, 1874-02-02
SATURDAY EVENING, Jan, 81,
Tho receipts Of 1.-Two stock during tho weak have boon

UhIILE-N0tW&tlHntluin9 1ll1hB OIL IN Tile re-
eopa OF aons 3,o0o tho daily arrivals havo steadily
exceoded tho do.,untl, and rcaslt prices have rnu
weak and variable throughout. Thu unusually Light
yardel) induced fceling Of conadorce among ali
clasHes Of operators, and during tho foronoon Of
Monday advanced prices were asked, aud ganorally
ohtanol, early sales showing an Improvement Of 15@
25c, Dut tnward noon tolegrans from Now York nou-
astl M shippers .! 4@3 decline there, md. with I'd.
drow f'om the nold, and before night ths mar
ast s,a,,n had ,stt'od back to substantially the
snss Monsy further slight eoncessieas On con,aon sa;
to fair grades have becn nado from day to dny, and,
assn a in a the eourso Of the inarhos has been
opohitg days the arrvaa embraced worry good caaB
Of stock, but ~ tho week away the auaiity de-
averaging 1G1 ibs Ut $e40. few saes wore also ef-
feced 1t but the weeks business vas chief
y & prices raung aoxnwara from $50 or At
LIS average At Fl t05 90 for fair 10 good grades av-
oraging from 1,lao to 19oo Ms and ut sao6@4as for
a:75 for poor cows, stags, bulls, aud old bony oIe
Tic Inquiry for stock cattle keeps paco with lhc
SIMPLY. snd for this class Of stock there
for common to fatr, and s375ee4o0 for good 10 prime
lots, bcng tho ruling rates. Local butchers hayo becn
of Chicago consumers At the low range uf 100.
calves 10 demand at saoOS5.5o Tor poor 10 extra
5000 according to quality.
To-day only limited amo,,nt Of sales was accom-
On The preceding tlaya Of iho week, aid truing was was
SLOW at yosterdays priccR. Considerable common
stun will go oser to cxt week, Ths market closed
steaty ut tho prtces given below:
Extra Heeyes-aradcdstc steers, averaging 400 .--
oloiec ill., wo formed yy:.r
TO yoar old stcers, averaging l,3S0 to
Good n:Iy FORMED 's'''0
steers averaging 200 to 1,3ao lis. L75@51o
Medium Grades-steers IN fltr acsh, aver
aging l;15g to 1900 It's. 4.6oa47o
Butchers Btouk-Co,ntnon to fair steers.
averaging s3o to l1oo lbs. ........:.,... sasG4.oo
aeshs averaging 100 to 1850 lis. ooo@Aoo
stays, bulls, and ycalawag stoors. ........ 175@o75
Cattlc-Texns, clloce cur'l-fo. ........ 4G04.B 80
Cattle-Texus wintercd North. 3O0G93.50
cattle-Te1as: throngh dsovcs 1.756a2.75
Noos-At tho close of tho wcok the prices current
arc substantially tho aane as Oh tho date Of laHt
weekly reyow, though in tile meantime they havs
been snbtectedto quits frequent fluctuations advance
Ing trlsa to-tay and doclining tomorrow. In COM
parlaon with tle previous week 1t will he that
receipts have Increased to extent Of somt49 hogs,
ke for the product so strengthened the views Of pack
that any over aud Abovo tbs requirements OF
shippers readily absorbed by that iutcrcs tho
dition to tho lon,ana Tor Nsw York and Doaon, col-
sitsrable purchases have bcen made for the
nsve a csaa srte anl hs os NtM
shipments for the week exceed H. ono head The ux-
IRENE range Of tue market was sA50G5.90 the uyide
a.y ho of heavy sytpass Te sret
bulk OF Tie transfers. however, weru erected at $5001
$40 for common to medium and at $5.40@5.G0 for
quality. Wednesdays nnd Thursdays offerings being
tho poorcst-ayeraging only about 23o lbs.
To-day there WIS fair nctivy aud the market was
firm anu steady with sales chiefly at s5.25G5so. Local
1achcra competed briaky with shippers aud BY noon
most Of tho animals hud changed hui,sls.
at thu corresponding period last year as follows
.jAm II, 1874. FEB, I, 1873,