Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-12-03
specie.
The Hog Trade.
The Cincinnati Price Current of the Both ult has the follow
lg interesting article in regard to the Hog Trade.

The Cincinnati Price Current of the Both ult has the follow
Jog interesting article in regard to the Hog Trade.
growing speculative feeling pervaded from
day day. which has pushed prices above &C. The question
asked all hands what the Of ali this Various
answers given this question: variety
gneeT IT. all u which We think may be summed up 10 the
word speculation, based upon unbelievable something which,
supposed exists but of which have any
correct conception B. buys because is buying and buys
he A. and B. buying and the end Of the
chapter The Louisville in the first place. all
'bsr" and they circulated "long CROP far and wide,
while this cry Icing crop up
Falls City, they buying hogs short crop prices
through the country and the Madison mea following in their
wake They produced impression that there must be
thug behind thu and that strong game being
played and prices went up here and there and
ave demand for pork beginning in New York. and
large quantities sold short, and The plan to up
prices by creating an ilema demand for hogs find these
contracts The light receipts of hogs the Tast week makes
impression upon minds that the supply Of them after
all has een shd IS probably, shcr CROP and that there
will be- perhaps, short crop and this placed il connection
with the fact that some Kentucky dealers have been buying
the sy il called, and exchanging ominous mods and
and winks. pau5y, authenticity, these
minds OF dealers and which places them
diicult4s, making them dread being PORK
will much pork brought market last year, and
deem it extremely probable that the supply will exceed that Of
last year have heretofore stated to fifteen
Owing the failure Of the crop Wisconsin and
Of the northern Of Illinois and Iowa, upon
the Of fore part Of September have stated
i Sh WI o bp IT, anJit1 # o VIZ Vs t1
has etn Of much importance IN Tennessee owing to
red 70 some weeks ago there wi proba5ly b. falling OF n
one fourth, or perhaps but then whole
packed any year has been SMALL and the de
cienciss in the sections named viii compensated
in the hog region Of Kentucky Ohio Indiana, Illinois,
Missouri ard The ADJ all say the
will be late and shat large portion Of the crop will be
brought into market until January This not plausible
but perfectly logical because II vastly prof able to
eea corn to hogs At the present prices paid for pork than
sell the Rates paid for it, Is to 2jc bushe the fields
and te-ce the farmers will be anxious TO feed their hogs
long additional pound be added to their weight before
they sell them, simply because it vastly better and The
comps avsy few hogs which being brought Market
demonstrates the Of this Gea concusvey,
cent numbsr Of hogs tn. country make long crop,
the theory Of short Of pork simply consequent
scarcity Of logs, has been long exploded
The market closed buJysnt S66 30 for those averaging
90 o go BIS.
The receipts Of hogs this and comparatively for
previous up this date, stands follows:
Total this sessou. . ... 264