Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-20

InGian mo Corn 175,4T5, ,sla bushels
mneat 35,9i5,2O
Wool ySoaGeo le,s62,467 pounds
Butter ss AZ 600
'neese 24,Sl3,763
IN KrSrucEr AND TENNESSEE.
Indian Corn llloso AZ, hr.h.,s.
mheat 3,S2S, ,23T
WoaS yToaeco 75,eoe,6ss pounds.
"Ooi 3,5S7,OOl
Butter lsoI5oS9
IN NORTH cARoLIsA SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA. AL.pIx,
MISSISSIPPI.
Cotton 7se, ,6O9, 200 pounds
Wheat 4sII osS 80
Io uooaceo l2,76s,645 pounds.
WOOL 3,5l572s
butter 2o,903,7l
This amount Of produce equal aggregate freight
of 1855. 200 tons.
1t will be that this estimate does not embrace norL
OF which the amount is immense, will be seen by IL
following table:
The number Of hogs in s4o in the territory North> lest
OF the Ohio, 5bll .as
Ia \. Carolina S. Carolina, aud Georgia 4,os6 OoS
In Kentucky aud Tennessee o37'l4O
Grand total in lsi0 1887 GAL
The number in 1850 is hand but if we take a
guide the per centage of the actual number in
1923, over that of 1872 in Ohio Indiana kentucky
and Tennessee, which is 80 per cent the number would
be incredible.
But suppose the number of hogs increased in the same
population those 10
Taking this guide the number of hogs 1850 was equal
IN round numbers, TO 100000 and in 1854 10 nearly
2l,O00O00.
OF this number Of hogs is impossible IN saw
cisey what propo would be slaughtered annually but
the aggregate freight produced by the pork trade Of the
west must be immense.
Suppose take OF the whole stock as the
number slaughtered. we have for 1858 IA 10000
Again, suppose take thirds of this number for do
nestc consumption, have AIS, ,S33 hogs for sle-
fhis at l25 lbs each would give in roand numbers sOO.
fnDs nf nnTE ha
States alone.
Now suppose take the whole amount in tons of the
great staples given above, viz 1885 GEO. and allow OF
this two-thrd for domestic use We have %
swell the tonnage in frdnStu from the scales ahove
red to- TO +i6l, ,3lS tousi
Now add the tonnage pork 800 900
Total tonnage 4,T6lSls
This tonnage, il be borne in mind ia made up Of
certain products Of the States North OF the Ohio Of
Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi from all OF which this
SooS aud OHIO line would derive large trade, and also
from the port trade alone OF all said states except the last
two named.
Now il is not pretended to state with accuracy how
large portion Of this tonnage would be due to the Nor
folk and OHIO line as through tonnage These statements
are presented TO show that the tonnage OF the great West
~ not only vast in amount but is also rapidly increasing
almost beyond computation No sane it would seem
could Tor one moment doubt that the through tonnage
upon this line must be sufficient make the whole stock
OF tue line good dividend paying stock In this con-
ne1on may be well to notice that although the state Of
Ohio produces so bog aud the Queen City has &C.
qued an enVab!e SoubrqHet OF the City Of Pork and
tronomy-yet the Old Dominion numbers nearly as MANY
hcgs as Ohio and Norfolk IL she has such astronomy
as the Queen City, may before long rival her in the pack
ing business.
In ls4O Ohio had 2,O99,246 hogs and Virginia had
lss9, 1855, only lo7,O9 less than Ohio. Kentucky and
Tennessee will be above had in s4O 523i l4O
which, added to tue number in Virginia. give 4 e2e 2e5
hogs in Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee-enoug when
the great lines Of railway completed to Norfolk
to give TO that city great packing business a. the
Queen City especially numbers of swine will be
taken Alive to Norfolk to be slaughtered The economy
OF this will appear when We reaec. that the ton
mage Of the live hogs will be less than the pork including
salt and barrels and that these be had as cheap
Norfolk as at Cincinnati.
AN EASTERN yIRGINIAN.