, 1874-12-06


against ., ,439 for the corresponding week List year.
Had the weeks supply embraced only the freah receipts
the number would not have 10 far exceeded tao leg
ti1nate trade requirements Is to have caused any
serious dernngenen OF values. hut augmented by tue
5o0 1900 stale CATTLE left from last week. the
auppy proved oppressive and tumble Of 25a5c 2 loo
While Of low and medium grades one-la a1The number
offered would have amply SUPPLIED the demand, the
we're Inadequate; hence in the latter descriptions tho
depreciation very slght Tho dulness now
charactertng tho cattlo market East and West 10 by
unusual feature ut this particular stage Of
the season, when poultry. gac fresh FISH, and other
Substitutes for beef abundant but the dunesa
and depression have this season been intensified BY
the largely increased number Of halfattered cattle
thrown upon the market. It will be seen that the
shipments foot up to last night amounted to only
sss7 IL addition to tLs about LOO @ saEcas.es -, o.
making the total shipment only little more than
6,oo0 head. Allowing 1.ooo for to-lays shipments,
to be divided between feeders and local butchers and
left over unsod- The number remaining in pens at
tho Of trade this evening probably exceeds 6ooo
will be that nearly enough stale thin cattle will be
thrown upon the market next week to meet al de-
mands that Are likely TO e1ist for th.t case Thar
$500; quotable 1t the close ut f2.5093.50 for COM
u Loss n sn9 rns y re4ss
larger than for the previous week 4nd the decline
has been severe During the week sales were noted all
%Aso1
..Chriatrnas stcers though the bulk of the trading
WAS done at $..50&5.00. The drove 40 head} fog
which $3.50 pad WAS taken b. Chicago butcher,
--shiebe! son-for the state street market,
uer OF Twentieth street.
To-day there was only small demand from any
so1rce and the market closed dull and hesy, with not
very fright prospects for the eneuiu3 week.
QUOTATIONS..
Extra Beeves-Graded steers, averaging $50
L. 13U ill., .ss.25@s.1s
Choice Beeyes-Fine, fat, well formed year
to year old steers. averaging 1850 to
Good y BeeYes-ws-f4ttene lie finely formed ''''
st:crs. aver gin. 1,15o to i.3oo u.s. 4.25@soo
aging 1,lvo to 125o oibs.......-....... ibs s.75@4.25
common to choice cows, for city elaughteE,
s;cf axsr'Gsx se to aao e.t;;: IN de:ent
acsh, averaging GUo to 1.o5u lbs ..... 7.5oG&a.so
stsas. bulls, and sca1aw4g steers 15q@325
Ca,tle-Texa. choice corn-fed d........... 100 >a45o
t,attle-Te1as, wintered North. 2.1}9 415
Cntt;e-Texs through droyes ........ l.7aa3.75
Hut;s-During the past week the receipts Of hogs
have been 1885, against ~: Last week. and ls0
e8l for the sa,ne week Last year. Since Oct this
year there l,aye been received tile Union Stock
Yards IN hogs, III +97 more t1au arrived dur
Ing the corresponding period in 1873. The packing to
is s2s $50, against to same date lust year-
decline Of lbs7S The amount OF hogs left over IN
sold 1t tie close of last week estimated ut @ 00
which added to Mondays and Wednesdays receipts
Inclusive gave grand total Of 1873 mo for the open
Jug days.. This enormous supply taken IL. in COZ. con
aud the fact that the weather was
not such to render packing operations
altogether aaf knocked the bottom out Of prices the
market UP Wednesday night showing decline Of
3o9,0c. In the meantime only small perceuta 60 Of
tile daily receipts found buyers and Wednesday closed
with probably not fewer than 900 hogs left
sold What with the decline. tho shrinkage in weight,
and the extra feed bills incurred {con 6l25 Per bu
the situation gloomy one for the selling tn;sr-
est Later In the week the prospects frightened. Ths
marked falling OF in the supply {the combined re-
ceps Of Thursday and Friday did not equal those OF
before Friday night sellers had 5uccesled in
working prices back to within 1o@15c Of
tho closing quotations Of last week. They
have not however, succeeded In clearing the
pens and should the arrivals during the d. half of
the ensuing week prove as large ~ expected ropeti-
ton Of the experiences Of the opening days Of the past
weak mar not unreasouably bo expected. Parties rho
have recently visited the hog-growtng distrfcts Of
Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri are Of tho opinion that
our receipts will continue largo for some weeks YET
aud that prices have touched the highest point they
will reach during the packing season. The greatest
caution latelF ehar4cterizng the movements Of pack
would lead to the inference that they too grow
Ing less apprehen,tve OF t'ehort hog crop"
To-day the market wns moderately active during
the at neary good prices as prevailed JOS
terday but later IN the day tho demand fell OFT, and
closing sales showed reduction Ne note the follow
ing: