The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-18
The Hog Market.

The Hog Market.
The PoRK TRADE OF IowA.--The Dubu.
que Herald of the 3rd inst, has the fol-
lowing:
Tho Pork trade of Iowa is n very val,
liable one. In fact when the age of the
State and its population is taken iato
consideration, il is hard to beat. In 1858,
according to the census published by Ito
Herald few weeks since, the number of
Hogs sold was 33q,jSl. At 900 lbs. to
the Hog this amounted to 67,9lG, 200 lbs.
and sold for 81, OG9, 1879. Lee County stands
highest on the list, having sold 1884
Hogs. Des Moines stands, second SELL
ing 1854. Davis sold 1893; Wupollo,
l5,34S; Keokuk, 1913.
ST.. JosErIi, Mo-, Nov. I've hear a
good deal said about the opening of thu
Packing Season, but know OF no engage
merits from which the opening prices for
Pork can be guessed at. The season will
probably not open as early as usual,
though it is expected that the business
will be larger in amount than what was
done last season. 1t is expected that the
market will probably open in st. Louis
ut from 3 to 50 nett, and we notice that
the same is said of oEer Western mar
kcis.-3Hc UtSt.
The journal says of the prospect at
Springfield, Illinois
The packing business has not yet OPEN
ed in Springfield. Operations will begin
ms soon as tho weather becomes cool
enough. We heard of the following con-
tracts for early delivery on yesterday:
300 head to average 2l5 lbs 81 nett, de-
livcrcd: 200 ut 37ja4 nett, dividing on
200 lbs In relation to the number of
hogs for the market the general opinion
is that it will equal last years crop. The
hogs in this fegion will mostly be late,
and not much will bc done in the packing
line before the LIST of December.
\ small lot of good hogs has been sold
in Davenport, Iowa, at 4.25 per 100 lbs.
gross.
We have taken some pains to learn
with something like correctness, the
number ofhogs that will be fattened and
| sent to market from this county during
the packing season. The result of our
| inquiries lead us to the opinion that there
will be falling off Of one-thrd or some
thing more from the usual number
CWdqsHHc Democrat.
The farmers, who have the best means
Of asceltaining, say that the hog crop in
this county, the present year, will not be
over an average. Some Of them say that
| there will he no more than last year
1t is thought that the price will range
| from 81 to $50 per hundged nett Vim
ccEnGS fnd) fia-cHe 5h.
The business of slanghtcring hogs and
packing pork has commenced in earnest.
and the sales yards stock depots, and
Strengthening houses are very busy. Our
| - \
terday. They ranged from $50 to 425--
No stock was left over at tho yards-but
the arrivals eagerly picked up as soon as
yesterday were SIS dressed hogs, and L.
go live hogs by rail besides some by
Drove Ckicago Democrat 5h.
At Frankfort, (Ky.) packers are offer
ing 81, gross.
IIoos.--The Cincinnati Gazette of FRI
day says: ...
The weather changed to-day, and
slaughterers commenced killing hogs this
afternoon. The blocks will be brought
into requisition to morrow, and should
the temperature continue as at present,
the packing business will 90 forward
| without interruptions Besides the twelve
or fifteen Thousand head in the pens, con.
siderable numbers are in the vicinity,
and these will he brought forward as rap
idly as possible, so that business will not
be likely to stop for want of supplies!
The iavorbie temperature infused more
life into the trade and 600 head sold at
10 50a5G5 These may now be consider
ell the opening prices. The market
closed firm. Abou, 1000 head were re-
ceived to-day.