The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-11-28
IOWA FIRST IN HOGS,
SEVENTH IN PACKING
New York City Does More OF
the Latter Than Does This
Entire State.

~dSilnStoH, Special: Inc census
report on the Strengthening and meat
packing industry for 1906 is just out,
and it shows some marvellous facts that
nobody would imagine. For instance:
The city of New York does more
packing that the whole state of Iowa
III fact, nearly twice as much. Most
of this is lone in and
the Bronx, but SO fast is the industry
growing in Brooklyn that that division
led al cities of the union in the rate
OF increase.
Again: Nobody would hesitate about
sayiER that Illinois leads all the states;
but what state comes second? Plainly
enough. Missouri, with the big centers
of st. Louis, Kansas City and st. Jo-
scph. But no; the guess is wrong.
Kansas is second. and Missouri Is not
even third. New York state comes
third and Missouri fourth.
Ahead in Hogs.
Iowa produces more hogs than any
uthe" state, and more OF the best beef
cattle: yet it ranks only seventh in
packing, does only 3.3 per cent.
of the packing OF the country. 1t had
exactly the same percentage in 1900.
bur it has lost since 1896, when it had
- per cent. Moreover, the number
of establishments in Iowa has fallen
from tWenty-seven to nineteen since
1900.
New York, with its decadent agri-
culture, has s per cent. Of the total
business for 1905. a gain of almost l
per cent. since 1900.
The great packing centcrs of Kan
sas City, kas,, South Omaha. Sioux
City. Cedar Rapids, ottunwa, Cam
bridge, Mass, (Which does more pack
ns than Sioux City, and Jersey City.
do not get their names into the big
fluctuations showing the development
OF She industry, because the meat trust
would not consent. To list these cities
separately, ii was said, would make
1t possible for competitors to figure
out the business of separate establish
ments so these cities are punched to-
gether as II single item in the table
as "all other Cries OF his class
that is, of the first class-and a con-
solidated total given for them. 1t
seems rather hard hat this list Of
towns, i'll almost all of which packing
Is the leading industry, should prac-
u2aiiy not get their names in the
paper" in connection with the busi-
LeSS.
In the order of their packing output,
the cities rank thus: Chicago, Kansas
city. Kas.; South Omaha, New York.
st, joseph, East st. Louis, indianapolis,
Sonlerville. Mass; st. Louis, Buffalo,
Milwaukee (%including Cudahy, Wis.,,
Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Cleveland,
cambridge, San Francisco. Sioux City,
Jersey City, Ottumwa, Brooklyn, Allie
-. -. 0S
'to't. LOUISVILLE
Decrease in Nebraska.
These twenty-five cities contained a.
per cent. of the great establishments,
81 per cent. of the capital Invested. SO
per cent. OF the wage earners. and SO
per cent. OF the products. chicago alone
80 per cent. or the products
VI this siItife group Oh cities.
Capital is Enormous.
For the entire business of the coun-
try 929 establishments are listed, with
1921 900. 1000 capital in 1905 gains s1SS.-
o0c. 600 in 1900, SIG, 600. 900 in 1890 and 40
100000 in 1880. Wages and salaries in
1865 were $54,o 900 against s43, 800, 900
in 1900 and s29, 900. 900 in 1890. Materials
used We're worth $SO5, 900, 900 in 1905.
S6S2,0O0 600 in 1900, $3.50, 900, 600 in 1890
and s267 200, 900 in 1880. Products were
WORT! 1913, 000,0 600 in 1906, 1888, 600, 900 IN
1900. 1851, 900, 1000 in 1891, and $303, 900, oOo
In 1881.
Iowa produces about one-seventh OF
the hogs of the country. and does about
one-thirtieth of the packing.
Nebraska shows a small decrease In
n value OF products from 1900 to 1905,
which is accounted for. with the ex-
~pla7ation that a large plant was idle
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