The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-15

CURIOUS ExPosE-THE CROP MADE TO AppEAR COM
PARArVELY LESS THAN THAT OF THE Previous
YEAR.
The following letter is from highly respectable
firm in Cincinnati to a responsible house in this
city, who say that they have carefully compared
the statements in the letter with the figures in thu
Cincinnati price currents of 1872 and find them
correct:-
CINCINNATI, March %, 1852.
lam convinced that there have been more hogs cut
up than has generally been supposed. Now, for your
guidance, will refer you to curious things in
the statistics of the hog crop, comparing this
son with the last. only wonder that some one has
not exposed the thing publicly, though none but
holders perhaps have any interest at stake If you
will examine the Cincinnati price currents of 1852
and 1851, you will see that the statements made up
IN February, 1851 of the packing of that year, and
which have been generally relied on, are mis-
quoted in the tables of the same paper in making
up the hog crop in 1852, when comparing it with
that of 1851.
These alterations are without justification, so far
as regards the points under my personal knowledge
For instance, in Indiana. take the following points
and you will find that Williamsport was nut down in
the Cincinnati Price 0tuyent, of February 1861 AZ
having cut 1900; and now in the same Price Cur
rent, OF February, 1852, il is sweled TO $3.50 In
the same way, Paris is swelled from 400 to 2,476:
Fort Wayne, 1000 to 1900; Eugene 5000 to s. 7a;:
Newport. 1000 to 1890; Vncennes 5000 to II (O0.
Maysville, 5000 to $500. Points ia Iowa and MI
nois are in the same catagory-keokuck is sweetl
from % 600 to &c, 600; Burlington 10000 to rs OOO-
Quincy, Il, coo to 24500; Meridocia, 5000 to IL 600
Pekin, $4,000 to II 900. Points in 0hio--Waynes
vile, $500 to $685. Wilmington, 700 to 5000.
Higginsport, ,G27 to 1000; Cincinnati 324 529 to
33I 529
You will also observe that some quite Important
points not put in the 1852 Price C,t7eM at all. al
having cut any this year. Also, there are some
twenty points put down in the Price Current Of
the Mississippi river, having cut in 1851 So O4l
hogs; but which did not appear at all in the Price
Current of 1861. Whether this is correct or not who
can say! There is no way of showing now Besides
some points are entered in the statement as having
cut less hogs this year than is really the case Take
| indianapolis and you will it is put down at
| 1900, when u, 526 were cut. Chilicothe ditto
| $4,000, whereas, rising $4,000 were cut. Another
item noto This Price Current this year. calls the
average weight of hogs cut in lS50-5l, 1876 lbs
while the same paper in 1851 ascertained it to bd
1875 lbs, which calculation makes difference of
$4,000 hogs!
Now, it may be asked by you, where is the pro-
duct, if there is an increase last year! can
only answer, it must be in the country, held back
from motives satisfactory to the owners and pack
ers, suppose. We of the West have seen the fol-
~ OF shipping as soon packed--tumblng every
thing into New Orleans and Eastern markets; t6d
day tor that kind Of slaughter has passed-unles]
we get . good deal harder up then than, we now
are. Obstruction to navigation throughout thd
winter, has also very much retarded shipments.
Yours very respectfully, Sc.