, 1891-07-28
THE wEEK,s CATTLE MARhEr.
On the whole Unsatisfactory Except
for Prime Cattle.


lClay, Robbins & Co.'S Circular, July al
Estimated receipts Tor the week.....76, IT'S
Official receipts last week......-.....65, I59
Showing an increase OH. .....lO,4l6
Corresponding week 1890. ,0O9
The receipts OF beef cattle for the week
show a liberal increase, and were due to
the heavy supply OF Texans and Western
rangers, the supply of natlyes being much
the same as last week. The food gates
have been opened aud a perfect deluge OF
cattle has poured upon the market from
all quarters.
The market opened strong on Friday
last. aud all grades of cattle sold fully l0c
per 100 lbs. higher; in fact medium to
good grades made the highest prices of
the season, while extra prime steers sold
at Sc. 40 per 100 lbs, or with Zoe OF the
the top. Mondays receipts of 5000
to choice grades ruled firm and a shade
higher, while the medium grades sold
slowly at barely steady prices Tuesday
estimates were far too low. A few prime
beevcs sold early at steady prices, but later
weakened and closed lOc per 100 lbs lower.
Medium steers were in heavy supply.
The market was denoralized for this class
and prices were from Is to 2Oc per 100
lbs lower. Wednesdays market was a
repetition OF Tuesdays and values we're
carried down still further, making a de-
cline OF 10 to l5c per 100 lbs. for choice,
and 80 to SOC per 100 lbs. for common to
medium beeveS Thursdays receipts OF
1900 we're more than the trade required.
Choice TO extra bceves brought steady
prices, but all other grades were extreme
ly dull and a shade lower. Today, with
10000 on sale, the market opened steady
on choice grades. Common and medium,
nothing doing.
The market throughout the week has
been very unsatisfactory for everything
below extra prime corn-ted beevcs. Such
have been in moderate supply, and show
but little decline. The medium grades,
however, have suffered severely in price.
The cause can be attributed to the heavy
receipts Of good Texans and the opening
OF the season for northern range cattle.
About 4, 500 head of the latter class came
to hand during the week in good to prime
condition, and sold from 81. 40 to IS. SC.
Native cattle. unless good to choice, can
not compete with these. This class of
cattle will continue to come forward in
liberal numbers during the next ninety
days, ald dealers should be exceedingly
cautious in handling medium and rough
steers.
During the corresponding week last
year receipts were heavy. Foreign mar
kets were strong, aud prime beeves sold
readily at steady prices, while the medium
grades decline ten to fifteen cents. and
grassy stock twenty to thirty cents per 100
pounds, extra prime steers selling from
$4.60 to 81 rs, exporters 81 % to "a. so.
with fair to good dressed beef and ship
ping steers from : 3 90 to $40.
Supplies of mixed butcher stock have
been liberal, and with the heavy receipts
of Texans the market ruled weak and
lower from the start. Fair to good cows
and heiters are twenty to forty cents per
100 pounds. Lower, medium and can
ming grades are about as low as they can
be, and haye been very slow sale through
out the week. Veal calves in heavy sup
ply. Choice light grades steady, heavy
and common weak, and a shade lower.
Bulls of all grades twenty to forty cents
per 100 pounds lower.
The London and Liverpool markets
have been literally supplied; demand
weak, prices one-fourtl cent per ID. lower.
Good to prime beeves twelve and one-
fourth cents to thirteen and enc fourth
cents per h., estimated dressed weight.
We quote:
Extra prime steers.....".......$5 5000 25
Exporters, l,450 to ! 900 lbs.
averaRe.......u............. 5 40 5 10
Export steers, heavy, l,450 to
1900 lbs lacking quality 5 90 5 40
Good dressed beef and ship
ping steers l,l50 to IT,
4OO 4 50 D 90
Fair to medium steers, l,l5O
to l.400 s................. 3 25 4 30
Common to fair steers, 900
TO l,i50 bs................. 80 5 20
Good cow and heifers......... . IS 3 %
Fair to medium o wi and
helfers | % = OU
Gamers .........r..... ......... | 90 | 50
Export bulls. 2 90 3 %
Common and medium bulls 2 Is . 4O
Good stockers and feeders 2 IS 3 GO
Common stockcrs and feeders 2 90 2 75
Calves, heavy 300 lbs. aud
upward. 2 25 > 81
Calves, light 100 to 100 lbs. ; so 4 I;
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