, 1876-02-28

CATTLE-The paSe wsck had no specially dlltin-
gushing festurea. Tp fscslpla wasa At lcaa third
mora Than they should have bcen tbs supply exceed
Ing that for tia corresponding week Of last ysar by
nearly 1000 head. and exceeding ths legitimate trAao
requirements by sbnut ths samo number. That bcing
tho case tho satccut that values wete sabjectol to
further considerable shr1nxnso will occaa1on sur
prise. For ths three days ending With Wednesday tho
a.rivals mado total Of 4176. Under these hssvy
csirss despite tho most vigorous efforts ot holdors
to sustain tho mariet, prices fell OF 1s@e0c
PR 100 lbs. touching lower point than h.s
been reached for many years. The e1trtms low
lgurea established early in tho week caused 1argo in
aux ot buyers, and Anea Tuosday ths market ban dis
played moro than ordinary activity The development
toward tho eoBs of Tho week Of s1Ightly hrner feol
Ing vaa tho result hut prices remained unimprovcd.
sud must 10 rsn1ln 70 long The present rata Of
supply II maintained. As for soms wssks previous.
the offerings were moat1y OF fair to primo steers,
Weighing between 100 and 1850 ns. For these
gralea tho prevailing prices wore $too9a 80. There
Vsro few choice droves for which $s,o1@s.s0 MAS
obtained and in two thfhe instances higher hRurta
duns 1t pflcca below tR6Q.
csny fsttsl .tocf. For ,ais:ler md common grades
svatssiDR ah1ao lowsf tb.n Fit;'ay.
Choice peevss-1,us I IT. wslI.iormsd iiyas y...
% s ysar old sto4ts. w.ishlug 1851 70
oooa a. IT, :tssi:, Weigh
nsdfan II ill as;i Weigh .
pushes pa sto:E@Peor *, e iii: ;e:i. md
common 10 ehotpo cowB, for city daughter.
weighing 600 Ia ,.l0o orA................. 3.oo2a75
Stock Catts-Com1non eatue, weighing H0
1uferlor0Esil I'D tiin cow, hsiiss1, 'S'''
staes bulls, snd scslawsg ssoess, ,...... 925@2,76
HOaB-The receipts we're considerably larger tl,au
for tho weak beFotc the ipcreaso amounting TO soma
1S70o lead. but. undsr rsllaas!ainsd packing de-
nand and Increased call from nhppers, tho daily
arrivals found 4 ready outlet, md II prtoss we'll
up ~ those current At ths close tho
| was noted until Friday, when Ill grades except
s.tra Ph!adcphtAs declined loo pes lOo liz. homo
choco dsorra were embraced In e&eh days receipts,
bnt ths ps1csnsaas Of such was tsl Tho bulk Of Tho
hogs. Tho supply Of suitable packing hogs was an
tirely inadequate, tud several Of ths local euttess
among tho numhxr Kicker and tho Chicago Packing
tbs season. Prizes h,7s now stained range Of $10
rer lc0 lbs, viz: t7oa&9Aoo. Tho !atter hauro waa
paid dnfio0 Friday toE assorted Pbl!adsin6!.
hogs. akippers md sufst!os heasy sola q s7;Qo0s
changed owners wtrs e. eos.od for Light and S1oOt5
$40 for heAyy. Saturday MAS . dull day, snd 70
last,oa ef ioao from f!ld.{s quotations ~ = .pf.
need Of stock and was dragg'ng tIads srnn q tbs
skilpczs and iniotor hsayy Il 37.7af.90 tor bacon
grades, aud ii 5S.o1ao.0o for good 10 fancy heavy
alEEP-Wcrs In act,ys lema,,d throughout IL.
Neekt aud ruled hrm at f3.7.@soo tor infeEior; a
Sl2s4476 for common to raaatuEn. and nj IS 3.1A87o
On Asiurdsy by H. +. Mallory Iro. at 500. Thass
shesp wars owued BY Woodruff Il Fhlip, Of Polo. III.
! st. LOUIE
ahres, St.bU87 70; packing extra. $8l5
! CAf7Lr--Uull aud unchAnpeli very lltta doug.