, 1876-04-10
u 100 Ms.

CATTLE-Atiough the past wcet's receipts wctu
something ike 1900 head loss Than for tho previous
week. they woro larser titan have been accustomed
10 tho market At tha etaae OF tho season. And
considerably In of the trade requirements
Consequently thoso an uudortone Of weakneas to
the market which, lad It not been that there
unusually full attendance Of buyers. would without
doubt have developed into ellArr declno, in SYM
asy w tue Gast9f a4 H. ns ess pr rc aa1s
week. Tho Weok = business wAA really accomplished
nt u higher avctago Of pr!ces than for tho wcck
before, but That n accounted for by tho fact inst
the offerings embraced hc.ter average class Of snc
than hitherto eeen In thu yards d,rnH the present ses-
only ouo transaction at the iatter Ggure, aud, with
possibly half.lozcn exceptions. thcro were NJ saes
ssco5, Int mort Of tho stack ehansod owncrs Al
prices ranging owaward from st75 or nt $t6o3 100
fos aad ssses. Il r,s for
dctnansi nj st.s3as. 10y. Tloro l. : growing demand
ample, and priccs show lltls cf!augc coulou 10 primo
selling nj 3aj .oDfd 40. 90 per head. -.7.
on Saturday. Tbs rpccps were pretty larss for tho
isst day OF Tue woek, but between local aud outside
buycrn tlp offerings wgro vol taken up only q few
hundred head remaining In tho pons at tho close.
Choice u.eves-rlno. H. III, we'll formed = year i
u yeaE old steers, weighing 1,3a5 TO-
God ; :iseis, weiei.
,1s!u AZ ~; ssi ii r s;h Weigh
ing 100 to t,3uQ Qbs......,.............4 4.a03l.40
pusrher1' stock-poor to fair steers, n,lA
common to chnico COWS, for city slaughter,
ssoes cattle-Commun cattle. wo'ghlns $40
1nfsrlor-IIght Ind hin cows, hcifess.
s.sgs. bulls. nnascallaUa9 steers 25o@269
1tOGa-T1,e hog market for tho week juat en!ed
had no peculiar feattes With averago daily amp
ply Of barely head sellers found y an easy mat
maintain formsr prices. From tho opoUIng Ut
trade Mon,lay down to tho end Of tho
week tho marriott preserved comparatively
| stcat|y tone, the fluctuations at no tino exceed
no hppecctabo difference from thoso curren: week
aRo The bulk Of tho offerings wcrc .l!Rbt weghta,"
droyea averaging oss sn 125 lbs and the majority OF
tue transfers. wero effectel at Ordinary
to primo hoayy hogs aola principally at $s1oil
There wcro aales q choice grades at $s45sco da Of
satnrdsy'a market was q,cs and wcnk-avoragins
about "a lover than tho hy brfoEc. We quose COM
mon 10 prime light Ut $s0N98.2o. and POOR 10 extra
heasJ nj $s.o09s75. 1nfcrior grades sold 1t s76ox3
| 7.90.
si1EEr-The past week was a satisfactory ono to
sclers Under light supplies and brink demand tho
offerings wers quickly absorbed at tho highest prIccs
Of tbs scason, tile preyanB 18urea being, for cum
mon to medium. $A.75G550, and for good 10 choice,
$gp1d7o1. Stock shesp and scatbJ lots sold ~ low
$7.25@8.u0. Tho wsak coso1 on ompty peas md =
| trm market
ALRAN1, N. r, April H,-CATTLE-nceeIrts, 3st
car loada narke 10 lower than last wtoki average
4lnlfty ~ g1ol.
snExr ANn LAMns-teee;pss. "a car Loads; sales OF
| ahecp 1t 5HAaEo for cntnnlon 10 fair: oB&7Eo
for fair to good: and stssKe for extra car lois
| 1Anbs acarco md wanted; receipts all sold; 1910
| for common to fair; 8Hc for extra selected.