, 1864-05-30


The supply durInc the week has been unusually
limited, 4nt below the demand; n!thnu2h With see
absence the principal army the demand
for medium to good medium Cattle has been 1css nc
tive than 1t vas last week Prime to extra shipping
grades have bfen In active request and we note an
udsauce Of &c 1co ns on the closiog quotations OF
ls5t satprt ~ . msrket. j,
TIE ftlso9itC arc the closing quotations Of the
market thin evening: >, ...
F,ims to sxtrh
Common to medium qualities. 3;A3! 1i
sA1CErAr EyESIsss, May 2S.-The week which has
now closed has been Of the qu!ete5: have had
for tho LIST two months; and IL. as the present
month compares. the receipts amount to less thau
ouetaf these Ct the preceding weeks. The receipts
up to Thursday were eco head. ofwhich number oas-
hag eonstted Of dstiler1 c.ttl., delivered to sh'p
ncrs on su11ug Contracts ans the bulk the remain
DEF were not offered sale shipped East on OWL
en- account. There has been brt little improvement
tp I. subsequent supply, amounting fos the Last
thrse days Of the weak, only to All had, OF which
nearly one-haf coneisted OF dfslery cattle. which
had been previously purchased. On Thursday norn-
Ing there about sDo head Of Beef Cstts In tho
y21ds, OF vtteh" umber upwa.cs Of 900 head Tezc
shipped through, leaving ba1ance Of
100 kead on sa1e. These cous1sted mostly
advance OF &c q 1co ms. the previous quotations OF
.ttcmt1Hct. The supply yestsrdaJ was considerably
1tee the offerings At all heyords amounting t1 less
than SEQ head and to-day the Jsrds have more Eess-
closing day Of tie week. The small supply for tho
week low closed has doubt arisen partly fom tho
dull End depressed state Of tae Albany market last
week, snd New Yo1E st ths beginning OF tho present
EeGk and partly from rho fsct that dfoEess have kept
back large portion Ct stocF, 1now1nR that heavy
deliveries OF dstillery and contract Geeyes wontd
probably be made 1t Is therefore bu tbs c1ercss Of
that forenought and care which ls 1t ali tnes worthy
Of communication. = ..,.-......,
/ The demand for Government Cattle has been con.
sderaby less than for several weeks psst but with
the small supply prices hare been vol sustained,
The MARKET closed this evening with SOTO IS or 20
cars OF Cattle nssold, and which arrived when thu
business Of the day over. Tho following nre the
beat droves sold during the week-
Baldwin sold to Roseuthsl d Co. 1i8 head On old
contract, Of extra quality, fed at Nckersons diss
ley, ,a3ersRlug 1878 rs, 1t S725; and also sold to
MacPheron lb0 head Of the same description. arerag
Ing 1,1ss nj ut s74o; seep sold Rssen.hal & Co. e
head s17a corr fed Illinois steeEs from Springfield
e7agtng1 800 rs, at @7o Dsewer,so1d lor1s. Walxal
Reinneman 6. head extra Illinois Steers, reared In
sauganon couEty. averaging 1880 ns- ut $500: Hy
man co. sold to .Hosebarg 123 head 7xsEa rtnolt
steers, fed at Layton, averaging $50 os
1t lJll1.De D head. Greeobanr1 sold to II. Hyms1
52 head very rsime Illinois Steers fee 1t Poz tac aye
lls1 MS At g7.7s; Baldwin sold Ruble 4 lyman IL
head Of Dstil1eyy lad c1ssle fed at NckeEsohs els
tillsry avg 1.sG at $40: Parks Plata sold Liv
ingtton Co. 81 head Of Peoria fed dIsllery Cattl<
avg 1918 IS at SS,17 Der 100 ms.