, 1859-01-22


Tbs Louisville CommtrciQ. Rtr.6p OF the 18th
contains detailed ttatenent o! the returns
from various packing points in the West. from
which it drnws the following retult and con-
cluBions:-
First-tSupp1y for The gear 1855.
Hors packed s. packing polnt, as per slate. o.. Nv
Hoss cured Il; race, moi Included IN t,aemeat
~" h5 teedrrs al hong. Which, upon exFe.m an .,.
q xssi Ssa ,1s aRs
How Teccsti snd coi.uusi in sai.
Baltimore. il!la jel hia aod Boston eAfi'AHf<h -.
II one.hAt the New ferk receipts say....... -'o."9
Making tot supply for the year l5a5 of....3.
Second Supply for tie gear 1854.
uoxs packed Ut packi- points statement.
Less decreased weight l3s 80
214.2s3
uoes cured a. places not inc!nied In statement
e. .ses !, ssasEs Il s4a
Hesss s.ass {; ss'sea se seS s, '>'
Meat Me7t 1 80 .irE M cnss:" wilch ,a.a, xe e.,
e. = I'll II hi ,t0'e' s. ~ ssd 1eicea a5d
Rsee'e e9e1 IL la laor; s:oa, md radepiiA
one.n4l: New ior 14ts:ce
M.ttoe total Ell ,ly ~ ,l- y,sr 1852 OF, aa::e
Deficiency Is cJcpascl "!'l The suptlS for las
In recent number of the ltritto We gaze, at
ZONE length the +taeoas for cur opinion that the
country curr aud toe Eastern shipments Of Hogs
would prove 50 largely deficient, but We Will
briefly restate them. In the summer and Fall
Of 1857, feeders relied upon extraordinary
pricex tor their Hogs ~heu ready Tor slaughter,
and fed with this hone before them. Contracts
for Winter delivery we're nude during this Pc
Rod nj ~ up 10 &c net, WHICH Raye an nnprece-
dented stimulus 10 the feeding The Corn crop
proved the largest ever raised in quantity. but
1eor orunsiy iniuraH the nfYfr ranHaF.
ing the larger part Of the crop uItt for 8ny pur-
pose xccp1 feeding stnck. and this, too, encour-
aged an lmmeDse production before packing
commenced, however, the terrible conyulsione
price of Hogs icstead Of being n.intein.d Mt
The enormous Yatce relied upon hT feeders fell
"a low 81 3S@tc net for good Hogs in this and the
Ciucinns,, MARKET Wit this triRhttni decline
in ,rices came IN almost total destruction OF
confidence. Feeders could ouly sell their Hogs
st ruiuous loss, aud If they brought them into
the packing points and packed on their own &C.
count they had to risk the solvency Of their
aRenta With these alternatives before them,
feeders naturally cured largely "at home" and
thus il vas tbat j" home cured' Bulk meats aud
Bacon embarrassed the markets throughout the
year.
But how different the courSc Of the markets this
season The Corn Crop, almost a total failure
the price Of corn enormously high md constantly
tending up-leclers not holding enough 10 tat1en
what stock should he tpl for The winter market
and carry remainder through the winter; price Of
Hogs commencing ut IS net mud steadily adv2nc-
ing to 81. What was the uaturll, tie inevitable
result Simpl, aud cleArty that the feeders would
bring their last lng to tie packing points! The
quality Of the Hogs packed, tic large decrease In
the average weight, IS c0uCluslsc OIL tlls point.
The INCREASE in tile shipments Of tivc Hogs 10 New
York. dusing tue spring, hc1nmcr and fall Of
1858, doubling that Of the previous year may be
traced with equal cleArne*a and certainty. The
immense corn cfop Of 1857, very little Of which
was 1T for any other use but ktock feeding, could
NOT be consumtd bv The hogs intended Tor the
winter market Of 81 u.d '5S. and stock hogs
were allowed the entire freedom Of fat cornhelda
the whole winter. Ia tue spring these hogs
were Ill IN tue co1dticn, many fAt and ready
for the knife At tais ju acture came the dsas.
tsous spring rlipA and foodE, destroying the
prospects OF the corn csops IN the corn region
Of the West TIE Hog Cnolers, too waA strk
ing random but destructive blows first here
then there, alarming feedera in al section4
Ths re8uit wHs mest naturnL All hogs ready
were at once sent t1 market. Others we're hur
ried into condition end then sent forward. Th,
result wss q receipt of b5l 900 hogs at New Tori
against 2s6. 900 the year before. In placing thl
1eeeipta OF New York for 1859 at the figures to
1857 We are governed by the following eonaid
have aold of closely this wlnter, and that the,
did 20 sell. Having sold all hogs that packer
could be induced TO receive, including Thousand
upoo thonaands that never should, and whic!
under ordinary circumstances never would hav,
been packed; With corn now selling in remot
and almost iDsoo4ssibls reRions st from 50 to 81
cent? per bushel, and daily advsuci19. ia il pos
sihls tbst feeders will fstssn their hops for III,
apsinQ CT syn.pr markeh Or tht. the sbinmapt