New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-28

HoGs.-The Alton Qlls.) Telegraph, OF
the 10th gives the following specuatioas As "a the
price of hogs and beet cattle.
The general opinion now Is. that hogs ~Ai com
mand from 81 % 10 s. 10 per leo pounds and cattle
50 20 10 50 IS
lis believed that the quantity Of hogs and cattle
"a ihs section OF the State Tally equal 10 last year.
and the quality better and heavier.
We hear Of a sale by MeSSs. Mitchell & GARNER.
% lot Of |. 500 Sl-fsd hogs. to the Messrs Bates.
of 81 Louis, At 50 81 per 100 lbs gross deliverable
before December /.
TAs CINCINNATI P4cc current says We have heard
al contracts during the week for some 1000 OF IO~
head at from ~ IS 10 81 6j and there have perhaps
been 10000 head contracted for altogether this sea
son at prices ranging from s. down 10 81 IS and the
products of large portion OF these nave also oeen
DISPOSED % on contract The last contract Tor hogs
heard o. was Loco head, at 81 50-ths buyer retain
ing half interest IN profits. Lots deli'efsoie al
Tere liaute were offered at ~ Ii IS proper 70 re
marx that the contracts Al the ABOVE named prices
have been for hogs deliverable pnor 10 the lWh of
December With favorable weather We may iook
for active operations early IN November. In ~
Louis there have been pretty extensive contracts At
~ 10 TO 81 So and there have also been contracts AT
corresponding high prices on the Missouri iliiusis
ard Mississippi Rivers showing that prices here are
lorer as compared with other Western markets. than
in any previous season. Current prices 81 per io~
lbs above the opening rates OF last season
Russia AND POLAND. journal Of
the Russian Ministry of the Interior brings some sta
uStical facts respecting the population IN 1870 IL
states that IN that year the population of Russia IN
Europe numbered 50 563.32i souls, excluding the
KINGDOM OF Poland, Finland, and Trans Cducasia
The four western governments Of sibera numbered
2I53 Q5s the Kingdom OF Poland 100000 fin'
LAND, 10000. TranS-taucasla, 2,5OOOO or alto
etiher 90 eco Geo souls II the inhabitants OF Nam
>chatka Ocho'z Jakut, and the Armenia possessions
and the army be aoded. the total Will not probably
be exaggerated at 65 millions OF these 49,0OOoVo
keongto the Eastern Church. 800 900 are tathoilcs,
sO0CcO are Prote StaniS 2i0O,o'O are Mahometans,
$4,000 are Jews 100000 are Armenians, and oO0,-
coo are heaihens ClasSed according 10 their nation
atty there are Great Russians, 330O,OO0. Little
Russians II 200 900 White ditto, 3,6O0Wo Illhus-
mans and Poles, CO0.0O0 Eshonlans. 100000
Mahomeians. 24G00O0 and Germans, 60otpo. The
remainder belong 81 various nations.
GOLD IN rmr Rocky MIR.
Michael pgleton has shown us few specimens OF
gold obtained IN the bed OF a small stream AT the east
SIDE of the South Pass IN the Rocky Mountains IL
is Of pale yellow color, and from It's crystalline APP
pearance, does not seem to have been subjected 10
heat or wear. as the gold found an California does
MIR Singleton is fully impressed with the eeuet
that the whole range of the Rocky Mountains Goa
tans aurforous beds located In accordance with Tho
already known geological formations OF gold.oear!ns
countries dubuque Herald