, 1863-04-11
For tho Week Ending april Z.
fAbriteedf from the Ncw York TriaEnc1

[Abrdgcdfrom the New York Trisrac,l
BEEF CATTLE,
Numbes reported for this market at,soFtS.fonsth
The prices today arc quoted az follows:
E,ss1, Trst 1nall's 1dA@13; u Ordinary ...9 @to
Some cxtra good reeves may be quoted at 1sx
014c,
TEe M t.ost Of lie sales range from i0S1iac.
Total number OF beeres received IN tho city this
This i ass head more thau last week, and soa
hcad more than the average OF last year. The
average number at each Wednesday market 1ast
year u as ,o5s head. Willie the mum to-day being
:,.Ga shows 50 head less than tue average, and
J51 head more than this day week.
REEVES FROM THE DIFFERENT STATES.
4. u. Alletton T. Co, rtopFietors Of the Wash
inEton Drove Yards, Forty y-fourth street, report
The cattle in market from the following states:
New Yosk...,..--.. 3ei Kentucky ............a1
iDiia1ss. ............ 10 Michigan. .:....390
| illinois,. PENNSYLVANIA.
Wisconsin. :. Missouri. ..
| TEE CLOSE 0r THE XAEKfT.
Tuesday, dEr3l THE decline noticed yestet-
| dag evening ii stronger this morning, 20 tntt We
do not feel disposed TO materially change tic fig
nres OF our table OF quotations made last week.
isthe epinlon of some Of the salesnlen that the
week ago. Perhaps that fs owing to the little cir
cumstance Of their having bought their stock at an
e1trasagant high ngnEc, Instead of s.iekng to ie.
| stimate commission business. 1t ia very certain
that the present advance II orld not have been cs~
taeliehed By any other means than pretty daring
spirit Of sFeeuatiop, which has 20 infected all tue
commission men left. Nota fourth Of the stock
this wetk uas cold by commission brokers, and
much Of It Was purchased at such htgh price that
lose pile Of money. In spite Of the combined and
powerful effect to establish the r1ee yestcrday
ino1nipc 1t Is said that some men will lose heavf
I fv nfryi hard IL
ont loss but the toial number Of cattle foots
large. The butchers will not pay az much By IS 90
market does not close as well as It did last Tues
! day. ....-...,,
with an equal supply next week prices must de-
cline, unless butchers are wil1in: to be butchered
tinucd demand Of iro week forithe army, there il
no reaeon in any advance npon present ratcs-tl.at
for city retail butcher. This Is the fair, honest
rate thai may be fixed upon for the seasou. and
which is warranted BY The state q tho supply in
lot, unlets the market is controlled by reckless
| speculation. It is the duty Of butchers to them
stlrts and their customers to aS upon these rate!
for live cattle, averaging the scale Of retail
prices to suit, and then determine not to adyance
The stste Of tzaaeln this market today shows thai
Til. be done-that the present rates cannot bs
THE hog MARKET.
Receipts this week. 17.s'G.
Quotations gisen by II. D. Grant. SupcIinten
dent Of the market are for coFl-fcd hogs, 3 cTt.
liseweght, <4.75&1b.5o- No distiuc1s In the naaz
| KIT
The market opened on Monday morning with q
large ktosk on fslc, partly fton over supply last
week, With very dull prospects Of sustaining the
quotations OF our Last fypozt, and to-day the tsade
il st wotse, and as seen By the quotations. prices
| have materially declined.
Gro. ". Dorn,an gives the following - the
price OF hogs this week:
Lire VT. Dead VT
First qnalIty co!n-fed. large .
size.. .............-....5,sm5.5 Is Gh11At
Second qna1ity eorn-fcd.- .54G5s1c 6He56ess
First quality, small ezes. fat
and prime, fos mrk't butch. ,<,
Large sixe stil1ied...........A GtAHe 533ss5s4t
Stcond Gra1ity st,1l.:ed. .--.. .4AI5c G RCc
| W1sttru nast-fcd, fat......i GI4le 5A91Hf