Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1858-11-18
Hogs.
Hogs.
Tie 81. Louis ReputLican Of the I2.h

| ~. NooiS tSPuOIHoH VI Tie IoiIi-
says:
There are few offerings Of hogs, bu'
demand Is good aid prices firmer. Small
lois have been taken al 50 80, Gnr loi t,
heavy. on the market to-day, was held above
a, So IS p 100 ID, net.
At Lafayette, Indiana, contracts have
been extensively entered into al So co, aid
the slaughter already commenced Lsrg.
quantities Of TAI hogs are passing daily over
the Indiana railroads on their way East
At Terre Haute. lid, but few hogs have
i,nught as yet, and The prospects are bad
Tor brisk business year. Buyers are OIL
icrins So per hundred, bu, holders arr no,
disposed TO sell al that rate. There will b,
fewer hogs packed there this season than
/ last.
! In Limestone comfy. Ala, { says the
Athens News. several engagements have
been made at 4c, and a good many buyer
are holding back, thinking that the mark-'
may yet settle down al BIC. In Wilson
county, Tenn. many engagements have been
made at &c. In this county Lawrence
We have heard Of some engagements being
made at &c.
The reported failure of the hog crop in
Indiana and other sections has had the in
ilurnce 10 enhance prices, as we hear o.
considerable falling off in The hog crop Of
the lower Wabash. An Evansville paper
says that Gibson county will not have mnre
than l00G0 h. - 10 sell This season. in place
OF the 100 Geo which is her ordinary crop.
Tie cholera has destroyed nrar'y seven
Fights Of the stock hogs. \ ike fatality ha>
prevailed in the opposite regions OF Illinois.
The last CINCINNATI Price Current says:
The short crop cry from the country is so
general. and being accompanied by orders
Ia buy. i, ha, made our packers a little res
tive. and they find il Father difficult 10 keep
cry Of ''wol,-w"li," when there was no
wolf, in other years, has led them e make
serious mistakes. To the calm and di>ir-
terested observer, the evidences are clearly
in favor Of good supply al h"gs-heiirr
Than las; year. But even il the supply
should prove none greater than last year.
how d" parties who buy h"gs at s6(d6 25
AISS! ~ 'h"hf VIC Du>iic>H E"l III 80
san like This, hen all kinds OF human iro
except pork. is abundant and cheap through
out The world, is certainly beyond cur com.
prehensIon.
From the Quincy Wing, 9th.
PoRK PAcKrNG.- Pork packing has moi
vet commenced. There is considerable all
imation, however, in the market, and pro-
ducers will certainly realize remuneralive
prices tins season; So 2 100 fb, net is Of
Tered.
We know Of no business that has so little
that is legitimate about il as the pork bust
ness in the great packing marts. 1t has
been turned into mere lottery. ard the re-
sub is, that II is exrreu ely difficult Tor Ie-
ei'lmate "perat"rs 10 get along safely. We
repeat our advice 10 holders Of hogs sell,
while he buying fever is on the specula-
tors.
At keokuk 81 so continued 10 lie the
leading rate al latest advices. The HanIi-
bal Messenger oil the lib says: The pack
ers in this city are making preparations Tor
large number of hogs this season. They
are now Offering from four 10 four dollars
and fifty cents, grading on weight. Our
packers vii! commence operations The COIN
ing week.