The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-10-08
Marketing Poultry.

may have a compartment to herself and her
condition watched by the shepherd.
Marketing Poultry.
The profit in raising fowls designed for
sale in distant towns is greatly reduced in
this country by the expense of sending them
to market and disposing OF them when they
have reached their destination. There are
now stOck-yards in most of our Northern
cities where animals may be kept till they
are disposed OF to butchers, packers aud
shippers. The increase in the trade in fowls,
however, has caused no increase in the
facilities for handling them. All railroad
companies have provided cars specially
adapted to carrying cattle, sheep, and hogs.
In Colorado, it is said, the managers of one
railroad have fitted up cars expressly for
carrying live fowls; but in most parts OF the
country such facilities have not been pro-
vided, and fowls, both live and dressed, are
generally sent to distant markets by express.
They are ordinarily consigned to commission
merchants, who charge the same rates for
selling them that they do for disposing OF
perishable goods. Although poultry sells
Tor more than the meat Of animals, the cost
OF transportation and selling greatly re-
duces the sum the raiser receives. 1t APP
pears to be time for poultry raisers to COM
bine for the purpose OF securing lower rates
for transportation, better facilities for hand
ling, and a reduction of commissions in
selling.
The cost of coOps in which to send live
fowls to market is not large and there is no
economy in returning them as there is in
the case OF egg carriers. This would be un-
necessary if the business OF shipping fowls
was conducted like that of shipping cattle,
sheep and hogs. Building or sheds for hold
ing fowls are necessary at the terminl of
railroads and at various places along the
lines, and cars having several floors are
required for their transportation. With these
facilities, and with commission men who
would make speciality of handling fowls,
the business OF buying and shipping poultry
might be very profitable. The consumption
Of poultry In city like Chicago is immense,
and 1t appears strange that the trade in it is
so poorly conducted for the interest of both
the producer and consumer. The former re-
ceives too little and the latter pays too much
for poultry. The packing OF the flesh of
turkeys and chickens in lin cans has now
become business of large magnitude. and
there appears to be no reason why carloads
of fowls may not be disposed OF to packers
when they are not required for the retail
trade. The demand for canned fowls is in
better facilities for transportation aud sell
ing IL could be extended almost indefinitely
The Hop Crop.
A correspondent of London D. II
writes: The German hop crop may Ia be
considered as nearly secured, and according
to all the reports to hand its yield will reach
about 400, GOO hundred weight, or nearly the
same quantity as last year. The German
consum ptlon averaging about $40 000 hun
dred weight, there will consequently be an
overplus OF about 100 600 hundred weight
for export. Prices are, however, obout one
third Of last years quotations lower this year
that Is to say, hops quoted. for instance, at
eighty marks equal TO eighty shillings sber-
ling this year, we're quoted at l20 last Sc a
son. The reason for this reduction is 10 be
accounted for oy the want of quality in this
years German hops; the hot forcing weather
in July pushed them forward toe rapidly at
the expense OF quality, and the Frsnconien
growers IN Bavaria, than whom none know
the intrinsic value Of hops better push sales
with rapidity almost unequaled in any
former years at this time of the season,
for there are at this moment more than
$4,000 bales of their hops sold already.
Prices for ETzWat hops reach from seventy
four to ninety marks (seventy-tour shillings
sterling), ana the highest quotations tor
finest hops, patent hops included, are ITO to
| l2O marks. The German merchants begin TO
| evince some anxiety as 70 where they are TO
| get the fine hops which are so largely used
for fine German beers. A great margin in
prices may consequently be expected be-
tween really choice hops and the common
run OF this years crop. The Atlantic States
OF North America announce also a short
crop, and it may be expected that fine hops
will not be plentiful with them; for where
there is short crop there is generally also
8 deficiency in quality. In such circum.
stances the English hops. which are reported
| from all quarters as being the finest secured
| for more than ten years, ought to enjoy q
| preference, and command high prices 10
! all appearances English planters need not be
/ afraid OF either German or American com
| petition; for the English brewer who wants
| really fine hops will have nc means of get
ting them except by buying of the English
/ grower.