The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-11-15
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET
OPENING DAY OF THE MARxIr.

Monday, Nov. lO.-The Beef Cattle market
opened this morning in Torty.fOurth street with
ebout 4, 600 head in the sale pens, and the num-
her was increased to about 1900 head during
the forenoon. The average quality was not az
good as last week; indeed, frat class bullocks
were scarce, and undoubtedly sold higher than
last Monday, and, during the forenoon at least,
We think Western cattle generally sold better.
The traitors who tried to avoid the Government
tax last week came to their senses TO- day, and
said nothing about it, and this made business
work better. The regulators were not wiling
to see the list of their names published, which
We had obtained and intended to print if they
had not backed down from the disgraceful posi-,
ton they took last week. The scattering arri-
walls of stock during the day had bad effect
upon trade, as . good many large buyers were
induced to wait, aud this gave the market the
appearance of slow sales, and prospect Of hav.
ing an unusually large proportion of the bulocks
left over for the closing day, and we think prices
OF medium quality are not as high this afternoon
as in the morning, and we are sure that inferior
sorts do not sell as we'll, the supply of that kind
being very large. A good many of this class sell
at prices that are only equivalent to 6@6}c. "a
b. and some still lower. The great bulk will
sell at lose, and the best at S@S4c., and q
small number Of superior quality at SC. q pound
for the net weight of beef, seller sinking oal, or
what at Boston is called "the fifth quarter"
The weather to-day lie beautiful, which is great
y in favor of brokers, whose cattle have suffered
seriously in the long, cold storm, and we have
no doubt will sell several dollars head less than
they would if all the week had been as fair as
to-day. Some drovers say that they found it
almost impossible to feed their cattle, and that
the yards were go deep in snow and mud that
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aid want of proper food and drink, while pinch
ed with the cold, coming as it did suddenly, has
undoubtedly made the cattle look less valuable,
and to the consumer they really are So Taking
this shrinkage into account, We presume that the
market is no better for owners than it was a week
ago, though butchers generally consider it about
an average Of 4c. higher.
THE CLOSE oF..rHE MARKET.
Tuesday, Nov. ll.-Whatever might have been
the case at the opening, it is certain that the
market will close worse for drovers than last
week, and if it is possible to over supply It, so
that all the stock cannot be Sold that result will
be reached to-day. 1t is certain that good bull.
locks have sold this morning at s. head less
than the same quality sold Yesterday morning;
and we have seen pretty fair Illinois steers rated
by good judges to weigh n cwt. net. sold at
$50, which is about the figure they would have
brought in Chicago if sold to the packers
There have been scattering arrivals all the fore.
noon, very few buyers present, very dull trade,
and prices generally from Ac to lc u ib lower
than at the opening. The weather is delightful,
and but for the intoleraby dirty condition OF
the market place, ort-door business would be az
pleasant as possible to all except parties who ale
losing money as rapidly as the snow is melting
in the warm sunshine. The market being so
completely glutted this week, we shall look for
hard one next week, if we again have over
5000 head of Bullocks rl
About 200 head this week lave been taken for
the army.
The new Government contract which was a.
warded to G. S. Beardsley, at q 81 ~ cwt. live
weight, for good fat bullocks, has not been put
in operation Tor reasons best known to those in
terested.,
THE HOG MARKET.
Receipts this week, 40,662.
Quotation, $4@s5 IL y cwt. for corn-fed
Hogs, and $4@$4 % for distillery.fed, are the
quotations given by Henry D. Grant, Superin-
tendsnt of the market.
It will be seen that the arrivals are very large,
vet. contrary to the expectations of sOme the