, 1874-09-20

| Ih4 4LE-4de arf1F1.s during the past u....~
been Il, 1oi against Il, .o5 for tie correzponas.
last year In connection with the CATH +...s ~
| past week has developed no important n.v eMaa
Nothing moro th4u fair activity has ch.rars,.sSSS
demand for any class, while extreme ou,t Nc
| yaded the general market. Price. arr mi =. n
r7nge, s.les having been made all the NV ~ ~ e
to s7.I5, bur mos. of the trading va. dons ,s ~
rover limits than for number Of xsets ..aA u
few Eaies maxim: At higher asura tn.u S. s ~:
many below {2.40. Further ituproy,mrn. - = ~
| maud for aockc-s wa4 apparent, II
prices we're obtainablc, however. ov,, G*
tho increased supply, End We qlota tE, =, !. !.
steady 1t S.2sla3.'5 for paor to god th.:is, rss
weighing anywhere from Gt0 to ,t5G IL 7h.neaa ea
OF Texas cattle will show gradual dimtpu.t.., .E
this being the case prices are working Ettl. -
sellers taFof, though - yet We unable Ia NJ -
very prominent advance. There ia COZ .au,d s5sI
of fat c1ttle in fact, scarcely enough 1rs1rjs =
1ockX are arriving to fairly establish rnrt,f ~
The only notable s-les OF the week were a tr,1
3-year old Iowa steeEs, averaging 1,631 d.. -
drove Of .nd o-year old Iowa Steers. arer,cn1, ~
ths, At 1850. The former was unGuestoe, Ii, =
finest bunch Of steers soen in our market thI1 s.s
To-day there w:a very little trud:as, ether m y
or Eastern account. Only small runber Of lr,s.
were in attendance, and their ~ana we're ii ,as.x
limited character. Sales wls4 chiefly to fer.4,, r,
Chicago butchers. the former operating 1t r ssa7
and the litter At So.0Ga 100. Consiaerahs con-
native stock remains in the yards uusold
QUOTATIONS.
Extra Beeyea-Graded steers. ayeraziue1 zD
Choice Beeyes-Fine, fat, well formed ye.r
to year Old steers, averaging 1,3u to
1t; Ito ,t. ths. ::.;...; ssea.1::
steers, a.sragine ll5o to ,:o lbs;
ssiug l1oo TO 40 lbs 4s3sa;
common to extra cows, for city slaughter
averaging $50 to l.100 0hs.~-.-..,, 1syz1n.
Stock Catte-Common cattle, In decent :
flesh, svsraFing COO to 1.o5o fs.....-::. a.5aa7::
1nferior-Light and thin COWS, heifers, !
stass, bulls, an<: acalawag s.sers...-..... 1zss.E
Catsle-Tex1s, choice corn-fed ed.........-.. 4Ua;sa
Catt1p-Te1as, w9utered North. ............. 1na44S
Castle-Texas, through drove5 ............ L7sa:sk
HOGs-Durins the week tho s1riya,s han hi
G',353- For the corresponding week 17ss Jer TIL
we're 4,5G4. The small receipts Of suod4y and T.
day gave the maTaet sharp upward turn, thu Esex
grades advancing 15Ge5c, but under the large rxa
OF Wednesday and Thursday sellers uot oulJ fcGij
lmE oseib.e to maintain the advance OF Msr5,t h z
they found it e1pcd!ent to take od anotktr l53Hs
10U rs on good TO extra grades. StctAy i1atror1
In the quality OF the hogs is noticeable, t4
average is still very far below that Of Gast tessrt
like period, and Ia far from gy,n; Aasisf4ctia IN
ers arc OF course anxious to take ad.:ntagt 31 E
high prices still ruling and that they will coutzs1
send their stock forward tafore it is properly fl
there Is 10 reason to doubt. Il Is Rssz1tf
conceded that between now and the eeaE
Of the packing season Prices mus. tl1e "kf =
b3e," though At jus. what figures the packers viii
prudent to begin operations Is simpiy m4t.c 1 y
speculation. The business of tho week was w., L
pished At S5.0}&3. chiefly Z: IS. a597 ?<4Ej
irado opened du but became somevh1. mn. IA I;
AZ the day advanced. Prices, however, WIRE II E
from the opening to the clrse, and vers lower frE
to extra. Sales were It $5.5oS7.25, with tas but
$6.a597.Co.