, 1873-11-09
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Review for tho %Voclk Ending Sntur.
dry, Nov. 8.
SATURDAY EVENING, Nov, 8,
IT hur>

cArrLE-Tho situation Of this .narket hns not
chnngcd materially since the date Of or laat weekly
ment in any Of 1ts general feaures era having leen
cniro abaeuco Of anything resembling nct!vy In
n1
CSC per 100 ls Tho prices now current arc the lowest
that have prevailed since 1867, but Judging from tho
Until after tho holidays, Tho market ecascey un-
.ergo sny raai:al ehange ior the better and il Vest
operations during the intervening time must 10
conducted with somewhat more Of caution
thnr usually c1lurac.erlxes their movements. Tho
head, but loro wrro Stale catto enough to swell tho
supply to fully t7,oo9, Of which number not fewer
shppiac cstto were not wanted 1t over s5.s5es5So'
while, with raEo exceptions, $500! wue tho highest
preo pad butchers laa 70 ailte,,lty IN filling fllsr
auno llnera1lty at s25o@3.25 Tor common TO good
.Btock stecrB oi fron 200 10 1O50 lbs average while iu
exceptional cases sid0 was pail.
To-day trudo waa Hfeless .nd vanca wero entlr ely
Extra Bcevcs-G islccrs, averaging 400
choico DeoSes~Fine, fat, weii formed 55car
to { year old steers, averaging l,3oo to
cod a:i; formed ''O's'
steers averaging 1000 to i,350 la A.e5a47s
a;ug 1l5o 70 l.:5o a.'5a4.s5
Butchers s:oca-comruon to fair steers,
aud guod to extra CONS, for city slaughter,
nyerag!ng sou to lloo hH. ..........s..... 95o@35o
Stock Cutte-Conlnlon cattte, In decent
9rsl,. averaging 7u0 to l,o5D lbs. ..... 2.60@325
1nterior--lAHlt and tlsu COWS, heifers,
staBa bulls, and Ecaawag STEERS 1.T5@2a5
Cate-TexaE, choice corn-icd. ........,.. Bi.50
Uatte-Te1aS, Northern wntered. ..,,... 275,i:i6 30
Catte-Texay, through lrovcs. .......,. 1,601s2.50
IIOGS-Altlou3h the arrivals have been ntout
$4,000 legs than during last wrck, the daily ufc1uga
havu ntcadily exceeded the wAnta Of buyers, Ald
sellers ase beeyl unable to recover any considerable
portion Of tin tlec!ine suffered last week. All thcEe
packers previously onCagad layp continued in tho
iulrat n,d two nr three other houses 1ayo snra eeu
opened to business hut The nfavogahle weather prev
ucllt during hn eRicr part Of tho week has nntert.
Ey rntur!el operations, alatl las been rqlliiGr
dragging trado Throughout. rho stringency Of TIC
1uoaoy market, mud tho fact that III yct thnre
exlsn very llttlp demand for tho prutluc makes
packers exceedingly cautious u their movements, and,
Judging from present appearances, ,ller opUrat,ons
tltrtn tho present month will bn Light in copalis0n
with f0rner seaG0nB. In tho nitantiu prices may lo
expected to rle low, as the country IN full Of hoga
forward lii lnre numbers. even sfunld tic YlneS still
further appreciate.
To-day trade uas dull ut HlIgu decline from yes
tert1ay'H priced. Neither lucAl outadn buyers
Eeon!ol Csirns to tako hoB4 ut tho ruling rites, aud
IL ulear tho pens II would have been necessary to cu-
cca gc od lUu iron yratcray's quotations. The re-
ccipts wero comparatively li., hut lluy proved laEK
or Than could be disposed ol Except ut sacrifice, ltle
tuoro tla,. half HE offerings lndlng hIyers 1a!cs
were re;ortnd TN extreme rnngo Of f34hGf3.al
with tfo bulk at $I65@3.76. Wa quota tiosi.g prices
ut s. 40l. 81 fur poor to medium, anA at {3G09a3.76
for Ho0I lu cl1ulGe.