The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-06-04
COMMERCIAL
MOVEMENTS
on Livestock and Packing House
Products During April,
1912.

The live stock receipts at the sew
en- principal western markets, maze
". Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha, ST.
Iouis. st. Joseph. st. Paul and Sioux
City, as reported to the Bureau OF
Statistics of the Department OF Com
,oerce and Labor, in April, 1912, we're
greater than those Of anv April
since 1907. Furthermore, the aggre
cate iet cipts of live stock at these
seven markets during tie four
months of the present year were
greater by far, than during the same
four months of any year during the
mast decade; the receipts of April as
wei, as those of March and February
having however been somewhat less
than those of January which were un'
usually large. The receipts IN april
1919. which include cattle, calves,
hogs. sheep, horses and mules, were
2,23S, 500 head, gain OF over a's per
cent when compared with 3,l2S'SSs
head received in April, 1911, and Oh
near,v AZ per cent when compared
with 1884, 9O7 head received in April
1910 The total receipts at these mar
Lets during the four months OF the
nrosert wear were 15,123,769 head, an
increase of 1917 per cent over the
receipts during the SAME period III
1sli, and 40 per cent over those III
1910.
Cattle and Calves
The receipts of cattle and calves al
these markets in April, 1912, 63',ozs
head. show a very slight increase
when compared with the April re-
ceipts of the two preceding years Inc
receipts of cattle and calves Tor the
four months OF the present year.
boweyer. 2,626,64s head show slight
decline when compared with, the re-
ceipts during the same period in pre-.
yious years. The April, 1872, re-
o.ints Of cattle show an increase III
Chicago, st. Joseph, ST. Paul ana
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 hogs received
at the seven principal markets snow
steady decline since January, a9l2
the receipts in April of this year, as
well as the aggregate receipts during
the four months of the present year
show a considerable increase over the
receipts during similar periods in re
cent years, the April, 1912, receipts
being the largest of any April during
the past decade. Thus the number
of hogs received in April was l,1O6,9l'
head in 1912, as compared with l,69S'
1913 head in April, 1911, and l,OS2,9oS
head in April, 1910. Chicago, Omaha
st. Joseph, st. Paul and Sioux citl
show an increase, while Kansas GU!
and st. Louis show decrease in April
1912. when compared with april, 1911
Sheep.
The humber of sheep received a
the seven principal western markets
in April, 1912, S50,676 head, is great
er than the number received In an!
April during the past decade. Like
wise, the receipts during the lou
months OF the present year were
greater than the receipts during SIM
lar periods in recent years. the III
crease, in April, 1912, receipts owe
those of April, 1911, was most marKe'
m Chicago and Omaha. Kansas CIT.
reported slight increase, while o.
Louis, st. Joseph, st. Paul ana Siou
city report a decrease in the receipt
at those markets.
Horses and Mules.
The April receipts OF horses AM
mules at the seven principal western
markets 1895 head, were create
than the April, receipts for numpe
Of years, and the general trend In tn
receipts of horses and mules IN re
cent years has been slightly upward
All but one of these markets, Siou
city, show an increase in April, 40.
as compared with the same month .
the preceding year.
Cars.
The number OF loaded live-stocl
cars at the seven markets in Apr'
1912, was 52,229, compared with ez
in April, 1911, and 4I.s6l in April
1912.
Live Stock at Atlantic Ports.
The receipts of meat live stock "a