The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-14
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hIs hAoEs IA; or sIpEaasieEs Esre III
sTsn high sbssgh. he seasgA Spsred a
Sosan ln4 e!9ssd AHA. ths sTerlge Al
lLrss packing P0iEu Essh 4. Chi-zgo asi
GbeiArHi having reaeAs5 1toTt osn:,,
Al against 81 esE;s III year beisss.
Ia business thF0sghsGI TIE year has
besa JsEy znEl:iEtae.ary u he deIls; 40
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kiEs Psias, pli4 tas iFs kaEs Vas Enasr
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ys0Es uOs. Tss vehsaesi asssrtioas Of
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il tss ssgEts!,T eaaAd lie run o. z1sy
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iss TIE se4sga u LEA Ibi ISIS va s.
7,l5t TT ne relsoa d 1873 md ls7i
iiVls 5,gs3.sIo, iksVirg n inersAss IN
packing # 1894, vAiea PsoTeI that TIE
pyy=lIf cry nd gensflIly received STATE
-srY =By oe TsZy hT iron The Esth.
T.uia rsoPIs might lake ogBrags IRON
tas Ebers tEeA AID rest assured
Ia; i isiI EEssi oy5rtEy d Bn there
viii LVIyI Be sgns hgg and honiuy left
srss gb5sv the ms; guisTorabls eireun.
flAsoss-
Wbss tie crop ~ finally marketed
AID ytsEssi we're lor5sd Al the high
yriss., Tie bs!iBg public b9.h !: hone
nj ,sf9s3 Eel, thli Is Els master Of The
dpzl;!ol, Ini boped Viih li.sls Patisn,
sy1ibz 81 il b0ysn 70 Ne prices de.
cite 70 avery loy pint Such, however,
sLI -; tie result The nIrks; eoEiipu.
ed .lsgyi,h. PUktnbtld0 r tsnAeioally.
H. tie laaEalzs d Gprozinsai Cibelb.
raj 0pe'Isoy, they folded their armi,
"a: On shsir st1d, And UliIed.7 By this
H9bbou policy, GOisssd By az easy
nsgDty make, and, uhl, Is probably the
key 70 the sscTe., BY The employment Of
i'gsEelPital relatively than 10 any othsT
bfIDeh Of busihsa, they have managed
" sesi,; Iny serious decline, and though
there have been IiTlhoss from time 70
tine The general result Ia. bsen lOsinE
ors totbs paekihgtrnie. Al present there
iIDors animation in the trade because the
months Of August and September bring
the lltge'. eon'1mPilve demand, bu, the
ADVANCE does not more than cover the ez.
pehsz d carrying stocks and will not in.
vie speculation.
The shipments to foreign port, have
fallen oF u the extent Of II5,OOO,OOO
Pouhdi, A compared with La, year al
thi, date. I.might be inferred from thi,
TACT that the stocks in this country WouM
be iDcreUSd U that extent, but the sum.
mer packing, which has become a mos.
important element in the calculation,
shows that from the lat Of March (which
is the close Of the winter psckingJ until
July 18th, the receipts Of hog at summer
packing points we're 2l2l0O0, and same
time in 1874, 1921, 600, or a decrea.e Of
nearly S0OJOO0 head, which is equivalent
10 net pounds to the falling off in foreign
shipments.
Undoubtedly the depres ed condition
Of the manufacturing, mining and other
Interests, whereby a large working pop.
ulation is deprived Of profitable employ.
nent, has largely reduced home conIump
ton, and stocks Of meats are much larger
than At this time last year. Careful esti.
mates place the excess at l0O,O0O,OOO Of
pounds, or an extra supply for two
months, unlesS lower prices invite con.
sumption and shipments.
The effect Of this must be to defer the
opening Of the packing season, and should
induce more prudent movement than
wS manifested Last season.
What the number Of stock hogs is in
the country must be problematical, a. the
sources from which our information Is
derived have not been 81 the most reliable
character heretofore. The reports gather.
ed from the various State authorities
show an increase generally, and prices
have been sufficiently high to stimulate
the feeders to supply themselves with
ample stock. The corn crop after due al.
loWanceS for rains and floods, promises to
be an average one, and this largely con.
trolls The price Of hog,. Under all the
circumstances, do not expect low
prices, but would regret, in the general
interest, TO encourage the hope Of such
figures /" were paid last fall, and cannot
geo any reason why we should. From
6to 81 cents would lie good paying price
to the feeder, and afford the packer |
margin for safe investment and reason.
able profit.
What the country needs is not high |
prices, With fluctuations and speculations,
but a regular and healthy business in all |
departments Of industry. Our manu-.
featuring interests, which have been I'm.
duly stimulated blythe combined influences
Of legislation, credit and paper money, in
their present condition are suffering The
natural consequences, and time will lie
required Tor them 10 revive. In the
meantime the relief 10 The trade Of the
country must come from our great ngri.
cultural resources, and upon none Of
them can we more confidently rely for
prompt and profitable returns than the
provision business, which Is yearly in.
creasihs and Il capable Of almost nm.
limited expansion.
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