Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-09-06
Provision Market.

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There ws no reduction the price OF cattle yesterday
sl Head although there abundant supply and of 300
head 100 held back unsod ts be driven, probably to
Boston, and there disposed OF reduced rate. Thus go
In this age OF monopoly forestang and haak facilities No
wonder that vouly, veal pork mutton and lamb, nearly
sbe the price the, last in csuntry markets.
when the dealers cattle with impaniiy their high
handed measures So iorg beef the regulator OF almost
every kind provisions maintains rs present exobart
prce 40 long must be compelled TO submit 10 have
picked enrich few proud and ayarcous In
dividuaIs
The corporal butchers tell that the high price Of beef
mutton etc. Is owing large population. But when
inform them that in London, with population about
times larger ours provisions cheaper than they in
New York. they reply that London is too far of to have any
effect n Well them bet look home
Let take for instance the report published in the National
Inegeneer Of Monday Of he provision market at Wash
ingtou, anil contrast il with Its as foiows;-
CErraE MAsKET.-There aAusdant supply OF butch
meat fruits aud vegetables in principal market last
Saturday. Considering the Increased demand for all kinds Of
and into the which has place during the
week ss p ws's ssee pretty w. nas. M o
lowing list os prces:--
cents per arte from "a to 10 cen per ~; mutton from
81 10 10 per liz pork 2i per H. bacon, taInes
sr o" Isl 70 Is cents per M ard la cents per M Eggs is
sr. E ca"s Der peck sppes water melons, sp esnope
abundant isw prices fine p-schrs from 81 per
kss sold readily 81 cents per peck
Here there difference in the articles hee alone
OF cents in the pound In butter cents 10 chickens
we are charged from TO shings single pair; while
Washington they only s2o per dozen Fine peaches Cor
foshinvs pecki here they -. For marked differ
~e we are alone indebted the existence Of o
k~tIaw Ivy which exclusive privileges are conferred GER
tain Repeal these oppressive rcguston-cIear
our markets of beef and all other articles OF
the frxs necessity be had the reasonable prices
Maid by our gbor They have raining laws pre-.
vent composition only this devoted city that they have
any countenance.
suyL-rre wood II win be seen by our quotations has al
and will continue the winter, approaches
unle obrng coal dovnto IRRESPONSIBLE price
From the oHca report o the Delaware and Hudson Canal
renpanv of 2,h August appears that since the y7ih Of
April last 81 Anthracite coal had been cleared al
for ondout This inmense and contin ued supply
hasnduccd belief Philadelphia, that we shall have su
er,hunsanrr OF ensuing winter, and that viii be
much cheaper than has bees for several years 80 says
Pouloo Of the Aver iser We ef opinion, however, that
uoex. the uy is taken of foreign coal, these expectations
win realized at least respects this city. Our
coal merchants have already fsed their prices and not ic
Nov that our corporation have resumed their regular
sgs tina, this subject viii occupy somewhst OF Their
attention and that hey viii not hitherto their time il
discussions widening and improving streets, In which the
propetcrs o real alone are Interested Let item show
ny their proceedings that they entitled to the endeanq
sppeatcn Of Fathers Of the Ciy by not nsglecng th'
wants Of rs citizens First let them repeal the obnoxious
unco tuona msrketisws by which the poor are compelled
pay from 20 % per for provisions hsn tht
would these laws hal existence Secondly lei hem ~