, 1859-10-10
TIE Corn Crop---TIse Pork Trade
t.- Prospcctfvt1y.


During tAe past week VIC hare received inior-
NATION from various localities, in the West, re.
1,arding The present state Of the Corn crop and
not little nbout Hogs. Without going into |
detail, we will give tue points ~ brief sum
the Corn crop is much better than was expected !
mouth ago. and, generally. speaking, is full
average, taking inlo consideration, the greater
breadth Of land planted. In light sandy soil.
however, it never recovered IRON tue elects OF
lhe drought in july, and in all such cases, the
yicl,l will not be oser hall an average, bht the
auanti,y Of such lau3 is small, nnd. consequent.
IL. the effect will not be felt. In Indiana, the
crop is excellent, aud in all the Wabash couu'
try, is unusually hcavy, tic eara being longer,
und better filed than usual. Indeed, ne hare
no comp1aints from upy portion Of that @ State;
4 rood rrop Of Wheat has been sown, andit
looks well.
IL l!lts.yis, except from few counties iu the
Surttcrn portion Of the State, where it WIS in
jured by }ost, the crop is fair, in many places
Is not We. fully matured. but the present weather
is ycry favorable, and a lnrgc quantity tbat It
wa. supposed would net mature before the
frost-s ould come, is now nearly out of danger,
and generally exceeds 1hs expectations OF the
/ farmer.
in Iowa, there is considerable variety in The
/ crop; 10 tie norttcrn portion Of the State VIC
hear Of the injury done by the trost ahnut tue
| Isl Of Sep.eniber, md some represent it se-
rieus, whilst o.hera say It was bu. slight. as The
stalks and ears were not injured, only the Iearea
| We haze not heard from this State fully enough
"a vet 50 as to be abe to speak Of the crop very
definitely.
| Ia Missouri, tue crop il pretty good; though
like Iowa. We hare not heard from manr points
In Ken1ucky. the crop il represented 4 fair
average. md is fully ma'ured, the quality being
In Virginia the corn crop, ne learn. is par
till tailuie e. aud not oyer two thirds oflust years
We hare no very definite adsices from Ten
uessee, but from w,at we hare, our impression
Is the crop is moderately good, though in some
places it is short, consequent upon tho drought.
In all the places .yc heard from, hogs are be-
lug generally fed with great care and Industry,
au1 It is exceedingly difficult tn purchase stock
hogs. showing that the owners feel satisfied they
are fully able 10 feed oil they have. The re-
| verso was the case at this time las: year. In
many places thc farmers hare been feeding with
the green corn sincc the LIST Of September.
Iu some par.s Of Indiana stock hogs art scarce
and in demand, as high aa 43e gross hasing
teen paid for them. There seems to be no
tracts being made, The impression IS general
,:th the farmers that they will obtaining prices
for their hogs, but oil those who went in 50
freely last f4il are nov holding of. The iulica-
lions are that the number uf hogs brought to
market will be IS great Us last year. md that
| their condition will be far better.
in thix market there hare been no contracts
,aade, 50 far as We have heard, though there are
LuJers for November at 1876 and We under
stand that one party offers So, bus it's generally
supposed that tlles waut them 10 Gil those cou-
tracts made at <e.s5 to G1s last season, for de-
livery the coming November. The present nc.
tive demand for bacon, and baroness of the mar
kct Of Hama, together with those contracts. it
| is supposed, will make the market open high,
! probALly SC, tnany think, but the greater ms
jority Of dealers are determined to held back
uu,ii prices rule 1t safer point and this puiat
:. | is fixed IN their minds ut s. " tneTeabouts.