Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-02-14

Inc receipts OF cattle Tor January
shows marvellous increase over the
corresponding period last year. During
the month just past there were received
at the Union Stock Yards 1924 cattle
against 0,507 for January, 1890, an in
! crease OF G,467 head Hogs show a
marked decrease. only 52,9ls against
7i.03i in 1890, decrease Of FL, ZIG head.
There were 2, 404 sheep received, against
3Il in 1890. an increase OF 2.063.
Chicago Drovers journal: January.
1891, brought more hogs to Chicago
than any other January-1,0 ,06s, eco head,
but the average weight was only 233
pounds, Therefore the aos 2sn hcc-H g.
pounds of product. Considering the
difference in weight and the average
weight OF the past month as basis.
there were 25, 600 fewer hogs in Janu-
ary, 1891, than in 1871. This fact Is ac-
counted for by tho fact that the cause of
the big hog run in 1879 was the conJunc-
tion of large pig crop and large corn
crop. This season the large pig crop
was accompanied by small corn crop.
The United States supreme court has
handed down an opinion affirming the
Judgment OF the circuit court OF the
United States for the eastern district OF
Virginia, directing that q writ OF habeas
corpus be granted to William Rebman,
convicted in Norfolk of violation of the
state meat inspection law. This is one
OF what are known as the dressed beef
cases arising out OF state legislation
having for its object restriction OF the
sale OF meats by firms located outside
the state in which the meats are offered
! for sale. The statutes OF Virginia make
| il an offense to offer for sale fresh meats
slaughtered more than 100 miles from
the place OF sale. unless first inspected,
provisions for which are made in the
petition OF not less than twenty persons,
| the compensation OF the inspectors to
be ] cent pound.
Senator Kearby has introduced bill
lessening the punishment OF horse
thieves. or in other words putting the
man who steals a horse on an equal
footing with the thief who steals other
articles OF the same value. 1t provides
| that the punishment shall depend on
the value OF the horse. IL the value OF
the stolen beast is less than $50, then
the crime Is a misdemeanor, and the
/ punishment is made the same as in
other cases where the value OF the
stolen article is under SEQ. Where the
value Of the stolen property is over $50,
then tho crime is a felony and punisha-
BILE by confinement In the penitentiary
for not loss than two nor more than
seven years. In case the beast is COW
or steer the punishment is from two to
five years.
Representative Samuel White, OF
Stark county, Illinois, has introduced a
bill which Is original in its provisions
and is especially directed at
the custom OF docking pregnant
sows and stays. The bill has
been indorsed by the association OF
farmer members aud will be pressed as
one OF the measures OF that organiza.
tion. The title Is ITO Punish Fraudu.
lent Practices In Packing Pork" and
the bill is as follows:
That it shall be unlawful for any per-
son, firm or corporation to pack any
pork, the product Of hogs commonly
known as piggy sows, stays or boars, oi
pork the product OF hogs In which re-
duction has been made in the weight OF
purchase price thereof because 1t was
alleged or supposed said hogs belonged
to either OF the classas commonly known
as piggy sows, stays, or boars with pork
the product Of hogs not belonging to
such classes. But all such pork the
product of hogs COMMONLY known %
piggy sows, stays or boars. sbaN be
packed separately, and be branded stays
or piggy SOW pork.