Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-10-26

received hy the packers fnr she,psi,ir,
Of today are about 81 each. ns Co
pared with the price uf S. year aro.
"a. further asserted that year 1rn q
was thought thai The packers -Hull u
all the wool pelis that they would fr'
but that they AN have on hands ahoi :
one half ~ lll they bought llst yst.
Mr.. Swift said that about go per cent
81 last year'f NH uf sheep h siill "r
hand. and that q a. easy Geo imagu.
the pleasure that the parkrIs hlv, I
selling ~ The proani low prlsas
We don't stop killing sheep though.
h. continued "hccauso We know TINT
we viii De- allr g. soil them GO sumo
timO, W. would D., willing tH a,i ru..
az 90 per cent 81 tho average Nclr.t
price"
II Do not want vou to thlns that ln
a lnlioy." continued NJ swift "aui I
viii ny that l believe thlf ,lr Wu
troubles are h,hini us you Dff.Um'u
think that tho prico Of DIttle D. too
low. Perhaps .t h. but sou can never
expect more Tho cattle raiser fh.
feeder and the packer must De- treated
fairly, The prioy u reasonable. H.I
there has been no money l.st n i..liu
cattle.
Beef Problem Ice Seriuu'
six 90 siEhi months ago. ih, ru'
eminent had go hand sn 600 on0 pound
uf frozen bret. whirh represented lup
oe0 600 pounds uf cattle. The packers
houEht 500 eco ,Itfl, iHT tHr Lut,IU.
mtnt % pick this amount from 1917 If|
the war h. over. %, uipIu~ hl- hr,u
sod. and the trouble rf tur hrt iudu
try and thu packers have h',uU., Irs.
4 don't believe ir thr enforced lrU
dailCn q the caii.' industry Hi rrr-'I
Go ahead in business ard don't STAN
pstic 10 get cut ~ thr cattle industry
The cattle rais iug husin'-s i- 600 a Eu'sl
footing Perhaps the pfior uf hrd n
u little too hiEh Cor cattle raising lu'
conditions al, bound 90 81 batter
AFTER Mr. swift had finished his O.
marks. b. invited amy of those prcsDf
a ask him questions. and a number 20
Nj hearers asked him about tho dii
iercnt mia - uf the situation ls % ~ at
the present time
Cheaper Money in sight.
In reli 90 an inquiry as o. his view
II the money situation. BE- stated That
h. bolisyed cheaper money WIS .iH
sight. as money Is ~ top notch now I
and cannot 81 higher liv said that tho
foreign cxchInEe d az Tho very bottom
that a German mark. which nurmnlr J
u wurth - cents. b. now worth -
CENTS. and that ~ English puisld with /
a normal value ~ - ~ Is now wof.u !
about $40 II was hi- Dy.ulun do O.
the exchange would not 90 lower. bat I
would gradually become better as o.,
EurCpean countries Ett hack uu their
issi indusirialiy and added that &C.
many l. rapidly SUING hack toward |
normal hlsls ard that England b. mak
ing good prugrt o. "a" declined 90 say
what effect the signing % g treaty. n
tsace with Germany would have ON
the market
Mr. Swifi said that iahy beef cattle
arr a. much tn demand now 1s heavier
cattle and that they are hringine
around tke same pfice-lN cents p'
l,ound. Hclfers. b. stated. bring tha
same prices az steers. provided th'yl
are not "guhhy fat" lie alSo said that
the nrarclty - high grade h.cf and
the high price u corn arr making the
PRICES Tor high grade cattle consider
bly, higher.
XII Cattle In Argentina.
In answer To a question as o. the
effect South American cattle were ha"'
ing on the market. AIR Swift stated.
"We XII as many cattle IN ArgrntinI
a. We de- here All % this h.-f h "a
ported e. England Continuing he
said that cattle can b. produced CHEAP
or In Argentina than ln this country
When one .tockman present az thHl
meeting iold Mr.. swift that the clitii
men - this country had lost money on
cattle for the las; four years. Mr. Swi.'
replied that We viii never see high",
lnlcrs than AZ the present When ~
was asked how the cattltmen can -
money a. continue their business. b.
A.
IN the last fosr years vou never VII
Tho price l. much above thu averagf
and II YOU haven't made money. there
must be- sCmething the matter with
yuur system a. hnakkseplngl rnu ca
never expect higher prizes The only
way you can better the situation Il g.
lower the cost cf production"
-Is there any foreign demand forl
lecf and pork" h. was asked.
Yes" was AIR Swift anTwe-
About - par cent az the pork Eue-
abroad. The .icat gues o. England
and the lard e. England and Germany
We can produce more hoes than "
need. hut We viii DO well O. prosluce tn
bcef needed here ~ home.
AR. Swif; was introduced herr hv
:. s,innstt. president a. the Panhandle
Plains Chamber a. Commerce. who said
that a burning desire exists amnr-
the cattle industries - find Moses
10 lead out - the WILDERNESS. do not
know that Mr.. swift u that Muscs. but
I feel sure that b. can d. some thing I
thai will ~ u great benefit 90 the cai-
tle raisers."
Hotel arrangcmenis had been mad.
here for Mr.. swift. and h. spent m
remainder - the afternoon and last
night IN Amarillo. meeting many -
the business men and cattle rni-'rs
and giving information On any subjects
arked about the cattle business