, 1859-11-17
The Hog aud Provision Tfode.

The hog market opened firm ,his morning,
and about 1000 head sold at $5.s5@GUU. The
purchasers, at the outside figures, however, had
contracts either ior hogs or pieces to fill, aud
werc compelled to do the best they could under
The circumstances. Outside Of these parties,
there was no disposition 10 par over Sj.1:. and
regular dealers did not feel comfortable. even at
that figure. The market ciosed with so.ue lots
held abore $5.75 left over, aud sellers pret.
y free ut that price for delivery The ls.ter part
Of the week. The receipts Today comprised
nbout 1000 head Near 10000 head have been
packed 70 4ar-not many. in the pms this ere
hl'g. The weather continued quite favorable
to-day, but at present writing. it is moderAting,
with tile wind from the southeast. In provis-
ions the only sales heard Of we're $50 bbls urw
lMrd at nc, and $500 green hams ut StQ7ic.
Mess pork mag be quoted at *1s.5v for old new
is held ut SIS, but buyers do not care 10 talk
4bout trades At that price; first cost is said to
shoulders md sides.
From tie St. Louis Republican, 15th}
In hogs there is no change to note, and there
are very few offering. l. lot Of 400 to 500 head
sold on Saturday ut $4.15 aud IS per 100 lbs
the latter for those Of 900 lbs weight, and 24.75
for those Of less weight. Ashbrook Co., who
commenced killing on Saturday, slaughtered
about 500 head then and 6ooso 100 more to-day.
[from the Milwaukee Sentinel Of this n,oraing.]
In tho course of two or three weeks our
pork packers will he all in full operation
Already dressed hogs begin 10 come to mar
ket in considerable numbers, receipt during
the past week By lean and rail having ranged
from two to three hundred each day. Lust
year packing commenced abou. the middle Of
November. which was considered unusually
early, ind the number Of hogs packed, We be-
tiere, wa. some 1hir1y-six thousand head. It
IS not improbable that the packing here the pre-
sent season will largely exceed this number;
not that there are more hogs in the State, hui
because our packers will be .able to compete
successfully wiih Chicago and st. Louis for the
totore the pork packers Of this city bare labor
cd under the disadvantage Of having to ray
heavier freiehts on pork aud lard gong to the
Eastern markets, during The winter. than Chi.
cago packers, but now the Detroit i Milwaukee
Railway puts us on an equal footing with Chica-
20 il that respect, and Of course our dealers
will be able to pay As good prices as can be OBJ
tained anywhere else in the Vest
The following is a list Of our principal pack
ing houses:
LAr7oS l. plxkEn7oS, MnEs l. Anxorn,
EDWARD Ronpts, WV. 'YoCSo.
JOHNSON 4 uLAsrEp, T. G. Cole L Co.
Others may como into the field, but at pres
ent the above are the only houses We know Of
having intentions OF going into tue business
'~4Ee' nue AAF P!etty 1aIT prices nave 0een
paid fur what hogs hare come to market, IS e5
to &S.15 being the ruling figures for good sized
ones, and se are inclined to think that the mar-
ket will be rather tseady Throughout the season.
not probably undergoing the exciteucn.s and
reactions that characterized the business last
yeaz.
From ths y. i. Courier aud Enquire, 1t,h.l
Beef is now coming forward in large quanti-
ties, the arrivals for The pnst two weeks have
been from two to four Thousand barrels daily
That brought by the Erie Railroad is taken In
lighters from the ours at l'ie1mont, and from
thence to the Brooklyn Yards