Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-26
STOCK MARKETS
ALWAYS HIGHEST
South st. Paul Packing Plants
Take Much of Minnesota
Livestock Production.

One Of AIinnesota's big business as
sets and a large factor in the progress
and prosperity OF the Northwest is the
South ST Paul livestock market which
has become one of the great livestock
centers in the nation
Approximately $3.50. 000, 900 per year
is paid 10 Northwest farmers and
stockmen for livestock sold on this
market
From the time the yards were
opened - September 80, 1SS7-the
South St Paul market has made pro
gress consumma1e with the growth
and expansion OF the territory ii
serves and over the period of its eI-
istence its greatest accomplishment
perhaps is the permanent place II
has given agriculture in the Northwest
states. 1t is the outlet for thousands
Of carloads of livestock every year
Receipts Of livestock at South St
Paul in 1925 totaled 1,1S0,240 head of
cattle, 729,7o3 calves, 3,450, 637 hogs
772, 9S2 sheep, and 10,131 horses
In this connection. President T. E
Good OF the ST Paul Union Stock
Yards Company, stated in his last an
nual report:
High Record Year
Nineteen Twent!-si1 was another
good year for this market A new
high record for total receipts was es
tablished with SS,279 cars Of stock re
ceived by rail and 1898 loads of stock
by automobile truck, an increase OF
loads over 1925. Transposing truck
receipts to a railroad car basis, there
is an increase of 2,217 cars, total in
crease for the year equivalent to 6.092
railroad cars
For the past several years South
ST Paul has held first place as COM
mercial dairy cow center and as a
point of supply for stocker and feed
er pigs. In both OF these phases OF
the livestock industry the market also
has enjoyed the distinction Of furnish
ing buyers with the best material OBJ
tainable-
In 1926, s,450. s37 hogs were market
ed here and Of these eighty-nine PEI
cent were purchased for local slaugh
ter. This contrasts greatly with the
prevalent opinion in the early days OF
the market that South St Paul never
would be q large hog market, as i
was ont of the corn belt, and corr
could net be grown in Northern states
Experiments proved 10 the contrary,
however, and with the South St Paul
livestock and packing industries fur
nishing the demand for hogs, North
west farmers have been able TO make
= very profitable addition to Their
category of farm operations and prod
nets
South St Paul is the gateway OF the
Northwest through which thousands
Of range bred cattle pour annually foT
distribution Lying within the CORE
belt makes it deubly important as E
distribution point for Western cattle
many Of which are sold here to corr
belt buyers TO be returned later as
highly finished product ready for the
block Not only does il rank high
With other markets by way Of receipts
but it is second 10 no other marker
N modern and complete equipment
with which to give its patrons the NJ
most service possible
Recently constructed cattle and hos
'oubledecks add greatly to the yard
ge capacity and provide shelter dur
ng stormy weather for thousands Of
attic, calves and hogs The cattle
loubledeck, with storage pens for 5000
read, approximately, represents an In
ovation in cattle yarding equipment
The hog doubledeck adds room for
bout 5000 head, both buildings tax
ng up an entire yard block. These
editions to yard structures make
DOM for capacity holdings Of more
han a, 600 cattle, $1,000 hogs and
COCO sheep with the yards In oper
ton
All things considered. the Nortiwes
ives much to the South St Paul MAJ
ct