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An empirical study of advertised retail meat prices in a metropolitan area
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1975)
. Weekly data for the advertised meat prices from different firms were obtained for a total of thirteen (1960-72) years by consulting the appropriate newspaper files in the Missouri Historical Society Library. The primary objectives of this study were...
Structure and organization comparisons of U.S. large volume swine producers : a national survey
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1986)
A national sample of hog operations marketing 1,000 head or more a year was taken in 1981. A mail questionnaire gathered the necessary information. A second survey grouped operations into three groups: feeder pig producers, ...
Investor capital, taxes and the structure of cattle feeding
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)
,000 head size have increased in numbers at a rapid rate in recent years. However, multi-lot cattle feeding firms have lots of widely varying sizes and in widely scattered locations. This pattern suggests considerations beyond production economies of size...
A managerial-economics analysis of selected Midwestern Class I motor common carriers of refrigerated commodities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1966)
were general comedities carriers who operated at least twelve refrigerated trailers. Company executives were interviewed in 1964. Financial and operating data for I960 and 1963 were obtained from secondary sources. A comparative analysis of specialized...