Show Co Cooperatives Have Made Rapid Progress Associations Located Mostly u in Central States Prepared by the United States Department Department Depart Depatt- ment of or Agriculture operative Co-operative stock live marketing has Increased rapidly in the United States In the the last five Ove years ears There was little d development in this direction direction tion until 1913 1013 although the first livestock livestock live live- stock shipping association of which there Is a record was wa started as long ago as 1877 In 1920 1020 however more than 1000 such associations were op crating B By the end of 1925 1025 the number num her ber had Increased to 17 1770 U These stock live shipping slipping associations are located principally In Iowa Iona Minnesota Illinois Wisconsin South Dakota Indiana Michigan and Ohio Th There re are only a few associations In Inthe Inthe inthe the western states and southern states and almost none In the North Atlantic region Besides the development of local shipping associations there have been attempts at times to organize central selling agencies The first Olst central selling selling sell sell- ing agency known as the American Live Stock Commission company was waE Incorporated In and was to operate operate oper oper- ate on the Chicago marl market et Its busi- busi business business ness was quite successful but the association association as was expelled from the Chi Chisago Chicago cago sago yards ards by the Live hc Stock tock Exchange Exchange Ex Ex- change which succeeded In obtaining court action on the allegation that the association was a dangerous clangorous monopoly In lecent recent years ea s 's attempts have again I been made to organize operative co-operative commission companies Twenty seven such organizations have been established established establIshed since 1917 at nt the Important stock live markets of the country The rhe volume of business handled b by these associations In 1 1923 1925 25 amounted to more than Most of this business was contributed by the local shipping associations above mentioned |