, 1877-03-10

FIlBINtAbH Vf AltHSs
eoivcd sn The improved mnchInery for s!au shering
sud manufacturing; The HsreentagT Of sh,inkago! |.
made by some Of tho packers not 10 exceed 17a5fH
per cent s..rnkage yas auststncd on many lots Of
hogs 'l.nshtered, sn ve,y few lots s1seea 90 Pr
Two three seasons the aycfngn net weight nf Tho
y hoa" r sM 1. s manu.
TIE PROVISION MAnKEr.
ting largely In speculative eonltacte-she amount
outside world tan anonns d tic ssadins in pr"ss:
ame!t 70 II Scyona ss az se e. s
mate The nE IN rer ~ during ths past .r
goo BARRELS. .KstImstlsg tIs v.iae .t si0 per
medium u ns az we nse =: asFre
The M II ,a q COO tssss. d,Y st
s::ss !: s:s il :s$f s
into consideration. the bustncss n whlc!,
xSad p,G6s1y 1000 @ oond Poani ~
ooS Zoo ,,,.s Ssrta r ,,s sl se
an she provision stao 81 Chleago dnr,ns ths ps.t
eah value .. sia2 100. 600, e tw,ee m sa!ae q
UnIer ihe Influence Of Eood demand on foreign
account anil an Increased speculative movement.
Ss tSs qen.F p'eH.aS 81 as oaay @a
condtioD, with tbs bulk Of The transaetsoas largely
for future ciyery paske anGin.s1s :. e w
particularly mcats and lard, which werr the prlne-
pai articles manufAe.nrcd dar'ng the month q No.
ruled With considerable 6rmaess-the fluctuations
being slight. Alout the latter part Of November.
prices rccaded about "oQ !,oc on mesa pork va nc
Dnrnc TIC early pnr December trading wns large.
u Increased. Under the hel:et .has tho hog
eS
h'u inerease eshioftcd Il, she export movement Of
product outside pasLIcs wese induced to pn.chAto
Sraiaally improved from dsy 10 dAT. md the clos.
Ing ngures At tho end OF the month showed that
e. q a Hsss 90 :. 1 e
Meats. viii tho opening Of the now year, tho
market eon.inaed arm. ind price. further ID:
now viewed the situation calmly. and determined
to make = change: in their peogramme The dc;
for op ossn nd
merchants nbroad could not be Induced to enter tho
market again At current prices especially ~ large
en roatc.-suoiclent TO msot forelg1, demands
for aoue time. cspoc ally ae tho stocks kbroal
wtts reported quite insEe: The M siock If mesa
and It was snrmfscd that itwouid not stand tho
strain placed upon It. Hogs were arriving rather
sod aRs
tile. Of it for future delivery. About tho middle
Ut January II became evident that tho market wna
about forced e extreme aHafeh--1, parties who
rather cautiously. Prices gradually weakened a.
The stocks Increased. sales were unusual|y llberul
for future delivery 1T tho declining scale, aud
tho month Of January cloHed with reduction aua.
ta!ncd Of 15Gt9g cents On mess pork, u cent on
ruAry, the stocks Of meats In Liverpool were
reported extremely larRe-cousignnrnt which llad
bccn blocked up ~ snow.tlr!fts In tho Esstern
States, were striving It the!F destination. and
rAthy with the reductions submitted TO here. Tho
oHesngn for fntnrc delivery were auttu heavy, the
receipts Of hogs were tncrtn.ing and the quality
improving, and somo operators were disposed to
tsno ,ntl moro settled stats q affairs existed.
This added to the wanknc.s. and bJ the middle OF
February the market bofdtred Oh panic. Mar
gins called freely to protect tradcs. and this
iarss quantities q product .or saie On aesuunt Il
outaido parties. 50 rapid was the reduction that
Ia Gvo weeks the shrlhkago u values wcre about
81 .009e4. 95 OH meaa p0tk. 1AW2c on lard. and
t@1!Sc on meats. During tho latter part Of tho
and prices Improved trifc, closing abOnt II. 10
lower 0n mess pork, about the same dyurcs for
lard, snd H0he lower on n1sats than wefe current
at the openinr of tho regular packing season.
COwi.Es 1 pDHKLKr's REVIEW.
Tho Daily, CohlA1<Feioi AepoFf gives The total
l,bll, go live, snd 104, 07l dressed. Tutai,
1.olu, 20o hogs: Average net weight. ZIP. ~ ~:
Mess pork, bril-. ZEAkn 10 ia
vlhtr poFk, osh. .'...'s"..'... % A0 :h,Mkl
Asssiss: !sss a 'Gs 8
Nhort Gu. hanls, tbp.,...;... q, ,n9nil7 222t74l1
Long cut 90. ~. :..'...'.... h1IrI5l lIAA ~