New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-05
CHICAGO MARKETS WEAKER
A FALL IN THE PRICE or PRovIsIoSs-hoGs IN
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES LOWER

fpY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRiBUSsi
CucAGo. Aug. A drop in provisions
donoaxed All the markets here today. PORK droppea
2Oa4O cents per barrel; lari l2iaSlo cents ana nus
5alO cents per hundred pounds. The crowd soou' s0
provision pit looked at the close despondent ana az
corraged The trouble 10 hogs There are so many
apparently that Colonel Sellers would not know what 70
40 With them There must b. o million II one; for they
ara coming in now each week by the 100000. ms
veet there arrived 10000 big black fat fellows 700
fat even for the packers who up to this season ns's
aways paid the highest price for the hogs which pro-
dnced the most lard, but who are now Offering moro
money for lean than for fat animals.
The receipt Of 10000 more hogs tins week than se
has caused drop in their price OF 5os6o cents per
hnndred which will be likely to cause falling os IN
tine receipts next week II there ID not falling Oh
receipts there certainly will be . faling on IN pneos
nroduee For some reason other the demand Ho1
the south for meas Is very light. The de'nana no
abroad however Is exceptionally heaSs' -
bacon is going out Of here. a. @e
wo. last month. at. the rate OF Two
and TIN co million pounds per day The shipmess
oflard have fallen of Tue Messrs. N. h FairosaA -
COMPANY say that while the stock or lara IN tnisoo.,-
decreased In July Al, 900 uerces, tue STOCK y" -
in Europe during the same month incressei -. 49,
10000 terces; figures which show that whiie 'ne 49,
can lard has been scattered II has not gone 'h'o
sumptiop This same concern say that to l'zoo nq"n
made NJ hoe-raisers in the hog-raising S'sss
500 replies wee that during September az" III,
the hogs would run good. More 'nan III
The farmers also said that the animals were os"s -
for n xuer prices While all the faets point 70
supply of hog product 1t not follow pecsu- -
are apparently plenty of hogs In the country ane s,n
stoeks. that prices are to keep on tumbiins sas
meps of meat are large nearly 300oooo pousus :.
showur that there IL . food demand. PORK oa' 500
h,gb a. $40 and as low as % per barrel. IL "a !.
going at Sl3, not extravaganza nsure' N So.
oplv q little over cents, and NOS
,ban ceuts per pound. There have ncen 80. ~,
t,onaly depressing circumstances There na'o
uap,c. pcstiences hostile action Of Europes" =,
meuts, and multitude Of other bad things - 49,
kev that the product will - up very FAR or se tbec
bn, after great fail In price IL 10 more nke shs nfce
vii, he recovery tnAn afurther lowering o. ~. Fhey
yhe Drovision men are good deal weak ossrt snd
nave atood great strain. II they wero - @ voud
RIO. a. they were sxty dsys ago the teiayod
have prohably occurred this, BUR- although ~ =
Il IA likely never heess to take place. .xsynbsr q
Augusr frst closed to-day ~ xl3 ~ ana sosmber -
siS i7io AuSust lard ciosod ct ~ ~ ana Ps~n Ws
n Is: Iurust ribs Is 02a WneSt az 49, iif1]o
xfrous dur;ng the DAY. yne former oscnns1 * ~
snt n wa hscsuss OF ~ weakness exven. ssrf6,
vsion pf Ausust wheat closed 81 " " ca Al "a
Der at 81 O2io dfap Of leo. Ter the toxne -. n1ah1
for the laser irom last night Corn ~ - ~
0su wsro unchanged