Show 11 Live sto ck LOS ANGELES Oct 22 Of 22 Of late I there has been a great deal of dis dis- discussion discussIon dis- dis regarding the question of marketing livestock estock through the open central market versus direct country selling This is really re lly an important question end 2nd one that will have e to be faced laced and dealt with The advocates of central marketing feel that Is the most logical man man- manner manner ner ncr In which to farm the contact between the livestock producer and the distributor of meat food prod prod- It Is true from an economical standpoint that the central livestock market Is 15 soundly based upon the I same principle that has proven so valuable in the centralization of other markets such uch as the grain exchange the security exchange cot- cot cotton cotton cotton ton exchange and other open forums where buyers and sellers of various arlous I commodities may meet on neutral ground for the purpose of buying and selling upon price levels le gauged by the natural laws I ws of supply and demand So far as the open central livestock markets arc are concerned they have of course gone gone gonea a step st p beyond this in having their operation under federal and state regulation with the th various agencies doing business on behalf of the producer bonded and every possible safeguard exercised for the protection of or the shipper It may be possible that a a. better system of or livestock marketing will come about in the years ears to come than that which has been furnished by the open central market located at the various arlous stock yards through through- throughout out the country It doesn't appear that any such plan has yet et been boen evolved and at this time records show that over 85 per cent of the meat food animals marketed In the United States pass through the st- st three stock yards which are main main- maintained maintained tamed for that purpose Should a better system of marketing marketing- come about It is highly probable that those who have created and main main- maintained maintaIned tamed the open central livestock market would be In the foremost ranks In bringing about such a situation as primarily the open cen cen- central central central livestock market has been built upon the foundation of sen Ing the producer The only source of revenue of these markets Is from the producer so naturally any plan that would be helpful or make for the prosperity of the producer would be quickly grasped by these Interests On the other hand In various arlous sections certain groups have hase been endeavoring to work out a plan to te assist the producer In marketing his livestock li but unfortunately none of these plans which in some cases appear highly desirable on paper have proved practical The producer has suffered through bearing the burden of expenses Incident to vari van various various vanous ous marketing schemes and a good good- goodly goodly ly portion of the livestock which has been handled under these plans eventually e finds its lIs way to the open central markets and of of course must bear the added expense of the marketing plan pIers through which It originally passes as well as the charges assessed at the open market This has been thoroughly Illustrated ed in California In the last several months as ns in many instances the producer has paid a 1 certain percent percent- percentage age for the privilege of having his livestock marketed and this same stock has been purchased by specula speculators E ecula- ecula tors toes who have brought It to the open market where they again are assessed the marketing cost and na naturally na- na naturally naturally it has resolved itself Its U Into the question of Jones pays freight as any burden that is imposed upon the tho traffic back to the source of production and falls faUs upon the producer Selling In the country is a relic of the primitive days and was con con- considered considered considered a great gnat hardship by the pioneers of the west and in many cases producers on the Pacific coast many times sought relief In market market- marketing marketIng marketing ing their products as far cast as the Missouri river riser rl er Central markets have followed follo ed the the development of the country and have hove contributed very largely to the prosperity of the farmer la lii n fact as soon as central markets were established the farmers rushed to them for relief against unfair practices connected with sell sell- selling selling selling ing at home The only protection the producer has hos had In the central markets establishing price levels governed by y supply supply and demand ved yva As definite values va were were established est e through the medium of central markets the financing a off of the in industry In- In became snore more stable i There is no question but that the dual system of marketing is not sound If It the central markets 1 are arc wrong they will eliminate them them- elves es and If direct buying and the forming of concentration points In inthe I the coutry or any other methods I j were more feasible of course the th central markets wouldn't survive sur However economists and close clese ob observers ob- ob observers observers servers are agreed that the econ econ- economical economIcal economical way to market any commodity is through centralization at a 1 given point conveniently located to serve the demand and it behooves pro pro- producers producers producers to avail all themselves of the marketing opportunities presented through the central markets until such time as a a. better method is found There sometimes may be bea bea bea a better marketing system than is represented by the open central markets just as there may be better automobiles built or a better radio or airplane Until that time arrives it is an expensive experiment which is confronting the producer who Is striving toward reducing marketing cost by endeavoring through certain groups to go around Mound the central markets as In many cases the cost of both systems stems is loaded upon the producer of livestock JI |