The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-09-27


l6al7c; do. do. lair to good, 4alec. Live p al
try-Sptug chicsens- per 10, l.al5 Fowls,
State and jersey per 10 "a &c; do. Western. IA
also; BOOSTERS, Old, per ii Sal c: turkeys. late
and Jersey, pr 10, 4sl5; do. Western, per 10
l3al4; ducks, State and Jersev, per pair, 75casl
ucks, western, pr al, 69a7o; geese, Stale and
Jersey, per pair, 81 75a2 6O; do. Wesl ern, per
pair, 8 25al so.
EGGS-ReceipIs to-day. ia bbls. The mar
ket continues 10 good shape for the sci ing
iuteres and prices NJ We again increased some
what on all grades. The supply is not large,
the wea her lsg cd aud lIttie stock remains
unsold, and whatever m y be left over r, can
ern have brought 2i1zc and Canadians the
same, with not much Inference on state aud
| near by stock, as quality now runs pretty
even.
Nearby stock, single bhl.......per doz IS @26
O.
western, "a "a A..
ralr W esi ern . .............-.-. 12GZoH
ibIeriOr u.s.
canadian :..... "a @Z41x
OF HOGS
for the packing seasons OF 1867 and the gene
raj opinion is that packers cannot afford TO
pa more han "A per Ice lbs gross. The St
Louis Republican says:
Packers are expecting that hogs will rule
during the next packing Sc son at about &c per
POUND live weight, aud declare that, consider
Ing the price OF I'm the interior of The great
corn and hog producing states, money can be
made 'eeding hogs and selling them at 4e,even
snpOosi ng &c was the price paid for the hogs
before fstIening
For instance, suppose large corn grower in
the interior of 10 va W hes convert his corn
crop into cash at best possible price IA ST.
Lo1is or Chicago, we will say, be can ct bat
4.c PEI bdshe 70 his corn. Let u suppose he
is but 10 miles from a railway and has 1900
bushels OF corn 10 sell.
His corn is on the cob in the crib. 1.-The
ships he mu shell II, sack It ana haul IT
ten miles over a dirt rad, der which cir
cums'ance bushels { q Id per bushe il a
fni load. len mil tn the Car anu Ia b me
ag in l. dsy e work for he team. The cost
OF sheltng bushels md hauis z il Co the
car would b not less h N 2 or 6 is cents per
ouShel. Freight TO Chic 60 o. 30 LOUIS ten
GEMS per bd~uel. Loss weight As CT per
bushel. COMMISSIONS one ceut per buShel.
Tot IoIa r, expe1 re at the very Least, fr.1
tufn "a cents per bush, |, or $40 Tor the
100 bus els o corn.
instead of this il IS proposed that the farm
age say 100 lbs. In weight at &c per 10. 1--we
weight.
crease the T weight to 2 bS. average and tn
farmer sells them AT &C per 10 same 81 he
gave. hal dos he get for his corn? Let u
see. In h. first the hogs do their own sh i
ing. therefore,, we will offset the cost of iced
ing the hogs wit cost OF Smelling.
Next, he hogs walk 10 tn railroad and can
not be c. arged with haul ng expen>es. liner e.
fore IL bee IIne s que Jion OF ire gut. AS we
nguIed the re ghLUn he corn at A. G per bushe
or So TO- ever 20,OOO los, We Will ngure { e
fire. GIT on the hogs at same D ice. Cne
TN usand hog we CHING 20 lbs. each would
aggFe gate ~. OO less. or ~ car ioads. TeD-c-r
loads at s36 per Car would amo uni % $500 The
no.s are in 81 l. VI and The rmer re
ceives his &c per ID direct from the packer. He
ge sSWa. He has 20 y y 800 for the hCgS and
$3.50 height and ay $40 for Pc soma expenses
but be has lei 3 oOn Tor has To-, 10 bushels Of
corn ms cad OF 30. being IA difference of
81, ~ In mis- favor. TueIefore ii seems To pay
10 buy hogs and fatten them on chtap col n
and sell the same pic pei ID hat they COST.
The Kansas Ciy Price Current OF a recent
date estimates the probable cutting for the
winter, at that place, at Is ,O9J head or double
that of las season, ami in this connection
adds that "the prices which viii be paid will
undoubtedly ne low, and packers think hat
the avs rage price VIII be S;s4 per CIV. The
hog crops In Kansas aud Western Missouri
will be ge-in fac, Is la ge nov. and ffIrIs
are gong 40 ne msde 10 draw receipts .Iom
Sou hwestern Iowa"
PRuGR1ss OF PACKING
The Daily Commercial of Chicago, in is is
sue of oaLu dsy, n aims the TO owing: Sum-
mer ZACH Dg operations sre stesdily plogfes
ing; in fact, increasing eekly-the increased
supply of h'gs allowing more ex ensive
o. tions. while there is nearly al ways a
very al emand tor the product. he pack
ing so far SHOWS a nklders bic increase as
compared with last sc ason, ud this Also the
Case at nearly all WesieI packing poin 4, anu
tn Or, sOll " Is that the IDcrease during the
balauce OF b MINER season v be July AZ
/ rye Ielat4v ly a. duuDg ne past few mon his.
The packl at . Louis from March l Sep
Iemoer was ~, g., avtrage z26.4o lbs, against
T., So hogs, average p A bs Tor the same sea-
SOD. W iting OIL the steadily increasing
summer business in packing operations =, u
southern iespoDdeuL oi be Clnciu natl
n &c current, sly: III has also pee demon.
str ted tOaI ne packing of hog in the No tn
can AID Will be mace con IN uous one nom
j a. uaiy 10 January and with O. e prOlIfic ma.
A IN m Il m nm aaY he
hgur out a-dln WlihOut a Ia lure ga corn
crops Tor a le st y IN sue eSsion,
a ID that the I'M Movements mad in Summer
curing VIII iui n!sn con- umefS ~ltn Prime
arlcle % ire Vurei meats, Jar preferable 20
The Old, IuS ,, hSrd-taite1 etCu Hntc1 has
u en- sc. over from = wlnts RS cure" AS yet
We nave heard OF no ~ IA zI.Iic Sales OF hogs
delivery &c cODioe rSgu or paokIng season,
anu Operate Re 81 EN- to uIffer wldely L. tneif
views 8 es~ras me proDaole Opening price.
There sem 20 oe An Impression, nOwev r.
Gnst 70 would D. aD Ut a fir op sniLs puce,
AID the Curse Of vslues during he past wes 4
hiss D-en toward IN d. urr. o-Ilers ca mud
paf1les wi Ing 81 Contract a. inns valua tOn
10. No. en- Del AID DecesD Der dell yer. No
withs ea.oing he Increased celpt' OF
Ogs a Uf1n- ne SUNNI mon Il v h-r
Aestern p ia as we'll a. CAcago), ne gen
ersl i'npr sSibu seems 10 De that there WI ne
= o shot crop" this seasUn, out hat the kup
lily Gas nsd } vii g -OOu aueQoa 20 meet
the requirems Dts, while good IN nv = IS n
ana ern 'rres Joaiea's sem o SnInK
lat he supply VII De ven iarstr than gen.
-Ts ~ lci pa ed, "a d viii. mat. rlaaly ietUIe
prices.
rns packing % date reaches about SIS, 90
b ~, agaluss b ut q 3, W 10 GA e rs. ear,
anu q total pacR ins vf rs ia b gs durn z the
nmmeI lsln. The packing al Cedar sp IS
10 date IL 1853 hCg against 6ys6S H. rs to date
las year.
POrATOEs.
Tee Indications now are that the price OF pc
latoes wi rule exc pti&nally high during the
winter and spring. Tbs advance here has
been p'd during the past two weeks and