Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-12-07

BEEF CATTLE


Number reported for this market at FOrty.fourt
The prices to-day are quoted as fOllow
Rlrst quallty.... eDsk Ordinary. ...... .5K@gs
Medium. 7@7K Extra'..... .-1--
Some Extra good Beeyes may be quoted atskc.
| The general average OF the market II 7Ho
The most Of the Baes are at 0h@eo.
Prices per head and per pound, OF different weights
will be found In accounts Of sales Of sundry droves
Total number Of Beeves received In the city this week
This Il or head moro than last week, and 400 hea.
less than the average OF last year. The average num-
while the number to-day being 3Bs6 shows las heat
more than the average, and 69o head less than this daJ
week. M II-I- ~ -
THE CLOSE o. THE MARKET.
Wedf'esddy, Dec. 4.-Rresh arrivals this morning
together with lots overlooked In the count yestef
ss % Of cattle has grown larger than any
market Will not close advantageously 10 droyers as
tney anticipated yesterday though think the market
ana II VIII close much better than IL did last
wednesday, and owing 10 this, and TO shade better
prices yesterday than last Tuesday and 70 rather
quality Of cattle on the average, the average Of the
ket Is advanced one half cent.
THE SHEEP MARKET. aa
Receipts this week, l0,l90.
There !. smaller supply this week than last but no
great improvement In the market. True the pres IN
Tuesday which we consider the best day In The asL
was shade better than the week before but IL was
psy Owng 70 the better feeling among the buyers Of
ga an Improvement In the price Of mutton ana lamb
ne general price being 4oc the highest rate for good
,sno' ,I Although the supply on Tuesday was rstber
nght tne market was unusually dull, owing n part 10
the exciting election The butchers however rot
a. al anxio9 20 buy Tor we saw one leave lot Tor ne
OF three cents head. The top price Of very
nne snsep and lamba may be equivalent 10 sxo ner
pound for the meat, sinking pelt and odal Some saod
sneep estimated by the buyer at 90 pounds net soS ~
9ho per pound. The peltS Of such are worth 81 so.
leaving the meat at DC, at which II would sell whole
butcher. '-' 'N~' " 'ne
We noticed a selected lot Of longswool Ewes, at a7a
nead bought by New Hampshire farmer to breed Ia an
imported buck. The very best OF sheen for 90
always be found 10 this market at low prices accordnS
70 value aud more Of them would breed such AZ tbs
'0oGng, ,ney would make farming more profitable
OF mat Co., W Wethers, onethird yearnRs onethird
TWO years old, and onehird more aged; few M than
u.oiSod a @ Leiee'ters and few nearly fublood Meh
noes the others mostly hafblood Lelcesters from full
DIood bucks on Merino Ewes They were sold AT &C. b
D on an average of 1876 n. The heaviest IeO r. were
o. tne half blood portion Last Autumn Mr.. sold ii
HOyear OLD Wether that averaged l75 b. Those three
years old averaged 200 b. and those four years ola eS
D. That lot was sold n this market BY Mr. Hill Al
over Is head, and one dressed 100 b. 1t ls worth
Wnle Tor farmer to raise such Sheep some Of which
have been found by actual Weighing to increase pound
day. Mr.. oalklns says Il Winter nv sheen we'll.
ior this country but have few roots give them shell
ter, plenty OF straw water convenient, with good hay
corn fodder, and less than f per day. average
for four months. have dlfculty 10 making sheer
Of the right grades IS heavy those nOted-I75 at
years old &C. Too many TO the acre Is the chief fault
OF those who keep Sheep but make no mutton.
THE HOG MARKET.
Receipts this week, 80 66s.
Another week Of overwhelming supply. The ouota.
lions for prime lots Of fat corn-ed hogs per cwt live
weight Is 50 62k93 IS. Distilers % And the arriy
ais are 30 great daily that extensive the marketplace
Is at the west end Of Foeih street, the hogs cannot he
stored there and large numbes are driven over 10 the