, 1861-07-23

| BEEF CATTLE-As will be seen from the tables
given above. the receipts during the week show a
decrease In the Eupp1y Of 2A head Oh the previous
week. This hed the effect to render the market
! firm md active; but there was no material I'm.
prorement in prices. B5 reference to the list Of
sales It will be eecn that the range Of prices was
$t75D3,50; but 1t must be taken into account
that there were no strictly prime beeyes offered,
although the average of the receipts were perhaps
Ct better quality than the supply Of the week pre-
sious. Such stock as brought 3d. a.60@8.75 week
ago, would have brought these figures quick res.
terday.
The buyers for Government did little or nothing
yesterday, owing to dImness Of the market but It
IL a noticeable fact that much larger number Of
nave G1:c forward 10 Ha11isburgh this week
| principally on account Of the owners. Droyers
anticipate that the government inspector will re-
iett many of the besyes sent forward By the con
tractor, ard that they viii have chance to supply
the demand with better quality Of stock at fair
prices.
We also learn that on Saturday last upwards Of
sessnty carloads Of cattle were shipped East and
South from central and southern Illinois. via
Great Western Railway and To1edo-thus cutting
OF this market. This may account for the falling
of In the receipts here.
At sherman's yards, on the Lake shore, the re-
ce1pts during the week were 1854 head of cattle
all ii which were sold or shipped today. Good
quality were sold at $3@3.30, aud common to fair
at $175@275. Mr.. Walter Sherman purchased a
COW, which weighed 1915 lbs, for $500 He in
teIds to feed her It'll Christmas. She was univer-
sely admired by good Judges Of stock. There
were no extra cattle On the market; but Mr. Ben
net had four carloads of very good steers which he
rhtpped to New York. MI. Pool, also from Logan
county, had four carloads Of fair cattle which
were sold at SO 80 per 100 lbs. Several droves OF
eood bctses we're bought by Mr.. Bugh, to chip to
Like Superior.
At the Michigan Southern Railroad Yards, there
we're received TAI head-and the sales ranged from
aa5o93 50 for fair to good quality. Mr. Seymour
OF Iowa City, had 65 head good Iowa Cattle which
te shipped through to Philadelphia Messrs. Two
sccd s Co. had 1so head Of Cattle which we're
driven en- foot from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, aud fed
Tor some time on our rrairies. They were ship
ped to New FORK. Jacob FIR had 1872 head Of Cat
tie from Warren County. nlinois-of very good
qpality-Wh1ch we're ehfpped to Philadelphia aud
New York. Mr. VaHdergrif had two chr loads OF
good Sangamon County Eteers which we're shipped
to New York. Mz. Funk lad Gl head Of good cat
tie from Bloomington, which were sold at S415o
per head-averaginE 1910 bs.
the Pittsburgh yards, the market was active
and firm, and the most of the cattle were sold at
$s.25G3 20-nope Of them prime. Alexander s.
CaEeells Of Jacksonville had 12O head Of primo
steers from Morgan county, which they shipped
through to New York, vta Pittsburgh.
SALT1Ha CATTLE.-The practice Of Sailing cattle
before they are weighed, that they will drink an
enormous quantity Of water, We are happy to state
$@t 11.r~ .la5 T..