, 1859-01-01


ties enjoyed By Chicago as hog market, sha,
other packers will now follow the example.
The average weight Of ths hogs packed during
The summer months was OF to as0 lbs. net.
The Pork Packing Of 1859.
Although the pork packing lor this seasoa is
not Jet finished, still re give statement of
the busiuess up to date. Tae low stock Of pro-
visions in the West during tho summer, render
ed the market yerY quiet and inactive. There
YVES. however, quite speculative anxiety nbout
the hog crop, and at early da.c sales for future
delivery we're mado both here fnd elsewhere.
On account Of the hog cholera in Kentucky aad
Indiana, the Louisville spectators went
into the market. under the Impression Of 4
"short crop" The first sale Of mess ro:k Of
| the season was made on the 2lst Of August, at
| $l4 per barrel for esrly So7ember delivery, 1
| sale Of land Was also made oo the same day for
the gaus delivery ct We. Nothing of import.
! aacs Was do1e after this until TIC 4:h Of Sept.
wheu 2.oeo bbls. OF Mess Pork were sold at
| $l450, for December, Ianu.ry and February
delivery considered ut :he time an outside
figure, as the general impression was thst lover
prices would prevail. Oa the 18Th Of the SANE
month, prime lard sold a. | @: for November
delivery. About the o3l o! september, another
sale Of 1000 bbls, mess pork VAS made for De
eember, January ard February delivery at
$14 50, ard for March and April delivery ct SIS.
In October the feeling was not quite 80 buoysot,
and with the exception Of . fer sales Of mess
pork at tl425@l4 50 for winter delivery, at
sellers option. there were no Transactions.
In the first week IN November there were
several thousand barrels mess pork sold for de-
livery all the seasou, at sellers option, At
III 50; and ! 900 bbls. deliverable in Aixau-
kee in January at the same price. During this
week, one OF oa7 heaviest packers zold s!l his
seaaon's rendering Of lard at 91H5c.- considered
d: the ti1ne an excellent sale. The scarcity CT
packages this month Compelled some Of cur
packers to put their pork into hulk meats. Dur
ing the latter part of this month the market got
quite excited, aud salcs Of several Thousand
barrels mess pork for future delivery we're made
ut SIS, deliverable here and at Milwaukee.
Sales Of prime lard were al: made en- the game
da:e ut 81 50 per 100 lbs. In the last week Of
November, mesa pork was held at $3.50 for
January and February delivery, with sales Of
severn! thousand barrels ut $lG deliverable ct
Milwaukee in three months. There was q very
active inquiry for March and April delivery, but
holders we're not wiling to sell tor three months.
On the eth Of this month there we're / 900 bbls
lard sold at l0c, md on the following day, 5jv
tres at lo1s5c fer delivery OF the spot. Larse
balea OF bulk meats were also made at 5ll@5.t
for shoulders, 7c for eidss, and &c for hams;
and green meats ut Axe for shoulders, di1jc ior
sides, and &c tor hama
December opened still more buoyans. O1
1he 81 inst. 900 bbls prime lard were sold to
st. Louis parties, deliverable here At .011c on
the spot, and On the 5!h. 900 bbls ut lv55:c,
same delivery. This excitement in lard WAS
occasioned By a settled conviction based On re-
turns from all the packing polnts-that the hog
crop was lardiug badly, and that, surprising she
crop TO be long," 81 the Cincinnati men per.
sisted in asserting, the yield Of lard would be
deficient On the sth inst. news was received |
here Of sale Of 1000 trcs prime lard at lie,
deliverable at various packing points in the 1li
nois, Mississippi and Missouri Rirers-uhich
caused holders to advance their views 10 the
same f3ure-at whish, however, ihere were nc
buyers in this market Ness pork in the frs.
week in December was held without buyers at
$l7 some sales hare been made at $l6a5@
SIS 50 on the spot. 0a the 9:a. however. 4 de-
cline took place in Cinclnnati-Sew York wss
dull, and this market remaiued dull aud inactive
for ten or twelve days, during which time souae
saies Of mess pork were made deliverable st
Milwaukee st <l5Gi5ko. On the 10th, how
ever. an improvement took place in the markets |
ali over the United S'ates, and from tha: date
rear the close Of the year there were few trans
actioos-holders asking fl6. .5o3i7 90 tor mess
pork, aad 1lGlllkkc for lard with no "a1iety TO
sell
The sr2,,,- ~e uvgs Ell the season IVES good,
but they were much lighter than usual, On nc
count OF the sual. crop Of corn-f2rmers send.
ing them to market half fas.ened. Tie feeling
IN the market at the opening was weak, and like
provisions, tended downward. On tie lst of |
November hogs so!d ut 4 to 10 gross, coztin-
uing dull for several dsys, With decline Of 20
to 50, On these figures Aoou. the oo:h Of No.
yember, however, this market followed that of
Cincinnati and Louisville, aad an advance was
HQiCI C1l%4uQE4 Aut!l uQR3 IelCQeQ |
IN tbs 10th of D=cember IS to 5. 20 gross. aad
81 Is to $50 for dressed From this da:e, how
:ver. reaction took place. and the market &C.
:lined daily to the 18th, when live hogs sold at
Il IS to 500 gross, aud dressed at Is 50 to 500.
Since then, however, the market has been 6rm.
II, and daily improvement las taken plsce,
he closing prices on the SCH being ss.7o to
IS for live, srd 1910 to 6,o5 for dress.d-
About The end Of EoEeuhe:, buyers t-on
snd Cincinnati made ta...,. into Iii.
lois, bs5iDg all the hogs II ts.sy could touch with
'Afety, a-5 'unnia; mem Of South. This, how
:SsF' e-Sspeedily stopped By the advance which
o:lowed in this Market
Some Of our packers commenced winter pack.
ng in the last week Of O:tobes. butthe majority
lid not commence fairly until tbe 1s& Of SoTem.
Ter. A the season il no. Jet closed, We cannot
'setend to give the exact figures Of the packing.
'hc following, howsser, is the information fur
'iahed By the rarioua packers, cp to the 2sth
December:
No. q HeG, FacleI foo~ .Sor. ! "a D~,.s, l4a.