, 1873-11-02
Total. .697,302 9,3C5 $40
Eaup T}eri0l In 1871 .ft3245 l,0l3.231 =


comparison with the corresponding period Inst year
receipts to Nov show increase Of % sol cA tile.
Z y esop anS xsa
Tho receipts Of sheep bare been 100 bead loss thal
@ eyss tho "a rsifps o
32S,7lG; sheep, 21,871 Shipments: Cattle, 8, ,182;
nogs, @ a3g 5e9 = IL ]; Isheep, 9,.73 a; .-,....
very pronounced change In sng fcatute Of the eat
tio murket There has been m entire absence Of any
appearance Of asy p tue DEMAND from
Il further decline In prices. gance IT the table ot
eo east from Ills pon Whea & uuass ss
sood TINT constderabo portion Of ths number went
tfoga + 1 ld 5 Ss e. ct a
Low and nnreluunoratiye prices In this market now
arc thcro Is really tle margin for shippers to-
s9e nerrsd adona ossos Tho past four
havo been disastrous ones to Eastern us well US Wcat
is 70
Of local butchers hage also been Lighter than usuaL
Tho virtual opeutng Of tho packing seaaon has fur.
tho poorer casHes ore being substituted for tho more
expensive beefsteaks and roasts willie poultry md
are largely taking the place of beet upon he table:
of those who ablo to enjoy such uxuEes Feeders
aud packers have operated from dey to day blt thss
purchases did not go far toward absorbing ths 20
after al demands have been ssianea, not tower than
9sso ef he araa VIZ @ lie aae aaos
lion for drove Of acaawag Texas cattle, and tbs out
side for one or two punches ot fancy native sseEst
hase so ehiehy ii s2oo2s IS ior through droyss sad
corn-ied fetched 81 45o475, but t1ese wero consider
cd extreme figures. Stock cattle sold mostly At $25u9
@ 5sofh H. 01 IL 10 rs9s
SysS Ssss at Nss sasss:s sets: .'u'A s''a ~ 'A s
To-day Trade was 1t stand-ssill, the forenoon's
sales amounting to less than 800 head Lake in the day
there was triae more inquiry but only few trans-
dull weak. and unsettled.
Extra Beeyes-eraded steers, averaging !, 400
ohoeo sf sna at well formed ;sai
to year old steers, averaging 1900 to
steers, averaging l,soo l. i,aSo is -. 42s@doo
patshs1s ashsa soeLoommon 10 fair sess
ard aood t. sos e1t5a 4, e.; Tor city slaughter
stogS 5aeMoomnon soy c IN doesn't
flesh. averaging 100 10 1850 lbs. 2.5osss5
stays, bulls and scallawag Hteors. 20o@2.60
Cattle Texas choice corn;fed.. .;........ 42s9a75
oattle-Toxas, Northern wlnterea. ...:.... 275@s75
Cattlc-Te1as through drovea. ....+........ 16o@260
WOas-The paat week hns beon notable ono in this
branch OF trade. The arrivals have been the largest
been excco.led in any previous week. Tho receipts
for te corresponding weak Of Last year 4o,G4l,
less than Onetru ab largo as lot tn1 WeeR undef re-
ylow The eTcct upon yalues has not been "a serious
"a might reasonably have been anticipated, though
tho depreciation has been great enough to insure loss
to the shipper il al least aory of instances. The
fact that tho weather continuously cold 30 that
packers could with safety continue operations, alone
prevented much more serlous decline. But fur theI
presence there IL reason to doubt tat prices would
hAyo gopo to S30o9360, inatead Of to $3.60@3.o0,
where they now range. Tho regular packing Season
did open until to-day, in Wow Of which fact the
undue haste exhibited BY Western shippers during
the past week, In .delugaag the market With
1876 O00 hogs Is not easily accounted for IT this Is
evidently tho bottom Of prices ia not yet reached The
fact that much OF this years. corn-crop FROST
bitten. and therefore not In condition to keep, VIII
probably result In early marketing Of tho hog crop,
and upon this suppositton is based tho belief that
prices will rule materially higher at the close tAaa
during tho opening wecks Of the packing-season. Tha
number slaughtered by packers during October WIS
7J05o against s1671 for same period last year. and
| 1880 In 1871. -.
local or outside buyers and, under largo supply hd
fresh receipts were 1a01o} prices again weak and
unheed ruling 5@loc lower thnn ut the close Of trade
yesterday. Tho choicest Light wclghts not want
Cd ut over $780, while heavy hogs were drug at 80
@376. few selected bacon lots taken early at
$O but th9t figure not obtana after 10 O'Clock
Tho pona aro full Of unaold stock, End tho markci
closed dull and weak at $96093.75 for heavy, and 81
| $3G0faa9O for light. -.
BHEEP-The sheep market remainH dn1l at $a.75@
325 for poor to medium. md at 9 90 for good to
st o0@abo. ahippess were not in tho market unit!
yesterday, when they took about 900 hoad. 4 good
Many left over and tho market may be consderod
| weak ut the above quotations.