Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-11-25
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The Hog Crop of 1894 and the Price ofpork.

The Cincinnati Prize Current has been Ia
ooriously at work sORre weeks past ascertain
ing the prices, condition and prospect of III,
corn crop throughout the seven Westt r.
States, and has arrived at the conclusion, a.
ter careful examination Of its returns, tha
the supply ID fully 200 per cent better than i
was las, year. With regard to the eff.ct &
this large increase upon the hog crop OF tn
present season, aud the price OF pork during
the year, it Justly remarks:
We are of the opinion that it is safe tbi.
| season to estimate the pork crop upon th,
basis Of the supply OF corn, assuming tha
hogs enough will be found where there is corn
10 teed them. 1t is true that the price has a..
important influence on the supply of pork
both the price o. hogs and corn, and II th,.
farmer can get Sec. bushel for com and bu
Sc. pouud for pork, he will sell the cora
raj her than TO feed il TO hogs whilst on th,
! other hand, if he can geI Sc. for his pork anG
but 4Oc. for his corn, he will feed hogs will
his coru in preference to selling it.
An immense amount OF last years. crop o:
corn was used for disIillaton this year non,
will be used for that purpose until January
and but little comparatively from then on du
ring the spring months, so that with the ex
ceptiOn of what will be taken for army US,
and the foreign markets, the crop must b,
ed to hogs aud cattle as matter of uecpssi
y, too, in many districts aud, az farmers are
now acting under the impression that thev
will get 10 to II cents for pork none cat
doubt the accuracy of the supposirion tha
nOgs ate being carefully. sDergeIically and mu
Essav Flryf ft.I
culiarly facilitated by the remarkably fnt
weather, which prevents the loss of corn. and
It the same time promotes the fattiDg process
OF hogs. Taking the extent of the corn croI.
as our guide, We think there is no doubt thai
here will be decided increase iu ,he mum.
Der OF hogs which will be brought to marke
the coming season as compared with last
rom Iowa and illinois, and also great i'm
provement IN the quality. In Indiana, this
State aud Kentucky the number wall not
more than come up to that OF last season, If it
reaches it. but the quality will be much bet
Ter. After the packing season proper is over
there will be large supply of hogs for spring
and summer still leu, the loss of which had
marked Influence on the provision trade of the
past season for not only had the d, fcncy
hns caused by short supply of hogs iu the
seaboard markets, 10 be made up from the
packing Of 1864. but the TURNER'S in many
seetions OF the West had 10 buy meat during
be spring aud early part of the summer for
home use, there being many districts 10 Indi-
ana and lllinuis WheTe there WAS no pork OF
corn Tor home 1se-sO scarce was corn il
southern lllinois in the fors part OF the sun
'ner hat the farmers had to go to the towns on
the Wab ash river to buy it. The stock oil
old pork aud bacon now in the hands Of dea-
'ers is small, aud when new comes into mar
Get there will be bat little OF the Uia-ioft.-zA
year ago the stock was lurge-very large
and 50 were The CLOCKS vi American provi
sIOns IN the Engnsh markJts at that time, but
hey are quIe small there this fall. This wall
nave an important Influence upon the supply
with us, and 50 with the prices, with regard
tU which, however, We will not make any es-
lima {, Tor they will be controlled by inhu
rnces which will arise, and which il would be
iohy 10 attempt any speculation with refer
ehce To. One thing, however, 10 clear 10 our
nlnd, that unless gold drclihes largely betuIt
he packing season has iuy begnn the prizes
al pork Will rule high beyond probable cJn
Ingence, and those who pick aud hold it
Will have To run grPh. risk.