Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-08-03
A THRIVING INDUSTRY.

The aggregate live stock receipts
during June, 1912, at 13 western mar
kets show a decline when compared
with the receipts a year ago. accord.
ing to reports received at the Bureau
OF Statistics. Department o. Commerce
and Labor. In this comparison, Chiea.
60. Kansas City. Omaha, ST. Louis, ST.
Joseph. ST. Paul. Cincinnati. lrdiarapo-
lie. Louisville and Wichita show de-
cline while Sioux City. Denver and
Fort Worth show an increase in the
receipts Of live stock. Each OF the
classes of live stock which comprise
this aggregate, namely, cattle and
calves, hogs. sheep and horses and
mules, shows a decline in June, 1912.
when compared with 1911. The live
stock receipts for the first six months
OF the present year, however, show
slight increase when compared with
the receipts during the same period
year ago. The aggregate increase at
these markets was more than 40 over
the first six months OF 1911 and about
22So over the same period In 1910.
Cattle and Calves: The aggregate
receipts OF cattle and calves show q
decided decline In June. 1912. when
compared with the receipts In June,
1911. and 1910. The 10 markets re.
porting show an aggregate Of 792,2S2
head Of calves and cattle In June,
1912, az compared with 949,777 head
In June, 1911, and 979,SS9 head In
June, 1910, q decline OF 179o and 1870.
respectively. Cincinnati, Denver, Fort
Worth, and Louisville report increased
receipts In June, 1912, over 1911. while
each of the other markets reports
decline. The receipts Of cattle and
calves during the first six months Of
1912 at the 10 markets were slightly
less than during the same period In
1911 and 1910, namely, 4.94S,519 head
in 1912, as compared with 5,217.OO9
head In, 1911 and 5,264,677 head In
1910, q decrease OF 5 and So, re-
spectively. Cincinnati. Denver, Fort
Worth, indianapolis, Louisville and
Wichita show increased receipts.
Hogs: The hog receipts at the 10
markets were 17To less In June, 1912,
than year ago. but $50 greater than
In June. 1910. They were 2,129,377
head In 1912, 2,567,296 head In 1911
and l,975,296 head In 1910. Increases
are shown In the June receipts OF
hogs at Omaha, st. Paul, Sioux City
and Louisville, and decreases at the
other nine markets. The receipts OF
hogs for the first six months OF the
present year at the Is markets were
7h% greater than for the correspond.
ing period In 1911 and $3.50 greater
than in 1910, the six months receipts
being 14,4Ss.OO9 head in 1912. 1S.4S9.'
3Os head in 1911 and 10,406,671 head In
1910. Eight OF the 13 markets show
an increase during the six months
period, the exceptions being Kansas
City, St Louis. Forth Worth, Indian
apolis and Wichita.
Sheep: The aggregate receipts OF
sheep during June at the IL markets
were l,030,704 head in 1912, as com.
pared with 1882, ia head In June, 1911,
and 937,466 head in 1910the sheep re-
ceipts having increased at st. Joseph,
Fort Worth and wichita, and declined
at each of the other 10 markets. The
receipts OF sheep during the six
months period Of 1912 show an in
crease of nearly 795 over the CORE
spending period in 1911 and OF SshSo
over 1910. All the markets show an
increase OF sheep receipts during the
six months period when compared
with the corresponding period OF the
previous year, except Kansas City, st.
Louis, Cincinnati, Denver and Louis.
vile. -. a'r.
Horses and Mules; The receipts OF
horses and mules at the ~ interior
markets show a decline in June and
during the first six months of the pres
ent year, when compared with the cor
responding period in 1911. They We're
greater, however, than during the cor
responding period in 1910. The total
receipts were 26,3O9 head in June and
2s4,s47 head during the first six
months of 1912,
Cars: The June receipts OF loaded
live stock cars AT the seven prin-
clpal interior markets were 5O,32s In
1912, G4.36l In 1911, and 55,345 In 1910,
Live Stock at Atlantic Ports: The
total June receipts OF food i've STOCK
at the four leading seaport cities OF
Boston, New York, Philadelphia and
baltimore we're 907,s61 head in 1912,
s2l .905 head in 1911 and sls,75f head
IN 1910. The aggregate receipts al
,basa four citIes during the first six