, 1879-03-31
LIVE STOCK.

CATTLE-Th1 foFo p7tk OF the week nndee >e'
Wow was lacking both In nctiyt.y and In drmneas.
Now York opened ;iQ1Mc lover, and reports from
othcr points wosa seareciy loss diacouraging
Thorcfote shippers wore 10th 10 continue opera-
tions except at reduction corresponding 10 tho
dee1tne Mt tho East, and Tho free arrivals Of tho
nrst half Of tho week enabled them to crowd down
prlces 10 tho oxtent Of 10lb.0c. Toward the end
Of tho week change for The bcttcr In tho poatton
Of tho Eastern market and decline In the re-
ce!pts led to increased actyity, mud during Friday
and Saturday most Of tho decline wnd recovered.
For butohers stufZ and suckers there as through-
ont steadily good demand At rrlccs showing but
b1tghs variation from those current the week be-
fore. tho former selling principally at 81. e03 III
md tho latter At -. $50. For primo feeding
cattlo there worc buyers at 81. o004.15. Tho de.
uand for export wns not very sharp but tile oftcr-
inrn Of cxtsa cattle Were few snd all found ready
sao within tho range OF fu1mcr quotations, or at
e5. 00G1d.3o. Tho expectation Of liye cattle has
ceased to cut any considerable figure. but tho dead.
meat trade il being carried on with energy, the
weekly shipments from Now York averaging not
far from y, Gao quarters. md for fat cattto. tho
paae weeks receipts changed owncr. at from
So. .60Sai So. Saturdays market was firm ut tho
following
Extra Dcoycs-9radcd steers. Weighing.
300 lbs and qn,va'1s 20. ooat5.3o
Good ' beMsyesMWe%j.fstteued MW % o steors, % 'Ss4' 90
weighing i. 100 10 1,;!oo ibs, ,....:..:. 4a5Gl4.5o
weighing /, o5o 10 i. zoo lb........." o.75o+.2 Is
nuichers' Stock-po1r 10 common
steers and common 10 choice cove.
fot cliy slaughter. weighing 800 to- ~ ~
s.osS Ss!tis.SSnmeas cattle, e., Weighing w., ~
o1 70 i 9sD mi n cows, hcic;;
VIII :s:' /: ss; }So aSs s 'ssssss s!ss:' 1885,
1lodS-Wo have 10 notu quite marked lncrcaso
tn tho receipts Of hogs. the past weeks arrivals
being SOME '0 200 head IN ssof last week and
2St 200 head In cxccss nf tho previous week. They
o San any aH fosmst yea1. eontinae provsncnt in
quality Ia also noted. Tho market onenca weak,
aud tho tendency throughout was downward. as
very aharp either on local or EHstcrn account: A
little less than half Tho supply was taken by ship.
nspy sa3; ss tsf esoss sssSs f;as; saS;
were scarce and In demand ut 81. 10a4.:ab, tha
latter for rhilaaeiphlaa. Saturdays market was
ssy 5sys rfss ss wshts wi &c, a I'D r. j. pUo9
70 cho!ce heavy. fkips were slow at 4:' ooao3. 90
The ahoyt qao.ations show decline fos the week
priees wss e. e. ss ia os A' 's' sA'
sllEEp-'rhs aupp!y has been iets than for the
Rooa iosai i and Easern ' dsaana % 70 meet solless
found 1t possible to obtaln somo little advnncc tE
prices. We now qnoto, poor 70 mcl1uln grades q
w. T5E4. %, aud good to extra at 81. 00dE5 ~ poi
| 100 lbs. Considerably mora than half the suppl,
was taken by ths Eastern trade.
HT. LOUIS.
sr. Louis, March nn.-CArTLE-Qntet and I'm
sh;sngea 'upp,yo sGo light; 'l' doing; receipts 400
Hoas--Flrncr; Workers. and I'altin,oros, s9. 4oa
s7o gscSiag s so @ lS1nsn, SatSnsrs t9 tfsTney
o. eHpss sna matte SS e s;fs
| coipts, !, 100; shipments. 800.
! KANSAS orr.
| Specfaf Di&palch to 3ns Tribune.
| Kansas ClTr, No.. March 20.-CATILE-Tht
Price Current reports cattle rcco!uts, 2.0; ahip
nnents, 14D; market fair; native shippers, 81. y
a.. 90; natira stoekers aud feelcss, 81. s5Gbt 10
| native cows, 81. 1154t3+ 10. .-......
Hoes- Receipts, :..s shipments, none; weak
fair 10 choice heavy, 81. 16Gb3.4 light shipping
| 81. 75Qb3.1O. .......'.-
| CINCINNATI
C1sc1sNArI. March 20. .--Itoas7MarGot = Me-, 'nl an
$3.50Gt1.b9; pncking e. TOO 30; butchers
50. 00&t4. 10; receipts, l,471; shipments, 6s5.
| INDIANAPOLIS.
Ixp1AxAro11s, March 21. -Hous-Fifm at s.. 2.
| l3.D0; receipts, !, ,U10; shipments, 0i6.