, 1864-12-05
The daily receipts At the rartous yards con
follows:
pNLT EXCERTs-

The following .fe tae closing quotaaons of he MAJ
ket this evening, and compared with taa week:
:. CLo6Lx8 FRtGKs.
This week. Last week.
Prime to extra qualities; .ts7saeE ssSaz5 ~
Goed E medium to prime do... tsess sasas, aa
cow, coarse Oxen. ac........ 2255ao 25ss.a
The following arc the comparative prices Of Beef
Cattle this evening, and tho corresponding period Of
last years
;sas SsaS e si;sB sqs},;,s: .;'s: {:s ;
5e seoinm 1ae auainss. uss 1Es sHas 493
From the above tables VIC note during tho pass
week decline Of Soc lo ns on our previous quota
lions OF prime to extra grades OF Beef csstle and2c
&3ac 100 ns On Inferior to medium qualities But
compared with the pricea paid at the corresponding
period OF Inst yaar the present sales Of the market
show an increase OF Is per cent on prime and .aa3
per cent On inferior descriptions
SATURDAY EVENING. Dec. 3
The week now closed has been unusually devoid Of
interest In Of this market supply
has fallen to about tWofhlrds Of the receipts Of the
previous week. snd the quality tho stock has been
Of still lower chnracter being almost entirely
st.icted 10 tho cousmonest descriptions Of stock.
The FEW days Of cold veather which occurred lsst
week, have been succeeded BY warm, damp days,
which have been about - unsuted either for packing
or shipping rs con1d well bo conceived. That the de-
mnnd shonld have been active As It his bs.n al
most surprising considering the character ot the ots
ugs and the general indispostion Of packers to
tnue their operations under many untavorahla
Influences.
In the daily proceedings Of the market there has
been really little worth noting. In the abstnce Of any
regular supply OF good Cattle, buyers have been
sttcted to stock which In the ordinary run OF this
market would be unsaleable-- The effect h.s been
very marked In tho small number Of regular operat'
o1s and In the large proportion of purchases made BY
speculato1s who matter Of course have sold ani
resold their lots often "a margin Of profit, how
ever Insignificant. could be obtained.
The demand for Government Cattle has materially
diminished, and tbs few contractors in the
market have been ;, forced to 60 Into the
country, to gather as they best could, suit
able Cattle to Ill the1r contracts. Shippers
hare also literally had uolhins to d. evea weza
disposed to. The whole supply OF cattle suitable for
the Eastern markets brought In during the week. docs
not exceed two or three small dtoyes at the utmost
and these have been sold at fully Soc per lao s es
than would lnve been gtyen fortnight or three
weeks s1ce This. however, Is but natural result Of
the Irregular mud uctuntlng characters Of the supply
Unless the supply Of Cattle In the country tecd
Ing for the spring trade very much larger th We
led to believe II, 1t doce absolute folly to
Bac1thce tho halfcd stock which now brought in
when 1t is c1ear that they will then be wanted, as.d
further will bring high prices- Last spring We had IN
abundance OF dstillery ted stock In the market whilst
for the cnsung spring We can hardsy calculate upon
getting any.
The inactivity Of the provision market for the mast
week has further had depressing Influence al pack
e1s are now holding those stocks which with m or
| nsry trnde would have changed hands We consc.
ouent}y note that tho quotations Of laat Saturday
evening have not been sustained and that The
| has declined 2@sec a 100 Ms upon the ratea then
| given.
The market opened this morning with about esoo
head ofktock in the various yards transactions have
been limited to the best dtores sale. Of which about
4 IeHA " TAKEN frnr1 q