, 1872-10-19

IN regard to the coming crop tio.A PeAoonai
Nebraska, the largely Increased amount OF
land that was this year placed
under cultivation, with the heavy yleIo
of the new corn crop, and the fact that tns
corn for fuel, beside feeding it to the very heavy
supply Of hogs which appears all over these
States, together with the very low price for the |
old crop, almost warrant the belief that there |
ought to be more than last season., On the |
other hand, it must be remembered there has |
been an immense summer supply, largely IN ea-
cess Of any previous time. The receipts at this
point from the 1st Of January to the lst OF octo.
Der were l against Ss2 27a sane T1a me
ccipts from March Ohe close Of the packing |
senson, to Oct. we're 1,506,071. Shipments, !
1,24e,773. Receipts for same time, aS7l, "ere
953,246. Shipments same time, ,426, an e1-
cess Of 552, 1876 head.
'sDuring almost the whole Of the last packing |
season, rivalry among packers forced the market
up to unreasonable prices. The competition
was so extreme that all profit must, as usual for
the past two years, have gone into the poekets OF
chasers OF tile STOCK the season, taken altogeth-
er, must have been atolerably remuneratiye one,
and prices have advanced so materially that
great danger to packers tho coming season seq oIL1 Is
paratiyely low price Of English meats during the
season brought out free buyers both Tor the
English and the Continental markets, and up to
the middle Of tho summer dealers on the
other eide reported a prosperous trade.
About the 1at Of August large quantities of poor
summer stuff from Boston began to arrive, ana
had to be sold for what it would bring. and as
consequence, the regular product suffered for
long time Inter- however there a,a Iaa aeao,loa
tive prices. So far only few purchases nave
been made for the English markets for future
delivery. Packers seem unwilling to name prices.
The tone Of our private advices from the o5her
3al1 Fo~1 rfraa notwithstanding
there is a reported deficiency in the grain
| crop and partial failure of the potato
crop and . general spreading OF the
| rinderpest and consequent high price OF tiesh
ers OF the United Kingdom are receiving high Ugh
prices for their labor, consequently they WI
] buy more freely that is quite possible, set II
must be understood that on account OF tneir l
and prefer to pay tie higher price for the home
cure than than the lower price for American
/ bacon. The outlook, to say the least, ls NOT at
all datterins for English dealers. There has been
contracts made during September. at compare.
lively low prices, but Just now that class OF
buyers is entirely out Of the market.
. Beef,packng here is going g on IN ,s sma4 ,naat
way at Kansas City, Mo:, and other points @ west
Of thc Mississippi, we understand that the bnsi-
ness will be quito extensively prosecuted. Ihe
| present price OF cattle, such US are used for
alaughtering, is from $3.50 to $500 = l0o fos a
gross, and the present price OF product ls 5lauo M
@1G.00 2 tie1ce for prime mess and and 3 Sll:Vo@ SH g
1900 for India mess. Beef hams, s25.0o@26.o0
q brI. Prime packers tallow, 61G@8Ac-
"The stock Of old product on hand, as report
ed bY warehonsemen and packers, IS ltU ,uoU DTS
Of mess pork, 5,725 tcs oflard, SOC, 0oo tbs OF
shoulders, 230, boo lbs Of short rib. We have no
definite information in regard to the hog crop OF
the United Kingdom, but understand there is
considerable increase in cattle and Sheep"
| STATISTICS OF COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION.
| ,J.%D Nr n EnrPA11
tistice, is in press, and shows the statistics Of
our foreign trade for the mouth ended April 30,
1872, and for the ten months ended tho samo
compared With the corresponding periods OF the
Of the Bureau, furnishes the following synopsis !:
! Domestic er-
pcrts {spects Foreign
| Periods. Imports. raltes.> exports
% 50, s:9ss @ *,79s,a1o s2o7e,5se
50, 1871. % - so,712,aoo 49oo2,os7 21a7,245
April 50. le73 521 459 4os,7n,s ,se1 1s,724,o27
ApriI 60 ISL ,743,ss8 423,8ese1o 241e4,77o
It will bo noticed that for the ten months
ended April 80, 1872 the imports are in excess
tbe the aoent Of sna ss ST. about
cent, while for the corresponding period Of le'l.
the exports predominated to the amount OF
S13, $50, ITO, or about per cent.
| The relative amounts OF the foregoing, WHICH
conaistod Of specie and bullion, and Of merchan-
disc, respectively, for the ten months ended
April 80, 1s72, as compared with the correspond
ing period Of 1871, were zs follows:
Specie and ysz2 s1!5sss:s 1gSs *ets,sz.
bullion is5a is5a sosslss5a os21ss5a Z
Mer'dse.' (is71 41ea5l75 59,28S,2+5 l1,592,l72
.ot this amount s1o27o o559 was from Pacific ports
1872 557 from Pacific ports-
The value Of the foreign commodities remain
ing in warehouse April 80, 1872, was $50 1885, 4O6,
as compared with SIS, ss4 1882, April 80, 1871:
The following are tho amounts carried il
American and foreign vossels,- and in cara and
; other land vehicles, respectively:
TEN MONTHS ENDED APRIL 80, 1879.
ports {mtza Forstgr
american ss i - S$s IS
Foregn vessels gSogSs 3S e a3s
TEN MONTHS ENDED APRIL 80, 1871.
1erIs, p"%s';'s %aiz;a s. Forste,
American vessels 12nz1 los sississs iasi sst
Foreign vessels. 296 81 s911oi 1ei eae e.
! From these tables it appears that Of the tota
!; amount Of our foreign commerce carried II i
! uessels during the ten months ended April W
1872, about II per cent YVES in foreign vessels
. and for the same period Of 1871 nearly " PEI
Z cent.
The number and tonnage Of vessels engaged il
Q the foreign trade, which entered and cleared
I during the twelve months ended April 80, 1872
t | were as follows:
ENTERED. CLEARED.
a No. Tnns. No. Ions.
American vessels. .7o742 s,755,56o 1o453 3,7o3 u
Foreign vessels oG6 7os4 ATS 1850 6,871, ,66
Total .. 29, ,so8> 10. o.84o,035 29,s6s 10. .575, 20
!; TWELVE MONTHS ENDED APRIL so, 1871.
ENTERED. CLEAEED.
j c-o C-0
/ No TonS No. Tons.
4 American vessels. 10G64 3,65l,811 10.584 3tSl,2i
. Foreign vessels 1889 5,s73,sGo 19,27s 5,633,zl
Total. .....-... .300:6 9,6?5,71l 29,ea7 9,5i4,aa
:. In sddtion to the usual monthly summaries
J this rennrt contains paluahlh tables. ahQWlnE th