, 1874-11-15
THE LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

THE LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
! CHICAGO.
- SATURDAY EVENING. Nov IL
The reoeipta Of live stock during tho week hare beeu
| II follows:
Tassd;y :...:....:..::.:.:::: 4ass 2soss III
Wednesday. o,847 $3.50 1860
Frdsy.:..:.:..:::::.::::..::: " IS 5sess is!
Saturday. ouo 1f.eUo ouu
Total: .*.--.-----..-.-...--15447 17o35a 7.:24
Last weck...:.:.. -....-....--15.7A 114016 6,x0A
Meet betoEe )ast s1s31 ass 6'2aS
Total weeks. .es, ,s4s s1,s1o &C. 7s2
Same tine lat yesr 1860 4o4:sl7 22se9
The total receipts from Jan. to dao this year and
LAST compare as follows:
Cattle. Hoas. She<p.
To same date List year 69oe55 3,95l, Isl 365, $50
Received mora this year,. 67,664 = 1,85S 8,6s5
Shipments ware as follows:
Monday. 659 6,s4D
Tuesday. ..--.--..-.---.-. 15g6 6,s97 1,e7s
Wednesday,. .......... 1:3So 6,667
Tlur1daJ..-. 1,l46 9.125
t11uAT. 1,o~9 ll,oiu BIZ
Total. -. ................. e,6o9 41,s9s 2,oos
Last week. o026 G3,264 2,lI9
CATTLE-Ths week has BEEN an acttve % On. in tbs
for sill grades Of stock Light receipts and encourag-
ing reports from the East induced confidence among
al ci4sses Of operators, and the demand, without
being specially urgent, steadily in Of the
supply. The offerings, though averaging better than
for number Of weeks past were by no means good
they should be at this stage Of the and those
tie were bothered to I'll their orders Probably three
fourths Of ths receipts consisted of cattle averaging
less than 200 s. Each days arrivals embraced few
punches Of choice steers, for which $5.5o9600 and
ssS@oso Wa Issli.sd, but saes at thess
being Being % accomplished It 1ri prices - below $50 ssa5:
good demand for stockezs Is noted ut S. 5o@3oo for
common tomedium aud at s. for good 70 prime
Teams continue to enter largely into our receipts.
There s, however, liberal demand for them from
feedes and local butchers. 1t s609400 for inferior
TO ehoiee shrouge d5oses and At 10. NSfth @
$4-5o@5.o0. The receipts Of calves have been Light,
and prices have favored the seler; quo.abe s275@
forward foot, Norris, WaixeI Co. ara now ship
ping average of 500 ea1casses per week. To-day tho
market was moderately active and about steady. Al
desirable offerings picked up either by local
outsde buyers, aud It quite good prices prevailed
earlier in the week The market c1osea rn with fair
oeipts are kept down to abo1t the recent svosase.
Extra Beeyes-Gzaded steers, averaging $50
chotes Beayes-Fine. fat, wei formed rear
to 5 year old steers. Averaging 1,25o to
Good pes,es-weiifsttened, s finely formed ''''0l0
stssrs syer,eine il5o to 900 %. *76as
aging /, 100 to 80 lbs. <ooa4so
common to choice cows, for city slaughter,
averaging $50 to 1,l00 0hs.-...-...-.... 2-50@4oo
Stock Cattle-Common cnttle, In decent
flesh, averaging COO to L050 na. ........ 26083T5
and thin cows, heifers,
1tags, bulls, and scalawag stecrs...... - 175@2as
Catte-Te1as, choice corn.fed. 425a4.5U
Catte-Te1as, uintered North. ............. 225a40o
Catte-Te1as. through drorea. 1.5049 Loo
H0GS-The receipts for the week have been 1T, ,352
against LII 0lB last week, and 123U54 for tho CORE
spending week Last For the four weeks ending
Today, our receipts have been 461 $40, $1,000
han during tho period last year. Although the
n any previous season, the offerings 1t time
oppressive, about everything being absorbed upon the
lay Of arrival md 1t substantial advance over last
seeks quotations. Prices moved up 3Ua5oc eary in
he week. and the advance has been maintained to the
lose. Although tho daily arrivals not materially
excess Of tho legitimate requirements Of local pack
.rs, 1t ia not probable that sellers would have
'een able to work up prices to any xpprecia-
,le extent but for the active presence Of shippers
n past yeRrs the opening Of the packing season has
Witnessed very decided curtaient Of operations
he part Of Eastern buyers and their has been
akcn advantage Of to the serious detrnent OF Sellers
Is shippers express determination to continue
i've operntona the through, Il ts fair sup
ose thAt vau=s will be subjected to less violent huc
nations than in the past In comparison with tho |
arlier weeks Of the season, the hog. coming for
ard show gratifying improvement, but tbs average |
uasy still below tina. Of past seasons At like |
criod. To-day tho supply amounted to about 80 900
end. The local and Eastern demands actiye and
he market ruled firm at yesterdays prices, at $575
Gcc5 for inferior to common, At SC. .30@6.40 for me-
iu1n, and at S6.4596.s5 for good to extra