, 1865-05-29

The receipts and shIpnenta this weak compare with
The pfeCi din vtEeek as fo1toWa:

hereeelpta and shipments this weak compare with
The preci dinKtweek ~ follows:
Shipments ie.s than ia.I
eatta {his
E1ct.s Of sslesi.st
Gales aof week before 81
The market epene1 this week with vsrY measre
supply on hand The very tame character Of the mar
KIT during the p:eylous weak, AMI the prevailing low
picts, had tendency to discourage tbs large ahip
ment., anl perfect desEth Of stock prevailed At all
tho yards. f.tr demand spsung up, and - natural
consequence prices were TsEy nran. The light
supply continued, and early In tne week Values
considerably enhanced. Several shlppess were
anxlous to complete their cargoe1 nnd entered lato
lively competition for the stock. The butchers Also
who hid Tor a week mora been running
theiz stock down to thr lowest eoo,
e1psctlnK to buy at seduced r1tegs w4e
compelled to repentsb, and again went to purchAa-
Ing Thesa competing interests made their in
duence feG aud ca.te advaneed shout &c per 81
the week drew to it, ciosc ths demand seemed to
Re unabated, and another Advance took place. The
week closed with An improvement Of 13e3sto IN the
better grades Of stock. Wa repeat hsra what ne
hara frequently said during the week. that this I'd
vance cannot be ,ishttu1ly regarded hesstb7 and
permanent improvement in the market psopcE. So
fr II We can as:tstata, It'll tbs effect csnssd By lin
ited ceipts. When tha ceases Bhsi eIoacs
tho eDecs to s1so the coming week Ii cha.ae-
tsrized By 1asge or oef .eeeipts. We shz1 be dsap
pointed rrieeu do not raveis 10 the RANG uEures
1As& week. Moderate receipts may keep tbs market
nsm. while lsrEa receipts will be very ukeJ 10 over
throw II. ..
The following summary ofthe daily condition OF the
Cattle market VIII give compact and comparative
iiea Il its condition:
MospA1-supp1g Light, with limited demand Very
tts done-hardly sufficient to indicate the real tons
OF The market. saes were: rs head At s1,o3l =
inferior to common, II Sos 50 for common to ueui-
nm. and Il. .oo9;50 for t2if to prime.
TEEspAT-Tthde very light. The receipts were
very meagye, with light demand and no animation.
Prices weEa aEna, but without change nom Monday.
The sa:es were: 1ec bead At tor common to
medtLm. .$iA@531 for medium f4ir, and SG5at97,1x
for talt 10 p.lna-
WKpsxspA1-seyera shippers who wc.e anxious to
c-mpete shipments, sud the butchers, Who we're A.
most destitute Of csrc were In t,e market
bidding Lively. As the tEceipta Eefe Mgh-only 178
Its effect was TO pat prices t &c 100 lbs saeA
were ss head at $B0cd es for fir, to $7It@7s7H for
good.
TuunspAr-The active derard Confined, IN the
1d7snce was sustained Tha receipts were St!u nex
low the requirements Of the trade, and ps1ccs zu.et
nrm and buoyant- Gales were: $50 head, at as2sIoo
fer sair to good and s;.ca7 s7x for good to prime
FnlpAr-The dsuand was unabssed and quite hs-
yond The supply. In consequence. another advaace
was experienced, sna Atcck went readily at 25850s =
100 MS than the dsy preyious, Sales were; 40
head at Is for fair to good md t7s9B.t5 for
good to pslme.
sA1rRosY-Ths market wst inactive. but prices
wtre well malnts!ued. AZ no stack con:d could bs
shipped On Sunday. under the new order ot things.
shippers would not buy, a. shs expente ot feeding
while holding over would co7Lume rht greatest por
lion of their expected pfcnu- Bales vera therefore
slow, amouLtnk to 1s5 head. At yestsrdayt prices
The market closed nsn.' Tbs following uera tho
priees psid: For com non to good. $s.5e97.s9; tor
good to prime. $7.'S99.za.
From 'he above summary VIC Ind the closing prt-
ees OF this week md last with the advance to b At
fo11oN2f~
May a. EMay n. Advance.
fa1.fs Ss1 4; Pssgss.'.'.'.'as 3s59 :7Ses ~ 5se
iiedum to Fsr...... .sosdl0 Is 50s36.75 5a3 7so
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