, 1874-05-18

Ih9 r7eelpa OF AVG'stock u0fng tha week have been
- follows:
Monday. 4,Ueo 12.H17 121
aHesahy y..-.......>..-.... a,luS la16a 051
~ ,MMeuuesuay. .....-.... 1sU 1J,u2l 1,643
;1,MiMMteu"S'.+'.s.... t''s" @53s 4ustaJ .49t
EFluay ..,...>... .....,.. 1,Il5 7,3l4 1,lc5
ea'a&uay..., 6o0 b,Go0 e73
Tntal.... .19991 62,6G1 GB07
Same tine Inst week. .18744 su.7ss 4,0sd
wss& endina April ill.,. s5ss sssis @ ssss
Tota, four weeks. .. .so,6o9 sos,oo3 17,4so
Shipments were ~ followa:
Monday. ....-.......... 9,059 1905 ~.
, 1uehoay.... ............-.... .,us4 9.tG6. 49,.
mneuhe,uhy uhy'.-........... .t633 olu9 s3a
Friday .:.;...1.:..::...:: 1.: s,s99 1e,dti sss @
7,.t Ts!s' ss't ;5s tts2 4 as2 5es;;33
5" i s sssss 4 sas
TO New York. per car. 6 5000
~ n9Matolt per car 100 90
~ ntpany per c5r.... 7l0D
~ ~ nMunno, Ger cur. oao0
70 ttsbareh, rerear.. r............."..,......, 5000
10 netrgt Per car...... ...................".-.. 5000
tie past ~cci o opcraons Ss
both Western and Eastern spnera havc, eloat With
Of prlcea at ha EBt contrary to onerul excstn.ion
has continued steadily downward and III raspouse to
hs decline there prices IN this market have further
s;ssss ftsn iea M .vssas, s' wRs4 haVs
commands relatively much Hitter prlces than c,oce
Graded stsers M Maysragne 500 lbs and upward though
ket 1t is ot course mpossblo to determine ThO SIP
ply was about the sarue u last week. both in quantity
md quality. Fair to choice steera Of from 1,1G0
the offerings and tho bulk Of the trading was
plished within the raDge Of $4.75@s9o: Tho extreme
lot Ql4 bcuY CONE. StlEH Gll]H. tEf0 putHjG
for extra graded steers averaging 1,40o to 1900 lbs.
sock cae e9nins in good request Vt str rates good
medium at sa5c9l2s. In exceptional cases as lgh
q 10 waa raa for especially desirable lots.
heavy to choice light. Galcs Of Iexaa cattle were
noted at So: :7a@5 so Tor common to extra.
snx sla prsSd Eli ths es sa
rsma{n unsoli9 wero disposed of and tho IN masEst t
closed steady.
Extra abeeves-draded staers, averaging 400
ohoee SeovesFine, fa wei formed ys
to year old sseess, averaging l,36o to
1,io2 ...:..:..:...:.....: 5oo695so
stoers, averaging LOO to $50 lbs s.es@57o
eam q issS in iir es AVER '2'''0
agtns 1859 70 $50 boo@5.e5
aud good to extra cows, for city slaugAter,
atock Cattle Common cattle, u decolt e'~SS''s0
flesh averaging 75o to ,o5o lls.......... a5o@46o
staga, hu1s and scal'awag steers. ....... 3ooaano
CNtele-Texas. corn-te 4.75Ge5.a5
Cattle-Texas. wntered North,.>.. ~ 400aa6U
ICGS-Ihe arrivals during tie week haye been
e. a11 agast 60 7es last weeE, sd 60 s35 week BE-
fore last, Notwithstanding falling oil In tile recepto
Of nearly 600 head the market has really bsen over
stocked and sellers have not bea nbe to recover any
coladeEae portion Of he decline suffered last week.
Indeed. during tho first half of tho woek tho feeling
was much depressed, and prices Of ull grades below
choice wero In buy1rs' tavor. but the market rallied
toward the cloee, and ut the moment, tho prospects
for relers seon brighter. Tie weeks business was
tue trading was doue within range Of 54.50@5.75.
To-day the demand was moderately active, antl
prices rulah Arm ut sJ.oO@60U for poor to choice.
Cus sold at $4,e54a4.6O: sk!pperB and conrsa mixcd
lots at *I.a5@4Qo. The following transactions arc
r,nt4is