The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-05-30
GOVT. REPORT
MEAT PRODUCT
Commercial Movement Of Livestock
And Packing House Products
During April, 1912.

The live stock receipts at the seven
principal western markets, namely,
Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha, st.
Louis, st. Joseph, ST. Paul and Sioux
City, as reported to the Bureau of Sta
tistics of the Department of Commerce
and Labor, in April, 1912, were greater
than those of any April since 1907
Furthermore, the aggregate receipts
of live stock at these seven markets
during the four months of the present
year were greater by far, than during
ing the past decade; the receipts of
April, as we'll as those Of March and
February, having however been some
what less than those of January which
we're unusually large. The receipts in
April, 1912, which include cattle,
calves, hogs, sheep, horses and mules,
we're 1928, 600 head, gain Of over 31a
per cent when compared with 9,123,938
head received in April, 1911, and of
nearly as per cent when compared
with 2,234,907 head received in April,
1910. The total receipts at these mar
kets during the four months of the
present year were 15,123,769 head, an
increase of 131a per cent over the re-
ceipts during the same period in 1911,
and 40 per cent over those in 1910.
Cattle and Calves. The receipts Of
cattle and calves at these markets in
April, 1912, 637022 head, show very
slight increase when compared with
the April receipts of the two preced-
ing years. The receipts of cattle and
calves for the four months Of the pres
ent year, however 2,626,64S head show
a Slight decline when compared with,
the receipts during the same period in
previous years. The April, 1912, re-
ceipts of cattle show an increase in
Chicago, st. Joseph. St Paul and
Sioux City and a decrease in Kansas
City, st. Louis, and Omaha, when
compared with the receipts in April,
1911.
Hogs. While the number OF logs
received at the principal markets
show a steady decline since January
1912, the receipts in April of this year,
as we'll as the aggregate receipts dur
ing the four months Of the present
year, show considerable increase
over the receipts during similar per-
iods in recent years, the April, 1872
receipts being the largest of any April
during the past decade. Thus the
number of hogs received in April was
1,706,917 head in 1912, as compared
with 1,69S72S head in April, 1911, and
1,OS2,95S head in April, 1910. Chicago
Omaha. st. Joseph. st. Paul and Sioux
City show an increase, while Kansas
City and st. Louis show decrease II
April, 1912, when compared with Apri!
1911.
Sheen. The number of sheep re-
ceived at the principal western mar
kets in April, 1912, S5O,676 head, is
greater than the number received in
any April during the past decade. Like
wise the receipts during the fonI
months Of the present year were
greater than the receipts during sim
liar periods in recent years. The ~
crease in the April, 1912, receipt over
those of April, 1911 was most marked
in Chicago and Omaha. Kansas Cit'
reported a slight increase while 81
Louis, st. Joseph, ST. Paul and siou'
City report decrease in the receipts
of sheep at those markets.
Horses and Mules. The April re
ceipts of horses and mules at the
principal western markets 4S,9S5 head
were greater than the April, receipt'
for a number Of years, and the gen
eral trend in the receipts of horses ant
mules in recent years has been slightE
upward All but one of these mar
kets, Sioux City, show an increase !
April, 1912, as compared with IN
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