The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-07-24
From the Chicago Democrat
Hoss Prices aud Prospects Of the ns,i CROP,


Hogs aud Prospects Of the ns,' CROP
The present high prices OF Pork and Bacon bt
gin to cause consumers and dealers TO inquire
with regard 10 the quantity and quality OF the
hogs now feeding iuE neat season, as compared
with the last.
One or two packers have JUS; returned 70 Gin
cuuau from a tour through kentucky and India
IA who report hogs IL every region they have
travelled through, of u much better quality, and
considerable increase IN number ~ compared
with last season. Ac farmers generally nre now
feeding corn, NUTh Is unu'u'" Throughout IN
diana there Is cT'a'u! . lMSer increase tA.' sea
son, and The hog are ten per teui. Dexter than
they ever were ''i.ir
Inc Madison county n.y. C"h'"l'''''he'' re-
ports iNsniS 'G lho-'"a1 H'gs vtr SIX m'h'h7
old. n that county, pu the lU,h If January last
Garrlrd county has seventeen thousand head ,
Lincoln Jr-.anrp. Fayrttc. aud other large hog.
rli,in, countIe, in Kentucky. show the same pro.
portioua,e increase.
We hear but little from Iowa. Missouri and
this state but considering the scarcity Of last
season, iti, nor, .han probable thcre will BE- an
lncrca.e rather than falling uf. O.. We seldom
have two season. Of scarcity together.
Throughout Ohio We learn that more Young
hog, are being Ted thau usual and IN many sec.
ton, an increase Of oHe.thirI Is anticipated The
hI.h price of pork has caused tie farmers thro'.
Out tie Wrs, 10 b,.tuw as much care and atien.
/ ton upon their p..- as they do upon their chi.
/ ,lfcn Throughout many section. Of the sJa,h,
the planters are maxim. strong endctyors 10 grow
/ .hrir own msa''
We learn Il contracts by Cincinnati packers
/ for the G!ture delivery If some 10000 hogs, To
/ be fat,,urd 10 lndana, at ana 1. cents gross.
[ Several thousand, have been engaged Dy Mad,on
a.. packer. fur the next season. at and 1, cru,s
net We bear al Of various contracts in Ken.
/ lucky. al ! and 8, cents gross ~ be delivered
/ when lttened in the l.u. A sale Of !. 900 head
I has been made delivered there at Il cent, net.
[ One # the principal provision dealer, AID PACK.
/ or. of Cincinnati sold 100 bartes Of mes, pork
, fy,v dow. since. TO DO made OF the next crop,
ana 10 or delivered 10 JGhe' 1919, a. SO pei TAI
i 'e. less ihaN TIE present wees
/ Inc "o''e We OeNe'e 10 De an accurate shi m
partial statement Of ne present coH''l,hoi the
! oi'hcon'ln5 'h"S crop, ana We leave Tie reader
/ 10 ara" MS own 'n"ol'"n' IN regard 10 The
/ prospects OF the next season
IN conne'"on WIN Tie above We md the toi-
loving extracts 81 letters from wei.''ni'rmeH lar
nef'' addressed 10 Tie Cnc'nhau L,r'es tnrras' Z
Macomo' H. june ~.
10 relation TO the hoS crop, would say that
viii De rom - TO 90 per cent larger than last
season BUYERS are paying cents per 10 gross
Tor soc" h's- $40" "a Out one contract i"f
/ pork 10 ur delivered next winter t"aI WAS al 1
cents per 10 net
Dubl'n' Ia, June %.
me fnAI'ty ana number OF hogs to TINS section
o. me -'at' WI mg'h exceed mat oi last year.
Inc quarry o' STOCK h"s' j. allowed 10 be much
superior 10 those oI several years. me prlce oi
ne "'"r Il ranging IRON 100 70 sSoV. There
ha' ocen qi'0 large number OF hoss engaged
10 be delivered next Christmas, a1Siou 10 ~ 10,
net