The Daily Missoulian., 1912-07-29
RECEIPTS Of STOCK
SHOW INCREASE
CATTLE BUSINESS FOR six
MONTHS Grows. GUT JUNE
REolsTERs DECLINE.

'VS'spsc /" yN"s dBOs utCOTubUk 10 re.
ports received at the bureau of statis-
tics. department OF commerce and la
bor In this comparison. Chicago,
Kansas City, Omaha, st. Louis, st.
Joseph. st. Paul. Cincinnati, Indianapo-
lis, Louisville and wichita show a de-
cline while Sioux City, Denver and
Fort Worthsshow an increase In the re-
ceipts of livestock. Each of the
classes of livestock 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 a
slight increase when compared with
the receipts during the same pe-
riod a year ago The aggregate
increase at these markets was more
than four per cent over the first
six months of 1911 and about % per
cent over the same period In 1910.
Cattle and calves-rhe aggregate re-
ceipts Of cattle and calves show a de-
cided decline in June. 1912. when COM
pared with the receipts In June. 1911
and 1910.s The 13 markets reporting
show an aggregate OF 792,292 head of
calves and cattle In June. 1912. as COM
pared with 949,777 head In June. 1911.
and 97s,ss9 head In June. 1910. a de-
cline of II per cent and 10 per cent.
respectively. Cincinnati, Denver. Fort
Worth and Louisville report increased
receipts In June, 1912. over 1911, while
each Of the other markets reports a
decline. The receipts Of cattle and
calves during the first six months OF
1912 at the 13 markets were slightly
less than during the same period in
1911 and 1910, namely. 4.94S.519 head
in 1912. as compared with h.217.009 head
In 1911 and 5.264,677 head in 1910. a de-
crease of and 6 per cent. respectively.
Cincinnati, Denver, Fort Worth. In
dianapolis, Louisville and Wichita show
increased receipts.
Hogs-The hog receipts at the 13
markets were II per cent less in June.
1912. than n year ago. but 8 per cent
greater than In June. 1910. They were
2.129,377 head In 1912. 2.5G7.296 head In
1911 and 1,975.29G head In 1910. In
creases are shown In the June receipts
Of hogs at Omaha. st. Paul. Sioux City
and Louisville. and decrease at the
other nine markets. The receipts of
hogs for the first six months OF the
! present year at the IL markets were
Z 1-2 per cent greater than for the. cor
responding period In 1911. and 80 per
| cent greater than In 1910 the six
months receipts being 14.43S.O09 head
in 1912. 13.439.30S head In 1911 and TO-
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. Fort Worth. In
dianapolis and wichita.
Sheep-The aggregate receipts Of
sheep during June at the 13 markets
We're 1.030.704 head In 1912. as COM
pared with 1.232.175 head In June. 1911,
and 937.466 head in 1910. the 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 increase of
, nearly per cent over the correspond
ing period In 1911 and OF 20 1-2 per
cent 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.
Horses and mules-The receipts OF
/ horses and mules at the IL interior
markets show a decline In June and
during the first six months Of the pres
ent year. when compared with the cor
4 responding period in 1911. They were
greater. however. than during the cor
responding period In 1910. The total
receipts were 26.309 head in June and
294,647 head during the first six months
Of 1912.
Cars-The June receipt Of loaded
interior markets were 50.328 In 1912.
64.36l In 1911 and 55.345 In 1910.
Livestock at Atlantic ports-The total
June receipts Of food livestock at the
four leading seaport cities Of Boston.
New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore
were 907, head In 1912 921 .3O5 head
In 1911 and 819.754 head In 1910. The
aggregate receipts at these four cities
the first six months OF the year were
4.764.231 head In 1912. 4.432.679 head
during the same period in 1911 and
3.s65.2OO head In 1910.
| Packing house products-The pack
Ing house products shipped from Chi
cago In June, 1912. amounted to 168..
074.3O0 pounds. a material decrease
when compared with the June ship
ments In 1911. 2l4.692.s 800 pounds. and
In 1910. 176.s20.55O pounds The tota
shipments for the first six months ol
\ 1912. 97,83s,775 pounds. were also less
than the year before. but slightly
more than during the corresponding
period In 1910.
Stocks OF meat on hand-The stock,
of meat on hand at the five principa
markets In June. 1912. 32i,l92.03'
pounds. were greater than In June
1911 or 1910.
Exports of Food Livestock-Ther'
was a material decline In the June ex
ports of food livestock. the total beini
only 1896 head, az compared will
41.131 head In June. 1911. The mos
marked decline was In the exports 0
cattle, which were only about one
tenth the number reported In June
1911. the exports being 1850 head Il
June, 1912. and 2hl72 head In June
1911. The exports OF hogs and sheeI
,uara olao lauo than a vo0p auo srh