Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-01-09 | Page 16 | Ogden Stockyards Repot Best Year since Founding

Ogden Stockyards Report Best Year Since Founding Officials of bi t the Ogden Union stockyards Thursday looked upon operations in 1935 as as a year which adjusted for market conditio conditions condi condi- tio s represented the best in n the yards yards' nearly 19 9 years of history Although estimated 1935 1935 receipts of oC head of cattle were be below below below be- be low t. t the time all-time record of in 1931 officials point out that na nil national national na- na lIonal estimates of ot livestock for 1935 were head less than that of at 1931 They stress that the head by which 1935 receipts fell tell short of the record was but buta a small proportion in comparison with the national shortage of live live- stock I It is is further fur hr pointed out that tha re- re during 1934 were swollen abnormally ab- ab b. b normally b by unprecedented drouth conditions which sent additional millions of oC animals to the markets and nd to slaughter 4 Since the opening of ot the stockyards stockyards stock- stock yards ards April 1 1917 during only two years 1924 rears 1924 and 1932 has 1932 has an Increase in in- crease over receipts for tor the previous ous us year failed tailed to be shown Receipts Receipts Re- Re the first year ear of ot operation were and the million mark markwas markwas was WILS first j passed in 1923 with 1229 11 head Since 1929 the two mil lion on figure has never been under- under shot hot An time all-time record of oC sales was made during 1935 estimated at head of livestock surpassing the ic previous high during 1931 of at While the receipts of ot livestock were ere were 4 per cent greater in 1935 thanIn than thann thanIn In n 1934 sales increased 26 per cent More than 23 per cent of or receipts were vere sold Bold on the Ogden market Thus cold figures reveal the Ogden Ogden Ogen Og- Og den en yards to b be entrenching as the livestock marketing center of f the intermountain in region