, 1873-12-22

CATTLE-wlthout any material Improvement III
tho situation Of the aeaboard markets. Or any notices.
BILE Increase III tho deauld rnler toue has perynd-
ed tho market for the different descriptions Of stock,
md In certain grades there has been eoiac slight mp
during tic past fow days is mainly attributabet the
anal! supply {ony 1.783 head arriye!} aud the more
desirable quality of hs atosk offered f91 sa!e grent
md all increase lu tbs number Of irst md sec6nd-
class shipping seers, gave US better aesrage qn9Mty
falling o il, the receipts Of ponrS aud the conse-
luent higher prices prevailing, havo wttnossed an
stuM as uesp 81 aa acse a
ing laat week or thu previous oue; Only
few Christmas heovcs have arrived. md those fcw
funcy steers belonging to Jacob Funk, Of Mclean
County. which arrived ut tho yards Nov. H. and for
wf y ws5s on nays s s1a
principally at $A.oes4do for prime to faoee Texan
sleers and common t9 medium natives anu at s71e3
instances, for something extra, So oo@e25 was pad.
but such transactlous. OF courac do not fairly reflect
G @ p"S,s sh'o asa seeta aos
5i Is for good to extra COWS and common to furnish
stssEs There was on'y iE as'naa I'D fSs
rrlsss. or et ssioss:ss for semon to prime oaiSes
sre in noAerate le4usst at a. 10 ng, gn,aiy 3
prices i.ay be quoted nrm al s2o 90 per head
aTo-tlay ouly limited amount of rat9 was done, aa
tlere was very little atAle stock, while tue fresh re-
geins il not exceed OU bead. This s1nall supply
divided between lora! mud ontsle huyurs at au1san-
tiny tho prtcrs eurgent yesterday, and tho market
closed steady aud nrlH.
QUOTATIONS.
Extra Deeyes-0ralea steers, averaging ], 400
Choice iesyes-Fi11o, iat we'll tormod 3yenr
to year old steera, averaging l,3M to
Good Observation-Disclosures. iineiy formed
Rtcers, averaging 200 10 l,a50 lbs. ..... {b0a4.76
Medium 1raauA-Hteers In sals flesh, aver
nglug l.l;1 to $50 as. s............... 40OQ4.25
DUteAoss' Btuck-COm1nun 10 fair ktalrs,
mud good 10 extra cuwa, for city slaughter,
averaging $50 to 10o olba.,,............ 9.01@4.00
8tock Gattle-OonllAoa cat1e, in aecens
flesh. averaging 760 to l,030 tbs..,.. 3.6053.25
Inforlor-Ligllt anil thin cowH, hcfors.
stags, bElls, and scsawag steers......." 1.609e95
Catto-Tuxas, cllpco corn-fel. ......... 410tsa 80
Cattle-Texaa, anlu,erod Nprtl.......,.. a75tta.60
Caate-Taxay, through drovGs. l.75g5.ao
IlOdS-rlla weak under review has been tho most
ur0Mtaba and unsatisfactory Que hat drorers have
encountered since the aruning Of thu present packing
scason. During tho rst two duys OF the week ackers
wara virtually out Of tho market. they retusng 70
nu,e u,,H price ut which They would tase thu RsiIa
THIS reeulpts in tho meantime were heavy agKregatitg
aH7G, which number Was augmented ny aotila ~ wv
stala hogs, LETT from the previous week. Shtppor
continued III the narket and operated with something
mare thul THUR ,lHul lleralty but thctr purchaser
did not 40 fur toward relieving tho 1nArRet at thu
enormous pressure of the DD,0O0 loga Oil salc aud
rupId ahtl,kpa Of vAuca WIS tito inevitable reaNlt
| Frola $4.T6G35.1b, the quotations 8 Saturday laAt
| pr1cos reeeled to $a.6o@a.Do, and, but to
Inc active praasnos Of aLlppsrs, muAs hAy