, 1874-09-27
THE LIVESTOCK MARKET.

cATrLE-The heavy receipts dus:ag the first twt
days Of tho woek. taken ie connection with the fac
that Monday WAS Jewish holiday, caused great de.
| preston in this branch Of trads. Mondays market
among the dullast and unsatisfactory that se
ers have experienced during tho Present season. u tho
GoN or us c..se IN tbs yards, less than 0U0 changed
Aauds notwithstanding lnor1 than ordinary induce
1ntnas In the way OF prlce-conccasons hrd ont
i to buyers. Tuesdays and Wednesdays sales showed
much greater Aggregate, but tho increase only
accomplished 1t tilesacrice OF prices, vA:rts epre-
J eiatine 4,@.4c since Welntsdey uudsr dim:aiuh-
4; ing receipts and tina influence Of rather ..ors
market has displayed decidedly nore ani-
regsned noticeable feature OF tho market was tho
almost entiru a,sence OF trst-ess cattle, only
two droves that ,rould properly grade as such having
class also lneag-e. and this amount OF sales
higher a.u1o than 80 cut but insignificant figure
III tho weeks business. It is safe to say that fully
three fou1thB OF tho supply consisted OF Texas anl
Cherokee CATTLE the bulk OF which only iudtf-
fsrcuy fat. and we're closed oft at prices be1ox s35
fall far beiow the A:giu:late trads requirements,
and tho indications are that scarcity
the FL and sT nto the TO
Ina: prices O. such VIII rule high tor eome weela
yet there is little reason to doubt. Large number Of
native and Texan gtockers have been taken out Try
fcedrrs within the past few days, and their purchases,
toGeaeE NTH those Of Chicago butchers, and Pitts
pretty wei Cleared the yards Of common aad Interior
Gr4es and the market at the close of the weak
uaucn better look than on the opening days. Calves
makiup At 53.5oe j.5 for poor to choice New mich
cows but Ise inquired for, but tho receipts are
lsntx aud, consequently, prices keep up-quotatle a.
$-0oa@1.0o per bead as to quality. To-day the supply
considerably e1cccced the aEtrage for Saturday. Eur
with fir inquiry from the different tAssea of buyers,
former prices vera well aiutailed al around. Fol
loWtng are the closing
oUo7AT1oss
ETA HseTes-dradsd l! steers, averaging $50
Choice B.eves--Tine, fat, well forme,. year
to ycar old s:eets, averaging l,3vO TO
GOOD becyes-We-fsttened dnely formed s''''
stert. averaging 1,lso to $40 rs. ..-..... 425@5so
Medium Gr.des-Steara III fair tieah, aver
aging l.loo to 20 na...-.......-..... na 4oos4 co5
Butchers stocs-poor TO fair steers, and
common to @ e3tra COWS, ,", for city slaughter.
Stock C4:tie-Colnmou cattle, IN decent
flesh Averaging QUO to 1850 1a ........ 2o5as.e5
1nfcrior-Light and thin cow. heifars,
stags, bulls, and ssalawas steera....:. 175{aa.o5
Cattle-Ie1as, cholco corn fed. 4!5s5.NO
Cattie-Ie1as, w1ilsa1ed North 2DGa3.75
Catle-Te12s. through droyas. ......... 1.75,a4J IS
HOGSrhe receipts for the week we're 64 &c against
61o last week. and 81 $50 for tho week
Last year. Prices h7re ruled somewhat lower than
ago, but grade Of stock has suffered any vary
Beous decline, and kng into consideration the char
scter OF the weather aud the extent OF the SUPPLY tho
situation Of the market has BEEN favorable for
sellers than could reasonably have been expected
Further improvement in the quality tho receipts
noted, but the hogs being marketed far below
The average Of past seasons at Ike eriod and prices
'ti I'll have WIDE rnss During tLs next few seka
1eare1 to each o:her. It il not believed
hat common grades will 80 materially
over than At present. but cholco and extrn qualities
shich isprorortionatev high are pretty certain
0 work downward as the geuerul ava17go improves. |
ellinformed dealers predict that the packngseason
casonab1y active. and prices steady 5o5@625
or inferior TO common at s.. 4osG.6s for medium,
nd 1t o. soa 7*2a for good to extra Few sold aboye
o. while tbs larger portion OF the transfers At
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