, 1879-04-05

the previous year, n,ld elunl To- the praduct nl
anoee os, r o ipda a nerna nef was VI ncEs
fweve iSs n'oaths sess isrcnso of hraa
Tic total number II hugs packed in the West
9,a7s,041, against 2.5a3,1So The previous ycnr,
zig large cities was e,7hs,oa5, conpnsed viii!
oi hogs at the ecaboard were ,st0.4lB, compared
with 1,44D,G09 In 1877, m increase Of 301,0l9.
Tic aggregate Of Western packing uni senfonrtt
rcce!p,s was 5,2ls 4Go In 1878, against 3,t92,5ls
IN 1871
cnicAao HAS CONTINUED TO LAnoEEr LEAD
ali other packng post,ss, and, although not
reaching the 1000, ,0o0 head she mined to count
for the nast WINTER by the liberal uol|cy Of inrud
lug 1876 700 to l5 000 bend OF Octobcr receipts In
The account l'as approached within a little over
5e,opo Of tic number mined at, aud has probably
attained . .1oint in thu record Which Will
never ncatn 10 reached. CIueinnati packers are
reluctant to ACKNOWLEDGE tint thero Ia any
1stroeression IN 'c extent Ct the business at
is for she is but 8,7ls head short OF her heaviest
previous packing, which WINS last rear. Tic
shortness OF thu supply OF hogs from Kentucky
tlnnauoia packers upon the supplies which
should have cutnc here from portions ot lMui-
ma, materially restricted Tic business the past
winter. Antl In tllt mnttgr Of record she Tor the
asrhamrInIr niaces viii, It. Lo,lis. vSleh naImf
rcnorts 5t;77 te larrcak humber for ijr winter
whtle Cir,cnnatl hacked Inc rrratest ut,,1,her al
pounds, and is still ahead for the cntirc year ln
than ever hafnro. md Imiianapojis hns iar ~.
cccficl nny nruyIolis winter. nm! cOrttnncs 10
prosecute nn active all.,te.ycar business. Dur
Ing The past winter a large humber Of hogs wcso
hcIi In sture. MiIWn,lkec i,as aiso consilrrnbiv
cxcccdeA anv previous winter, Louisville Ia
v,lIy one of lie sx jarVo cities (which showed
dcfrjnnrv I.nn,norrii will I'M rtj,vinna wintar
Ihv past winter Inns Witnessed a marked
growth OF the packing business ut severn, Of tie
prominent points distinguished from the Bix
large cities ny tic term
"lHTENuoR.n
At Kansas City, which l,as been at the head Of
23a Oo0: thu increase was At CO cun,narc,i with
tI,u previous winter. and Icr uarki,iw nIst, rx-
cccdcd tNnt uf Louisville byu ljkp number.
Next IN the list Is Clcveluu,l, where there were
5sO07 purlci, an i1,ercusu Of O, ,Y5; next, Crslnr
Hai,I,is. III. .U3Y, showing IN increase Of 15.7H
DrsAiutnes par|;cd iDi .500 rxcrciln, lust VIM
ni.!E,3 The tllth on Tic list is Atchispn. Kan.
yhc1n English pnrtfca havu ereytei M, '!rxtrn..
ktss s'S cstal;iisnhcnr, wt.fsis jean opcraiUns
about the n,fdd.c o[ pcret,,ey, rcuchinr Ds, ,DU0
0, March j, ind viii do u,l uli.tbcyeur Gi1sn,ss.
Otlur Important 1utcrtDr pjaces arc Omaha.
about tl.e sa,lo a. ast ye,r; st. Joseph, tsO00,
about the same MS last wear; Pcoria. G5UOU mi
increase OF sYb.0: Sabi,n. 10 a3a NJ, tnercnsc ~
ls,s5o; Otsulnwa, 5i,l!N an inerease Of 3s,,a:, s., a:,
m,cD Eos tlc past " wlutcr, liter % KeokuI; " na"ked IND
W,lO0 tic previous winter. md ", ,IGl tl,r naxt
spasun, being liz ony interior po}nt OF sin',lar
prominence that did put show IN lurrcaan this
yeN1,
>iIii Tic Department Of Agriculture return. for
Jan l. In regard to tI,r number Of swiuo in t6e
United stntcs, show ttal il, the thirteen wc.t-
ern packing States there was a total of ao,a15,-
year previously, makil. an increase OF iliT.Hsi
brau. t.r BWJ nur rrnt. "- - 1'0A''''0
Our returns iu rcrnrf, IN nronort,on NJ
rnopucr ON HAM
at Interior points at the date of making the re-.
oss "t fd u.s. ar 1fo su a cysr aeaI ad
.nostjy tinteti t,rr thc frat ha,S ~ N"ra X
plares Which pscEed its iii i,ons ~. 'ne ~ y ~. ~.
ceut of ali thc Interior packinr. ti,"rc " wos tr r
meat product ol os9,c0o i,ogs uS l,a,i, and tic
tl,u MEATS tlnciufnE porkl and II prr cent of M
the lard, Dy npplyt1,c lii: sana n,.r,%utnnc ~ ~
thu Remaining is pcr Cent Of ti., in,crr s,n.l.
trg, tilr nes1egat" amoat Of meats atId ISi polk
pounds, coll,parru With our appfoxuatiuu 'os,
year for t!,e same time, 9! " ,ooo,t poundsaf
md In trufs,t. there wcru nnnroximoteiv NIX
1900 pounds Of n,cats uud pntk, against ss57,-
gNGOO pounds lust year. and OF jurd 10, ,Ouo
pounds. or 4nT.0M tiprres. o,ainst 9'7ti) hin
pounda, Or l9O,J0o tierces. ti Tir acgrssats t;t Of
tbs figures for tiiu West and tic Eust slow tor
this srasou 4l5,O)D 600 mounds OF n,cats and
purk. asMl l53, ,V50, ,Oj0 pounds Of iatl, ugainst
D35 Oo0 COO pounds Of 1ncuts Mul porK, aid 81.
0S0000 bounds Of larI lust ycar,Mor IT. r aboit
100000.o60 pounds mure Of prod,tct of thesp
k!nts thls season tl,a.i at same tInp last ycar,
This is tbs product Of 5s5,oW hogs, whllo fhc
Increased packing was 6;5,eoS lead, SHOWING
that tlr product 81 450,0 ,0oo hogs Of ,l1s increase
fl The winter packiug. ju addition to tl,s sir.
pius on hand lie ist Of November. Ind hs"n
disposed OF aI tic close of tic Winter busucss'
"hkAa TUE i'sonocr GOES
.,,a dhe ig Aggregate exports Of nog product from
nie 4nltcI htasss @ ior ~ tWs!v. @ mouths end
Ivy June ~, 1873 Was l.007, ,sio.SuO pounds, Rs
iSl'9%s: tSn ~ bacon oysa4S5d pounds; pork A.
eo9'z;5 poundsi l1rd, ~, Hlb.@ai pounds. Dur
w tals period EfsiAad received 81 per cent
o. o.. ny aggregate sxpofts, compared WIN b3 pr
gS GShe ~ tiio previous year, a!!M 6 per reut tn
as'S1'o; EnelAna M received ~ lS7-s 8. per GENT
o. I!o onson, 1S peF eent OF tNe PORK, mud ~
pef cent ot inc lard. rlahee was. tlle second
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