, 1873-07-21


department Of trade. The only descriptions Of stock III
Which there as ay appearance Of activity good
tho market may have shown was also confnea 10 those
grauea Whio there has bean no serious depreciation
N 81 i s9 e ssaet for
ers could scarcely Iavc aycrtcd Tumble il prices
to stimulate shippers TO active operations tho demand
from that source steadily e9nalel the SUPPLY aud full
Ing realized for tat pony-b steers Of from 1oso 10
bs average md 20 good extra sleess
81 M h1nyeE Ut e oa'ae Azure Wa obtained in
taken It but salca at over .575 wers rare,
ward from s56o stoeIers were but te Injured
for ana any quotations. would be but t!o better
wcro mainly supplied at sa7563ao for poor to good
cows Gnd common to fair Texas CATTLE though low
supply q calves has been larger than in any previous
week Of the present scaaon and lower prices havo pro-
xniled n eonsequence common Te;as md poor na;;
s. 5o@io0 and good to prinlo 1t S4.25@5.o5. ~
To-day, far activity was noticeable ii tic demand,
weak, and we except choice grades tho average Of
tho maEket was Bhado lower. Some fine drovcs wero
offered for which s5.7o@5so obtainea, but most
Many cattle rcman in the yara unsod, aud the mar
tes close. ansatIsfactorily below arc The closing
Extra Bseyos-araded steers, averaging 400
ohoee e a BeasesFnc, Ill., wc,i formed syear
to year Old steers, averaging 1850 to
Good 1'sIe es; neiy FORMED 00''So
stoors, averaging 1,1oo to 1,2so lis. ... 52og54o
Medium dradea-seers in fatr flesh, aver
aging o5o to 200 4.76@5.15
Butchers stock-Common to fAir steers,
and good to extra COVE, for city
slaughter. averaging 300 TO l1oo bs. s.6o@4.so
Stock Cattle-Common cattle, in decent
he1hf Averaging 100 to 1,O50 lbs ...,.., 3.60@I6O
stags, bulls, anil seallavng steers 2.oo@3oo
Cattlt-Te1as, Northern wnered. ......, 3.75G94.75
Catte--Ie1aa. through droyes. 2.00@3.5D
HodS-1t las been fairly active week In tie hog
market, and prices have taken q decidedly higher
range. just whnt reasons buyers had for running up
prices ut this tino Ia not apparent tho supply hua
bcon large for tho season, and there has no a-
probation In values Of tho eeaboard that would seem
to justify shippers IN paying tho exromo prIces now
Is only fair to prcae that tho motive Of buyera s 10
induce large rocoipa for tho ensuing week. Of which
they Of cuurae would aLe advantage to force prIcpa
enough below thoir legitimate Icyol to more than CONF
pcnsatc tliom for tho osses they have incurred In my
Ing the extreme prtces of yesterday and Thursdny.
Ths recsips have been against II a32 last wock
anu 30 83l week before faAt but thu demand Buch
that up to aAt might there had beon considerable
accumulation fridays closing quotations being $3.50
@6.20 for common to extra.
To-day pricoa received atlecied "sotback" Tho ar-
rivals were arger by 600 head tan for eIther Ut
the preyioa days Of tho week. aud It early bocae mp
parent at former prcea could not bio austaIned. Buy
ess seemed Indifferent aud although during tho ol,e,-
Ing lota they took few carloads eac at not moro
than 6a10e decline, by midday they ha lowered their
bids fully 90c refusing to ay $500 for the hest.
Only hbolt i1a!E the oferngu wcre disposed Of, and
tho market closed dull at $4.49@5.00 with downward
tendency. Among The days tranBacions wero tl4o