, 1881-01-01

comment ny LHc Bfltlsll press aha pfouucGras
CATTLE.
In this branch Of the market tho mast year
nll classes of: Operators, Not onty was THO
Volume 0f business n1iic!, larger than for my
former year. but prices were subjected to
''slsal, thus cntaI!lng upon shippers fewer
and 1ess severe !osscs than Ii the past.
Then, too, the quality of the stock was better
@ seet eysf Was 0eS3s ,Sst hs fk saFf + II + ts asay r.
portAnco ,of the export trailc, III which
G!'oice cattle only cal! be- usesl (, ADVANTAGE
r s at 2e I i d,SGfs asy e. e ssSn ssis9 % sata ;ts +
rapidly Improving, the following from tile
Mark Lane Erpress, whicf. y b.. ITO, means
friendly to the American cattle trn'le, will
inore for the rink and tiie of their cominoii
native breeds itl the Inst five years tan En-
g!sl! farmers f!,.ye s'o'le for their rank mud
ii!e darny IN the INT twenty years. II any o,,e
Imported American beasts, and then go to
the fnlrs and markets III any part Of tlle
co.tntry.-wft!, tho exception Of certntn
s$ Fss$ a6tssssph II eoase IT, x USe ls st"s G% es sa
tss we now receive are the best they l!ave to
send, quite the pick tf their n.nrket; but
live years ago they Ind few, II any. Ms good
cattle q coioraio a,si rexas ' viii hs i long
way nl1ead ot orr ordinary cutie ~ tel!
years tine. The Horned stock To he found
u u summer n the, New Farest, n l!am1p,;;
than u is7I. Tne t1liEerel,cu ranged, fron :.'c
to sl.00 per too lbs ainl was greatest fl cforc
~ sxtra n Eraes re ysar npefI as re
a5.11iNltj.75 bctnrc the ctDse Of January.
There ,was no important cllange until April.
when tho market begnn t9 work downward.
ead d Aprii, Wien tic lssst ,'grats Is sold 1T
a4.11:5G{4.tD These were the lowest prizes 0f
tile year. IL June tho market hcgai. 10 re-
cover, rcacli1nx Si:7i5Fe5W before tho close
Of Tint month. During July there WIS
not much cl'ange In yatlcs Of fat cattle,
though, more of that class w1s received than
IN any previous, july. during tue fall there
vas q gradual appreciation IN s4lnes. nl,.I
higher than foe q n1i'hlcr IF years previous,
extra grades selling ut st.01GlG.15 md In Il
few Instances at su.soGz:.0o.. TlM: ,iIrst H,'ar-
'ss e sw ssts e. @ @sqey pTsesy T! :sfs ssy a If s
stnrkers rnnEet high, the latter selling NJ, to
s2.5oga.so for psflln qualities. lhese, Dc.
serlntlons were relatively dear ,, until July,
native grass cattle, thvre was Il sharp decline.
The total
HEc1:1rrrs or cATrs.1: wEKE
1889 907, as aEatllst 1,el57::A for is70,-an III
crease If 1tN.Gi! head. Tilc year also saw
H. .ysf Wk gisspts is p sXer s9 TGF's f e. ;Is1 @
for june u, :;4,Gif fur the week ending with
Nov. s9, alid III, ~, fur tho mottl, Of Noven-
i,er The excess OF receil'ts over sl'lI!emts M was
a inS ks sMlkstH oWaee SnSs for he WV NV
hundred luad OF b1oollusl cattle intended for
breeding pllrposes,. ttlDse figures, represent
the number numb Of cattle take,1 by feeders; THE
ference Ms compared With ls1U beT,ig more
thnM!'oW. Most Of the incrcase occurred DIR.
inE Tie autumn, nl,i c9llsiste,l prliieibally
to Dec. not fewer TIM, $4,000 calyes ar.
rived ut the yards The bulk Of them eatlse
fron! New 1osk, re'lnsylsa''a, and Ohio,
mud were oistfinntc1 ntno!!E Western farm; ~
Nelrnska. The prevailing prices were s. %
0l2M per hen.l, though us Inv Ms S7.oo and
ls highn s15.oo was l'aId. Ttls IL q new
pestea to coiatinue, u tlie experiment, ot
shipping calves from the East tn this market
l,ns proved proIltablr. ,DnrIn. ,,'osi Of tl,pp
year there Wns II more than ordinarily gu0d
tniett considerably higher thnn fur 1871, the
supply frequently falling short Of the de
n.nlNi. The, Inquiry, ton. was for q better
gsnss 1f stockers tttt!l III past Seasus, feeders
lor ferding MI interior grade II c.tt IL simply
tceanse they catl be obtained ut II low price:
l'nr cnttle sulspt 10 the wants Of cnl,nnrs and
n, Lest 1syy; W.{r sn scss dxas wl,nt mt 1fs ,
poorer cInss Of nntiyes> t1,ere WIS a gDntl
demand throughout tIle. season, md, a* the
supply Ut those descriptions WAS less tllatl
Fe e' 9:ss9s s Sss' 3 !less nisesS i9o5SS
cattle netteu thctr uwi,ers alhlut s:..M l,er
head more ti,an for the, season Of 1910. aid
there was corresponding Improvement IN
prices Of lam-grade natlses. with which tho
aboyc descriptions come Into direct eompe-
titlon. Tile run ut Tuxns through, cattle WIS
abont tlle sr,ne ns for 18TH nggrcEatinE from
10000 to l75,o0o head Though most OF the
quality was aboye the nvornge Of
marked falling oil in tl,e receipts
entLc from the naS tong It the IT,; s@se ~,
tl,an ever before. Ila stock came through
thu wlllter li1 very good sisnpe, bllt pro.
almost annliijated tie p,sturarc. qiii .lt:
wceks: Then when they we're i. 4 condition
tn SEMI forward 1t was found tint tile rail-
fully accommodate sniruers, md mNcl,
stock tint otherwise would liavc cone direct
e. Chtrago was thus diverted To atilrr points.
sIs hs 'ese ao,,e ws faETSsr @ a " css o 5 GS'1G + L
ttIis t rlght thu. THIN :,. iarser niintcr
thnn ever before s1opped Mt Council litnTs,
Mysf fs IL ts es.s eES IT ss sts fsso s'
guMl tle1iln,,tt FROM the farntrs Of tue aEjn.
cent country. Thu bulk Of the "Westerll' -
cattle sold here ut s.. which Is MI nd
per Ioo ibs. Tlte yrar closr,l at prices
SG.0UYu.50 for extra.
HOGS.
TIE resepts wero 7QW1os ngainst o'4!ss,. !,I,
fof for ,s1",, I'm Mux r{ss = oosa euare no
| SOIL Will any Vuttr PREVIOUS tn 1878