, 1876-01-01

would e6cm to hare forever Ret at rcek the 1ueB.
tion Of The continued supremacy Of Chicago as
tho chief 1.-Two stock diasribntlng point Of tho
world. Although the apgregate os our reoonta
was 1cas than for 1874, tue value Of the sAno waa
son,e $40. .ooo, 600 Rro"ser.
THE FACILITIES
for tho Transaction Of tho ir1mensa buainosa now
annuaIls liansac!ed at the Union Hsock-iafds.
always superior, haso beeu stl'l further impros-
ed BY tho addition Of moro cattle, hog. and sleep
pens. ecalo houses foed-batns, tho building OF
sewers. tue iaying Of wnter-pipeR, ata,, otc. nnl
they have now attained that degree Of completes
,less whore apparently nothing. remains 70 ba
supplied. new Exchange building, 5ua137 feot,
tao.a1.a-a half atories high. has atao been oFect-
ed. The tmrr1vemonsH madc by tho Union
stock-iard and Traualt compnuv during lhe
pa.l aeason Involved an, expenditure Of fome
s2oo,oo0. Ono hundred aud aeventy.tlvo
acres ARC nor covered with cat.fo.,ntds and
covered pn,a In uBc. Tho Company rive con-
slant employment to SCo men, and tho eighty
commission at'na emrlov ~ :yerase ~; Of tonr
steady employment Mt the stock-Ysrda. The
oIlicera OF tho Company nro ]. H. Walkor, Preai-
dent: ]. u. Sherman, Superintendent George
T. is1 Ilhn sserots,y and
aGstre for a nuubcE or ychsH past.
CATTLE.
As shown bv tue accompany Ing tablns, the re-
CENTS Of cattle wero IG,s77 hesd. 10 cxsess Of
1874, aud l53.415 head IN o1coss Of 1873. The
season was not profitable ono to feedors Of
natire stock. prlccA having ruled lover
LINN aoF nevs5a, nns
very satisfactory results. owing to tho ftcquent
aud often violent hnctuatfon OF prices. In
point Of qua1ts tho cattle were bo'oW the aver
"go. Thos9 sent forwAtd during tho first half
ol tic year compared favorabi! with former
aeasops, but tho summer and fall rece,pss uero
noticcatly infotior. notwithstanding the unusu-
ally abundant and vigorous arowth Of the nas-
tnrage. 4 feature OF Tho past seasons traJo
vas tho ve,y pronounced incscaso In the supply
Of Colorado and alon,sua cattle. ono COM
mission firm alone has haudcd Ia tho neighbas-
hood Of 20,tO0 head,-a latger pnn,bet than
was received from that 1uartor during tho ontro
ro*sou Of 1874. Tue rcceinsa Of Iaxas cattle
we'e undoubtedly less thau for 1874, but tho
quality was mich superior. mid ths Ayarago OF
pslccs materially higher. Tho
DKEssEu-BEEF
trade Of THIS ely Ia 6se!nniug to assume pretty
largo proportions. Tbcsh aro now thtee estatl-
ll@Amensa devoted to tl!a important branch Of
our stock trade, With au aggregate capacity Of
8, 500 hcad ror week. Tho sbipu,ents during the
regular season. beginning Nov. Is and ending
Match Is. average between 2.Uo0 aud 2,60U per
wcek. It Is through th!a channel that tue river
towns Of Now York and tho manufacturing dIs-
tricts OF tho New England statoa are cniotiy aup-
piied.
Tlere vas decrease In tho roce!pla Of hogs
Of ZIG 2G1; tho figures being for 1874, L. 45s 37v
md for 1875. 3,0l2.11n. The Asscssors' returns
10 t1o boafu OF E.lnaltzatl0H BLOW decrease In
the number Of logs in tho Stale pf Illinois Of
Gl2,2i5, the number OF hogs ahsasBed In 1874 be-
ing O. 45a 2lI mud In 1875, 2Ho9. 0Gu. 1t has
been prospcro1s season for feeders, pricos
having ruled higil throughout tho ychr. Open
ing prices woro sG.25G17.3o AZ t.iese tlguros tho
market rotuaiaed conparatiyely a,cady during
January and February, bns during March and
Aptl! tlov advanced to a7.501925. From TINT
point they gradually shaded oil until sG.oo9e
7.25 was reached in june. From tho
middle Of July to Octobor prices gradually
worked upward, tho quotations OH Oct. l bcIug
$7,5u@o,75 Tho regular packing season opened
May n. Sc. .50a'a0u, aud prices have since DE-
e!lned 10 a1.50@7.0o. The hog. received during
tho spring MID carIs summer wcro inferior, but
tako tile Season through tie quality was bcttsr
than for 1874. Tho 1noutl,ly averages were Ia
every tuatauce heavier than for tho previous
nnnaop.
RTIEEP.
Tie receipts tor 1875 eacetded by 90, 903 head
these OF any former year. Otherwise the past
sonson WIS without especially distinguishing
ftatures. Tho receipts wsro. Ut Chicago 413. W3;
ut st. Louis, III, ,000; dinorenco IN favor OF
Chicago, 297,g
RECEIPTS AND 0HfrMENTa.
Following ia q comparative statoment Of tla
toceIt,ta and slipmelltY Tor 1874 antl 1876: