The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-13
CATTLE MARKETS.

held firm; sales Of 5000 head of extra State and
western steers Il 75o@ss fair to coed, s6as7
.Sheep;-I fair demand; sales of 5000 head at
50 Hgs R5f firmly held; sales of 5000 head a,
CHICAGO, February, 1911 A. h..Hogs.-Re-
ccip's to II A.. d., 1897 head; Official, yester
mon; sales of common at s4.5O@s4.75 fair to
good light, S5@{5 so: coarse to heavy, 5000
$40; extra, Is GO9S5;s So;
rive: good shipping In good demsnd; others dull
EAST LIBERTY, PA, February 9.p: M:-Cat-
cars; medium. s5u$5.sO; common, s4@s4.75 !;
s!ockers. s3.25@s4. Hogs-Arriyals;; INCLUDING
a6.3O6sGGo; Yorker, S5.3Ons5.75. Sheep
Arrivals, including SATURDAY and Sunday, 10 cars {;
none selling.
offerings CT $50. making OF head for the week.
against I'll 0 last week. Marketopened moderately
active at shade easier, and prices closed dull and
latest transactions are at decline. About one-half
OF the poorest to best native steers and oxen ranged
Fat bns Il 9e to good de Texans g
weights are reduced from 81 20 per car from Chi
eago for heeyes to Nj per car. This had something
10 90 with weakening Of the market.
Sheep-Arrivas yesterday and to-day, $4,000
head, mnsin , 2slQo for the week. against
and very fine lots sold at good figures but generally
the market was weaker and prices fell off about &c.
The range was SOGLSS.25.
Slcine.-RcceiEts for two days, G, $40 boad. TO-
tal for week, $4,000 head, against % 50 O last
week. Market dull and weak at 66I6Sc for live:
ST. LOUIS February LOT Iss recrips
for The forty eight hours ending ut noon Yesterday
were 1,OI1 head; shipments, for the twenty four
hours ending ut noon Saturday. 59S head. Total
receipts since January /, 21,526 head and ship.
| ments for the same ending at noon Saturday WERE
l1.l67 head.
A slow and quiet market was experienced yes
| tcrday. Trading was not as good In any of IT.
| branches buyers were holding back to some ex.
tent, not for the reason TO obtain concessions, bu
chases they still have on hani from the previous
week. Dealers report sales all ar und slow. Values
were weak and sellers had to grant s94c. II b. in
many instances TO get rid of their stock. AS mex
week ushers LII Lent dealers do not expect the mar
ket will resume that activity that his characterized
Shipping Cottle-The demand for shipping cat
| tie was small, and tracing IN this branch rule
The The latter grades at range OF ~ rs ns4.5O.
Stock Gcttie.-A general quietness prevailed L
this market, and the GullncsS was only relieved b.
the sales of couple of small lots OF light native
at 50 .259S3 80 ~ hundred weight.
Beef CHuls -1ransaci!Gns in butchers cattle va
ried but little from that OF the ciosing days OF TIN
past W. ek-buycrs being out in as large Number
aS heretofore ana took the offerings ut quotation
prices although some were sold ut the buyers
figure The market closed dull, with The dcnian
fully satisfied, ard ample quantity of the varir
grades remaining over ul.sold. The following Is
correct table oil uuDtlllODS, UPlUE me
that cati lie will bring when offered IN this market
Extra choice nauie blood steers,
with ..hig fat" averaging from
1000 TO $500 bs.......:......::..sG Oo@s6 2
Choice naive steers, ranging 1900
to 1000 bS..... D DUG q
to !, 400 u.s.. .....:e..:..::..... 5 COG 5
1870 ibs.................. So. Esq Z
Fair butchers steers, ranging 1000
tn 1900 f,S. and over. 75@ 4 o.
Thrifty native stock steers, ranging
soc 10 IL 90 h:.................:.. 8 5O@ S
Light uneven stock steers, rangi Z
inferior Teri 70 scrui6y steer: AID 75&
smooth .....; .;.;::..... ...;;....:;;; 8 COG s.
Good COWS and heiters, r,n;iog 500
cS 10 i;oD9 sJs: ana h:ifsrs i:sH 2 25
H Cherokee 49,. oO9 81
| Good exams and Ihcrokees, corn
f;ittCUed. D 0U4U W
Good thorough Texans. 9 5O40 OF
Fair to medium thorough TT MAINS. -. oO@ o.
Tim, light. and COMMON to the .
Sc;ilawuS class. ...............'..-. lug =
CINCINNATI, February 1S.-CGttle.-Marketl rr
md active mostly fair 10 medium grades; selling
mt xiHS5.5O. No extrf0f-ring.
H01S.-The market Is dull; selling at So.4UG
S. IT, tor light good heavy at t5.sO@t6.
Sbeen-In good demand; medium to good sell
| ing M X56&8. No other grades clfering.-Itnes
NoRFoLK, VA, February 10.aLire-Stock 20 20
good stock the market is firm. we quote: Satt 4
at from to &C. u ID. live weight Calves 80 OBJ
| Sheep and lambs, S3@s7.oo. Hoss' os@'oc y Id
{afye weight.-Ldndmdr6.