The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-10-11
The Hog Crop.

the hog crop in the various Western
States. an iucrease in the supply may
be expected this year, and probably Tor
many years to come. 10 Iowa the num-
Der, according to an advance sheet OF
the State Auditors abstract Of assess-
ment Tor this year. is l,244 1869 head,
against l,O0S,67l head for 1871, and
their total valuation was s., ,52i. .240. or
81 O2 per head, whilst last year their
valuation was s2,5S,6sl, or s. IS per
head. This comparatively low average
indicates that the mature hogs have
been nearly all sold of, and that the
stock now chirAy consists OF young an
,mals. But this difference will soon be
made up by the bount ful corn crop.
which is freely led out to them. The
crop 10 Missouri is also in similar
condition, the sock consisting mostly
OF Young hogs. which, however, will be
fully matured by the commencement OF
the packing season. From Ohio. Illinois,
Michigan, and. in fscr, nearly all oi the
Western and South western S ates We
have accounts OF q marked increase this
year, and the approaching sesson prom
ises 10 be one OF unusual activity.
This increase iu the hog crop is a
natural result OF the abundant corn
harvest this year and last. The corn
product OF last year was very large--so
large, in fact, that the new harvest,
which is even still more productive than
the last, finds considerable proportion
OF last years surplus in stock. owing
to the want of adequate facilities Tor
Transporting it to market. The West
has heretofore relied on the Southern
States 10 take considerable quantity O.
their corn surplus But this outlet has
been cut oil, Tor the last two years,
rom the very excellent reason that the
South now not only produces enough
corn to meet the demand OF home con-
umption, but has \ surplus hr eXp,r-
tation. The foreign demand IS ! mIt'd
partly by the h Oh cost aud s:arcty of
transportation. and partly by the
tact that there Is still considerable
pref udice in Europe against the con-
sumption Of American corn. But the
mpara,ive deficiency in the wheat
crop nevertheless afforded an outlet Tor
corn that probably would not have oc-
Cured under more bountiiul yield OF
wheat, and the corn expnrts this year
were on a more eXtens We scale than
usual. As an evidence OF the large
Weld OF corn, it may be noted that the
total visible supply. including stocks IN
this city and the lake porIs aud in tran.
81, September %, amounted to Is 69O =
7S4 bushels, against 7,0j40OO bushels
at the corresponding period last year.
The exports Of corn from the LIST of
January tn the let oI October 1872,
were 90 622, 245 bushels, an rncrea-e Of
IL 100000 bushels over the correspond.
ing period last year
At present prices, and with the large
supplies on hand. farmers can not find
a more profitable investment for Their
corn than to convert it into pork. ln
that orm it is nearly always sure o. q
market, and in more available and
less bulky form The foreign demand
or pork is almost certain 10 be siimu'
lated by the groSing necessities o
European consumers. 10 England there
il slow but certain decline in the home
growth of cattle and live stock, which
has already advanced the prict OF meat
to an unusually high fIure. As this
increase is more likely TO increase than
diminish, a demand viii almost necrs-
sarlly spring mp for all kinds Of Ameri-
can produce. that is likely to grow 10
very large proportions at no distant
date The recent iormst on OF the Ma.
tional Pork Packers ASSOCIATION, and
the e. ablshmeDt OF new and accurate
gradlrg system, is calculsr.d 10 exerci-e
a rimrIv and favorable influence on the
Dxu"rt demand
Thu, with An almost unlimited ca
pacitv in the West Tor the manufacture
of PORK, and with the probability OF a
cons antly increasing aud pr"lortonate
Origin drmaud, there g every reason
TO anucpare that the ho1 crop OF Ihr
rurure 10 d, ,stined IN as ume immense
proportions. The indie rions Of an ex-
ren-rve bu,iness during the sppro ,ching
p,cking season are favorable. Farmrr-
are generally feeding their hogs at sn
earlier dare than u.ual, and owing io
the abundance and cheapnes, OF tod,
the averase weight is likely to br
heavier than in former years. while
there will be q gain iu number. At
present the pork packers manifest q
tendency TO discontinue their pur-
chases among isrmers. and compel the
latter to send their hogs to market.
The result OF this movement depends
largely on prices, and on the rivalry
that NAV exist between the various pork
packing ntres.-NV York CONNER
eial Bulletin, Oct 7