The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-04-09
ST. LOUIS LIVESTOCK MARKET.
UNION sToCK.YARps,

UNION STOCK-YARDS,
The receipts of stock at these yards yesterday
were: Cattle. Al 5 head; hogs. 6l5 head.
Cdttle-There were no new features developed In
this market yesterday. he attendance Of all classes
was fa'r, but there was but little room for free
movement with The comparatively small amount
Offering, The offerings OF really good TO choice
beef cattle we re scaut and the bulk Of the stuff
| The market would probably grase from gsoa me-
dunn down. Shipping buyers were on hand and
took several small lots, on which prices were
apparently shaded little in their favor
sold at Sc; they averaged 1875 MS, but
there were no other lo of This grade that brought
s ss Ths shs
f.rings OF rally GOOD beef cattle caused more OF
competition between butcher buyers. which gave q
better tone to prices than would otherwise have
prevailed. Although prices were stiff The market
would hardly justly any quotable advance. The
80 so TO 50 40. according TO quality condition.
There was nnthiog done In stocSers or feeders !;
there were no buyers and next TO none Offering.
We quote STEADY and quiet market at the close at
Range Of Prices Choice naive steers, averaging
with no SUPPLY: prime native steers, averaging l..
100 to 1900 bs, S5@i5. 75-dcmaUo fair: nomi-
to 1.lSo Ms, a 5o@f5.5O-supply moderate, good
demand fair butchers steers, averaging Loo to
/. 90 fbs. f46s4.b0-supply light, with good de-
nand; thrifty stock ,t.ers. averaging 900 to l.
100 n. g 5o-snpply fair. with good da-
500 Ms. good flesh, s2.50@$3. 25-fair demand,
with light offerings: inft rl"r scrubby steers and
beif.rs. s2@$g. 50-lIght demand aud fair supply:
good. heavy. fat oxen, small boned, and smooth,
STRAIGHTFORWARD light, demand Improving;
coarse rony oxen Of all weights: fat. % 50@S4
bs So. 25@S4 rs: common COWS and heir. rs.
ighr, s2.5O@S3ofnir SIMPLY. demand nominal:
mich cows, s2o@sSo: through Texan Tex and ndisn,
SO SO: bulls and stsgs, s2@s25o !; rough scala-
wag:, 81. 75@S2.
pei average weight LOLA rs., Ut $5.O5, II 1air
native shippers, average weight l.o3o u.s.. at
2l5 ti, at So. ~; fair native butchers, ave
rage weight ss1 bs.: ats5; IL fair native butch
ers'. average weight l,l25 ID :;aI t540: 10 prime
SO misc lancous Al $3.50@t5.
Later tlfele was sale OF As head of native ship
peIs to philadelphia firm at 1895, average
Hogs his market was substantially unchanged
yesterday. and there were but few features Ia II
worthy Of special comment. The offerings were
light and unlmportsnt ard of comparatively poor
quality; but such az they were buyers had IN take
or 20 without. I here were one or two shipping
buyers on The market-one for Cincinnati and some
for iurlher east but with such scant Off rings they
had but II tie room to purchase and will probably
be on hand 10 day again. Butchers and packers
there vas but little left In the pens unsoid.
The sales were for the most part OF common and
change in Values; but. judging from The tenor of
the market. 1t would be sale 70 quote really choice
| mand Tor them at this figure. The whole range Of
! the market Was frmer, but not quotably higher.
The blowing are about the current prices Stock
| 10 medium. $7@,$7.50; prime 10 choice. $500
t7.75: butchers; lair 10 god. $7.259$77o;
choice and extra choice, s8@S %.
We note the following sales yesterday:
| 10 head, average weight 245 Us. at S7.65; 4S
| head, average weight 223 bs ut $780, 81 head,
AVERAGE weight. $50 lbs, at S7.75 IS head. az, =
| rage weight IS fbs.. at ~ So: = head. average
| weight $40 lbs, at 50; SO head, average weight
| 206 tbs.. at $3.50; 81 head averaDe weight ! 80
81 So; So head. average weight II bs at So rs /;
~ head. average weight 222 hs.. at 81 So.
&eep.-1his market was quiet and unchanged.
off so the amount on the marker yesterday was fair
but not large. There fair inquiry on local
account and some little doing The part OF ship
pers. There was an improved tone TO prices. with
An advance not improbable. The only sale up 10
O'Clock Was 20 head, averaging 100 u.s., at S6.
Uenlcrnt.