, 1866-01-01

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yesr. The toial punber oiu1e and Dressed q nogs
fsite N 1st' 9H Tns s.hp1s allias Il of ;os,ss.
The shipments Of live hogs !or tho ycat 1885 1re
~ H. head assRss = e IT. .Sasns 81 a
logs loot up .5=.a against t15, ,7l3 h ISL Dc,
ereasc Of e.s5o The sosal shipments. Ire r. I'D ID
10 iFsi: III. III SHOWS i.!ilns Il Il t6e shipments
of IL, ,s15 ss compared with 1861.
E. 4 s IL 1 1ef I'd ssr sss
equal TO those OF 1867 The deficiency which e1iss
hsa nearly all occurred since October lss. Up to
ihose q TIC year preceding. Since then, hovc7sz:
Tits difference has rapidly increased - tho figures
I'll '.r 'h9T sS opaop, a. to as s1s as as ns
number OF droverz, aud dealers Who hayo ztsstsa
the different hog producing districts Ia Tho North
country @ /. greatly @ below inst Of previous Jcs3s.
Othefs, on ihe Other hnnd contradict these asser
tlou. and deelaso The cop nes1ly equal h pont q
haa cha,actedzed The market since that date md
away In RON the market IL Fom ma ali Ve en- en- lean,
however. ne think there Is no doubt but that Tho
50 n ;. = aamess, ~ sss
stpe. .s % and s,nee s' shen he t,snera hs1s besa
sy fssy tdSD sss 1.ees es' uAss as tnS s ss5Re
atsd also 10 rcdas.ion M e ef the number Of stool
W but W ha1o no tdsa III shs crop IS as deas,ent
would seem 10 indles.e., The deeiloe In prices
which ecmraeDeed early u the latter paEt OF oso-
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snt naa become 80 aseustorned 10 sha hssh
/ rates which prevailed II the monlhs ct An.usf.
II sne 5sei,ne Tie Fesal, is ,esn IN The limited
numbers sen. into market.
There has been iair !nqul9 BY shippers during
Boston M nsse been orked up into English meats,
for which there vas hr<'rr demand than II usual
The pacKin. Interest which has usually absorbed
large ap amount OF stock sad capital has fh1leu
on unusually this season, Last rear up 70 TIA
pIeeent date over 6cD GOO htsd had been cut BY or
9ackere, while this year notmc1e thau 81, ,eN hsTe
| been packed.
Thfa falling OF l. due TO the high prices at which
| hogs nese held which eeemlngly rendered tt I'M
possible fer packers 10 operac lthout the certainty
nfoss. The unsettled state Of prices generally, tho
feeling Of uncertainty produced by sn anticipated
contraction Of the currency, contributed 10 randcr
them more caut1ons than rsunl. The result has
been raltIal suspension Of tho packing Interest.
While the number OF hogs recerc1 for tho year has
ta1cn much below those Of 1864, tho quality Of
4 the receipts has ahown considerable Improvements
especially in weight. The humber received Einea
| October wll average rc1rly IS Pct cent heavier
than thoee of}ast 5ea1 SO II will be eeea that tho
actual deficiency Is lees than that appazrnt fro1x
I the fgusts. .-....-.--.. -.-
| The piices throughout The year have boen good.
exceeding those ol Last season. The average ps7co
Iast rear was {9l5 per 1C0 !os. This year 1t was
f1O,t3, rutt.e the early part Of tho ye1F
| prices were high, ruling from Sta-31 to $13OO.
| About the first OF april decline commenced, md
prices steadily recedcd until the mLddlo Of March,
when the loWeet point during the year reached
viz: $3.50 for prime heavy hogs. Soon after prices
| bce m 10 Improve md few sales were mada at
! $ltM ger 1et ms This ia the highest price ever
paid IN his market. Prices then ruled steady for
some weeks. hnta decline again commenced, and
continued mill the alteE part Of December. when.
under the Influence OF light receipts, and more ac
tsity On the part Of packers, prices again stifeoe
and remnin firm at The present writing