LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
The total receipts and shipments for last week were as follows:
Received. Shipped.
Cattle 25,594 13,722
Calves 353 166
Hogs 45,376 31,864
Sheep 14,206 8,903
The live stock receipts are increasing, and show a large gain over last
week.
CATTLE.--The receipts for Sunday and Monday were rather large, being
estimated at 6,800 head of cattle, as against 3,700 received in the
corresponding time last week. Shipping grades of cattle were active and
firm yesterday at $5 @ 6 67-1/2, exporters taking a fair number. Common
lots were lower, with sales to dressed-beef buyers as low as $4 25. A
good share of the day's trading was done at $5 70 @ 6 60. Quotations are
as follows:
Fancy fat cattle $ 6 75 @ 7 00
Choice to prime steers 6 05 @ 6 70
Fair to good shipping steers 5 55 @ 6 00
Common to medium steers 4 25 @ 5 50
Butcher's steers 4 50 @ 5 00
Cows and bulls, common to good 3 00 @ 4 25
Inferior cows and bulls 2 00 @ 2 95
Stockers 3 40 @ 4 40
Feeders 4 25 @ 4 75
Milch cows, per head 25 00 @55 00
Veal calves, per 100lbs 4 00 @ 7 25
HOGS.
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