, 1864-09-25

Total s.7!o
Tho following ore the closlnx quotations OF theAr-
ket this tvIaIl E, aseompared With Lat week:
cLostaa PRtC1s-.
E.,ns to sn... e; ~: "a ~
S,s1e 5sss, "a ,ss;:, rs 8: 81 sss 5
Tbs following ART tho comparative pr1ees al B.ef
Cattle this evening. and tho corresponding period
Of last year:
6oea t%r nsdiaa @ M g psi%s de:.:.:. ~ is ssi.s
Ms9tuR 1SsE 19snSs. sstI1 liz IL ia ;3
From The above table 1t viii be seer that Is com.
pared with tho preceding weak Beef Cattle hsye de
clintd SC q 10 ns on Good Medium to extra RrAdes
ana .ta7sc 2 1es NJ on infetior qualities As com.
parec Win the plices paid du.tak the corresponding
week cflast ysaT, ths current rates Ct the market
this sveeirK arc: - te0s73 per 1cu rs higher, on
Prime 70 extra grades; u 75asio per 100 ~ htshcr
On CT Cd medium to primo K1ades snd 2s@1 50 pcr
i 10 nE ithtr on inferior grades-
SATURDAY. EVENING, 6ept.2t. Tho supply Of Beef
Ckstlo dusing tho past week. ahovsa tolerable in
e1csse upcu tho preceding weak. and haa BEEN much
larger tsxn receipts for ss7erst months past. Al
cnupsFeo with the receipts Of corresponding ipe.
RODS Of rrevonR yeAIe. thsY BY their large excas
lena 70 the conclusion that our resources In thus d
recnon Are fu1y seepink pace with that ext.aosdt.
rafy Krow1h which znzrks The general trade Of this
| city.
In nyexareto the general quality OF the supplvs com
1nop e1s5es Of stock haro very l1Rsly predorlna-
ted. Thi1 il rathsr unA:countahe, considering ttas
inform published In these columns from DAY
to day. relative to the acIual deAud.-aud tho at-
| vices trausmit:ea to aroyers snd farmafs, III ths
rAuntry by their agents hhTo vesy otsncti7 stated,
that common Cattle were not wau5d, and
,,ass ss 9tsas a.s,z meg
oprnilion to the advice fusni.ned bT those whoso
enly PIN be; to promote The lnteresss Of drovefs
and iatmesf-0f tho receipts du1isgths week, aales
-kuH. U
days, thus trcus7ipg the hugh cost OF yardaxe feed
iog. lon Of weight, &C.: andln adttoa. tners arc
little abort Of 5000 head Of Common Cattle In the Va
11ons I'll d. his evening unsold.
Thers has reea moo sfzts demand for good me~
diam to prime qualities; afl4ouSh ths market 4aa
net been chaIacts1xtd By that activity which exist
ID duriuk the preceding week. This maJ be accpuat.
ed Tor. The fact that In the 2hsonco u ptttar
grades Of stocH shirperstu11nE tho three weeks
haye fpceulated 7atne1 IL: eeiJ uoos lower qualities
than shoJ bare been accustonaeA 70 buy. until tbs
EAate1n marksss have been ~ E4r oysrisocted that
heavy decline In pr!cet was The sssus: whIch IN
many eaIes eau. cd cozsdc1sbls lost In Addttisn to
this causs Of dtcreated activity ne6 that the ds
m1nA foE atmy QAttla has eomewhAt fallen o6-old
COZ t1scts having bceu nesrlJ nIed. and 1aH snea
scarcely comp}stsA-
The supply Of p.lme 70 e1ns;grades Of BcefCa.te
has boen almost nomtaAl. shtppess hayc conae.-
queny been comparatively inActtvs, and sare.zl Of
taes in the ahsunce Of any beter occupation. have
been specuAtng npon desirable LOIS 10 be resold 10
the hl It put chhtcf It little atE1u fur profit. This
scarcity OF grades Of stock At tho present pe
Rod Of ths ytAr Ia hnt ordinary stAso u thin1s
We nota that lsst year. during the months Of Aagus&
ahd September, the,c Wss the tame scarcity Of Beef
Cattle.
Thsro were In tbs vsrisus yRzds this morning. III.
cuttnK theda1ly receipts about soop head Of BeeS
Cattle, almost entirely conalstlnx Of medium ana
rery common stears, COWS aid coAfse oxen.
Buyers bought very 4par1fk1y; tho entered sales
amount u 7las head nearly sr head tha
evening ursold Upon the sates mate the1e sas 10
dec INC tho current rates st the market yestas
dsy; but tho great bulk sf stock or IN tha yar4a
could nas hava hSso scld except at heavy decline
ffpm previous snotatlous. Prices ranged t1ou 4ap0
2bso, chiefly at $&tc01oo W1@ III.
The following xra tbs enly sales OF any importance
ulats 2urinx The wtef:-Wallwork h Mallory 10
wilkins. 25 head rrade Gteu1s Averaging lzs ns
1t ss1s: spraEue, af Mclean connty, 1oa aoaa GOOD
grade 1nois stee.1, averaging 1lea ~, Ut sso;J j,
Adsus 70 Campbell, II had ANAL, but y.sy choice
grads nltnQia seers, Averaging 1868 N. Ut aseax+
Gtskcfy 4 Co. to HJnaz : ftuote, IN head Illinois
Etsera aysfAxtnE III ns. 1t $a5os 8tralaru to Etc
phers, = head prime lows EseSs averaging 11bo Ds
Ssoo:T. T. spraane, Of Mclean county t. Hyers, 81
head v15 prime Isots stsers yeass sld. aYeraztne
Ills d. $t73t J. Adams to Eouse1y. Is head fsIr
x1nde II 1no!s sseAfb, aTHa<nR 1a1 Ds, u E459,
BELL to Cisxke, IN heaaxoed Hzsde steess Averaging
LIS d, kt H1ak y t1e H. ~