, 1879-08-24

Articles.
Week eudi Since Since
Aug. 81. NOT. l., Nov, l.
The summer packing oE, this citv to date Is about
l, 357, 600 head, against 1.455, 600 to same date
Inst year. The Daily Cvn.haercaat Report OF this

| 41e SUMNER pacalng o. t1s CIV 70 uate IS aDoHt
1,357, 600 head, agatnst 1.455, 600 to same date
last year. The DAILY Con,mercat Report OF this
| city saws:
| Packing operations at this point exhibited lit
tie more activity the lust week. the supply OF hogs
being third gre tier than the previous week. thus
! giving packecs more material wherewith 10 work.
Ihere are AZ yet only four or five houses running,
but some packers were contemplating heslnntns
operations, especially Ii the supply OF hogs eShb
its any tendency to grow. the activity in the ship
ping demand for product, couplcd with moderate
speculative trade for the lending articles offering
t9cturc has not changed materially the onlk Of the
hogs cut gon. into those descriptions Of meats
whibh arc most wanted for export. Some little
pork is heing made, but not Sufficient to cut any
especial fgure in the stocks. Lard is being pro-
duced little more freely, owing to IN increasing
spesniat.on; n and some indcatlons @ Of maninaat.
cuts OF meats are being produced rather soarin.y
at present. though. with the exception OF long
clear and short ribs. the stocks not accounted
excessive. IIams are being turned ont fairly, but
find their way into local curers aands or are long
cut for export Indications point to the cony!c.
ton that packers are only awaiting supplies
\ great deal Of asur,ns has been done by 'op-
sratoFs es to the possible future o. the iard mar
America. including that in transitu are vdriously
estimated. the lowest amount namci In the pres
cnce Of the writer being 400 0)o tcs, the highest
It Is generally believed that there Is in store tn
American from 30. 900 to 400. 0 70 tcs-Cnicago
anu ne" ORR hAvln1 over zu. Uuu tCs- lhe
stocks in England arc not c,-ont little dif-
lerent from last year at tnIa time. The stocze in
Germany arc reported small ut all the seaport
cities except perhaps, Bremen. Wh1tc interior
points arc we'll Stocked. these latter having nur-
chased freely OF the former previous 10 the passa2r
of tne new lmpost la's. which LAYS duty q $
Felclnnarks per 100 ktlogramnes op provisions i'm"
nostcd.intu Germany. Interior buyers evidently
believed this mode OF proce iure Wise, out tlDse
merchants who arc locnte:l ut scaboaru ports eyi-
dcnt1y thon:ht, differently, and. while they so!d
freely to interior merchants, did not bny freely
again or exert thcmeclves to restock. Franco ls
large consumer OF American lard. and her STOCKS
ure generally reported rather light; and indeed.
F!len we consider the exports or lara from America
1ali little short Of the previous year to date i
is hardly reasonable to enppo5c Tint stocks abroad
are excessive, out they arc far from Famine yet,
Rehner5 have 1lsO used, and are still usng. large
amounts Of laFd. and the chances favor stcalT
anu large consumption ut about ;,i*W1.sc Der 10
not seem disposed to tasc hold with any fFeedoa.
Tnere are only some ten weeks before the winter
packing season sets in, and in the interim the ]
chances arc that full l03. 900 tcs Of lard will be
eidered IN. estimating possible supply, and, /
saould prices OF lard Mp 20 as to make it An oh
)ect, packers would douot render up the hog |
entire except the hams, and thus swell stocks |
rapidly. |
HISS PoEK-Decllncd 15c per b71. and closed SO |
TIC below the latest prices Of Friday. Sales were
reported Q: 5o orls spot et s. LIZ; y, 80 brls
seller septcmoer at $,:1M1S. .22..: II, $50 priv |
seller October ut S. 20G $50; 30 brs seller tas
rear M at ~; and 1.:,5O brls seller January at
81. ST.: 93. Total. II 010 Tat market closed
quiet at S. a.. 80 for cash. So. 22! "a far
August IS. .22-mS.2 % for SEPTEMBER, anl 81. 27H
G5:30 for October. Seller the year closed nomi- |
nafly abont $3.50. Prime mess and extra mesa |
LAnp-Deeiined re per 100 lbs, and closed ~ |
13c below the latest prices OF Friday. Sales were