, 1864-04-18
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There has been tetter demand for Beef Gait

There has bcen better demand for Beef Cattle
this week hsn lasst especially for good grades; enh
ow.pg to the advanced rates paid At the l1s markets
leld In New York and Albany, wa note CORES.
20. ding increase III this prices paid here On co1,-
pairing the closing prices Of tha market this wcsk
with List We fnd m advances Of s0c psr TT Ds On
previous quotations whilst for fancy lots s11 hacz
prices hare been sid,
The following are the closing prices Of the market
this evenlcg, and compared with last week:
i. =. c1osrso PR1drs.
Prime to Extra qualities q: s Wssk
cem%on e 70 es,Ian qiasiiie; soss ssss5
SATURDAY RvRs1sa, April 1a--Althougn ve have.
with the active growth and prescat1mporance Of our
trade In Beei Cattle Lost sEht Of the ole plan Of
weekly market opening on Thureday and closing on
Saturday, and substituted In place thereof daily
ark.t, yets ow1ng to the break in she ehp2IuS ar
T.nEements On Sunday and Monday, this receipts Of
the frs, half OF The week limited than is de-
sanle for the interests OF shippers, a. the principal
businGsa Of the wekk IL crowded into an tncon~
Fsniently abort spaea Of Tins for 4he fcstranssston
ofeiock to distant markets. Our receipts this week
up to Thursday, weEa considerably less than one
fourth OF the Whole week, there WAS consequently
comparative inaetien in the yards mill Thursday
With moderate supply since, there has bcen no lae1
or actv1y, and xlth the exception OF few "scala-
waga" left over In the yards this evening, the re-
cepts hare been cleared cut at prices, which show
an advance upon last weeks ara soc per 1ol MS
The gold feFer has not spread its Infection thu cat
tie yards bnt owing toa healthy. active, aud increase
IpE demand for welfed stock, there has been degree
ofrrness IN the tons Of the market that has proved
sataetory to the Interests Of buyers aud sellers. II
must, however, be remembered that there Is largo
number of disuflisry cattle to-: be brought
into the Market the Introduction OF which Will
etsnrtllJ bring down prices for the the tina. Soma
anxiety s naturally folt by ownc.s respecting ihia
esprctA here " soms uncertainty to ths time.
ne hav reported during the week several Gales Of
dtsuery fed CATTLE which have feaitzed fa. prices,
and being In but small supply have NOT in any way
Affected the value Of stock In the market. Tbs fol-
loving arc coma OF tho principal sales made during
the week: n. II. Tto to RoaenIha LIZ lows Steers,
averaging 1908 ne, at s515; Hotsch to 1suble & HS-
81 Iowa Steers, averaging 1871 MS at s6s5; join
adams to Housley 20 Iowa Steers averaging 1a1a na
at *sex; shtrman Hall 4 Pope to Hardy GO Illinois
Steers. averaging 1856 ne. at $.oo; George Adams
sold polana IS Esad Of nIlnols steers fed By slss
Bnek, VI Warren County, Ill, averaging 1850 oa. at
t:ss a9ssias e. Am: io sos =; pene 3 @ = v.4o.s as
sold Aarks j. Co. % Illinois Steers, averaging
14s1s ns, Mt 47lsH: Samples sold Norris, Wa1sl i
Reinneman 10 Illinois Steers, averaging 1e os, at
$3.50 Miller & Co. sold Gordon 81 head illinois Steers
fed by J. B. 1ucas OF Wyoming, HYeragiug 12e Ds at
s1.eo; g. Dolby sold Rolsud 116 head Missouri sseers
averaging 1891 ns at saa5; csamcr sold H. Living
st1n 11S Illinois Steers, averaging 10 os, at 1880
per head Ieech sold Morris Co. u Illinois Steers,
averaging LEO ms, at $40: 3Iyers & Hymau sold
NORRIS wnixal Co. lis head diattlteI1 Cattle fed by
King Of Lacoo, Illinois, averaging 12so ns. Ut sl0aeo
per head.
The receipts today have been much less than were
aut1clpated-bus,ncss has consequently besn lln-
tied and restricted; the market WAS, how
ever, trmcr than yesterday. The sup.
ply might hare had much to do with this
prices were higher than any previous day OF the
week, and ehow advance OF &c on yesterdays quo
tatIons or 500 on lhe week, as compared with last
Saturday. Our special despatch from Albany, on
another psce but not to hand At the time this Is zs.
tcu viii chow the stato Of that Market and lhe pro-
bable demaud In New Yo.E on Monday next. The
receipts to at the yards were about 500 head the
entered sales amount to n6 head At si,5@s Is, the
bulx Of which wero ut Ss3a97.40 gross. The follow
Ing the principal sales made to-day: At the Fort
Wayac yards George Adams sold 165 Illinois
steers fed By John F. Roach OF Gta<d Afaxoun coan.
IT, half Durham, averaging 1l3 at gross: at the
Southern Yards s. Dawton. Of Lexington sold Hoshu
ry d Co 20 Illinois steers, alls years DID, ayefseln
fs lbs, at ss15 this class Of STOCK this Is proba
bly, the bsst droses that has sold IN Ch1ts.
so; Dolby sold Rankin Otis "a Missouri steers OF
very prime grade. averasings 20 1bs. ntt $aioo per
bead ;nt SbeEmans Yards J. Adams sold Campbell q
distie1T catta from reorta, averaging LIZA lbs. at
$tt3 gross. Government Cattle continue IN fall de-
mnnd. The market closed this evening active and
buosant, with but very few head Of sny description
left over unso1d. The Bpecia. dispatch from Albany
previously referred shows decline on Last weeks
market ofla}c. This Is not Satisfactory for drp
vers, could hnve been wiehad, md with Improve
rucnt III New York On Monday, may depreclats our
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