, 1864-01-22
Moro About the Pork Trade.


Although we hare heretofore Published at
length the full statistics of the hog crop Of this
year. and the details Of the trade and from day to
day are presenting through OH market reports the
most noticeable Of Its feauressin this city, get We
are all apt to overlook the primal -eo1rces ofthe
supply, and to pass over without their duo credit
the region Of country from which this supply Is
drawn, and tho business men who originate in
their various sections this immense trade, from
which Chicago yearly draws 70 much wealth, and
which has become the mercantile wonder Of the
ege.
Our attention was particularly called to this
Point On visiting the transfer house Of the Mfchi
gan Central Railroad yesterday morning, where
we saw q most superb and choice lot OF hogs,
shipped by Mcssra. Valintine Stewart l. Co., and
Meesrs. Hanna & Sons, from West Aurora, Kano
county, through Messrs. Il. E. Vogell .S Co., Of
this city. This lot Of porkera, which mas be taken
county nelghhors consisted OF 1lD hogs, averaging
in weight 4oa 1os. each, md might be fairly en-
titled to a premium and blue ribbons In any mar
ket. In conversation. with the shippers, we
learned some facts In regard to the trade Of Au-
rom, particularly as regards pork, which were to
us quite new and unexpected, and which plsce Au-
ut the head Of our interior porkopolises Since
the first day Of December, 1868, these firms Of which
We have spoken have purchased at West Aurora
drefeed hogs, involving in their direct purchase
from the farmers Of that section the large sum Of
st0e,c00, which for one item Of farm produce Is
highly c1edltab1e to that county, and Is IN itself
large amount Of money to be put in direct cIrcula
tion among the producing c1assos. and for which
Mesers. Mix & Miller, bankers OF West Aurora,
are entitled to much praise for the financial re-
sources and Htdll they exhibited in pouring ou:
the greenbaeks at the rate Of from ten to twenty
thousand dollars per day to pay for the porkers,
never getting ebert and paying at slght. And
when to this is added the amounts paid
for wheat, core, butter, cheese, and other
articles, shows FUN total which ac-
counts for the wonderful prosperity Of the
Illinois mrmer, and this, let It be remembered Is
only the business Of two firms for about six weeks.
Truly we can say, well done West Aurora-you can
have the banner 30 fr-as the largest and best
pork market Of any interior town north Of rebel
dom.
We shon1d like to see the figures from some 9th
er Of cur interior towns, and compare them with
this statement and also in relation to wheat, but
ter, corn hay &c. A spirit Of emulation In all the
larre branches Of tfade should be fostered among
the merchants Of all Of our inland cities, and they
ehould remember that facts and hgures. like the
aboye tell their own story abroad, and do more to
cali attention to city, town, or farming coun-
try, than all the Newspaper putting Of the day, or
the Representations Of future aucccss, be they
never 60 dattering.
Itmay be well to mention that the most Of these
large purchases Of hogs hare been shipped nom
here to Boston, via the Michigan Central Rail
road, to Messrs. Woodward, Hudson 4 Co., Of
Boston, Mass., who are supplying almost the en-.
tire trade OF that city.
In addition to the above number Of hogs PR
chased in West Aurora, Messrs- Montgomery )
Co., on the east eide of the river, hare purchased
and shipped almost two hundred and fifty, which
adds 60 much to the grand total Of Aurora ship
ments.
POLICE Coun1.-The City Armory had o
fair share Of patronage yesterday, twenty. cases
being the aggregate; Wells street contributed its
full quota 10 the crowd Of disordcrly characters
who took the benefit Of the act. It may be well to
Inform the unfnitiated into these mysteries That
practice prevails In the Police Court much atln to
TINT followed in other States In reference to busl
ucss Observation-Disclosures that no swearing Is
ucceesary, 4 man IL adjudged to owe = certain
FUN Of money to the treasury Of the city Of Chlca-
eo albeit he probably IL entirely oblivious as to
the urocess By which the debt was contracted
Then comes the question: "Can Jon psy!" the
good son1s knowing full well what answer will be
made to the question, having inspected the depths
Of his pocket beforehand 1t is mere formal de-
mnnd In another respect for II the bill OF ladtng
attached to the prisoner makes the weight OF his
rocket book az equal to the fine imposed Plus fifty
cents to pay the expenses Of IN execution, paper
-is made out directed to any police officer of.the
City Of Chicago to levy, &c whercupon the officer
ersyely opens the wallet which lies all the while
| On the desk before him aud takes out what is
| wanted to satisfy the fnsulted majesty
Of the law, and the unhappy individual Ia
thrown out on the world 1iks squeezed