Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-08-24
., TaE sHEEp MARKET,
Recolpts this Week, l7 36l.L J

d Receipts this week, II 36I. zoe DAk .} N
We have never seen the sheep market In n more de.
pressed state than Il Is now II is entirely oversocked
less than 81 SO head for good. fair ootns IL. ~
lambs. A lot that would weigh over 90 n each were
held at S5 head, but buyers would not come TO H.
lot ncluanE Anew old sheep, sold at 50 rs, es
mated at 65 each Itis difcult to make good lots OF
lambs average prices that will make the meat 80
sinkog oal The pelts are worth saw 4oc ana
lamb earcnesa are selling, or we're Tuesday morninp
from the hooks at &c pound If the best old sheen net
scents, IL justas much as can be expected \
1t Is no wonder that the price runs low when we look
at the receipts 1t Is estimated that more sheep and
lambs we're on sale Monday than ever before In the
city upon any day. At Brogning's alone there wsre
over 5000 head and over 1000 at 0B,iens on Monday
and Tuesday All the pens the latter place we found
ing cleared - =
At Brownng's he has now 80 much room that there ia
no chance OF getting so many as TO make
though there were quite too many for and ali
could NOT be Sold particularly u all owners were as
lsh as one, who, dissatisfied with the brokers' sale on
Monday back the drove and held II till
when ne could not getwi,hin 2S cents head Of the rt
price. IL owners OF stock will take good ADVICE they
will their brokers alone and trust 10 their Judgment
as to what price the state OF the market will bear Al
present Il Is low and low It will continue as long as we
have an average Of over e OC0 head week. we have
had Tor the last two months. And we never have had
80 great proportion Of lambs we are getting at pres
ent and that 10 the reason Of the low prices And II
wiz be seen that the total receipts Of this week Is above
The olerE Of the Mafketat Browning says We never
yaIdei 60 much resh stock In day as on Monday last
-3O76, the nearest to II was on the 23d Of August,
1858, when we had 2,73l in the pens The same holds
good the weekly receipts @ against 773o for the
last week 10 August 1857 The daily receipts weret
Aug IA, 9e5; Aug. Is, List; Aug 49, I, ,ieg; AuF II,
270; Aug. 10, sos; Aug. 90, l 649.
ttan. !, THE HOG MARKET.
Receipts this week, 500. Jt. JNEWsA.l
There is great falling OF In the price Of hogs since
our last report.
Henry p. Grant. Superintendent o. the Market rs-
ports the following figures a. the current rates to-day
Corpfed Hogs, D. gross. s........y.ak@4Xo.
pistiliery Hogs, b, CROSSE. ....3k@p&-c.
D This week his qqotativns for the ssmeS , ~
:. quality are for oorn.fed Hogs. .......3k@aac.
phtllery,fed, none arrivngl . \. " 2, (, Z, Z
And prospect Of improvements ns there are large los
reported on the way Beside report ofnumbers we
hear Of some head Of small State and Jersey Hog
that have arrived BY the market boats. These always
sell higher than Western Hogs Of the same apparent
quality There are complaints Of frequent losses Of
sfrom the West by some disease that strikes down
now and then one In apparent good health, someiimes
with just enough warning 70 give the opportu-
nifty TO put knife IN the throat while o still crculates.
Then OF course the Hog will mako pork and he did not
die natural deathnot quitehe meat viii 90 the way
Of all other pork. B.-We don't eat city dressed
pork made from Western Hogs. We presnme II II very
good, but I'VE own to a slight prejudice.