The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-19

year stock interests, sheep and cat
tie especially, have not proved re-
munerative to those people who
raised them on their own land.
The cattle market has been con-
siderably overstocked, owing chiefly to
the large number of animals sent in
from parts of Arizona and New Mex
leo, Moreover, the prices at which
these cattle are placed on the market
are such as to bar out competition on
the part of our own dealers.
AS for the sheep business, during the
last three years the majority of peo-
pie solely interested in it have become
bankrupt. The reason for this is that
the price paid for wool has been ruin
Gus and the price paid for mutton next
to nothing. Most of the sheep men had
to go out of business as a result of the
bad times.
California is we'll adapted for the
raising of hogs. In fact, l consider this
State as good as any other in the
Union for such purposes. Our barley
and corn are as good for fattening pur-
poses as the Eastern article and our
climate is suitable to their needs. The
animals are not liable to disease, and
hog cholera is unknown.
We, however, are handicapped by
costly labor and the higher price of
grain. The East has the advantage of
us in this respect and it is for this rea-
son that we cannot compete in a way
to make the business remunerative for
export.
BY close figuring, however, and by a
reduction in the freight rates, the hog
business can be placed on a better
basis. The Valley Road has benefited
this business as much as others, and as
the road is built farther south it will
benefit the country the more, as large
number of hogs are raised on the land
through which the line passes, and as
rates go still lower prices will improve.
TOOK forward hopefully % the time
whe2 we sbaiItexpotf hog noduee in
s1eadSof having 1t ssnt us, FROM the
E2stoThe plisforpln@at present is Shat
we have &/sqgrAabunaan6e N!sf<meat,
STRONG local GqmpetiiIon and no outside
maFHesfor the surplus. TEXperts- from
a6ioad haNa,'wondered atthis anna all
a asSes tAaE bur meat isGpA sa s99 finest
WE We Re Eo7EisShazsa TOE an ontsrd.
narkdsssd We nope iRNt4e near8 future
to- ssseas ensxport tfRde-ss IEtalthy
as fnFt OF the East-T S
TheSSutFhsr Y9siness has BSsrS FAR
ifhpresSon ,pI4yStls Ahat thSIprice OF
meat Y f6ofS4h, ,,itfs an@T5Sneous one.
People Here &SSonly the Choicest por-
tiS2S, Of tBs Aniftal and the results
tihat mSehgaszwasted or sold for what
I" AS H5i' 1 1sssa} sYcosf.a,. h5sseKessXE.
se!Nfs fhFteadf4, Aaxlng thel bus4er
cal 6SiA RrderyiMhieh :.Ekes Up, >shSe
and HssEmohSy9 they could pJrGhaase
Our neat is A{YsSSI as. in
otRet markets and he 5Jfce Fha1ged
forNt\is pRt extortio1kte4 'P@sAS must
noSSoEgfa that the patH w;iSteq arc a
iossNso FliS phtgber, that much ID sacri-
iced, land lthgbe must make his profit
sut OF the choice portions.
The Western Meat Compan- IS DOING
much to bring about a better condi-
ton of affairs locally, and although
the firm is in the same line of business
as our own, and completes with it,
cannot but praise it for the good il is
doing the business in general. Compe-
tition on such lines is beneficial and l
feel sure that the ultimate results will
be such as have Observation-Disclosures
demand with better prices.
Could we establish q brisk livestock
export trade we should be all right.
We could consume all the cattle that
come from Southern Oregon and
Western Nevada, but we should then
find an outlet for those which come
from the Southern States and Terri
tories.
At present cattle on the hoof are sell
ing for more than on the hook, owing
to the scarcity of marketable cattle,
so the producer is benefited. which has
not been the case for many years.
In conclusion, I feel that the outlook
for all kinds of business in California
is good. The New Era is upon us, and
if people will only be content with
small profits, and not try to make their
fortunes all at once, they will soon
find out that California is one of the
best States in the Union.