, 1869-01-04

The packing season CO.'S not end With the civil |
year anu any ttatsmtnt Of The ext.ut Of opt ratous
hintng portion OF tue WORK Vi Two seasons Il
would also be unjust to the yeat: as the packing |
Q! ssEs was nearly oret oy the Ner Tears DAY |
Ter. Tho summary Of operaliols year go gave |
The cutting up tf G5i3Sb five hogs and 1tl,sss |
Ihc OPT Est,ons Of the pRcs1nt season 10 the
evening Of January I'd. Comprised 4'l,G01 hogs |
M sS y ne a7se sesS m9ntn
las, season WIS very early one as proven nj the
TAFT II A. the packing 10 tho cud ef 1856 footed up
lal.7tl.
The present season opened late. partially owing
70 'he p.la weather. and partially owing to the
up ,hc prices. 1hc stock ot pork un hand during
tue latter part Of the summe1 vas not lasss,
which prevented lhe Manufacture Of pork, and
caused THO emitting Of an unusual PROPORTION Of
heavily. hut holders were firm, aud by the ,u,c
time That packing commenced The tto:ks were
Ss iHa or s Es md
mstkcss. TIE demand must be mt, and tho
packers began to bid bid earnestly fsf the
ca Claimed 10 BE- be ra1sonr, lns sill eon!innea
lie speeula,ors. who bought and sold large qusn-
titles Of pork and lard for future delivery. anu
this competition again operated TO send up tue
|
ne pofk was quoted ut Ssa 50 per bEl. aud lard
ut 1:Hc z n-meats Advancing IN proportion,
IL Z ard nada coldcr* firm. the price If hog. ad-
yauclnE to <a3565to. 90 for live, and Slli0Go lt.
for dr. seed, Oh the last OF December, With still
The loiai results Of the posk-packtug season
arc as set subjects of the widest Conjecture. Ii
J is bslos thu a;efnge in point Of nunheft, sd
no. much better Than the last IN respect to c3udt
tltn but the hlc prizes now being AID for tocs
xAF H0 fe7 fAl1 fS- fhn
plauhttr Lunlbers Of the l1tt springs pigs which
! Muuli n.,usslly go ovcr to next season before
coursc may DC 70 exter sively passus. rs 10 hr,nS
~. thc packing I the Ecason to ~ high agIrc
ss the oEe psccstiEE ard maks aaruds , Tor me
| We notice that ine packing at other points doe.
10. fall behind 20 materially as here. In Detroit
csncinnstt, st: Lonls and Los ssiiic, tac number
, iuly a. much a. i m Gtd ia lasi N year.
lhe racarg Sf est fes ne sesson; sh1s ~, fnr
1Lr same date last II as, and 35,3' fot tic en:Hc
: ssaFcn, The slsn. h.trlng by city butchers no
RI t. en- csrsit On very quietly, AMI beef product.
: hsvc r.mainth guilt aud caes amid all the ez
e cl,cncEls VI th, pork market. Very little na
r tccu sold in Ihtc4go. hnt large gnaatit,cs har
!, been shipped direct from the patktug houses.
:; rr.at p sc:ntaec having been ked on order
d Thr pIltc;psl pottlnn OF thr packing operation
p has ht tn pcfiurmed On Texan cattlr. .
II European i, e tiec. 10 iy,rpoo from this c,t!
T., WHY Sll1o l'at "S'TutG- 0'9' NJ
:" ehipn. rn1s embraced 5.1t5 boxes Of cured init
y y 90, AID !,1,"scs larc, against s,.rs5 bo.e.
=; I'll. alt, 81 4 :EsI ,ce Of l.id In lstis.
rf lllnElYines.
ne The t1sde In Etstwitcs has h-cn m e1cce
ipeiy unsatisfactory utr. .Eoitrg the yesr. A
~ slon; The fist ha prices r-rsci -umnaliy aba,
|
10, HCLt ItFoteu "aA ttE5 ruiti. -AIkcE Inc Pa
Co ssse oI thr act lecuetLr 1hc duty. prices fell
100 oLGtfO abnut oilc fox f1ct, 9Ed i1e for hopdc:
s then crtnt Ep rfaIuny to II a. ~ Il una ton,
* thu. the manufat fnrt Wss hot pr. GcrlEE rap,
50 = nr c.p' stso- a.u .s.1 Sec's@tu =. ~ a. .
81 eto-e u III eS-4. "Aa AIe1e A9I9ot u II
,+E1 | n.nVrErnf. , nc ERuulacturt HIS hecn libel
50 during the last three month. OF the ycAr Is shoy
~ In the following table, Which clyt, the numh
ol raiio,s marusaetusv III this c,tr 70, .,