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Show I! OGDEN'S IMPORTANCE AS LIVESTOCK i CENTER IS SHOWN IN U. 3. REPORT OF 69 1 PRINCIPAL MARKETS OF WHOLE COUNTRY I J Ogden's importance as a livestock j center Is emphasized in the following I communication which S. S. Jensen, secretary and manager of the Ogden ' Packing fc Provision company has i sent to The Standard: "The following may be of interest to your readors showing the way that Ogden Is forging ahead as a livestock center. i "The Market Reporter for January issued by the United States depart-i depart-i n)ent of agriculture, at Washington, ( D C, tabulates the receipts of livestock live-stock at 69 markets for the year 1910. '( In this tabulation Ogden stands No. j tf2 on cattle receipts which amount to 101,086 head for the year. No. 38 on hog receipts amounting to 103,831 J head and No. 13 on sheep receipts j l) amounting to 516,112 head. j "In comparison Ogden receipts with J !t other western markets the same rc-'I rc-'I port shows, Tacoma received 2S.510. Spokane 74,003, Seattle. 66.02- and j Salt Lake G6.69S head of cattle, while ( Portland received slightly more than Ogden, being 125,203 cattle. ' On hogs Tacoma received 30.19S, j Spokane 60,360, Salt Lake 52.S70, while 1 Seattle received more than Ogden, being 126,225. and Portland 201.780. "Ogden on sheep receipts outdoes every western market. Tacoma received re-ceived only 33,277, Spo'kane 116,833, Seattle 101,651. Salt Lake 3S7.962. Portland 214.523. Ogden comes very close to such eastern markets as Sioux City which received 6S6.265, East St. Louis 723,895 head of sheep; and St. Paul 911.SS5. "As the union stock yards have not yet been opened two years, such receipts re-ceipts would indicate a wonderful future fu-ture for Ogden as a livestock center. "Receipts In 69 markets for 1919 show that: Ogden Is No. 32 in cattle with 101.-086; 101.-086; Tacoma 2S.5-10; Spokane 71.003; Seattle 66.02 1 ; Salt Lake 66.69S; Portland Port-land 125.203. Ogden is No. 3S on hogs with 103,-1 831; Tacoma 30,108; Spokane 60.300; Salt Lake 52.S70; Seattle 126,225; Portland 204.S70. Ogden is No. 13 on sheep with 516,-112; 516,-112; Tacoma 33.277; Spokane 116.S33; Seattle 101.G54; Sioux City 6S6.265; East St. Louis 723,895; St. Paul 911,-885; 911,-885; Salt Lake 3S7.962; Portland 211,-523. |