, 1875-01-11
LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO.
The receinta have been as follows:

CATTrE-The liberal e,1ppics thrown dpon the
market during the fst ha Of tho week {hs arrivals
Up to Wednesday, night amounted to &c. Sol htaG>,
coupled with tho reports OF dull markets. and lower
prices at the East, caused lesseuel shipping de-
uland and soms shrnkAgo In values, the decline in the
grades usually sought after by the Eastern trade being
about 25c per loo la. The depreciation In fat cows,
fat pony steers and stockers us very slight the sup
rly End demand being moro eYenly balanced Me-
q,femens Of Eastcrt buyers. but are little better
than Chica,;o butchers care to handle, were mora
REDUCTION amounting in sorpo instances to fully boc.
The lighter receipts Of tho rns three daysake IN con-
junction with tho somewhat improved complexion Of
tho markets below, hare Witnessed zo1ne improve
meut since Wednesday,, both IL tic character
Of the demand and In values, nut tFices
week. viii possibly The exception Of extra grades.
Under better demand and not exrefs!se supply,
price, Of stssk sats hsse s1 hed ars eF sfss e
aalas below $2 7s and nos tay above $3.75 The e1~
t3ema range of rrices fog TIE week < was $9ooA72s,
nodorate1y-actI day and the market vas firm, At
tic yards pretty well cisared. but several
over to next weak. Following arc the closing
QUOTATIONS.
Extra 13eeves-draded atecra, averaging $50
choics nesvcs-Fine tat, well formed year
10 yenr oil stcersi averaging 12s0 TO
oaoa t1S aaciy formed '''''l'
Steers averaging LILO to I.soo bs ....... soo@seo
k6llGt1 HfauGA--3teGfH IN I&lF ue2nS &Fdf-
aging LOO to 25Q .-...,...... A60@5.0o
| But.heys Btock-Poor to fair Bteers. aud
co1nnon 10 cioice COWS, for city slaughter;
averaging 700 to !, LOO t1s. 27b49
| stock Cattle-Common cattle, In decent -
flesh, ayrrns'ng coo to 1o5o lbs. 2oost.oo
tags, bulls, and sca,awsg steers........ 2oa@aso
Cattlu-Tcxax, cor.fal. 4.25s 90
G4ttle-TeIas. through droyes .......... a.25t8f26
uOGS-The pust weeks receipts have been l6U, 941,
against a. last week. d54 week before last From
Jan. to data the arriyns have been 0al. For te
period last ysar they Aefs 16l, ,b7G. Bo far
packing grades ctcerned the past week has becn
ono Of nuntorrupte activity All the leading pack
iug-houaes have bee1 IN full blast, and, liberal havs
boen the receipts, a desirable loa we're promptly dis
POSED Of on Tho dsy OF arrival. Ths market opened
stroug At 1oo avknco the cloanR quotations oi
the rrasious WEEK. and tlia advance h4x been thor
4 oghy sustained to tho close. The supply has been
syeuy distributed that values have been subjected t
hut sght huctustions, tic clotgea slncs MoplAy moi
amounting to hhn 81 Per lOo bs in either dlrec
ton. Bacon gradea and coazse uneven drovea Of al
| wc,ghts have mot Jared we'll. Owing to ths
scautN supply, ana consequent high price.
paid during the closiug daya Of last week for liQh
yradsA, tho market hnz been Kluked. and denrecia.
tion In yYlueA tbs extent Df 164s35o ig noted Th
range Of prices was q. .GA37.33, with mott Of the
trading at g. 2sB.B0 for poor to cAoice Light, and
| $7.0187.85 for ordinary tn chotcs packing grsaes
haturaay's market ~as fairly actiys Tbs foseuoon,
| business soEaewhat limited, owing to tho nun
arrival Of stecktr1na; bnt ator IN tho day Iihera
amount Of stock changed hands,-ehishy Ut $a.61td
7.3U. clostug rrcos conpAfs with those current OIL
year ago fulinwst