Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-12

ny A. l.. Bush, President Cattle Rats
era ASSOCIATIONS.


what do we mean by Homo
Atarkctr' What does tho term signify
and who are its hcneaoiaricsg While
we have taikcd ;euoh. read much and
listened to much on this intercsung
topic. 1t seems 60 mo that the people
fail 10 catch its fun Significance In
dclail or appreciate It's fun meanlns,
Leaving out OF consideration the vari-
Gus products OF the country we viii
consider this question as applied TO
the live stock intcrcsta. Fira,, then.
a "llOmc Market conaiats IN having nt
your doors. as It were. whether In your
town. your county or your state. ready
buyers FOR cash. for an yonr products,
II means that at auy Instant and With
out delay you may convert your live
stock into cash, without tlp many
oNendant expenses and losses 70 which
producers OF live stock have been ac-
cuatomed 10 being subjected. 1t means
having under your potF0nni SUPERVISION
the hnndllng and sale Of your pro-
ducts.
A. to the benencllries. they con-
sigt OF the producer, the transportation
company ana the packer on butcher
who converts tho live animal Into pro-
duct.
l'ho ifbl anu uluat Important ton-
alteration Is that OF the producer
MS 81 IS he who finally bears AL the
loss and expense.
At lhls time and IN this connection
! VIII only refer to the cnulemnn and
glve for his benefit some ilgureH that
think material ana that are worthy
his confederation
1t ia a tact that through Fort Worth.
the natural gateway Tor Texas cattle
To the present established market ocn-
ters. thcrc paRaCs annually for
slaughter about une million cattle, IL
is also a fact that nearly al the cnttla
OF Texas are within from twelve TO
nfteon hours run " Fort Worth. Now
lnt US suppose we have market nt
Fort worth land ] say Fort Worth
because tho ncccsHury conditions and
fuclitieg cNlst thprc tor making such a
market. and ~ ~ only question or
u Ne,S short tiinc when, by the COS
operation of the atockmen such a mar
kct Will be permanently crrattd, what
dnea It moan in dollars and cpnta TO
the oBttlemen ~ TeSaR2
leaving ont an speculative cnndlt Iona,
] I Will mention only one or Two itrWB
that neem a. be overlooked by shippers.
no one win uucaJlon the faot thnt
l fresh. rested cattle command, In gene
/ crll appearance, 10 cents por hundred
/ pounds more than iaded, fevorod and
] bruised ommnl4. No one viii qncs-
/ ton the fact that Appearances nfflct
! our iidgmaht, whether Il hc la a
4 horse. or COW, or what not. Here We
have then. on the first item n loss ot
10 cents per 100 pounds, or 81 per hcad
on Hieora weighing 1000 pounds This
means then q luag say of Sl,WO,OpOi but
20 be- sure, We VIII cut II To 3 cents
per hundred and ngurc Il Sb00.00l.
Lond steer this evening und un-
load hun IN the Fort Worth stock
lao fITIN
we viii find Hhrlnkage In weight
That shrinkare consists simply IN
cmptying tho animnl'a stomach 0t food
and water, but tho nrsii % V " oil
there and M prime condition The
animal dreaacl out well 70 tie butcher
mud the appearance lq attractive 10
suppose. new. this Same animal Ia
hold IN the yards or put on the earn
and run two or three dayf The re-
auit IS further shrinl,ngoi varying
from 20 10 80 pounds, according 10
hardness or Hoftu0rH of the iicah, To
malis an absolutely nnff oatimAtc. we
viii put tho lhrlnknga . an nycrngc
OF 20 poundH per head. TnlN mems a
loss Of 2500Ou0p pounds o. rat aud
flesh which. at 2 i-e orn'H per pound,
figures the enormous sum 81 sgsifll
on the cattle shipped dnc from Texas
70 the market cnutern for lAughtof.
. AfN MINWlNA AANH MN ANNN ANfAH llNlN'H"
tlonably on the producer. INT hiA loss
T. creator oven thnn this for aside
from tho loss OF % pounds on tho AMI
nal, the butcher must figure decline
OF from to l.2 per cent IN the "dufs'
Of the animal and consequently ut
cut his price accordingly when buyinsi
| for this ehrinSagd simply y wasting
AWAY OF fat eyeiy pound Of which
takes away frhm the net Of the animal
and Is n total loss.
only few dnya since buyer FOR
one OF the largest packers In the NORTH
west told me that whcn they bought
In excess Of their only demand II was
because they Inquired the purchase from
10 10 cents por hundred under the
market which margin they must hnya
10 cover extra ahllnlnge from holding
the cattle over one or two days before
| killing Here then we have an absolute
loss Of {g250 20 tho with.
out any compensation whoieyer~-ihn
no must pay FOR seeking distant mar
kets. Theae sums noem enormous, but
they are facts.
For loss In general appearance and
condition, s5o0,Q00, for abrolute ware Of
flesh ana fat s025 900; total OF sl,125,-
900. for which we receive no roturnH-
loHH great enough IN one year 70 buy
ana build twice over the Fort Worth
packing house and stock ynrdH and
hive a surplus TO run on.
This leaves out Of calculation the
benefits acerulng from distributing NJ
home the many aundry charges iu-
CURED IN handling cnttle. the maturing
at home the interest on loans. etc.
II does not include the education o.
the farmer 10 the utilization Of Hll hia
hay. grain and seed In making valu-
able food products. inatead OF haori-
ncing HrBt this feed and then Heiling q
small quantity Of half fat stuff u
docs not include the development Of
the production Of hogs In the stats Of
Texas IL docs not include the general
building up Of vaiueH Ia the state
and tho bringing o. many among US
for investment which results must
inevitably follow.
But the items considered and the
figureB shown should stimulate every
ntockman IN the state toward Lively
and living Interest IN The development
on this "fIome Market OF Fort Worth.
The plant II here, he facilities are
here. every department II now under
existent and conservative mAnnpcirent,
and nn the conditions seem ripe f9r
development Of this enterprise 70 the
interest Of tho gioclmgu Of the state.
curid's Work compIet..
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