Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-11-20

activity and an approximation to the num-
Der received. And if the present frosty
atmosphere shall continue, which, there Is
every treason to suppose it will do, or
should, from this time we may look Tor
ward to such an enlargement OF receipts
and transactions as will constitute the hog
business the great feature of the live stock
market, and be of interest IN the business
circles of the city. Though one or two
warm days, Thursday and Friday. super
vened and affected the demand for hogs
somewhat, weakening the market on the
former day and effecting decline OF 2oc
on Friday, prices have ruled with great
steadiness, especially since Saturday, IN /
which time there has been really no quo
table change, assuming the prices paid by |
packers as the true standard of the market, |
and not those paid by butchers and speeu-
lators for small and selected lots. In order
TO exhibit the market from day to day, we
summarize the ranges which characterized
each, promising that We give the extreme
| rate paid by packers and others. Thurs
! day, the range Was from $5.S75@6 %,
| which embraced stock hogs from the first
10 &c. 12k, packers hogs from Sc. 25@S7s
the latter being the highest price paid for
| them, and all above 81 being the purchases
| of butchers and spectators, or those who
buy for butchers supply. Friday there YVES
Ia change in the atmosphere to a summer
like warmth, but though the market showed
| aome sigus of weakness, no decline was
| really perceptible. The extreme range on
| this day was from SO 25@7.25 all round;
| Int hackers purchases raised as high as
81. which was their limit: while butchers
and others went as high as $7.2 for
choice, Saturday, in consequence of the
continued warm weather. decline Of 25c
was noticeable Gin the sales of packers,
| though the extreme range Of the day was
ouotahle at Sc. 25(97. %, the highest prict
being for one or two choice to butchers
The actual range to packers being quota
BILE at Sc. 50t06. so as the outside MOnda.
the arrivals were considerably enlarged
and as the weather had again become cool
inducing an increased demand, the marke
Z was quite active between buyers and spec
X ulators. and prices were steady. The ex
Il treme range for wholesale lots was iron
S607, the latter an outside price for on
lot only. The range of packers purchase
9. was from 6.25@6 95; of others frol
~ S.. IS for Light weights or stockers,
"a Sc. IS. One lot of extra hogs averagir
tn 81 lbs, sold for Sc 70. Tuesday the ma
ket continued active, with sales to packe
nd and butchers, but at unchanged rates, e.
nd IRENE range, from $6@7; range paid
No packers $6.5O@7; by butchers and spec
- lators, and for several lots to fill Southe
ler orders, $6@7. Yesterday, with largely
creased arrivals, and from the continu'
' S1 cool weather, which induced an addition
Bile two of the largest packing firms of the CT
to the other buyers the market was actl
A. and strong, though without any noticeat
dis advance, the extreme range continuing
dis So. 26@7, the latter figure paid by pacH
g 5is for two choice lots. There are now I
dis less than six of our city packing firms
OF the market, and if there shall be no
by back in the weather, we may look forw'
to rapidly increasing and active mark