The livestock producer and Armour ... . Running against a glutted market in the %„„J u j -ocUan, n,atle. i. naU.::!df ? ^ * How and Why Livestock Market Grew THERE was a time, within the memory of men still activein the cattle business, when the capacity and demand ofthe local butcher shop measured the demand for fat stockand fixed the price as well. On driving his cattle to the village, or negotiating for theirsale, it was not uncommon for the stockman to be met with thenews that a neighbor had got ahead of him and glutted the marketwith two or three or more meat animals. No matter how goodth
The livestock producer and Armour ... . Running against a glutted market in the %„„J u j -ocUan, n,atle. i. naU.::!df ? ^ * How and Why Livestock Market Grew THERE was a time, within the memory of men still activein the cattle business, when the capacity and demand ofthe local butcher shop measured the demand for fat stockand fixed the price as well. On driving his cattle to the village, or negotiating for theirsale, it was not uncommon for the stockman to be met with thenews that a neighbor had got ahead of him and glutted the marketwith two or three or more meat animals. No matter how goodthe offerings, there was no present market at any price. This was the condition of the livestock business in the goodold days before the establishing of the great packing centers;before the development of economical systems of slaughtering,saving the waste, and distributing dressed beef quickly and con-tinuously to the remotest parts of the country. No stockman now considers the demand of the local butcheras a serious factor in makcu31924013883990
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