The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-08-25
CATTLE AT CHICAGO.
Facts and Figures From the Great Stock
Market.

Market.
Special Correspondence.
CHICAGO, August 23.-The cattle
market during the week just closed
has ruled very weak and slumpy, and
the trade has been decidedly unsatis-
factory for both buyers and sellers.
AT the start there was only a mode
rate run of good to choice native
steers, and for such prices were about
steady. There was no particular urg-
ency in the demand, bnt there was a
good attendance of buyers and all
wanted few cattle. The competition
proved sufficient to impart u fairly
active tone to the market. and sales
We're made at about Saturdays quota
tions. Common grass stock, however,
dragged. They showed the effect of
The heavy run Of range cattle. The
latter were to be had 10 @ zoe cheaper
than last week and buyers insisted up
on getting the common grades Of na.
tives at a corresponding reduction.
! They succeeded, sales plainly indicat.
ing Il decline of 10 q l5c. Several
punches of very good beeyes were Of
fered.
Native butchers stock would have
Jared better had the supply Of range
cattle been smaller. The latter re.
ceived almost the exclusive attention
of Gamers, and as there were more
cows, bulls, and other native truck
than the butchers could wrestle with
they had a little the best of the stu
alton. On the poorer sorts prices ia
vored them to the extent of about 10
O l5c, but far to good COWS and helf-
ers commanded about Saturdays fig
ures. Range cattle were, as stated
above, in very large supply and the
quality was by far the best seen here
this season.
The demand for stockers and feeders
was light, but it exceeded the supply
and the market was firm. AS the
| week advanced the market was in a
most unsatisfactory condition. There
Was about the usual number of buyers
present. but there WAS no urgency in
the demand from any class, and leav-
ing out choice grades, of which there
were none, and which therefore were
nominally unchanged. the market was
lower all around. Common to fair
steers suffered further decline OF l(
| q l5c. Just how much could have
| been obtained for choice grades 1t is
impossible to say, as none were offered
but as such animals were IN active Gle
mand to ship to eastern and foreign
market the feeling was very firm. The
aver age quality was the poorest o1
the season.
Both native butchers stock ant
range cattle were in small supply, bu
the demand was smaller and buyers
demanded and obtained l0@15c furthe
reduction in prices.
| Stockers changed hands freely. bu
receipts were large and the tone Il tiff
weak.
Toward the close Of the week ther
was more life in the trade, decidedly
SO; but as far rs prices were concerned
there was no perceptible improvement
though the prevalent feeling was firm
. er. Receipts, both in numbers an
quality, showed little change. FEY
prime cattle were offered, and tina
class therefore sold strong; common t
fair lots made up the bulk OF the Offer
ings, and for such the market wa
barely steady. Sales to shippers had
wide range-viz: S43$I-but most Q
I their purchases were at $4.15@6.50
common grassels went at $4@4. 20.
! AS is always the case during til
season for range shipments to thi
market. the call for native butcherln
and common beeves was reduced to
minimum ard the movement was slow
The great bulk of tie arrivals is com
ing from the great free ranges Q
Texas. Wyoming and Montana. an
I most Of the cattle from Illinois, Iowa
and surrounding states are'very poor
The range cattle go off very we'll. bn
lii is hard work to sell the cheap native
and many Of the parties shipping tner