Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-12-21

,aako s8AADkIl9s IN fO6K. - II /
ANsy Ksrk coerSPsedsnI, n his lst1or ts
ths cin6in3sa Price cnffsnt, gives the follow
ing graphic description q the way thoes who
ss7Pbls s.P M in pssvissss 'sasrsR Tor fan 70 sasnP
Is - ssssss susssuary 70 buy and sen
poEk, Of sbnffaet for futufs delivery, :, ~. thi1
y eeyrisd tess grsetsa sxtsntas ffsquspNy 70
pfo4uce froAt Au61uatfone II thU ma3kht III,
for finstanees = Party kAs iarss contraes to ds-
liver q ssatse'ssPtioas hs'okoesss tine when
ne nsss:s ;s !: veal ssd Rsisss 4, ,s,l.r
especially fush Of .moesg. s dkeosinS = tine
wksn eircumstsncSs sseia u lin ~ fsvof.
able, he resolves to deliver aIl Ke hsS oo6trset-
cd 10 deliver, md % doit e uns, and - sa2e
tiAs 4ec1r1ipkly 10 ~ down M wfiles I
nate 70 M. Spooks that in I've day. he will de-
liver him such quantity ef pork ,and will re-
quire the caah in payment on delivery. Mr..
had no idea the pork World BE- Delivered for
sene, time 70 come; and = his exchsquer n not
p1stinsie, end the market too .vssE 70 enable
nm % self his pothwitkout pFodusing . seri-
sls decline he isrdriveR ! 70 settle with The
eellsr On favoEabls terms Cor the latter, while
psrhaps all the while ths; Aforesaid seller had
not . bnrsl q pork on kands snd II driven te
trses. shs martss syosld hsvs been forced ip-
The advance this wssIk has . been rapid, and
was the result Of the united effcrtf Of sevefSl
"bulls," more or less sproninsnt, 70 corner .
notoriopi .hear. = They had made At various
tracts for mess pork. deliverable p buyers
sPsS Sss sDs ys Ssy; sSS 81 s,s :sa wls.
the market. and ,i6qlsht fhs 1slisr va not Well
supplied with pork, and was OF his guard,
presto, they sit down and politely notify linn
thai I've days thefeafter they should require
delivery from himlof several thousand barfels
msssp pork Meantime shsy proceed 70 stimu-
late and ,sdyenes prices, meaning 70 compel abe
he should nothhvs che pork on hand 20 deliver.
Havng thss 6ssd Of the big gan, the allied
forces retire to await The result o tke I've days
notloe, not doubling, ere they expifs,ste see tho
unfortupats seller put bars dc c0Ns1at, and
suing for peace. In this instsncs they were
f0ilsd, for the dsressid seller ,received the
allied IRE N e. the pcticsl q coe!ly y kou
pistol bullet, l6d put tho ball IN his pocket.
He recsiysd his nssics on Wednesday, late in
the day the allies fhinking thdf Sistcs to
corner him very good, bscause Thanksgiving
aud Sunday iptsrvsned, thus leaving him but
three business days in which 70 in1pect and
psspsre the several thousand barrels Of pSrk.
Tho nbsar, after srscsfting the notice undis-
ruminAte over the coming events thus .scastinx
their shadows before Events noA seen to
indicate that not only Wa he seller sfeady, but
hA Was ANXIOUS 70 deliver ths. pork. and 20 re-
csiys his essh, and he o6efs tG seH largely be-
'eidss, and the allies have hauled on t5 repair
damages, while the bear Is grinning his salts
faction at their disappointment s5ssW 3
% TAis shove how little prices Ars Influenced at
duss ~ supply and demands svThs adv vhnce
this week was without any trsds denand, as q
asaisfs Hessmbsrs I hays ssldsm known, and
eor sock sef mess pork is nearly or quite As
large - it was month ago. .eaeaq fsF