Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-01-26

Making total supply for the year 1850 Of 2747,756
Deficiency compared with the supply for 'ss of 81 $40
opinion the country and the Eastern
shipments Of hogs would largely deficient but will
briefly restae them In the summer and fall of 1857 feersre
upon extraordinary prices hogs ready
slaughter and fed with this hope before them Contracts for
which gave unprecedented Stimulus the feeding The
crop proved the largest raised quantity but early fross
greatly injured the quality rendering the part OF the
J an iTD,Dss Drncti,n Refors oTrDe1cd bor,
ever terrible convuon Of 1857 overwhelmed all
the price hogs, instead Of being maintained the
relied upon by feeders, fell SIC for
good hogs this and the Cincinnati With this rightfu
decline in prices almost total destruction OF confidence
Feeers could only sell hogs ruinous loss and they
they had risk the OlvenCy Of their With these
alternatives before t-m feeders naturally cured largely dt
home, and home meats and
embarrassed the market throughout the year.
crop almost total faurethe price Of rmousy
high, and constantly tending upers holding enough
atten what stock should be led for the winter market and carry
the remainder through the winece Of hogs commencing
the inevitable result! simply and clearly that feeders would
bring their lust hog to the packing points The quality of the
hogs packed the large decrease in the average Conclu
sLVe on inns point Inc increase III inc Shipment OF i've hogs 70
New York during the spring. and fall Of 1855, doubling
that Of the traced with equal cearncs and
certainty Inc immense corn crop OF !oJ' very He oil which
fit any other than stock feeding, could lie
allowed the entire freedom cornfeId
the whole winter. In the spring these hogs all
the disastrous spring rains and hooSs destroying the prospects
the corn crops in thecorn region Of the West.
The hog cholera striking random hut destructive blows
first here and then there's alarming feeders in all sections The
result natural Ali hogs ready
Others
ward The result receipt of JS New York against
O the before In placing the receipts Of New York for
1859 the figures OF 1851 governed the following
siccraOns We have shown why feeders should sold
closely this winter and that they did so sell Having sold all
hogs that packers could induced receive including thousands
upon thousands that SHOULD and which, under oIinry
would have been packed
selling inaccessible regions 50 TO
20 bush and daily advancing, is pos IDLE that feeders
will aten their hogs for the spring markets, that
the shipments to the Eastern cities muck less exceed
the figures Of 1851!
Again il we'll known that large part Of the hogs taken to
distlIey slop fed have instituted inquiry
in regard to the number Of hogs feeding
TeS, compared with the We
US statement giving the figures for Il points the Illinois,
Mississippi and Missouri aggregate II,
90 for against 6UO in less We advised that the dis
tlleries Indiana will show though perhaps not so
large decrease. 1t is ceain that many stopped
will stop owing TO the unheard OF prices which selling
This is equally Of Ohio fully
the supply Of hogs for the year.
estimated by those best regard to the natter
that the number Of hogs sop in the region county
date last The parties estimate the Stop
this time in Eastern Ohio and Pennsylvania 5Oo against
&c., 900 At the date last The deficiency
oung hogs following cattle is also large The
will exceed onefourth of last year.
regard the extent Of the demand compared with
admitted that the consumption in the southern States viii is%
y EXCEED that of last which ever eore
known In regard to the consumption the
ern States to remem the PROSTATE on
ton Of all mining manufacturing shipping interests during
the larger part Of last and With present
uude form correct Conclusions Every SPINDLE every loom
now employed The furnaces and FORCES aud rolling mills and
cOileTies all at work.
The NUMBERING business from Maine Wisconsin is again in
full activity The old gold fields giving large returns as
New and productive and extensive have lust
been discovered which swell with UneNampe rdity the
worlds wethte basis OF prices emigration the Pixies
Peak gold region next spring great over
land Exodus California when golden CLEANS stirei
the souls Of enterprise all this realized before we can
estimate justly the probable Of demand coue
of prices Upon this point make predictions, leave
readers TO judge for themselves.
In regard to the supply Of Ls-d for 1858 1882 give the
following figures:
Decrease packing points shown by statement ss76s
OecIese for yield OF 200, 20 hogs country cu-e
~ lbs each, G,OOO,l 90
Decrease in hogs at Northern cities, say 494OOO 20 lbs
each, 9sso,eOO
Aggregate decrease in supply, 24g67,G6
In regard the probable demand, eau no reason why
it should at least reach that Of 1858 certain that the
stock of the world much smaller upon day Of Janu
1859, than the date in ls5
sumption must arise entirely from enhanced prices.
We have thus given views and
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