Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-03
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SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.

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Many Nebraska and Iowa shippers to this
market do not understand the expression
used in market reports referring TO so many
loads Of cattle billed direct to packers" In
answer to inquiries General Manager Kenyon
of the Union Stock Yards company said: ut
means several things. Primarily. 1t means
that local packers bought so many cattle
at Kansas CITY, Sioux City, St Joseph or
some other point and that the cattle were
simply sent here to be slaughtered. This
raises the question, Why do our local pack
ers buy cattle at other points? The answer
is simple They cannot get enough cattle
here to suit them and they can buy some
grades of cattle a great deal cheaper at
Kansas City than they can here. There are
practically no Texas or southern cattle re-
celved in Omaha. These cattle are very de-
sirable for some purposes and packers are
forced to go elsewhere to get them.
Then, too, medium grade native cattle sell
much higher here than at Kansas City, for
the very reason that here they are not
brought into competition with the south
western grass and meal fed cattle. Stockers
and feeders are high and prospective feeders
prefer selling their corn to taking chances
on feeding 1t TO high priced cattle. There
are now undoubtedly % to 40 per cent more
stock cattle in Nebraska than last year and
with anything like a good corn crop this
year the close of 1899 will again see the
feed lots OF the state as full as ever. Local
! packers will be glad to buy Texas cattle
shipped direct to this market Arrange
ments have been made by which the shipper
can go on to Chicago at the balance of the
through rate in the event that he does not
| sell here"
This comment of MIR. Kenyon will doubt
less answer the questions of the shippers
who have written asking about shipments
made direct to local packers
| What is known as the winter campaign OF
hogs ended on the last day Of February.
! The winter pack commences on November
l and ends on March /, and the number of
| hogs slaughtered and packed at the different
| hog centers is watched with interest by
| provision dealers and spectators all over
| the country. Last year the winter pack
| at South Omaha was $4,000, as compared
with 795,000 during the winter OF lS9S-99.
| This is an increase of 245,0O0 hogs over
the pack of last winter. While Omaha shows
an increase in the pack of nearly 25O,O 900
hogs Kansas City shows a decrease of
65. 900 hogs, Milwaukee a decrease of $4,000
and Cleveland decrease of $4,000.
| The South Omaha market compares favor
| ably with any of the markets of the country
and shows that the business Of packing hogs
! at this point is constantly on the increase.
During the winter campaign of 1898 the
! stock yards received 5S3,943 hogs, while
| $50, 900 were packed here. The recent cam
paign shows receipts of 799,224 hogs re-
ceived here, with 795O00 packed here. I'm
brief, all but 1000 hogs shipped to this
market during the winter of 1S9S-99 were
| sold and packed here. This is remarkable
showing and one which the buyers and ship
pers at this market are justly proud Of
| J. Evans, jr., Of Emerson, Ia, was at the
| stock yards yesterday making arrangements
for his sale of fancy stock to be held on
| March and 10. Mr. Evans will sell 125
head of Aberdeen-Angus cattle to the high
est bidder Foreman Henderson of the horse
| and mule barn has removed a number of
stalls in the big stable in order to make
| room for this sale. Seats for at least 200
people will be erected and the floor space
| will accommodate nearly as many more. The
| stock to be sold is in the pink of condi-
| ton and as the sale has been largely ad-
vertised it is expected that stockmen from
| all over the state will attend.