Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-11-14

have plenty, and that reaction VIII IIil. Iahe
nIacet which will disaPPOint the pocket
books of many hopeful shippers.
The run of sheep this week has been /
somewhat heavier than for few weeks /
pass, but notwithstanding this fact one |
load OfsmOoth sheep weighing I5O p0uhds
sold on Monday for 81 so per Genital.
The Messrs. Hamilton, of KY, sold 116
head of short-hOrn cattle at Kansas City
last week, at an average price Sly per
head. The highest figure paid for bull
was 81 ,075, the best COW brought 81 l,S75,
the best heifer $3.50.
The present advance in the East in cat
tie which will no doubt be of short dura-
tiOn has had the effect of putting differ
ent expression on the faces of some of our
shippers who nave done but little for some
time past.
When man can buy dressed beef,
cleaned hog and carcass of mutton for
about a months wages, and possibly have
enough left to get sack bf flour, it looks
as though there shouldn' tbemuch starva-
ton this winter.
The exports of hog products largely ex-
ceed in value those of any other kind OF
meats. For instance, during the year 1877
| 939 ,573; while cattle product exports, in
ports, including dairy products, amounted
to $49, 1886, ,029.
The present low prices of hogs is caus-
| ing several capitalists to figure around
| concerning the packing business. This
we hope will result in action on the part
of some one, which no doubt will be the
case if proper encouragement is given by
the carriers.
We still hear good deal of talk about
the establishing of extensive pork packing
facilities here. The importance of the
enterprise is fully appreciated, and there
is no doubt but our business men would
give it all possible encouragement.
New York buyers are having a good
deal of quiet satisfaction over the enjOya
BILE prospect of making little money OF
cattle this week. We hope the poor fel
lows will not be disappointed, for man!
of them feel ''pretty considerably" tn
need of another bit of profit.
Hogs continue to come in in large quan
titles, and are now quotable at lower price
than have ruled for eighteen years. jus
: think Ofit!-$3. .25 per cwr. for an outsid
, figure. The establishment of that con
templated packing house would do muc
toward stiffening prices under the press
, ure of heavy runs.
j, Our Western exchanges say that tn
, Omaha Stock Yards are not panning on
| W6t1 dS Il DDltlJ lOT JIlH SAFE Ot SIOChs HI
entire sales of cattle from July to OctC
r ber l numbered, according to a Denve
: paper, but 996 head, out of 1872 hea
:. received. Council Bluffs is said to be fee
ing the bulk of the stock i'll transit throug
> Omaha.
u We have had good deal of activity
u cattle rhi,, week, prices having advanced
r the feeling improved, anl everyChin
Il seeming more cheerful. The reaction
;, New York infused new life into our trad
Western buyers, however, should not u
II low this to cause amy rise in the pric
Is they are paying, as the change is Onl
;. temporary; but even if it were permane
it would only letthem out decently at Il
prices they have been paying.
n The Kentucky LiUe Stock Record e
" presses the opinion that trans-Atlanf
, shippers, having a monopoly of the E
- ropean trade have cOmbinedto force dow
IL prices on prime export cattle. That pape
er in further discussing the matter, sa
e. that, with a margin of nearly one hu
n dred per cent. between New York al
=, London, much better prices could be pa
Ill in this country for high grade cattle; til
ty this combination will be broken up ne
ed spring by large number of new expo
oF ters going into the business; and til
OA stock raisers who give their attention
us nothing but first-class stock will tn
EN- make some money.