Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-01
MOVEMENT OF LIVE STOCK
Receipts of ALI Sorts at Primary
= Markets During April.
SOUTH OMAHA is COMING FAST
-Bureau of statistic. OF Department
- Of Commerce Ma@-z Detailed
Report on the Industry
~ fer United states.

for nfted states.
- The live stock receipts at the seven
-prsncipaI western markets, namely. Chi
tsEo Kansas City. Omaha. St Louis,
et. Joseph, ST Paul and Sioux City, as re-
ported to the bureau OF statistics OF the
Department Of commerce and Labor In
april 1872 were greater than those OF
ANY April since IsG. Furthermore, the as-
-kregate receipts Of live stock at these
-seven nsrkets during the four months
-of the present year were greater BY far.
enan during the same -four months OF any
~ear during the last decade; the receipts
of April. as well as those OF March ana
Fehruary. having however been some
what less than those Of January which
! were unusually large. The receipts IN
April. lsie which include. cattle. calves
hogs. sheep. horses and mules were a2ss,-
..eo head. gain of over ia per cent
when compared with alG5es head re-
-eeiyed in April, 1911. and Of nearly Is
Per cent when compared with s,Z4.sG
head received In April 1910. The total re-
ceipis al these markets during the four
months Of the present year were i5.i2s.5ss
head, an increase Of i5z per cent over
the receipts during the same period in
1eli, and 70 per cent over those In 1919
Cattle and Calves.
The receipts Of cattle and calves at
these markets in April. 1917. 66!e2 head,
!. rhee a very slight increase when COM
~pared with the April receipts Of the two
.iprecedins years. The receipts of cattle
and calves for the four months Of the
--rresent year. however 2ees.sis head show
: . slight decline when compared with tie
.-reeeipts during the same period In pre-
a~vious years. The April. lals. receipts Of
$ cattle show an increase in Chicago. 81.
Joseph. ST Paul and Sioux City and a de-
--trrsse In Kansas city. St Louis and
Omaha. when compared with the receipts
: n April. 1911.
80 Hogs,
- while the number OF hogs received In
~fhe seven principal markets show
steady decline since January. 1917. the
receipts In April OF this year. aO well
rs the aggregate receipts during the
four months OF the present year. show
a considerable Increase over the receipts
during similar periods In recent years.
the April. 1917. receipts being the largest
-sf any April during the last decade.
Thus the number Of hogs received In
april was i.7o6sl7 head In 1872 as com.
pared with I.@s.i2s head IN April. 1911.
ssnd ioss ss head In April. 1919. Chicago.
Omaha. 81. Joseph. st. Paul and Sioux
City show an increase. while Kansas
City and st. Louis show a decrease In
.tprli. lsi1 when compared with April
-;sii
- sheep.
The number OF sheep received at the
yayen principal western markets in April. I
sisl2. N0.sss head. is greater than the |
-aumber received In any Apri! during the
Ibst decads. Likewise. the receipts dur !
fng the four months OF the present year
-were greater than the receipts during |
-nmilaF periods in recent years. The
--ipcrease In the April 1872. receipts over
-shose OF April. 1911, was most marked
In Chicago and Omaha. Kansas City |
reported slight Increase. while 81. I
-bouis. st. Joseph. 81 Paul aid Sioux /
CITY reIort decrease In the receipts Of /
sheep at those markets.
Horses and Mules.
The April receipts OF horses and /,
mules at the seven principal western
~narkets. iSsS head. were greater than 4
sihe April receipts for a number OF years.
end the general trend In the receipts Of |
~horses and mules in recent years has
sheen slightly upward. Al but one OF /
zvhese markets. Sioux City. show an In.
~<ssase IN April. 1917 a. compared wita /
-fhe same month the preceding year.
The number Of loaded live stock |
4ears received at the seven markets In /
April 1872. was s222s. compared with /
u..S2l In April. 1911. and li,ssi in April.
-lsle
- Live stock nj Atlantic Ports.
:. The receipts Of meat live stock at the
-four leading Atlantic seaport cities of /
Boston. New York. Philadelphia and l
baltimore. during April. 1915. eslo,i head.
sshow an increase over the April re.
s4eipts for a number OF years past lake. |
stise. the receipts At these ports dur
s1ng the first four months Of the present l
$<ear were. exceptionally large. The /
april receipts show q decline in Boston /
ernd an increase In each Of the three /
4sther ports when compared with the /
<fecsipis In April. lsii. In the comparison |
x<stfie and hos receipts show an Increase
sNhils the receipts OF calves and sheep
<Nhox . decrease The total receipts Of |
zneat live Htock IN April. lsia were
~ncston. iI7eT head; New York. s75.ss
Head. Philadelphia. soSG head. Baltimore.
- 80 head.
Packing House Products.
= The April. isiz. shipments OF packing
-Aouze products from Chicago. ls4.sSseo
sfounds. show an increase when compared
kelth the shipments in April Of the two
preceding years There Was a very
rrarksd increase In the shipment Of fresh
steef..
= The stocks OF meat on hand In Aps.l.
%ftll -. .r7.ei5 pounds. was less than in
Fsbfnzry or March of the current year.
saus much greater than IN April Of each
~ the two preceding years.
FE Experts OF Food Animals.
- The value Of domestic meat anlnals
8txpesfed IN April 1912 s4si ssl. shows
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