, 1864-09-26

1oSA $40
Tho following are the closing quotations Of the mar
kes this eyeni, &, "a compared with last week;


Tho following the closing quotations Of The mar
| kes this eyenft &, "a compared with last week;
] CLOSING Fnlcxs.
Prime to extr. II: s.S Ssss S 1s;s ss sfs a
9sSisq ee@s 9hn h2sss'ss sissss sz5s ssS Is sSs
| Tho following Rfa The comparative prices Of Bsef
Cattle this erening, and tho cotrespondins period
OF last rear: '-'
Prime to extra sss 1s 10 isss ;sss ys1:
Coed medium to prime do...... a!sea rs 335sf.:5
ssaaom eeaf 9h,S aa.sss sissTs ?a ft "a !s
From the above tabla Il Will be teen that as CON.
psted with tha preceding wssk Baef Cattle haya de-
cltnsd SC z 10 na on Good Medium to extra grades
and sF6s7sc 1Qa ms On infe.lor qualities. A. corr
pafec with tho prices paid Curing the corresponding
week Of last year. the current rates Ct tho market
this evening arc: u ltas Is per 1eo 81 htrhe,. an
Prime to extra Erades II 750a 70 per 100 s hi:ter
on Good medium to prime x1ades; and .zs1 50 per
10 ng hlkher On Inferior grader.
SATURDAY EVENING, 6ept.2a. The supply Of Beet
C&5tle tnt1nE the past week. shows tp1erahla In
czease upon the preceding week, snd has been much
larger tnan our receipts for several onth4 pa,s A,
compared With the receipts Of corTsapon ndinz pc
rods Of previous Eears. hty BY their largo exces.
1ta3 to the conclusion that resources In this d.
rectton are fully keeping pace With that e1ts1ord
nary gtow1h which zuaska tho general tsde Of tats
city.
In regard to tns general quality Of the supoly co
moa grades OF stoc6 have very largely predouioa-
ssd Tnis Il Eathsr nnaccsuataoie, conhter1ng that
the inforrnoa pubItsaed in these columns from day
to day. relative to the aetuAl desnand-aad the ad
vices transmitted to dfovexs and fazuass, IN the
osuatry BY their agents have ve1J disnc:1y stated
tkat common Cattle vera not wanted, anI
could only % sold, .at a considerable sac-
,i1ce. Tbs results 1ery' plainly shaw
the inconsistency OF Shipping Catto ere Tor sa1e IN
opposition to the atv1ce tu1ulsned by those whoss
only ain can be, to promote The Interests Of droye1s
and farmers, OF the receipts during the week. sales
wera rarely Effected without delay OF TIVE OF three
dsJs, thus incuE7ing the high ccst Of yardaCe feed
Ing 1oas Of weight &C.: And IN addition, there are
little abort Of COO head Of Common Cattle In the ya-
ticus ya1ds this evening unso1d.
There has bcea q moeesnte den.8nd for good ms
dium to prime qualities; although the market has
ntt been characterized by that activity which exist
ed during tAe preceding week. This may ba account
ed for from the TACT that, In the absence ct beta.
grades If aock shppers during pE1t three weeks
have specuated rathef largely uroA lower qualities
than they have bsen accu.tomed to buy, uuul the !
Esete1n markets have been far Overlooked that
heavy dscns In pricrs was the remit; which In |
many catea cauied considerable lors. In addition to
this cauas Of decreased activity Ind that thA de-
1ana fer army Cattle haR somewhat fallen of-o1d |
contracts having boen nearly flled, and new onsa
scarcely completed.
The supply Of prime TO s1tra.R-aies Of Beef Cattle
hAs been almost nonIrAl. Shippers Fave couse.
quently been comparatively Inactive, and several or
theu II the absence Of any better occupation, have
the nI3t purchaser 1t little margin for psont This
scarcity Of extra OF stock At the present re-
1od Of ,hs year, Is but An ordinary ftsts Of thn1s
We note that last year. during tho months Of August
aid September. there wal the sae scarcity OF Beef
Cattle.
rhere were IN the various ysrds this morning In.
Guiding the daily receipts about 5000 head Of Beat
Cattle, almost entirely consisting Of medium 'anI
very common steers, cow and coArse o1ea.
RuJers bought very spAr1nZ1y; the entered aales
amount to Ills hsad, thus leaving hearty head ta
evening ursold. Upon the salea made theze was no
decline from the current rates Of the market yeste.
day; but the great bulk Of stock eft thu yaras
could not havo besn sold s1c=>. It ! heavy decline
ttou previous quotations. P.fcss ranged from $50
s5sp, chiefly at $3.soa5.oo 2 100 1ss-
The following are tho snlJ sa1ss OF any importance
made during tho week :-Wal1work T. Mallory to /
Tilkn1, Is head tair grade steesf. kytrsznx 1 ~,
1t &tf5; spgskuc, af Mclean county, 1es head good
krsde Illinois steess, averaging Lila n, At $3.50 J,
Adams 10 Campbell, II hssd snkll, but yesy choice
grade Illinois steers, averaging 1068 n, =. Is 6zk.
Gregory 4 c.. to lyman d Rnb1e, 1A head ulInols
itee.s, averaging 11 ns. It $3.50; straho.n to ste-
pheas - head primo lows stse1s, averaging 1c0 ns
50 CO. r. L. EpyaKue Of Mclean county. ta Myers, 81
aead very ptns Illinois steers, years old syragtug
tl1s ns, at Ss5; J. Adams to Housey, Is hsad falr
grade nlnols steers. treragt1g 1852 81, It $50;
Bell to Clarke 11 head good grade steers averaging
/ ,1ts nB. 1t s6.lah 100 nj.