, 1864-05-23

1bsre has 6e;n mora iimi::d s1rpy during the he
wetk asd especially for sulppinK grades fo1
thcss lte kes has been toleraby act,ye, aud
prices have tnstaned decline. Govefnmeu. cattle
being In good Giuaud, have continued trra at the
closing anotations oils. Saturdays market.
The following are the closing quotations ofthe.uaz
ket this cveElIg:
Pr!mr 10 extra qun1!ttes. .5as %
MsG:nni !" psim%" % Gnat1tiss s!9a ;so
sATrRDAY EvEs1xo. May 21.-The receipts up TO
ThpEsday being limited Than usual the transrc-
t'ocs Of toe market we're upon the most niscd scse,
srd from hc absence Of dealers there little In
dcotc whether the decline euttatued IN the prcvlozs
AlbaD; and New York masksts wonld produce coz
responding results here So ~ the actua1
Fatta could bt t1ktn ~ m index
OF the stats ct the it satisfactory to dro
vss. 60 decline IN quo'atops hay,n< taken place. On
Thursday the real businr.s Of III. week commenced;
With shout head Of Beef Catla lale at the ya-
Ifous yatda. Buyers were toleEably numerous, and
the demand Tor extra Shipping Ca1tle proved to be
fully equal to the supply, which. contrary to the
perielce Of the preceding three fur weeks. boss
lat less proportion to tha general receipts- TIA
principal lots ucIc. loweytr. sold 1t fully high
prices were given last wsek.- 1ndepcu-
dtrt OF tbs ordinary supply from dEo-
Tess, considerable quantity Of dstillery Ca:t1e
we're delivered. which had been sold on contfnc..
There bt1E aenezally iu nrHs class condition, real
lied tho 1Rhctt paid during the week. several
lote being rcsod at profit Ct SIC upon the dzst pur
chase. It vas, howertE Qufta evident that wlhlarGe
receipts Of extra shipping grades the marset must
have tns1alncd decline, ,1s hare not found ship
pefs bn,taz With much fcautIou for soue tItuc,
This can icascely excite surprise. considering
the huctuattns and depressed condition OF the
Ehete1n markets, and especially 10 10 It
nrpesFs Tint ct the 17Fvcs East.rn shippers
In 'hff market hav.A heavy amount Of stock either
on the road, or to be really for delivery at Albaoy
this Wect. snd New York on Monday. There hss
been change in condition OF the market 81
nj In find
at full prices For Government cattle there has pscn
a more acuye demand than usual besides the usual
contractors, who bave for somn months &ae been
operating LOT a1y secount, have daily fresh hands
ut The work, NIL Of oB arc apparently pErPared to
take fsrr mectIn to prime gFnceH tho best ter1s
thty can make. We bave had an extra supply OF
u2 f:ifc: ntlu rud Northern oxen, With nominal
dn:nrd. the result has been that In every instance
s.ttsfactory pricta have been hr best that could
De obtained, End In not few instances droycrs
EIad to get prices that thsy ashamed ese
estitfsd In daily transactions Of The m8rkes. Even
aE low $2A@9fG have been given for stock Ct this
description, weighing from lao 1se0 d. There
ls to rrosrett Of any improvement IN the
tenant or prices .r thls class OF ueef Cattle. Tho
rccIpts to day h1vc been very tst11n7. scarcely
aroEnIn. to5t0 head, and the entered sales aEouas
~ rs head, at pE1ces ranging om $sE:1e99 o. but
cllen, At s7os7:o t7icas haTa been weti sus aimed
sno Lie market closed firm 1t the quotations given
o SATURDAY last The following arc The prlacipsl
sales nade during the week :-B1'dwIn sold Rosen-
thsl Co.. m old centrsc.. 15 head. fed at ktcer-
suns dstuery, averaging 1853 ns at S723 fesod to
M1cPhe1sra .. $500, nd afterwards reao1d At ss5n
G1oss; ". 81 T1sden Hoin MACPHERSON 20 head
laHR stteIt, Averaging 12es pounds, at x153,
and 60 heEu Of the same description srere.1oe
1.31sn. st 17.'s J. C. Bole. OF sansamoa, sold M.c
ThereGn s. head Of very e,sza Illinois steers fed
BY J. Foster, also ol sanGan on; s1 ns At
<31o; J.hn Atfns sold D. Watxal 1oS head cno,ce
Ioua eteers, ayeisginE 1881 ~, At 3775; Ssrayhou
told ". II. abb Is head ext1a lows steers avesa2-
rg LEO tsa, 1T f7e5 John Adam. sold Mo,rta Wai1s1
{ Letrnrmau = head prime Illinois ser+ averaging
t,2H ns, At s7 81; aud 4 he,d, aycrssin. le5 ms \.
97.t; Crosby sold Alexander : Co. Is head extra
grade 1o~a stetIs averaging 1sIo MS, At sscb: and
Hs1rtser sold White & Otis B3 head IroIs steers ay-
eruE,1g ,'A NJ. at s77n per 100 s We refer to our
rtt page for Apecal telegraphtc despatch of the AZ
tsnY cattle market for the present eek, from which
ttsppcass tnar. with moderate demand, prices haye
suAtAineo declite Of sc per D..