New-York tribune., 1872-03-12
NEV.YORK CATTLE MARKET.

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Tie most OF tAe stles Iron...................n ~i2
VTyBE TIE Cattle ARE FrOM.-In0!s, 5,12i; ONO.
10. Eew.York. IS; Canada, &c Pennsylvania, Il.
BEEvEsThe total OF 1888 cattle for the week Gsceeds
bv 27 the arrivals OF the previous week. while the icO
on today about 200 greater than the offerings
last Monday. There was variety OF qnalty though
Onchundredth-st unusually good. while those at
COmmunpaw scarcely average in quality.
Butchers had very good market last Friday SO were
free buyers to-day, taking all the stock Prices ruled
inst shade higher than they did one week ago. though,
taking the better quality into account aud there was
very little difference between the TWO markets. Prime
droves in demand at l2~l24c, with retl iots at
ct bnt they were fine enough 70 dress nearer C2 h per
100 D. live weight Only thin lots went DeOw Hc', win
prope begin to speculate concerning the future Of the
markets While we would not be too emphatic IN our
estimate cf the probable Of trade during the
coming Spring and summer. an extensive IMP thfOuvh
the great cattle producing country win ireg laiks WIN
shall gut of stock, but rather inc reverse lor
some time to come Several crcams'ancts combined 10
on the mains. Lithough considerable has been
said Of severe losses among the TcXpn herds only
% small portion of the real facts have como 70
hundreds during the past fortnight bleaching on the
Kansas pralries, while the remnants OF "rO'eS Whcli
barely survived the buffalo grass arc 20 poor and
weak that the losses VIII sim be considerable before new
grass Will afford them sustenance We could ciio one
Texan who passed mp into Northern k4ns1' Wth
5000 aud lost every one Of the 1hls was an eX
IRENE case 20 and "a per cent losses were gNie COM
no ondonto come forward before late in the season,
"a bic fbe prcseu scarcity dIOVcs upon the plains VIII
cause hea ~ demand for grazing stock oar opinion Is
mat od Tie will be scarce tins Spring. ana tat
green Texans will he run through 10 make mp 10r what
yerc intended "a supply our markets af'cr holding Ia
Colorndo Kansas, and Nebraska during Tie Mln'cr.
Thp Comuuuipaw drovcTs OF to-day UnaklnG mp 80 car
loads, were ~ Morris. with IS cars; D. H. McFhcTSon u
csrs Williams. Valentine & Goa II cars NJ GoId@Ill,
II cars. Kahn & Furst and ID. NJ IIafm,On, ears each
win several smaller lots. The Motifs cattle were a
Illinois s, "a Texans, n Of which were PIcty g0Od %
ct steers sold 1T lie. by w. Soigrl VINO also run OHt
ears Illinois cwt at ne; car. cwt al ll'; h' ID
cwt very tbin % c"t. at lOc, ana cars soou
cWt. AT l2ic. ..,,-.
+. sau,cls sold ears. u cwt, pretty good, at llia
l25c., averaging l2c. -, .
: schsior aud H. Westhcncr sold cars each. :. cwt
al Iisc .
II Meyers sold common, 60 cvt. at ll0ll.c
". l.. Dudley rnu Ou ears rough catIc--icW irNdh''
stags bul~, &c.-strOng ~ cwi, AT lOc hNcihst
IOfiy d rOnh and v. Florence each had cale Iohsh
ifh .. Ct Stctb aud oxen, good top, sold ht lO.GI&tc
COIey d MtPcrs1n sold their II cars mixed % ~ cWt
IDno, steers df.; 10 car- do, 81 cwt al l0iHl2
4 cars good "A cNH fle"rs nj li40I2.cd ears mixed
Indiana for ". H. Wallace. owl. AT 10. ul2.c ana
car, Ohio. z evil. Tor j. w. Farrell, at lIallbc
g. Kahn sold cars coarse. Cwt, Kentucky ca0Ie ht
Illc 81 ~ d. cwl., and Illinois, strong - cwt,
pretty good flesh, % ll9l2Ac
Williams Valentine Co. sold II cars Illinois cnit"-l
car bulls 400 ~ al BE-; ears oxen % c~t. at l0ic inh
the balance, "a cWt. steers at 10, 1l2r.
T. W. Gnlcif for ID. III. Uari'i-pa cars FAR = cwt
Indiana cattle at fld12tc. while Ml. HaIhitJn SID
cars 1875 d. at HE. 10 II = cwi
NJ. Goldsmith aold cas- cV.Haonisl q. c~t iAl4