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South Omaha Sets New Yearly Livestock High in 1911
South Omaha reports six million five hundred thousand head of cattle horses hogs and sheep received and sold in 1911, a new annual record. Total receipts rose 368 000 over 1910 with hogs 2 355 000 head and feeder cattle 450 000 sold. Sheep receipts reached 2 795 000 as weightier range sheep boosted slaughter and demand. The stockyards modernization at a cost near 200 000 including barns and chutes, plus improvements across cattle hog and sheep divisions, bolster confidence in continued market growth.
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