The producers news., 1918-07-12
EQUITY OPENS
CHICAGO MARKET
Opening of a National
live Stock Market i'm
Chicago By Equity
Means Much to the
Farmers.

One OF Tie U4SSo"' AVA SSSP
over recorded in the livestock his
+orv of the United States will b
ho taken August 1st when the Equit
ro-Operative Exchange will establis
selling agency at the Chicag
stockyards.
Not only will the opening of thi
agency mean the granting Of a grea
opportunity for farmers of the nortl
and middle west to market their cat
K de comparatively but it will alst
mean another pledge of the farmer'
If the north and middle west to mar
ket their cattle comparatively but il
also will mean another pledge of the
farmers of the United States to aiC
their country in winning the war.
Il The founding Of the livestock de-
partment of the Equity Exchange al
chicago will mean that thousands of
farmers, heretofore at least partial
h discouraged in raising cattle be-
lauSe so much of their profits have
Il zone into SPECTATORS pockets at the
/: erminal markets, will be inspired
Nth new faith and increase their
Il livestock business
4 Such an increase will be exactly in
Il Dine with the plans being made con-
stsntly by President Wilson and his
\ fp-WOrkers for more production of
L fpOdstufs for the boys fighting cover
j here" to make the world safe for de-
v nOcrscy.
In addition to increasing the ma
sOn's food supply by giving the farm
|f's the largest possible percentage of
mai the consumer pays, the COOP
iatve selling agency also will aid
Ian Work In another manner,-by re-
aang men now working as specu-
PfOrS at the terminal markets to
Ssater the ranks of their nations ar
Inc opening Of he Chicago office
The Equity Exchange follows not
~ the marve.ous success and
PWFh Of the Equity Exchange pro-
Out also that of the livestock
ing department at the South st.
stockyards.
MS department was opened Oc-
W l, l9l6. At that time the
- d. Paul stockyards were be-
operated under the usual system
eieOy the speculator and the COM
,Oil men We're getting most of the
~ Vie establishment Of the Eaui-
Vpaitment it went on record as
41' One OF is kind in the world |
terminal live stock market and |
Es1''lng of s'milar department |
.a sO viii mark the founding of
second department of its kind to
"@to the cooperative move
-, S 1 at the South st. Paul
were typical of those at other
ss5 h.; "nere the farmers had to
,pit s neeeed" by spectators
shipping cattle.
h.. !. Basdick, one of the biggest
sa.. VI North Dakota tells in a
ssu' ss,l' out recently of conditions
- .'tnd them at South St. Paul,
:. now owl he lost $4,000 on one
~ /" c cattle Mr.. Burdick's ex-|
is as follows:
IT, 3 ' Wood, Manager,
'eb Department,
s. tt'1,oDeratrve 4 Exchange. /
Sir: -4'''n' i
i s ras to to- the report that II.
nbe, :. lou head of steers last
s2OSo Sno a. that I lost approxi-
that t:,Oo ~; on them, I wish to
part NJ r''s ;, Is not true as to the
any rr tins shipped you any cat
opoatinaD,e tune The second part of
tollowsn. Is true, and the facts
1917 SU' the. the first day of Sep
lsO r.. | shipped to South s.
n u " Of steers, all brand
as S.ia bar on the right shout shoul-
na co,nts a a, brand I use in
ese csttl my mind where to
them ''e !" | at once decided
u St. psi, an old friend of mine
'utnned neSe steers
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