Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-11-24
The Hog Trade.

Five or SIX hundred hogs are daily received O
Cincinnati, and some 10000 have already beer
killed there. Thursdays Gazette says of hog,
and provisions:
The receipts of hogs to-day reached 5000 head
and as regards quality, we may remark that it is
yery good. It was supposed that the early arri-
walls would be deficient IN flesh, but instead Of thi:
the animals are well fatted, ard the great bulk Of
them average 200 pounds or upwards.
From this it is to be inferred that the entire
crop will average well, and Of course it will be
far superior TO that of last year. The weather has
softening tendency, and so has the market -
About 1000 head were reported sold at So Goa
S5-S5 rs being the leading figure. Two lots
sold at this price. averaged go TO go lbs. A
close and indeed il was the case throughout the
dav, there were more sellers than buyers at So Il
for lots on the spot, though the number here, I'M
sold, Is not large, but packers are, for the most
part, holding back for lower prices; and there are
no outside influences 10 take the part Of sellers
For next week, the offerings were free, at So Il
but the best bid we heard OF for Monday was So
IS, and no great number could have been placed at
that. The views Of buyers range from So %
down 10 So IS. Within this average they would
operate pretty freely.
Some of last years outside operators. who sold
hogs short daring The winter. for November deIir-
erv, al SO to So % are here footing up losses al
the rate of 2jG SOC per 100 ihs. They are selling
the hogs. Very few talk of packing on account.
as yet. There was sharp inquiry for green
hams and several pieces We're disposed of at Ia
8. Cmers are anxious to get enough 10 fill their
smoke houses, and the supply being inadequate to
the demand. prices have advanced &c on the open =
ing rate There was some demand for shoulders
with sales al y. We heard Of no sales Of sides
Sides and shoulders were offered, for Monday, in
some eases, at G. and 4Ec. There was more in
CURRY for new pork, and sales could have been
mace 10 4 moderate extent al Sli -, but Sl4 SEQ
II 10 were The ayn.ccC rates. For leo bis favor
lie brand. Sl3 so was refused. We heard rot!ing
said about lard. In old stocks there We're no
transactions. Prime new crop sugar sold at Sc,
and new molasses al 45c. The latter has adyanc-
ed IN New Orleans 10 3lc-a small margin.
The Louisville Journal Of the same day, says on
the same subject:
Tha depression which has prevailed in the tog
market for some weeks, has at last ended, and
yesterday offers We're freely made al 81 gross III
the country. We learn from gentleman who has
been in the country. that this price has been free
Y paid By parties, though the purchasers were
not packers. Some hogs on the market Yesterday
were offered al ST net, but we do not hear that
they were tpken. Day before yesterday 100 head
sold from the hooks at So 80. We may add here
that 81 gross in the country, is equal 10 s. 10 net
here.
In piece meats the only transactions reported
yesterday were GOO pieces of shoulders and sides
from the block al i and 64c. There were some
other sales but they were not made public.
.OwsIeF & Co., killed 1000 head yesterday and
Watkins, Hunt & Co., 800 head. The other hou-
ses had none in pens, but most of them expected
receipts by last nights trains. The market was
considerably excited last evening,
The following from the Shelby (Ey.) Nc-s,
however, would indicate less price than this ''in
the country
Monday was our County Court day, and hog
buyers were leuty in Town. We can hear Of no
sales-cons.derable margin being between prices
offered and asked. Buyers were offering SO 80
gross, while holders were asking over 81. We
believe good many would sell at 81 TO 81 IS;
provided the hogs were taken at once. But we
can hear OF none willing TO sell under 81 %, and
keep their hogs until the lsi of December.
Fifteen thousand hogs are expected 10 arrive at
Louisville this week.
The Davenport (IOwa) Gazette, of tie 10Th, says
a few hogs are yet offered, and that those weigh
ing 200 lbs, are worth 81 per 100 lbs. Alive,
SO 10 per 100 lbs.
The Milwaukee (Wis.) ScH''aI Of the 18th,
says 5000 L-ad OF hcgs were packed in that city
last year, and that ths number will be largely ex
ceeaed the present season. Two or three hun
dred dressed hogs daily arrive already. There
are half dozen packers, and they expect to sue
cessfuliy compete for Lhe trade OF Minnesota and
Northern Iowa. The SntiRcl says:
Thus far pretty fair prices have been paid for
what hogs have come 10 market, s. - 10 s. IS be-
ing the running figures for good sized ones. and We
are inclined 10 think that tE. market will he rath-
er steady throughoutthe season, not probably I'M
derg0ing the excitements and reactions that Char
lcterized the business last year.