, 1873-07-06

oAiiLE-ihe w, past week haa boon worry quiet
Ia this branch Of trade, and vales have not been sub
py Of rst and secod-ciass cattle enabled holders Of
s % bors 'stsf seeoss Rsesf
common nnd noaun1 cattle kept tho market for thoat,
material falling OIL amounting to only 19o7a hesti.
Inst week, agsnat - 729 head Inst weok, and 1s9g1
%ssk s but Tho quite
consicrable increase could scarcely have resulted:
otherwise tfan In decline Western shippers should
are inht now drawings by no n1eana incansstlerblot
portion Of tl.slr snppes from tho Middle and Essiern
rccefpts for tho ensuing Six weeks shall exhibit q.
marked dainntion a. COMPARED M With tho average of
prevalent cannot bo sustained.
The following from thu report az tho Bureau Of
Agriculture tI for = ne vou tho condition Of live stock
in ali sho Now Encan satcs Fierids, Gousisns, L. h
the other satea tho depreciation varies from ror
cont in Texas TO per ctn n ponnsyivania, acoa,
on il fon il tue Norheast and Nornwest ugs' Nag
Englnnd farmers have long understood tho value and
9tock. Tho lesAorH OF experience hayn
No thvt,t and tho, bun II, ta! results Of extra
States the exceptional severity Of the wipter de1aou-
mails by the depreciation Of condition reported by our
correspondents: It Is necessary to provide not merely
nERbt LUG average Flc19b1ttlCA or WtnDr but al S
aganRt exreno variations Of temperature by proper.
rio humber oi calves dropped during tho gear US
compared with previous ycars, aboyo average in
tho following States: Nebraska. llo; Kausas, lis;
Minnesota, ils; Oregon, lo7 lowe, 1oo; Florida,
aSo or 1oo in vermont, Now York, New jersey, Mieh
igan. Illinois, md Wisconsin. In the States below
Texas to per cent in Now Hampshire, assa ehusotss
Pennsylvania Tennessee WeAt Firgtnia, and Ohio In
Texas, tho condition Of and CAVES seriously
n hE
range: ooryolI County rororts q depreciation
Southern Terua the annual Increase Of cattie il esti
matod nt Is Per cent; 1n orainger County, Tennca-
sone localities cattlo hayo depfecisteii In condition
srsw.h st sf;:s; il % itsRac!s county. Ksa.as many
through threa a.ya Of April our limited reports from
the Territorioa show good condition OF cattle"
Of beeyca On sails enabled hotdors to sustain former
rates. md tho market may DO quoted soady at tho sub
Joined prices: oror.r,o..
E5tra Deeves-aFadod sseefs, averaging II 400
ohoce M B Bssyes@Fnc, it, well formed sysar
to year old ateors, Averaging 1880 to
Good 3d. tsened, aey formed '0os'''
Medium aradss|steera Ia fAr nesh, aver- o'~>
aging 1,oso to 1900 4so@51s
and good to extra cows, for city
slaughter, averaging 8o0 to ,10o III. 350t9475
Stock Cattle-Common cattle, In ccccnt
neeh averaging 100 to 1,oao 3boes46o
1nferior-Ltsht' and thin cows. heifars,
stays, bulls, and aca!awag steers. 276as25
Cattle-Te1aH, Norhern wineHed. 360(94.75
Cattlo-Te1as. through droycs... 215a33 Is
HOGs-1ighter receipts and cooler weather have
Witnessed some improvement III the condition OF tho
hog market, better demand existing and prices ru-
ing nsm nnd shade higher all around. Whilo Now
York aud Boston occurred tho bulk of tho offerings,
there htoatly inquiry for Cleveland, buffalo, sud
Philadelphia and more than usually good demand
from local cuttsrs, 90 that ecllers hal dtfA-
Guilty in dlsrosing Of the receipts, and at an
steady improvement in quality. tho ayerago weight OF
these received during June being $50 bs ugains 27
for May.
To-day tho receipts only nbout $500, 1nd under
u fairly active domana, prices wore hrm. Buyers
were In good attendance, nnl competed for the onor
ings at 30 for poor to common at q 4.as@4.4s
for medium and At $a509 60 for good to ehoce AL
Rold and tho marriott closed ataady. Following Ara
aoma OF to-dayfs transactions: