Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-04-28
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

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BEEF CATTLE-The receipts Of beef cattle
to-day were 5,246 head, a number larger by
4l6 head, than ever before received at the
Union Stock Yards in a single day. The lar
gest number ever reported prior to this date
With nearly 6.Q00 beeYes in the sale pens,
and the tenor or E1s4Aru adyfces auyfhine
but encouraging. that the market mould be
lacking In activity and buOyancy will be
readily inferred, To add to the dulness and
depression Oecasioned by these unfavorable
disagreeable character, a driving, drizzling
rain falling. With but slight intermission
throughout the entire day, rendering out
door operations extremely unpleasant to say
the least. There was a very full attendance
OF the different classes Of buyers, shippers,
feeders and city butchers being literally rep
resented, but there was little interest mani
tested on the part Of any, and the few sales
deal Of 'badgering." At a reduction Of 400
SOC q 100 ns buyers generally expressed a will
lingness to take hold" but holders, though
AS might be eNpeeted-a little weak
Rneed," were not "panic-stricken, and fiat
~ refused all such Overtures. Hence, com
paratively little was accomplished toward
clearing the yards, sales being restricted to
some l,6O0 head. OF this number some 100
ound their way into the hands of New York,
Boston, Albany, Buffalo and Pittsburg buy
erS, at prices ranging at S5.75d6.0 for medium
to good smooth beeves, and at S.OOdS.O0 for
prime to extra qualities, the outside an eX-
IRENE price, and realized in but two or three
instances, although the offerings embraced
several droves that would compare favOrably
in point Of quality with any ever offered in
the market. City butchers and feeders oper-
ated in a small way at slO0@4.O for common
mixed lots, including poor bOny COWS, stays.
bulls, light thin steers and coarse, raw-bOned
oxen, to 5.O0d5.O for good to choice cows
and common to fair heshy steers. The mar
ket closes dull and heavy at h prices given
below:
CLOSING PRICES;
fXIl1 HrlQe0 SUI
Choice Beeves-Fine, fat, welcomed
Ate year old Steers, and averaging
Prime Beeves-Good, well fatted, 6ne-
" formed steers, and averaging l.
Fair Grades@Fair Steer. in fair ies6l ~"
averaging 1000 to l,2OO lbs, at-...~-j,5Oa6,S
Medium Class-Medium Steers and
good Cows, for city slaughter, and
averaging ZOO . nS, atAr25@5s0
cent flesh, avera'g 500 to 1000 ne,
Inferior-Light and thin Cows and
HOGS-The market opened with. some
show of life this morning, andup to about
midday prices were tOlerably well sustained
but later, upon the receipt Of ~unfavorable adj
vices from the East, buyers commenced
withdrawing, and an easier feeling obtained,
the closing sales indicating a reduction of
i09l5c p 100 lbs from the opening rates. As
was anticipated, the large number forward
ed last week has had the effect to weaken
the markets below, and should to-mOIrOw's
receipts prove as liberal as those OF to-day,
1t is not Improbable that a further reduction
will have 10 be Submitted to. There were
some 6,0O0 in the sale pens to-day, OF which
only 2,S6S found purchasers. These were
closed out at a range Of S9.0g9.&f for common,
light. Uneven, coarse and mixed lots; $500
9.75 for medium TO good grades, and at $1,000
@l0.371z for choice qualities The market
closed weak at S8.75&l0.2.
SHEEP-The market was dull, and sales
were confined TO l.20 head, at q range of
S3.5O87.62H for inferior to choice. The wealth
er was unfavOrable for handling this class OF
stock.