The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-22
MARKET REl'ORT.

LKAvKNwORTH, December 26, 1870.
The following review Of and remarks on the pro-
vision and hog market We copy from the ST. Louis
The week closing Saturday was seasonable for the
operations Of pork packers throughout AT most
Of the great packing points at the larger interior
places business has been active and the reports
ing in show that the work Of slaughterng has been
fully inauguratel and that in the way Of curing
provisions more has been accomplished during the
past than in any preceding week since the opening
Of the season. Chicago and Cincinnati have done
large business; Louisville has been pretty active;
Milwaukee has done fairly and In 81. Louis packers
have little Of which TO complain. Receipts Of hogs
have not varied much per day, and have been suif-
cent to afford employ 10 such Of the houses
were open To continue trade. We notice, however,
that several packers have not been proposing to do
large business. and that the Others appreheniing
decline in price, have given preference to commits
sion bushes, mainly on drvvers account. This
outside trade Is assuming Importance IN st LOUIS,
aud il usually, especially in the past season has
ten favorable packer than to dTovers, there
is desire To IL by liberal advances on the
hog, and the authorized charges for packing. In
quality III. hogs not only here hut al all the points
from which there authentic aivioes continue TO
show a decided improvement; they are heavier
than last year, better tted and will yeld more lard
with n smaller percentage al loss in reducing the
gross To- net weight. Prizes have been irregular
though ON the whole favoring buyers, and notwith
standing little spasmodic excitement at cincin-
natl from which do not appear the surface
they were weaker Saturday than on any previous
day Of the week, and IL is believed pretty generally
by operators that the next and ensuing weeks being
the closing Of the year. will eectually try the
market and perhaps send il down both for hogs and
their products, hence the apparent indifference 81
packers to present business and the standing of Of
speculative buyers In the meantime the filling Of
orders, the supplying Of consumers and the re-
spending To- propositions from exporters goes on and
i fairly exhaustive Of supplies which increase with
less raPdity than in several preceding years. The
high prices ruling last year at a corresponding date
for h"-s-ssy 9sia,al0i2 grcss-causei feeling Of
apprehension, il not Of de-Ioniene, The par, Of
packers that has no existence at present Then the
question with Tackers was: How much will we
lose; what stand without seriously impairing
the profits of the previous year? Now the inquiry
is: What will We make? To what extent, upon
a basis Of 5I.n6c and SIC gross for hoes-and in
view Of small stocks at home, Of an increased do
nestle consumption and Of large export require
ment to meet the wants Of impoverished France and
depleted Gcrmany-can we make up the losses Of
last year? None entertain the apprehension Of loss
all, nearly ALL sanguine Of Proht-the differ
enee Of feeling between this and last year Is great
and anifests itself in cheerfuness, determination
and confidence in the result
The packing at the Ave principal points to date,
as reported by the Merchants Exchange, is as fol-
lows: