fear becoming the owner OF too many
cattle or other meat producing animals.
provided he is so situated as to. give
them proper care and maintain a profit
able growth at all seasons. The very
poorest of the poor--those who former
" seldom bought meats--now swarm
about the retail shops and buy shank
bones. rib tips. flank pieces, aud all.
any thing that will make a boil, . stew.
or work into sorp. The rapi ily-in-
creasing population Of our cities ia
made mp very largely Of the laborer1
and operators from foreign countries Z
class Of people who ate but very little
meat in their own country, many Of
them none at all. Increased wages,
with an advantage in the price Of meats
here. compared to that in their own
country. prompts them TO eat meat
and this class OF consumers alone ab-
sorb an enormous amount Of tho low
er grades OF meat every day.
Under the various demands. grad
uated by taste and purse. the re-
tail butchers are enabled to assO I
their cuts as the grocer assorts his cof-
fee. there being ready buyers for each
gradc-some cuts going a. readily al
twenty to twenty-nve cents as Others
do at seven or eight cents. The can
ming Of meats opens market for such
low grades OF meat as hardly any butch
er, no matter who his customers are.
would tolerate upon his hooks. This
trade being. as II is carried on. very
profitable. enables cattle growers TO
close out unthrifty. thin m mas. get
ing. in the absence Of say fat. the full
market value for skin. shrunken mus
c!cs, tendon, bone and oiaI. The &C.
OF this class OF stock Y. on
the farm affords q lesson that no OBJ
serving farmer can fail TO pro.t by. ~
he has had ample opportunity Of seeing
that he can no more grow good. profit' |
yield ny meat upon the class OF stockre- |
ferred TO. than a thrifty crop Of corn |
upon a dry. sandy knoll
Ifboef. 10 most lhe drueuds 81 tta
lower grade OF consumers and cannerr. |
could be produced It cost Ia keeping |
with its sell ng value. then there would |
be some APOLOGY for growing H. The
makes light article Of |
cloth 10 meet the demand from . GER
tain class Of customers lie wcaves |
into this fabric cheap material. makes
It light and sells by the yard. In place
Of selling by the pound. AZ \ rule, he
Is supposed to make higher relative |
profit upon tho low priced goods But,
for the farmer, he has NO |
low-priccd material TO weave In. The
grass that will grow and fatien . steer
II three cents. will. with Crater repid-
ity. grow one at six cents; and what is
true Of grass Is equally true OF gra . |
iced. -Lirc Stock journal.