Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-12-20
INDUCEMENTS TO SHIPPERS.
Thirty Thousand Head Slaughtered in the
First Three Weeks-Product Sold
Ahead at Prices AffOrding Man
ufacturing Profits, 900
Hogs This Week.
From the Evening Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Sat-
urdaN December. 9. 1893.

AO1l, 10 D6COinlIlS uOnOIOuOuS 10 In6 ears
of many thinking people. Seed time
and harvest are bound to come just the
same, and whether the winter be Sc
we're or the summer hot, good, old
Dame Nature always equaiizes her at
lars and divides discrepancies ulti-
mately.
The new town of Cudahv, but
twenty minutes run on the North
western Railroad south of Milwau-
kee would disa buse the minds Of
stagnatiOn were rampant everywhere in
the land. 1t is about as lively place at
this time as can well be imagined The
big packing house of Cudahy Bros. is in
full swing, new buildings for residence
and store purposes are being erected
on every hand, and there is a spirit of
thrift and prosperityin the very atmos-
phere. Of the 800 inhabitants there
are no breadwinners idle and the sun
of success seems to be at the zenith.
And it is q clean place, too, notwith-
standing it has one Of the largest
slaughtering and packing establish
ments in the world. There are none of
the disaoreeable Odors of Chicago's
Bridgeport or stockyards. Cudahy
Bros. facilities are superior to those at
ARRANGEMENTS are about as perfect az
modern genius can desire.
Patrick Cudahy, the local front of the
concern, said in reply to an inquiry:
I'VE have been running here now
just about three weeks. During that
time we have slaughtered $4,000 hogs
and 1000 cattle. There has been
number of sheep, besides"
'"HoW many men do you employ ?"
''The number has ranged from 500 to
700 per day, according to the sta of
the market. Thus far in the new place
We have paid out in wages about $1S,-
900. Everything has worked smoothly
with the exception of a little trouble at
the start with our large pump; but since
then that has been remedied and now
matters are moving smoothly"
"HOW do YOU find business?"
"Well, we cannot complain. We are
fortunate in having some product sold
ahead at prices that lett manufacture
ing profit. But it would appear to me
to be awfully close work for those who
are selling cash products on the present
market. You see, the spectators, on
account of the low prices for every
thing III the way Of iced, even wheat,
anticipate plenty of fat hogs later on.
On the strength of this they sell the
property in turn keep close track of the
speculative market and expect to buy
on the same basis, regardless Of the
cost. [ think, however. that matters
are adjusting themselves and every
thing will soon be in its natural groove"
speaking Of your stock-where do
you obtain it?"
owe have made Sioux City our prin-
cipal market for hogs. Chicago is our
cattle field
"Can you buy as satisfactorily in
those markets as you formerly did in
Milwaukee ?"
Eyes. Our hogs this week will be as
cheap to us. net, as if bought in the old |
yards. At first our hogs were a trife |
dearer. The decline, you will under |
stand, takes place in Chicago first. It |
is the jumping-of place. and the ship /
per is obliged to take what he can get. |
In 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
ural. The shipper prefers to accept !
part Of the advance to shipping and |
possibly losing all Of it before reaching
Chicago"
care you receiving many hogs in the
new yards?''
Eyes. We are getting right into it.
We received this week, thus far, nearly |
5000 head, besides cattle and sheep. |
Among the shippers here this week
were: Felix & Rees, Wales, Wis; John |
Goetter, West Bend, Wis; Fl. Heller &
Co., Waunakee, Wis; Beisbier & Grett-
rer, KeWaskum, Wis; A. Blanchard, |
Oconomowoc, Wis. James L.aughlin, |
Ridgeway, Wis; L. Roberts, Dousman,
Wis; E. Griffith, Rosendale, Wis;
Volt & Merry, Waukesha. Wis; Will |
lam North, Cottage Grove, Wis; Peachy |
& Hall, Burnett Junction, Wis; Dwin- !
nell q Middleton, Marshall. Mimi.
Il believe inside of three months |
about all of the Wisconsin shippers will !
ship to us; the advantage is such that |
they can't help it. OF course thei. COM
mission men may hold them for awhile,
but shipper soon gets tired of paying
out S12 per car, if he sees his neighbor
is just that much ahead every car Of hogs
he ships.
You see we can offer much greater
inducements to shippers than can be
at any public stockyards. The
stock is consigned direct to us and we
pay full Chicago prices charging moth
ing for yariage or commission. In this
way the shippers save on an average Of
$500 per car on hogs and sheep and
item in itself. This is nothing out Of oar
pockets. We are obliged to pay Chica
go prices no matter where we buy. But |
when we buy in Chicago we are obliged |
to add the freight from there here. We |
can therefore afford to be generous with
the shipper because it does not cost us
much stock coming to you over the
St. Paul road ?"
Yes. We had several carloads this
week. The extra freight Or switching
charges is $5.00per car, while the saving
in yardage and commission is twice that |
Our live stock department is
under the management of Mr.. +. f.
Teller, who has been in the employ of
the house for number of years. He
is q courteous, conscientious gentleman
and his shippers all know and like him. "
$50 you have partially for the Wis
consin hog?"
Fact. We like to handle them.
They are best suited for our trade. We