Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-13
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EXPLAINS HIGH
PRICE Of MEATS
Growers Holding Back in Or
der 10 Get Heavy Advance
Expected From Demand for
War Supplies.

fistt*<o. AHg -Hetipfs nc the
stock tafds here o. fne LAST tua
weeks have been appraae hing a FAM
ne i'-tz. according 60 statement -
sued TO-DAY ~ J. Oxasn Armour. pres
idenf q Armour ard company AZ
We same time Mr. Armour made Wig
ofors denials o. charge that packers
have made the Europ an Naf " ex-
ose 20 put up priees During the last
Two weeks Armour 4nd company have
Killed fever hogs fhsr during any
similar period In ,he history u the
concern. the statement says.
Few Hog Nc Killed.
me nine Armour plants altogether
killed only 1875 hogs last week.
AGAINST 1883 thf week before the
~sr. the statement adds They killed
oniy i7.siz cattle iasi week g. against
-l.ssa the week before The uar ard
only se.1s4 sheep lasi week a. against
ts.ss5 the week before the war.
Ar Armorr said me shortage n re- .
ceipis was due - AZ actual shortage +
~ livestock. with which the packers
have been conteudins for years to-
gether with a natural tendency o. the .
producer 70 hold back his stock in +
hopes q war time prices.
Prices beyond Control.
Circumstances ~ last week utter
IS beyond the control u anybody d..
rectiy affected livestock and meat
prices" he said The financial sit
latlOn everywhere. which fortunately
j. thing u the past made Il i'm
possible for buyers and shippers in the
stock growing sections 70 send stock
10 market. Il
Then Washington sent out. and
40. official advice to farmers
10 hold their erops While this was
addressed directly 10 cotton and wheat
growers. Il had lbs effect upon all
armer PRODUCER These eircum-
iances. added 20 the livestock short
'ge. caused fluctuations which no.
'ody could control The conditions
re fast becoming normal and prices
Don VIII be on a more even basis.
Famine oI Livestock.
"Our Chicago plant has a killing ca
'aeity ~ more thun SO. 600 hogs
week Last week ID killed only 5.0z4.
Kansas City has almost The same ca
iacity and killed only 2.af2. our East
4. Louis, Fort Worth and ST. Joseph
'lants killed respeet'reiy. sol. 7sf.
md 5s5 hogs last week
These are flrst-hand facts from our
wn business. They are 10 be paral-
aled in that 81 every other packing
Ompany only the other day We f
'ere able to III but one-thlrd 81 an l
rider from one of the nations AT war
eeause the raw material could not be
btained.
-Our business men are a. patriotic
= any other element IN our population
nd are not looking for a chance 10
lueeze an extra dollar out ~ ahnor-
IA conditions II We an keep cool
nd avoid Mysteries We will pull
trough this unusual situation 10 the L
,tisfaction ~ everybody" y
Would Prohibit Exports.
John T. Russell. president of the ii
laster Butchers association. sent "
tier 20 President Wilson asking him
} forbid the expectation Of mea, from "
lis country on the grounds that there al
a shortage ot the supply and that 81
'eat famine may result 4 meeting f
the master butchers to consider the Il
'usc OF The wartime prices will be e
ED tomorrow.
Total livestock receipts last week L.
ere the smallest since the strike at a
le stoekyards in 1904, according to
rthur g Leonard, president Of the r
hicago Union Stockyards. s0i car y
ads being less than sometimes has
EN- received Ia a single day.
The combined receipts at the six
incipal western livestock markets
r the last month show even greater
'elines than Chicago. he said The
eeipts were 5000 cattle, "a. geo
KS and $4,000 sheep less than dur
2 the corresponding month Of 1918.
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