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Subject: | Re: [CBQ] Re: westbound sheep |
From: | "Russ Strodtz" <normansen@groundcontrol.us> |
Date: | Sun, 1 Mar 2009 19:26:00 -0600 |
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Read Steven Holdings information. He worked there, I just handled railroading. Russ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Harding" <dharding@nethtc.net> To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, 01 March, 2009 19:16 Subject: [CBQ] Re: westbound sheep > Montgomery was where the CBQ had their sheep barns and large feed and rest > station. Livestock coming from the west would be > unloaded here to fulfill the requirements of the 28 hour law. Owners would > sometimes request livestock be held for a period of > time at feed and rest stations, to fatten them up while hoping for prices > to improve. Prices fluctuated based upon supply and > demand. If a plant was short of animals and had orders for meat, they > would bid up the price. If Chicago had a glut of animals, > prices would fall in Chicago. Thus setting up a situation where prices at > a plant in Iowa or Missouri might be higher than Chicago > leading to a westward livestock move if the farmer/rancher thought he > would get a better price. > > Meat packing plants were scattered throughout the midwest. > > Doug Harding > www.iowacentralrr.org > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CBQ/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CBQ/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:CBQ-digest@yahoogroups.com mailto:CBQ-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: CBQ-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ |
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