, 1873-02-10
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Review for tho Week Ending Satur.
day Evening, Fcb. 8.
T'ha raani,Fa ~ 1.-Two ofno,, o;ooa Rctnra,,

oATrL E-DuIless and depression wore tho
prevailing characteristics Of this branch Of tho
1ivo stock trade from tho opening to the close Of
the week. while prlcos havo boon c4qally anoat-
mainod idle, md only purchased . fow drorcs
now and tllen when they thought they wero
really getting bargain il tho price paid, In
II tho first place, tho condition Of the various
and public kilograms, was not such as to Btimu-
lato anything liko nj active moronent among
tho sili ping interest, values being quoted at
25@5oo por 100 lbs lower, nna, in aomo cases. tho
sta:co which, to certain extent, ezcrtcd On
unfavoroblo Influence OH tic trado, was tho
freight blockade, or the scarcity Of cars, shippers
being obliged to hold thoir cattio in tho shipping
cars for transportation East " hen the exponse
Of holding stock at tho yards s takon into con.
fldoratlon, 1t Is almost Q 'toader that shippers
operated eyon to tho limited extont which Mark-
aidorably lightor than during the previous woeh,
but In point of quality, there was not the slight
est Improvement to note. It is the subject OF
daily comment among live stock lcalcra,-tho
in .sd hs G county, so 9'G5 o. Sa shRpess apn 4 ena
ket these hnlf~fatted. poor, ind, In many cases,
even scaliawng. cattle, mud that, too,
in the faco Of aovere pecnniary, logees, and
to tno producer il fattenlng cattie than could ba
obtained BY selling at tho present low prices
Poor cattle aro not wanted, and when the owners
ecnd such stock to market, they must not find
difficult to get any lid, 90 small Is tho inquiry
for this class Of stock. In comparison With ono
week .ngo, we find values about 37}5@b0o
por LOO iba lower, moro marked, how.
s5., oye5 on, On w. tho oa medium laIo ;t and % far
was the usual good attendance Of prominent
ehippers, but In view Of the facts mentioned
sboYo, they were very cautious in their opera.
tions. On Friday the difficulty in obtaining
cara was ebyieted and shippers wcEo enablea to
and q better Class OF cattle, during The coming
week, wo nay reasonably expect . botter mar
ket. few snlos Of extra steers wero
eas s At xors sos fs~ sua gut tr se'' bst%esn seess
the bulk Of the salos boing below $3.50. For
stock cattlo tho inquiry was very restricted, and
values wero qnotablo at sa:oo@a.oo. In . fow
instances int thrifty young aeors sold At better or
wanted from among the large number Of poor
and lalf-fattcd COWS and Htcors at 80 s2.60@4.oo,
md TOR really good bntchers' steers as high as
e4;37>S@a.G0., Cherokee and Texan cattle quiet
we're light, bnt tho don,and was also meagro and
! wholly for Texan and stock cattlo there being
no shipping inquiry worth mentioning. Tho
market closed dull and easy ut tho following
QUOTATIONS.
Extre-oradca stcera averaging 1,4oo 1bs
ohoieo Is. peevesFne, fa wei formed Year
| to year old Hteers, aud averaging 1850
Good 20 IT, bsoseswe:fstsas sss neyformsd '''''
steers averaging 1900 to i5oo lis ......, 5oo@52s
aging .l0o to 1250 4.bo@4.7s
! Butchers' stock-Comnson to medium
steers, and good to ostra cows, for city ~
sss s!5aghtsr aa nysragnH 800 tn lloo ns ssoe4eo
flesh, averaging 100 to 1850 ls.. s.oo@4oo
1nfcrior-Liglt aud thin COWS, helfers,
sings, bulla,and scallawag ateers.. t75@ab0
t1IcrT 1n31n n
uOGS-Tho receipts were considerably lighter
than during tho previous week, md under M
active compdtition between packers, priceB ruled
firm, and advanced fully l5@20o por 100 tbs.
Tho adYiros from the East wore Of a favorable
tenor, but shippers could not obtain cars, and
we're, therefore, not operating to nny extent.
Yesterday cars wore mora plonty, and shippers
was excellent and we1l suited FOR tho require.
monta Of the Benson. Owing to the
limited shipping demand, tho adyanca
WAS more married. on l,eavy tIlan on light
weights. Early snlos were 1nafio at 39.B5D4.2O,
steadily advanced to 9i.05@4.35 for common to
choico, with the bulk Of tho Haloa at s4.15@4.25.
Que Of the best sa}ca OF tho weok waa made By
ueaBrs. Walworlt l. Sunderland to Geo. Higgins,
and consisted Of 16B choice smooth Neponsot
and sold at 54.40. Towards the close triio
woaltor feeling was manifested, and prlccs wero
about 10 por lou lbs lover, Ba1os being nlade al
&4,00@4.25 for common to choice lota. To-day
tho roceptR wore light, only about 1871 900 head
arriving. lilo demand 1Tas good botl. on pack.
1t ! and chipping account, and tho market Tulod
nctiye and closed nrM Mt 81 .010l4.10 for com
mon to fair. and S1.16@4gg for good to cI4olcA
lots. Tho following woro among the reported
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