hogs and sheep gives us a record for 

 1937 that we can all feel proud of," 

 said President Henry H. Parke. 



The 18,413 cars of livestock valued at 

 $34,596,131.79 represents 15.11 percent 

 of the receipts sold on the Chicago 

 market. This includes 10.29 percent of 

 the cattle, 1 7 percent of the calves, 20.69 

 percent of the hogs and 21.56 percent of 

 the sheep, more livestock than the next 

 three largest firms combined. These in- 

 creasing {jercentages mean greater bar- 

 gaining power, greater control over the 

 flow to market and better selling serv- 

 Jces." 



LaSalle County, 111. again led in vol- 

 ume consigned to the Chicago Producers. 

 It consigned 843 cars, DeKalb County 

 789, Henry 756, McLean 630 and White- 

 side 617. Wabash County with a 17% 

 increase, won the state prize for having 

 the largest increase in percentage of 

 ^^"KvestQck marketed cooperatively. Joe 

 Daviessaitd Sangamon Counties tied for 

 second place with each having a 4% 

 increase. \ 



"The field service work of the Illi- 

 nois Livestock Marketing Association un- 

 der the direction of Sam Russell, and his 

 assistants L. D. Hall and S. T. Simpson, 

 in cooperation with the Marketing Com- 

 mittees of the Farm Bureaus," said Mr. 

 Parke, "the work of Herman Aaberg in 

 Iowa, the feed-lot tours, market tours. 

 Outlook meeting for feeders, community 

 meetings, contact work with individual 

 livestock producers, and tours and meet- 

 ings with junior groups, all have made a 

 large contribution to our success." 



"In many Illinois counties," according 

 to ■ Mr. Parke," the livestock industry 

 is of such importance as to justify a paid 

 representative devoting his entire time to 

 the production and marketing problems 

 of livestock producers. I understand that 

 Knox and Warren counties are making a 

 Start in this field." 



"We have today on practically every ; 

 important market on the country machin- 1 

 ery for marketing livestock cooperative 



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"Illinois is one of the leading states in 

 the development of a state system of im- 

 proved roads, but notwithstanding all 

 that has been done, nearly 80% of her 

 farms are located on unimproved or only 

 partially improved highways. Transporta- 

 tion begins at the farm and to the indi- 

 vidual livestock producer it is the con- 

 dition of the road from his farm to an 

 improved all-weather road that is all im- 

 portant. If the intervemng road to his 

 farm is passable with difficulty, or not 

 passable at all during certain seasons of 

 the year, it results in a great disadvantage 

 and economic loss. National and state 

 Highway systems of roads are important, 

 but there is grave danger that an undue 

 amount of attention may be giveft to a 

 national highway system and that local 

 roads be neglected." 



Mr. Quasey urged stockmen to be 

 alert to the motor truck regulation which 

 is beiog-given consideration at this time. 

 He said motor transportation should be 

 protected against arbitrary and oppressive 

 regulations not in the public interest. 



Freight rates were also discussed by 

 QuaSey. "No competitive industry can 

 work out its salvation by a price increas- 

 ing policy alone, and the railroad indu 



ly." he continued: "These marketing or- 1 r^irnow.'tTrVe^^consid'erlble eTen^ 

 ganizations are large, strong, well-man- > j^' jj^^^ ^j^^ .. ' 



aged and have a large following. They \ -Railroads," Said Quasey, "must adjust 

 are doing a better ,ob of marketmg than themselves to the needs and circumstances 



was ever done before. They have volume 

 and the bargaining power that goes with 

 volume. However, futurt gains will be 

 meager unless greater use is made of that 

 volume. Prices move in the direction 

 where there is the greatest strength. 

 Large volume and greater strength in 

 marketing will materialize only where 

 there is a closer relationship between 

 marketing units having similar marketing 

 problems." ^ 



L. J. Quasey, transportation director, 

 National Livestock Marketing Associa- 

 -tion, stressed the need for further and 

 immediate aSyelopment of farm to mar- 

 ket roads 



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i of the times the same as any other 

 t business, because both the Interstate Com- 

 \merce Comrnission \ and the Supreme 

 tourt have in a number of leading cases 

 ip appropriately state^l: 

 \ "The public is entitled to demand that 

 nb more shall be exjacted from it than 

 tne services rendered are- reasonably 

 wqrth, and this right takes precedence 

 evdn over the right of the carrier to a fair 

 return on its investment when the two 

 rights cannot stand together." 



Ip. L. Swanson, Chicago Producers 

 Mahager gave a detailed report of the 

 Association's business for the past year. 

 "E^ch class o£ livestock handled by the 



Chicago Producers showed an increase 

 in percentage and for the first time we 

 handled more than one out of every lO 

 head of cattle on the market; more thaa 

 one out of every 6 head of calves and 

 one out of every 5 head of hogs and 

 sheep. . . . With the market as a whole 

 showing a decrease of about 9% ia 

 total receipts, the Chicago Producers 

 receipts dropped only 2%." 



Although 28 states and Canada con- 

 signed livestock to the Chicago Producers 

 in 1937, Illinois shipments accounted for 

 14,202 cars of the 18,413 total, or ap- 

 proximately % of the receipts. Iowa was 

 second with 2,245 cars and Indiana third 

 with 609. Of the 18,413 cars handled, 

 6,084 arrived by rail, and approximately. 

 12,329 by truck. 



"In 1934 the Chicago Producers sold 

 19,074 cars of livestock for a gross of 

 $18,439,835.13 — an average of $967.00 

 {jer car," Swanson said. "In 1935 we sold 

 15,406 cars for $24,937,982.73 — an 

 average of $1618.00 per car. In 1936 we 

 sold 18,815 cars for a total of $31,398, 

 228.62 — an average of $1668.00 per 

 car, and in 1937 we sold 18,413 cars 

 with a total sales value of $34,596,- 

 131.79 — an average of $1879.00 per 

 car. Thus 661 cars less of live stock in 

 1937 than in 1934 brought over 80 per 

 cent more which amounts to more than 

 16 million dollars:'^ — 



"The average price of hoigs at Chicago 

 during the year was $10.02 per hundred- 

 weight as compared to $9.89 per hun- 

 dredweight for the year 1936, and com- 

 pared .wi^h the average of about $8.50 

 per hundredweight for the last four 

 years." 



Illinois livestock auctions of which 

 there are approximately 140, came in 

 for a sound spanking, by Prof. R. C. 

 Ashby, University of Illinois. His con- 

 clusions were based on a joint study of 

 Illihois auctions made by the University 

 of Illinois and the Farm Credit Associa- 

 tion. 

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