The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-12-18
PORK PACKING.
LOUISVILLE.

LOUISVILLE.
The market has come to q STAND still,
says the Courier of Friday last, owing to
the scarcity of money, and the fact that
the city packers are the only buyers of
hogs, with no especial or active demand
for the product. The packers have in
vested heavily in hogs in cash at full or
higher rates than have been obtained at
any other packing point in the country.
In the meantime, owing to the restrict
ed condition of navigation, and in the
absence of either speculative, foreign
OF export demand, the product is locked
up on their hands to await the opening
of the market to make it available. The
supplies of hogs to-day are small, and
prices are decidedly lower-the rates
for cash ranging from &c to &c, gross
weight, and 7a7ic on three or four
months time. Several of the drovers
are having theirs slaughtered on their
own account. The market last season
was lower than this, the prevailing
rates last year being 6!a6fc, live weight
for choice. The receipts by rail to-day
were only 700 head, with some 1900 head
arriving Oh foot aud in stock yards.
All the packers but one, Jarvis ~ Co.,
were killing to-day, including 1000 head
by Hamilton Il Bro, 900 by Hughes,
Huffman & Co., 1000 head by Owsley Il
Co., 500 by Thomas & Co., 500 head to
T. J. Martin & Son, 1000 head by Fred
Leib, and 1000 head by Duncan, Floyd
Il Co. The summary to date toots up
as follows:
No. of hogs killed by packers. 800
No. ot hogs i'll pens. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 3lOO
Total. 600
Same time last year Observation-Disclosures. 6l liz
INDIANA.
A continuance of the present cold
weather will produce great activity in
hog Strengthening and packing. Very
few hogs have as yet been brought to
this city; but largely increased bust
ness over last year is confidently antic-
ipated by our packers; 80 net is the
outside figure at which engagements are
now being made. Messers. Rosenbaum
Brothers yesterday received three hogs,
raised by Mr.. George NJ. Rush, the ag-
gregate weight ofwhich was $50 pounds.
Mount Ternon Banner.
A party in this city sold 1000 bbls of
pork on the curb yesterday at % 90; Feb.
ruary delivery.-Lafdyctte Courier, 10th.
Since our last publication the hog
drivers and pork packers have been ex-
tremely busy bringing and taking care
of the hogs. Jay N Dolmae have killed
about 5000 since our last report. Hogs
came in freely yesterday, but this week
will use them about all up. After to-
morrow the rush will be over, and the
time will be taken up on stray lots.
The average will fall far short in
weights over last year. The meat of
hogs, however, this year is solid and
goOd.-KokOmO Herald.
The Terre Haute Journal saws: Three
pork packing establishments are in OPP
Grafton in this city.
The first drove of fat hogs, this sea-
son, passed up Second street last even
ing going to one OF the northern pack
ing houses.
In an article "Among the Pork
Houses" the Terre Haute Express says:
The indications are that many more
hogs will be packed here this season
than last. Already up to yesterday
morning, Jenkins & George have killed
1921, with $500 more in the pens; War
rem & Walker have killed 2720, with
1900 in the pens; and VIM. J. Reiman &
Son, who commenced later than the
others, have killed 1850, with 400 in the
pens; making altogether in killed $500,
and in pens 4l0O, besides the large num-
bers brought in wagons already dressed.
The firms above named are not the
only persons engaged in the business in
this city. Many others are buying and
selling to these and distant houses in
small way, that are not heard of to any
extent. Altogether large sums have
been made in pork packing; the bust
ness has its ups and downs. Not q great
deal of money was made by it last year,
and many were severely "bitten" the
year before. There seems to be fasci-
nation about the business, however.
Pork men fail with frequency and regu-
larity, but there are plenty to risk their
money in it, notwithstanding.
The Loogootee Standard says: I. NJ.
Gibson & Son have been very busily en-
gagged in taking in pork during the
week, paying as high as Z so. This firm
is doing the leading business in that
line.
Over nine thousand head of hogs for
the Louisville market have been driven
through this city since the commence
ment of the packing season.
Mr.. E. Beckman has packed about
three hundred head of choice hogs here
the present season, and will probably
increase the number to one thousand
before the season closes.-Neic albany
Ledger, December 10th.
We learn that our friends John VOL
len and G H. Balsely, of Rockport, and
old Buck Thompson, of Gentryville, in
tend pitching into the pork packing
business on an extensive scale the CON-
ing winter. Rockport, Gentryville and
Huntingburg are selected as the points
at which they intend to receive pork.
This is strong firm, and can command
all the means they desire for that kind
of business. We wish them great sue
cess in the neutrality-suspicious.
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