The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-25
The Pc, n Bus,n.ss IN tho West.


The pork packing in Louisville, says the Courier
Of December g. is decreasing; but the warm weather
that has prevailed during the week has greatly re
taided operations. The pens are ell full, and the
number OF hogs on the road is immense The NUN
Der Of hogs slaughtered up to the 9Th inst, is
as 233 and "a 800 remain in pen ready for the
slaughter Prices quite firm, at So net for hogs
with, however, DO ma .cfial sales. Tno best hogs
that have come into Louisville this season we're
from Boyle and Lincoln counties Spencer county
will seBd forth Is 900 hogs
The packets at New Albany. Ia , were 10 full
operation on Saturday, but ne did not hear how
many hogs they had slaughtered M,ssrs A S.
White s Go expect to 70 ,eive to day 14.O0G hogs
At Terra Haute, Ia, there arc I've pacing
houses In operation. with more hogs in pen than
ever wss known before, and sales nc So 65 net
The Madison Courier of Saturday says that IN.
wards OF 50 10 offered, and thai the Averages Weight
of the hogs killed, far this season, is ten per cant
less than the average of last year.
At Quincy ond Jacksonville, I'll on the 9th,
but lew hogs had been received, aud prices Gere
firm ut five cents. We suhjoin the following re-
marks from the st Louis Necs, which estimates
the number of hogs TO be packed there this season
at 80 000:--
We incline to the opinion that much undue exotic
ment has and continues to prevail throu shou this West
In regard to hogs provisions SO 1t would that
the branch Of business is longer under the control %
the common and universally acknowledged Law OF trade
fuoply and demand; in truth these lightly
icered at s thought Of in the present panic for hogs
On the OHIO We zee individuals towns aud cities
arrayed against each other in the sill sborbng for
syine IL not who shall procure the best and NJ the
cheapest rate but who afford tue highest price
get lsigsst This stste Of things may very
satisfactory to the fsrmer the feeder and few fortunate
SPECTATORS but we question much N 1t proves uli
mse Of great advantage the general perty Of
the county Inflated values consequent
often notions OF umpton and demand
never fail TO recol with terrible effect upon one class
or another III upon the specustor IL Injuries the mer-
chant II upon the merchant prejudces toe farmer ard
upon one or al Of these II
trade and invariably does more hsrm tnau good It Il
SAID the old stock OF pork and lard will be nearly quite
that the quantity Of bacon and other smoked meas VIII
also be great reduced and is furtfer stated that the
stock OF all KINDS Of provisions will CLOSE Of
the escnt than known at time for veral years
But taking srother view admitting the stock to be
exhausted the supply this season will be better and
pork lard and other products market ar rates full
hy cent above tho opening prices last year Last
pork started in this market at Sll S12 Der
farre and gradually advanced In Nov Orleans and at
other points to S2 S22 hut IL shown that two thirds
" the entire crop reached the at price not
above SIS OF $40 The bulk taken at a comp.a.
vey low price and the remainder went through ali the
mutations 81 speculation, and finally the heel of sea-
son declined everal collars Dbl Tho prise Nv paid
for hoge must realize $40 S7 PER Dbl In mess pork %
to Ice per lb In lard or the packer loses money High
larger proportion Of the crop will be picked lea, smoked
The Louisville Courier Of the 9TH inst says.-
Owing to the exceeding Indictment and warm weather,
there wss nothing dong In hogs Prices very hrn,
on holders are oemancpg 04c net. with hogs In
the pens and neigbbornood than knovn before
The weight Of the hogs packed thus far this
season at three OF the pork hous-t ehsws fsg OIL OF
fully tn per cent. compared with last year Welearn
that $40 eco In gold been forwarded ffom the Ia
made yesterday In this (eerson) county So 90 gross