, 1874-02-01

ceipts Of some oco the daily arrivals have steadily
receipts Of Sunday and Monday {on1y 134s head were
yArded} induced : feeling Of confidence among ~
Monday advanced prices wero asked, and generally
obtained, early gales showing an improvement Of 1865
25c But toward noon teeRrarns from New York mott
fed shippers OF LGe3sc decline there, and with I'd
vices Of scarcely less dtscouraging tone from other
prominent Eastern points, shippers 1t once With
fet % I'D sstt1ed ss ds' baei eo ' to substsn.y Tie
closing rates Of the previous week
since Monday further alight concessions common
taken al in all the course Of the market has been
decidedly unsatisfactory to sellers. During the
opening days the arrivals eubracsd vert good easa
teriorated. The highest reported sale "A head,
averaging 111 hs At 81 A. few sales were also ef
II at prices ranging downward from $50 s525a
$50 for choice, wefated steers Of from $50 to 145o
lbs Average; At q for fair to god grades A.
er7ging from $50 to 800 lbs and at s094.25 for
common descriptions. Inferior grades eo.d At $o-oN5
c75 for poor cows, ssags, b,:l1s aud old bony
md '0f for ss0et his sock 'n
has been little ductuaton.in ynlues, $a0os3.a0
for to fair, and $3.7524 90 for gool to primo
able to all the stock required to meet the wants
OF Chicago consuners at the low range Of <2oaG400.
In few instances only wero higher figures paid Veal
ca1vea in demand ut e3.00&5.50 for poor to extra
qualities. Mich sell anywhere from 5000 to
5000, according to quality.
To-day only limited amount Of sales was accom-
plished. The attendance noticeaby smaller than
on tho preceding days Of the week. sud trading was
slow At yesterdays prices. Considerable common
stuff will SO over to ne1t week Tho market closed
steady ot the prices given below:
QUOTATIONS..
Extra Eeeyes-6ra2ed steezs, averaging 400
Choice Beevcs-Fine, iat, well formed syear
to year old steers, averaging 1850 to
Good Beeves-Weii- -fattened, finely formed formed ~
atec1s averaging LOO to i3uo lbs &.7sa5.1o
aging 1.1so to 1900 lis. w 4.so@a7o
and good to extra cows, for city slaughter, o
stor avseasaS $50 to LOO etj: n d:::n;
f1esh, averaging 100 to 1850 its 3oo@Aoo
1nferior-LRht and thin Cows, hesfers.
stags bulls, aud scanvag Steers. 1s5i911b
Cattlf-Te1as. choice corn-ted .,..,,,., 4.0NaI 60
Catte-Te1as. woterea NORTH. 3.00S330
Cattc-Texas. through droVea ea-:..-.*- l-75te:'5
E0aS-At the close Of the week the prices current
substantially the On the date Of our last
weekly review, though in the meantime they have
been subjected quite frequent auctuations advance
ing trife day and declining tomorrow. In COM
parson With the previous week will he seen that our
receipts hare Increased to the extent Of 6ome42 GEO hogs
but further improvement in the situation OF the mar
ket fsr the product strengthened the views Of pack
that any and above tho requirements OF
shipper, readily absorbed BY that interest At the
dItion to he demand for NV York aaI Doston con-
aidersble purchases hare been made for The
Philahelphia, Cleveland, Buffalo, Providence. New
Haven, and Canada markets, and the total
shipments for the week exceed 10000 head. The
range OF the market s. N95so, tha inside
fgurs for stock pigs and the ousidc for carload OF
fancr aesorted hogs, Of heavy average. The great
bulk of the transfer however, effected at S5o09
$50 for common to medium, and At f5.toG5.6o for
qualisy, Wednesdays and Thursdays offerings being
the p,orest-areraging only about go lbs
To-day there was fair activity and the market WIS
rul and steady with sales chiefly ut $52595.5O Local
packers competed brsky with shippers, aud by noon
most Of the animals had changed hands.
Thu prices current today compare with those ruling
at tha corresponding period last year as follows:
jan 81, 1874. Feb. !, 1878.
Extra .$5.70@5.75 <A.3G94.35
Good to choice e,,. 540a565 4.l5Sa4.2
Common to medium w 5.O0d5.lO J.9ts4.c5
Inferior or..,. 46Na4.90 3.7Js3.85