, 1866-10-29

Shipments for the same period:
fJasn .Hssii
The number Of Beef Cattle received tor the same
period In The yeas 1861 ard 1855, wero as iolo~s:
Received in
Tue MARKET.
E1trrmo hu11nc<s md "astcrF insctiy!ty~ were the
dlsnguis1RE catures OF the market for tho week Just
closed The opinion which had come to he almost pni-
sersaly entertained that values must suftF very aa-
te,ial depreciation. and settle permanently on much
over basis, very sensihis indeed we may say sertoay
effected the traffic In Beef Cattle.
The markets ubroad havc been In gaitc as ua4ctttl
and unsatisfactory condition own. trade being
dull at around and prices steadily dcclianS un:ii
.cducttou Of 2aaSc Per D has heca established.
Epeer this state Of thinss, shippers were shy
and cautious. many Of Them wtlhtraw1nE entirety
fton the market. The sesere fosses which thes t.sSc
pretty generally. and but recently tucsc ade Them
wprry, and onls The yeutuEesoMe have darrd 10
run Tic chances Of heavy Rpcc1attn1a. Tue dcuaat
for "stockers" upon which DRIVERS us1alls depend
fot closing tie major portion Of tartr common and
medium cattle. fllct them to great c4tcEs Feeders
entertaining shc op9n.ou tA2t BY holding oil fos tHw
days longer much better bargains might be naf. hate
done comparatively little There was limited in
qutrr for good STOCK Stces. r the pastures Of Ga'
aae Pennsylvania, at Fr!ets ranging from saHEe'N
Ecr ITO IS. The demand, however, was na: sui" '
tn absorb nearly al the offerings Of this class (which
number remaining unso1d At the close: Packers
adopted the -lc' alone" poaey. evidently
| regarding the ruling rates too high to Justify
IN IN pEtcht stng nuy considerable extent. pf7-
ycfs werc TINS left with but two alternatives They
had either dispose OF teIr stock It suc prices ~
buge1s were generous enough to 'oter, or huld the
.umt. and run the chances Of 'e:eas.~ which they
were veil convinced must come sooncr or lae:. They
the former e1pedtat and hare urged
their .tock upon the market at rates ruling EAssc
lower than at The close Of Last eex- At this decline
LARGE proportion Of 0fesintpdetd all really est
rattle grades-were closed out. There arc. however.
from $50 to 1900 head Of the aui iute:or or
Ger tcn in the pens ansoa and uasAah'ct1:eot at z-
a1>%1.fw t1Hra hEA mt
TIE scason week In which the arttya1s comprised
little desirable stock AMI much that wls posltirely
Interior. Common thin rough Cows. rough half tst
tened Stccrs and Texas Cattle. have constituted the
great buk Of the arrivals. Thero were few that could
properly he casse good, and 1onc that wess extra
This dcasth Of good Cattle howercr. c1u no serious
| tnconyeDienct. ~ the demand was principally Tor
I botche1e' etpck and packing Steers.
The combination known the ' Hoard or Live Stock
Brakers OF which We have heretofore Made occaf on1
mention. phows upmlst=kab'e evidences of eerompo.'
op. The better class. those whose heats and hearts
not controlled altogether By pecunary cons4dcFa
tEens are becoming heartily ashamed OF the ring Into
which theJ have been unwirsngly ds2En xnt c1press
adctertuinauon 10 d1senEage themselves from al con
, neet!on With the "ciique" who ofiznated and At
tempted 10 push 10 Eucts.sfu termanation this dss
graceful plot aEainat the inercs,s Of the farmer snd
stock grower. We glad to .azn that this eons-
blpas1on to withhold MI Important Information fsou,
te public has ucyer net the spproT uor had the co
operation Of sae leading commission hence ta.
| evidences CT dlsorganizauon already apparent. ri
shsH continue The publication OF specific s4les wher
we are able to obtain them. and shall also publish
list Of the perics who REUSE furnish the desired In
= formation.
n CLOSING or THE NAHHEr-
The market to-day was hfeiess. The weataer VA
cold and rainy, and but few buyers ade tcr appeas
= ance. City butchers took few scattering lots bu
aside from this thest was nothing doing. The mar
l. ket closes da With large uuraher remaining ore
ucsold.
The nolowtnS ate the closing prices:
| CLOSING PkiEES.
| Eyty0 Rtktk%-F1uc. f1t, NelltoEo1ctsltu6
years old Steers, and vezlstns 1,1o ns
and upwards. GSt@
Prime Be,fes-tsoc6. ~elttatted, t11fy-
Of formed Steers, averaging from tloo to
&c 1+G3 nA. st. ID" eo-@
p fesa asius I9s11 *, at......:...... SD 1Ga
e | Ntdfut1 t704s-Medtum Steets Aad GOOD
tx aSal,mo s - IS, 4.5 e5e
efn nssb' .seFaeing saSs1,9o ns. st..s... s2s e55
u | IrErfer-Light and tn1n COWS and rteeerS.
ID rough and coarse. averaging 6A88o Is.
S"'e es4Iu
" Ihc prevailing prices for le same oeI.od u The yea
1a3 Tas as follows: ....5
Cht Ice 10
Falf 70 Prime ..a4 =.
Aed1Eu 70
INFERIOR 70 common S'"AS
HOGS.
l - = .,.nr,+r =, II uh1 I'M f,r r.