The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-01-08

CnsoAse, Jaa.l

CH1oAso, Jan. s.
The events Of the past wesk have done more to
indues sobsr-nindsd censidssAkioa on the part Of
opSratofs thar ~ bssa aPpassat By thar asfions
forsone ttns.
lsekisss indiGsrsscs sssasd 70 have tska pos
sestion Of their minds, and Tie priss Of hogs Was
adtanosd daily without seeming calculation - to
hot H. money was 70 fstars. Bat the replies
frosa The vssioss PACKING points - to the prseeat
and prospective state Of thsiF busiaess have de-
velSped such . state Of aGaiss that opsrssors have
pa4ssd 10 their onward carsse and Investigated
msfters With cautious interest. From Inquiries
instituted BY most reliable CiBeinnasians Il ap-
pedr that the number Of hogs eat, sad Estimated
T. 1e cut, 1t the various points hsasd from sum up
L,9b5 coo hesd, against 1,4eo, 76e head last year.
showing m increase Of shout 100000 head. III
the points still 10 Be heard from should increase in
thel same ratio the whole packing will sum up b
3036f5 head, against l,683, 474 head last yssr,
showing an increase Of nearly t30,uo0 head. All
points uhA& We have heard from also report an in
crease in weight, and the result exceeds eur ms~t
dreaded apprehensions. At the commencement Of
the season, il was universally conceded that, with
the absence Of = foreign demand, we sonia not 81
pccf TO consume a crop even equal to that OF last
years, except at very low prices. The foreign
demand does not promise fAtteriugly At any
rate, 1t ill not amount IL the anticipated increase
in the crop over last years, 40 that We are forced
to the conviction that the summing up Of the
packing season will present such an exhibit that
lower prices must rule throughout.
The receipts of hogs for the past week sum up
as follows, viz Dressed. 1881; live, 55,733:
totAl, Sc, "a; and the shipments: dressed, 1852;
live, -; total, ~2,6s2-leaqing 74,T32 head for
packer, city consumption. aud number left over
in pens. For the corresponding period last year
the receipts were: Dressed, es,3S7; live, 32,2s5;
total. so.s62. and the shipments: dressed, 1888;
live, l.a3s; total, s.4T2-easing Tor packers use,
etc. 75,l5e head. By the courtesy Of Mr.. Chan
der, Presideat OF the Union Stock Yards of this
city, We are enabled 70 state that the actual re-
scipts Of live hogs from the LIST Of October TO the
5lst II Decemher, sum up $40, 4ol: and the actual
shipments, le32si. showing . difference Of
2l7.sli head. Adding this difference between tbs
receipts and shipments of dressed, 1876 head,
and allowing that tho receipts by wagon have
been stuff Client to suppl. the city consumption. we
have 253.oae ne the number packed 10 the sls,
ulti,no, which very nearly aecuras with our last
week : estimate. The packing TO the present dass
aprroximatcs n 2s5.33f head. against about
l24,soi head at same time last year. The markc,
for live hogs y as excited early in tho week, and
prices advanced to So 90 and 50 ~ sross. bn,
heasicr receipts produced a decline 10 s. Tsa6 20
The market closes quie, At s. 3ua6 10 gross
Dressed hogs have sold steadily at about 80 ia.
% net. dividing GA 200 ns. closing quie, a
same. Shippers have purchased freely.
The markell for products through the weak hs
ruled quiet. and IN many cases easier. Mess p,ri
sold readily esTiy in the week at SIP 90: but sub
scqnently dragged along at SIS sosls IS. ans
closed quiet At the inside quotation. Priin. mes
has net bat a limited inquiry, the few sales mad
hcing A. SIG ehsi6 30. Extra prime has al
vsnccd and closes firm at Sl4 90. Ramp rori
held firmly at si4 0e. Bulk meats cured ar
scarce. and are held firmly A. tie for shoulders
and s!asic for sides. Sugar pickleu hams has,
psoid to some extent at ioaiic. principally at TIL
inside quotation. tireen meats nre firm at 5sa6i
for shoulders; 3asc for sides. and 9ae!c for ham.
English meats have been in better request sns
50 ne parcels sold at she for Comberiands; qasi
| fat S,retlonis; " for short mi1dies: l0l for shor
cid ar. aid lac for long cut hams. The matke
lciisci tsne a. the accounts from England are ia
lfrir cheerful. Lard hss net "a moderate demaui
=. li2st4c for prime AMI ilailtc for No !.
Gress--Firm Al pialee Tor white. sttsfc ~
| yellow. and ..s1fc fot brom. Tallow grease frn
At stasc.
Tatice-Firm At ale for country, ami ioaloi
fot cry rendered.
Freights-uuchspged
HssRY MmwARp / Co.