Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-01-12
BEET CATTLE.

Number reported for this market at 44th st., 3J489
The prices to-day are quoted as follows ,a.
Medium ..sq,SH Some extra good lGB-
The general average Of the market ateAc.
| The most Of the sales range from 10 Co.
Total number VI Beeyes received In the city this week
| 4;30S.
Ihis IL 627 head more than last week, and ~ head
than the average OF year The average number
while the humber to-day. being d06 shows 25 head
les, than the average, sna gi besdmoIe thanl' day
week.
TUESDAY, Jan 6.--The market opens this week with
3OO head OF buocKs Sale, II: decided decline from
tue rates Of list week and all the sasseu and owners
complaining Of an extremely dull market Top prices
about half cont pound net lower than oHr last
quotations. which we're made up the bassof the sales
OF the FIRST half Of the market which declined before the
close aud left about 20 head Of buocks unsold The
market to-day opens much as the trade closed as week
THR CLIO, + or THE HAkKEr.
WEDNEsDA7, Jan. 9.-The asking prices are about the
same yesterday, but the prospect of selling out ct
those rates 10 very dull The quality Of the sock Is not
good on the average, as last week. aud the price, we
think averages full half cent less on corresponding
qualities. Some of the buyers Of rst-oass cattle m
plain more OF the inability to hnd the right sort than
they do OF the price, he mist Of the attrs. bullocks
are too heavy for ready sale to retail butc and most
Of the esiern steers coarse tat enough
to suit first class butchers. This has made such
In market sell Better in proportion than any oher Glass;
COWS AND CALVES.
We have no great encou uragemen OF to oEer the Cow
merchants upon tho condition OF the market this week.
There was after the little advance upon beef last week
sgi t!y increased demand for Cows replace some fat
ones sold by the sw feeders to the butcher but de-
mand has subsded aud the market Is again as quiet as
ever. Eominaiy the price CT Common Cows Is from
9S4o, and those Of rather quality from s4OR
$50.
Veal Calves Of coed quality have been aeling this week
more freely than they did last week. at &c D live
weight and few extra at7c; but Calves Of mere or.
dnaIy quality, such usually sell at 596c b. do not
go of quite at that price, and Bobs decidedly dull
any price, The supply Of Calves this is larger than
last week and que as large the market will bear
less the quality improves.
TIE SHEEP MAKKET.
Receipts for the week, 5964.
For once In long ne can oEera vord Of encourage
nens 20 farmers and sheepdrovers The market this week
shows decided improvement. Butchers bpv more free
", and willingly psy higher prices. The Of this 70
decided Improvement IN the price Of pets. good
lair los Of rather fne medium wool pelis such saw
upon drove Of Michigan Sheep to6sr will now briugsl-
70 ech This ADDS nearly quite So per head to
tne price Of such "a ep and enables the broker sell
them at prices equivalent 10 lie ne. b. In sct sever
al extra good lots have been sold az prices equivalent
llSe.; say SIS 1886 SIX head.
THE BoG MARKET.
Receipts Ct the week, 1909.
The following are the quotstors to-day Of Henry D.
Grant, Superintendent of the market Good corased
Hogs, gross weight 5A@5c. per lb., and 2000 In the
pens selling rapidly. Owing to the large receipts on
monday and Tuesday, there decline in the price of
live Hogs on the average equal to nc. per lb. We
cognzant Of the sale Of lots Tuesday ct per
c|t. Of better quality than lots which sold Saturday
et 81 JUGS 60. This Tes partly owing to the state Of
the TeSther as we'll as to the large number arriving