, 1860-11-10

From the AlECllA&l4 Il1Et NA91EAtt SS*s 0sj
Pork packing commenced tn this ety iast FHe
rc:ion The wrnther ha* been qnlte l9soiaole;
and should II SO continue. oac1Eg opefauonss Maa
be general In Anothtr week. q naus W rst uo"u
~ thc opening price for good hoss. say 1nss - ~
erariuc 20 rDs net and sis rate swa4 paid lot tno
or three lufs Saturday and Mondsy; thSach !of
delivery In The future. week Ahead this ps.ee
1sss haif % Of S5semeer At sG6o mid nrs half of De
Gambler q, $6G0 and few cxn be found willing to p1y
.he.e rate The opyn.ng Pes = heweSsr Strbxl TX
that Of It.s: $l.5o higher than that of 1851: &C
higher than that Of 1851. and 81 % higher than that
of 1855. Now. upon whst basis Is Il Tint this es'
noe, m % Interesting tuqair! jurt At This timc, when
thirty million dollars are ab0nt being inverted tn
this article. II understand the prevailing sen-
1iuent tte bs sis t. composed Ut the following cx.
peciationh: 4 largely tncrea4ed d.:nand In EpE1nd
3or bacon. an Increased demand frum the Southern
6tatc. because Of the falure Of tho corn crop and
The consequent impossibliiy OF feeding hogs or
cattle there's and hast. Init nut least. falling % IN
The supply In t,orc States which usually furnish
the surplus OF the article.
Nov. with rrggard to the forr5En demand snppos-
1nc 1t should b. sy per cent greater than tlat Of
last year !, would be but equal to the product OF
Is ooo hos4: and then suppoting the Southern de-
pa, eaas 10 Co., '
hogt enough. there ii eufcdeucv Of corn IN Ohio
and Indiana TO fat1cn - per cent more hogs than
cent more in Iewa aud llllnois, which wonld make
4 total increase in tho@e four Gsates of. say, In
round au1nbcrs. 4!s.ooo bead. net IN Kentueky.
Tcnneseer and Missouri. there will he 4 decrca+e
Of eay, lA1 Wt head. 10 wk!ch add the oboye est.
1naicd increase In fOrelgE and Southern demand,
which will nlakc sD,o09 bead. and thi1 being DC.
ducted from the above erumated increase, would
leave net increase u 70oo: tia! IL. IN case tho
scarcity Of a.ock hogs does not prevent then
The probability of sustaining those high prices
stock hn,e II, the four STATES nanled.
Until last yca., the result las shown that when
corn H. abundant and cheap. and hogs high. there
have always been enough Of them ionno to make
larEe crop Nc say thin has nevcr Jailed anfn , iast
dant In TIM, STATE last year and yct there was fall
Ing od in the Aos crop Of s. 90 head, ~ shown y
1hc packing returns which led ue to Euppota tahf
owing to tic unccy.aauty Of the lives Of these mi
mails conseeuen. upon the hog cholera. the Ta1slns
OF them had been abandoned in many sections 81
tie country and that consequently They had really
become Comparatively acafce: this theory, how
ever cannot lie regarded ss 1rIly established. X
that tue obvious conclusion we muet arrive al. IL
n. he ees a5 assq opoad pea shond @
prove 10 lie incorrect eixty days hence how d'sas
frous will 1,c the result.
Again unusual high pricca must be obtained dn
1ing the r1ring and GUNNER months 1of pfoFltlont
in order NO; only to iay Amhll r!oht upon the IN
vestmenfs mndc ut thc current prices. but 9sen Y
pay the actual nset cost and a. II II well ee'a!
1ished fact that high psiceh OF posk alwayt dlminh
tho c1nFnuption and more especially when otne
articles Of food low the tfek - 1hcff1eta fef
decidedly. Then capitalist 1oans money, ho'
tareiui lie Ia about security! hut pork dealers hccl
willing to risk their all upon barc probability
snY Tine: and though the lat tsEo years cxpcr
encc has been well ca1culsted to render them nor
csreful and conservative, It would hcem 1t has moi
q cwt can be pald for PORK. and make money OF
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