Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-03-20

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The pork packing season at Milwaukee
is closed. The increase in the number Of
hogs cut over last season is very crafty
ing-being fully 80 per cent. The aver
age weight is rather less than last year,
but is nevertheless greater than for seve-
raj wears previous 10 last season. The
number of hogs slaughtered was 80, 803
The number brought in dressed was
100, 567. The yield Of lard has fallen of
q pounds from last year. The rendering
Of lard was equal TO about Il, QpQ tierces
Of 300 pounds each. The cutting Of
mess pork shows an increase Of II, 232
barrels over last year. Clear pork, an
Increase of 1854 barrels. Prime mess, an
increase of 1888 barrels. Extra prime,
an increase Of 9075 barrels. Rumps, an
increase Of $50 barrels. The total mum
Der of barrels Of pork of u, i83. This l.
an increase Of more than 10000 barrels
over any previous year. The number OF
boxts Of middles does not vary mate
rally from last year. Last year there
were no long cut hams made this year
there were 533 boxes. The season has
been much Quieter than usual, and at no
time, scarcely, has any excitement ex-
isted. The demand has Lot been IS ac-
tive from abroad as 10 previous years.
Dealers and operators throughout the
country have shows less e~onfideEce than
usual, and they have generally preferred
buying at home to sending their orders
west. This caused the packers to be the
largest operators. They were not dis
posed to accumulate much stock, and
therefore, TO q greater extent Ia usual,
were obliged to ship to eastern markets
in order to dispose of their products.
LA--a-wm 1901 ~ thu time
quite confident that the business would
prove safe, and would at least pay a fair
manufacturing profit. They thus bought
freely, and the result has been as they
expected. Prices have ruled steady,
and though no very large gains have
thus far been realized, there have been
few or no losses. Within the past fort
night the largest advance of the season
has been gained. Holders are now very
firm in their views, and talk of much
higher figuers. Spectators generally
have kept from operating much here
this year. A number of outsiders, how
ever, who are not often seen buying pro-
visions, were attracted by the low prices
compared with other articles Of food,
and some of them are still holding very
confidently.
At the present time New York has
housed up for higher prices, over 209n1
GOO bushels of wheat, 5000, 900 buSNls Of
corn, and $500, 600 bushels of oats.
We give a simple rule for arriving at
the relative price per bushel and per
GENITAL Of any kind Of grain: The price
per bushel being given, to find the price
per GENITAL multiply the price per bushel
by 100, and divide by the number OF
pounds in q bushel. For instance At
81 50 per bushel for wheat, what is the
price per GENITAL ?-l50xl00 equals
is, 0OOx60 equals 81 50-whieh is the price
per GENITAL. Again The price per cen
tai being given, to find the price per
bushel multiply the price per Genital by
the number of pounds in a bushel and
divide by 100. Example: At 81 80 per
GENITAL, what is the price per bushel Of
100 pounds ?-250x60 I5,O00xlOO equals
81 50-the price per bushel. The above
rule is so simple and easy that people
will o become accustomed to the new
method. Already the market reports Of
most Of the cities are given by the cen
tai system, and it will soon be universal.