The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-02
STOCKYARDS ARE
PROMISED AF|NE
OPENING SEPT. Is

"A most suspicious opening Of the,
Memphis Stockyards, Inc, on Sept. I5
" now assured, according TO informa-
ton given out Tuesday morning by Hs
Y. Pate former market director OF the
chamber OF Commerce farm bureau,
who Is manager Of the stockyards.
over a dozen cars OF live stock have
already been listed for sale on the
opening and the two Immediately sub
se.auent days, and others are being list
~ daily. We have some stuff said
Mr. Pate, (which should prove very
attractive to buyers looking for high
grade feeders and stockers." There is
y car of shorthorn calves, averaging
800 pounds each, which are high class,
There are two cars Of light Angus
cattle averaging 400 to 600 pounds; one
car OF Angus which will be Just the
thing for feeders; two or three other
cars made up chiefly OF Angus COWS
and hetfers, one cooperative ear of
cattle from Arkansas; two cars Of hogs
and two others In sight, three cars
OF fat cattle just right for slaughter.
One county agent. Mr.. Pate states,
has listed five carloads of fat cattle
for sale on the opening day.
Fffteen new pens are being construct
ed and these, added to the original
capacity OF the former Memphis Wy
oming stekyards, viii afford room for
40 carloads OF live stock, Mr.. Pate ex-
'N NN Rt'R ANiN ~ Wv
opening.
Mr.. Pate had originally planned to
devote but n day, Sept, ID, to the
opening sale Of cattle, hogs and sheep.
and follow on the next day with u
horse and mule sale. But the quantity
Of edible live stock that is being list.
ed has forced him to change his plan,
giving three days to cattle, hogs and
sheep. He viii have the big opening
sale OF horses and mules on Friday,
Sept. 10, There Will be offered FOR sale
cotton, levee and logging mules. Some
of the finest Percheron brood mares
that can be found anywhere IN the
country will also be on the market.
Mr., Pate VIII also bring on several car
loads of good work horses and q ear
OF Western ponies, A county agent has
already asked for a carload Of draft
mares.
These sales OF horses and mules will
be repeated virtually every week
throughout the year in addition to the
daily sales OF cattle, hogs and sheep.
The stockyards will always keep on
hand o few pure-bred bulls for the
benefit Of farmers who want to buy
stock TO improve their herds,
Gangs OF constructors are at the
Htockyards every day, putting cover
ing over the old pens, building the new
ones, extending the business office and
erecting a new hay barn, all OF which
dlCy tAptSA W uaNC AlilSlltu III NlHl1
for the opening,
Mr.. Pate plans to permit only the
best commission merchants to dc busl-
ness on the yards, The Raffety, Brown,
Long company. Of st. Louis, Mo, has
already decided 10 open a branch on
the Memphis yards. C. NJ. Raffety, the
president of the concern. will come to
Memphis Sept, 10 to open the office.
The firm name here will be Raffety
a. Bleman.
On the opening day in addition to
the commission men MIR. Pate hopes to
have on the yards an order buyer for
hogs and one for cattle, as well as
n or two packing house buyers.
Tho Memphis Stockyards company is
n corporation formed by Memphis and
territory business men, bankers AMI
farmers. whose primary object IL to
promote the development OF live stock
production in the tri-state territory by
establishing a first-class market near
the production region. Their second
highest purpose is 10 make Memphis a
live stock market center, the mere max
ing of profits on their investment be-
ing OF less concern than either other