, 1864-05-29

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The tn.rlT duria1 the week has been unusually
hmitcdt and below the demand aithou5h With tie
principal army Contractors the demand
for medium 10 good medium Catt1c hiss been lees ac-
tive tran It vas 1stt week Prime 10 extra shipping
grades have bftn In sctre request, and nc uo.c An
advance II &c 1eo ps on the closing quotations OF
lest Saturday : nsrset.
The fsnowtcE are TIC closing quotations OF shs
market th!4 evening:
PIiE:e 10 extra qualities 50
Cenmcn 10 medium Qualities. .......'..... s:oSif;
sA1CnrAT 1TxSr=a. Msy :s-7he week which h.s
Low c!ottd has been Of the Quetcse va have had
for the latt two nsonths and so tar the present
month eomra1es. the receipts amount to less thsn
cns half those Il the prscedlrg weeks. The receipts
pr 10 Thursday xeIe 1toe hesd OF winch number
half eoEti1ed OF d!ssesy cat1s delivered to ship
PERI sp,1pG contracts and tbs bulk Of the remain.
de- ve1e not offered on Eale bat shipped East On
en- sceornf There hks been but stle Improvement
IN tie subs Quent supply. amounting. for The last
thr days Of the week, only to All head, Of which
nearly obe.haf conalsted Ct dlstlaJy CATTLE which
had teen prsslopsy purchased. On ThuradaT morn-
irG thste we're about 2a head of Beef cattle In the
yards. OF witch 1umber upv ards Of 600 head were
stIpted th,ouah.. 1e.v1ng ba1Aucs Of
OF GOOD shipping cattle, And were readily sold At
advance Of &c ito Dt, the prrvious quotations Of
temnket. 1ke supply Jesterday vas considerably
ts the offerings It Ill The yards nms uniting u less
Than go head, snd to-day the yards hAve rtser-
h1ec the inactivity Of Monday CT Tuesday, than tae
c1osiDT dsy Of the weak. The ANAL sueply for thu
week row closed has doubt arisen partly from the
dnn And depressed sta.e Of tae Albany market last
week. snd Few York Il The beginning OF the present
week and partly from tho fact that drnyefs haTe kept
back 3 large portion Of stock. knowing that h.avy
denyeztfs OF dtstI11eU and contract Bseves wonld
probably be made It ID therefore bus the exercise
thasfore.bought md care which 1t III times worthy
Of coEnenca.icu.
The dcmaud!or Government Cattle hs. been con.
sderaby lrtst than for seretsl weeks past but with
the suAi1 supply prices have been well sustained.
The market closed this overlnx With 1890 Is or 70
cars OF Cattle usso.d, aud which arrived when the
b1e&nesa Ct the day WAS over. Tha following are the
best dFoves ao!d duriDK tho Htek:
Baldwin sold to Roeeathaa 4 Co. 1is head On old
ccrtrset OF extra Qua1tJ. ted 1t E1ckzsons dlsttl.
lexr. aTers Einx 1,s;s os 1t $75; and also sold to
MAePhearon Ito head OF the description, averag
Ing 1,1e8 II at S;.s0; seep sold Rssenfhal d Co. =
head extra eorfed Illinois stee1 from spzr
e1sGipR SO 81. At &713; Brc1crsold Norris Watx1l
Reirneman 81 head extra Illinois 8tee1s, reared in
sarEAuon county, averaging 1,l0a ~. At t3oo: HY.
nan Co soId to 7. Hosetu urE III head extra Illinois
steerr, fed at Layton, averaging 1870 -.
At.slllrs head. Greesbaun2 sold toll. Hyusn
n head verJ Prime Iros Sses.s fed 1t pcx tlac aye
lfs2 os 1t $7.7s; Baldwin sol1 Ruhlo HYusn III
head Of Dstillery fed Cattls fed 1t Elckazsons Cts
tiEe1y avg ICES n as q .eo Fxsks / Pese sold LIy
ing.son Co. =. he.d OF Peoria fed dis 11esy Cxtt1o
avg a<7s ns II &si7 per 100 81.