Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-01-26
" "A K L Il II ".
PORK.

OhA.
The "Pork Trade" of Cincinnati is !
one Of its most important items. The
extent to which it is prosecuted is thus
referred to in a letter TO the New York |
Express. dated,
CINCINNATI, Dec. 9.
The most extensive business carried
on in our city during the winter months
is the "Pork business" All other avo
cation, must yield to this. Our PORK
merchants are our most wealthy citi.
zens. liz fact none but those HAVING
money can enlist in the trade, as cash is
required to pay for the hogs, aud for ev-
cry thing connected with this business.
There are but few Of our packers that
invest IN winter, less than hundred
thousand dollars, and many go as high
as two and three hundred thousand dol
lars. Two years ago, one hundred and
Ufy-t'oo thousand hogs were slaughtered
aad packed within the limits OF the city.
Last year, owing to the scarcity, and the
high prices demanded by the farmers,
only about sixty thousand were packed.
It's estimated that two millions of dol,
lars is the least average sum invested
yearly in Pork, in Cincinnati. The
buildings used for the purpose of pack
ing, rendering lard, curing and smok-
ing hams. &c. are very large. The
firm of Miller g. Lea Contemplating pork
merchants) have warehouse for their
business, built Of brick, of about 100 feet
long, by 80 or So wide four stories,
with smoke house, where at one time
they can smoke t,oenty tre Mous ond hams:
with an extensive lard room, cellar with
brick aoor under the whole, and finish.
ed 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
last summer another still larger, was e.
rected for rent by N. G. Pendleton, ESQ
one of our citizens. The hogs when
driven into the city, are put into the
pens attached to the slaughter houses,
which are situated on a small stream
which empties into the Ohio, for the pur-
pose of carrying off the blood offal, IL C.
The only remuneration the butcher OBJ
tains for killing and dressing the hogs, is
the bristles, rough fat, and soap grease
This is generally worth net 20 to :.5
cents, each hog. at one ofthese houses,
they will slaughter in one day, sir han.
drcd and fifty. aud leave them complete
ly dressed and strung up ready to be re
moved In the morning, CATER becoming
perfectly cool,) to the packing houses.
The business Of butchering is a separate
business altogether, from the packing,
and carried on by other persons and 9th
er interests.-IHey knock dopn, bleed
scalp, remore the bristles, complete The
inside dressing. taxing out the o6al, &c.
OF Jyty hogs ,Dithin The hour. have
seen this done: there is no mistake. 35
TO 4o men are constantly employed in
each slaughter house. There are four in
all. Mr.. Coleman. the proprietor and su-
Perintendant, informed me, that he had
slaughtered and completely dressed at the
four houses, during one day from sun rise
to sun down, ten hours, twenty-s:,.n
hundred hogs. When drcsses! and cool,
they are removed to the packing houses
and then disappear about as rapidly as
when they got into the hands Of the butch
er, alive. Atany one OF the largest pack
ing houses, they can pack and have rea
ddy for shipment, tUo hundred and fjty
barrels Of Pork in one day.-They have
about thirty men employed, and in addi-
ton to the $50 barrels OF Pork. they will
render out and have keyed ready for
shipment. 200 kegs Of lard, during the
same day. This much will give you an
idea Of the Cincinnati Pork business,
where it is carried on to greater ex.
tent than any other place in the known
world.