, 1873-11-03
Total. .E67, 800 9,365,548 ago,
same period in 1871, .6l3t245 1,y2J,252 2994s

From tho foregoing tables 1t will be seen that, In
comparison with tho corresponding period last year.,
and sso log, % ~he ' IL somps1son CO.. " viii is tber
Tho receipts Of sleep hays bsea 1so head less
i've stock for October a. follows Cattle eas15 hogs
s25,7le; sheep 1854. shipments: Cattle, s4.lGl;
sSifv past day. have witnessed
very pronounced change In any feature of tho cut
tie Rse Per- S 90 en,fe r
aud all grades Of stock from the lean, lank through
Te1an to the extra nativo steer have bcen neglected.
shipments shown that up Frday night only 094 head
wero forwarded east from this point When u under.
through in nFst hands, tho utter deoraxasion Of the,
shipping trade will We think, b sufficiently apparen
Low and uuEesnuneratye prices III this market now
work upon, and, BY continuing In tho market, they
have incurred additional LOSSES The past four weeks
ern shippers aud ray that that interest han been
rions'y erpped ID putting II mildly Ihe puschaaes
o1 local butchers hsye slao bssn Lighter an usual
tho poorer classes being substituted for tho more
game. with Which the market Is now beray supplied
are largcy taking tho place Of beef upon ths taben
81 ond anpss haye day ds but
o. mors n, cattle .u on sale ard To nd lint
5000 head remain In the yards unso!d., Tho extreme
range Of the market wna $.603G0u the inside luoa-.
ton for drove Of scallawag Texas CATTLE aud ths out
Side for one two punches Of fancy native steers.
Moro than threefourshs Of the sales however, at
prizes r,nng Fom xoo Tsans eas
at s2,76@3.to for Northern wtntercd. Some choice'
fed fetched s. but these were consider
325 for common rough thin lots to good thrifty young
steers of from 800 l05O lbs In inatances S56
@ss Tss oRa Raa Common to good butchers were a
To-day trado was 1T = stand-stili, the {orenoon's
sales amounting to less thnn 800 head Late in the day
fess ware effected and the market closed Is II opened
dull, weak, and unsettled.
Extra Deovca-araded steers, averaging 1,4oo
Choice es,.:Fiae, AT, we'll formed syear
70 year old steefs, averaging 1900 to
God nci; formed
steers, averaging 400 10 1850 il ........ 4osa6oo
aging 1,ls0 to 1.23o 4ooa42s
aud good to extra cows, for city slaughter,
STOCK Sattio~o sattie, IN decent 1''0''''
1niesior-Igbt and nc, th cows. hcfsrs. 1'''''''
stays, bulls, and acal1awag steers. 2oo@aso
Gattie-Te1 49, Northern winteled......... a75sSa7s
cattie-Te1as tAJouRh droses 1.6o18a.5o
noasIrhe past M week has been notable one n This
ever reported for any week IN October and have rarely
been exceeded In any previous week. The receipts
4oG o NteA u AdE JeAE HeFb 4ut4l, OF
less than onehird Arge for the week under re-
Wow The effect upon Valuea has not been serious
might reasonably have been anticipated, though
tho depreciation has been great enough to insure loss
to tho shipper In ut least majority Of instances. Tho
fact that tho weather continuously cold, that
lackera could With safety continue operations alono
prevented mich more serlous decline But for their
Oscnce there IL no reaeon to doubt that prices would
hayo gone to $3.10G9.5o, instead Of to $35o@3.90,
wt.,re they now range: Tbs regular packing season
do not open uati t1,dsy In Mex Of Ehich tast tho
the past weak, In delugiug the nlatket with
1876 900 hogs, ia not easily accounted for II this is
FUR sample Of what the seasons receipts to be,
evidently tho bttom Of prices ID not Jet reached The
fact that much. Of this years corn-crop FROST
bitten, and ther efore not In condition to keep will
probably rcsult in early marketing Of thu hog crop
and upon this supposttIon. ia based the boef TINT
during the open Ing weeka Of the packingseason. Tho
number slaught cred by packers during October was
1850 against IL b7l for sano period laat year. and
1o350 In 1871.
To-day thoro was only amall demand either from,
local outside buyers and, under lArge supply he
freah receipts waru u prces again weak aud
neettcd ruling 690t lower thnn ut the close Of trado
yesterday. The choicest light weights were not want
cd Ut over $780, hile heavy hogs Wers drug at $3.50
S40 but that figure not obtanabe after 10 o'clock
The peuH arc full Of unsold stock md the market
closed dull and weak at $3.s0@375 tor heavy, Ind ct
sHEEp-The shecp MARKET remains dull at $a.7s9
325 for poor to medium and at $350 90 for good 10
cAoieo mutton qunlies Most Of tho wceks aalcs were
ut $3.0o@3.60. shippers wore not Ia the market until
yesterday, when they took about 900 bad: "a good
many arc left osor, aud tho market may 10 considered
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