The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-10-11
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET.
OPENING DAY OF THE MARKET.


MONDAY, Oct 6.-The beef-cattle market
opened in Forty-fourth street this morning, With
nearly 4 500 head reported on sale, though buy
ers and sellers were genarally operating under
the Impression that the supply did not exceed
upon the rates Of last Monday, and succeeded
sold ct s@S} cents pound for the net weight
Of meat seller sinking oaal. There were but
few droves Of this kind, and not many scatter
ing ones good enough to bring SIC, and only
very few that would bring 9; but all of this
class sold better than last week, while medium
and those of a lower grade did not sell as well
% the same class did this day week, though bet.
ter than they did on Tuesday. The market ap-
peared lively all the morning, but before night
became extremely dull, the Wholesale buyers ap.
peariag disposed to await events of the closing
day, unless they could get their bullocks at the
same rates they did upon the closing day last
last week. The weather to-day is very favora-
BILE, being dry, clear, and mild, and the reports
from the Wholesale meat market are -uch as will
insure sales of all the stock 10 market, though
some of the meanest quality will be at not much
over cents q pound for the meat, and good
many steers of tolerably fair quality will sell
at 64@7 cents net per pound. Of this class
there is an over supply; indeed, it comprises 70
day more than two thirds of the whole number,
and it 10 the opinion Of some who are pretty well
posted that the same thing is likely to continue.
There have been few bullocks in market sold
to-day at 3 cents net pound, and more would
have cold at that price if they bad been here -
These we're what are generally termed "country
CATTLE" that is, bulocks fed in the vicinity, or
within hundred miles of the city, so that they
come in fresh from the pasture, and are counted
about as cheap by butchers at 9 cents as West
srn cattle at ST cents. The market closes this
evening with fair supply for the coming day,
and none reported to arrive Tomorrow, 90 that
owners are confident that all will sell, and that
prices will not decliae as they did last Tuesday.
We therefore report the market for the opening
day At slight Improvement upon last week.
THE CLOSE OF THE MARKET. afg
TUESDAY, Oct. THE morning is fine, the
stock on sale small, arrivals last night not
enough to affect the market, brokers who have
remnants of droves holding them firmly, and
all the stock will be sold early in the day without
any decline upon the opening rates, SO that the
market is really better than last week, from be-
ginning to end though the lowest grade of stock
will not range any higher, and in some instances
on the first day it sold lower. The great bulk of
medium grade, if sold at the same prices, have
been at more favorable estimates Of weight for
drovers.
TEE HOG MARKET.
Receipts this week. 23,95l.
Quotations, s4@s4,25 ~ cwt, live weight, for
corn-fed Hogs and $S,2h@3. 62t for distillery-
fed, are the quotations given by Henry D.
Grant, Superintendent of the Market, who re.
ports the market for good Hogs yesterday and
to-day quite fair, the weather being very favor
able. 1t was not SO most of the tine last week.
snd the market declined upon ell grades. It is
sov to-day upoL scsllawags, which will not sell
at over Sc pound. The kind most wanted is
such as will mske the most lard.
Shippers need have NO fear of over loading
pens, with the anticipated heavy shipments this
autumn and winter, since, withiths late enlarge.
taent, sixty or seventy thousand hogs week can
be handled. The pens will hold 1900 at one
time.