, 1864-07-04


pondlnE period oflast year:
cLos1sa PE1cHs.
Jq9s5g,a' Jq9s5g,a' 191yt. ~,
Prime to extra shpping ersdes.. % sa15o s,2@t g
MseH iafs1F1p is 9 RsiRs SIsass 3Ss
Thin steers and coarse o1en..,.. 15o935o 1.o9s.75
SATURDAY EVENING, July 2.-The Beef Cattle mar
ket for hs week ending to-day shows total receipt
Of 500 head. being 11e head less Than received
last week. In point OF quality the receipts this weak
have been very much below the average. the proper
ton Of really good shipping catls bang less than for
some time past. This has naturally arisen from the
eme depression Of Eastern markets, and to thef
with reduced rates and large receips uusod
Stock has been sccumulating In the hands Of dro-
vers, who have been compelled to resort to various
expensive expedlencles In order to lessen far Us
possible tho Inevitable loss they will sustain. The
weather during the week has been favorab1ef,r
business as We have not had these e11emea OF heat
to which We wcre compelled to submit during the
previous week. Stl with this, and the adllfio nal
advantage Of decrease in the supply Of nearly q
per cent, the real depression Of the market
has remained unchanged For the present it clearly
hst all classes Of operators, both here and In
the principal markets Of The Northern Htates, arc
succeMfu'ly aiming atsreduetion Of the high rates
which Beef Garlic hare attalued during three
or four months, and approximstlng more nearly to
tho average rates Of tho market last year. In our
comparative table prices for thepreseat week aud
tho corresponding week OF last year, given
above, It Will be seen that get long way In
advance OF Last years priees au1 that further DE-
cline, rtspondiuG with the reduction which has
taken place during the past fortnight will sll leave
prices much higher than they were then. There has
also BEEN during the past week further falling OF
In the demand for medium Cattle, such IS have bean
almost entirely taken By army contractors,
whilst for thin Steers. and stock
Cattle the marker H thoroughly Inactive. On Thur.
dsy which is eraly our busiest dny In the week.
the amount OF business done Of 50 Insignificant
character as to render It difficult u not impossible to
establish quotations. The entire saes amounted to
hut es3 head, with only one sale Of prime Shipping
Cattle, namely IS head OF Illinois steers. averagln
49, ns at 476o. sold BY GeorEn Groves OF sarganou,
to Gcrccu. Spectators army contractors and ship.
pers were apparently out Of the MARKET, and at tae
close ofthe day there We:e oTer COO head remalnIn.
In the yards unsold.
On Friday the receipts were larger. and sales of
1908 head were made, chiefly At s. ass6oo Rsoss
With little mora confidence among the few opera
torn the yards. prices seemed dsm en COED stock,
but Quotab1e change WAS made. Th7 only gaIes of
extra shipping catsle we're 81 head nois ateers By
Dawron 4 Co.. to Hoseoury, ayerazlns LAS nsar
S7-25 and s. head Illinois steers By Sherman, Hail &
Pope to Morris, Taixal d Relnnemau. averaging
1sl1 Be- st S7.1eH gross. This morning the N arker
opened with about $50 head. including the daily re-
celpts, IN the various wh.da- Amonp
these were several droyes Of fair sblop,n9
quality. The entered sales amount only t. as5 heaa
at prices ranging nom but chieny at Is Sd
96 20 100 rs. Tho principal sales were 60 hesd er
rrn Steers. y Wilson Co.. to ]. Housley averaging
1s nj. y On old contract, and 10 head 1alr aua
ity By stEsyhoro, to Hyman, av er4gluc l1.8 ns NJ
t2 27oss. The market closed this evening win ha.
tween TO AID eo1 head unsod IN the yards. and INT
little impsovementi1 the general tong which hxs ner
VAded the market during the week,
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