, 1864-01-18
THE HAY TRADE.
ENORMOUS Rise In PFIces-SpecuIa.
Ifon-ChcAlIng In Weight.


THE proximity Of Chicago to IN extensive prairie
country well watc1ed and favorable to the erowtt
OF graesee hns induced the farmers settling In thi
vicinity to enter largely into the growth and cnl
ture Of hay. They hare been led to pursue thi.
cGurfe al the more readily, becanso In addition tt
m excellent market, portion Of their lands are
as general thing, too cold and net for the p.oat
able culture OF the cereals. Hay ia brought nor
all directions, In some cases distance Of thirt,
miles, By teams, and probably eixty per cent of i
is ftom natiye or elough grase. OF thus variety
the oualty II n,uch hctfer fhfa saaeoc +h,, h.-.t
fo,a >-N&0 s>~~7'A t'"N nsae'
~ T.. a.. -
sc1a 11n ans e. 90 quality hs5
Of the eeaeon 1t advanced to 49, Der ton. and Ill
qualities have been steadily advancing In prIce tc
The present time. On Saturday laat there vas ar
Ennsua1 quantity In market, and sales were made
at all prices, from S1s.0O to Sla00 per ton. VIZ
have heard no good reasons sdrauced why ha,
should maintain the present high price-no cause
for an advance of nearly three hundred nor cant
from the 1ates Of last rear. Mr.W. R. Green fhs
.ny & "elenmastsf, states that there is no real
seaHe'.9 u nay tnat ne mas "eigheo more this
mr. corresponding period and that bsr eb b., no,
yet hcen hon1ed .s c1pat dfzt.Dco 49,, ~. ,s.e
oeea AAuso 90 e'ea' nsI0nee 11oa tae 1nte.
sior ss last season. -.
There has been less hay shipped South this sea.
son than last-lumbermeu have not drawn "a 1arre
IL nnon 4h;s ,r.rtat a. horot,fo-, 49, ~. ..- >,
= -s. 1ps ..s.s as ueieo ano lae crop oi
And the quantity Ia believed to he fully 90 large,
The amount or hay WEIGHED and so,d from thfs
hey stsna d,,,,,, 49,. ,..a+ Coo. =, 49,,
As e'Apu 4o.as .ne past season "as "ooat 1s,V9
.oade, esttnhted at 1G,000 tons.
Tie only regular Hay Market in tho city Is on
West Eendo1nh e+reo+ hat1rao,, tha vast n..,-,,
and 1J,1s,cS st-.ot sTnars - 49, .,sIa.. .at
a.HI @..u a"'steue @"ste 10 q S''s oioinance III
AL loads of hay which may be offered for sale
ut the West Marker hay stand shall be weighed by
the city wegher at said stand and any person sell
hsy rot being 60 weighed 1t said stand, shall be
liable to all penalties of the ordinance
Before the uasaape of this or1tnanee tbene w,.
m ,.ost,sfn+ 1,.ro5 rna, - sa.1a.. 80 "'.s
are very few articles In which there Was more trick
err and swindltne than In hsy, The market ia sup.
oiled by farmers who cut the hav from thrfr oun
f..es ~ frn7n oa;o;n;n+- 1,er,+sr.+aa,.,a W.
"a - ''Ie ~ Ao9 so!"i1us oocoAt4FAteo tanu. Hnen
the market ts dnu. owing TO m extra supply, they
are compelled 70 cell. at lower nguTe-the price
being regulated from day to day By the demand and
There is ! class @ Of persons Who are known AZ
aysha1ks taegers. or hay peddlef'e. who tuEe ad-
vantage of the market by bpyIng wlen The msrket
is ovefetockcd and selling Then the roads an snch
ss to prevent farmers coming into the city with
The public are mainly indebted to these bay
jaegers 1or the high pri.es Of hay They reside III
or near the outeklfts Of the city, bur The haT
eeed veeS eaeR e. sass i
On peculiarly constructed wagons, and seIl it At
high price-not by weight, but 1t SO much per
load. In this Nay any one who Ia not a good
poor women whose main support is from the sale
OF milk, have been charged al the rate Of $40 pe1
Ton by those sharks, whereas II they had known