Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-30
MURPHY TALKS HOG.
Sioux City Expert Makes a Trip Thru
the Country and Secs Things.

ply, Cudahy's hog buyer here and
recognized authority on hog matters,
Is of these opinions:
Recently the writer and this Mis-
souri, river hog expert toured bhru tnat
portion of the corn belt lying in east
ern Nebraska and southern South
Dakota. During the jaunt Murphy pre-
dicted that Within thirty days heavy
hogs would sell at q premium over
light. This prognos ucation has al
ready been verified. Incidentally he
made a fe wothers. Here are few
of them:
That the new crop of hogs would
not be matured in tirne to enable pac-
kers to convert them into product de-
liberable on January options.
That the corn crop OF 1904 IS OF
such superior quality compared with
that of recent years that yields Will
be much heavier.
That lard, the cheapest commodity
on the hist year ago, 10 likely TO pc
the most valuable before stocks are
replenished.
That the winter hog crop In the
territory tributary to Missouri river
markets is thirty days in advance OF
that east Of ''the river" this fact be-
ing demonstrated by the superiority
of Kansas, Nebraska and South Dako-
ia corn.
That depleted provision stocks not
only at Chicago, but at Missouri river
points where packers cellars are
practically empty. preclude all posi-
bility of continued Improbable hos
markets. for the producer.
"This has been q phenomenal au-
tumn," said Murphy. Here we have
had thirty days Of unexpected corn
hardening weather. New corn west OF
the Missouri will soon be as good as
the old article /. can already be fed
safely to hogs. But for all this do
not believe prices will go below q
profitable basis from the growers
standpoint, altho the heavy hog IS
to enjoy sub ,-antial premium ovsr
light right along. Stocks must be re-
plenished and thu. country IS pare.
What the packer wants now is qualty.
1t always counts. 1T is the Shrink in
the cellar that s11rinks the packers
profits and the mission of the success
full hog buyer is to reduce that shrink
to the minimum. The packer does not
discover his buyers mistakes until six
1v DAYS too late to remedy them. The
test Is the curing process. lWhen tne
pfoduct comes out of salt the packer
knows just where be is and not befora.
This necessitates skill on the part OF
the buyer. Any practical man can tell
at glance, whether a hog has been
finished on CON or ,slop feed. DivaIsl-
fed feeding has ts merits but the
hacker would go broke minus the corn
fed hog. Wheat, barley and other
grains make pork. b,t not the pork that
retains its weight during the cur ng
1rocess. The hog that makes its
growth ard weight Ih.le following a
drove of steers. is the best hog we get.
Thsv acquire str ength and health and
give superior yields. Talking about
Yields do you kno what the quality
If hogs MARKETED during the recent
:, inferior as TO cause packers heavy
loss. But thu glori"Is Indian summer
O.. 1904 has made superb corn chat
wht her hogs become available this
dis. bility will lie removed"
Mr.. Murphy is Of the opinion that
while the course Of hog market events
will always be more or less erratic
growers will usually get fair prices
for corn marketed in the shape of
hogs. He expects a constant increase
IN production, but believes that in a
commercial sense this will be largely
confined to the corn belt, the natural
habitat of the hog Of commerce. Four
cont hogs pay fol. corn at 35 to 40
cents he says, and fully justify raising
them.
Regarding hog market events in the
near future the sage Of Sioux City pre-
diets gradually increasing receipts and
i,onroyenents in yields perceptibly.
first at Missouri river points and later
at Chicago. Fresh meat or 1obbing de-
mand will decrease as cold weather
increa SEES local slalIghtering With ex-
banded supply and improved quality
packers will proceed to repien1sh de-
nleted provision stocks. Meanwhile
his advice to the venturesome fndivid-
nal tempted to WOO tickle fortune in
the treacherous mazes of the provision
pit is: do not go short OF anything
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