The Lincoln County herald., 1872-12-18
Al, louis Live STOCK Market.

We clip the following from tho ss.
Louis Live Stock Reporter, one OF the
mo,t reliable mediums TO look to for the
prices current.
CArrLE-There has been little change
10 the cattle market for the past week.
The receipts were a few hundred head
larger than tho week previous, but as the
major portion Of the best cattle arriving
passed East in first hands, the number
actually on sale here was no larger II as
large. The offerings taken as a GLASS
we're Of poor to fair quality, and as hogs
now demand the principal attention OF
salesmsn, the cattle market may be ssid
to be slow at best. Good, fat butchers
stock and fair to native stock steers we're
in very fair demand, and, in spite Of the
cpizootic. brought last weeks prices.
The numbe Of this class Of cattle on sale,
however, was small, which had its iuau.
enoe. Common natives and fresh Texaus
we're even worse than our last weekly
review. The demand for these cattlo ut
this season of the year is light at best
but now, when all the horses in tho city
are down with the epizootic, and cattle,
be they natives or Texans, have to be
driven on foot, buyers are slow to take
hold at any price. Some receivers, in
preference to taking the low offers made
upon fresh and medium wintere1 Texans,
had their cattle driven out in the country
noar by, to await q better turn in the
market. On Tuesday 100 head good
fresh Texans average S75, sold at the
Pacific Yards at 81 SO, aud 100 head
common fresh Texas cows at 81 to sl4
per head. Fair to good wiutered Texans
sold in a moderate way for feeding pur.
poses; but in sympathy with green
"long horns," we're weak at old figures.
Shipping cattle we're also in fair request,
but as the Eastern markets have gone
back SOC per cwt., prices on these are
easy yet, if We except extra to choice
native steers, which we mark down 25c,
value seem unchanged. Extra to choice
native steers are quoted at So 30 to So IS ;
primo to choice native steers, So to
S535; fair to good 81 to 81 IS.
HoGs-The receipts for the week
under review exhibit q falling of from
the week previous of little over 5000
head, yet, the supply was fully ample
and prices ruled low throughout. Mon
day, under more encouraging news from
Chicago, and lighter receipts here, packers
ran prices up 1Oc per cwt., which had the
effect of producing u more liberal suppl y
yesterday the receipts being Gas will be
seen from the above table, over 10000
head. thus enabling packers to run the
market down loo, and the bulk of sale
toward the close were made at 50 65 G
8 TO- The quality of hogs for the past
week, taken as whole, was only fair,
there being perceptible falling off in
quality since early in the season. This
accounts somewhat for the low prices
that have been ruling here lately, al
packers will not pay as much for hal
fat hog as they will for one fully ma
tpred. 1t should be borne in mind that
hogs that net the most pounds Of products
to the gross weight, bring the best prices
Farmers, we cannot help thinking would
do we'll if they would feed their hog
more of their surplus corn before sending
them to market. BY this action they Cal
lose nothing, as tho additional weigh
will pay for the corn, and VIC see no rea
sou why prices should 90 much, if an.
lower, if interior shippers will just keel
cool aud not overdo the thing. w
quote: Extra choice butchers hogs
S3 1908 rs; Good to prime, avsrag
265, bacon SO 55 @3 65; Shipping 0
"Yorkers" So 35@3 As.