Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-09-01

one Of thu four printers who carried
the COURIER outfit to the vacant Du
pont lots opposite the street from
where. we we're then located He is
now 40 active stand patter for Pierre.
How the Strike Affects tie Live Stock
Trade.
Comparative receipts Of live stock
during July at FIVE western markets, as
reported TO the Department Of Com
merce and Labor through its Bureau Of
Statistics, show the extent TO which
this branch Of domestic commerce has
been affected by the packing house
strikes. Comparing July Of this year
with July Of last year, there has been
decrease of over q million head OF
| live stock, or from 2,620,04e head In
1908 70 1854, 451 head 10 1904 at the
five markets Of Chicago, Kansas City.
Omaha, st. Louis and st. Joseph. Cat
tic receipts fell of Az per cent: calves,
54 per cent; hogs, SO per cent; sheep,
40 per cent, and horses and mules d
per cent. In the number OF cars OF
stock handled the months record
shows decrease In traffic OF railroad
from 81, 1852 cars In July, 1908, to 80.
cars In July, 1904, or loss OF Al per
cent.
Comparing July with June OF this
year, the figures both as TO the number
OF stock received and Of cars handled
Indicate heavy loss OF traffic Not In
frequently July Is the lighter month
81 the two ia the live stock trade. In
this case l,l5l,2l head, or Az per cent.
less were received than In June, and
2l, AIS cars less we're received, or an
average loss Of 1888 cars per working
day from the beginning or the strike
to the end OF the month.
The returns from the markets taken
separately show az rule that while
receipts fell of rapidly local consump-
tion was still mors notably reduced
AT Chicago, for instance, city use and
local consumption were only one-half
that Of July, 1903, at Kansas City less
than hall, at Omaha 60 per cent less,
and 1t St. Joseph 80 per cent.
Comparing receipts for seven months
at these five markets. the total Of this
year was on July 81 still we'll Ia ad-
vance OF either that OF 1902 or 1903.
Chicago's arrivals we're slightly ahead
Of 1908, but below those of 1902, and
Omaha and 81. Joseph dropped below
the receipts OF 1908 ST.. Louis ran far
ahead OF 1908. Kansas City had mar
row margin left III favor OF this sea-
sons receipts,
Another phase of commercial im-
p0rtance is the state OF cut meat stocks
at Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha, and
Milwaukee. The average of stocks On
hand at the end Of each OF the first six
months Or this year was 2Sl, 155, 1875
pounds while the total at the end OF
duly was 28S. I57 ,55S pounds. The ex-
tent Of shrinkage in cut meat stocks
was therefore only per cent from
| she average for the first half Of the
year. The shrinkage In local con-
sumption Of cattle. hogs and sheep 1T
Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha and St.
Joseph was 56.3 per cent, comparing
corresponding periods. The consump-
tion Of hogs alone averaged at these
four markets during the first SIX
months of the year l,04S, $50 head
monthly, compared with 469, 1922 head
| Id July, or decrease Of 55.2 per cent.
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