Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-28
Sc. Louis Live stock Market.

| OF. LOUIS, April 70.
CATTLE-Yesterday the arrivals and
sales were light and The market very quiet.
There was no change in rates to note, but
they held up steadily stimulated by con
tinued favorable advices from New York.
The following were the reported transac-
tons at the various yards -
At the Pacific the receipts were 12S head,
and sales 127-the majority to MulhalI &
Scanling, shippers to the New York mar
ket-consisting Of 40 head good steers,
averaging 1897 MS, at 1925; % head same
quality, averaging 1902 lbs, at 7.25,
and head rough, averaging 1908 MS,
at 675. Two extra fat steers, averaging
1440 ibs.. brought s.. The balance
were sold to spectators at ESQ to
6621 for averages of ], 113 ibs At the
North Missouri yards there were no ARR.
walls, and sales of only 81 head; 16 good
shipping cattle, averaging 1, 245 lbs at Z. 90;
and IA to retailer, averaging $50 TBS, al
| $50 At Ashbrooks receipts were 80 head,
and sales -, as follows: 6 head av-
eraging 1,59S lbs, and averaging
| 1,630 at Csc; and 3 averaging 1927,
to butcher at 100. At the Broadway
receipts were 133 head; sales 147; three
punches TO shippers, as follows: 80 head
averaging lab lbs, at 100; II averaging
| ], 1923 lbs, at 700: and - averaging /. 12l,
at CTS, all good shipping quality. The
balance were taken by spectators
and butchers at $50 to 7.25; accord
ing to quality At A. S. Aliens yards,
receipts were IL head sales, 6 head aver.
aging 1000 to LAO lbs, at 5.75 to 6.25
and calves; two at is, and l at 500. Al
Mccarthy, Hensley & Cos, receipts were
20 head; sales 10; all at retail, at 5,S7t to
100. T.
HoGs.-Receipts we're light, but sale,
were fair, made up from stock remaining
over at the close of the week Rates an
changed, but equal to those prevailing il
Chicago. The following we're the reporte6
receipts and sales at the various yards:
At the Pacific receipts were 408 head
sales 176-eighty averaging POI to 25j lbs.
taken by shipper at 8.J0@6.70 the re
mainder, light weights, averages Isl e
100 lbs, at Z. 25@7.75. At the north Mis-
souri, yards receipts were 135 head; sale.
3I9-two hundred and twelve, aver
aging from 1914 to 223 lbs, at S.12J@
So, and % averaging from 127 tC
1873 lbs, at 7.50@7.75 for the Pittsburl
market The remainder, averaging from
| 270 to sos lbs, were sold to butchers anC
spectators at s. 80 to 900. At the Broad
way receipts were 125 head; sales TO-
one bunch Of 10, averaging 155 lbs tc
a shipper, at S.25. The other sales were
of averages from 1917 to $50 lbs, at sos
| 5000. At Ashbrook's there were no re.
ceipts, and sales of only IL head, averaging
2S5 lbs, at 50. At A. S. Aliens yard
the receipts were 60 head; sales 12G, at S.
to SIS. IS for the averages all the way from
126 to 265 lbs. Those sold at this yard
were of good quality. At Mccarthy,
Hensley Il Cos, there were no receipts OF
sales. .4
SHEET. We have no change in rates tc
note. Total receipts were 458 head; sale:
295. AT the North Missouri yards " head
averaging 80 tbs, were sold at 6 4-10c, and
l01 averaging 1O14 lbs, at G4c. At Allen:
lO1, averaging $50 lbs, sold at &c; IL al
800, and 4 at $50 per head.