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Live-stock markets~ Continued. 
Articles. February. March. April. 
SAINT LOUIS. 
Cattle, good to choice native steers..per cental..| $5 25 to $6 00| $5 25 to $550! $5 25 to $5 50 
common to fair natives...-.-...--- do....| 3.00 to.4 25 300 to 4 25 300 to 4°25 
inferior to common.....--..------- dob.) 2100 | fo} 4325 2.00 to 3 25 200 to 3 25 
. Texan, fair toichoice. -- 2-05. 5.42-'3 do.-' 300 to 4 25 300 to 4 50 300 to 4 50 
Sheep -2-becoa ows Cees sees 2 MP a Sb da. 275 to 5 50 275 to 5 50 2715 10.4 Seo 
SWAG ett cnc am a cae ait tesa ahis bags cae 4 dow = \psae iD t0\c7 25 740 to 810 750 to 8 50 
Horses, plags 2.220 l2sl.2 J. estes we! per head.-}| 3000 to 4000] 3000 to 5000} 3000 to 50 00 
Plans 5. . ost olgte cess beh a. Ee RS do..-.| 60 06 to 75 00] 60 00 to 75 00 60 00 to 75 00 
REPCOECdT o tetanieactan cra vee G do....| 75 00 t0125 00} 75 00 to125 00 | 75 00 to125 00 
heavy draught ...-....-----.----- do....| 115 00 to 125 00 | 115 00 to 125 00 | 115 00 to125 00 
OOM ATIVENS 4ofy- -5.. 5565 F--ad ony do....| 100 00 to 150 00 |} 100 00 to15Q 00 | 100 00 to 150 00 
Seg HT We Spaaied pn Repent Se sl A gi ca do....| 175 00 to 200 00 | 175 00 to 200 00 | 175 00 to 200 00 
auction horses and ponies .....--. do..-.| 25.00 to 4500] 2500 to 45 00/ 2500 to 45 00 
Mules, 14 to 15 hands high................ do....| 80 00 to130 00 80 00 to130 00 80 00 to 120 00 
15 to 16 hands high.. 22222) 22222. do,...| 130 00 to 170 00 | 130 00 to170 00 | 115 00 to 170 00 
OXDAlser bb> be. we dceiaciet ot seen do....| 175 00 to 200 00 | 175 00 to200 00 | — — to — — 
NEW ORLEANS. 
Cattle, Texas beeves, choice..-........ per head..; — — to 40900] — — to 4000! — — to 40 00 
first quality ........ do....| 3000 to 3500} —— to 3500] — — to 35 00 
second quality..-..- do....}| 2000 to 25 00 | — — to 30 00/| — — to 30 00 
western beeves .222-.-- 222 per cental..| — — to — — 400 to 500 400 to 5 50 
Milcheows W263. 3.) AGL AS: per head..| 40 00 to 9000] 4000 to 90 00} 70 00 to 90 00 
SHED haste ek oe OS cng septate daee <n sta do... < 200 to 6 00 200 to 6 00 200 to 600 
Swiie 2s see ee} Se a aa per cental 6 00 to 8 00 6 00 to 8 50 600 to 8 50 
Horses, good combined..-...-------.. per head..| 150 00 to200 00 | 150 00 to200 00 | —— to — — 
DIGGS yes connie Savsccees +s Seek a do..-.| 100 00 to0150 00 | 100 00 to150 00| — — to — — 
COMMON. ois Was etA A Nes bn Date mo do....; 4000 to 8000} 4000 to 8000| —— to — — 
Mules, well-broken, first-class -.........-- do....| 225 00 to275 00 | 225 00 to275 00| — — to — — 
second-class.....-.--- do....| 175 00 to 225 00 | 175 00 to225 00 | — — to — — 
FOREIGN MARKETS, 
, WHEAT.—Considerable uneasiness was created in England by the long 
continuance of rain at a time when drying winds were most needed and 
usually looked for. The conditions of growth at the close of March had 
become more favorable, but still there was anxiety lest the long continu- 
ance of wet weather in spring should greatly retard the harvest. Spring 
sowings are generally completed by the middle of March, and any post- 
ponement necessitated by bad weather causes apprehension in regard 
to spring-grain, postponing its ripening beyond its normal season. 
The approach of warm weather, it was hoped, would enable winter- 
wheat to recover from the check which had been given to vegetation in 
general. France and Germany complain still more loudly of severe 
weather accompanied by destructive inundations. These adverse influ- 
ences have caused a rise in prices, inasmuch as they betoken a decreased 
European crop. Buyers are operating with greater confidence, while 
sellers are becoming less anxious to push their stocks upon the market. 
This improvement in prices is general through Europe, especially in the 
metropolitan and larger principal markets. In London a considerable 
trade in low-priced Indian, American, and Russian wheats for export 
had sprung up. Good inquiry was reported at Odessa for continental 
shipment. English leading markets, at the close of March, were but 
scantily supplied with native wheat, and prices had advanced at 
rates varying from 2s, to 4s. per quarter. The sales of English wheat 
during the week ending March 25 amounted to 45,047 quarters, at 42s. 
9d. per quarter against 67,153 quarters, at 41s. 9d., during the correspond- 
ing week of 1875. The London averages were 44s. 4d. on 2,375 quarters. 
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