, 1876-01-31

uAIILE-Insfe&d Of tha docreasc which wn4 ez.
pccted 70 result fsum tho nocno suffered during tho
provioas week, Tho past week'a supply shows All IN
cEeaHo Of something liko GOO head. That beinR the
casc, Ia not at ali surrrAng that values should ro-
inau weak aud suttabe, and that the srccatiuuB Ut
both Eastern Rh1 Wcatern 1hppera Bhould iaye To-
suited unsatHtactor.ly. At tho East tho prices c11sn
tho 1tn Of our lBst weskly reviuw have not lecn
maintained, aud the market hero has eAsed o an k9
No in sympathy. This l. truo Of al grsdos except
extra. The scanty aurY Of strictly nrsclass teoves
gave llo'dssB Of acl advantage aud tloy succoss
fully rcst4tod nll attamIAa to crowd down prIcas
Trade waa dull md dragging throughout aud
D good many cattle remained tn tho yards
at tho end Of tho weak, tAough
thoso LETT generally ot undesirable quail
ity. During most Of tho Eeok tic WeathsT wsS.
aud oonaequantly uufavorallo for Tho tnovcneut OF
arrased oef and Tint fact aerve! 10 intensity tho dull
boef beck Tie ruling prices Tor ordinary ia goo fat
s9Sta a.osfS axssaxne a fre !; Az i9so o. to H. vess
gho'as sstd.1 snd st 9s s "a NV r.; s,tts r
e tratle and prices refaAtuod weak and unsettled,
to . yeAF OLD stsess, wu'gaiug l.s5d to
oooa st:eis weixh
MsaIan ataass!eots In iii assh Weigh.
uusthars III t so:soIoor Il e iair stss1:. an, s''
common 10 choice cows, fur city slaughter.
S amor q s..;:, @ssaiDs 10 '0''
1nferior-LisLt snd tiin cow, hciiss ''''
staxu, bulls, md scalawag stecrs. 11S417a
Tt1Aa Caste--ThrouRl drose& ....,,.,..,., l54 LOO
iUdh-Tha weak wsa an active uue IN this branch
Of tho tuAgkgt, packels, for tho ra& tne g!nco lila
opening Of tue season, taking hold ~ thongh tiny
feared thai the cry OF ~ short crup" something
moro than + Nero hngI,sar. NotNtthat1adiug th9
rsovAauoe Of Aif2vor4ble wsAter md &ha facl that
tleEe was su aScEago daily supply of nearly lAg01
hogs WAs taken about - fss tecGed and
4 fir0
accomplished It S7.ts 10 for common coasao Icayy
and inferior light to extra Fh!!sAnrhta graAe9 waic
howa All advance for the EeGk OF fully t Tsr lU1
fs. The urgency Of tho 1ackug demand carried lip
nt1ccs beyond thu vows of 4hppfr and tha total OF
thcir purchases did not roach lU0o0 head Tie qual.
aYor 8een Ia 0ue matket atnooh even dfovca ayeFaR-
Ing 400 IT, and upwards being met with daily In eyefy
Division of the yards. Concerning tho ensuing weeka
supply there II ~ usual sons diversity Of opinion.
though I'LL nrreed shat II tho high prizes nov s1
iuK do not csll out big run then tho hogs arc uot
market Saturday. The supply amounted To only sboat
O01 hoa4. sud thu bulk al thcao tal changed Uwptsp
Gef0E9 nuon, 1t t3l0e aavanea Frt,liy'a rrc,y
sAes making 1t f13e91.7o for common TO extra.
rarxtrs paid $7.BoG8705.
HllEEl-The 1nsrtct during ths first halt ca tho
wsek VIA acttyo sud strong. but hs closing days were
characterised BY dnlnsH md dcp1paals,f,. fsclos
u ehs Eass ehscksd tl.s ahirpiux dsusu and pFces
fell oil 4@ho. closing II f17tt4tU1 Tor h1leztor; Ut
sL7s,14:N i'E medium, and Sl,7oa5.to for good to
st1cttJ cjloice.
81. LOUIS.
ST. InU1s No., Jan. au.99.-IloHs-Actty$ and higher;
the dcmAnd larKoy a1cesds tho Supplys Ypskars
0ta7Q5 packing, 81 QQ37.4&
, 0ArrLE-Qulck aud unchanged littls dolnH,
lAaEiFEs-Ao8s. 8lu lesA: cattip, 32I ha.tl