, 1862-03-03

Rates to Dnnkirk IS q car less than to Bngalo.
"fsa Rstea shppSfa e u & cents p 100 less than to
Buffalo, when shipped By all rail.
BEEF CATILE-Thc market for Beef Cattle du-
ring the week has been unasusl1y active. and
prices hare ruled 's@51c higher on prime grades,
The demand by shippers has been particularly
brisk, owing to the improvement in New York
this week, and liberal purchases were made at
S3.N@S1e-with some extra lots as high IS Sa-25
@8c5. There has also been better demand by
packers, and teree beef stock have been active ut
$2eG@310. Medium stock were in yon1 demand
by Government contractors at $s.6595275. with
scme sales as high as = soGSa but owing to the
liberal receipts at the close, tho market for this
| grade was weaker. Common stock cattle Ec1e
quiet at s. osa1 Is the demand being very mod
! crate.
| The quality Of the Cattle i'll market this week
IVES much better than io- several months past,
and to this is to be attributed the outside quota
| tions paid more than to any zeal improvement in
| the naatket-whch, however, was :aG3t4c better
| than last week cn the higher grades.
| Ier1 Ashtfoois s Co. had in Sherman yards %
! head Of tho choicest Durham steers ever before
sccn N this 1narkct. They were all three and four
year old steers, and were fed in St. Louis county
by the firm above named-the average weight be-
ing $50 1os each. They attracted crowds Of ad-
nirers-al1 Of whom expressed the opinion that
euch lot OF steers were never before scen in any
market in tho Weet. They were held at &c live
weIght-5c being oHared and refused They were
shipped to New York this afternoon.
Among the leading sales during the past three
1narEet days, were tic following: Ferris, from
Kendall Co, Ill, sold to Morris, Reinueman s Co.
81 head Of choice Illinois steers averaging j. 3a5 5s
at g e5 ii of which were picked OFT and rc-seld
] 20
were all smooth and fat, and among the best il;
the market this week Rankin sold to Emil, IS
head, averaging 1880 ios at $500; Burbank to
Morris, ii head, averaging $50 los at $500: Bing
ham to Smith. IS head young steeza, Averaging:
1,4C4 bs ct 81 co; Milk to Baldwin, Is head, aver
aging aSa lbs at $40; Stea1us to S. Hy,nan, Il
head of prime Illinois fcd steers at 1i.o0 per heat
averaging .4fu tg: o. White, II lead Of can1ce
1 ! Illinois bullocks at $3sO-ayeraginS a5ont 1,sA
5 bs; Snodsrass 10 CEasin s. Co., 81 head Of print
9 packing heeyes at $320-aycraging 1880 fos
Boyse to Ward, IS head, averaging 1,143 Ms q
$S1u: Copger to Morris & Co., II head. aycza5n!
9 1475 lbs at $500; St. John to Crasin s Co., s
head Of choice cattle at ga 80 per head, averagn
!. 1.4c0 1os: Naryett to Adams, 80 head, averagin
0 35 lbs ut $3.50; Myriclz 10 Orr, Is hcad. avsrae
ing do1 lbs at $3 Croft tod. j. Gibbs. Tor Abee
n city butcher, Is head Of prime cattle. ayerasin
y 1858 1hs at $5.15; Freeman to Clark, IA heat
;. averaging 1,5sU 1bs, at s3.1o, OkesoR to Hynaa
3 80 head uyeIaging 1850 bE good Illinois tc-stccs
8. | at $3C5; Rankin to Kcarney: 81 choice shlppn
G stec1s at S3a5; Rabcocs to hear1eE, II head (
nj good shipping beeyes at s. 10: White to Holiha1
,s II head Of prime steers at $3.25; Darnel to Re
pt uolde 81 head Of choice Illinois steers at s3a
<. Warner to Ycoman, Is head Of good shippin
steers at S3Cn; Ward to S. HyMau, le head
,.nn1 Eat 1}1innis steers fed in Warren county, III