THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 2, 1916.
OMAHA IS SECOND
s MARKETOFTOLD
Passing Kansas City, Local
Center Ranks Next to Chi
cago in Lire Stock.
RISE IN INDUSTRY RAPID
Omaha'i rise among the live stock
markets of the country, until at the
present time the 5outl Side yards
handles business second in volume
only to that of Chicago;" is a matter
of a comparatively eUV'-
Chicago, St Joseph, Sioux City
and Kansas City were all "ground
floor" competitors. Their markets
were founded before Omaha entered
the field, and their trading territory
was well established before Omaha
became more than a local competi
tor in the fieldv
Yet, despite ibis head start gained
by other cities, Omaha is steadily
rising in importance, and has gradu
ally outstripped all competitors save
Chicago.
It is only recently that the growth
of the local market has been particu
larly rapid, but during the past few
years the progress has been remark
able. Rapid service, ideal accommoda
tions and market facilities, and satis
fied customers have done the business.
Record Increase Last Year.
In 1915, for instance, Omaha
showed a larger increase in volume of
businesi done than any other market
in the country.. Increases were noted
. in every variety of live stock, and
there is at present no reason to be
lieve that the progress will not con
tinue. The hog market accommoda
tions are being enlarged, the packers
are improving their plants, and prices
have been such as to maintain the
standing of the local market among
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v Take the figures for 1915. The
receipts, compared with those of 1914.
were as follows:
Pur
. MIS. 1114. Inn. cant.
catti ...i.jii.i4j tii.irr si7.s:s an
Hon .... 1.MI.171 1,1(1.(10 II4,S(I 17.0
Shup .... S,XI,27I I,1IM 1(4,810 4.0
H'r'a, MulM 41,471 I0.4M !(.(
Carloads ... 101,7(1 11.131 11.447 11.4
Best Single Day's Business.
The past year has been a record
breaker not only in receipts as a
whole, but for single day's business.
On October 11, 1915, 953 carloads of
stock were received in the yards. The
biggest cattle day ever recorded at
the yards was October 15, 1915, when
19,747 were received.
' In June 1916, cattle prices reached
their highest mark in the history of
the market, when Joe Nagengast of
Howells was paid $11 per hundred for
a consignment of fat Herefords, sev
eral other lots being paid for at fig
ures only a few cents snort of the $11
mark. .
Improvements In yard facilities dur
ing the past few years have made the
local market the most .modern in the
world. The perfection of a water
supply which insures all animals
plenty; df fresh well water,, the con
struction of modern concrete hog
yards, now being extended to provide
lor . increased shipments, and the
building of a fine horse and mule
market of concrete and steel fire
proof structure, are some of the
bigger1 improvements made. The to
tal cost during the past she years has
been more than $1,600,000, and the
question of moving the present live
stock exchange building to make
room for still further extensions in
yard capacity is under consideration.
The development of the horse mar
ket has been one of the outstanding
features of the year. Heretofore, St.
Louis and Chicago have been the
leading horse markets of the country,
and big purchasers have been skepti
cal of their ability to land satisfac
tory animals in Omaha.
Important Horse Mart
' But with the outbreak of the Eu
ropean war purchasing agents of the
European powers found that there
was no good reason why purchases
could not be made in Omaha as well as
elsewhere. Agents were stationed
here, shipping became heavier, and
the market increased one-third in vol
ume during the year. Recently new
demands by the allies, and the en
trance of the United States govern
ment into the field, still further stimu
lated the j.-owth of the Omaha mar
ket, and an increase even larger than
that of last year is expected for 1916.
In 1915, Omaha passed Kansas City
in volume and importance of receipts,
and took rank as the second market
in the world.
Chicago still leads by a consider
able margin, but Omaha purchasers
believe that in coming years the in
creasing population of the territory
directly tributary to Chicago will
cause the center of the packing and
live stock industry to shift still lar-
ther west, and make Omaha the great
market of all.
The growth of the market is shown
by the fact that in 1884, when the
first extensive shipments were made
here, the total number of live stock
of all kinds marketed was but 98,371
head. In 1915 the total receipts were
7,171,073 head.
Have Grown With Packers.
In the early days of the Omaha
market this city was hardly more than
a resting, a feeding point, and few
of the cattle were killed ana packed
here. As a companion industry to
the stock market the packing houses
have grown up, and practically all of
the live stock brought here with the
exception of those sold as feeders are
converted into meat ana otner pacK
ins: oroducts.
General prosperity is the prevailing
feeling in the yards today. Omaha,
during 1916, has continued to hold its
lead upon Kansas City, 300,000 head
more of live stock being shipped here
during the first three months of ihe
year than in 1916. Not only have the
stock yards authorities planned ex
tensive imorovements. but the packers
are increasing their facilities. The Ar
mour company, for instance, is con
structing a huge office and wholesale
market building, is about to put in a
huge modern sheep killing floor and
is installing a great ice plant.
New fields are constantly being
opened. ' In June, 1916, shipments of
cattle were received from as far west
as California, and the opening of
river navigation has diverted a small
volume of trade which formerly went
to Sioux City to Omaha, and is hold
ing out promise of further greater
increases in Omaha business.
Annexation, too, has brought the
South Side industries in closer touch
with those of Omaha as a whole, and
is causing greater attention to be
paid to the possibilities of the live
stock market.
Krua Park Prepares
For Crowds on Fourth
Extensive oreuarationa are being
made to accommodate what is ex
pected to be the largest crowd of the
season at Krug park tor the rourtn.
The management has made arrange
ments with a pyrotechnic company for
a display of fireworks that are said
to surpass anything heretofor offered
by this popular resort. The display
will consist ot rockets, Domns, set
pieces and numerous others, all burst
ing into fierv beautv in midair. The
superintendent of the fireworks com
pany is already on the ground mak
ing arrangements for the stands and
other necessities for a display of this
nature.
Dancing with both afternoon and
evening sessions at the large open air
pavilion, skating with three sessions
at the big open air oval, will no doubt
prove to be the popular pastime of
great numbers on this day.
Motion pictures at the capacious
open air theater, with a select, pro
gram ot patriotic pictures, an Doraer
in it on the comic and dramatic va
riety, should prove especially popular
to the lovers ot this torm ot cntet
tamment.
Sidney Couples Will Have
,, ,., Ocean Honeymoon Trip
' Shenandoah, Ia.r July1 li Special.)
A honeymoon trip to Galveston,
TeX.. and then by ocean steamer to
New York will be made by two Sid
ney couples, Mr. and Mrs. Merle-Hat-ton,
who were wedded Wednesday,
and Mr. and Mrs. James Esden, who
were married Thursday at Hamburg.
Mrs. Esden was formerly Miss Faye
James, a Pi Beta Phi at the Univer
sity of Iowa. Mrs. Hatton was for
merly Miss Mamie Halloway, a teach
er in the Sidney schools.
Mr. and Mrs. Grey Give
A Big Birthday Party
Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Grey, 2610
Seward street, entertained Thursday
from 4 to 7 in honor of the birthday
of Miss Margaret pickerson, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dicker-
son, 2615 Erskine street, and for Miss
Dorothy Williams, daughter of the
Rev. John Albert Williams. Miss
Williams 'recently completed her
eighth grade of the public schools.
Thirtyreight young friends of the
honor guests attended.
Eagles' Band to Play in City
Park at Florence Today
The Eagle's band of Florence will
give the second of a series of free
open air concerts in Florence city
park this afternoon at 3 o'clock. A
splendid program has been arranged
and a large and enthusiastic crowd is
anticipated.
Ovareom. Conittpatlon, IndleMtlon.
Dr. Xlns'i Naw Lift Pllla will overcome
your conitlpatlon, bllloumeaa and tndlsa
Hon. Tim a don tonlsht. Only l(o. All
drufgUts.Adlrertliemsnt.
Saxon Making Gasoline Test
55. frrrWFtt fit ,
i Saturday morning, long before most
f us had received the "first call," H.
B. Noyes, of the Noyes-Killy Motor
company, accompanied by G. W.
Preston, advertising manager of The
Bee, acting as official observer, left
Omaha for Central City, Neb., over
the Omaha, Lincoln and Denver high
way. This trip was made in connec
tion with a nation-wide program out
lined by the Saxon Motor company,
the object of which is to test in a 300
tmle non-stop run, the endurance of
the Saxon Six touring car, also to de
termine the average gasoline con
sumption. During the entire trip, totaling 300
miles, the motor was not stopped, in
line with the rules for the run as out
lined by the Saxon factory. - Unques
tionably this provision: gave the mo
tor very severe test and one worthy
of consideration by motor fans.
According to M. L. Killy, who kept
in touch with the car at various points
along the line, no trouble of any na
ture was experienced and the only
stops made were for water and gaso
line. When these stops were made
the motor was kept running.
The Saxon company have estimated
that 2,000 of their dealers and car
owners at various Doints throughout
the United States and Canada partici-
Jated in this run, and in order to
urther the interest they offered a
beautiful silver loving cup to the
dealer making the best run. In addi
tion to this, W. L. Killy has offered
his record dealer a cash prize of $25.
The Omaha car left at 5 a. m. Sat
urday, arriving in Central City at
11:33 a. m. The distance covered to
Central City was 134 miles, and the
fasoline consumption six gallons,
his makes an average of twenty-two
and one-half miles to the gallon.
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Receipts for Year Ending December 31,
1915-1914
1915
Cattle - 1,218,342
Hogs -Sheep
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2,642,973
3,268,279
41,679
Carloads - 101,786
Horses
and Mules
1914
938,817
2,258,620
3,113,889
30,688
. 83,139
Increase Increase
279,525 29.8
384,353
154,390
10,991
18,647
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Why the Increase?
Because It Is a Clean Market for
Clean Live Stock
It is the most modern live stock market in
the woijld, over $1,600,000.00 having been ex
pended during the past six years for improve-,
ments and betterments, insuring shippers the
very best and most efficient facilities for the
prompt handling and marketing of stock.
The South Omaha Stock Yards are open for
inspection, as well'as for the handling of your
live stock.
Enormous increase in live stock receipts dur-
ing 1915 over previous years means
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