The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-12-23
GOOD Times At CUDAHY
The Big Packing House Running
at Top Speed.
INDUCEMENTS TO SHIPPERS.
Thirty Thousand Head Slaughtered in the
First Three reks-Product Sold
Ahead at Prices Affordng Man
ufacturinE Profits, 900
Hogs This Week.

urdaN December .. 1905.
Tie cry Of hard times voiced Just
now. voiced in such promiscuous fash
ION, j. becoming monolonous to the ears
Of many thinking people. Seed time
and harvest are bound to come Just the
same. and whether the winter he Sc
we're OF thu summer hot, good, old
Dame Nature always e4uallzes her al
iaIrS and divides discrepancies uItl-
nlately.
The new town OF Cudahy, but a
twruty-mlnUJes' run on the North
western Railroad south of Milwau-
kce would iIsauu-c the minds Of
cruakers that idleness and business
Stagnatson we're rampant eVtrNN here III
the land. 1t j. about as lively ii place at
this time ar ,.au we'll be Imagined. The
bIg barking house Of tudaiV Bros. II III
full SWING. new buildings for residence
and store purposes are being erected
on every hand, and there ls spirit OF
THRIFT ana prosperltyln tn" very atmoe-
rhcre. OF the 800 inhabitants there
are no breadwinners idle ami the sun
of success seems to be at the zenith.
And il il clean place, too, notWith-
standing 1t mas one 0t the largest
Strengthening and packing establish
mcnts in the world. There are nony IF
the di-agreeable odors Of Chicago ;
Bridgeport OF stOckyards. CudahN
Bros. faciitIea are superior to those at
tie places mentioned and the sanitary
arrangements are about Is perfect as
modern genius can desire.
Patrick Cudahy, the local front OF the
concern saii IN reply 10 an inquiry:
We have been running here now
Just about three weeks. During that
time W. have slaughtered 5000 hogs
and 1000 cattle There has been a
number Of sheep, besides.
How many men do YOU employ
The number has ranged from 800 To
100 per day, according to the state OF
the market. Thus far in the new place
We nave paid out III wages about Sis
900. EVERYTHING has worked smoothly
with the exception of little trouble at
the start with our large pump; but since
then that haS been rrmrdieG and now
matters are moving smoothly
Hos do Nou lind business
''WclI we cannot complain. We are
fortunate in having some product sold
ahead al prices that lett a manufacture
lug profit. Hu; il would appear to Inc
10 ne aNiulIv close work for those who
are selling cash products on the present
mal ket. Gou see, the spectators. on
account of the low prices for every
thing in the way eff iced, even wheat,
anticipate plenty Of fat hogs later on.
ON the strength Of this they sell the
January option, and the buyers of cash
property IN turn keep close track OF the
speculative market and expect 10 buy
ON the same basis. regardless II tn"
cost. think, however. that matters
are adjusting themselves and every
thing will soon heln IT. natural groove,
Speaking II Your st"ek-"hcrc q"
yea obtain 1t
We have madr Sioux City our Prin-
clpat market Tor hogs. Chicago l. Our
cattle field.
an YOU buy a satisfactorily IN
those markets a. You formerly dId IN
Milwaukee II
! O.. car hogs thiS week VIII he as
cheap 10 us, net, a. II bought IN the old
Yards A. first our hogs were a trlfie
dearer The decline, You VII! under
sand, takes place IN tucago hrst. 1t
= the Iumplng-Oit place. and the ship
per l. obliged to take what he can get.
Iu other markets he dies hard, for there
Is always some resort left.
When the market Is advancing the
West is the lowest market. 1t Is nat
ura The shipper prefers to accept
part ut the advance To shipping and
possibly losing ali OF 1t before reaching
hragO.
Are YOU receiving many hogs IN the
ne" Yards
-. We are getting right INTO IT.
We received THIS week, thus iar, nearly
I,FN head, besides cattle ana sheep
Among the shippers here tins week
were EeilN 4 krcs. W aies. " Is; John
GpcttrT, West Bend. Wis; II. Heller X
Co., NHunaker. Wis; Belsbler \ Grett-