The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-08-02
VALUE OF THE SHIPPER.
The Part He Plays in Buying ard
Selling Live Stock.


The live stock shipper Is an impor.
tant factor in the modern selling sys.
TEN. His uses and benefits are many
His first service to the industry Is to
round up consignments from farmers
who wouldn't otherwise have the ben
eft Of good market. The farmer
with only few head or half a car
load can't send his stun to market
himself. He hasn't enough of 1t to
make 1t pay. And probably its mixed
stuff He has some medium weight
hogs--a dozen or so. a few pigs,
couple of heifers, COW and maybe
a bull The animals are good enough.
But the buyers don't want them IN
such small lots. The hogs must BE-
punched In with other hogs. enough
to make car load This the shipper
does by buying other hogs Of the
same weight and sends them into the
National Stock Yards as a full load.
The price he'll get on the full load
will be- greater per head by far than
these same animals would bring II
they were sent IN by themselves AS
part of a general consignment.
He'll round up hcifefs enough to
make load. pigs enough. maybe
enough COWS to make a showing. and
when his car gets to market IL will
be sorted out In fact the commission
man AT the yards helps the shipper by
sorting Consignments Ia suit d..
mands The live stock business pays
premium for sorted stun.
Another advantage IL the cash the
shipper pays. lie gives the farmer
his money then and there, without de.
Ivy and without any uncertainty a. to
what he will get. besides saving HIM
a journey to market The prices he
pay are generally so near the ma,
k't thai farmers are glad to get them.
They ave usually higher than thu
small consignmenis would bring II
sem IN direct by the feeder
The shipper is usually u business
man on good terms with his bank
t.p can finance the stock n" handles
without din .cult, lie quit" ui'ri
works In harmony with tn" farmer In
the matter of securing him sluckrr,
aud feeders u, the National Yards.
perhaps advancing money to buy
stock or meet feed bills aud stimulli
Ing the feeder to keep NJ the good
work AZ times when he might get dis.
courae"d
Shippers are widely acquainted
through their districts Som" shippers
make long trips in autos or with their
norsemobilcs These trips are a ben
eft to the fa. Ncr. They bring him a
message straight from the man who
ID In contact with the market. They
talk things over between them. dis.
cuss crops aud pass along a whole
practical.
The shipper keeps closely In touch
with market conditions, usually BY
wire. and when the time is ripe ,elc
phones round and buys stock at prices
which the farmer might not know
were being offered II II wer" not for
the shipper. The shipper wants TO
max" money. of course. but he wants
the farmer to max. money. too. 81
he will stay In the business. even
when feed IL as high as II is now. aud
sell his stun to the shipper, Hence The
shippers aim is to b. able to offer
good prices aud yet make some profit
for himself Shrewd farmers say they
would rather let the shipper make
some money now and then aud take
all the risk themselves
The most successful commission
firms liz. the National. work In close
touch with shippers ~ well as farm.
ers aud make no distinction between
them