, 1861-09-07

1weSd1u, Sept 3~-Thts is the best opening day
long time. Il Is not only lively aid cattle selIiag
at IN advanced price, but st better estimates #
weight Eo that the ayersge price Is fully equi7a-
net weight Of the meat. and the drst halr Of some
droyes have been sold to-d day at prices equal to
cents pound for the meat, to the seller, sinking
Of oa We have adsaHeed a5S ths figures 70 th table
aye1age, because the ayerage quality Of the stock
Is not as good as heretofore. Many OF the cattle
from this state-and the number Of New YORK
sticks is larger Than any previous ones for many
many weeks--ia very Inferior. Many Of
the the Ohio ds, cattle ! are not good this rem
u ne gsszs has = not haa The fattenn
Quotations Is not higher. The price oi good cat l
Wneesa sw tst toss e .s soas sns We III
life, when butchers paid asking prices 60 wiIiiuS
y-partlculariy when it was Understood that tie
short SUI ply and consequent advance was sIl occa-
stoned BIZ the demands Of Government for ahont
Thousand head Of bullocks more than last week
At Chicago, ahont 1,100, intended for this and
other Eastern \ markets: were turned OF unexpeet-
apon Eastwa,d-bon1d carts. At Harrisburg, the
arrivals were very large and at first sight it look
Cd IKE flooding this and the Philadelphia markets;
but, when 1t was found that some g. 4O1 went tn
wards Washington, it WAS at once seen that there
Would be no crowd this week, and prices began tn
advance ~
The CLosE OF THE MARKET
r, n HkuShsuAf. sept. 9.-Ne G2ve an accession to
the number reported yesterday Of 400 head part Of
which are of this State and drstclasa, and rha
market opened this morning in full confidence of
tas brokers t, and owners that al this class woald
pound for net weight OF beef The greatest nor
tlon, however. Of the new arrivals were tue Teri-
est sort OF scalaWags. and the owners Of such
win return and proclaim in the very loudest tones
that the 1f16une's report Of IN advance of the
market is all lIe-that their cattle were as good
~ any here, only not quite 80 large, aud did not
As it is only point OF vetacity between the two
reports. farmers will believe just which they
Please and they may OF may not believe, as they
for them this year as it does now and if We had
good bullocks in good pastures, We would keep
5hnst hs thefe n fa fa.h thst We have lie
We know that the dsmaEd for the army is very
large. and that 1t will be larger, and that the psck
era VII eoon be At work, and they will nse great
many Of the multitude Of cattle IN the West. We
know that just upon the strength Of our increased
amy demand this market has been 30 strength
ensd that an advance has been made Of full half .
ar increase Of over $50 head in the weekly sun.
ply, making it higher than the average Last year,
and this advance has occurred in week when
eFery othe7 kind Of etock has Advanced, aud whsn
there is no scarcity OF any sort It must be because
there is better feeling-thst prosperous timea
aye more easily eeen approaching. Those interest
In conclusion; We can say that this has proved
one Of the best Closing days OF the market this
year for, 1otwithstA9dine the fresh stock arriving
this morntDg, it, and all that was left over from
yesterday, has been sold at just good prices a.
were current yesterday, and we think that several
hundred head more wonld have sold it they had
bten here, # owners would submit to very slight
Reduction Of asking prices.
THE HOG MARKET.
Receipts this week, 4,OO4.
The.tollowi ing are the quotations Of todry. given
by the Superintendent, Mr. Grant:
G9f11ea 1i;i AoSs. .4A@12sc gross
Dattlilezy icd.. 4GD3Hc gToss
The advance is oceasloned By decrease IN SUD.
ply Of ,G0 head, and favorable weather for trade
Geo. ". De1n1an g1v.a the following as tia
price Of ho.f this week:
Firat qualits com led, large
size ...,-:.:.......41l@4Hc 5A@5Xe
Second quality, corn fed .... 4I:14Hc 5IG5xr
First Quality, small sizeg, fat ~">s'
anu prime, for market
butcheEs. 44@44e 5x@5Ac
Second quality sti1l-ted, fat 3Km c 4xX-
Small sizes choice etcck hoga-not 1YanIeG. mn
sale. 11e
Ordinary or common stock-not wanted: no