Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-12-25
STOCK ITEMS.

From the Pittsburg Price Current, Dec. IS.
Latest adyices report an advance in the Lon.
| don cattle market.
| From November l to December 10 Chicago
slaughtered 488O0O more hogs than in the same
time last year.
We fail to hear Of any section of country in
which hogs are plenty. A general scarcity is
reported everywhere.
Exporters shipped 1874 head of live cattle from
;NeW Iork last week, besides 4,400 quartes of
Deer ana l,lOO carcasses Of mutton.
W. L. Mallow, of Concord Stock Farm. New
Holland, O., sends us a specimen of wool twelve
inches IN length, taken from one of his April
lambs. Mr.. Nj. has Just received q handsome
Palr OF cashmere goats, bred near Greenfield,
put Tor the last few months owned by John NAL
low, OF Fayette county. These goats are quite
rare in Ohio.
j. II. Mormon tells us that the 50 head of the
1000 pound cattle which he and William Wat
son shipped through to New York last week were
spoken OF as the best average lot Of stock offered
on that market for long time. We do not know
that we have ever seen them surpassed here
considering their number and the fact that they
were all fed by one man, Mr.. Smith Chafin, as
mentioned last week. They sold in New York
at$ll5O, to dress 81 and So pounds.
Although cattle feeding is reported quite light
IN some parts OF the country, from all we can
learn we conclude that more are being fed in
Western pennsylvania and Ohio than for some
years. Three or four years back, when the bot
tom OF the cattle trade seemed to drOp out a
great many abandoned the business and Turned
their attention to hogs. Then, when pork, in It's
turn, struck bottom, q general move toward Cat-
ti!e raising took place, and as it requires more
tlme 10 grow up supply of cattle than any other
KIND OF stock, 1t is only within the last wear that
the business has been thoroughly worked up
again great many cattle are being prepared
for the spring trade, and no scarcity need be an
pretended. W
The cattle trade in the East this season is
rather phenomenal. 1t is generally the case.
especially in the Cheating season. that with
moderate runs the New York market is very
strong and active at this stage of the winter.
But 1t seems to be different this time, The suDnlv
of stock on that market for the past week or two
has been light, and yet, while the feeling slight
ly improved, there is no such confidence and ac-
tlYity as would be naturally expected We are
at loss to account for this depression, although
two things doubtless have more or less to do with
the matter. First, the market was 50 overcroWded
with low grade stuff earlier in the season that
1t was badly broken, and dealers feel less conf
dent in making advances than they would did
they not know that booming prices would again
bring out the same endless supply oftrash. And,
seconds 1t is said that such quantities of dressed
poultry as are now offered in the East were
never before known in the history of the trade. |
rms, OF course, greatly Curtails the sale of |
meats, and must have its effect on the market. |
OF 1t seems that further explanation is vet ne
5essary to explain the present condition Of the |
Eastern cattle trade