, 1862-08-29

TIE CLOSE OF THE MARKET.
TUESDAY, Aug, s6-We have anaddition Of near |
2GU head this morning. Al but d which go to the
army for sale; but fortunately the stock yes
te1doy ": eold down to smal remnant, and all
will be closed up to-day without any Decline max
ing ass sod here yesterday snd Today. a9d an
scattering at the stables in Sixth and Robinson
streets The total mskes very large stock for
Of about 5o0 grasshoppe1s. mostly from This State.
the quality is what We rate good. good fair. and
fair, with cut few extra good The great mass il
and ytars old, that will net feom 6,4 cwt. to 8
cwt ard sell At 71sGsc D for the meat, sinking
1fal, OF the "a fifth quarter.''
The more minute facts about the market are
given in accounts OF sales OF druvers.
SALES OF ILLINOIS BEEyEs.
John r, Alexander has 143 head OF rou2hish Ill
EteeEe, that averaged II CEt., at DnnErk and are
estimated hy John a. Merritt the salesman. aI 6z4
cwt. net. and selling at i14GStsc = .D., aud VIII
Geo " Reed has % III: steers. not of the best.
cTt. and rather better than last week.
Gardiner hite, 1t5 Of Lo.verre and Briggs III.
steers, selling at an average of Sc upon owners
estimate , Of T. Y S ew1 T ~ The best which are rcEy
Ell 7. {. Easiman I Brother has 11s rather roaghia1
III. steers. though IN good flesh. owned by Joel
1es Besca Bay g aois sesra, e Gsa1y Co.
az. ewt:, and een 1t 7zc = =.
George Tuffey, 81 of !. Cfaotree's 64 I'll steers,
sold 10 Average &c. . D.-past here and part at
HaI1ing s Miller. 10 Illinois steers for Hana
4 1cAllister, average 67s cWt.. and cell st 7Isc
q Il:
Fifty OF v, J. Metcalf. Illinois etec1s, avcsase
cwt., at 7kG1sc. OF the above, 40 was sold On
Sunday, by the pions Jacob Miller Of Weha7yken
Vail g. Preston, I'll Of Hogsbury s. Coon's good
Illinois steers. average 81 cwt and Ee'I at eQIS}4c
the most Ct them at exc by the estimateo Of the
owner.
| Harris & Ccddington, 50 Of Francis Illinois
| steers the came that were held back at Alaauy
last week, average ~ cWt., and sell at hardly Sc
| - n
Isaac Budlong. 50 Of W,eker's Illinois eteers es.
/ tinaied at * cwt., sold to average $56. This
drove was sold out four weeks ago, and have cost
S9C1 l1ntnecs. aud declined in wei and quaity,
60 thar although selling at higher prico q 1b.,
| will not realize my gatu.
Henry Myers, IS taiz Illinois steers for VI ".
Moron; estimated 65l cwt average, sell at g'9sD
Shepard 8 Vail. 9 Of Briggs's good Illinois
stse1s aye9tsgirg * sE go2d s4a' a 6sS 651S@s
4ae eEesns !assfj 6aaey % r71s 72q q nsia
and partly here, sold G3 Illinois steers for L. Col
vel 4 o., at SC per D.; - for Francis, 1lliaoi:
Hen1y Weethe1mer, on hia owu account. 107 Illi
nnis E,sers, average c"t., bought at Tie, ant
jos. i. iiliiams, c4 Of Hatch s williams gooi
faiss cwt, Illinois steers. cold M At Sc. per n.
far quality, average III cwt. sold for C1ery s
Crow at 7A@THc. and viii average Sc. per n.
Jt'. i 81. ", Hoag sold two droves for Capt
Hutchinson. 1S3 Illinois Steers, PIT Of them no
COCO and some IF them decidedly hard, at 7Dsc
per ID. .anginG from 81 to So = head.
Bt1is i HuGhes: IS coarse Illinois steers aY
erage tx cwt., Sold for G 4. JeGfies, at 1866.
/ TIE HOG MARKET.
Receipts this week, - 1911.
On: :ta,ions-s3a7HGt3 81 q cwt- live weigh
for eoz.1.fesl hogs ana s. ~. O. q for di=ttary
fed. arc the quotations given by Henry D. Grant
eule1n endent Of the market. The arrivals so-aa
ART yc,y Aeasy, and the market dIi. 1T the ahoy
quo1atione. The truth is, The supply is 100 lar,
:u= the demand. except at rates very favorable t
the butcErTs.
Geo. y. Dornan gives the following as th
! | price OF hoee this week:
L;r5 Height. Dad Weight
First quality eorn-fed large
. second quality corn-fed ..3siSs5Ee 43sG4h
rus: auullry, snail sizes,
: | FAT AID prime fut market
: | butchers ..-.- 3k69,xc 4,.GntE
Large size still-fed ii s,;M3:ic 3z:Gn3
sccond quality etin fed .315@3llc 3;sD4