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

There wss no reduction in the price Of cattle yesterday
r Head although abundant supply and Of 900
head 100 were held back unsod te be driven, probably to
Boston, and there disposed OF at reduced rate Thus we go
In this aye Of monopoly foresalng and hask facilities No
wonder tina, You,ry veal pork mutton and lamb me nearly
s~b the price the, last in country markets,
when the dealers cattle with imponity their high
handed measures 50 long beet the regulator OF almost
every other Kind OF provisions maintains rs present exorbsant
price 40 long be compelled TO submit 20 have
picked 10 enrich purse proud and ayaricious In
dviduals.
The On butchers tell that the high price Of beef
mutton etc. Is owing large population But when
inform them that London with population about
times larger than ours provisions cheaper than they
New York. they reply London too far of have any
effect We'll, then, let rs look nearer home
Let Us take for instance report published In the National
Integencer Of Monday q the provision market at Wash
ingtou, anil Il with Its M olows;-
CsrrsE MAsKEr-Tbcre aAusdaut supply ofbuich-
err meat S and vsss,as. - our rrnsps, az =. r L..
.sSss upon hs innx Of Meusers o. Congress
ohe into the cy which has taken place during the past
hsm selnr for sixteen We quote the fol-
sssi 81 ial per lbs good lamb from sai IS
cents per qa"er veal from q % 10 lt mutton ite
ana shoulders la cents perks good io cent per b but,
from sl % 3 cent? per ,ra Ia cents per ~ eggs ~
toes peck apples. water melons and cantelopes,
70 H. mar g
kst, sold readily 81 cents per peck
the ANDY
or cents in the pound butter rs 20 chickens
Ve are charged from shlngs single psir whAc in
washington they are only s250 per DOZEN Fae peaches for
ro.hlings pecks they sS For marked differ.
nce we arc alone indebted to the existence Of o
tetaws y which exclusive privileges arc conferred on Ger.
tain Repeal these oppressive reguistonclear
ur markets az beef and all other articles OF
enc rSt necessity win had the reasonable prices
maid by our nerhsor They have raining laws pre-
vent II only in this devoted city that they have
any countcnance
ssl wood win be seen by our quotations has al
will csnsinne to advance a. the winter approaches
une hing coal downio IRRESPONSIBLE price
From the ocia of the Delaware ana HUDSON Canal
empanv Of 25th August appears that since the z'fh o
A,r last OF Authracte coal had been cleared Al
o,esrle Tor ondout This immense and contin ued supply
belief Philadelphia that we shan have su
<rshunannre coal the ensuing winter, and that ~l be
ruch cheaper than has bees for several years 20 say
ouon Of The Adver ser We IF opinion. however, that
unless the duty OF foregn COAL these expectations
win realized In tar a. respects this CITY, Out
coal already fixed their prices and e not q
BE- that they them the winter advances
Nov tina, our corporation have resumed their regular
Tags wetrus, thai this subject will occupy somewhat Of Their
attention. and that they win not hitherto their time il
discussions about widening improving streets In which
proptesos estate Interested Let item show
y their proceedings that they are entitled the endeans
appeaton OF Fathers Of CITY" ~ not nsglecng IN,
% ~ citizens First let them repeal the obncSsous
utonsi marhetaws by which the poor are cor*ee
to paw 20 70 % per Tor provisions uan ths
would these laws had 90 existence SECONDLY et them 'p