| Choice to prime steers | $6 00@ 6 85 |
| Good to choice steers | 6 20@ 6 50 |
| Fair to good shipping steers | 5 55@ 6 15 |
| Common to medium dressed beef steers | 4 85@ 5 50 |
| Very common steers | 5 00@ 5 50 |
| Cows, choice to prime | 5 00@ 5 50 |
| Cows, common to choice | 3 30@ 4 95 |
| Cows, inferior | 2 50@ 3 25 |
| Common to prime bulls | 3 25@ 5 50 |
| Stockers, common to choice | 3 70@ 4 75 |
| Feeders, fair to choice | 4 80@ 5 25 |
| Milch cows, head | 25 00@65 00 |
| Veal calves, 100lbs | 4 00@ 7 75 |
Hogs.—All sales of hogs in this market are made subject to a shrinkage of 40 lbs for piggy sows and 80 lbs for each stag. Dead hogs sell at 1½c
lb for weight[dd] of 200 lbs and over, and 1c for weights of less than 200 lbs. With the exception of cripples and milch cows, all stock is sold
100 lbs live weight.
There were about 3,000 head more on Sunday and Monday than for same days last week, the receipts reaching 11,000 head. All but the poorest lots were readily taken at steady prices. Common to choice light bacon hogs were sold from $5 80 to $6 70, their weights averaging 150@206 lbs. Rough packing lots sold at $6 20@6 75. and heavy packing and shipping hogs averaging 240@309 lbs brought $6 80@7 40. Skips were sold at $4 75@$5 75.
Sheep.—This class of stock seems to be on the increase at the yards. Sunday and Monday brought hither 5,500 head, an increase of 2,500 over receipts a week ago. Prices weakened a little. Sales ranged at $3 37½@5 65 for common to choice, the great bulk of the offerings consisting of Nebraska sheep.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
New York, March 17.—Cattle—Steers sold at $6@7 25