Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-05
St. Leuis Live stock Market.

CATrLE-Buyer5 AMI sellers encountered n
past week. During trc fore part OF the week the
depression OF trade was owing chiefly to the poor
quality of stock Oil sale, there beng but few
droves that would grade above medium and were
10y no means suitable tor the Eastern markets,
hence, operations on the par; OF shippers were
limited muc!i against their nNn wishes. Under
the Influence OF Iavura1iy ahviccs from the East
which quote AN advance there, shippers wcrs
quite aaNio';n 10 purchase, but were unable to do
80. During the latter part Of The week trade WAS
nearly NJ u slLnd-still, the exc-ssivs sold weather
and .hc scarcity o. STOCK keeping blycrs almost
entirely out OF tie IN irkct. S,ock-s'rcrs We're
about the only grade that showed anything like
activity. in dvI.lHd or sales. sales were made
qnite freely at 81 jOGI SIS for common 10 choice.
! he liberal supply of common cows and stcera
enabled local butchers to purchase 4 little more
freely than heretofore, but at unchanged figures,
SALES being made in u range from 5. 55e4 -.
Medium and all The lower grades OF Texan, ma
likely to continue in large supply, ami free
on-rings, and al low value. Taxing the week
altogether it haas proved very unfIvora5le and
Unsatisfactory 10 10th holders aniJIycrs. The
following were the quotations at the close:
Extra To choice native s,sers.-.....s SIS ii @6 90
Prime to choice native stccrs.-.... 5 80 @5 rs
Fair TO good native stccra .......... 4 80 Cos co
Common TO choice native stockcrS. . 50 GA 31n
Common 10 choice Texans. ...-.. l IS Ga 57E
Inferior 10 common mixed Stock. l - q. 90
| Common TO choice COWS and heifers. ] IS o. 90
HOGS-rhls market, influenced by light re-
Gel, ;s and the presence of Cincinnati and Louis
Vile urvers. has presented a look OF activity and
briskncsS, and . higher range of values than has
/ been the cast fOr a nuIhher ofweeks past. Values
! have steadily :.ivanced from the open'ns|Of the
week until yesterday, when the supply being L
little heavier than usual vIiues declined about
SC, sales being ma lie ut s. s5&i =. The narhe:
oprEed Monday with i small supply and 4 very
inactive appearance. The demand was good
from all sources. Sales were made at IS 15Gi
Ii, bulk Al 50 gU@,4. Tuesday there was no i'm
provement in point of acti Tity. The supply was
ST / Inadequate to the demand and trade in con-
s,.;tence was dull The few that arrived were
Immediately taken ut IN advance Of &c. Sales
being made ut 3 SjG4 %; bulk ut StG+ 05. Trade
ON Wednesday ruled dull at Tuesdays figures.
With an improved supply trade Thursday re-
gained some activity. Still the supply Was not
quite equal to the demand and was soon exhaust
ed. Sales Were made at So sj9t 80; bulk ut SIG
4 05. Friday and yesterday the market presented
Il very active look. The attendance Of buyers
was good and sales We're larger than they have
been for some time. Sales were made ut 50 i0G
: p; bulk at Si@4 G5. Packers paying from
So 95&4 20. The market closed firm and steady.
sHEEP-Tradc in this market during the past
week has been active and strong. The demand
has been good, and holders found no difficulty,
whatever, in disp,sinS oil their stock at good
figures. We quote extra at 81 e3@5 IS; good TO
prime ST 5l3i Is; medium to fair 81 25Sj IS
and common at 81 5JG3.