, 1866-11-26
TIE MABEET.

The rnareet FIR tbs werk jus, closed has nothing 10
distinguish It trom the half dozen weeks preceding
this, uhc.s 1t be that the extreme duness that has
characterized all operations IN this department daring
tfAt plrlot has been uenltncd. The marked opened
viii nbout 80 head In tae sale pens. and With In
qrirs. dull the fore part Of tho week usually IL, II
seemed to turpats iscllu dnllnesshs xcsE. Scarcely
buyer couid be fauad about the y&sslA, and Ehen
found 1t was next to impossible 10 ntercs: him in the
trade, or induce him to purchase except upon srsuaa
disastrous to sellers.
A. he week p.nertesed, 1t brought utc q, no in.
proycent IN 4ctlvtty, and With continued urfsyosaba
adEices from ihc East taslts feeling oba!nc, aud
ps1ccr ruled ser1by !owcs Thr recent eeycre los*cs
whtr, shippers generally have sadesrd has EscAtfy
shaken their cGntdcace ara ~cl nigh driven them tonl
The Rag. Ihc margin hetRctn lhs and Eatt1p points
oertd no lndueeeDt whatever to and Astdc
from few lots taken for Duralo ind l1staourgh,
scarcely a "hoof - has been shipped The result
| that even good Cattle, Of which, however,
thern were but few Offering. bcctme
Grtaty weakened, and suffered depreciation
Il alr-, IN common With tho poorer rradcs Ihs
ctirts snr7Isingy figHt for this season OF the
yens. and composed IN lhe main Of elsss II stock
little calculated to stimulate actro operations, rough
Cows, light Helter* thin Steers, and TexasCattIe mix
lug Cp the great buN ot the arstval. IT, very
that week passes td1t Goes cot bring more good
STICK to FIR market tsu has arrived during the wcss
ending to-day. Nut such has bccn the Character Of the
Grraad tlat trade has suffered serious drawback,
oa recount ot the seascis5 ct the tctt-r E:aaes.
The inquiry fu Gt&t to last ccntned principally
to bulthcrs' Cattle. for hpu.c eonfralpuop. though
fuw snRl lois taken toE The askcts Of Desro!t
| BurA.a, I1tubn1s sh and Milwaukee. Packers seem to
have ntlre1 1tharAuu from itc markell and but
very email Of the stock sold has gone Iuta
their hands T-s coalition ef trade Is almost wllhout
rrteeent here Htfctotoru ts has bern tho busiest
rAst .! lie Eta*or. All Is usually buse Aad life at ttR
dnte II il about He tamc that packers -Afc p1ttinx
dwn tho last Of their Hccf preparatory 10 cntcF tue
puluss* Of tos packing But thus far Int htsls ha*
tsa done. and LIT for Deef packing draws TO =
! elLse ~jIh lrss ta.I Il. 10 bead pnt down.
| &sOck Cattle which been quito
brisk uni within rrv weeks ras:, aa.ost cnsi.e-
| fy ceased. The buyers who hut \ few weeks *inct
[ thr pSei here iruu t1ssfhurgh, Western Scx Yost,
Chic and rrnn portions Of ors oEn sta'e have With
GEawn, Tic weather. has bca toleEsble. hnt the At
tendance OF buyers hss oeeo remarkably Light Though
| uut.
The weather cold, rAx xcd dlsas1ccab&e, and bu
m operators made theis appearance fo the yars tal
| morning, Ihe-o va but little stock OF aGy de-csi2
ton sA1c and noEe NJ al that was really desirable
There no inquiry except 10. haschrsn ca.tc,
transactions were coadncd 20 about 10 tead. Thrs,
were taten at prices ranging from S5ERl1 fas com
= mon mixed lots and fAr butchers Cows N. tl5az
ss for ecod Cows sud medium Steess. ascsax.1s fou
80 70 le0 rs, The MARKET eloscs dull !: tic qposa
:. tons gwen below:
! c1Ex1yn TI1tFs.
rear. old SteeFs. and averaging lao Is
rsimt r. ppsaaas:: 1eii.iied. ieiij:
3 formed stee7s, averaging from III" 10
1aSSi % al. Fair stceis. il iii nrsa, sT
1t esas1sE l,eooGf.M ha At..-.-........ 3.o2Ss-a1
a | AdiEm C3Nst-Mtturl Stct-* and good
Cowk, e. for caty slaughter, And AreI2s-
inE GA&la5o kk kst..............-..,.... t.n3 I.s3
,e | E1ftt thuit-EpmMcr t'xltla IN decent
fesh. averaging Ac9l lfoo 1s 2t>.....-... S,sS&a.0
1e irftt aGr-LiEht and thin Cows and S.etrH,
to rough and ccane. averaging 6A3&D nA
~ask-59
The prevailing rrtccs for the SANE period In tic sc.
1s3 vert n follows:
Cncicc 70 E4ta,.., .,,,..,..,........ss7sa;s
Fntr 70 Prime athS6
3kfd1pEl 10 A1F
lEET3Of 10 EohEacd.- s....-,s- z.9S5
n TRANSACTIONS to-day Include the foli9wtaS:
llY CATTLE SALES.
.rt ytnes. Housa & Co. t,!d Meth1n bead 1nedn
Inc bu1etrse' Cow, averaging ~ rh N:B-
n Jon.s sid Wall n hraa stecss and oaen. ATcza<t
~ ~ S,s e., At $oIN.
he | at f5-pe.
Oh, 1arcr h9osh& u neAa sooo s'ee1e' e'eFss'H -
N. Ghnoa1 Sensh, IL head Cows and Calves s7csaS:
IuJ ncialas rod Meeaan u head good butchers Cor
AylEasilR 4as Et, At 40.
| Hugs
TIE .ol.oxne arc tae receipts and shipments fos
: current xcek. md Tor The corresponding period Ii
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