. The Illinois farmer [microform] : a monthly agricultural journal, devoted to the interests of the farmer, gardener, fruit grower and stock raiser ... Agriculture; Agriculture -- Illinois. 66 THE ILLIISroiS , the aniruaU have been of a heavy clnss, which gives a larger imouiit of beef than tlian tlie corresponding numbers one wuelt ago. Milch Cows sell a shade better. The receipts of fresh animals show lOy less than the previous week. Numbers iire Still unsold, and those having cows in the country for sale had better dispose of them there. Calves are i|uite plenty, and rather cheaper t
. The Illinois farmer [microform] : a monthly agricultural journal, devoted to the interests of the farmer, gardener, fruit grower and stock raiser ... Agriculture; Agriculture -- Illinois. 66 THE ILLIISroiS , the aniruaU have been of a heavy clnss, which gives a larger imouiit of beef than tlian tlie corresponding numbers one wuelt ago. Milch Cows sell a shade better. The receipts of fresh animals show lOy less than the previous week. Numbers iire Still unsold, and those having cows in the country for sale had better dispose of them there. Calves are i|uite plenty, and rather cheaper than one week ago, especially those which only weigh aboni 60 tbs alive, and whose hoofs are scarcely hard- ened. The best calves rarely bring over GSic |? R), live wght. Sheep are not as plenty, and the best command slightly ad- vanced rates, or say 6)it&7}4c, live weight, for wool sheep, of prime quality. A lot of very fair shear sheep brought 6c. The stock has all been sold. Hogs are plenty, and J»(^Xc cheap- er. Large numbers remain unsold on the market. Of the 3,037 bullocks yarded at Forty-fourth street, this week, so far as we could ascertain their origin from owners and salesmen, and from the yard-books, 649 head came from Ohio, 470 from New York, 129 from Indiana, 1,049 from 1111 nois, 27 from Pennsylvania, 78 from Canada, '24'2 from Michi- gan, 866 from Iowa, 60 from Virginia, ^i from New Jersey and 14 from Missouri, and 80 Kentucky. Illinois is again a large contributor, furnishing one-third of the stock. The following is the range of prices to-day compared with last week: PRicrs. To-day. Last week. Premium cattle 10>ic.@U c. First quality lOo. ®10j^c. 10c. ic. Medium quality 9c. @ 'Jiic. 9c. © 9>4c. PoorquaUty 8c. @ 8^c. 8c. @ 8>4C. Poorest quality 7c. ® 7;sc. 6J4c.^ l}iC. General selling prices 8c. @10 c. 8c. @10 c. Average of all sales 8jtiC.® 9 c. - 8iJic.@ 9 c. As compared with this time last year, the prices of to-day are fully i
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