Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-12-26

DRESSED Hoes. In Chicago, on Satur-
day, dressed hogs weighing 200 lbs brought
$40 per cwt. those weighing 2l2 lbs
$lO. 40 those weighing 900 lbs 5000;
those weighing 25S lbs. $1,000; those
weighing $50 lbs. *l0.62}.
PoRK MARKET IN CHICAGO. Henry Mil.
ward 4 Cos. weekly provision circular, is
sued on Saturday evening At Chicago, says:
=" The weather continued intensely cold
throughout the week, the THERMOMETER
ranging pretty regularly in the vicini Of
zero, and the receipts Of hogs have increas.
Ell to triAing extent, but hardly sufficient
to carry out the theories Of long crop men,
who now feel sanguine that after the holi--
days the threatened supplies will be poured
in on US. Our packers have taken hold
more freely. and within the past three days,
several new houses have commeced working.
None Of them. however, are engaged to their
fullest capacity, - the difficulty Of dispos-
ing Of the product, and the objection they
feel to accumulate stock, caused them to
operate most cautiously. Dressed hogs
are coming to market in splendid condition
for shipment, and command ready sale
from the various eastern buyers.
There is no desire for speculation among
our packers, and several weeks must yet
elapse before their opinions will he suffic-
iently formed to lead them to hold pork as
an investment, even though the
prospects of short crop should be almost
certainly demonstrated. Our provision
men, however, have too much experience Of
the productive power Of the west, and suf-
fercd too painfully last year from high prices
to care to repeat the experiment. Still, -
our returns come in, showing that all the
country points are idle, and that the pack
ing is confined to the chief markets, the
belief gains ground that unless the season
is continued far into the spring,
the summing up will exhibit
very great deficiency from last years. We
are not prepared to predict what such will
be, nor can we say what the increased aver
age weight may amount to, but one Of our
most reliable market reporters has examin-
ed the sale books ct the various yards, and
finds that the average weight Of hogs re-
ceived thus far this senson have only ex
ceeded that Of last some 1O3. The packing
to the present date amounts to between
IS 900 and SO, 900 head, certainly not over
thu outside figure. The receipts for the
week sum up - follows: Dressed, 1868 !;
live, 1928; tota', 1896. Shipments,
dressed, 1894; live, 5.6s5; tota,, 9,Ol9.
leaving 10 3l7 for packing, local consump-
ton, and number lett over in the pens. For
the corresponding period IN 1864, the re-
ceipts were, dressed, $3.50; live, S9,sls;
total. 1913, l67; and the shipments. dressed,
$3.50; live, ,343; total, 1888 leaving
for packers, etc, 1929. The deficiency
IN the receipts since the first day ofOctober
compared with last year, amounts to SOB :
1873 head. The hog market has ruled steady
through the week, with but little change in
prices, and closes finn Mt So 50@S s.. Go for
light wei ghts, ard 81 0o@ s9.lo gross, for
heavy averages Of live, the pens being pref
ty we'll cleaned. Dressed have met ready
sale, and closed firm at $40 25@$i0.50 net,
fer medium weights, ard $40 Is for heavy
Extra.
All products are firmtr ard more in de
| mand
Ness pork sells at $27, and &27.5O is
asked For January delivery sales were
made during the week at $25@$26, but
cannot now be had under $26 5O@27. No
$50. Bulk meats firm ct lie for should
ers. Green meats very firm At &c for should.
ers, and lac for hams. Prime lard firm at
l7@l7fc; for choice kettle 17t@l8c is
asked. No l 1t 163@163c. Grease in de-
mand At l2@12} for brown, l3@i3ac for
yellow, and lac for white.
Pork PACKING IN rHB Nrsr FOR FIFTEEN
YEARS. Believing that it will be interest
ing to the trade to know the number of
hogs packed in the West, as reported 10y
the Price Current the past fifteen years,
we have examined our files and made up the
following figures from them. II is evident
the returns were not az full as they should
have been for the first three years, but the
idea was then new one and good deal Of
trouble WAS experienced in obtaining
them: