, 1873-02-02

! The receipts OF live stock during the week
] we're IS follows:
.1onoay... '..--....- so9o 1<,Ao 1,sos
sl3 , 15,sS5 3,e:s
wednesday. ,5d5 Gj,l!l 1,54S
I0ufsonS> x.E.3 1l,o44 1Vst
Ezaday y..-.-..-..-...". 5sSs 1 So'e1 96o9 o9
oatu1uay .--.....-.... 4,ovV %''VV A,uoV
Total 7s3ots 1897
f.: Wsel ssse Ssse:: isst ss assS 1esss sc
Shipments we're as follows:
Monday ay....-...:..-.....-.-.. LILO 4,sso la9 m
wednesday ...........:....... .. rs SOS 1,so3
Thursday. ay.........--.-....-.-. 1868 4,9o3 183
Friday 4a35t 3,9bl 1,ooo
Saturday--.-.-..-.. ..-.-... INo 1efnrns.)
Total: s,ass 2e,;ss s,aao
The receipts Of i've stock during Jan,fa1y this
year, compare with the receipts for the same
period in 1s72, as follows:
january, 1873. 813..-.............5o6o 5n,25 3s,951
January, 1s52.. 1890 s61,e35 1860
ncresae................. $3.50 1880 -.
LIVE ErocK Ennea7s.
To Buffalo, snspenaion Bridge, Pittsburgh, and
t. To punhi1k, . Loo ns.--.-..-- ..---:...-...---..S5c
70 70 Toledo and Detroit.
MREtuM WEIGHTS
gasae e oo0o M ins
Horses, u LIS
Hogs, double-deck car, i car ar..........22ooo Is
Hogs, srgle-deck car, 600 iha
Sheep doubedeck chr, . 5000 lbs
CATTLE-The week under review has wit
messed increased activity in this department Of
trade, and frmer, healthier tone has pervadcd
the market, The improvement, however. iB not
aa pronounced as it would have been had trans
poTtation facilities been sufficient to accommo-
date the shipping trade, OF had tho quality Of
the stock offered for sale been better suited to
the wants Of buyers. Receipts, as will be seen,
we're liberal, but the higher prices prevalent at
the East stimulated the shipping demand, and
SO far as desirable grades we're concerned there
was fair activity in the market 1T 4 substantial
ccding week, values appreciating fluffy &c Fsr
100 lbs. The attendance Of shippers was moro
Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Buffalo,
and other. points being represented in
the list. and sales we're effected at 44.50@5.00
for common to medium steers of from !, loo to
1900 lbs average, and at S5.25@6.25 for good to
a few ere taken At shade higher figures, $3.50
@6.40 being paid in two or three instances. In
addition to shipments on foot, the weekly ship
ment Of calcases amount to from ], 200 to 400.
Nelson Morris oIE alone slaughteFs and ships from
distributed to Boston. Providence. Portland,
and hartford
The market for common and medium grades
OF catt1e has been overstocked. The daily ar
l
while Tho demand Was chiefly for tha hatferr
grades; hence holders of this half,fattened stock
experienced an unprohtabe market: The city
~ and game being more than usual
II abundant for this season OF the yeac,
large quantities Jus q cheaper meats. Why. vfh wvfi.h
corn SO aa ana ehGap a. at
els 5uSutu uee.n ~ % W pais VIII .uet
cattle before feeding them up to marketable
3s question not caE1ly solved. Ihe
tendency Of prices certainly ia not 80 unnlstak- |
ably downward as to Justify them III hurrying |
their stock to market before it il properly fat |
tened For stock steers there is moderate in +
quiry, and prices have not been subjected to any
material fluctuations, ruling steady at $4,000 |
$50 for common lots Of from 700 to 800 fbs, and |
at S3.75@4.00 for good to prime young ateers
averaging from $50 to ], ,050 lbs. There Is an 1n-
creasing supply of new mllch cows, bnt there Is
aiso more demand LEI and Pr1ceg are 81 ssstal1ed M 81 81
s2oooa25.o9 for common, and 1t Sso:oe&4S;eo es2 @
lor good 70 choice, with sales mostly ~ S-o.ooS9
500, sea1 caves remain uncnhngea, safes naa-
ne at Ss.ooteo.to, accoreung 70 4uAlty'
to-day tne market was oun ana easy; eePeel
aiiy so Tor ioW grades, Tor WHICH e 1hefe was very
little inquiry from any source; Ihere we're very
lew we'll 1nstured cattle On sale. the larger por-
lion consisting Of COWS and common to fa1r
steers, hlany remain unsola-
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