Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-02-03
: The Davcnr,~e Sa.ze,,e On Hogs.

The Davenport Gasetie exhibits charac.
teristic disposition to do injustice to this
place in late number. 1t says that ")ast
week two loads Of hogs were brought here
from Linn county, via Muscatine. The far
mer, after being two days in the latter city
and finding that his pork would command
but the very lowest rates, hauled it up to
Davenport and was we'll recompensed for his
trouble.''
1t is true that two loads of pork from
Linn county did 20 to Davenport from this
place, but we are informed that they sold at
only ten cents higher on the hundred than
was offered here--that, too, after the owner
Boosting of having left this place dissatisfied
with our prices, (knowing this weuld ac-
tuate the Davenport merchants to give the
very highest price.) He was offered So IS
for his pork in this place and got So IS in
Davenport-not because that was the stand
ard price in the latter place, but to "spite"
the merchants of Muscatine. Attic fairest
calculation, the farmer made $5 in the sale
of his pork, which, however, would scarcely
pay his expenses for at least two days.
travel aad tavern bill-nothing gained but
tho qualification of a petty feeling of ami
mostly towards ibis place.
The Gazette alsA says MAT the prices of
pork in Davenport have been "ni,Says Is
cents per hundred more than the Muscatins
prices" Now we defy the Gazetie to prove
this assertion. ~ u.als N1t# $500
The Gazette itself never quoted pork
higher than 81, while the article has sold
here above this figure. One issue of that
paper on Thursday few weeks ago, while
pork was advancing, quoted our prices f
the Friday previous, wiihout giving The dale,
and, of course, made astounding compare
sons! Now arc such willful perversions and
misrepresentation right? Do they reflect
honor on the man who may with propriety
claim to be the patriarch of the Iowa edito-
rial fraternity? As our contemporary of
Rock Island remarks, Mr.. Sanders looks
through queer pair of spectacles.
The facetious editor of the Iowa City
Reporter pays his compliments to the editor
of the Gazette, on this subject, thus:
Some time ago. in satipg the condition of the pork
market at various points upon the river, quoted
NEWPORT prices from s. 50 to s. IS per cwt. ard
Muscatine prices Of s. rs aso stating that some
lots had been soldat the latter point for 81 90.
The Davenport Gaz,tts thereupon breaks out in
high dudgeon and dsscends upon our innocent self,
this wise, after quoting our statement.
ave believe the above Misrepresentation Is inten-
tion1L. Ne send the Reporter our tri-weekly and
pork has been gu ted there for some time from So rs
to 81 90, and aicsys rs cts per hundred more thaa
the Muscatine prices"
Now with all due Differences to the porcine apisncy
Of the editor Of the Gazette, We are compelled TO be-
lievs th.t his unqualified contempt Of anything
that of Muscaine, leads him into the most
diculous pusrties, from which for the sake Of two
bits hundred We shall not eesay 70 extrcate him.
We not aware whether We quoted our prices from
the Gsette or the Banner probably the latter ~
consider the former but doubtful authority at brst
any su'j ct, but are aware that we have neither
msrapresented the Intentionally unintention-
| ally.
BY the way, what was that "remuperatipg price
which Burrows and Prett lyman paid for drove from
Linn county? And in reterenc, ~ those two loads
which cane fron the same quarter via Muscatire e,
was it their transit through the latter city which
rised ther price and improved their quality to ca
degree, tnat tie farmer felt well rece mpeI sd fol
bis troublt ~