The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-01-23
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PROM thu Chicago yosyssl Of the 10th:
The receipts for the veek ending today num-
Der 35,eT7 bead. that LII nod More tha9 EsEe
received last week, and 3es1S7 hesd more than
were received during the corresponding vssk Of
last year.
With = large increase in the supply there has
been no decline in the general activity or the mar
ket A. compared with last week, and notwithstand-
ing the repeated efforts which have been made 10
bring down prices, the closing quotations Of the
market day compared very favorably for drorers
With those Of last Saturday, Admitting that the
Hog crop is mort one, the rsceiPts Plsialy ipdi
satc that no efforts have been waiting 70 meet the
demand which has hitherto been unsupplied, and
which from the tone of tie market on Saturday
last appeared to BE- more active than usual. The
character of the supply - to tbs quality, has far
Their been considerably above the average, even Of
the present season, which il equal, II not superior
to any We have ever had.
The receipts up to Tuesday we're small, but sub
seauently have considerably increased. The an
ticipations Of sellers realized expected
owing to the united efforts Of buyers, who Al
most exclusively city packers to bring down prices.
We consequently noted in the early part Of the
week reduction Of Is to SOC from the previous
quotations Of the market. Some improvement has
Eince taken place, and high quotations have been
fairly sustssned.
Its Of impoFtsace TO note the almost nominal
shipping demand which sxiss Eastern buyers
have done scarcely anything. There IL, however,
no difkculfy in accounting for the sbsenee Of this
demand, By comparing the daily quotations Of the
New York market, With those Of Chicago. Hogs
have realised here within 75s to 81 ~ per 100 lbs
Of the prices paid there, while the cost of freight
~oald be about 81 90.
With the Thermometer variously estimated At
from to Is degrees below 1T the stock yards.
there has been little that could induce buyers to
turn out but Independently Of the severity Ct the
weather the stock trains nearly all detained,
that the only receipts were Ii cars ON the Buring-
ton and three on ths Rock Island, making total
of 20 ears or about ,o0a Hou- The remainder
to follow during the dsyn Trsaas<iiops are
too limited TO form any impression Of the market,
which We quote steady 1t s. - to IS.
The Cincinnati Gasesse of the goth says,
The Hog market 10 Aat. The unfAvorable wealth
and continued large receipts have depressed the
market, and prices, in the absence Of any Gales,
mast BE- considered nominal The receipts al 70
into tAe pens, which contain about II, 0Vo
head. Dfoyers ODER to sell 1t - 50 gross, but
they can 6nd no purchsssrs eyen 1t SOC below
that prics. W. heard Of po trsnsactioss to-day,
and quote the market nominal 1t 81 90 TO III 50
net, and - 90 to . 25 gross. for live hogs and
IS TO Soc less for country dressed.
Prom the St. Louis Deaoernt Of the 10th:
The season 10 evidently fast drawing to . close,
there being very neager arrivals. Sales since
Change yesterday comprised only 500 head Of
heavy hogs At 50 Toto . 90 per 100 lbs gross, and
II head light at 50 s..