Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-09

eApOilS lOE tuc w eve LuOUtl1S were
1G5,31S,7S3 pounds of product less
than during the preceding year, and
that the percentage of exports COM
pared with Western production was
reduced from 62.l2 to 57.63.
By pursuing these calculations
further, we find the entire produc
ton for the year to have been 1885,
530,512 pounds less than during the
preceding year, and that the falling
off in the exports was 3S,7SS,27l
pounds greater than the reduction in
production This reduction in the
export movement was subsequent to
the closing of the winter season, for
on the first of March there had been
an increase in the. exports of about
10000, 900 pounds, from the first Of
November, compared with the pre~
ceding year.
In our report last March it was
Indicated that the. summer marketing
of hogs was likely to be considerably
less than during the preceding year,
and the result shows reduction of
about 525, 5000, or nearly 10 per cent.
The Eastward movement of hogs has
also been a little under q year ago.
But with the reduced production
during the summer season, the ag-
gregate of stocks of production on
hand on the first of November was
considerably larger than year before.
Our estimates of stocks on hand at
distributing points on November l
for three years is as follows:
por ,.,,s. Novissi oos Nov go Noy %:
Lard. tierces. ..... 10000 10000 100000
Meats, pounds 7425O,OOo 100000 100000
Lard, pounds .- $50. 600 Is,aSoOSO $4,000
Total product lbs. 1904 ooooo 75oos,0oo 10000 Ota
The assessors returns last spring
in the seven leading States which have
furnished reports for past years show
ed shortage of about 100000 hogs
as compared with 1880. The ques-
ton ma urally arises, in view of the
fact that these returns were made
generally prior to the summer season,
has not this apparent shortage been
largely covered by the decreased mar
keting, amounting to about 100000
in the reduced packing and Eastward
movement during the summer sea-
son?
It is undoubtedly true that the Sc
verify of last winter was very des-
tructive to young swine, and that
there is q smaller supply in the coun
try in consequence. The summer
season, however, has been favorable
for healthful condition of stock, and
prices have been maintained at figures
which mean a premium to farmers
for taking the best of care of their
swine. In our returns now received
we have some reports of swine
plague, but in a few instances only.
The shortage in the corn crop has
led large number of feeders to an
early marketing of hogs-and like
influences, existed year ago. so that
there is less force in this feature of
the case than would otherwise ap-
pear. The comparative failure or
unusual shortage of the corn sup
plies in many sections has done more
than usual in shifting the stock to
new sections for feeding, and we
cannot help feeling that the appar-
ent reduction thus reported in many
places has not been eorrespondingly
compensated by recognition of the
comparative increase in the other
sections. This however all prob~
lematical-but We give the SUCCESS
ton for what it may be worth.
Our packing returns do not en-
brace all the points in operation, but
most of them, outside of minor places,
Cleveland being the only place of
much Importance which has not fur
nished us report. Our table below
gives the packing to date and to
latest mail dates at points which rep
resent SO per cent. Of last winters
packing, and these returns show a
total for this season of 1,7OS,OOO
hogs packed since November 1,
against 2,215,000 last year. We
estimate the entire packing of the
West UP to December / as about
2,025,000 hogs, against 1855, 900 last
year, and 2,220,00O in 1879. This
makes the decrease to date 100000