The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-11-28
PRICES or PORK.

PRICES OF PORK.
Our farmers probably feel greater De.
gree Of interest 1T the presen, time in The
prices At which this simple rates than uptu
any other subject, we, therefore, Gull from
our lates. exchange papers series ofp,n.
graphs upon the market, by which they
will be enabled to Judge perhaps Of the prob.
able price hogs for packing will bear slla
Us the approaching season.
The Jacksonville, Inc. :, papers of the 'h inst,
say that the markets. still unsettled, and III,
s. 25 net was the price offered there. Ac.
counts from Chillicothe, @ state that any nun.
Der Of hogs can be purchased in the adloaia.
counties Of from, s. 20 10 So 80. The market
al Evansville. Ind, 10 expected 10 open s.
HOSP Thus far, we have heard Of bs.
ono or two bona fide sales. On. of 500 head,
noticed By US several days since, and for future
delivery, 81 &2 IS TO -, dividing on 200 lbs
The other 10 contract entered into yes'crtayby
one OF the hca~ie packers in this city, cmbrsc.
ing in number 100 head, for early delivery, snd
., fraction over %. The hogs to be Of ID.
best and heaviest description. TIE bcs, inform
ed dealers give il as their opinion that the ffs
| arrivals win sell At S. Is fer weigh, under s0o
and 90 TO So l2l for all over 275 800 lbs
Isl Lom, LnttF.
HoGs-Pnees.-Eiog killing has been retarded
this season, and from pre- cent indications It will
be three weeks before the season commences-
Last year operations commenced abcu, this time
and the weather was cold and suitable. The
weather now is remarkably warn, and not so
gle drove OF hogs has vet been started. v.
hear Of various sales in Fayet.e county, Ms.
and ~ so, gross also sales in other sectons,h
o. 50 and $s2 GU, on foot; and few sales
- 60, delivered at the pens.-Lon Courier.
Pork TRApE.-We learn that heavy operator
from this city are making contracts for hogs n
the region Of Springfield and Yellow Springs a
two dollars forty cents per hundred, gross, 70
delivered at given points on the line o. rali'osa'
This is about equal 10 three dollars per hundred
neat weight. Within the las, few days ihsa''
ten,ion Of dealers has been directed 70 tsnss
preparations for the irade.-Cinctanal' Ga'.
HoGs.-There have been no contracsio'ao neg
in This market, notwithstanding the near Pfa'
unity of the packing season, and OF course inas
is nothing definite as regards prices; ea' ron e
the feeling eyinced we think i, quite Proo,os
that 50 SO will be paid for early lots. Thssa
high figure, and we may add dangerous pnes"
operate ss-Cn. H,ces Current
TIE Hoe MAaxEr-A Faye,te county aos
buyer has been feeling the pulse hereaooass WIN
reference 10 the hog crop, he offers we os,s"
Sc IS net, for good hogs, delivered at IN" pr..
between the LIST and Goth OF Decemoef-A
Castle (IG J Cour.
PoRK.-We learn from authority. in when.
have the utmost reliance, that sale Of s'...
hundred hogs was made yesterday IN 'hs .a
from Indianapolis, BY one feeder 10 ahol.u r.
the same class, at $S2 As gross, delivered
lumbus. At this price Viz: So % g,G.'y
would estimate the price net So 40 In ~. .,r;
siderabiy above the veiws OF buyers ~ NV, k
So 25 being as high % We have heafa on ",,oa 10
any Of them, though there is huntsville
go as high as is paid in CINCINNATI or hou h,re
Since the above article wac written W a..d
heard Of sale Of eight hundred OF one a.su,ns
hogs at 50 81 net, delivered here. lneop.
r Madison (Ia.) t'sf
TuE PoRk TnApE.--Several lots Oh m'
hogs have already found their way 70 D NV.
and The work Of slaush'ering WINS con'D'Ws M
ed yesterday at two Of tho houses, p.s
Cabe's and Schcnck g. Den'ss' , ...d
range from $2,25 to $2,75--und We ~" hd
yesterday that small lot Of choice "'ss' .or.
been purchased at $3.50. Orders a. - md
ing in quite literally VIC unders'auv oat.
several persons are now ont mnS''s
choses.- Burlington Tel. .lSl ma'