New-York tribune., 1867-08-22
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 21.-Dry weather at the
West and In the part Of the State. added 10 the
fact that this IL the last week or low ireghts, nave
caused rish OF cattle markets. Receipts for yes
teray and to-day are l2O az C0lnmupa", ana 2o'9 ~
Adding the 800 on sale at Onehundredtlst. Monday,
aud We GO0O cattle. Beside these, about $50 are due
at COmmunipaw, and 10 at Hudson city tomorrow, 70
saw nothing Of the expected supply al Onehundredthst 81
IL is no wonder, therefore, that the markets were slow
to-day aud prices about &C. lower Than ths day week
The duality varied greatly, but the majority were Ordi
nary steers many Of them OF good SIZE but showing the
At Cominunpaw the cattle in large lots as usual,
nine or firms owning the 1920 bccycs The chef con
trbutors were j. r. Alexander with ga head Alexander
& Casse $50; McBeth and Nichols, 40; ana Alexander
the third, conner with 1lS headall from Illinois
with 80 Texans to complete the list An oyerstock at
Onchundredhs on Monday, with 1880 at Hudson City
Yesterday satisfied the buyers that they not out
In force, very hungry when they came slow hard
market was the result and most OF ne cattle being c or
OF the buyers wholesale butchers who would only
pay l4 Gl5c The j. T. Alexander cattle laid at G0
cwt and brought l2.al5tc. Those owned by Mclieth
Nichols brought similar prices while Alexander * Gas
were very good for the kind cwtj aud averaged 12lc
From appearances 200 TO 800 head would remain uns0d
At Hudson CITY, with a very large supply in the hands
Of different owners, running from single car
load of II and 20 head up TO droyes OF i6O with one @
viz: the TempleOns contributing $685. the quality varied
greatly and prices much The bulk OF the stock was
from the West with several Texas raised but kentuc
fatted droyes and many little lots from the western part
OF this State, generally thin steers and heliers with
mixture dry COWS, old oxen, and stays Ihen there
was lot Of crack Ill. steers from the farm OF Gov
fine, u cWt., which the owners Messfs.
COney Mcpherson, sold at G0l1c with tops AT lic 10
dress per cwttwo Of them for $685. There were so
few of this kind Of cattle they quick demand,
while others literally went begging In contrast with
them were Orange County, N, Y, steers and
COWS dl4c with several other lots at l2dl3c
lot OF ISL Ill steers for A. Judy are reported at lic on
o. cwt with II Kentucky, grades uneven, "a cwt at
ljalGic. bunch Of IS Ind. steers Tor N summer
are reported at l3c. q cwt., being common cattle
Trade was fair at the low prices aud not over 200 head re-
main unsod at night few thin steers were sold at c
for stores.
live stOc-that s y 100 Dfrom Suspension bridge,
from Buffalo and from Pittsburgh the three main
lines expense from Chicago here will be about $40
Der car freight alone and 10 Is understood that there
will breaking in upon the rates There some talk
OF making combined 1--we stock interest among the rail
roads so that no matter what route Is selected by
drOvers the roads all share alike on every drove This
will efectuay the teptction to cut under the
established rates.
sheep and lambs are very plenty and fully &c. lower
than tins day week Receipts were about 1900 today,
viz cars at Communpaw, 1920 at Foreth-st, aud 10
cars at Hudson CITY Thirty have been received at
Hudson City since Monday morning, ana 7WD az FOreth-
ST. The causes which operate To bring the cattle
forward viz: the last Of the cheap frCigts and dry
weather make OverstOcked sheep market. Sheep
prime stock Of both kinds 10 bring the outside prices
good lot of 81 N Ohio sheep sold at COmmunipaw
this morning for 52c Sales at Hudson City to-day
1913 Xed sheep and lambs hr at - each; ~ head do,
at &C.; sheep OF 50 ~ at &c. and 2l5 OF 80 10, OHIO
stock at 4tc The stock here well as at COnmunipaw
and at FOrtiethst could not all be sold.
Hogs nearly unchanged. They down ic. Mon
day and Tuesday but with only $50 at FOrtethst yeser
day the $3.50 at these yards to-day went OF rapidly at
7td7ic for fair 10 prime, and Ga7c. for rough 10 quite
common. There three sold at COmmunipaw
to-day at 6bd7ic.