Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-10-10
INTERESTING COvvgRcr,t rrrvs

PEovrsIoS Manufacturing the past month ,bo-o
mas been an unusually good demand for bacon and bulk
meat, and this demand has been from consumer very
few speculative purchases having been made The so.t
OF barrel pork at New York aud New Orleans have been
largely reduced showing that the consumption has been
heavy. This good cOu-llmptive demand and ro,s.,r,
on the part Of holders aud pretty general expect,to0
That stu higher prices will be- realized though tho se,
son being far advanced there is disposition tn
sell out a. soon a. the highest price l. reached a. il il
au admitted fact that the hog crop this coming wear will
BE- ample though t will not into market A. eorIy
90 last year, by fully three 10 four weeks Il will be
seem by reference 10 our export tables that the quantity
OF bacon exported during the past month has been much
larger than the corresponding month last wear le;no
i,Hz' hhIs against sue 10. during Sept ls5s 20 that
the exports since the let Of September have been sJr
900 lbs 10 will alec be perceived that ia ,dIit, n
7 there r on increase 10 the exports Of pork and bs
con 10 pounds. This generally embraces the ioffirp
'i- "hen 60 10 Tie interior. The figures are 5000
I've dnfnR september, This year. against 25Gi lbs the
same ti1e last year There ha4 been no time during te
| rv'n months, when the stocks Of provisions in Phil
sHepa Baltimore, and south Of these we're any great
r thu necessary fp meet The demand and they
have been permitted 90 down 70 % low point durirc
August. and the demand continuing good from cor.,,.
me-, during september the West had ~ be- rc=ored 10
pretty generally for -uppla4 The season b. nov close
NJ hlnd however whom tho eo1suupi1n of bacon sin
largely il or aud rr. 1sat- De 1ss in be- place and
beet b. nov, il a ihe leading markets Of tbe country
selling 90 onnhalf the price g. il fi. time wear ay,
10 'a' b. 'i Doe seen that the time ti demand a con.
uhIn must he quite uncertain and necessarily short -
'H''HHnr Pries rurssst. 5h iHff
IiF IoHE Tam PRpsrtgrvELY.-In M the pi,css
we heard from. hogs being generally fed with rrot
care aud industry, aud b. exceedingly difficult 10 Dur.
chase stock hog, showing that the owners feel sadfcd
thev arc fully able 70 feed 90 they have Tho revere
vas 'hc case az this time is year ~ many places the
farmers have been feeding With the green corn since the
si Of September ~ some parts of Indiana .ork b,gs
no" scarce aud in demand high a. fic gross having
been paid for them There seems 10 De- 90 spccul,to
going on, aud we hear Of contracts being made Tho
impression D. general with the farmers that they will Oh
tain high prices Tor their hogs but 80 those Who went r
800 freely l11t Fal are holding on The indication
ue that the number Of hogs brought 10 market viii o
a. great as last year and that their condition viii be far
better
Tm cufyruA ITAyps.-Tbc quantity n ruano shin.
PED from these islands in 1851 was iquG57 tou DO 1855
was k"'5I' tones In The first six month. Of 1859 4
va. i'.'ti tons, much smaller amount than at tho
same time lazy year The trade however is nov some.
ships ai Gle Islands. than have been there AZ once
l"r considerable time before. OF these we're Amer
hah, ll English French, Swcde and I Italian TIE
llhhy OF ruauo on The three Islands has been COMP
cd az six million tons
BHF'prryfs At NV Yong-Tho rcceipts at New
lor week before last we're 1r2 4gG barrels Hgur ~ ye
ni' heat u.s. $40 bushels GJl do rye u pos
90 barley and j62l3 do. corn. The ~ ports we're 25
~ barrels Hour 900 bushels wheat and 500 d. corn
INC Prices Of hour ranged from 80 30 70 "a 80 per bar
/ '',-l'e after price for extra Genescc
I tW OorrOS CEor.-COtton continues 70 come In free
~ .hN he receipts NJ the shipping poris in The month OF
eulD,, were 10000 bales against III 900 In The
lo,'h last year. The exports 10 Great Britain 10
'NI " i''e'e 1900 'gaiOsi 1000 last year.