, 1864-02-07

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BEEF CATTLE.
Tho total receipts Of Beef Cattle for the week cna
irk Today amount, according 70 TIC daly scsa1os
posted on Change to e7.s hesd. THIS Is a1 more
than were received last week. and 1s leas than lac
receipts OF tic corresponding week Of last year The
eEI1y receipts at the various Yards compare ~
Receipts;
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With slight improvement In the receipts OF Bees
C1te during the week. aud In Tho facilities for ship
ripg stock, there has been mare activity In tho mar
ket, and VIC note an advance upon our quotsdons OF
l.st satus.ay, on medium to pEt grades, Of sc per
100 ns.
1hc following arc the quotations Of the market this
evening:
!rtme to ext1a qualities. ,sl2a5sso
Cemr:on 10 medium. ':,........,.:.:...:. 5aSsaD
sA1rEpAY EVENING. Feb. G.-Thero has been but
ttlo Improvement in the supply Of Beef Cattle dur
Ing the past week to numbets hut ia poius quail
tty there hes been moro than Wa have recently becu
In the h. bit Of getting. yeEy large proportion Of
limited receipts have consisted Eood and extra
shipping grades This has been OF great adTactase to
sMppers. who hav~, With the favorable ad1iees to
haud from the Eastern ancrsets. been buying moro
hcely, md really Been w&1tIns moro good stock
than for sewers. weeks past
ItIsrow pretty evident that VIC arc lasoEtug under
the disadvantage OF deficient supply OF medium and
all higher grades OF Beef Cattle aud Is to be fcaret
thct this arises from tic actual scarcity Of such stock
In the country, md not ttou Withholding OF stock
by farmers ard dtove1s for roo.e paying period
scsrcity Of psoyendeE Is the general complaint
brought In by all, and IN extza one Is that
the prices 1t present paid admit Of 10 profit to
the ermer. considering the high prizes OF
feeding. There may be some grounds
fer dissstiscion. but On the other hand Its clear
thst for ordinary stock the quosons Of this msrSes
are considerably higher than they hare ever prev-
orAs been. And this Il 70 he traced the fact that
with the extra demand In the market for uray sup
pee, and our limited receipts, simple competition
between shippers and Army contractors has produced
this result, AID 1ot the extra cost OF lcepk STOCK
There has been but little change in the proceedings
Of the market during thc several dny5 OF the week.
The receipts Aavo been uniformly small, and weFo
dErosed Of generally as soon IS they were usspped
On Thu! s3ay VIC noted An advance Of 1e315c, nn1 TO-
QhJ kuE4E btE4 4I9AueF hAF3HCC pfE
on medium and hiEh grades. In extra qualities We
note TIC sale Of seyer very splendid hrtfcrs by C.
Loomis Co., At tho Cottage Grove Yards, 10 which
nc some weeks since referred. Ar. e. P. AIbes, OF
tEs city, bought Weighing sas ns for and
one weighing $50 for 5000. Two others vc1sa-
Ing 1to each were bought by Nessrs. Alc1anlers,
Of Troy, II. T., for 0c.cc q head
Tic ertc1cd sales to-day amount to 3: head at prices
rargIag iro g. 159t. ? 100 O., but chiefly at $3.50
@;.n. :
REEF CATTLK SAILS TO-DAY.
n. Herb eold c. kahn lr. 81, av 0t0, At $3.50.
Nheat.eS sold Eawse!t 9, ny I'LL, vt $lQ4
Buck sold MctiFAth 36. Az 80, at $50.
FaEsctt sc.t Marks Co, 81. ay 1.So at $sTJ.
G ke.u tr. sold Stork Z CO. IS, ar 1t3 at Ss1j.
Parker sold G. Kahn il. II, AZ: ~, At s3.es.
1lcrTh soltt 1IastlrEsG1, Nv LIS, # $t!a5.
Ely sold Gri1rcA 16, oy l1c6, At $i2 % = head.
a!al1cry sold Gordon 10, ay l0e9, at Si50.
Mallory sold FAwsett II, ar 11sS, ut $3.50.
Morris L Co: sold Patrick Burns liz NJ. Eo rs at
/ Ss.LG ptr head.
Tod1ett sold Aor1ss d Co. n, AT. 1i5e, atsl.73.
SuEEP-The receipts for tie week have been moro
liberal. For tAt sheep there is fair demand, anu the
market rules to,efabi5 firm and steady, at s5a3s.5
/ for prime qualities.
sALEs TO-DAY
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