Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-20

minded. Mr.. Bryant's experiences as an
editor may have long since rendered him
callous to human fear. It's to be hoped such
is the case"
Pork TRADR PRosPEROUs.--The following
very able article relative 10 pork, hog crop
prospects. &c. is from BAKERS St. Louis Ner-
chants Erchange Reporter and Price Current
and will doubtless be read with great inter
est by farmers, packers, and all others at all
interested in the pork trade:
To this time we have heard but few OBJ
servations in regard to pork operations the
approaching season. This fact indicates to a
good extent the feeling on the subject; as it
goes to show evidently the introduction of
new features and the consequent incapable
ity of operators to judge how far these
incidents likely to occur, may effect the mar
ket In the first place then, it is generally
conceded that the crop OF hogs will prove
larger than last year-a concession predica-
ted on the statements of several Slate re-
turns, especially those of Ohio, Kentucky, and
Illinois. In the second place, the heavy
yield OF corn faverS the same view. Now,
with such amount it is contendcd by
one side that prices must rule lower, taking
the further facts into consideration that the
British Government having tabooed Amer
lean meats for the public service the demand
in that direction for that object will be en-
tirely cut off. and that our domestic consump-
ton cannot by any possibility prove equal to
the supply.
On the other side, and in answer to this
position, it is alleged that our beef and pork
will De required by the English mercantile
marine, and thus trade will be opened mp
equal in extent and much more satisfactory.
We may here remark that the objection to
&c
real deficit in the raw material or its prepare
ton upon the damage or injury sustained
by the meat in transitu, the close confinement
during long trip producing effects which
the nice discrimination of the English COM
missariat rejects. 1t is known. however, as
far as beef is concerned, that our cattle con
tam too much bone, and meat is preferred by
foreign economists, whose thorough bred
stock gives this desirable result 1t is object
ed, too, that American beefshrinks materially
in the boiling process. defect attributed to
grass feeding. This defect could be remedied
by stall feeding for few weeks, but our wide
and rich praires present such cheap nutri'
ment that farmers can with difficulty be made
to adopt the remedy, although the result
would prove equally as remunerative.
We have the opinion expressed also, that
large amount of barreled pork will 60 over
to be added tn the product of the ensuing sea-
son. say 10000 bbls-an indication not only
OF a heavy amount, but of the inadequacy of
our markets to dispose of the supply under
circumstances more favorable than can be
expected from present appearances. This Is
met by the counter view, that although a
heavy stock was known TO be in the country
in July and August last-estimated at 270.-
900 bbls-the liberal consumption in August
very satisfactorily proves that but com
paratively small part of that stock will go
over During that month in New York the
consumption reached 20,000 bbls.. being al
most unprccenIed in its extent. The stock
OF bacon. it is urged, is in light supply, and
barrellcd pork must be resor:td to for the
purpose of meeting the demand. Many be-
lIeve, therefore, that but little, if any, will
go over; while others figure the surplus from
| $4,000 to 200 900 bhls. We give the opin-
ions of both sides, az far made public aud
understood, that our correspondents may
| judge for themselves.
The late frosts have disturbed the views
| that had become settled, aud rendered spec
ulative opinion more and more prolific. Sew
! eral droves of hogs have already been
| brought from section or two in Ohio, where
the frost was severely felt, TO Illinois, for the
/ purpose of fatening-the process, it is said.
! OF taking the animal TO the corn being
| cheaper than transporting the grain to the
| animal. This fact has verif' d the frost news
| TO the extent to which II goes. aud, added TO
( the constantly accommodating statements from
I Northern Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin re-
! garding serious damages, has produced more
| or less effect. 1t is known, however, that the
! corn crop is immense throughout the entire
! country, and but few,we presume, will be dis
/ posed To predicate operations upon any iDJu-
ny it may thus far have sustained. The crop
will doubtless prove very large, aud the
! question what is TO be done with il ~ is
more frequently asked than answered. A
| good portion OF twill be taken for bread and
feed, another portion of il tor distilling,
while the balance will likely go into pork.
| How the latter will pay, our correspondents
are. we suppose, familiar already from prac-
tlcal illustration. Ii has been computed that
! pork at SC net yields 25e per bushrl for corn;
at &c the yield is SIC. aud at DC tue farmer
realizes 45c per bushei. or this statement
we cannot speak advisedly, except from a
general publication which has gone uneon-
tradicied for several years past.
Another matter of more or less interest,
| likely 20 have some influence the approaching
season, Is that osfssdeTs will hardly rule the
market 10 the same extent they have hereto
| fore done. Last season they disturbed the le-
| gilimaie trade very percepiibly by pfeAmg IN
| without regard to those checks and balances
| which constitute the only safeguards TO OPP
/ orators The market was inflated by their in
| fluence. and prices went mp 10 figures thai
subs quent transactions have not been ade-
aaate 10 cover. We believe thai parties who
entrusted the purchase aud packing OF hogs
| To others than the trade-thosr who cut IN the
regular way on their own aecount--iound II,
in every instance, an Improbable business,
aud they will not be disposed to enter the
| fcld again la a similar way for some time 10
come The experience OF last year, therefore
will probably relieve the market Of these out
siders-at least such a belief Is INDUCED
aud with such a relief, prices vii! be more
| uniformly sustained.
Al The rsnit of the speculative opinions
cxposed--and they are but few al this time
| We may state that opening prices are liked ~
| S4(ai so. or course a great many impor
.aml changes may occur between Ibis iim'
and the opgniag IL buslness--ehangcs thal
may affect The entire aspect Of things as a
present presented--bat we are only giving
the fret breatings of the tradr-ibe eariieas
expressed views OF both selieis and bayer'