, 1873-06-01
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Review Tor the Week. Ending Satufa
day Evening, may 81.
SATURDAY EVENING, May 81.
The receipts Of live stock during the week have


very pronounced change in the situation OF tho catt
nsrket the quality ct the stock ofsrad for sale and
the character OF the damand being essentially the
a. during Last weak and the previous one Had ths
supply embraced fewer good to choice steers Of froa
lao to s average, aud larger amount Of butch
average The daily arrivals would not have proved
oppresave and prices would no doubt hsve beea @
steers Of heavy weight have steadily exoeeded
the xsnts OF shippers, and they hsve bes1
enabled to A ~ thsls orders Ct materially tee u;
The offerings Of good to choice cows and light aeahy
stea1s such onr ety butchers seek have fallen con-
weeks prices bean firmly maintained, but for the more
desrable lots there wero ready buyers at substantial
1dvsnee The present scarcity Of this description Of
stock Ia not likely to provo moro than temporary, and
drovers will promote their interests by exercising
considerable caution III handling auch In stock stee11
only limited amount Of trading has been done, ths
supply proving extremely Light. Prices are nominal
ut 30 for common to good gradea New mtleh
COWS are In fair request and in moderate supply st
unchanged prices, ea1es making At SIS. .0o@300o for
common, md at ss5oo@45,oo for fair to choice Yeal
calves are plenty, md sell sowy at range OF $3ooS
ber of Tens cattle on s1e Without sensiby aeeiag
values, good to choice corn-fed commanding $A7s9
so % lots .ss sed at soa with
more than usual freedom. The effect was to senAhly
stiden prices, though the increased hrheas did not
amount to positive advance. ThefEeah receipts wete
light, and they, well ruost Of tha stale cata lett
over from yesterday, were disposed OF. Sales "eIo
@ haH At M ssoofSsSs. The market closed steady .nd
firm With fair prospects for the ensuing week
QUOTATIONS..
Extra-Graded stecrH averaging 400 ha
Choice @ Bes7es-fins, TT, wsu formed 5ye.z '&'
1,45o stoes7o
steers, averaging zoo to 1's0o Is. 6.sean
aginR 1,1oo to 1,a5o 49, w - hoes5
aiauehsef, averaging 500 to % 1i6o M V 4pss2s
aesh, averaging TO to 1850 H.. 4ooe4o
staes. bulis. and sca1lawae etcers aooa&75
Cattle-Te1ns Northern wtntered 4000A50
Catt!e-Corn-fed Texas. 465430
HOGS-Snca our Last weekly rnview tbs atrt7aA
have been 65,233, against 48,575 last week, '239
week before last- The receipts have been conGders{
larger than had generally been Anticipated, the -
that the farmers are now busy with THAR planting
leading to the lteef that the receipts would BE- NJ
teria1y diminished. Mondays and Tuesdays a1rtgaa
tce7e somewhat below the average Of tho pask1 lev
weeks. and the market opened Ecttve and tImer n
consequence, but under the heavy receipts a.
action, prices receding to *+bo@4s5 e
which range. THURSDAYS market closed dnA 20 ana
heavy with downward look. A falling of q nea9H
1000 In Fridays receipts, however, changed tnn eo
pleHon Of the market, md prtces have Worked 80 ~
about the closing quotations Of last week OF 70 9t9
to really choice Common, coarse, uneven, and 1eo
1ots-uow that fair to good grades are becoming uoa
penty-aro much neglected, and scarcely b eoo
ut any fair price. '...
Today trading was satisfactorily active, and ~
feeling was frmer. New York, Bostocr phiadetpa1a.
large number Of Transfers were effected at S46o94s
Wo note the following