, 1866-12-31

For TIC ssIne Period In The year lss&, We and:
Eseeapss lor eotresposdas 1eeE oi ss
hece,ptA less thh week SIT
Greatest number tcce1Te. fJs anF week since JAnu-
sry !, 1at3s. sEua!cts humber received, zn3&.
hee<iye +siyea .ssf @ spd;ns dns Ma:en
3HE MARKET
The most that cAn be said Of the market for Ghe
week jn1t CLOSED. II that It has boa unp:uedsntIy
dull In no week during the entire seaEon h1a tsnde
ben ~ asAEu1nts 50 utt<3ly pEostr4te 1he eioacst
scrutiny has failed to develop tho slightest cTdeuca Of
vitality. Tie receipts fau 1,os head below
thosc Of any Other week daring the Jesr,
but Notwithstanding the mcsgrn Asz1vAA
such has beeu The character Of tho uem2Dd, that
rade has suffered no serious drawback, Tits ac-
count. The Attendance Of haFe1 haa been fE1ares-
bly, s.su, and the st~ Who did lent. thels presenee
eysnc most prnToktcx indifference, and maintain
ed stability Of action that wAs really painful.
The average quality or The arrivals has been below
PAT, eensunE almost e1=ludveIy Of medium. common
and Inferior grades, with common aud Inferior largely
pseeom1ns'tnR While the great bulk Of the zsr.Ea1a
has been Of this ~scslia~zz" order the demand hss
beu confined principally to the better class Of atoes
Ihsre haS been steady. moderate demand for good 10
prime shipping stcers scltab1e for The Eaa1esu
sen. md the few d1oEa aasvsEtnE thts desc1ip-
ratea. And, iadeed, had the arrivals
embraced lew huEdrod head add tonal holders woud
hare experienced little difficulty closing ort For
common butehera stock ihe7e has becn very tue IN.
aury. that tic supply Of such though not extr1yA
CANT. haa been considerably in exceas Of TIC demand,
and se1lers hare uund It Impossible rtalize except
1t liberal conctztona. The market has been tai1ly
glttted with Poultry and G4ms o. every description
which has had much 70 do with tse present rnaAt1ic
tory condition OF The Cattle trade snd until
measure shAosbcd 1t will not b. we'll anticipate AuT
impoEtsnt improvement In the general character ofshs
market.
The tenor Of EATEN edrtees h2s not been of char-
actcf calculated TO encourage shippers to active ope
rAons, though tho major portion OF tho stock Offering
taken In tht4r interest. chiefly tor tbs New York
m ~ xflw
fault tho quality OF stock snled to the wants Of
the trade here II the pFesent time L. Iastead Of their
common. half tatentd kcas Eng" descriptions thsy
xonld ship Aber1Ly Ct good straight Shipping
steefs and good st butcaes' Cows would not onIY
met the reQutre,nenh Of the MARKET Bat would md
ready 1Alt tor their stock II reuuneratyo icos The
legitimate wan1s Of this MasEet will sbso.s certain
amount ofsueh trash but xfteT this supplied the re
Inainder IL d1ng. md mainly unlal2oe except 1t
sIth z4ts8 H buyers arc cenefouA enough TO oler.
The weather hzs been co. throughout thonEa not 70
nu b so % to rcasd operations to any e1ters- The
general attendance haa been light. Good Shipping
ssecrs hare been In desnd sn1 prices hare ben tol
esab1y veil Sustained. b1t s other deBci paoas haye
heen du1i+ ~itn prtees ruling fully sc lower.
CLns1sG OF TIE xAREET.
For the clozBg day, trade f1s, though the x&ue
incltcosnen to art,Tt operations Apaa.cpt that
has characterized the trse In ttis department duspg
tie preceding days uf the week There was respecta-
bic attendance Of buJert, ard ahou 40 head Of Cattle
were coocd onk during The day the batter sradns 1t
sRht advance on yesteEdaJ rates, but common ssoef
At substantially LIE sane nkurei. Tue uakes closes
quiet, Ellh sc3 head IN the pens, uneotd.
| Attention ia directed to the Following:
l., HoT1cX.
| "By order OF F. 7. E. R3anr, Superintendent, tho
several keaa " bt closed On TnesdAJ, Jan. !. 1851,
! "stock Will bc. tcaTertd 10 packers. II desired
auc al stock received viii be feo and properly cared
| Tor"
The following arc tt current rates:
| Cl0s.S0 FEICEs.
Eerffn Eertss-Ftae, fAt-welI.fermct. 4toE
yeat1 old Steers aah aseraE1ug LOO NJ
{Tatae E.sr<.I;ood, .siihtted, i.ifi;.
tgLMed steers, astEsEhk from l,loo 70
fa1 S1css.-f.if s;:eifn til 1sss, ~; 'ssS
erazl.g Lnoss, ,1oo ns at.........,....... Ao1z5So
| LtafEH tI01*-Mcdtufp arcft ana EOcd
| Corr. 1t Tor city &sa1Ehte,, and arerag-
Ing A1N LILO na At..-..-.- -, %.1n3l.sk
| SHkt GutiIs-Comn,on CktI4 Ia decent
Et~h avtraE!us aGttilb % Il. at.-....... 19sotso
| rough Ind eoanc. ~ efaglna a6*A4SSo q,
ztISe1u
1 We note lhe fal!oultE
| CATTLE sALESTU.DAT.
Dykfnan eoosht !! eomuan Cows and ssaes,
Daring bought 8 Cow sndstee.a, Weighing 80
iiicisy osusat 10 fair Cows, weighing 1880 H. OF
Gitoons bought IS common aoct, weighing l. ~
! Es, At A-Do. .
The following The receipts I'D shipments for tha
current wtt, ana Or TIE cosrepondiuS period last
year: