The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-25
RIVAL Of OUR HOG.
Denmark Is Making Great
Strides in Pork Industry.
SLAUGHTER HOUSES MANY
United States Exporters Have
Something to Concern Them

Washington, oct. 24-The American
hog has a European rival. Denmark
has cine into the field as a producer and
exporter Of hogs and hog products. with
a growth at least interesting If not sug-
gestive TO American producers of a com
modify whose export value grew from
So, 90S69S in 1891 to s1ls,s 1853 in 1901.
These figures show 10 total value of hog
products exported from the United States
in 1891 and 1901. respectively. the details
for 1901 being: Lard. &4S.560.14s; bacon.
ss7, ~. o2s; hams. s22,s42.77s; salted and
picked pork. $s.s2s,ss3: fresh pork. SEA
So; and canned pork. $70S. SS1.
The fact that hog products form the
largest single item in the expectations Of
the United States. having exceeded last
year by two million dollars those of the
manufactures Of iron and steel, whose
exports have attracted so much atten-
ton. lends interest to some facts which
have just reached the treasury bureau of
statistics regarding the remarkable de
vclopment OF the hog packing industry of
Denmark.
This Information is published in the
Danish Export Review" and shows that
the number of head of swine in Denmark
has increased from 3O1, 900 in 1861 to ri, 900
in 1881 and 116S.O0O in 1898. to the latest
year for which statistics are available
The prohibition of the importation Of live
hogs into Germany and the United King
dom which countries were Denmark
principal customers in this line. resulted
in the establishment of slaughter houses
in Denmark and the increase in the pro-
duction of Danish bacon and hams in
recent years has been phenomenal. The
export of hams ard bacon from Denmark
have grown from 9.120O00 Danish pounds
in 1873 to Us. 10000 Danish pounds in
1898; the value increasing from 4110O00
kroner in 1873 to 47,OSO,O0O kroner in 1895,
the value of the crown being 26.sc.
AS a consequence of the change from
the export of live swine 20 that of slaugh-
tered animals. the slaughter houses have
risen to the great importance in Denmark
during the last 10 or Is years. Whilst
formerly the slaughter houses belonged
to private individuals, a large number of
joint and cooperative slaughter houses
have been established during this period.
This movement commenced in 1887 on
account OF the German importation pro-
hibition when it became necessary to kill
a considerable number of swine which
were formerly sent TO Germany alive for
sale in England.
The number of head Of swine exported
TO Germany in the year before the pro-
hibition was enforced amounted to more
than a quarter of a million. and thus
there was suddenly plenty OF work for
several slaughter houses. In 1881 one CO. /
operative slaughter house was establish
ed, in 1SSS seven, and rapid progress was
made during the following years with re-
CARDS to establishing new slaughter
houses and to the quantity of bacon they
produced.
There are now p co-operativev slaugn- I
ter houses ia Denmark which in 1899 kill |
ed about $4,000 head Of swine at value (
Of about 81 Il million kroner (about IS /
o,o0N. and about Q. $50 head Of cattle /
for export at a value OF about II mil /
lion kroner. The largest slaughter
houses killed from IS 90 10 81 900 pigs in |
In 1897 p slaughter houses were stated /
as having been established at cost OF +
5,543,0o0 kroner and the number Of per-
sons sharing in the profits Of these TWEEN /
ty- one establishments was E.728. Add /
ing TO these the two largest, those OF
OGense and Holding. the first Of which
cost 1,750.o00 kroner, besides two smaller /
slaughter houses and extensions for the /
Strengthening of cattle for export and 9th I
or objects. the total outlay amounts 10 I
g. million kroner ana the total number f.
Of co-operators about $500
These co-operators have bound them /
selves to send the whole or part OF their 4
swine TO the slaughter houses ard guar /
antee 10 to l5 kroner per head OF swine
for funds and working capital. These /
ro-operators share equally the working
expenses and the years surplus in the
same manner as the diaries. They en-
pioy 5f9 hands. besides managers and
office STAFF. Al Of the twenty-five slauFh-
ter houses posses "A common organization
and management, and a common Office a
Copenhagen. The avera-e cost OF the
slaughter Of each pig for nine ~ the
slaughter houses We're - kroner ia IN5.
SO kroner in 1897 and 2s2 kroner In Isgs,
2 per cent Of the increase IN cost being
lue 70 increase fn wages.
The following table shows the enor-
nous amount Of business transacted ~
he cooperative slaughter houses: