, 1879-04-07

SHulo week Ill 46t8s E3. U4U 1A,tA H. 1S{1
Satna week In 1877. 1tI.B75 90, hjl 4, Die
LAT. Lnst Teok M ;....... "a, 70, G5t, 49,, 3,ds5 o,5tH
ssms ss ssas tis m go Sst IT, IT, s
ShtuMthts-
#:;:;:::; E:;; II! FL |;E 8
HsAAJ... ..h4- Ttbl4 Z, b7u
Total. .., ...... IL, oso 81, sa3 1909
CATTLE-Tho werk opened ausp!clously for
tcllors. Tleee was 4 large attendance Of buyers,
m actlvo general demand. and tIrm and adyanc.
inH market. Tho run for Monday aud Tuesday
was Of worry moderate proportions, and ~ reports
from lilo Inst were encouraging, sctlcrs found 1t
an easy mattor to advance prices 1o11a,to Under
tho frcer arrivals Of Wednesday e. 17J hcad), tho
market lost Its buoyancy, buyers grew noro cau-
tious, and beforu tho day WA over decidedly
weak feeling was developed On the following
day, With supply euuailel in nnmbera only onco
In the history Of tho tralo, tho weakness took
shape In q decline of 10c. Fridays tecoipts. slao
were large, and further reduction Ut bGp1Oc was
tho result, Tho depreciation In values thoug1,
sufficient to, in most Instances, 'wipo cut" tho
margin OF profit for the country shipper.
was really much 1eEs acvcro than might
reasonably liav6 been expected to re-
Hnlt from tho almost unprcccdentejtY heayy
rccclpts,-a total for three days Ut II, :s0 head.
The offerings cmbracca larger number Of choico
and beuvcs than for any previous weak Of tho
season, a not fnconsldorabc proportion Of which
wcro 'contract cattle" As tho contract. price
wat bnscd ,,non tho superstition tAat tho export
trade In 1.-Two cntto would continue uninterrupted,
1t may safely bo Inferred that 1osaes werc protty
general, snd In majority OF instances pretty se-
we're. The oxpurtatlun Of live cattle IL at stnI.
still. Tho shipments abroad Of dead sneat are con-
timed On generous scale. bit for that trade tic
fahcy class o. cattle Is ao1 required, and 'Btylo"
and ''hnlsh" do not. count Tor much. Suckers
.sY.o In LES dsmsua. md dig no. brng ths l,Ieh
tson still relatively much higher than lat catts.
With regnrd to tho extent and quality Of tho
cons}as u
sluntana. md Wyoming tho paRt winter was un-
qusstonaby the n1oAt seyuse experienced for rnnnY
victims to EXPOSURE and starvation In Hcomparh,lyely
large, but tic ateat Information Is conclusive that
tho carly statoments of losses werc greatly e1aa-
gesatca. m11l&h aEo the estimates ranged ftnm
Is to 10 ner cont. which Ills etated, by t!ose
in position to judge TINT 15 pcr cont VII! fully
tho number Of ,nutused cattle In thoso states n
much grcatur than tha percentage OF ioss resulting
from the scsortty Of tho w,ntes Chicago may rca-
IRON tlnt country for thu Of 1878 though
thu present indications ara that The run will begin
s afss iaan as your & aa tat thn aa'ty
!oWcyus, will depend much upon tho character of
tho apring nnd sarly summer.
4nUE8 NlH u HIT tEWHLu on EAtQIQASt uQk the
yards contained pretty largo amount Ut atock,
md, at1or tho wants Of thu trnde had been fully
nut, thcfa still remained good naany nnsold cat
tic, and tho market closed easy at thu following
quorArl0Ns: =
Extra nceves-Qrndcd stecrs. Weighing
1.i00 lbs 1Id uDWAriA. ...... H. 85Gt6. 10
Choce Dceyea-Fine, fat. wol!-fotmod
ooSa stses; 70
Weighing /. loo to /. aUV ibs. .....:... 42014.5o
Weighing j. 90 to j. .a0o ibs......... 3.e504. Is
Butchers stock-poor 10 common
sieuts md common 10 choice cows.
for e!ty slaughter. weighing 800 to
stosk ea!tis.Gommoasa cattle. weighing ~'oDs,' ~
lnicflor-Ltght ind thta COWS, heiiers, -
stags. bulls and scalAwag etcnEa -. 2. 0012. TO
fcas, per 100 1bs. s..........,,....... 3.0uG15. %
A0Gs,rhe week opened oa . quot an4 easy
from tste ruling agnres q tue previous saturday,
tn undrr tho small receipts o. tue following two
days. And In rcsponse tu the Improved loHa Of thu
t!s advance being aoMia 6Qa1Uc In cxcess OF tho
Lecltnn VI Montuy. Tnursday'a market opsncd at
y further aaynncs 1T 6c. hut t1c improvement waa
lost before the ay wAs 0fur, and tnc market closed
laot ut an advance for tla weak OF 5db1uo per 1u0
lps. In quR!lty tho supply was but little different
rs &c s es shaa s s osts s
There was d l,gLt demand on Saturday, and tho
tic SUPPLY. Sales lraxsrti It s 5oao Ii ior com.
mon 10 caoee oaeen asausa' anu a. ~ 9uqI4. uo
Ut pooa ~ ta MsaYI MsMa msta ,sa, sasa o.
IVY ~. n.etuE @ Gaacs eenMe!ay III g. e. ~.
a"ss ~ " -a ta sIss mssu ~ ~; ~ " gnt,
III " tis! S M f"r IL nttsr 'os ''' a"o
silLEr-rhees was IN aetiyo and stoady market
tHroughont tsav phst weos. snipperh took hold
av ',rtiroS r thom,s nnrn ~ ha,ni IT,. "u .a .ho
wsto quickly dls!nsea Of. sAies vera On baais
o. $'ista ~ lof po9f 10 mea,un qa4'st!es' a9l
" r. x, t iu .. H. % Rss ~ ~ H.; tgS eul
tsain. s'f'' t~ '''e '"@ - 'A' -A'''-'"
$"NHes