, 1881-12-31
cr,ployurs gnve tho advance asked. Tho
pcrscvcring bollcr-makors finally carried
&9,nt&. &,,,lNt



MEAT PACKING.
rlff: Ct:rrlsti AMI rAEKtSti ur MEATS
with the cnkllNta processes or rendering iaru
afld tultow, Gtc.. lils for i'Is.l,y years past
formed tho leading group III our Industries.
Tho flrstiD tilmrtatlcg astt was assN tile first
In historical orslsr, Is The work Ut h0s.kll.
tnp and pncknR, III which this city t0ok the
iull Of Cincinnati IN tic winter vi ltsi-ltI,
md Inns ever stuce lhen Let tho world. Tl'e
b1lsincss IIas been Mctiyely prosecuted dur
inH tl.u past ya.at, hut the nlIIlhor Of fIhgs
llatldc was steadily less tllaII fur tic core
spending TINES one ynnr previously, tho ~
elugc falling o!f Gcing tear'y . ner cent. .il!o
reason for tlH lies In tile sufficient fact that
n smaller nu,nbur uf hogs were marketed
here md elsewhere. Tho hugs wero rushed
in rs rapidly as ross!bIo during November
md December, 1Sao. lcaring st'aIl-
fE fo ,%isr sDis on,, t. oi f''1f sRe wte' y r'nS a
the lug crop Tor lilo present winter was IT.
,lucetl hy tlle bitter weather Of II year nnot
which ki!le!i oEf tlIe y0niig ONES ~ Untold
tIon Of al tho hogs sent to market; Rt,d INV
tIles s fact tiiat tjnis fir ti,is winter Chtcago
packers linvc cut Up more li9Ks K t!,a,, t!lo
C!ty, Getiar itapiiy, s.. ;josspl4! . tsfo}, l}ss
A1olilr3,. Newcastle, 1ntl:, und Sa1llln. ~.
Thesu t.lGvcn points nre tl,e prtletpa! ones III
gregatlng 0nly nbuut lsalf MS much us tlley.
ChicaEo l!as packctl % per cent ot all !lie
hogs cilt tn Tic i.st two mouths, willie llsr
percentagu ior November an ,r;e Refs''oes
,no,ti,'s moi is w.,rk IT. tlie history" tic tradn Il
| tits city WIZ pprforMed In Nuvcln'ler. lSso. s.
When ahont ,t,oo0.ih0 llo9s were guy up. inc
| ruudtl0ns nbnye notc.t reduced tho aggre-
| gate for Inst November to AlIsluSt exactly
TIat biggest il.piltiI's work wHs, however,
scarcely ,nare tha Gf tlle wcrS;ng can,'si;
ndlo sar,y s1 o1 leu t,1n1 paa as tboIo go
were II ttelnntld for the protnrt: BUT there
ilas been neither of. l,ose during the ,pnst
twelve months; indcM, M paekefgs, g ~ naye i;
font tti,nss difficult 70 MlspsS o. t1 ~
mt, tho foreign tteinaiil having beeil very
much reduced, rs nutetl under tile lItitl OF
tha market for provisions. 1t nov lDoks. 'ts
We have rGnGlica ltRtler ni!nn , pdp1 ~ LUZ,
hence. A bigger SUPPLY uf t1ogS tleSt WiialGr i
| PROMISES to liz compensated by relatively
sluull numbers during the next twn months.
nnu perllals pending tlIe Whole stilnt'ltf'
TIE PACKING CAPACITY ....
ycar ago was estimated ut rcarly yearly Soo ~
nnss nidcI about },oU. The llately hu,lse,
with nearly tint cat,acity, WIS burned HOWL
last August, MID llns been rebuilt, betiaE now
about rGudy to resume operations. Botll o.
| these nre known ns " English hnltses," setltl
Iu9 tlielr product direct across tho watel
without placing II oil the market here. Two
other establishments are III tt!o sane iihe
and Ercnt dual Of other st.H Il selt dlree
TO Europu to bu sold there. This Et!glisE
trutle Is gradually working a Tcvpl.itton u
| thu chnruc.er Ut thu foreign BUSINESS. III
tendency now is to s!tgel.K tllo l'!co'i ni1t
ling prticess, Tho result beluga iInrslcr, tlr!hE
tcXt,tro to Tic nleat, which ls what tllo Hrit
isil consumer likes best, Thfs improvement
will probably abolish tho prejudice rccelltl,
exhibited agREllst American lug nlent, nia'
t,ny lend to il big revival OF oWrcXport trade
luz in tic city md Vicinity OIL lArEe 6cn!t
} bealdes soue t!fseon or twenty others Wy
| lOlltlle dressed hogs, Ur purchase lnatefl;
froin the regular slaughter lI9l,ses. while
! faW slaughter fur themselves III n SINAI! Why
mostly f1r tic city traale About ia iiIteen 9
more during tho four w!ntcr l,!0ltlIs: IN
work Is nlso presented nctlvcly during III
} sumner months, as Is shown III tue FOLLOW
: lng tuhlc. This summer phekiilg Is not po
! xiOle Il, more southern, Gitlcs, except NJ
! great disadvantages, While th9lr pacEil
there Is steady strca,n!ot lugf passing III
o Onr houses allyp, nnT' lcavinE them q Il
+ stapu Of product ut the rate 1f nenrly:SD I'll
= lo{tls Der .lny. The following nro tho firm
+ wtlO eiieEl cut llurc tnil 10000 hogs tllirll
= the twelve months ending with lust feofiar
AFaH':fA AnriA,aefica &c
chisayss iy : T. +. M!,!
iiaS,cs, ,Atl:!nscn Co... s!a VA: