Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-01
RECEIPTS OF STOCK TEN YEARS.

1906 .3l4,y57 17V,6o2 1Ov2,6i2 43.0SS
1874 ...........2 6O,770 H0,7S7 S1S,995 45,I3
1913 .......... .3Ul, DOL bV,oU9 olS,11y o1,ovo
1872 ...........364,S2 3 169, 708 S6S,250 S9,959
1901 .......... .I3y, 90 4S,0l 0b2,6Ol o4,Eo5
1870 ...........2i4,4l9 1896 b52,254 04o4o
1893 ..........2SS,4A 2,y99 A2,Al ~ III
1893 ........... .3Z3, 1874 112,O4 4S3,ln I6lo
1897 ...........355,l75 S3,O6l ao,6lI 2453
1896 ...........2n,24 7O,45O 14V.2H Aus
SUMMARY FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
The following will show the total receipts
since the. yards were opened:
Cattle ooS
Hogs "a 3o4, io9
sheep 20 yo1
The difference between the receipts and
shipments of stock represents approx
mately the number of head purchased by
the packers.
Live stock Exchange.
About the time the Omaha live stock mar
ket began 20 assume position of consid
cradle Importance. it became apparent (.
the live stock commission men at the diff
ferent market points that some steps
should be taken to prevent certain abuses
which had crept into the business. This led
to the organization of live stock exchanges,
the one at South Omaha being organized in
| 1889. At the present time every market in
| the country has it's live stock exchange, and
these are federated into what is known as
the National Live Stock exchange. The
! aims and objects of these live stock eX-
changes are all practically the same and
| correspond closely to the boards of trade in
other lines of business. By their rules and
regulations they are able to exclude from
the business any individual or firm inclined
| to carry on fraudulent business, thus af-
fording the country shipper most valuable
protection. They also maintain fixed
| standard of charges, protecting the shipper
| against overcharges, as well as preventing
| the cutting of rates and consequent do
moralization and confusion of the business.
| The present officers Of the South Omaha
Live Stock exchange are as follows
| President, John Fitz Roberts: vice presi-
dent, d. b. Olney; secretary, ]. NJ. Guild;
treasurer, T. B. Mcpherson. Board CT Di-
rectors: Frank Chittenden. ]. C. Dahlman,
d. S. Parkhurst, w. 1. stephen, w. d.
Wood, Jay Laverty. w. H. Dudley, S. l..
Degen. w. E. Reed.
Cudahy Packing Company.
| The value of the output of the Cudahy
! Packing company at South Omaha in 1875
| reached the enormous total of $35, 10000,
or one-half of the value of the output Of
the four plants operated by the company
at Omaha. Kansas City. Sioux City and
Los Angeles. 1t required 1900 freight cars,
| loaded to their capacity, to transport the
| goods manufactured, and an average of
| $500 employees were required to complete
the task. BY way of raw material there
were slaughtered 1,750,OO0 hogs, $4,000 cattle
and $1,000 sheep.
Omaha is the headquarters for the Cud-
ahy system of packing plants, Mr.. e. A.
| Cudahy, the vice president and general
manager. being resident OF Omaha. His
elder brother, Michael Cudahy of Chicago,
is president of the concern. At the close
! of the year the company operated 80
branch houses or agences, to which the
goods are assigned direct throughout the
United States. Europe, the Orient, West
Indies, South America, Africa, India, Aus
trala the larger islands of the Pacific and
the Dominion of Canada. Recently the fro
zen fresh meat operations have been
shipped in large quantities to points as far
distant as those in South Africa. where
flourishing trade has been established.
The company owns and operates a refrig-
orator freight car line OF 1850 cars and a
| tank line of 50 cars the latter for the
transportation of lard, grease and oils. The
lowest possible cost of each refrigerator
car is S1,lo0, meaning an investment Of q
million and a half in this item alone.
In a large department, by the firms
own process, are made the hams and break
fast bacons which have caused the "Dia
mond c. brand to become famous every
where and enabled the carrying on OF 6
large exporting business to the tropics
with a record of ten years without a single
ham or side OF bacon being rejected. Man!
varieties OF sailed meats are MANUFACTURED
for the southern plantation trade. Thirty
, three smoke houses are in constant us'
perfecting the smoked meats, sweet pickleC
meats and a full line OF sausage and vine
gar picked and spiced goods. In 1905 alon'
$4,000 cases of the noted Rex brand o
canned meats were packed and sent all owe
the world.
So large is the business requiring can
, that the Omaha plant has its own tinwar
: factory, which in itself is the largest til
. shop in the west. In addition is the boz
factory, also a large concern. Special de
partments. equipped with expensive ma
chinery, do lithographing pals an
! labels, and another does all the printing
4 required in two or more colors.
5 The South Omaha plant of the Cudahy
5 includes one OF the largest soap factorie
5 in the world. the production being mostl
laundry soaps and cleansing powders, wit
{ a small proportion OF fine toilet goods. 'Dia
mond c. laundry soap is known all owe
the country. having met with large SALE
I both on account OF tbs merits as well a
5 through the attractive premium features.
: The latest innovation in the soap depart
: ment is the "Old Dutch Cleanser" whic
d was put on the market few months ag'
5 The chief materials for the cleanser ar
taken from a mine owned by the Cudah
}. interests in southwestern Nebraska. whic
b, is said TO be the only one of tbs kind
q the world.
The Cudahy glycerine manufacturing d.
J., partment is the largest refinery OF the kin
= In the United States. the output being use
almost exclusively In the fabrication {