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, 1859-01-01

4nspeehoa in sscoud Jsar after being n.ctaa
~ sfail mors ctsazly in favor Of Nov York
1os tnird Inspection after heiug packed ih-.a'
1oafs. II decidedly In tavor OF Nav York aal, IN
ss~y ra.pAat '"'s ~
Rs.ult Of ths inspection Aug. u. ,hr.. var,
West, Flortda: - Asy
FORK fAckKo WITH 121 TORE A:1
and lean ntEe r-aIr: h n nsn, ~ Of :at
& Is, d e ss.. Ss<s ssI
c.5t,5 3515. 3 sG e, fs.a afs u,
ader he best h.i !. u po. 20'h Men con.
FORK r4cxkD VIII 7r.xs III txofttY
Pork ra:her son Bright .ed-oahe.Itby y-,, ,r.
nss , r. ns sds o. onen'ns Sour bso1e and aser so1e
Inclined to separate. Not good pork. aao ''ao
Mort Nou!trie. South Cazolius, 1t ,smo ds,.
the Board Of E1amipers decidec tbat 4a,y: s@',:
packed with Now York salt was 4upers,r~hIp',s pvse
color. drner and sweeter thso the oihs. ssS.
alter boiling. 4''
Iae Increase in our shipments ossr tho ,,,,
yea- is over loo, 900 barrels, DpriDR tbs ys,,
sh2at reduction h4a been made on the tariff
Tor salt On soma Of the railroads leading West,
aud this has, doubtless, contributed .ovards thu
increase, Al the ~hols valley at the Missis.
slppl 1s now open To ~, railroad coupsuie, sud
c1nal trustees will Ind it for their iuterest to
make The freight on all such articles of trade .s
coma IL competition With ST. I.1uit. ID low AZ
poss!b:e.
Ine 10" rates Of freight GU tae !4Ses duric-
'as Pas. y.z=, aas -s2.7ibu.ed much toward, ,bs
Income IN our receipts Dlrips the sst rear.
laotto bushels salt hlEe been shipped from
Buffalo. aud 500 DtD hnah.f. f-n,, n ,
, 1859-01-01

Tse market tor beef cattle oFenedi in Janua1y.
ls557s, with = good demand; cut he quality
which came in uas generally poor, and it
! neither for shipment nor for laughtering for
city Use. On the 9Th inst some good h:a--.
averaging 100 Us, were sold 1t -.
aud throughout The month ~.s,' s' ,'.s
were sold st Il g7es. III, m.,t,t !, I.,,.-~
s.osee WA - improvement in the quality Of
'ae ale, Mt range Of g. 50 to 1915 groa..
!, Owing TO the mild weather 1t the close Of
January and beginning Of February several
packers we're induced 70 commence operations
The quality Of tbs cattle which came il wsa
much better than IN any p.evions yesr in the
saue ronth-the stock growers in tho interior
having iatsened their cattle throughout the win
ter with corn This gave greater activity to the
market than usual ct this season Of the year.
md under competition between shippers and
packers prices of good cattle advanced-oponing
At IS to 1855 and closing 1t e. 50 TO $373 g1uss
for packing CT shipping csttlo-extra fat steers
were sold It Il sroas- The New Tosk market
during this mouth VAS also huoJant-
In March, the receipts continued heavy. aid
ths demand was active 0a the ID Of March, =
INT drove, from Pike Comfy, ILL.,, xas sold 1t
ss5o-&. gsoss; and throughout tho month,
prices continued about The RENO ran8e for good
packing and shipping steess- Towards the close
Of the month, packers commenced to make bar
rel beef, and purchased only moderately fat
cattle, enabling the shippers to take hold,
which, however, it WAS difficult to do, in the
face of falling market in New Tork.
, 1859-01-01
Total, 24l.7:l 1,:,s:1 - I'll
In1"rifiss EAcriJ,t. lHI Shipment. II Hides J,r


No city in the West, or indeed anywhere in
the United States ont Of Sen York pretends
to compete with Chicago IS q Live Stock
Market The stock growing country BY which
We ara surrounded, and the taciAties which
Chicago posseases for receiving. pasturirg, snd
shipping to New York, Boston, Ind Philadel-
phia, attracts hisher large amount of capital
for Investment in cattle and hogs No city in
the United States has daily cattle market but
Chicago. Every day the trains from the broad
and fertile prairiss Of illinois and lows arrive
with lnrge numbers Of cattle. hogs, aud sheep
with occasional drores from Te1as-whch are
generally sold Us sooa Al they arrive, aud ship
ped East; or, 1.-THE owner desires it, they may
be driven out on the p7alres 10 Craze and fat
ten, wh1la waiting far more desirable tine 10
sell
ly the tables which follow it will be seen tha.
the receipts Of beef cattle by railway loo. up
lis, Isl head, against IS, ,524 in ls51-an increase
Of .o.ia7 head in ons year. The shipments By
railway show that VIC have exported As, l49 head,
against IS 5e44 head in 1851.
Tho trade in live hogs has al.o increased 10 a
great exteat during the past year. The receipt,
from Jan. l, 1858, to Dee. 50. 1853, foo. up
424, llo, against EOS, ,so2 during 1857. The ship
nea:s 9! lire hogs are 1z3. .55l, against l10.03o
in 1s51-shoHing tha. We hare packed Nd or
used up otherwise no less than e7o. SCI lira hoo.
during the year.
, 1859-01-01

The receipts Of grass seed durln., tn, ll-t year
exceed those Of Isl. ly ,j4i,9 ~. It's anl the
shipments at'"at the s1alc. The crop Of timothy
during the pr,t year WAS arv. anu "f 'osl qus'i'
y BIT then (.4 keen sEea. stlzcity 1T clover,
The market iur tin 'thy opened i'll January
la@s, At fliuu1l - per bnslsel hut declined dur
lux tile cour>' Of tue month .v sl-5uctl ~. !,
and pElers advanced to 81 d2ae1l il. at whivl,
They remained HEln til! about the middle u March,
wlen it fell again to $ljuttl 6.4 -Ic,!iael
.aphiiy till tin end If thu month anu cto-rd at
81 J'4.l .3'4. III April the market declined tn
II .'As 1.:'o. aal few priuls lots :l.37t Ia MAy
there w4a very little dime, au tile market v;4%
nn1ninal aa'l quiet i: 5l.114e l-1l, A. Hhcl, il
remained Until september, when tho ua1kS,
"pcned a. 5l,7N3L4D per misunderstanding At
slEtelIO. III October the m4rkct bcca1Ls
bunyau!. anil alyauRl utmost Iai.y till the end
OF the nuatt. wheni. clo-el 4: 81 ~ per ha,hei'
During the fir, twekc or fourteen days in NJ.
yenlbtE, the market advance. to sl.>', but ds-
clned III the latter :,lr: If The nau.h to II ~
Ia December, however, the market revived uns..r
light receipts and good acln4n'! 10 $l.t04tl rs.
Al which tho m21irt closed. !
Thcr. his been little Or no cinver ,erJ in HE
nllskct during tic past ISL. \ few choc. ,ar.
celia were sold II 3i.ss5-
The following L4bles show :hr ,r:..pt AMI
shipments u IEas+ SEED during the past fnur
years With the sources nf supply AMI t1s ra'e~
by Which It Wis exported:
, 1859-01-01

At $40 arotx. Uo to tb. ,5,b ~. P....
buyers had it Ill their own Wv. q, n. 1ath
an improvement took place in .hs nr;ce y, ,,s,.
beef in the New York market and hi, ;ndr..d
the packers 10 oreeommence opera,;aos and 5,.
s1ng Tho balsnca of tho month, tas ma.ks. vs.
oaoJanf, At an advance Of about 2sc tn sno far
fas steers.
In May, the packers vera not in tie ma,tet
and on account Of decline in New York N.
"aFAe' opened dull Towards the middle of
mo month"; howaser, there va. good Shipping
demand; aod st tas close. = slight advance vaa
eS'aoNened. On the 2ssh, W. 6nd sale of IL
neAo' averaging ITS lha-, At Is so; and II
neaa' averaging 1l5s lbs.. 1t &3.so-at which
nsa'. 'ne oAfxes Closed
- 'one 'oe market "sa brisk, aad the prices
pau ~ 'oe elose OF May we're we'll sustained to
eoou. 'ne l1''er pun OF the mouth, when the
LUX n1sAe' declined 4 to nc, which had
~ .eaues 'nls marcel dnll aud languld
e'o7"'" LUZ Ordinary To good cat~
% " o'o'es7' 1a1aef tnan sell here, or
oa'p' =. LIE usu'ea ruling mere and IN Ser
~ o'o'e ''e's easue CUT on soe pralr'es, aud
0'o"eo 'oeo ~ 1eeo toese ontll the markets
"e1e tnose l27osao!e. O7e droTeF sent his cat.
&c ~ Sosnp4sn county
~ 'a''' -'e" ofk suffered still further de,
s4's@~1n= fao1e oe1nR - eosseo throughout
.o' ao2'a-sao extremely dull eFen At these
~" 0SoFe- " course THIS had correspond.
'as enes' Oh '11s nafkes' which "as pretty vel
ese~Aeo, "oo osatnasJ 10 good cattle Eold At
e-'" o1f'se 'oo ias' week OF the month. how
e'e'' .n' fe7e'p'' oao 1@l'en on TO such degree
, 1859-01-01
Hides.

Ft~ Branches Of trade l4Yc Increased with
such rapIGitg as this. Oar hide AMI leather in.
tercs: is how vegy extensive, and large amour:
ot capital Is annually invested in the business.
As will be se-n below, tue receipts Of hides dur
ius the PAS: year amounts to 39S,s22 in number
asa.st l7l,7'7o in ls5'. Tue shipments are o57,-
SIS against IL, l04 in 1857,
The lile market Juriu5 the pas. yeac has
been very active. lii January the price Of green
hides VAS S;44Q411c. aud dry dnt s9oc per ID.
In February tia prices were about tue same. Io
March, however, tue market advanced lG22c,
aud tended upwards each month to September
and Octobar, when green hides were 79sc and
dry fliat l5Glj.c, and IN some instances, lGc.
Since then prices hare been Irregular, varying
). itom l+gilj1c for dry flint.
Tue following table shows the receipts and
Shipments Of ai'!ts dusiug the past tuo ycars -
Rtc.is:t aal Shipments ~ HlesJer 7so Itark
, 1859-01-01

Pork Packing Of 1873,

When Te published our last snnual re7lew,
| We were just in the middle Of the pork packing
season of 1857 S. end could not then give any
] definite idea of its extent.
| In the month Of September, 1871, there WIS
| fair disposition among operators aad owing to
1he prospect Of late hog crop. contracts were
made for lhe lato deliyery of hors at ~ net !;
but in October the failure Of the Ohio Trust
| Company. followed by general monetary crisis
all over the country. checked onerat1ons- and
packers we're not au1iou, to make contract. at
anv figure. before eeeipg their yay mo,e clearly
| for the future. In Octoher mess nort Eas cE.r.
cd mt &1s for fntnre Il ,;verr. bpt ,hera wer- nm
buyera at that fcure Al the c,ose ,f tho rnontb
hovrrer hcc, we're so,d ~ ~ 5o6}k75 no, and
noclure comma,ced o,aro,;,o in oraar IN nm
r,lv The 1ake Snnpr;or rro,on-tha o,d stcck of
mao. no,r hs;ao an+;..1r a-to,e+ed for hi.
.,,naaa ..u U.s., 49, vax so,a - 90, ..kh1
-.:,. = Ty 49,:
80. 14'et - .s ~. :,.,N.o.s,. s
~. ~ - a.;.. Ts;o t.z
t..,a tsuao,s.n :. oa;.;+n aoaa,;oaod :. :.
,,a.,. ;,ar.ad;a,a aar,.na sad d;a ,,4 .on-
.;a.. H.. ~. oo.h 80 ~. '.,h.. 49,. 49,. -
jxr
.,.out ,ho ,..;,n;+os - varorn,,o. .ho ,,or
,,o,s.,s If c;nc;nn,,; oa, G. 1n,;s ,ras ,.a,a
,,u,r, do,,.,..oJ a,a.. 80 in,ro.d +t,on ho1, n,
t,oor .o1,1 T., H.. f,n,.r ,,,,o ~ ~.
1,t,.r ,,,,a =. e. ~, .;h;,o :. ,.;. -. 49,
.,,.,o ,,,to t,,,. 80. -, - -: =. ~ .t....
H., oo,, or ,,';. ,,o,,,, I'M 49, e
.,,,to c,,,,,7.,,, ,,a.,... -. .1.--
,,,t.- ,or, - ,,,;.' ,,,,,',,. ~ ',...
o,;.s, .e w. .o7' ~"
~ ~ i.. ,s. I1' 'As r'su,
,~1,, a~s 80 1,ss' "0" ''e
co,nc in n,,,c frca,, ,n1 tho ,n,,,.t 1.c,sos ~
<a;oto2-, c,,... III. ,r,.,.o. ,an.;,,,;.,. ,.,,,
,n,1 ,1r,outnr nh the ,non,l, p,a,;.;,,n, rho~na
4hc s,mc ,,,wnw,r1 ra,drnc, a. bo,. o,a - t,,o
~, 1,r,,.r ,,e.. ,.:o1,,,t -, orJ ,,r;a. 49,,
or,,, IL. 7o,l -, 81, .I,>n, H.. 1,,,. oon
uaou,3.r. and :, m, ,',,,. -o,, ~, ,u- >,
.o,,,, ., ..n.,- =. so ~ - v"
J,,r,rv 1s5s o,ana, ,r;,,, -, ;,.,.,o. =,
borv ,,r;,c r., ,e,;ra co,,re,;,;or ,ta,-o -,
,sr, mi, ,,,c,:,. h,, - ,,r,naa1 o,aaa ,1.-,r =
oh,,. tha o,,h ,.kon ,,o1, s>-,, =. - ~, :,
c,,ss ,n, :. ca e. ,-..a:,
howor., ,.a. ,,,to- ,,,;. r'
s"',>' u''ot'A'<s' 'A47 'AousA Aoous
"e Isl se'eln sa'es were madc a. 81 10 1.ao,
aua vi 'ne 4o'A ooo oo47 were so1o LOT une ILL
@''.A" 49, nv =. 80 'o' .ef'a asl''eE'''
~ 49, o@I'''. @.''n.e "as e>'4AAAsnei
'A 49,. 10y soe i. - ~ 7--' s'oss 1of me-
a4'u ', o'A- ,'' o'sseo-oo '0flo'eA.sn' con
=. :. '.ss :. ~. ns' 49, %"'o 'o' a'es'eu
k4s Il
, 1859-01-01

Besides the ab1rc we have received large
number which were driven in on foot, Of which
We hare 10 record.
The receipts Of cattle, With tie sources Of our
supply, will bs found IN the following table |.
will BE- seen thst the counties shsough which The
Chieugo. Burlington Qaincr acd the Chicago,
stock supplying regions:
Eett5tt If Cutie for Tuo II.,rx AMI Su,,.x ,t
, 1859-01-01

totA..................l.& Q,@ 41k&1n
The valuation above given il only for the
buildings and fitting up. The valua Of the real
es.ate occupied would amount to over one mil
Lion dollars. Not less than thirty oere. Of
ground is used in yardine, slaughtering, stor.
ing, etc.
, 1859-01-01

as considerable il'rsssf il manifested By pro-
'Aa'o" n1ea' IA n the ",ha.:nes aal the +en.,}':
o' LIE hog crop Of 1!izois, NE append tie follow
ing statement:
Received At rL:e.zo 1--we aaa Dressed, t7o;,A APRIL
~ 1T; "a 31*s pc. 1s:s i n
H's: .:ippel EA: b, L. ~ n r vi Teirdo .i3;r
1I"ss :. Dpei Hi i; il i; u, Ill.
ooss .!.o?: ty e +: H1:s:e a:ld -A.tH EA.~t5.
3*.t4
We have not been lie IN learn how maay hegs
were shipped out Of the s,s.o- Iy sI'e Ohio AID
Mississippi Railway. nor how many Eayc lecn
taken d'wn tie Mississippi E.vez.
lh' total pnub-r ii hoes received at..C!.:ta;o,
tFom the Is; ef April ~ the 2l~t Ut December.
1857. Wis a ou 1sp,0t0. aud the uumlxr shipped
t~ss: by tie ,et Cut-o, i'll that year, was 20 100.
SALT.
Few vi OF. Tc41ess ART aware u: tic iinn,:.4ale
which tue sa!t trade OF Chlca:o las Assumed DUR
ing The ra.t few years. Qne,ly, yet suv;y, has
grown ~ to the rank Of one of the tprenn>: and
most extensive branches Of our commerce.
Ut TIE early history Of the salt trade vi hare
been abb to s'el1 few iac:s, which MI iutcrst
and ut the SAME time inftru the public. Cu.il
within lev Years. the fe' ling WA strongly III
fastr of fnlesn silt, Md the whole- Valley Of the
Mississippi VIA supplied c.i!eay from St Louis
Even IL late ~ the year 1853, GIL bushels Of
,r,' 80, - t1c - az ~ 1'a
:,,,s t.,,o5 -, .,,, 10 -, nr 49, r., 80
!, .,r, -; f,,,;,,. 49,, -,
.,1,os,n. t.,,, 81. .-,,:< :.
49,, N''' - y ~
..>..! " saw
w. ~ ~e'' o''"' 4s ~ 'A'S e''' ''ae'
, 1859-01-01
Summer Poik-Packinc of 1853

In the winter OF 1s57-s. Aesars- Van B!unt l.
"atrou1, and AsssrE. Toby, Booth d Co. laid in
ice for the purpose of packing hogs during the
summer; and in the month OF May both firms
commenced packing, aad continued up to the
close Of sumner with the following result:
, 1859-01-01


The price OF mess beef during the past aeason
has ranged from $s@ll for mess to extra mess.
In September some sales we're made at IS per
hbl; but in October it advanced to {e@11, at
which Squire it remained quiet and nominal.
During the past month it has been cffared as
Low as IS per hbl
The following table shows the beef packing of
the paet eight years:
, 1859-01-01

The average weight OF the hogs cut By tho
packers was about $50 lbs.
Tbs following tables show the receipts and
shipnenta Of live and dressed hogs, number
hogs cut, prices Of mess pork, dreased hoes,
&c, during series OF years by seasons:
Eeceipts q H1s During 1se P1ckimq S&d&oa Of 1n6s
, 1859-01-01

The following table ahows the ah1Flnsnts Of
salt for Two years, with tho routes By which i.
was exported:
Sa'4"'<-5 u ,s,s ;t,r rxo Y,,~.
, 1859-01-01
GROCERIES.

sugar, N1Q11SSeS ana CCuCa.
Oa account o! 3 waa: CT classification ia tbs
various articles Of u,escA A4ad.s. in bills Of Ia.
dlak as catered q. III" Cus:1m House, il has
been impossible 10 tad out tte a;nouat Of su.
gar, mo.asses and coiIce, which haa arrlved here
IN previous yeAEs- This yeAr, however, WI have
obtained statemca: from lae various traus-
porsat;oa companies OF the au sunt .neJ brought
10 this poc: By lake darn, The year 1853. which.
a:cng with tho imports by canal aad railways Wa
give in 4 table below.
As the classification OF the abo.c items is not
known among cur railroad eompauiez, VI sse
uaab!o to give the amount shipped w have
seen figures, however, sufficient to justify Us in
the statement that Chicago hss during tho past
year become Formidable rival 10 81. Louls
all the river towns on the Mississippi above
Louis, and also throughou. Iowa. wherever
lines Of railroad lend.
The following is the tablo referred to above
I1u..}ks -. .t;rr--1s Jt,r i1A Far lE.e
1nrar Mpf,..+n r..H.~
, 1859-01-01

OF liye hogs in Chicago and Nav York during
the past yaAr:
, 1859-01-01

Rye.

The production II Rye iu tic Northwest SEEMS
10 pitg'esa slowly. The receipts OF Rye durir4;
the . nj yrer We're only 7n.pcl bushels, aguiuut
67.71l tushets .as previous year. With tho e1-
ctptoa ot Z 1G3 bushels which were shlrped by
Like, ii VAS I'LL ustd By Gistillers in tho city,
with the txceptiou Of what .ls now in store.
The following table shows the reoeipta for tive
yeate. with The Bourcea Of supply:
, 1859-01-01

Tbs toll on the Nav York Canals Eor salt ia
onl7 1c Ger Dbl. to Oswego, and g., to Buffalo.
IA New York S:.ta owns the Salt Spriuxa OF
Syracuse, it il its uodo7b:ed iateses. to 10 1er
the tolls on the eanaIs 50 ~ 10 euahl, dealers .o
bria2 salii from BasAc this p"rs st lower rates
than generally ruis when brought through the
Wctlana C4o1l.
Tta following t2*.e shows ID. prize. Of suit in
Chicago for four years:
, 1859-01-01

tekly Pr<ces At Oats IN fAtcdoo. Ne1' YORK ana

Tbs following table shcws the weekly prices
Of oa's in Chicago. New Tork aud Buffalo. du'
, 1859-01-01

Total Imports and Exports Of Flour aud
Grain
By tho table which fellows. it will BE- sren thAt
the total imports OF all kinds Of Grain ind Fcur
{redIcet to waea.} loot up IS 5a2 .GS5 lusbe,s,
or two millions more :hup 10 1851, anl only
s46.las uu-hels les ,h.n lhe receipts q. 1856:
3o'al Receipts q -Four a,.i Gr4in Jor fur years
ges,'. ~ T: u It ; t:;;s, 10 !: ::: a
Eli; 81 st%s Z: rs; !; 5; 81, 81! 81; III 4
7e,.........l; 21't;s . 9@,a:a iys.1 "a :s y ~
-Four ias.w~t. !.':aio lt:4ea' i:S'.r7o :ts..s's
To d..,..,so4si.:oa .at;4 ri :-53,:eo .,..E.,la
The fullu~'aX ,4ulc sho~s tbs sni;uru,s OF
all kuds ot Gsuu and FIour for the past four
years. The sh; merits Of 1883 excsr I'd those Of
ASST By d friction ever two m,Iiitn bushels:
'pm<''ts' tt~'' f,;. e s,"t" FOR he ,'s: foar
ssn sa..., \; i. s!;;;s 81; IS: +:
p2at..>....'. ,t -. y. i.oi4 e: 4la's l.tss +.
S.f,;:::: t.; :: ::S: i :: pS u ,,~s ,.;.S;s s;'
TIL, s: j! /; T. 'ia s = 'ssi II iss
9o:.l...... lI1so 81 =-3ssa i ~ 2..G;,tz
TOTAL Exports OF Flour and Grain from
Lake Michigan Ports.
The f,llow'1x table showA the ,o,ul shipments
OF Gtain end Flour from Lake Michigan potts
daring the pnst year:
sxa' Gp"'' q Tour cd G,at' from znx A,ta;co.
po, %ht4F:r c,rn oa. du;f aH' u. 7o..4
o9ts:ss :4,es!: IT.; u eee: 9 u
! el1e -!.: 't2rs'o s,e:a h:1=s 5l.sis {.O1so@ .
erpu &tts3 Ep4,.m - e 90 EnIn1. 56rn
Total ....l771z1oo 1Ess4.5 :x4sN sELs = t1a 3S3
, 1859-01-01
:ece'!'Es II C4taie for. 7U? lts,rx ia1 Sm,ttx "

The shipEeuts Of cstIte, with the fou,ts Of
transportation, will be found Ia the following
table:
Stip1!tats u tu:ue ',r 7s1p Year. lstt H> SOURCE
, 1859-01-01
Tal1ow

DaFirs the past year the great bulk Of the tai.
low shipped from this port has been sent to Cana
da-tlle Coilinswoo1 line alone having cau1ed
1900 barrels. Tue to:al shipments east, as given
by the Michigan Central and Michigan Southern
Railways and by the Custom House hooks ars rs
follows:
stie G.ns. 4 4.
- 4A' 4,'S
Total q,
The figures Is given by Like are undoubtedly
deticent--a large amount being probably shipped
nuler the bead Of Provisions OF some other
general title.
Tue following tsble shows the prices Of iaov
Oh tue first 0: each month during the past two
Team:
, 1859-01-01

salt
ChlcsHo. august 2lss, lsoo.
~ =, .U, ~, W. s my mnh
pArAxo1u 1u1x hi,A - ro,t
VIA swAH-urz-rucz his u max.
~. , a-., ~ ~ = marx
And svelye other.
{Wituesa> L. Rice.
s""ness' H. u. draper.
~ 4sS' IT. oeese' oooah' All tne SAT- IN 'ae
"asAe'' aoa alfes navigation closed hne salt
300 a. - per DBL
"a 1913. On ACCOUNT ot 10" ~a'e9 The Illinois
aoo a'as's''pp' rivers. toese was scarcity OF
ea't oo'o acre soo a'' a4ooR me western rivers
1eao's came III Tue way from ~.!e1a' aod
ooose' syracuse sas' nsss ~ <lo Per Dol. the
pr'ce has1oR advanced from <25o. That year
, 1859-01-01

Total. ~ 81 6~.'W - ~ s7:ll iG.QI
T.lu following ,~s the pr.ces Of Eye in thus
market on the 1st day Of cach month !or live
, 1859-01-01

Net Prices Of Etet for -Four Ieur..
septr % .ss9Sso s% .s,gs;:o, .s.sS IS M
Soy.T. a0 65J 5.5} III, 3W @ S.v9 39 3:Sn IS 5.S}
Dec'r.... 6,So 7.uo 5.vj SIS ivo 3.uJ 3.5j 6,o.
The following tab!s shows the value Of ,he
beef packing in Chicago during the past sea
EDn.
, 1859-01-01
Hogs.

Hogs.
The following table aaows the receipts Aad
ahipments Of lire hogs daring the past year:
Monthly Eecefpts d,d .Ntprn<afs os -Hacs ty Lufs
u1d Rdi.tody pr lk3A
, 1859-01-01

Tho lol!ovlrs t1ble taows the plces q salt
in chicago Oh ths Is. OF each monsl during the
pat three years:
l.:':><* e 81: -evr 1.:.Jt- Etat
, 1859-01-01

i Tie toll orlpg table shows the net prices Of
beef cattle during the past four packing Sea.
sops:
, 1859-01-01

Tol......lt.3; a1,Ii .ul T.. l.. ~ :s.G.9 a.4-i
1ac sa:pnleuss ol -lley, Win the r.ute, S1Ii
be tuuEd IN The fufluw. cg t4be:
, 1859-01-01

Ttsat .....lj Iii IN ~ wi Si lG;54 las 1tfs ri
klo1, Ilto Whe4t e.G3 u-, vi -:E2 Az 7 III los
Gc:d.-.... 1Gt:3 81 "a 81 Il. II b. s.Gs5 ltt
, 1859-01-01

l52 Dry Hidcs-wtis sh,ug l $50 lbs.
Beiug marked and numbered as in the margin,
md TO be delivered at tue Port If Detroit ,n like
4opd Older. uhe dangers Of the Likes aud Eiye1s
're1tgHed3 unto cous,Eutes or to ,hcir us>,gnecs
G-te u thcy paying freight, At 49, per Dbl. ulk.
In, witness Whereof, the master OF said vessel
haih' uf6'mcd to tNo bills Of ladiug, Ill Of tLis
tenor and date. pne Of Which to IL accomplished
the other to stand void. !oaS S7EwAEr.
Datsd, Chicago, April II, 1885"
In 1854 IS, Gurdon s. Hubbard commenced
packing hogs in the old "Dank building" cor
ner Of Lasa11e and Lake streets. The number
packed By him that year xas 5000, and they
came from 1t, Clair Co., Vernillion Co.. and
from tha Waoash Valley, He slaughtered them
On the South Branch Of The river, and had them
cut in his OWL house, {as above ssated). Tte
hogs cost him &292,50 net. Being disappointed
IN getting barrels. he had to put up the pork
into bulk sides i'll spring, when he procured
barrels FROM Clevelsud at Il. and had the pork
packed In 1887 IS, Ar. Hubbard CO meneed
again TO pack pork in his own house on the
north side Of kiozis ssrret. near Rush street
bridge: That season hs slaughtered and packed
about L COO hogs the most (which he put up
into ness pork-psrin8 Il 80 10 800 net for &hs
ho9a. lnlsSs 50 .hs paot4d II, ,0oo hoga and in
1852 70, about the sans number tor hogs, and
1900 head Of csstle-all packed On kiazie street,
n 1s9 HI. hubbard built = house On South
, 1859-01-01

In the f4il Of 1854. Nr. D,!c slaughtered and
packed from three to tve hundred head Of cal.
tie Re cannot ind the exact ncmhsr) and abou.
l49a hogs. They were killed mud cut in pack
!ok house erected by Mcssrs. Aewbrrry d Dole
on the South Branch Of the rirer. near where
packing every season up to ls49.
In looking over Nr. Dole's books, We find
contract brtxrcn Newbery & Dole and duncan
d Morrison OF Mclean county, ILLINOIS, for 225u
hogs, at u 50 net The hogs 10 average $50 los
net-aud tie following conditions vera altach-
cd: Morrison d Duncan were to receive 1c per ID
extra tor es! tbev averaged over 13o lbs and .hey
we're 10 deduct It per ID for oil they averaged
under l5o fewberry i Dole not being bound
to receive them Ct all unless they averaged 100
lbs. We Also found anosher contract made in
1865 between Nrwbcrrs l. Dale lnd Ebert Dick.
iusou Of Mclean Co., ILL.,, Ter l5o head Of cattle
10 be delivered ia July, aud 200 head to be de-
lirered ID 0etober It s. ~ tel-the cattle to
Average $40 lps nri This first LOT Of cattle. we
a1e Informed wcs for the Indian payment, and
the latter for packing. Among the ssase papers
We fo1ad the first bill of lading for beef ever
made cut in Chicago. Here it is:
'sbippcd in gnod oder ard we'll conditioned,
ny Srwbe1fy l. D.,lr, On board lue schooner
called NAPOLEON. Nil rvot is ulas'tr tyr he prle-
ent voyage. JouE STEWART, HOW lying in lhc
Por' OF Chicago, and bouud ior Dst.uit--T0 suy:
Q NcHberry, Detroit.
Isl btls. i;ett.