, 1861-03-13
Annual Review OF the Chicago Pro.
Vision Tfade.
tFrom the annual circular Of Mr.. Henry Milwar1.
Provision Broker,1

CHICAGO, March 18th, 1861.
The packing season. which has been unusually
sufficiently so 10 enable me 10 place before my
friends record Of the packing by the different
Houses. and review Of the principal transactions
in our market since Nov. list.
IN doing so 1t Is subject OF qualification to Oh.
serve how rapidly our Pork packing is increasing,
AID it may be- confidently predicted that. as onr
packing, she will ere long compete favorahlv will,
the hitherto largest manufacturing points I'll the
sister trade.
The attention Of some extensive operators has
been directed towards 1ts and feeling assured that
their interests will be greatly subseryed by work
ing in MARKET il II currently ru1norcl thst We
shall haye large and wealthy accession to our
treme congratuiation to notice the very great in,
proyement in our brands Of mcss pork and chi
meats the past eaason. Most Of our packers now
*inll weight, w: 1a5 to 1a6 Ms green weight "a
the barrel, while the few who disposed to shir
the regulation are SO we'll known, that ere long
ccs to enlist themselves in The ranks of those will
ing to compete Oh equal grounds with Cincinnati
Louisville, st. Louis aud other markets where
''ful1 weight is alone recognized: With these
preliminary remarks ! will proceed TO the retro
spcction Of our seasons transnc' ions.
The hog market opened in November at $3.50
GAO gross for live, most Of the gales being at s5
warm weather. The market then advanced to
deliverable At Decatur at Sc 90 net there. On the
some choice lots to $500 but declined on the 18th
18th they decined to SAFE gross, but holders wcrs
sA.a@5a5 szoss: On the so1h they again de-
clined to $i.5o@5:oo gross, and dressed, which
commenced arriving freely. sold at *5.A5D
e. e ne e sod st af:nS s5ds1sy s9es
at tsr lSe, a1d ssesass ieI n dseE4ed. sstsp
ID, when dressed declined to $5G5.s5 net, 1t Ills
time reccipts had reached the maximum Of the sea.
sen, being from Go0op to n, oO0 for the week, hut
re 70 e f a1d i e G9ysfz a.
dressed, and 81 gross for live. On the 18th
prices had advanced to s55: rs gross for live, and
$5.75@soo for dressed; and hy The 18th farther
aud S5.s5@5.T5 gross for live. The market con-
tinued to fnctnate through the remainder Of the
season, declining towards the end Of February to
$550@575 net for dressed, and $500 for live, rally
ing again, however, and closing firm the present
week at s., @6'ao net toF dreseed' and s5ds.as
The market for moss pork opened in November
at $1sQ18D 2 bbl; declined towards the end OF
the month to SIG: and through the month of De
eembeE ruled dall st s145o@15, declining on the
aud closing On the LIST February at $3.50; but on
the 18th it again declined to tl6, but several south
ern purchasers having appeared the market was
Week week Ut # that b price. The present stock here Is
shout Il, 600 bb!e. The demand Inns fallen OF ma-
terially: The market for rRun pork has beon stea.
dy during The, eeason Il SllG1a, closing
firm at the latter price. The market for lard
opened in November at lie and continued with hut
little fuctuation until the slih when it declined 10
1oc> but on the asth large order having appesrcd
for English account, an advance was established,
ard 1850 barrels and tierces were disposed Of at
10Ic for for Prime and exc for No. l.. Towards
tha middle Of December the market declined to
9alc for Primo and &c for No. !, and so continued
MIN the 1a1h of January, when 1t advanced to 11c
and on the 10Th to 104c, but again declined On the
1st Of February to 9a3c and SINCE then to SIC, st
which price large sales were made and at which It
r3oaes fsrm the prescnt week.
There' has been 4 constant demand for Cut ..eats
through the season sud most Of those packed here
have been diepoaed Of at 6l6Ac for shoulders and
sna4c for sides for the early packing, declining,
however, In December to bA05Hc for shoulders
and TxRT5<c for eides, at which price some East
EN- opesntors made very heaEy purchases, both for
present and future delivery. Prices again advanced
10 8<msKc for shoulders and sides packed, but
they again experienced a slight decline, and they
close dall at 6@64c for shoulder, and s@sac FOR
sadess The transactions In. EnglisA meats have
been tolernbly ZONE 6e,0 hogs having
been thus sn1auufactured. Some sa!es were made
at 7AGse for Cumberland cut3 646Sssc for long
mIddles. and Sx@sc for long honeess; but the ma.
iority Of the manufacture has been shipped on
owners account - : -.