Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-10-28
Pork
We are indebted to the Louisville
.iorlrjer fortha follovino items.

firm at So 70 to 4 gross. We yes.
terday conyersed with highly intel
ligent gentleman from the interior
who is well|informed and thoroughly
posted up on the subject, that four.
ffths Of the hogs in the counties O.
Garrard, Madison, Lincoln, Boyle
and Jessamine will be driven through
the Cumberland Gap to the south
ern market this season. Considera-
bic engagements have already been
made for that market at u cents
delivered; the time that it takes to
drive the hs IS through, varies from
% to 40 days. These counties en-
brace the most of the best stock
raising egion in the State, and it is
fully cal uiated that there will be
fewer hogs tatted there this season
than last, but in weight there will be
a gain of fully 10 per cent over last
year.
We also learn from very reliable
source tina t throughout twelve or
fifteen Of the principal stock raising
counties of illinois, the hog crop
this season will show a falling 61f' of
fully 70 PEI cent on the product of
last year The hogs, however, viii
be much better fattened and heavier
than those CT last year.
Pork IN. ST LoUIs.-We learn from
a mercantile source per letter, that
the stock Of pork in st. Louis in on
~ $500 bills. Bacon Is quite scarce
at S and Ill cents for shoulders and
clear sides The stock Of bagged
hams is only 300, with sales at 10
cents. Freight to New Orleans 20
cts; INSURANCE l per cent.
One Of the packing establishments
at St. Louis has been killing hogs al.
ready, and 1000 "still fed from
Debuqe have been contracted for, to
be Immediately killed and turned in
to bacon; and an extensive provision
house has the product Of 600 hogs
cut and hu ng UP IN the smoke houses
for bacon.
Nearly all the stock of pork in st.
Louis, 5000 barrels, is in the hands
of one house. Sales Of 900 bag
ged hams, and 80 casks Of the same,
which is two-thirds of the stock, were
made a day or two since at 81 and
10 cents.
Hoes AND CRoPs on THE WABASH.
We have been permitted to perusea
letter from a fully reliable and high
ly intelligent source, to'a merchant
in this city, III regard to the pork
market, crops, Sd, on the Wabash.
clogs are offering at g54, with some
sales made, but packers were holding
off for So 70, atIwhich they would
take any quantity
There is great crop of corn grow p
this season throughout that region,
which is selling on the farms at l0a
12a cents per bushel. 1t can be
bought, sacked and delivered on the
the Wabash river at 20a25 cents.
THE Hoe CRop.-The Terre Haute
Express of the Sth inst. says:
We understand that good pork
can be readily engaged at this time,
at $500 per 100 lbs. net. We hear
of one lot of fine hogs engaged at
that price, with the rise Of the mar
ket, if any Some, indeed, have
been exped ting 81 %, but we hear Of
no contracts at that rate.
The Nashville (Ia.) Jacksonian,
of the 9th makes these remarks:
The prospect is that the hog ma r.
ket this We ar will carry with tan u q
degree ofyivacity and activity.
Bq yefs are plenty in this county an
are few, and 10th to dispose Of
'th e precious stuff. A great nuln n
Der of our farmers have sold, how
ey er; some at IS 90 and others at
1925. Everything that can posi-
bly, be made into pork will be ma +
Ike ted. From what i've are able to
gather the number in Rush county
wi Il mot be quite as large as III OF b
er years, b ut the number of pound DIS
greater. We learn tn at
some contracts have been made at !,
81 %, net delivered in Cincinnati.
The Hopkinsvillc (Ky) Press, Of
the 9th inst. says:
At the request of several gentle /
men who are interested in the pork
market, we have taken some pains
to ascertain the number of hogs for
sale m Christian county. We find |
that there about 5000, in lots of 100
and upwards, and about 800 IN small /