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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1925
Page
2
Experienced hog breeders and buyers expect a period of reduced hog production and higher prices following a shortage in farm pig crops. A 15 to 20 percent drop in the spring pig crop and lower shipments to markets are anticipated, with prices rising as a result.
The Blue Valley Creamery Institute notes diversification helped producers and profits in 1924. Butter prices fell from January highs to mid year lows before a late surge, while U S imports and tariff effects shaped shifts. Cattle production remained strong, fluid milk demand rose with per capita consumption, and year end markets steadied despite seasonal declines.
A Blue Valley creamery study shows 92 percent of national milk goes to dairy products with butter leading creamery use. Cheese factories are the smallest segment at 8.7 percent. Condensed milk boomed during the war. 1919 exports reached 40 percent of production, fell in 1920, then recovered. Nearly 90 percent of condensed milk comes from eight states including Wisconsin and New York.
Union news notes qats expanding rapidly as farmers plant more corn due to wheat crop failures. Local social visits include Johnsons, Houge, Bowersox, and Jacobs families. school meeting elected officers and funded next year. Weather and storage trends for eggs and poultry referenced with Swift & Company data.
Quotations on butter stand at 90 score, up a cent from a week ago, yet unsettled trading continues until a clearer trend emerges with larger production. New York imported 149000 pounds of Canadian butter and 56000 pounds of Argentine butter, while Chicago received 74000 pounds from Canada, influencing market sentiment per USDA weekly report. Eggs opened unchanged from last week, but Chicago firsts are half a cent lower.
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