Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-07-16
New York Cattle Market.
BEEvEs.

The total supply this week is $50 head than
week. and 745 head in excess Of the receipts for the
responding week in 1858. The large number sold Ber
gen Hill and at Allertons prior Monday, and the
paratively large supply Monday, had depressing ef
feet upon the market at the opening, and butchers in
sisted getting their cattle lower than ruled
at the previous markets. and sellers reluctantly acceded
TO the demand In the forenoon Of Monday choice beeve
sold at only slight decline; but before the
quotations had dropped least lc per pound medium
TO good CATTLE and about &c pound on prime Choice
steers OF from to 81 per cwt sold in the forenoon at
I79i Sc per pound i'm the afternoon from l6 IL &c,
and medium TO good brought from Is to Ice in the
ing and from IA to Ice in the afternoon Only about 300
slers in the Market and they sold at lower peices
quality considered than previous market day this
season, the weather being too for distlery-fed
beef to either sell keep More than half Of the
offerings Of the grade called medium and upon
this class of cattle the greatest decline noticeable.
With nothing fresh ysrded Tuesday, the market
fiat Some few good cattle were on sale, which were
worked off a class Of butchers who buy first
second quality cattle. except low figures About
100 head were unsold at the close.
Mr. Starr the agent for the government bought forty
prime bullocks at l0c per h. live weight which is about
lie per Id. for the net weight Of beef
The prospect for next week is W favorable for butch
es but the experienced cattle buyer dare risk
aprophecy i'm these times. Strictly prime cattle
likely TO sell at good prices in this market for the
four weeks least Common cattle subject
the influence of speculative feeling, and when the sup
ply is more thanIample, the decline is heaviest upon
common to medium beeves. The quotations fol-
lows
Premium qualities, per cwt.................No None.
Prime, do do ....-............ 16 009 4, 90
Medium to good qualities, per cwt .HoosI5oo
Common do do Is, O0g 1870
General selling prices do l3 00a Is 90
Average do .......... IA O04 425
few Of the best. IL 90 a Is 90
Receipts are more thsnrequired by the demand and
the market is dull, with decline of from S. $40 per
head all grades. Some very good cows sold
Tuesday at s5 per head, and $50 the outside price
this week. The quotations. we're:
Good Cows. .......................... $4,000
Medium to good 45G4s
CALVES.
With heavier receipts veals are about lie per 10 lower
than last week. and nothing but very veal calf
could be sold at lie per ID Monday. Al the close
veas were selling very slowly at the following prices
Prime veals per ID. live weight ............ 9sA
Medium to good .-.........-........... 7119
Cenlmon. ...--....-..-.-......... ss.-... D a
Call SKINS -.............-.... 23925c
LAMBS.
steady improvement marked the trade in sheep and
lambs throughout the week Receipts only moder
ate, and the market fairly active at advance Of
from "a TO &c per 10 from last quotations Good
prime sheep sold Monday ard Tuesday OF So a. per
Id, and common to medium at 696t4. Lambs
mostly sold by weight. and the close OF the erket
were quoted at ll,9l Isc per 10 live weight.
HOGS.
Receipts foot up 365 head being about 900 than
last week. and the quality is not such packers want
On Monday the market dull, with decline from the
prices ruling the Friday and Saturday previous but
Tuesday hogs sold fast received and the market
closed firm at the following quotations.:
Prime leavy west'n corn fed per lblI OIL l4aI4l4
Prime light do do do III GllA l4aI4i.
Prime still fed do do do lOx9n l3Z9l3ss
Small pigs suitable for retail butchers are quoted at
slI9ll % per cwt alive, and at lac per h. dressed