, 1866-12-10

The lo,al rEsipA II Cattc and Ao:a At tas CnIoa
esock yazds since January l. s.sc u iouoxa:
Shipments toE t.c A.as pe:los:
Ga%ue----.-......-.. ..-........76l.EE3
HoSs..................
The nunt~r Of Beef Cattle received Tor the ra.ae
period In the years 1854 aod 1861, wcssss fo,lows:
t;ss, n IL
sHeafea IN Iso*
rHE HAEyET.
We arc heartily gtzd tt.et occasson laat. onr7s
wien wc can say something more ctes s1nk Of tho CaI
tic market. True prices have not Il pcd :neei aag
Fu} decided ADVANCE nor has tao volume OF businc.t
tEansacSe<', been aufpsslnsiy large; bat there has
ben much bette. feeling among nj elasses oi opess.
to1 nd Interest raultr4fed oo this part Of bay
et, which, eontrsAtcd With the morbid dso1slnea OF
the ha teteu weeks preceding this was trly tereah-
in-. EAatera adsices are oF more Stimulating casr-
scter. md with \ better average qu2.lty OF stock,
Eush htnef feeling obsAlnaA and % good
ntlrptsg Er1des m advance Of lal3c 10 ~ WAS
tthcd on the closing rates ot week Thls sdTanea
wa4 rcased carly IN ths week. aud under the snodA-
rA:c srr1sa!A wss fully su,tslIed throughout, CON-
ron and inferior Ei1fd !ots. fos which ths-c has
been but little Inquiry have taa held thele
e*n, and- 1ndecd+ during the closIux days Of the
Eeck. ruled. anything, a shade lower, AND
we're slow Of fa1e ~ knJ hzure. Tto7sh the
receipts Of the upper grades we're more liberal
th1n Tor *oEe time past, the Proportion Of CON-
mon md itfef!ct descriptions wa4 sill By f1r too
rEonal1eIf Why drovet will perstss tn forcing this
~*eanwAz tteck upon the masket, and by what
eouFsc Of Reasoning they cnnyhce thesuselyes
that there - Hosc zao1er to be.nAde In ha1d-
It's xe at JOSS to determine. There has been
Aseacy tar demEnd for good To prime Becves or tile
Eastern markes. and considerably more Than haf II
LIE offerings have brnd their way Into The hands of
sh'ppers of The r<tkt Of New Fork, Ptstsnurgh and
DGfI4lo.
There has beea iAs Inquiry for Stock Cattle By buy
cls fsnUl Ohio and Pennsylvaaia md t4les have pce
sae Al p:ices raging frun tf=sss4a for medan 10
EAte
IN de.naad At tt.r&3.t1. CITY batehets have done
toetr Csnal amount OF ou4in.a4 bat Apecuztoss have
been rather quiet Packers are latng nothing ~
ytL Sill contend ns that there u no uuney Ia
dFntly predicting 4 low range Of prices later in
the teasor, The zlIttAh Of 1e1as Cattle
have hetn very liberal during tho week. but thefe has
been little Of no deMsnd for this ciass OF stock and
1arse proportion Of The offerings haze bcea packed ca
GwIeIs' account !
C1os1xd on TIE NAxHr.
The usual Qrlet Of Satnruay's market hls not becu
ssried tocay. The weather wss cold vet sn1 drcsEy
sHd pnt ft@ buyers made their appearance In the
Yards tbs nosrinE- Tiers wns = limited supply Of
stock in the pens. and this little rade mp psncI-
LalaY Of the ~1aillnEt. Of the week.s azktt. Tet
Light Is the supply, 1t proved FULLY equst to AL Dr.
nahds, And no ono LETT The Yards dIsappola.s,
1rA.saetions were limited to about ito he..
'aftn BY city butchers 1t s2.EaSao G,r
tuer1tr mixed lots 10 good a Cows and Hefe9s aud
Htdium sterst. The pcns ass we'll cleared aad t.,o
MARKET coas steady, aoa 1rm lbr Kood but weak mr.
roor grades.
Tue following are the current rates:
EIosISG PRICES.
kxtru n. B,trs.-Fint, e & fat. weiornleL. 4tos
senfS Old stees1, and averaging 1,zo9 ns
rrs,ae s.eess-Uood 1:ii:f.,tsd: i:i;;: ss@
tur1Ded steers. Averaging hrom LOO 70
fa:r e. oaes-i.if siccf;. in i,iJ nc.5, ~ '''sso
krGE" E. r :; S1%.E;s!ed,asa g. steer! ana Eood
rs f9as1 % = .s.: 40. ~: 4oos.s