HOGS.—­The receipts Sunday and Monday were estimated at 18,000 hogs, against only 6,700 received in the corresponding time last week.  Although the receipts have been increasing during the last few days, supplies are still remarkably small for the first half of January.  The great bulk of the crop has undoubtedly been marketed, but there are known to be a very good number still unmarketed, and it is believed that farmers are unwilling to ship freely to this market while packers are so largely inactive, fearing a decline in prices.  Shippers have been taking most of the hogs lately.  Butchers took in the neighborhood of 1,900 hogs, leaving a few thousand still unsold.  Sales were made of heavy at $5 10 @ 6 25; light at $5 10 @ 5 75, and skips and culls at $3 50 @ 5.

Note.—­All sales of hogs are made subject to a shrinkage of 40 lbs for piggy sows and 80 lbs for stags.  Dead hogs sell for 1-1/2c per lb for weights of 200 and over and for weights of less than 100lbs.

SHEEP.—­The market opened with a good supply, the receipts for Sunday and Monday being estimated at 2,500 head, as against 1,968 received in the same time last week.  There was an active local and shipping demand for all desirable offerings, and prices ruled firm at the recent advance, sales being made of fair to choice at $3 65 @ 5 60.

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COMMISSION MERCHANTS.

J.H.  WHITE & CO.,

PRODUCE COMMISSION

106 WATER ST., CHICAGO.

Refers to this paper.

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