St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-27

tered in the First Three Weeks
Product Sold Ahead at
Prices ATording Manufacture
ing Profit-Three Thousand
Hogs This Week.
From the Evening Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
Saturday. December Q, 1893.
The cry of "hard tines voiced Just
now, voiced in such promiscuous FASH
ion, is becoming monotonous to the 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 equalizes her affairs and
divides discrepancies ultimately.
The new town of Cudahy. but twenty
minutes run on the Northwestern Rail-
road south of Milwaukee, would dis
abuse the minds of croakers that idle
ness and business 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
prosperity in the very atmosphere. OF
the 500 inhabitants there are no bread.
winners idle, and the sun of success
seems to be at the zenith.
And it is clean place, too, notwith.
standing it has one of the largest
Strengthening and packing establish.
mentS in the world. There are none Of
the disagreeablc odors of Chicago's
Bridgeport or stockyards. Cudahy
Bros facilities are superior to those al
the places mentioned. and the sanitary
arrangements are about as perfect as
modern genius can desire.
Patrick Cudahy, the local front of the
concern. said in reply to an inquiry:
ave have been running here now
just about three weeks. During thai
time we have slaughtered $4,000 hog,
and 1000 cattle. There has been mum
Der of sheep, besides"
How many men do you emplOy?"
1.-The number has ranged from 500 Il
700 per day, according to the state Of
the market. Thus far in the new place
we have paid cut i'll wages about $4,000
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 i'll having some product sold
ahead al prices that left a manufacture
ing profit. But it would appear to ne
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 In the way of feed, 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 III turn keep close track of the
speculative market ana 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?"
I'VE 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 Milwau-
KEEP"
Yes. Our hogs this week will be as
cheap to us. net, as if bought in the old
yards. AT first our hogs were trifle
dearer. The decline, YOU will UNDER
stand, takes place in Chicago first. 1t
is the jumpng-off place. and the ship
per is obliged to take what he can get
III other markets he dies hard, for there
is always some resort left.
when the market is advancing the
Vests the lowest market. 1t is nat
ural. The shipper prefers to accept
part of the advance to shipping and pos
Sibly losing all of it before reaching
Chicago"
care you receiving many hogs in the
new yards"
Yes. 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.,; II. Heller 81
Co., Waunakee, Wis; Beisbier IL Grett-
ner. Kewaskum. Wis; A. Blanchard,
Oconomowoc, Wis; James Laughlin,
RIdgeway. Wis; L. Roberts, Dousman,
Wis; E. Griffith. Rosendale, Wis; Wolf
81 Merry. Waukesha, Wis; William
North. Cottage Grove, Wis; Peachy L
Hail, Burnett junction, Wis; DWinnell
& Middleton, Marshall, MINI.
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 their COM
mission men may hold them for awhile,
but shipper soon gels tired of paying
out S12 per car, if lie 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
afforded at any public stockyards. The
pay full Chicago prices, charging moth
ing for yardage or commission. In this
way the shippers save on an average of
$1,000 per car on hogs and sheep and
about $500 on cattle, which is quite au
item in itself. This is nothing out Of
our pockets. We are obliged to pay
Chicago prices, no matter where we buy.
But when we buy in Chicago we are
obliged to add freight from there here.
We can therefore afford to be generous
with the shipper because it does not
cost US anything"
"Much stock coming to you over the
st. Paul road?''
Eyes. We had several carloads this
week. The extra freight or switching
charges is $500 per car, while the saw
ing in yardage and commission is twice
that amount Our live stock depart
ment is under the management of Mr..
b. E. Teller, who has been in the en-
plOy of the house for a number of years.
He is a courteous, conscientious gentle
man, and his shippers all know and like
him."
Transportation facilities are almost
perfect. All round the big concern is a
network of railroad tracks on which
loaded cars are coming and going con.
staDtly.
The town is getting into good shape.
Streets are being graded, sidewalks
laid aud improvements made generally.
MI. Cudahy says by next season every
thing will be in firSt-claSS form and the
town will be surprise.