Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-06
SHORTAGE OF HOGS
IS ALMOST Is PER
CENT. IN COUNTRY
Cattle Supply Decrease Less.
Exports of Meat Products
Have SIumped.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-CommerciaI
movements of livestock and meat
products for the first half of 1910. as
reported TO the bureau Of statistics of
the department of commerce and
labor, reflect the shortage of the AMI
NAL food supply in the country. While
the June movements were in most cases
heavier than for the earlier months.
the record for the first half of the year,
both in the domestic and foreign con-
merce, indicates a considerable shrink
age in the commercial supply of some
of the prime necessities of life.
Livestock receipts during June at
seven primary interior markets, $685.
$50 head, for the first time since Jam
uary showed a gain and exceeded even
the June, 1909. receipts of 2,952, 324 head.
OF the total 651, s79 head were cattle.
1O1 400 head calves, 1,5s2,6 92 head hogs,
6S3.eSS head sheep and 20.821 head
horses and mules. The June receipts
of hogs. while decidedly higher than
in either of the three preceding
months, still continue much below the
average for like periods in earlier
years, while the cattle figures exceed
ed the corresponding 1909 and 1908 to-
Dtals. The shortage in the commercial
supply of livestock is best seen from q
comparison of the half-yearly figures,
which totaled 49, 63, 1856 in 1909. COM
pared with 1901 ,725 head in 1909 and
20, 800, 1893 head in 1908. The loss of over
$500, 900 head, as compared with 1909,
Is due almost entirely to the smaller
number of hogs brought to market. The
shortage is almost % per cent.
Receipts of Cattle Fair.
The decrease in the commercial sup
ply of cattle Is less pronounced, the
six months receipts for the present
year being about 6 per cent. below the
average half-year1y receipts for the
preceding five-year period. 1t should
be stated. however. that the cattle
figures for Omaha and st. Louis in
clude the receipts of calves. Inasmuch
as the six months receipts of calves
for the present year at the five mar
kets which report them separately were
more h % per cent larger han the
average six months receipts for the
preceding five-year period, 1t follows
| hat the receipts of cattle at the seven
leading markets were really lower thar
stated above, and the losses, as COM
pared with earlier years, correspond
ingly larger. AS compared with the
above average. the receipts of sheep al
the seven leading markets, $500, 25f
head, show a loss OF more than IL per
cent.
The shipments during June of pack
ing-house products from Chicago, 176,
500. ESQ pounds. were the largest month
ly total for the year. though falling
below the June. 1909 and 1908 shipment.
of 1s5. 665. 900 and 2O4, S2s. sO5 pounds.
Export Trade Declines.
A decline of more than rs per cent. Il
shown in+the eastward movement from
fchicago of provisions. which are stated
as 44s, 4e3 tons for the first six month.
of 1910, as compared with an average
of more than 100000 tons for the cor,
responding months Of the preceding five
years.
The export trade in live animals an6
meat products reflects the same down
ward tendency. Foreign shipments OF
bacon, which comprised 241, 1873, 92'
pounds in 1903. went down to 152, 18S, 10
pounds in 1910; hams and shoulders
221, 1898 pounds in 1908. to LAG, Ss5, 3Si
pounds in 1910; fresh canned and
picked pork from ITO, S37. AT pounds il
1908 to As. 113. 1893 pounds in 1910. ant
lard from sos, Ala, ITO pounds in 1905 Il
362, 927,6T1 pounds in 1910.