The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-13

The Courier, of the 18th, says:

The hog Strengthening and pork packing
season has commenced though as yet to
early in The. week of about 5000 hogs by
three orfour of the city packers, while the
others have not yet commenced opera
ter and put up 100000 hogs this season, but
thus far the offers have been small and the
purchases light, and the. past three days
II w been TOO warm for Strengthening,
while h views OF buyers and droVerS
conflict, and the purchases as well as the
receipts have been remarkably small.
This, however is rather early for pork
packing at this point, and settled hard
weather will haye to be -inaugurated be-
fore the season opens ill earnest. In the
transactions, the prices of hogs to packers
have ranged from 81 to ~ cents on foot.
or gross, with a. sale al the close of
laStnight of 1000 Indiana hogs, TO be pack
ed here, at 8 cents. gross, The terms not
stated. 1t will be seen Ey the sGock-yard
the meantime, the market for the old pro
duct-bacon. lard. and pork-has maJeri-
ally declined, with a decided decline to-
day in bacon.s As regards the incoming
crop, nothing definite is known beyond
the generally conceded. admission or cal
culaLion that the PACKING This season will
to the drOuth IN many sections OF Ken
lucky and Indiana, and the short corn
crop, The hogs have been turned out on
the mast, and but few will be put up and
fattened for the market. The high price
of corn the Interior has the
influence to enhance The market for hogs.
BUYERS and however. consider
the prices TOO high, and are refusiDg to
enter the market, or entertain contracts at
the prevailing rates.
q. CINGISNATI. 4s1Ia
from journal of Commerce, 9th inst.1
d The receipts of hogs have not been large,
still they were in excess of the require
mentS OF butchers, Il SlaughterIng for
packing purposes having been stopped by
the mid weather,T the market has ruled
quiet during the greater part of the week,
and prices are 2oc. TO 50c. per GENITAL lower
as the date of our fast weekly sum-
mary, and at the reduced rates there was
only a moderate inquiry. A number have
in the pens, awaiting a
quote light to heavy averages IS 5000 so
per centaRg S0sS, though one or two lots of
extra heavy sold teyday atte4c Very few
cry buyers and sellers being too far apart
in Observation-Disclosures OF transactions
STD tDJ&M5G DErRo1r. tA0
The Post, of FRIDAY, says: III .L.flf
The fact is very generally admitted, that
9bnd sa9g gaaS E h lf fbge are nq Iaags a6 Of t hhe ogs
will consequentlyah he a falling off in
production OF lard. Mess pork Will also
be lighter than last years mess: There Is
feed out their corn, and there is therefore
demand in any quarter for store "
expect to see plenty of light dressed hogs
crowded upon the market. and a wider
range than ever between that description
two terms are not synonymous.
Our butchers are Offering 50 0095 6212 for
live hogs suited to their purpose. The SUP
ply thfssweeti is short. V'
U.s. CHICAGO aN
There was a full attendance of buyers to-
day, and With more encouraging views
from the East, there sprang upia healthy
strong demand. under which prices crepb
steadily up until an advance o. 15@20c was
established on'the closing prices OF yester-
day. Shippers were the most active opera
tors, though several hundred head found
their way into the hands of packers. The
sales number $500 head, at prices ranging
from s. 0065 so for common to medium;
SIS Sac 90 for good to choice, and So 10a6 Is
for extra. The pens are we'll cleared of
aesirable stock, and the market closes
Steady and firm.-TT1bHne, 9Th.