| Show MARKET MARRET MATTERS dynov sis of list last t cattle and arid sliced trade in ili Cl chicago iliago from our correspondent larron the cattle mat maket during the week just closed lias has ruled ery very weak and stumpy and 1 11 alio tra dehas been beell decidedly I 1 unsatisfactory im tor lor jor both buyers bibi ars and fellers at at the start there wai only a it mod arao run of rood good to 0 o choice native borsuch for such prices were 1 about 11 shady Ther ewas no particular 1 r lou nr gf ney in the demand but there was ap 0 od attendance of and air wanted ft i fow rattle cattle the competition proved to impart a fairly active tone bothem to alie market ar lot and sales were nude made at about sa 4 quotations common pias grass stock no ae v verd ragged aney showed ilou effect of or the hamy run of range cat tic the tile latter were to ho lie had 10 C a 20 che cheaper aper than last week and buyers insisted up upon ou getting the common gr grades des of natives at a corresponding reduction they succeeded fales eales plainly indicating a decline of 10 15 c fc ISE everal bunches of very good mere were offered native butchers stock mould world lial hat 1 fa fared red better had the sarly supply of ranee range cattle been smaller 1 I he ie latter ic 10 almost the exclusive attention of canners and as there heie mere were more cotts cows bulls and other nathe native truck than hie the butchers could wrest w lowith with they had little the lie best of the situation on tile poorer sorts prices favored fas them to the extent of about I 1 10 0 r but fair to good cows a and n d ceif ers command about sa Satur t diya fi fig lies range cattle mere were as stated above in very largo large supply and the quality vas was by far the best seen here this season the 1 I he demand for stockers and feeders was v as light but it exceeded the tile supply and anti the ilia market was firm As tile week advanced the market nas was in a most unsatisfactory condition there was about the usual number of buyers present but there was no urgency i in n the demand from any class and leaving out wit choice goods of v inch which there cra none and which therefore were nominally unchanged t the lie market was lower all around common and fair steers suffered a further decline of 10 Q a just how much could liae haye been obtained for choice grades it is impossible to ba gay y ai aj none were ere offered but as such animals nero were in active d amand to shi 1 to eastern and foreign markets the feeling was w as very firm the tile average av crago quality was the poorest of the season both native butchers stock and range cattle were ft ere in small supply but the demand was pm smaller aller and buyers bbyers demanded and obtained 10 ca A further reduction in prices stockers changed hands freely but receipts r 8 were v ere largo arge and the tone a trifle weak M cak toward the ilia close of the week there was more era life in the trade decide decidedly dl Y so but eo so faras far as prices were w ere concerned theio ther ewas was no perceptible improve mant though the prevalent feeling was firmer finner receipts both in numbers bersand and quality showed show ed little change few prime cattle were w ere offered and arid that class therefore sold strong common to fair lots made up the bulk of the offerings and for uch ruch tho the market was n as barely steady sales to shippers bad a wide lange range viz aa 4 7 but most niost of their purchases were w ere at 4 common cr rr assers went at 1 4 6 t S As is always the case during the season for range shipments to this market the tile call formative for native butchering and wid cann canning iniz beeer was reduced to a minimum and the movement was blow slow the great bulk of tile arrivals arri vala are arn coming from the great fieo free ranges of texas wyoming Vy oming and Non montana tana and the cattle from froin illinois iowa and surrounding rounding eur states are s ery cry por the ranee ranze cattle go olf off very well rell but it is hard work to sell the cheap natives and many of the parties shipping them lacre are sadly disappointed because they do not bring brinz more money closing sales of COMS cows were ft ere at 2 50 t WO for inferior to choice while bulls went at Q 6 and common to fair little steers at 4 6 texas chan changed ed hands ut and nortie northern range cattle at 3 40 gy Stocker sand firm a at t 3 25 2 fr 4 4 50 for the former and at 4 25 ba 4 75 for the latter 1 I hero there mas was a moderate supply and good demand the sheep trade lias bas been bee n dull there was a moderate demand from the local trade and some inquiry for shipment existed but there were few lots good enough to meet the tile wants of the latter class of buyers more Alore common comma n sheep however were offered than there was market for and prices arc are 10 S lower with poor lots not wanted sales range at a for inferior to choice bier CHICAGO ali aug 23 |
