, 1874-10-25

CATTLE-Thc week Just closed has been = d.
aetrous one for Western shippers oa.y very small
percentage OF the stock sold left any margin Of profit
for the owner, wlie in majority OF instances the
prices realized barely covered the first cast Of til.
cattle the country For the unsatisfactory results
Of the weeks spcculaons they h!ye only themselves
to than1 for the experiences OF Lust ck and h
cedipg should have deterrsd them from deusing
the market just At this juuctura with supply Of
1!003 CATTLE IS per cent Of which Of gu !i:y
yiliainousy poor that Easicrn buyers could lie
pected to touch 1t at any fair price. 1t wall bs
unsod at the close OF las wesk These, al led to hs
fresh arsvals, svcl!ed th;s weeks sup2y to some:
where in the neighaorhood Of 1900 head. u
these, 10000 haye been sent Eastward. II we
allow $3.50 for oca] butchers aud packers there will
remain some r. QUO. tho larger portion Of which viii
have 10 be held till week,-shs purchases OF
feeders reaching taif OF the aboHe number No
drs~cs~s beeyes Offered, and pr7eca of such
entirely ucminal we oni: quotations. few ch'Ece
drores received and disposed Of at $500
f12H, but taes at $500 rare while it is
say that than tnrccfourths OF the stock sold
ctases BY feeders ut sl.s52oo5 for Texans, aud Al
s2.93'5 for natives; The wants Of Chicago butchers
were Il any supplied At $22o1315. Calves sold IT.
regular, averaging lower. Sa:ss Of Inferior cosrse
heavy lots we're noted at s. and very few sold
5.5o-the outside an extreme figure. To-day there
was moderate demand only. and tnt little &C.
complished toward clearing the perrs. II no more
co,nn,on stock should come forward curing the ne1t
five days Eeri Inconvenience to kAe Trade would
result Tue market closes fat.
QUOTATIONS.
Extra Beeves-aradeds steers, averaging $50
Choice Beeve@-Fine. fat, we'll formed 5ear
to year old steers. averaging 1870 10
1850 lis ....:.......-.:..:.. .*s5o@eoo
steers. ens 1,i5o 500 bs. 4.25@soo
Medium GrHdes-S'erTs Ia fair lcsh, aver
sgng 1.lao TO l, $50 ts....-............ It's. a5oa4oo
Butchers 3tock-Poor to fair st,C7s. ana
common to extra cows for city slaughter.
aver.g;ne $50 to l.1oo lb.. 49,. a.25@a.so
Stock CAttle-Commoa c,ttle, IL decent
he4h, arcraeing f0o to 1o5o t.= ....,... 223e@s25
1nFtY:Hy-F.y{.k h43f,4
stays, bnEs, and sca1awag steers. 15o@2oo
Cltt'c-Te1ae choice corn. fed. 4.C0r+.50
Cattie-Tezas wintefci North. 11dGa3.
Cattle-Te1as through droves. 1.5Ca3.5o
nOGS-The receipts for tbe weak have been 81 $751;
For the four weeks ending so-lay the arrivals have
been 311 ,35, against 2lj during the period
last yeas-au increase OF 93,2t9. Up to Wednesday
noon tho market had been lnucl epreGscd. The
weather prevalent kent packers from active opera
tous. and, IS tho receipts considerably exceeded the
combined dotnand from other Eo:lre4e, prey sharp
have shown steady falling off, and this fact, together
with the circumstances th2: two three of the city
packers co:nmeuccd feratious small way, sensi-
bly, strengthened the viewa OF hotdcra, 4ud
they have managed to recover 10al5e Of the re-
ductton sustained in the we.t. Packers esince
disposition to bega the seasona work,
and j-t the weather will permit thcre is no
doubt that active operations will commence But li.te
improvement tn the quality Of the hogs TN comparison
with last wecG is noticeable Only small percentage
Of those offered d1in. the past fcw days OF as
good quality as tha trade required, and sbe arerncs
weight OF the weeks supply did not m':h exceed 30
u.s. To-day tho demand active. and prices wers
at for medium, and at s5.6556.25 for good
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