, 1872-10-21

CATPLE-During tho opening days Of the
week there Was an absence Of anything like &C.
and lower Mondays and Tuesdays receipts
were Light, aggregating only e63 head, but the
lower prices prevalent at the East, consequent
upon the large receipts there, caused tempora-
~ withdrawal OF shippers; and the inquiry from
other sources also being limited there IVES nom
inally no market. Late in the week there was q
marked increase in the arrivals CWednosdays
Thursdays, and Fridays receipts aggregate
T. but three s,o e. ou city packers ssanr
IN ano an NJ appearapee s9d her p4eae
ence operated to check the downward course
Of prices. The Northwestern Distilling Com-
pany also had a representative here, and the 50o
or 600 head purcha8ed in their interest, in addi-
tion to the $500 head taken by packers, relieved
the market Of the unusual strain upon it, and at
the close the g outlook is rather more favor
able. During the week q few choice. and two or
quality was about the poorest Of the season, tie
major portion consisting Of Texas cattle and
rough half -fattened natives, for which the ruling
prices were $2.5e@4.00. The total number
taken On Eastern account did not reach 5000,
left over unsold-fully 5000 head to be divided
between feeders, packers, and city butchers The
prices paid by shippers ranged from s3.5o@4+50
for Texans, to $6.50@6.75 for extra natives,
though most OF their purchases we're made at
confined to Texas cattle-chiefly at 93.00@3.50,
though higher, and lower, figures were paid. The
inquiry for stockers continues liberia, and, not
withstanding the fluctuations in values Of other
descriptions OF stock, prices for these M remain
roughish lots at s3.65@3.60 for medium. and
at 9400@4.25 for good to prime. The wants Of
local butchers were, as usual, mainly supplied
from the poorest qualities on sale, VIZ thin
COWS, old oxen, scrawny steers, and common
and rat
To-day tho demand was small, and prices we're
nominally unchanged. The offerings wore poor,
consisting almost exclusively OF thin natives
and common Texas cattle. On Monday there
will be general advance in the rates OF freight.
Following are the closing
QUOTATIONS.
E1t.a-Graded steers averaging 1,4oo tbs
Choice e 4eH beeyesFns tat, veil formed year
to Year old steers, md averaging 1870
Good 20 iu nesvss-Walifsttened, neiyformcd
Medium l aradesIstseSs sinS in n fsir flesh, aver
ssing ,1oa 10 1859 49, 475@5.oo
sang6tel; aveTagne 500 to 1,loo s.25@45o
% Gesh, averaging zoo to 1850 s.oe@42s
1nferior-Light and thin cows, heifers,
stags, bulls, and sca11a~ag stesrs,-..,.. 2o092o5
Texas Cattle-Through droves. s............ 20o@3.00
Texas Catte,-Northern wintered.-.. 325@45t
HOGSThe arrivals Of hogs during the week
just closed reached 2,412 against 45,1A last
week, and 81, ,279 week before last. The week
has been most; disastrous one to Western
shippers, prices, under the enormous receipts,
steadily receding from day to day until an aggre-.
gate decline OF 35@45o was suffered. The ap-
pearance in the market last week Of two or three
Of our city packers, appears to have led to the
had fairly opened, and that hereafter there
would be an uninterrupted demand from that
source, and that no danger need be apprehended
Of oyerstocking the market. The courae
Of trade during the past few days has quite