The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-06
r. X. Shiel & Co.
Antitrust Live stock Market.

3.
We had better receipts the past week. but MOTH
Ing like enough TO Ill our orders. Our receipts
had been checked some by the fact that the Stock
asserting pens from US, that constructed
under our Instructions twelve years ago. when
cred about an acre ana would hold about l. 500
TO 1900 hogs We were surprised on Tuesday
morning when we went to the yards to find that
out and put into smaller pen. and other parties
hogs put into our pen. and. while IL may
Of ours. either whom we buy sell for TO suffer.
Any damage we sustain will have 10 be settled
but were refused by the superintendent OF the
the president TO make the change. but gave no
reason for 1t We cannot account for IL. other
than that they wanted TO embarrass us. and give
the Trust a chance TO send out word that We
were out OF business, which they did.
We want the country to fully understand that
these yards Incorporated and common
carriers. and cannot discriminate against
long conduct our business in an honorablo
way. 1t IL an admitted fact. and cannot be de-
MED. that We have been one OF the largest OF two
buyers OF stock here for the last fifteen twenty
oi.eh nuy,ng on gnt run run 1s, ,
out eight months ago. we have received more
stock than any one commission house here, and
shipped out more hogs than all the others. The
Stock Yards Company has a man who carries q
card with him. representing that ne is travelling
on his card he shows all OF the Commission
houses here. and leaves out of IL. We have
received right least 200, 900 head OF hogs,
addition TO the cattle and sheep. and shipped
about ali Of them out. and we challenge the
Stock Yards Company and any commission house
to show that they have received that much. or all
the rest OF the shippers here to show that they
have shipped out that much.
Friends Of ours are now constructing a new,
up-to-date stock yards. with brick and block
floors. and all well severed. and promise within
have them In running order. We will no doubt
get into these yards. as they will be more con-
venient, and promised there shall be no
tQ0rt r1f ma fnr QfrCr mn Crl
and lower charges and a general reforlnation
will take place when the new stock yards viii
yards in the country.
Why not have two stock yards well as two
Of the employees Of the old stock yards has been
very active In trying to get a street cut through
the grounds that the Interstate Stock Yards Com
pany has bought. and also urging signers 10 q
petition the Council pass ordinance to
stop IL nuisance, and sending circulars to
the people. showing the great damage that IL VIII
there 10 not residence within more than =
square OF where IL is to be constructed. and IL
is also a fact that a stock yards. such as the
Interstate company IL constructing. Will not be
as much OF a nuisance as livery stable oeine
constructed In the neighborhood. The reason. tho
fact that the Stock Yards Company itself built
a packing house close to II, and also that the
president Of the Stock Yards Company built .
fertilizer within 200 yards Of the stock yards. and
and is also a stockholder in a dead hog render
ing factory on the grounds Of the stock yards
They have not got O. hoored pen Stock yards
bring business and build up neighborhoods:
slaughter houses and fertilizers are a different
thing. The new pens will be swept out every
day. and can claim that there will be =
nuisance; and. In the language Of Franklin Land
ers THE man who don't like the smell OF a live
hog is a little too nice 10 live" A stock trader
and a manufacturer OF fertilizers are two differ
ent men,
Twenty-Five years ago We helped this company
70 get the city TO loan them 100000 TO construct
their yards. and we know those who building
the new yards furnish their own money and
promise the city to bring more business TO IL. and
a new business that has not been coming here.
without any loan asking any favors except
TO be allowed to proceed. The fact is the parties
constructing these yards are up-to-date business
men. and not blowing with wooden mold
board cutting their wheat with sickle
We trust that the City Council will not inter-
fere In such a grand enterprise as IL promised
by this company. Revolutions have 20 come To
right wrongs Competition is the hope OF the
people. The market to-day was shade lower on
heavies and steady on lights. especially on liehe
Workers. and pigs. We quote: go 20 $50 at $500
ass 300 10 80 s377izd3.so: le0 to 80 at So IS:
pigs and light Workers.. sS.7oa37s. Cattle market
slow. All markets reported lower to-day. Heavy
receipts of cattle and hogs at Chicago to-day