New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-19

harmony with large majority Of tho people. This
done, and Missouri would Use from her present pros
tae CONDITION, and assume the proud place nature has
designed her to fill among the great States Of the
Union, credit untarnished, honor unstained.
From TIE CiaciasdH Price Current
TIE CRIsIs OF The Provision TRADE.-in common
with other departments, the trade In Provions has
been greatly prostr by tie war, and this p'ostIa
ton has been felt Pore severely in consequence OF !he
high Prices paid for pork last Winter Thus admiunS
ola heavy decline, and corresponding ofses Whlie me
actual prices may STILL compared WIN Queer art
cles Of food lie high. Notwithstanding the bgh pces
paid however, up until theoyert act OF Te6eoh was
committed by the tombardmsut of Fort Sninler, the
indications that the trade would prove rohtaoc VERY
quite conclusive, and the hopes OF dealers strong anu
general, But these hopes have giyenplae 10 disapo
ment aud dismay and TO those who are boiders, 'he
future Of trade secms dark and gloomy enough There
is no demand, and the stocks are suppo edto oe Le.
The fact of demand always depresfes me MARKET
fcY any article but especially PROVISIONS ara mere Is
no doubt that this is the chef cause OF TIE uheaeeS
experienced by the trade just now. TIE cause oi ,S
cessation of demand il rot alone the ttoppage OF snip
menis TO tie South, but II Is plodueei, 10
great extent, by the delreeson III tue gcne.hi
manufacturing business Of the North, toGetner WIZ
the great falling off in the demand for sh'P s!ores'
wing to the depression in tie sbipping ou,ihers.
By taking a. comprehensive view Of the trade, we
think that while in some respects the future oi Al ios
rsatisfac'Orv there others WI are en'our"RB'
The pork crop Of 1890, published by the Plce
Current was in round numbers, 4ol oVU,evo PcuIH'
and THAI of last wear 4I 0)0C05 pounds bn' owlng 10
the absence Of stock of old last Fall and iaee one ol
old the previous Fall, when the new crop came mo
market may safety say that the SUPP ~ oil new crop
each wear war ahOu, equal; but as regards he waF,
which were vastly grea'er the preset seatoh ,i'h
tlo,e of 1890 the supply much less this year.
and hence il Is that lad not been for The present
disturbed state of the cou try high rates w0nil nave
| teen realized during tie Summer months. owlne 70
the absence OF old stock last November, the cohsuP
ton OF the new began room az H YVES ready ior n"
ket and steady demand from the consuming ul-tl's
of The Southern States continued during The WINTER
and Spring and up to the time when the shipments vi
| provisions we're stor ped To all Southern States
II il evident. we think that dealers those States
did not anticipate blockade until after the attack on
Fort Sumter for have 10 evidences oil their havns
made speculative purchases with view OF accumuias-
ing stocks aud not until blockade became very Proo
able were there any indicalops OF an increase ~ pui
chaes or hurry in shipments but az soon as tins oeSae
evident heavy sbpmeDts made from all the Lead
ing ,nts west of this city, and these continued WIN
sorne interruption up 10 the middle OF My Lne S
shipments were very heavy from LoulsNh1e anu o.
Ionis greatly reducing the stock IN me laier cy,
snd almost exhaustng them IN me o,ner pu arM
from this city were stopped in the latter part OF april
80 that there was no opportunity to reduce ihe sooks
here and hence the amount now here IL mnch larger III
proportion than at any other point IN the "es'.
Az the imports and exports are not Kept ~ any OF
the leading markets in the West except Cincinnati, IL
is exceedingly difficult to arrive at any estimate Dor
dering upon accuracy with reference to stocks A. re-
CARDS the imports and exports at this sce, The follow.
ing il an ANALYSIS Of them The whole number OF hoes
slaughtered here was 1873 799, averaging III lbs, max
ing go 779 lbs. deduct from this The o"l ana we
have in round numbers ninety -four million pounds H.
GLIDING lard. Now, then, We have the following: >
Pounds.
Product Of hogs slaughtered. $1,000
Pom and imported from Nov to June this year 1oooo
Total ll20c@