The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-01-19

From Chicago Tribune OF 18th.
Trade opened lively, and under . good healthy
competition omong packers, prices ON prime grades
experienced an advance OF 5ai9c per 100 lbs. For
coarse uneven lots, for which there was . less
tive inquiry, there was essential improvement,
though yesterdays rates were fully suftained.
Transactions embrace 1850 head. which were
taken exclusively on local account prices rang
ing from IS T5a5 IS for coarse light hogs, TO fair
grades averaging from 100 to Us lbs. and So loa
8 80 for good 10 choice hogs averaging from $50
to $50 lbs and upward. The bulk Of the sales
were made at and within the range OF IS o0a6 IS.
The pens all cleared, and the market closes
steady at the range Of prices given above.
Prom Cincinnati Gazette Of I6th.)
There was more active demand for hogs under
the Cir mness and activity of the provision market
and sales were made at So eos6 so gross, and
81 2os. GO ne, for light to heavy averages. The
receipts, after the Chamber of Commerce report Of
receipts was made up, were large, and the market
closed less buoyant
IRON st. Louis Republican Of ifth)
The market opened this morning with buoy
ancy aud with advance of from fifteen TO twenty
cents and the advance was fully maintained
during the day. Sales embrace $500 hogs at
prices ranging from 70 Is to IS 50 per 100 lbs
gross weight The pens we're well clesred--nesrly
AL on the market being sold.
From kerchyai Sons circular, dated at St.
Louis January 18th, we learn that the number Of
hogs packed there this 10 1876, 09T, being an
| increase during the weak of 1851. The price
has varied FROM 5ia5; and &c for light, and cast.
sa6ic.
tFron Springfield. Journal of lTth.)
| The hog market remains about the same as q,
| last report. 10000 head have been slaughtered
up to this time. The receipts for The week past
have been about 2, 500 head. The yards are nov
empty, and Ii is now expected that only abou,
| l.ee9 Mad more will be packed at the above
named Establishment.
| We qno,- hogs n, 5ss5ici stock hogs 5Aaoc;
dressed ssadte per ID.
| Prom Quincy Herald Of i7th.)
| The hog market has shown improved recent.
| during the week, the bulk of which were to fil
previous contracts. The receipts to-day were
quite hraty The closing prices Of last week were
| sustained until Saturday.
| The market for the week opened active nj 50 so
IS 80 "a ires-ed, and IS 75a5 SIS for live . pre
MUM l"t Of -ixty-,wo head averaging $50 lbs
dressed. led by Messrs. Shnpe and Dickman, o.
Menden. bringing &c. These advanced figure.
were sustained until Saturday, when the market
gave way. prices declining from zoe TO 40c, and
closing quiet at u 5es6 so for dressed the latter
price from packers hooks, and IS 5oa5 60 for live
The msrke, has continued TO rule steady at the de
cline, though yesterday We noted one or two pur
chasee by outside parties at higher figures. which
were not kept up, however, when they found the
market abandoned to them BY all other purchasers
To-day We have no changes to note, prices ruling
steady st quotations, though packers are not very
anxious to operate in view Of prices of product
which continue about IS last week or but shade
6rmer, If anything.
From Louisville Courier)
| In the hog market We hear Of no transactions. Al
the packers have nearly all suspended operations,
with no receipts to-day BY railroad. We quote
packing around the falls. in round pumbers :,
10000 hogs. Martin Sons, 1t Jelfersonyille.
have closed with the daughter OF 1880 hor,.
Duncan, Floyd Co. killed goo hogs To- day.