, 1874-03-15


the maret carly showed signs o. weakness. The aaTg
amount OF stock moycd eastward isum here during
the preceding week It WAS feared would cause dc
OIL to awntt Developments. On Wednesday, under tn.
influence Of cheering reports from nearly I'll points
East, tradng was brisk Aad the market has continued
active to the close The receipts, will be seen,
LIBERAL but they scarcely eQualed the wants Of buyers
and for the descriptions grading above common "x
quiet and viii no doubt 60 continue until the close
Of the Leuten season, and in tho mean time
}riecs of such may be ezpecte to sne low in compar
with other grades Stockers are In steadily good
request, aud, since previous review. Aavo ad-
rancel rife, common 70 fair grades now command
ing ss.5o54o0 snd good to prime readily selling At
$45s4.C5. Veal calves are in demand at S3.5095.15
according to quahty. New mich eows sell at fa aoo{9
5000. Tho extreme range Of prices paid during tho
week s35oS6.5o, though most of the trading vas
done At {4.75a5.75.
To-day there ,Yas moro Ifo IN the trads than Is
usually seen On Saturdays, and the market presented
decidedly firm tone. The situation Of affairs at tho
East is such that shippers felt htsit.ncy In opera-
ing at the slightly aSxnced prices established
in o week, and By midday ali desirable offerings had
CONCERNING tho new Union S:ock-Fa1tfs about to be
erected in 81. Louis the Demoerat Of that city, says
that they will purcaase twenty acres Of iana on tho
east bank Of tho river, in addition TO the thirty which
they vii occupy on the west bank. They will thus
have yards covering mora ground than the vauntet
Illinois yards and, far location Is eoucerned,
there will la comparison between them whatever
The Union Yarda Of ST. Louis will be located On tho
bank, and twenty acTes on the west bso&-aud wiN be
able to recero reatock from an the railways and tho
boats. The Illinois concern is located on the north
end Of the great Illinois Bottom. more than mile
east Of the river. anu Is facility for no interest-
Following are tho closing
uroTATIoSs.
Extra Beeves-Graded s,eers, ycragfng ]. 400
Choice Beeves-Fine, fat, well formed year
to year old steers, aTerag1ns ,1oo to mar or
GOOD 'J nes;s.-Weii.f.tened, neiy formed 's7~''
steers. averaging l,2oJ to $50 !bs s1oa54o
Medium Grades-Steers In fair Aesh, aver -
aging lilo TO 1.25o A75a5.oo
Butchsra stock-Common to fair steere,
a1erssing So to 1,7oo Is :. 7s@47s
neah. averaging 3oo to l,o5o is a.5o@4 60
staes. bulls, snd scslawag stcers.......: 2oo@35o
Catte-Texas. cornfed. 42&6A IS
Cattle-Te1as> wn:erei North 3.25@4oo
Cattie-Texas, through droEes--..--..--.- 2o0s3.25
H0Gs-0ur receipts have been i, ,c99 less than for
last week. and 20 less than for the preceding week
Tho eject upon values, OF the greatly diminished
ceipts, apparent tt sharp upward movement Of
625 has been reached. Buye,s from nearly every
Eastern market Of prominence were in attendance,
and each days arrivals ready disposed Of 1t re-
1nuneratve rates. AS TO quality OF the stock sent
There we're included In, the daily receipts
dzoyes, which were taken for the
Philadelphia market 1t fancy prices, or at <s1s@62s
but the general run nour and aalcs were pr1nc1-
pay at prices ranging from <a 50 downward to sou
Early in the week numerous sales we're made nt 44c@
4.15 but at the close s. is inside quotation.
To-day thera waa brisk demand and the market
was nrn ut further udyance Of 5a1Oc. The bulk Of
the supply t6o00 had changed hands before noon at
<5253- 81 for common to medium. and at $565@6So
for good to extra, with sales chiefly within the ranga
Of s540@6.oo. Among those reported were the follow
ipps