Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-05
KANSAS CITY IS
EXPECTING BIG
SPRING MARKET
Eastern States Short Of Cattle
and Stocker and Feeder De-
mand Upon West Is Sure to
Be Large,

The Kansas city stock Yards COM
pany anticipated a heavy cattle trade
last fall ana in preparation fer it
built three new elevated double con-
crete scale houses, six new scales in
the cattle division New elevated
tunways were constructed and the
surface cattle pens were rearraneed
in Il manner giving free movement to
the handling of cattle Expectations
of heavy supplies were realized. and
in October several former records
were smashed in various departments
Of the cattle Yards.
On october %, 4332O cattle were
received at Kansas city, 4 new high
record. On that day 1859 carloads
of stock were unloaded at the Kan
sas city market Two DAYS later Ia
100 stockers and feeders We're shipped
out, and during that week 5i,70i
atockcrs and feeders were bought AMI
shipped TO country points, both new
high records. During the month Of
October 1860 head Of stock and
feeding cattle were shipped to the
country, and during the whole year
1915 the total outgo of stockers and
feeders was l9,2S5 head, all new high
records
Killer buyers were active at Kansas
city last year although strong COM
petition from country buyers cut into
the supply Of cattle available for kill
| ing purposes. As is we'll known. Kan
sas city has more packing houses and
larger ones ,han arg other market IN
the west, and packers are under the
necessity of keeping these plants run
ming as near capacity as they can, for
the sake of economical operation.
| Opening of the Panama canal has put
Kansas City more on parity with
markets east than formerly. The big
increase in exporting Of meats to Eli
rope. developed in the last year. can
be handled practically as cheaply out
of Kansas city via the Gulf, as out Of
markets east, via the Atlantic sea-
board
A feature of the stocker and feeder
rade in 1916 was the unusual destin-
alton of the cattle purchased at Kar-
sas city. Kansas and Missouri were
the heaviest buyers, while Illinois,
Iowa and other states east of Kansas
City bought lightly. in comparison
with former years, The states east
also bought lightly the previous year
In fact. ever since the foot and mouth
disease broke out, trade in stockerS
and feeders to the east has been re-
| tricted. At this time that country Is
| low ON cattle, and dealers at Kansas
CITY believe there will be an eXcep-
| tionally strong demand from that
quarter for stockers and feeders the
coming spring Buyers in Kansas,
Missouri and Iowa, and In the states
| beyond the Mississippi river are par
| tial TO the panhandle and New Mexico
bred cattle. as these cattle have dem
onstrated their ability to make big
| gains when taken into the corn belt.
Shippers this spring will find biz
outlet at Kansas city for their cattle
Of all grades, for Kansas and Missouri
need more cattle, as well as the states
| farther east, besides the increasing
number Of cattle being bought 1T
Kansas City every season for ship
mcnt to tho range states.
Railroads are improving their ser
vice to Kansas city constantly. 4
few years ago a supply Of 40 $50 cat
tie at Kansas city in ono day would
| have been impossible, because the
| railroads did not have the Equipment
\ to accomplish such feat Now long
| distance shipments of livestock are
| made to Kansas City in quick time,
! and transportation capacity can ae-
| commodate almost any volume Of bus
i mess. Cattle from Arizona and east
| ern California make the run to KAN
] sas City with only two stops en- route.
Runs from Pueblo OF Denver to KAN
sas City are frequently made without
unloading. and schedules call for
through runs from Amarillo and
! points north te Kansas city.
Kansas Citys favorable railruad To-
! cation. enabling it to make rapid and
widespread distribution OF It's meat
products. and also enabling il 70
draw the livestock from a territory Of
great extent is fast forcing the kan
sas city livestock smarfet into first
I place. as the great metropolitan mar
! ket OF the world The multiplicity
| of its outlets causing ample compe-
] tition and bringing out highest prices
is an attractive feature 70 livestock
! shippers. and is one that is enjoyed
Inv no other market, to the same ex-
! tent.
The man who docs his work, auy
work concientiously. must always bs