The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-11-25
Prices ard Prospects oc Hogs.

We commned the following suggestions
to pork dealers, which we fnd in The
Cincinnati Price Current:
We are about entering upon the plane
of lower prices of hog meats, and the
certainty Of this result can mol be much
longer DELAYED
A commodities and AL the products
Of the country are tending 10 lower val
ues. Tie great wheat crop 90 The lest
year lcyclcd thai product 10 tie lowest
prices. The large cotton crop oi last
year, and the mach larger one Of The
pr, cnt season. i reducing the rates Of
lha, great commodity proli-iously. The
immense crop OF corn now 20 be bar
We Ted viii chcapcn that grain 10 lower
pom, ihan has been reached for years
past. The large increase Of hogs the
present Year. which i now pretty gene
rally admitted. vii. inevitably lead 20
'chVap hog meats he present season. aud
mt'~; have q powerful ini'neucc ui,on the
price of live hugs thi, ,aii ami winter FOR
packing. Tie influences Of tle Ealing
price oi the gold premium Will also en-
Ter into tile scale. and very powerfully
hasten Tie advent OF low prices Oh all
productions Mla commercial property
Vow. A. 60 the increase of hogs. lct ~
examine the proofs. Ihe official returns
lhy The Auditors Of the States 90 Di.iu.
Illinois. Iowa ani Missouri. give Tie IN
ase oi pigs >iN months oli. on tie Isl
O: April. May snl june or this wear
over last year AZ the same datc, ia those
State. a. 10000 /. Tie states of Iuhi-
lana. Michigan, Kentucky. Wisconsin.
Kansas. Colorado aii Iennc--ec. with "A
like pcr ccniage Of grain, We may roa-
su,abiY conclude Will make an increase
oi another 10000 ani probably ile num-
iher will lar exceed ilai. Relative 90 the
Two last named states we msy say lhal
Hive hogs Were ai the last packing season
brought here from Tennessee. ai.i Hc
are crcdibis Informed thar much more
lattcrtion lhan formerly is paid 10 rsi--
irg hug- in that State. and tie business
j. very largely increasing: aud bulkcG
meats = ere shipped to tii- market the
Hast season from Colorado. This woU,.
give an Increase OF i.4n 800 bead az h0g-
lover last year. when the packing of tie
/ West Was. SAY 2.Goc.uUt The addition
would give crop this season o. IDO,usl
.'ho-- Tor packing ID the West. We sub
nil tia TIL. l. 40 random calculation.
snd that ii il im perfect cons0nemcc with
lthc law OF cau~e aud effect. The high
lpriccs o; hogs the past TWO years have
naturally I'D 70 4 very largely increased
production. This we have been expect
ling 10 see. and are prepared Tor such q
lrc -ult la, even all thi- does not com
.lple;e the history. 4 good deal Of a;ien-
l;ion i. paid through iigp Whole south "a
,ihe raising o. hDr- for islniiy use. All
lti,~e should he taken into iac account oi
lui.r packing and tic future of the bEsi-
lncss a. every hog 50 raised will die place
Ike product of another in The West. cur
NJ. Tor .~Ou;, err consumption anl thrv
lin tac aggregate. viii very considerably
slcniarrr the amount o.. the proGnct iht
lreming year. We must not either for
Igcl I'll, gresi States Of New \ ork. Penn
lsvlvania and Mary land. which will al~t
have vastly Increased their growing o.
.hog-; and tlcy viii appear IN fitis
lhrgh aud lGiiimore. and add 10 ih'
Rumbcr 10 compete with Western hogs
Another fact OF much significance Is
ltlai in Great Britain there is a larg'
luain in hogs and cattle over last year
.pruduction In our circular Of Decem
ber ith. last season. we published ih'
!, fact that returns in ireland showed ~
increase III pigs over the season Of 1851
nt 25 per cent. and now the official re
Turns OF the Registrar General ~. lrc!anf
: lfor this season show a further increas'
oyer the gain Of last year OF nearly Q,
lCDl hoes alone. From this il is yividil
apparent that any expectation Of inca
lthi. year Viii necessarily be al very loN
prizes. So. We must not ignore The iac
\ that the expectations oi' meats from New
Il Y urh the present year have been abou
Z l2u.COO.C coo pounds less thsn last year. 81
lthc same time, from January lst 10 th'
present date. The export market 10
ldav presents no very encouraging Tea
urc. The war between PRUSSIA Sn,
France j. The only inviting element now
and thc continuance OF that Is. Of course
entirely pr,blcmatical. Beyond the>'
considerations. We have the probable fac
also to entertain that. as the pigs lav
increased 50 largely for the fall and win
:, tor packing. a like gain has also bee
I continued all the way along from Ma
4 III and. il SO, wemay expect an eIuai
increased per ccntage in the supply .
sumner hogs for the ice cmrers ~" com
ing season. In view Of 81 'hcFc Fact
and vast accumulation Of evidence. W
hold the proposition which we s'arte'
\ out with. 10 he incon.roveriinle. viz: tha
we are entering q period ~ low price
for hog meats. and We submit shat ~
live animal for the present slaugh'c
uust bp luuvh. nj very low prices (