Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1836-12-29

THE PORK TRADE.

THE PORK TRADE
The "Pork Trade" OF Cincinnsii 10 one Of
its moss important items. The extent 70
which IL Is prosecuted Is ,hus referred to IN .
letter to the New-York Express, dated,
CINCINNATI, Dec. q.
The most extensive business carried
on in our city during the winter months
is the Pork business" All other svo-
cations must yield to this. Our Pork
merchants" are our most wealthy ciii-
zens. In fact none but those having
money csa enlist in the trade. as cash
is required TO pay for tho hogs. and for
every thing connected with this bust
ness. There are but few Of our pack
ers that invest. in winter. less than q
hundred thousand dollars, and many 20
rs high as two and three hundred thou
sand dollars. Two years ago. one hnn-
drei and ffy-ft0o thousand hogs were
slaughtered aud packed within the lin
its Ut the city. Last year. owing to the
scarcity and the high prices demanded
by the farmers. only about sixty thou
sand were packed. It's estimated that
two millions Of dollars is the least ave.
rage sum invested yearly in Pork. in
Cincinnati. The buildings used for
the purpose Of packing, rendering lard.
curing aud smoking hams. sc. are very
large. The hrm Of Miller g. Lee Ten
terprisiog pork nerchsnis) have ware.
house for their business, built Of brick,
Of about l6O feet long. by so or %
wide, four stories. with smoke house
where at one time they can smoke
Twenty-Five thousand hams; with an ex.
tensive lard room, cellar, with brick
aoor under the whole, aud finished, in
the most complete manner. Lot Pugh
Charles s. Clarkson. and many others
engaged in the same business, have
houses equally as large: and the las
summer another, still larger, and per
haps more splendid. was erected fo
rent, by N. G. Pendleton. Esq, one O
our citizens. The hogs when driven
into our city. are put in pens attacheC
10 the slaughter houses, which are stu
ated on a small stream that empties in
TO the Ohio, for the purpose Of carry
ing of the blood. ofal, sc. The onlJ
remuneration the butcher obtains 70
killing and dressing the hogs, is the bris
ties, rough fat, and soap greese. Tbi
is generally worth net 20 to % cents
each hog. Atone ofthese houses, they
will slaughter. in one day, sir hEndSst
and fifty and have them completed,
dressed and strung up ready to be re
moved in the morning. (after becoming
perfectly cool, To the packing houses
The business Of butcheringisa separate
business altogether, from the packing
and carried on by other persons and
other interests. They knock dosca
bleed. seald, rS7aope tie brisfies. eomDLef,
fAe inside dressing. taking oHi Of M
oGai, &c. If fly hogs. cithin TIE hoE,
! have seen this done there - 40 mis-
take. % TO so men are constant,
employed in each slaughter house. -
There are -four in ell. Mr.. Coleman
The proprietor and superintendent. To-
formed me. that be had slaughtered
and completely dressed. at the louI
houses, during one day from sun rise e
tun down. ten hours, twenty seven
hundred hogs. When dressed an6
cool, they are removed 10 the packing
houses, and then disappear about a
rapidly ~ when they got into the hands
Of the butchers. alive. Al any one Of
the largest packing houses, they cen
pack and have ready for shipment. fsss
hundred aad fly barrels Of Pork N On,
Say. They have bat thirty men EN-.
ployed, and in addition 10 25O baFreli
Of Pork, they will reader out and have
kegged ready for shipment. 2OO kegs q
lard. during The same day. This much
will give you some idea Of the Cinein.
natl Pork business. where il is carried
on 10 . greater extent than 1t any Oshsl
plaes Ia ihe knoWn World.
WiscONsIH.--The Legislature slthi.
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