, 1875-04-03

Home consumption. 0l7 900 t06f
Fully 10,c0o, 600 bu Of tho used Ia DC.
tober. For tue uext four months take the
monthly con sumption Of tho fonr ytats, and incrcaas
1t By IS per cent, Which gives total consumption
from Oct. to March Of 106,'a3,723 bn. leaving on
hand but 35o 90 bu, OF osa than ~ months
consumption
Tho nbove allowance Of Is per cent or.r tho average
for the four past months probably rather an crroE
in defect than n excess. The winter consump-
ton IL always much CRATER than that Of tho summer.
au the extraordinarily cold weather Of the past VIM
Ter has caused cattle aud horses, wall hogs Ia
draw heavily on the corn crop Kansas, Nebraska,
and Missouri havs nso required heavy supplies and
TO tis Bhonld bo added the fact that tho dslless
have takon largo quantities than usual.
The estimate Of present annual consumption II
evidently more accurately drawn from I'll average Of
tho rtece<lfnz four yeara, than from that Of eight
years. Wan dono recently In New York compilation.
This IL apparent II remember TINT since 1871
has been generally used by all the largo and sage
companies, and Is used freely by those who work
horses heavily. Tho South also takes : great deal
more corn now than II did four years aao.
PROVISIONS.
HOG pRoDucTs-Wers rather less active, aud de-
cidedly Irregular. Tho receipts Of hogs wess no
larger than Thursday, and tho quality was poor.
but prices easer and this landed to unactle pro-
duct, chiefly In tho speculative articles. Thcre WIS
special weakness, though everybody folt TINT prcca
high. Tho stocks Of rurata small aud this has
induced speculative trailing Ia theu which hna recent
~ represaed tue Iemand for shipment. They arc
relatively higher than por. and that fact as.
aius pork though tho stocka Of that article very
largo III proportion to the lcaI for 1t. Lard is held
by two or thzes parties. who do not believe II,
letting 70 now, In spite Of tho wcaknesa
IN butter. nnl thus tho situation Ia
strong all round; the ratties III ttc
IL L., t.AA 4.f..
strongest Of all OF course Il IL 10 tho interest Of Tue
PACKERS tat product should be kept up. II only that
:tpaya them Ss to store Tie Pron1sy while Il e hqng
Q! IN the DEAL ovoa III the taco Of large salcs
1t high prlcaR.
AEss poRx-Tas ACTIVE, nna averaged 1oo rer brl
higher, though closing aac lower than TLurauY nf-
ternoon. TAe feeling wls unsettled. chiefly by tho
psetaton that large quantities would bs delivered
within swo or thros days. Increasing tho offerings
the market saea were reported Of 32o brls cash or
s;lleF hs roa:a 9a, y lSooq bril- ss,ler
7a52eos 3,75o srs, sellsF July. i. 10 To-
tai 4,g.o bsls: Tao market .Iesod =. s.:sses3s5k
,ans ssss IN asd nea!a :aso fo4 t ,os Tor
Other descriptions o pork werc easfcr, prcea being
ahous Et co. relatively lower .ua, two threa weeks
reported Of 70o brs eztfs prime mess At $500.
1Ani--~as astiEe, ami nslGc per 100 h. higher.
thoush eosns .haas s.,tss ts on M
IL sympathy viii pork. aslea were repor,ed e $40
!
selier May 1t $,tIall7b; G,7s3 tcs scilor June st
$t..ealAo2H and SUI tcs roller July $500. To-
ta 9U0 tes. Ths market closed quot ut A.6D cash
Or seller April $l4.G3h@14.t5 for May; $1l82h@
1';e5 for June and sl3.o, fas 1uy+ .,,
vance - prices. though css setvr, offerings LeIng
rather Light while th9 buytng ordsrs for sairne..s
Bales were reported oi IL shoulders !. Sc cash.
and 84c seller atay 0o0 la long eleArs At lies 6o
ynus: md s So1s eas eae ass Il s The
maskot elosel st g for shoulders, ea.h or seler
Apri ssfe DO selles May; sne do seler Jans lons
aelst Juns, llhs; shor. RIBS, 1lXo cash or seller
April; do seller May, li]lu:, 10 seller Jnne 12e;
May, me-; Do seller june, l2.ie. Uozs1 meats &c
higher than lpose. aHeet-pteklcd haru, u hs ay
arage, 1t 1lA@loc. Bacon meats quoted at l2a
14c hams for shuulpr. 1850 for abort rtbs and
12Hc for short clearE-al packed.
0nEasE-RAa quiet At 7G3l0c.
DEEF rEODuCTH-Hero quiet and nomnaily un-
ehxugrd, vt $4 for iness, $9..s for extra ess, aud
tH.N a :..Uo for haMB
TALloW-Quotel At 8HaBtto.