Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-01-16
RUN Is
immense.
CHIcAGO's RECORD, LIKE OTHER
MARKETS, BROKEN THIS
wEEK-0vER 100000 AR
RIVE.
Eleven Points Received Close to a
Million Hsad-Priess Naturally
go Toboggaaig : Combined
Total a Dream.



Chicago's receipts Of hogs this week,
including stock billed direct to pack
ers, totaled at 3O3, 900, being the lar
gest receipts on record for one week,
the previous banner weeks total be-
ing away back In 1880. This weeks
total included 10000 direct to Stock
Yard packers from outside markets,
where prices have been relatively low
er than at Chicago, and II, TOO direct
hogs to packers outside the Yards.
SOME BIG WEEKS AT CHICAGO.
IL vas IS long ago as 1880, in the
third week Of November, that the
Chicago Stock Yards smashed the hog
week of back years for one weeks ar
rivals 10 the receipt Of 300 .4SS head,
which has stood as a record for nearly
thirty years, but since that date there
have been many weeks when the rec
ord was pressed pretty close, as a
glance at big totals for some other
weeks will show:
Week ending Noy. 20, 1880. 80. .300,4 SS
Week ending Dec. 5, 1891. .296, O52
Week ending Nov. 81, 1891. -. ,2s9, 1872
Week ending Nov. 21,1Ss5. :. 1881. 3O5
Week ending Dec. 10, 1886. ..279.53l
Week ending Nov. % 1901 -. 1918, 426
The week OF Feb. 1s, 1895, in which
Chicago broke the days record with
1851 OIL the opening day, the total
ran out only 1874, 3le, being very ordin-
airy In point Of size.
ARUN OF HIGH YEARS.
The only redeeming feature, how
ever, is the fact that they have had a
run of thigh years. five out Of the
last seven, and now 1t is taken the
"bitter with the sweet,n and yet 10 is
to be hoped the gloom which has
overspread the hog situation will be
dispelled and conditions improve, but
it Is up to the feeders not to crowd
the markets and to hold back where it
is possible, as every cloud has It's sill
yer lining.
Constructive DEMAND IMPROVING.
The future will undoubtedly bright
en-, as consumers are eating more hog
products right along, and the cheaper
meats compared with other years are
increasing the general shipping and
export demand, with the advancing
tendency Of cattle and sheep values
making it more than possible for Inn
provement, consequently it is "Cheer
up and hope for the best''-reallY all
that is left for the producer to do IN.
der the circumstances.
IMMENSE RUN; Low PRICES.
Taking into. consideration the i'm
mensity Of this weeks hog receipts
at Chicago and throughout the west
and east, prices have held up well,
notwithstanding closing quotations
are lowest since the last week Of
November, 1907, when packers bought
their droves under the "a 90 mark,
Armour's drove on Monday Of that
week costing 1898. This weeks aver
age price at s4.46 was lowest since the
week Of Nov. 80, which was lower in.
four years.
THREE BIG SUCCEEDING WEEKS.
1t was In December, 1898, that near
ly 500, 900 on I'm average Of 265, 565 hogs
per week ,arrived here In three succeed
ing weeks land some traders, more es-
pecAlly packers representatives, are
Of the opinion that the present craze
to rush hogs to market will continue
and there prices will go lower in the
next few weeks, Notwithstanding the
fact that packers Of present have very
wide margins OF profit In slaughtering
hogs at prevailing prices for the pro-
duct, hogs this week selling nearly
SIPS below the average price Of the
corresponding week during the last
eight years.
FUTURE NOT ENCOURAGING.
or course 1t is easy TO tell feeders to
hold on to their hogs and not crowd
the market, but with prevailing high
prices for corn 1t Is 9 tough proposi-
tion for them to hold back and specu-
late on futures, but smaller supplies
are all that will help the market, re-
CARELESS of the fact that packers are
making all sorts Of money putting
product In their cellars.
This weeks Chicago receipts at the
Stock Yards alone are close to 100,0 600
above the average run during the cor
responding week OF the last eight
years. Following are given weekly
receipts,average weight and top and
average prices for this week, the pre-.
vious week and the corresponding
week during the last eight years.