Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-12-23

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current prices aTording them margin. The quality
of the best brands of American Beef are rnucn APP
proved of; but, with the most iaVore Pdchtrs'
there is room for amendment. Inc eeSirapie pi"t'
being TO have the color bright PINK, the pickle
clear with a good Gaping of Turks Island or othcr
SALT the pieces nccks, shanks' %c, as
scarce, and the meat fat as possible; IN aaal'oh
to all these the weight (mark d on the cask) cor
Tectly put into every tcrCc.-Ot
PoRK there is, on the contrary n heavy STOCK, ana
chiefly of an inferior grade: The hIgh prices maze
in 1877 for ''prime mess Pork" meeting a surplus
production Of "bulIl Bacon" at the CHIEF packing
points to have induced many packers sim"lta,
ncously to commence making prime mess FORK out oil
bulk Bacon; the result has been that there IS now
in this market 5000 barrels called prime mes
Pork" but which is unsalcabe as SUCH and must ne
taken off slowly for ireland to compete WIN coarse
meat" or 'sofFal'' A really good article OF prime
mess Pork' cut into four pound pieces from HOGS not
exceeding $50 lbs to 300 lbs, cured only IN pcki''
to be of bright pink color, packed with clean clear
pickle, and with good Gaping OF coarse sat, VIII
always find ready sale, and such an article VIII
seldom, if cvtr go under SOS. per barrel ana WIN
often touch Cos to los at present the latter pricc
could be readily had for article such as we have
d 'scribed. Mess Pork is waste OF material that
should be put into Bacon. Prime Pork the same to
less extent The ''Ifeads'' or ''Jowls,' will sell
here when alone for as much money as the prime
Pork.-Thc second year of the trade in
BACON has, we may say, closed. The quantity
received in the season now ended has been more
than three times great in S47, say, about 1000
tons, of 22i0 lbs against about 1000 tons and the
stock now left is considerably less %han in lS47 The
early shipments and the well condtioned parcels up
to the last learn have paid hand some profit TO
all concerned, from thr farmer who raised the Hogs
down through every branch of the trade As we
have already expressed opinion we infer from
this that we shall have increased production this
year; on the extent of that increase will mainly de
pend how prices rule, bearing in mind that low prices
IN Provisions especially stimulate consumption. The
supply Of Hogs in Ireland is numerically greater than
last year; but from the best information we can de
rive (and this reasonable when we look at tn"
state of the potato crop and the prices currently
the weight will not exceed that Of 1917. The capa
bilry OF our laborin@ population to consume Bacon is
not we think, will be-, less than last year, but
likely greater. We arrive at this conclusion mainly
from the increased amount of Excise duties now re-
criving over last year, from the moderate price of
GRAIN and from the very low scale to which Cotton
has rec"dcd, the latter fact guaranteeing full work
10 the great body of our manufacturing population.
There has been marked improvement in the style
OF cure, and in the general handling Of this article
IN the past over the previous year: anticipate yet
an increased and NOR" general improvement. Many
new hands from this sid, operatives as well as en-
pioYcrs, have gone over, and those already engaged
in the trade have learned that little and neat
ness is a most profitable investment. We may say
that every style of cHt finds sale in this market:
''long mddlcs free from bone, 'sshort mddlcs rib
in,' "Cumbcrland cut" ''Wltshire cut" &c but
the two former command the most extensive sale.
The best sizes for the 'ong mddlcs free from bone''
are five or six middlcs to weigh about $50 lbs, or
eight and nine middlcs weight, the heavier,
intermediate, and lighter not just salcablc; for
the ''short mindless the best size is six mddlcs to
weigh about $50 lbs. The best packages are boxes,
the middcs in each box being matched in
size practicable: heavy middles with light
ones and liberal layer of salt between each mid
die is necessary.
Of the remaining part Of the Hog remark that
HANS have not yet taken that stand in the Eng
lish market which think they must ultimately
reach. No article in the trade requires much
IN the manufacture; the great dcsderatum Is mild
S4Tn In nE hfIIpV
the former may be obtained by packing for shipment
CATER eighteen TO twenty days in the usual pro-
c"ss of cure) with Turks Island or St. Ubcs
salt; this will condition and not act on the
meat to the extent that ordinary salt will: we, how
ever venture our opinion on this point reservcdly,
but at the same time, when find Irish and Eng
ish Hams sell freely from Cos, to SOS per cwt., we
think il is worth some attention in the endeavor to
elevate the price of American We only
commend Hams to be shipped in salt when smoked
they do not
SHOULDERS, at a low price COOS. to 24s. per cwt.,)
will always meet ready sale when in condition.
HEADS, FEET, KNEES, and Rms cured in and
shipped with pickle sell freely at very respectable
prices relatively to the choicer parts of the Hog
The last article in this branch, and not the least i'm
portant, is
LARD: The import of which has this year far
crcdcd that of any previous one, reaching up to the
present date to 10000 tons, of 2,2f0 lbs, show
ing an average consumption (thcre being now barely
900 tons in storey of 900 tons monthly the great
proportion of which has been used for eating, being
chiefly first refined here. before going into the
try. Had this eating demand not taken off the sup
ply slight concession in price would have enabled
our soap and candle makers to it to advantage.
These facts appear to prove cannot have too
much Lard. We advise that shipments be made in
barrels tierces and not in kegs except for very
fine article; that uniformity i'll color and quality in
each parcel is most Important; and that as all Lard
is sold here at actual tarrs, care should be taken
that the same is allowed in America, the loss in tare
often causing much dIsappointmcnt.-lt only remains
for TO refer to
CHEESE, the supply of which steadily increases
and the quality steadily improves: the latter fact
being very marked in the new Cheese received this
fall AT moderate price, say present rates, we
believe there is consumption for any probable
tent In the early and latter part of the it is
desirable to ship in boxes, in the winter when the
Cheese is firm and the weather cold, casks per-
haps more economical package.
Trusting that the above remarks may prove useful,
We are, sirs, yours respectfully,
WIN. GARDNER & CO, Brokers.