The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-01-30

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CHICAGO, Jan. =.
Il vesy matsrial change has again taken
pl2os in ths opinions u PACKERS and operss
tois during the pest week. The advance and
eIcitement notsd b 0ur lase weeU mot moro
Sudden than has been the reaeGioa- A hrge
poftipn Of the stock vas then disesibuted %
IN paris Of the States, but the cellars Of the
packers are again becoming plethcric, and
anbther general excitement u anxiousiy
looked for. But operators have become If.
reSolnt6 and vavering, and - the extent OF
tho hog crop looms up in it, Imaginable, .
general feeling Of danger b the fasafs seems
prevalent The predicted sudden CESSATION
Of the packing has mot hsen verified, but, on
The contrary, the principal points are still
prosecuting the business with undated vig-
or.
The believers in the consumptive ability of
this country TO master any probable crop, are
daily falling Oh, and the fscts Of the situation
are being regarded with more temper and
The momentaFy demand is, for the present,
satis6ed, and though moderate prices may
again induce healthy inquiry, yet decline
in price seems more imminent than m I'D.
vance.
All fears Of scarcity have been dissipated,
and it seems probable that some weeks must
yet elapse before the packing can be closed.
Cincinnati is yet obtaining very liberal re-
ceipts, and ours would probably have been
heavier than they appear but for the preva.
lence of heavy snow storms through the
country. The prospects for An export de-
mand are daily lessening, as the advices from
England, by each mail, become more and
more discouraging. II is to be hoped that
the packers will act with prudence, and not
allow their prospects to be destroyed by coz
tinuing TO pay higher prices for hogs than the
circumstances will Justify. The limited re-
ceipts of dressed hogs are somewhat remark
able, but it is reported that every country
storehouse is full of them, the splendid clear
cold weather being most favorable for their
preservation. Spectators may hold them of
the market for q time, but on the first ap-
pearance Of thaw we may expect large sup
plies. A large number still continues TO be
received by wagon, Of which no record is OBJ
tainable. Owing to the snow storm there
were no receipts Of live hogs reported on
Change to-day, go that our weekly receipts
should have been from 5000 TO 5000 larger.
They will appear in next weeks summary.
The receipt. of hogs for the past week sum
up as follows, viz: Dressed, 29,454 live,
Al, 1877 total, 20, 65l; and the shipments were:
dressed, 12,646; live, none total, 1858 /;
lie Aving So. 0o3 head for packers, city consump-
tibn &c. For the corresponding period in 1895
the receipts we're: Dressed, 40,553, live.
| Sd, 3O4 total. 76, s57 and the shipments we're:
dressed, s,428; live, 1876 total, $500
| lehving for packers, city consumption, &c,
81, 1858 head. The packing to the presen,
time approximates to 533, 344 head. At the
corresponding period last year it was noted
"a 3o9, 1896 head. The market for live early
in the week was excited, and prices advanced
| gradually weakened, declining to 50 7bfa6 20,
but is again 6rmer, and closes quiet at 500,
DO, gross, with q good deal Of confidence
among holders. Dressed have been in good
demand both for shippers and packers. The
| mi rket has ruled steady, and closed firm q,
Sta7 80, net, for light TO heavy. In pro-
| ducts there has lately been declining tend
eHcy.
Mess pork early in the week sold freely at
SIS 7o{a 10, but later declined TO SIS rs, and
| again advanced. closing firm at SIS 80 for
present, and SO for February delivery.
! Prime mess also was in demand at SIT, with
| large sales. but since then has sold al
| SIG so. Extra prime and rump pork are
| nominal at Sl4 5ofo Is. Cut meats have
ruled steady at 7s@74 for shoulders, slfa 81
| fur sides. Green meats have met . spirited
demand at 6lc for shoulders, SIC for sides,
and 94G; 10c for hams, but declined ic b h,
and closes quiet. Sugar picked hams were
| id demand at lOl a llsc. For English meats
the chief demand has been with a view o.
u4ing them for home consumption. For this
| ptpose, Cumberlands were freely taken al
Sic, and short middlings at 9ic, loose-the
greater age of the meat rendering them more
acceptable to jobbers than the shoulders and
rough sides obtainable. Short clear middle.
sold as high as losc, loose, but for all cut
the market closes quiet. Long cut hams arr
id demand at l0c, packed. Lard shares il
the general depression, and has been sold a
life for prime sseam-a decline of ia ac 3
b. No. scarce at 1llc. Grease in activ,
demand. with large sales at lotgl0 fol
white, 6ifg9o for yellow, and SC for brown
Prime tallow scarce and In demand at 9ifa
| losc for city and country rendered. Bee
hams held at $50. Beef unchanged.
| HENRY MLwARp Il Co.