, 1875-02-28

CATTLE-Thefe is little that is new to note under
this head. Tho dulness and depression prevalent
during last week and the previous do not as yet
show any signs Of disappearing Tie supply !. kept
remain unsettled. Thera continues fair inquiry
for trst md secondcass beeves but feeders will not
part with their choice cattle at tho prices
ruling, and o nd tho daily receipts to be mainly
prices ranging downward from s5.26. Whib the tone
nro1e dnrinc the prevalence Of Eent thers is ttis
likelihood q my further saEntaes in prices Of fat
Cattle, which have already reached point where
Just present Is &cut to furnish 1esa6le qnota
ons for extra bceves not enough ct that sort having
arrived DURING ths ~eex to fairly 11 establish ,a5fet y
1nand s.. .40@6.65- Thera is = wellsustaned demand
for stoekera at about steady prices, sales mailing It
s3ooa3 65 for common to medium, and At Ss.65@4 Is
for good to pg5ms- In instances higher figures
have been paid. SATURDAYS receipts we're light, but
there atle cattle enough to swell the supply to
fair Dimensions md ot the grades below choice the
Offering exceeded the demand ABIDE from feeders
and Chicago butchers, whosa purchases mado very
Of trsdin. saies were mostly At s5.so95o for COM
mon to medium qualities
QUOTATIONS.
Extra Bseyes-assded steers, weighing 1'4oo }, .
choics % 1ss7ss-fsne, fit wei formed year
to S yeas old steers, weighing 1850 to
cod pesysscw:f;s.*nsa dnsi; formed ''0'4''
steers, weighing 11so to 800 its.....- 5.oo@5.so
Medium df3deA-StccT8 IN fA1r ne3d, Welen-
ing 1l00 to $50 0hs....................4 hs.. 425@47b
Butchers' 6tock-Poor to fair steers, and
common to choice cowB, for city slaughter,
weighing 500 to 100 hs. 3.00@415
Stock Cattle-CoInrnou cattle, weighing COO
to 1850 3.oo@4.25
1nferor-Lght and thin cows, heffers.
stays, bulls, and sca1swag steess..........225@3
Catt1e-Texas. -................. 2.15<35.25
HOGs-The past ueeks receipts amounted to 5s,o50.
For the corresponding week Last year they G o38
Tho total receipts during the packing season. which
closed Saturday. have been 2202 49, about 160-
GOO mora than were received Last season. Closing
quotations ara s6.00@7.30, against s4.75@5-75 ono
year ago. There were no very Important prico-duc-
tuatois during the week under review, closing quota
tons diff erinE but l1tsae from those Of week .Ro
The packing demand was Light, nor was thero much
activity in the Eastward movement, that notw1th-
standing failing OF in tho supply Of so,ne 40 coo,
tho Of The two classes Of bnycrs were fully es
and prtces only fzir}y sustained at S. ooa66
for poor 10 choice light, and at Sg9aI.3o
for inferior 10 s1t1a heavy. There were saics
Of fancy grades a* s7+40a7.6o. Now that tho pack-
ing Is closed. there is considerable Speculation
to tho jrom.date future cf prces. At tie preSeut
cost OF Il is caan: that tho prices now current
baxeT eover the erpense at fatteuiug and that the
numteE OF ho8s IN 8 condition to send to toarE,t IN
not 80 great % 70 cause vs1y decided ehttnka0e tn
vs1ueA even In the abssncs Of any }oca packing d.
rnand- For good to choice sbacon hogs terr is kelv
to be = steadily good demand, and tor such the
chances a@em to b In faxor of antenauee of urss