, 1873-04-07

CAIIlIlt-AB was feared would be tho case,
tho largo shipments eastward from bore during
Inst wook resulted i'll q sharp roaction Of prices
at tl,o aea-board, tho supply exceeding tho de-
mand nt oil polntn, and vnluos being subjected
to a 11tD11o doclino oil around. Our market has
aynhshzed s,. to tho o2s extent Of G far
essentially unchanged for othor descriptions.
That under the pressure Of tho enormous re-
coiptB Of tho paot two weeks (aomo Oh, 900 hcad
arrived during That porioD the depreciation in
for surprise. 1lad not tho attondanco Of outside
buyora boon unusually full, and The quality Of
tho stock exceptionally tlno,, tho profits Of
droyors had bcon loss; or, ratlior, their losses
atoors Inns steadily exceeded tho offering, and
tho inquiry for butchers stuff has also kept pnco
with tic supply, and for those two classos
tho price,a, current scok ago have uniformly
pectca to continue in activo request for ao1ne
limo to como, and 1t is not probable that tho
supply, within tho noxt six weeks, will ut any
time 50 far exceed tho demand rs to cause my
material tloelino. tn T. fcw instances feeders
havo paid sf,G5@4.75 for especially desirable
lots but their purchases were clicity at ca. 500
400 for poor to medium, md at s4.25@4.50 for
good to prime. TLe supply of now milei cows
MS yet been overstockcd, mud prices keep
poor to S45.05 for choice. Veal calves
wore salnblo at about former rates, though tho
IDuuGnCT III uQhIlhAItg A5 lllS 4EIeAlto wv 44SAb
liberal. Good to choice fat light-woighta sell at
a5,00O5.75. and poor to medium qualities at
S3.6000I.5o. Corn-fed Texas cattle hayo bcen In
fair supply at 34.00GD450 for common to 1nedi-
nm dr9yes. ana at :a.75@5oo for eh0i''' with
To-day there was a dull, heavy feeling in tho
market. lilo different clnssos of buyers we're
we'll represented, but thair wants wero few, and
!; dragging trade from tue oRoag to the
fow loads only being takon by local butchers or
feeders. Prices wore without quotable change,
cs compared with yesterday, tho following bolng
the closing: oror.7,osa
E1tra-draded steora averaging 14oo 'os a. o,ae ko
hnca Sna HsaseaFne, fat, wc formod ayesr
to year old seors, averaging l,3oo to -,,~,o ~
ood a5o1 nesyc:s"Weil:iatcno ls ne;forn,ci
Btecrs Averaging ,2nO to 800 lla b2sesaeo
Medium ainn ISn ~ IN ns Al 4 4oo@s1o
sisasaEsT sse III! 4 a:;:n; ''S@47'
7tosk tss nvsrsotna T0o to 1oso 3.so4.6o
1nfeTsr~eht aeTa eVfla91ae md nd thi heier
oatie3Te1as, a11 % Northsrn sntored... 325@4o
Cattla-Corn-fod Tcxau-' "...''..'.''' s'-e''"
HOGs-During Tho frat hnlf Of the wooli Nh
dor reviow the msrket was al excited enu nd
yancng one a.. Al.hGugn Io,, ., NJ eorreanonine
pariod in my former season. thore wore buyers
for ali onorings nud up to Thursday noon oa thelo or
Ind beon an ndyance Of G9@o5c Per icy % lbs, IS
qualities. rho Continued heavy arrivals, how
over, proved too severe atrnin upon tho mar
ket, and during Thursday afternoon and Friday
prices. eascd Off 16@20o, or to s5.So15.oo;
which is scarcely probable-,the course Of
prices must continue downward, as mono arc
rash enough to predict that there will be, for
any considerable length Of time, Legitimate do
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