Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-21
or INTEREST TO STOCKMEN
SURPRISING GROWTH OF THE HOG
MARKET OF THE COUNTRY.
Nearly 2J.OOO.OOO Hogs slaughtered
for Market This Year-AH For
mer Records BADLY Beaten
Stock Yards Notes.

The growth and extent of the American
hog business is marvellous. The Cincinnati
Price Current. in its last issue. gives soma
wonderful figures. II says the number OF
hogs packed during the summer season
just closed. in the West. reached II. 10000.
Ado to this number the winter killing. and
1t shows Is. 1D.eo hogs for the past twelve
months. which has never been reached be-
fore. The returns from the East are not
all in yet, but enough is known to say that
the aggregate for the twelve months viii
reach 6,0tp.eo hogs. This would make an
aggregate killing for the whole country Tor
twelve months of 2~5,Ooc.OG0 hogs. The meat
product of these hogs is placed at 3.25JUO1.-
90 pounds. and lard product at S.5.oeo.ouO
pounds.
While the manufacture of hog product
has exceeded any other year. there has al-o
been an increased distribution. the low
prices encouraging a free expectation and
enlarged home
The total exports of meat the past year
5eI..o,c0 pounds. leaving A,OO0.O0 pounds
for home use. while there was left of meats
2.i65!vc.ttc pounds for home consumption
found Il good many young cattle IN The
PocoS valley of New Mexico" said j. G.
A,cCoy yesterday. in speaking of his recent
trip through that country. but aged cat
Is neld high. The cattle. however. are Il
good grade. which is some COMPENSATION
s!Si20. IS at s21d25 and IS at s25G30: and
even at these prices l found a very good
Fort Worth. T 1ni AND found 5lUpp the vi yards
there crowded with cattle en- route to the
Kansas feed lots. OF the thousands of cat
tie now coming up from Texas. fully 20
per cent are being distributed throughout
the country for roushing through the win,
ter, and will not reach the market until
next year some time"
Mexican cattle are still crossing the Dor
der. Colonel Albert Dean received notice
yesterday of the importation at FL Paso,
Tex. November Is. Of $40. destined for the
Kansas City market.
TIE Cudahys have just completed an ar
ranSement with the stock yards at Sioux
City, Ia. whereby they agree to greatly
| enlarge their packing plant and operate it
on a more extensive scale. This is bad for
Chicago. as the growth Of that. as well
a. the Omaha market must be done at
the expense of the Windy City.
Visitors at the Yards With stock.
Dan Leahman. Newlin. Tex. was up with
hogs.
P. ]. ouigley. San Angelo. Tex. came in
yesterday.
Parramore & Lewis. Ballinger. Tex. had
In cattle yesterday.
Arnold & Scanlin. Chapman. KaS. had
In hogs yesterday.
D wilcheon. Hutchinson. Kas.. wa, hero
yesterday with hogs.
| E. r. Leopold. Frankfort. Kas., came in
| yesterday with hogs.
NJ. U. Hartwell. Blair. Kas., was here
| yesterday with hogs.
G. W. Pistol. Olathe. Kas.. was here
yesterday with hogs.
Norris & McNeal. Cawker City. Kas..
had in hogs yesterday.
William Fireball, Reynolds. Neb., came
in yesterday with hogs.
j w. Longwell. Hardy. Neb.. was at the
yar6s yesterday with hogs.
v. C. King. Plainville. Kas.. was on
the yards yesterday with hogs.
j. F. Sampson. Mahaskie, Kas., was on
tie yards yesterday with hogs.
J.. W. Tribbles, Shibboleth. Kas.. was at
tho yards yesterday with hogs.
". E. Johnson Wellington, Mo-, was at
the yards yesterday with hogs.
G. H. Sisson. Yates Center. kas., was in
yesterday with cattle and hogs.
B. W. Allen, Clarendon. Tex. was on
the yards yesterday with cattle.
F. c. Boggess and C.. E. Yancy. Liberty,
Mo-, were In yesterday with hogs.