, 1864-12-31

LIVE SOCK TRADE.
In TcTlewing the movements of our Live
Stock trade for the year which has now closed.
It is moro than gratifying to US to note tie
IN and rapid progress we are making. as the
c"gnized center for supplying the wants Of
Pc teeming and widely spread markets NJ
is ard the European Continents. Wh,,s.
ae Of our older markets hive h.coo ~
oW symptoms Of decrcpitude, and tRfs TN
. very murkcd degree under tho de-.
nclsncy o. the supply OF the past year. tI,is
has steadily progressed, both In the number
81 n,,ata oaf opesatoss aad the amount of capital
\ ent trade Is, when NC reflect that it ia nnjv
now n lts infancy, the mind can scarcely pr,.
dict its future. F's'
The receipts Of Hogs, Live and D,rzscd
deaa dhefs ths ~; Sea1 r. 1o64 a@ount to 1,5sa7
weekly table As compared with M 1sst aansaso waax
curing curing winch the supply was the largest ever
~ known VI IN this city, there is decrease of
oso,9'Z head, That the deficiency should be
50 small is matter for conyratu1ation rather
tha1 otherwise, considering the un unpfeeeden..
cd dtfcultles which have c3mbined to jcssan
me supply: Before THE maturity Of the corn
! ~ iooo, very scyrre frost occurred. by
faMa Mn1Sn the anticipated crop was very mate. !
damsoad danny .sssened and large portion SO
ala1e usc: This portion was at oncensed /
oat with little real good, to feed of tbr crnn !
t1 On hoss then in the country. so as to send !
The ren1t ne nf maIket during the current year
OF logs intented for the market ia the ear1v
monLAs o. inns year, were sent In durinr fhe
months Of October, November. and nare1n.
1T, u looS: N the months Of January and
ieorus!! OF Ills year the weather was for ia
severity without parallel in this section ~ ~
,ne country, and from the suddenness or its
; 4pproach very large number or HoSa ia
: iitFh, Wisconsin. and Illinois we're dest-o7od.
eh:s, es not merely reducing very materially
III seasou-but also cutting OF q larre nor.
tim Of young Hogs which otherwise wnHn1d
!sye gone to swell our receipts since octoha-
Isl. Inc natural rcsu1t is that the present
6Is;e s1aSon opened lour or fire weeks later than
crop mas bsen most abundant. and the weath.
cr - tdat could be desired for fielding stoct
stui tne receipts we're backward <and In na;r}f
or nunoefG an short Of the supply for the
4uat1ty tnc5 have been very far superior. nat !
only 70 those Of 1868 tut Of any preyiuus
year IN the annals Of on: trade
~ would therefore but he anticipated. that
Inc crop Tor this season will fall short IF last
year, and If 1t were to show a yeTy lnrre drfIs
clency there would be no room for a1rnr1se I
nconsideFlng the serious drawbacks which bnvea | ]
10 be encountered. On this point infnr.
~ ou af - are ref{ freely brought ia from oil $
statements made are of a contictinr chr.
1eter. they certainly cannot be regarded as
suuslcntiy conclusive to base anr apnrosi.
maIing 1ri1 ,asa Of IL the actual deficiency which
every effort is being used by stock growers ~. ~
increase the supply; and that go far thev hat.o \
neen alded ln very marked manner. Eth hv i i
1ae aonnoanl supply Of food, and by a n,o;t | G
5.oaH rssR.'0us season for the atu'iny Of thel:
In common WITH the general advance T., +ho y
cosI OF al descriptions Of produce Tia n.3cas y
OF Hogs hive been throughout the vesp !ees ncs e
un @a9ked dBBFeeeqenedy BBr ee9ess hjsh 9gt hare been
been very satisfactory to the producprs y las las X
1ecessitated the employment Of yerT n,at Al
alEsr capnai tlan formerly cou!d have beer I!
.1 tssu, " iar estimate, three times the
tmoan. 'a "a OF money Is now required to purchase
'e 'sNA'e nu'ooef OF Hogs as last y-a7. n,
Beef Cattle. a. a.
ne trade for Beef Cattle during the ve,r St
las been unusually active md nrosne.G ene ysar ="
!. ~ leeelpts for the year 1864 smount fo AZ vi
- ueaa. and show an increase On fhe - Vii
pss ~ o. INC year 1868 Of q, PIG head Whist dil
y. teeclp1s show fair increase, the shin. Il.
rs nf4',o97 heat, thus yery clearly ina'cat nMe M
u an Increase in our home consumnt;on car tn,
~ Eo,3 M!th tue extraordinary growth Of
~ oHipFaug ueHland instead Of as former Stf]
;, being almost exclusively confinnd ~ H. er1
astern markets, Isas been ycrv mate,;o11rI mn
;rled ; oy the demand for our Eastern and wo
~ nstetn u'mles. During the spring aad sum Sin
IL iad io9!hs most Of thf army conf5acts were agu
in;nct ~ ~ maFket; thus creating aud sus In
tEoa 4elee o. activity in our stock yards. the
3ch bsr" "!sn III. s2tretne drmncss In prices doll
tanned. 10y P'e'1 1o"o }eas oecn tufs
Although the supply, In point of nnmhar, yie Vie
stocl l.hnsaeto,y, hns the general quality Of stoc
a 1sd5 This however, is readily occo.,at tus n
'or ~ Tue deficiency Of the corn crnn on5 erin
= Mfensa ~ anxiety which has existed On the year
M II ~ aarmers to satisfy the urgent armyde. xos7
ale and inevitable conseoucncaa ~ ~ tbie ieE
Cat4 n t1c almost entire absence Of Feb,
g oaoa months. '9 There has never beei; - p Ap.l'
rs tban 4 no on tne part Of the Eastern Jn5e
ng delivery prime to extra ouaIities 81 AnS1
attlle sat price being quite secondary o6eResb oeeob
s,lu s,tillesy ~ fed stock, the market during 'Dses
high prices we're % obtalaed uea qbnRFess- mp sUn
ne action of Congress in Reference r. tn
res, a u!:etu1e[s nave been idle; thus ct: shipn
Inv Gut,sng LII on the ordinary supply for series
ct has never been 50 apparent AZ dr. ,ess, b,
ds yeaT now closed, that this is RAPIDLY 1sSs-..
tne great center Of the Northwest issS issS
IMPLYING the increasing wants Of tie en. ISL:
:: country. The markets for7n.r1r nh;eav 1s58 49,.
'ea HON OHIO and ndiana-as FhiIade ,as%s % p
se pudR9fe, and h1he,nEw New York. Brighton. Cam. s
y uRon Chicago for the best Bel: pa,u and 3s::.
they can procure oee4 sS lae 4os ssijnni ii
Sheep, It is
r Sheep market has hon, there
throughout the yeor anS etJ lalsiT sup sand
for well fed stocE has Anu arao e1e CITY de. The
previous year, One verv iL1Guea i1na taat OF Highw
In its relation to the ft1t1ra ~ ~ lea ly sine
I'm States for the SUNNY of Wno1 ~ ~ ~ AMOUNT
nSs th. numbers 1su =: Of sheep which have gone
ALE AlaLhet 10 stock the rich c,ra7{nr 1s5d.....
ol the Northwest I'VE on11 raa5 - ls57.....
are no statistics from which Te conid 1885,.
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