Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-04-06

through the forenoon, during which have
been bought ut % OF ~ head less than yesterday lore
noon, and At inst about the same rates a. same e,ss
nod atom the average last week. Indeed some OF the
brokers ready % swear that the narket, on the
whole. this veek e .ct e sooa s y wHie on
The other hand nearly all the butchers sure that
theI Cattle cost them about 10. net y n more Our
own opinion Is that the trade has uctuated very much
80 that some have bought their stock more than He
higher, and others lower than last week. We think the
average shade higher, and the average quality full as
good in some respects better There were not s many
heavy bullocks n this week. % many lean ones The
cW each, very large, and these have generally sold
very regularly at prices to &C. per iO Tor the
There are more bullocs this week for butchers in these
yards at Roryfourh street than there were last not
wthstanding the whole lumber s 22 less. More than
va, taken LAT week sEsTsS H.. sx ns
could buy stock toward The close Of hemarket up0n quite
as good terms as they did lasi Wednesday.
.Csnss Ss Market os nsx or
weeks, they have paid over &c. pound for good fair
quality Of common Western steers. Come that cost SIC.
In Ohio have Loaf money this week. and some very
perior Ohio Durhams. Of cwt. average, which cost S3
have given no profit for they have not averaged over
3kc. net. - l.-r - .s.-..l.... -.
the tail CT drovers, sold at ALL will be at very low
rates. L
VQ COWS AND CALVES. L.C1n
We do not know when we have seen the stables 30
empty Of mch cows as they were yesterday We do not
know that We have any report to make OF decline In
prceIhat the COW merchants thought last week as low
rs pcssiblebut there certainly 10 less sale for cows and
the prices are not much higher than they are In the
try not enough TO pay for transportation 10 say nothing
S .. PrS, It certainly very unisvSraole time for
York market. The general selling prices Of cows with
young calves is from SIS to $40. or courses few extra
Of that sort in market. good many came 10 on Tues
sales.
Veal Calves are reported Cat this week It must he
remarkable one 10 OC. d N
weight, and very good sold at &c., and
dnay sors dull OF sale at any price, 49D5c
ID. Dobs are beginning TO come in abundsnty, and
nnd buyers at some price, and consumers too notwith.
standing occasional demonstration Of the police upon
the dressed meat OF these miserable animals. II II Is
really the desire OF those In authority to stop the
sumption OF this sort Of food-a food that produces
sickness than all other sorts togetherthey do by
seiEing and confscatiDg the Calves while alive they
as they do every week by hundreds on the cars Of
the Harlem Road.
All the calfselle at Aeron's report the market Of
to-day the hardest Of the season. \
"a THE SHEEP MARKET. s.t r
Receipts this week, 1881. b
we have never witnessed more complete dead lock In
the sheep market than exhibited on Monday and Tues
day OF this week. At Browning's on Tuesday morning.
tnsIe were over head Of sheep in the pens sOd at
clock the first sale effected since Saturday. On Mon
day over 400 head arrived, and not one sold We lDd
from an examination ofhe books that that was the largest
arrival in any one April day In nine years more and
sheep brokers cannot remember that day ever occurred
before withsheep 10 the pens and sales The prices
nave given way OF course and no buyer will Of. ID
er tc. b live weight. The beat offer we n
heard was $40 y for extra lot Generally the le
skiing price is 5@5c. for those Of good iair quail
~ and 5Hc forsuperor lots, but without sales 1t sp.
peared 70 US that the and butchers on
strife to see which could hold the longest without
,uying or selling As evidence Of the depressed con-
ition Of the market, we have the following snecdoe
"A large sheepbuyer at Albany who prides himself up
IN his word, never to back down on an engagement
for one carloads to arrive to weigh
IN average Of 20 Bsa head, at 5kc. b. The drOvsr
vi naha htva
'ne load and proceeded to weigh, when, upon the whole
aroad, there was lack OF % bs. Of making the
ge at which the buyer declared that he absolyed
rom the contract and left the to seek another
market He came here aud found all trade stand -
sheared sheep are In market this week, all the way
rom Ohio. Being put on the cars as soon as clipped,
hey did not appear TO suffer much until after their ar
val but then some that came In during the storm
ney could have spoken, would have cried out bitterly
ganst the cruelty and -hearedness Of money loving
men, 1t seems that there is from so to 100 cents head
dvantage to ohippep to clip the sheep. We saw sales
two lots Of clipped Sheep; one at ~ were well fed
nd We should say would weigh about % ID each, say \
10. lb. The other lot at SO rs each. we estimated
Ioud weigh IS lbs EACH say 4kc Ib; others estimated
hem at only 4Kc. plb.
TIL lower rates, while owners felt that they could not
ccept such offers as we're made without certainty OF
lead loss Of nearly all the cost Of transportation.
The receipts Of Sheep at Brownings for the month of
darch numbered IL 7le, and were from the following
tates: New York. 3,69l; New Jersey 675; Ohio 5O0i
iehgan, 6o7 Kentucky 700; Pennsylvania, 1885, Indi
da 322 These receips were larger than any previous
darch bya very large figure. In 1860 II was 027,
nd In 1853 d. 2C7. The daily receipts at Brown
nss this week were 257, o. 636, $780, 1899, OIL. The
ota for the city this week is nearly 5000 head
han the previous week. This may account for the fall
n price, which equal to SO centsa head 4
THE HOG MARKET.
Receipts this week, e,002. l.
The quotations OF prices Of live Hogs Today Is given
IS follows by Henry d. Grout Superintendent Of he
MARKET Corn.fed Hogs y b, live weight, at 5K@ Q
12c. Distillery Hogs, 4k0@4Xc. eH IN
The receipts have been larger this week than last and
rces OF corned Hogs have declined and ears are en-
ertained Of still further decline. r.
logs this week: Ip
. Live. Dead.
stquality cornfed large size. S, ,lO@5 6XQ8Zc r.
second quality cornfed .5k95kc. 6%GQ7c. =
inst quality, small size, fat and a
prime, for market butchers. .5X@5kc. 7@eKc. | n
large size still,fed, fat..,.......4H94lc. 5K96c.
.econd quality stll-fed, .4H0D4Xc. 5K0s6c.
'mali size, choice stock Hogs. mot wanted.
ordinary or common stock. $500. Not wanted. IT