, 1885-08-16
or INTEREST TO BULLIoNAIREs.
The Beef Market of the Pas, week.

and prices were stiff for all grades o
shipping stock. Indeed, for the mos
desirable sorts, buyers were not averse to
paying an advance of 5(Gl0c, as New
York vas reported 81 per head higher for
good TO best grades. Colorado c%orn-fed
cattle were unusually numerous, and sales
were quick at -. 75G5.5O. No fancy
beeyes were offered, but there were 4
good many heavy lots here and some that
were Of good quality. These sold at
former rates, but were not very active
Native butchers stock sold higher. II
was in scant supply, and as Gamers had
not the usual number of Texans to select
from, the demand was good at prices
averaging Toe higher than at the close of
the previous week. Range cattle were
way up" offerings were light, and under
a brisk demand, business was lively at an
advance OF l5G20c, Large numbers of
northern range cattle from Oregon sold to
dressed beef men at $4.s5@49 30, and a
drove from Montana changed hands at
s4.75. Traders accounted for the meagre
receipts in this as well us in the market
for shipping stuff by the fact that little or
no stock wa shipped from the country on
the closing days of the previous week.
Trade in stockers and feeders was en-
tirely without life. A few country buyers
were present, but they were not inclined
to pay even the ruling low prices, and
business was mainly speculative. Stock
calves from the east, however, sold well at
unchanged figures.
As the week advanced shipping cattle
recorded a further rise of 5(dl0c. and
ruled active at the advance. Offerings
continued very meagre, and to that fact is
chiefly to be ascribed the upward turn in
prices, though the firm tone Of Eastern
advices was a strengthening feature. The
quality of receipts was not good, there
being a decided pr%eponderance Of rough,
grassy lots. In Common and medium
natives, however, the advance was more
pronounced than in the best grades, the
absence OF the usual supplies Of Texans
causing a sharp demand for such. Extra
grades showed the least change. BUYERS
appearing TO have fixed ON 50 as the max
imum price, and had the number on sale
been laree they could not have been
moved at that figure,
Native butchering and canning stuff
was il good demand and active. An in
creased supply OF Texans occupied the
attention Of many Gamers, but enough
competition was developed in the market
for natives to carry values up an average
Of fully Toe. \ good many scrubs were
in the pens, but they all appeared to be
wanted. Rangers also made a further
gain of l0C6l5c. Gamers were the prin-
cipal buyers, but the best of the offerings
went into the hands of dressed beef men.
Sales were made of Nebraska Texans at
s4.20(G460, of Iontana grassers at "a. 90,
and of Idaho range beevcs at s5.l5.
The stocker and feeder market was
%stagnant. Some sellers declared there
was no market, and spectators were glad
to make sales at material reductions from
cost price. Stock calves, however, were
in fair request.
Toward the close of the week the mar
ket for shipping grades was heavily sup
piled. Statesmen were anxious and buy
ers Indifferent. As a rule the latter
seemed to think they would have matters
pretty much their own way, aud while
almost scorning to look at inferior grades,
they bid 20(d25c lower for what they
wanted. The receipts for the week,
however, were but little heavier than last,
and statesmen were unwilling to make
the cut-throat concessions asked. Hence
for a time all classes Of cattle were badly
neglected, and ordinary light stock most
Of all; but holders remained firm and
prices were not generally more thar lO(d
l5c lower. Very coarse aud inferior
grass lots were not wanted, but light and
medium weights sell better than heavy
grades. Smooth, we'll fatted droyes
averaging LOO to 1850 Ms about filled
the bill. This was owing, no doubt, to
the preference shown for this kind at
New York.
Large supplies Of Texans took all the
snap out Of the market for native butch
ering stuff, low grades being especially
dull and weak. Sales were made slowly,
and all but the choicest fat cows and mixed
lots were loo lower. 1t is safe to say
there will be too many common cattle
from now until frost. Texans dropped
fully 2Oc, and Western mngers about lOc,
while in some cases there were greater
declines. The demand was good, but
buyers were all aware that there was no
need of haste and were inclined to hold
back.
The stocker and feeder market was lib
orally supplied with nearly all kinds of
young cattle from calves to feeding steers.
Hence trade was dull, with low grades
very slow.
Closing sales range Us follows:
Extra choice steers. ........... IS. $4,000
Choice steers. ................. 5.G0(d5.S so
Good steers 5.30(G5. SIS
Fair steer....~................. 4.5O(d5. 20
Common steers................ 375(G44 IS
Choice COVE. .............. 37O(G4. 30
Medium cows. ............... 2.90(d3. 65
Inferior cows.........~......... l.TO(d2.s So
Poor 10 choice bulls OOfm3 a.