, 1873-12-29

AAeAASO4NAh NAN1AN1&A -
wero rcsold on this market. In proforonco 10
talking tie ohanccs OH tiio other sto Of tho At
1nntic. Tho l'nckcr,, acGitg TINT It wan, pork
oonuegnpuce Of which is. that ws hive now fully
125 O0l brls In Htock which Ia ~ per cont in OK
cess Of tho cntire quantity manufactured during
tho whole of tito previous geaHon.
OF COURSE thia pDrIt wan not wEntetl Tor GNtI-
sumption, ,--only tn yc|l again.-nsither did tho
buyers wnut to ny for and carry It TIL disposed
to holl. Tho 1obrlary delivery, was tl'o favorito
tleal, and for thin tho .compotstion was no strong
that IL, November they paid %l.O I,er brl moro
than for tho cash article. 1sayera pid fl.00p pre-
ui,ln, for uarryitg twn months, while tho pncker
who Ind no storago charges to pay. .ot!la nfrorl
to curry IT for. about soc: 1lonco tl,e packers
n.ado pork, sud it for February delivery, mud
stored It away till wanted. Tliennlount Of 1no,,cy
thus loco1 UP, III addition to That deposited Oh
1nnrgins. ls snornlo1,H nnd SONIC Of tllo Fuckers
think u il about TING to stop, having yono far
enough III this direction.
The year nuda therefore, with thu provision
trade iii ~ rather unsatisfactory condition, or,r
packers hoing oyerIoadua with pork for which
there is only u small shipping demand not hnf
enough to tako up tho receipts That are pouring
II much bettor prospect II iH tr',o tim: English
buyers Of rnuals ayo held off for solno tinlo, m
Thu expectation that when tho pork ayalalleilu
drop in pricos That will ouable tiem to bny tic
meats thoy want for Dritisl. consumption OIL
moro advantageous torn,s. But tho spirit OF this
tlronul scens now 10 he changing. Packing has
closed at many points, and tho recolpia and quill. @
tho t'f taIfi e eni i''' of & tic crop. rhis
Inns brought out very good demand for meats,
aA they aro known 10 he II light stock; Short
hcro for a!l tint are oilcrna. It would seem,
too, that Cincinnati operators want to tako q
hn,d. aaiistiod TINT monta will be bottar proper-
ty by and by; and they have not enough at homo
fnir. though 1t ia not much wanted ut present.
LIVE ar}cK.
porhaps in no branch Of trade has the SEASONS
business, shown q moro pronounced increase
than III the department Of 1.-Two stock. Tic total
yaluo Of tho Hive stock raceiycd at the Union
Stock Yards i'll this city during the year 1878
from from comparison Of tie tIs1' r5ecopts With With
those Of previous ycnrY the rapid expansion of
shown than by tho increased faciltios demanded
for ita accommodation. Although large addi-
tionB to the capacity Of the yards wore mado
| during the aeasons OF 1871 aud 1872, they wero
found inadequate to properly accommodate tho
vast business Of tho paat season, and during tho
summer the management havo expended nearly
one hundred khoust.nd dollars in the construction
| Of additional cattle aud hog pens, mud i'll pro-
| viding moro and better Office room, to meet tho
mission men md shippers cngagod in business
| Mt the yartla. Further extensive improvements
| ate 1T contemplation tor tue ensuing scason-
| n1nong thcm tno completion Of beautiful parlI,
extending along the entiro front Of tho
"E1clauge," and raacling ont to tho
main alley on tho north. During tho year the
receipts Of
CATTLE WE'RE 7G5, 900,
or 81, ,0c0 more than ware received last year, aud
222, ,0O0 more than recelyod In 1871. So far AZ
cattle Nre concerned, the eeQsou Gun Hcarroly be
said to havo been prosperous one to feeders,
| prices having ruled lover than in any previous
season since before the war, but to dr0vers tho
yoar has brought moro than the avorage profits,
US values have not been subjected to 30 frequent
and violent fluctuations as in former Seasons.
Prices reached their lowest point during the
first weeks of tho panic, when they touched
havo since recovered to s5. 00@o.66 for the same
! qualities.
| Tho incronss in the receipts Of
| HOGS
iB entirely unprecedented in the history Of tue
/ live stock trade, the arrivals aggregatng 43G0-
000 against 3,252629 Last year, and q, 3B0 083 in
1871. Tho year has been profitable QUO both
to tho feeder and drovor: Although our average
wooily receipts of hogs have been 83,846 head.
prlcee have ruled higher and steadier than DUR
ing 1872, and tho trade Inns boon In an eminently
healthy condition throughout tho season.
slight falling of in the receipts Of sheep is
aoed d, the arrivals am9untin s, against
| material decrease Of recolptB in nearly ali the
markets Of the country Ii reported. Farmers
| havo not been so roady to part with their sheep
| during the past season, because tho higher price
Of wool haa made It more OF IN object to hold
| thom,
Tho following tables chow tle receipts aud
ahipn,onts Of provisions aud live stock for the
twelve months onding with Doc. 81, 1875 and
for tho calendar years 1872 and 1s71: