Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-21
The Provision Market.

Tie following remarks from the Clnclnnan
FTce Current or ,hs Provision market OF that
city, will be read with interest:
Under this mead comes baTreled aud bulk Pork,
Bacon and Lard, but not deeming It essential to
devote special remarks 10 each OF these articles,
We will treat OF them all collectively under this
head, giving The comparative prices OF each ar
ticie IN tabular form.
As Was Justly supposed al the time we wrote
oJT ID: Annual Review, the stocks oil Old FORK
and Bacon TAD Gwinditd dow 10 a mere insig
n.lcanr amount in all the leading cities, when
thr rev sGppIy was brought upon the market.
In Other seasons. this would have had a marked
mil-uce upon opening prices, but owing TO the
g!sat commercial and financial Crisis, noticed
mole :uiiy IN another place, then sweeping over
Tue waole commercial world, the market open.
ed tu,, ard sluggish, operators afraid to act, and
no, knowing what a day might develop, were
disposed 10 keep within the ~strictest conservative
bound, IN order to be fully prepared to meet
Whatever new disasters might arise, from day to
day and a: the result mas proved, this prevented
the season from beng one OF the most disa>'
'iovs % those engaged in 1t upon record; because,
We're 7, no, for the Influence OF the cIisls, d large
speculative demand and extreme high prices
would nave ruled, and resulted in immense los.
SCI, a. Is nov aud has been Tor some months,
generally admitted. As it is the season has
been irregular, and Tar from being uniformly
fortunate, those VINO bought or packed al 'ne
70" gTices Ut January, have made money, but
.isTe have been heavy losses on the part OF dro-
F5Fs and SPECTATORS, but as far as our packers
generally have been concerned and indeed We
nHsT say ,nOse VINO packed al small places, the
season Ids proved quite satisfactory, though not
Very profitable. Prices ruled below those OF
The previous season, for all articles, as will be
Perceived BY referring TO our tables, particular
y IL December ana January.
la- most remarkable feature in the trade was
Inc Ia,eness OF lis opening, being FULLY a month
.alr' han usual, and then the packing season
extended a month lajer than usual. This was
Used by the short crop men in December, very
effectively and about the close of that month,
Wen ;hs receipts of Hogs tell off 20 d few hun.
t'-l atay ii seemed 10 many that toe short crop
H-orl,'swere night, but the receipts became so
o'efwn,'nIugly uHL Unexpectedly larg. IN Jau'
.''} Nat those who had gone in" deeply on
he oa>, o. a short crop and high prices, were
S'LcN with dlsmay; a panic ensued, aid a large
N'S.Le III all articles was established.
lac 20" prices winch prevailed In January, al
'aC'eG CIs attention OF the Southern planters,
%- numerous orders came from them Tor Mess
IVA and some planters from Virginia, contra.
=! B" 'As,r cdstom, came here aud purchased ex-
'"'''eiy al the low prices, this encouraged the
r1"c's,lcker dealers, aid a speculative move
-en' ehsuei, resulting IN a general reaction,
'N q Md'pTl3' atpapca ~. rricaS unf AT fms
!'"' IN The market, large profits were made,
!" d before Stated. those who laid in stock
'"'As January and February have made money
A. regards stocks now on hand, we would
Nha'h Nat We have found It impractIcable 10
V'a"h me amount of provisions in the hands
.1eS'ets' al any time, In this market; attempts
oi'en been made 10 obtain the stocks flom
p-els OF Them, but the returns given, have, IN
~ dsS,egat-. turned out 10 be incorrect. The
S'1.e OF iais is plain. If the stock is large, il Is
i, - interest OF the holders TO conceal it, and this
-! VIII 90 IN som way or other; whilst on
V'~.f hant, II II is small, il may be the ln-
.s.O' mary 10 exagserate il, and it will be
- ~ some extent. THIS, all business men
Nv, me case, and therefore, place no reliance
W we report OF stocks. when based upon the
; . returns OF the holders of them. Tax
xe, We receipts and shipments as the basis, we
,; .DN call the supply OF the hog product in this
by, now, rather large for the season, but not as
es II was TWO years ago at this time.
nD' IN order that the facts may be placed be
we our readers, for their own i~nvestig alton, we
ys,' reduced lie receipts and the exports each
20 pounds, including the number Of hogs
,o.ns eacA year IN the receipts; and III this
lie comparison is as follows:
h, 1915. 1856 Z.
TxPois, Iounds. 49,. l32,223,373 94,76s, l35
-'"s' Pounds. 80. iC2,As3,6:3 loo, 753,69s