The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-05
FALL SALES J, Of o.! SWINE
THOROUGHBRED OFFERINGS AT
AUCTION WILL SOON BEGIN
The Opportunity for Farmers to
Start Breeding-A Considerable
Improvement In Northwestern
Stock NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of
Pure Bred Sires and Dams Not
Excessive-A Good Demand.

The ccescn in which pure breeds of SWINE
VIII be offered for sale at auction, is already
at hand. The opportunity Is thus AFFORDED to
those who desire to secure good stock is pre-
scented. The sales will begin later during the
present month and continue until February.
There is every reason to believe that the
season will be a successful one TO breeders,
and that Il will be the means of not on.v
charging the industry, but that it will be
conducive 20 the general Improvement of
swine in the Northwest. where Improvement
is certainly much needed. The summer is
well advanced without the appearance Of the
cholera scourge, which worked much destruc-
ton last year. With the Introduction OF
first-class breeding stock and a strict atten-
ton TO the details of maintaining the improve
ment upon such a basis, farmers will be in
the way of proceeding Proftably. They will
have the advantage of a home market at st.
Paul, which for all time to come will con-
tinue to absorb everything that is offered.
In referring TO the season and the outlook
the Iowa Homestead says:
SO far as are able to Judge there VIII
not be quite as many sales this season as
last One reason tor this is that breeders
are booking more orders for the sale OF
breeding stock by private treaty than was the
case last year. a number of breeders who
usually hold fall sales ard who expected to
not sure whether they would have anything
TO SELL the reason being that larger proper
Ton were going at private sale than usual. AS
70 me character of the offerings that will
compose the fall sales, all of our advices are
that the seasons crop viii be a very good
average, and perhaps little better than this
After making all necessary discounts and al
lowances for the annual enthusiasm concern
ing the best crop CT pigs ever raised" that
is common with many breeders quality is
gong TO be good; the supply viii be fairly
large but not excessive. and the prospects
as TO prices are favorable to good, fair liv-
Ing prices, without any present indications Of
tendency to eXtravagant figures.
considerable number of breeders moved
thereto by certain abuses that have grown
up IN the sale system. will make an effort
70 conduct their sales ON cash basis This
II successful, and We hope it NAV be- will
act as a governor or perhaps the better
term would be a safety valve upon prices.
IL IS unfortunately too true that in the re-
indi', past tnere mas been too much kite f1y-
ing at ?uhhc sales. and too many notes
given and accepted when neither maker nor
payee had much expectation that the cash
would pass between the parties upon ma
turity Of the note. There is now no string
eney in the money market and men who are
IN the habit of paving their obligations as they
mature have but little difficulty in raising
money at home where they are known. Breed
ers can If they will, meet the difficulty by
requiring notes to bear interest from date
ana then allowing a sufficient discount for
cash, so that the aggregate of the discount
and the interest TO be paid VIII be such that
responsible men will find it profitable to pay
cash rather than forfeit the discount and in
terest, while irresponsible men will not have
the cheek to ask the seller to accent a
note when the saving that can be effected
by paying cash, borrowing it through the
usual channels Il necessary is large enonoh
TO make it an object to any solvent man To
ask the seller to accept a note under such
circumstances would practically amount to
saying that there was no Intention of nav
Ing the note when it matured BY this means
the kite flying that has become too com
mon at sales in recent years can be curbed
and it is certainly no advantage to the trade
to have 50 much worthless paper fiying
around in the form Of hog notes.
We look forward to good and fairly
remunerative seasons trade, for the general
feeling as to the swine industry is in a very
healthy condition. No species of live stock
has enjoyed greater public confidence or
maintained 1t more continuously than swine
me industry has suffered from periods of
depression, and losses from disease have In
some seasons been very heavy Nevertheless
the results during any series Of years prove
the industry to be one of the steadest and
most reliable money-makers that can be mr.
sued: rms is true both from the stand
point OF the breeder and of the grower of
market swine; both are strong believers In
the necessity of good blood, and of growing
the best for their respective purposes thay
possibly can. This feeling pervades the
s SWINE INDUSTRY to greater extent than is
the case with any other branch of live stock
ana nothing has occurred to change it. The
farmer can't get along without hogs nor
make money without good ones The demand
VIII. therefore, for useful stock suited to
ms purpose, be as strong as usual and In
view OF last seasons losses in breeding stock
perhaps even stronger. Breeders feeling this
demand will in their turn be buyers of that
class OF pigs that will maintain and improve
thelr own herds, and while we do not look
Tor exorbtant prices during the fall, nor
expect to see record breaking season, we
90 anticipate good steady, living prices for
ahout all the pure bred swine that are of a.
quality that will make them fit to go into