The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-16
A VERY LARGE PILE OF PORK
Indianapolis Packers Now Have 3D.
100000 Pounds Awaiting Shipment.
The Supply Is Largely in Excess of the De-
mand-Decline Of the Export Trade-Busi-
ness of the Stockyards in 1887.

at home and ~ lessening of an export demand
abroad. The farmer. with very little corn
to feed his hogs. FASTENED to find buyers for
swine not fully matured. He brought his
droves from the field to market long before the
latter ready for them Packers and COM
mission men had a right to expect low prices
under these conditions, but spectators. count
ing on a large shortage in the packed product at
the end of the season, began to send up prices,
and the live animal acquired value that did
not belong to it During the first six weeks of
the season packers found prices higher than they
anticipated, but then they became a shade low
At this time of the year there is usually an
advance. but it has not appeared this season,
the force of the market having seemingly ex-
hausted itself at the beginning Spectators, who
have had very little of this seasons packing to-
operate with, still cantrol the market. But the
high prices have materially lessened the de-
mand for consumption. At the present rates
there is a disposition the part of dealers to
avoid buying any more than is necessary to meet
the demand of consumers, who in turn are
averse to paying the advance spectators have
set upon the meat. On the other side OF the
water. aiding these conditions that influence the
American market, is the abundant supply OF
hogs Great Britain has at home and in Den
mark. They selling them at about the
prices which prevail in this country, and as
there are no means in that country for holding
the product, it must find an immediate market.
American packers thus cut off from their
ordinary exports, while Denmark Is forcing her
hogs on Great Britain, not because she has
nothing to feed them on, but because a swine
fever prevails. and the healthy animals are hur-
ried from the fields to the herders from as
much loss as possible.
have not enlarged the seasons product more
than they could help. There will be at the end
of the winter falling off in the West of 700 600
hogs from the number packed last year. The
shortage is already 200, 900. Hogs that be-
ing killed now do not ordinarily come into the
market until March, hence the season has con-
tinued as il began, with hogs marketed in Sep
tenn Der which ought not to have come until No
vember and December. There is shrinkage
from live to dressed weight of per cent, while
the yield in lard is also suffering reduction IN
like proportions. For this season Indianapolis
packers will be short about Al, 900 hogs. while
the average weight of the hogs packed Is 242
pounds compared with 262 pounds last year.
Landers & Co. say that the hogs they have
handled this year the lightest they ever
packed The same average OF results spplies to
the other firms of Coffin, Greenstrest q Fletcher
and Kingan & Co. The product OF the latter
firm will be about 26l, 900, compared with 302.-
900 last year In November Kingan & e Go Go.
packed 1l0, 264 hogs and in December sc, S91.
AS to the cost of the dressed hogs the average
has been 50. 48 for October. 81 60 for November.
Doc0m
is the average to-day, and the cost for the bal
ance of the season will not be over that. Nearly
all the marketable hogs were bought before one
third of them were packed. Speculation advanc-
ing to point where consumption would not
follow has left the product in the hands of the
packers. In Indianapolis there is now held by
them 81, 500, 600 pounds of THE seasons pork,
waiting for an enlarged demand from home
markets export trade.
AS to the export trade meat has been decreas-
ing rapidly since 1890. when the number of
hogs packed in the West was II, 001, 500, Of
which 6.026,000, or 81 per cent. was used to
make meat for export. In 1867 the number
packed II. 0S3, OH. of which only g. 047, 1862,
or 25 per cent. went into meat for expectation.
Nine years ago As per cent. used for home
consumption. Last season this demand had in
creased to rs per cent. of the amount packed.
Kingan 81 Co. once exported the greater part of
their product, and now three-ffths of it is sold
at home.
The receipts and shipments at the stockyards
during the last year indicate a large and pros
porous business by local livestock dealers. Be-
low is given correct statement Of the number
of animals handled, compared with the previ-
year, together with a statement of the bust
ness that has been done since the yards weres
esta blished in 1877
1 HSs sso G e. tie 81; sae sgi a a ss
From Fl an' Nov. IL, II, ''''' '''0'' -''''
to Dec. 3d. TO- 52s 44o 1885, 1874 1857 500 1877 15e
Shipments
In 1ss7... 5ss.sis $500 $500 1879
In 1856 1874, 26l 10, 494 lOl,llS l4,947
From Nov 1877,
to Dec 81 49,. 4,6sO,6s5 973o1s 15O5, 7o5 129.35O
Indianapolis Delivery.
Hogs Cattle. Sheep. Horses
In 1856 1856 e74i26 2s.2oa 1921 iii
to Dec. 81 ST. 5,sss,755 21s1es 15l.775 1906
In but one year was there larger number of
hogs handled than in 1887. while fewer cattle
were handled than in any year since the yards
were opened. This is due to the drought which
cut down the shipments OF fat cattle seriously.
For the same reason fewer sheep were handled,
while there was an increase in the number of
horses The shipments of hogs were consider
ably in excess of those of 1856. The Indianap-
oils delivery was exceeded only in 1886, 1880 and
butchers than in any former year. but fewer
sheep. The largest shipment of hogs in any one
day was 5, 1872; the largest receipts, IL, 425; the
largest shipment of cattle in any day was
1855 head; the largest receipts, 1796 head; the
largest shipment of sheep in any one day was
2, 4l5 head the largest receipts. 2. 293. But for
the drought. which seriously felt in the ter
ritory tributary to this market the business of
the year would doubtless have been much ahead
of any former year. A large per cent of the
hogs which have been shipped in hero came from
more distant points than ever before. and deal
ers still dependent largely on such territory
for their supply. OF hogs and cattle.
Brudder Waterfalls Lesson.
Detroit Free Press.
IF Jedge Pizarro Waterfall ar in de hall dis |
eavnin' / should like to hev him step dis way"
said Brother Gardner he adjusted his glasses /
and looked over the assem- blage.
The ''Jedge" was present He has lately |
taken the first prize in amateur art assoca- |
ton timitedl for the best specimen of an AK |
der the idea that he was to be complimented be- |
fore the club.