New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-14

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Lobster 2 i6..............."....... - .......'
s Bass = p n +, i
Perch b.:.......'''..'...''''..''', ''''''' 10
Frost y a - ..'''''' -
Blacktsh T. h.'''''''''''''''''''''.''' ''''''''
FloundeIs I'D. u a q 81
Salmon Trout eaci...... % 6
G PIG, MsiterlI D 10 a p 10 ~
TDmH,g-Sncr h,twcck Poultry ha, advanced from 10
to per cent, all other articles remain much the same"
REAL EsrArE.-The following sales of Real Estate
was made April ID, by Al. Blocker:
houses and lois o ai and 5 in 27ht $3.50
House and lot in 8ss near s5ay S'Hel S sSS
.o..ts IN N %ILIJaM sn5 I7i orn5 s7,o
Farm OF 81 acres Mamaronc wetchester Co... sioO
The following sales were made by Ell Ludlow
lot With buildings F. of Houston and Mubeyst 800
lot IIOustons adjoining S 5C
lot Houston st. ad ou.ng 80
lot MCttst near ou'ton-s T3s S
lot on ON ashi near StiSv s. 45y
lot 25h-st near broadway Qeaehod ......... 1903
lot on 25b.st Broadway Qeaseholdl ;....:; 800
Albert II. Ncoay made the following sales OF Morris
2.tory frame F weshinsop.av and $500
2stoy frame house and an acre OF ground on '
t-y- The citizens of Washington contemplate tender
ing complimentary testimonial 10 Mr. f. ~ Marshall the
cnerprsng manager of the National Iheator Washington
and also OF the broadway Iheater in this City.
GroGRAPHIcM SOCIETY Capt. Remington is to
read paper on Circassa at the next meeting OF this
Society," Another gentleman down fora paper on Java
and X Bartlett Esq is noticed for sketch OF his Ob'er
vaons while engaged in the Boundary Commission
VEGrrARI,v-A regular monthly meeting of the
Vegetarian Society hcld on tuesday night. y letter
from J + Bard against Vegetable Diet Mrs. Wright
read defense Of Nege.aransn from objections printed IN
Tile Water cure ourn0I for April DR. Wellington spoke
in favor of the main subject
The WEBSTER MEDAL.-The Webster medal de.
signed by Mr. C. Wright ofthis city, has been struck in
cold silver and copper and j., much admired Tie Bofo"
Couricr says:
This interesting work of art j. of the largest medallion
e,c and exhibits on one side most admirable profile ot
The treat statesman ON the Is Doric pillar
tainnea globe the pillar resting on base with nscrip
tion II It'll lire" In the back ground are representa-
tons of Faneu Hail. the niied STATE capitol ana %thrr
public buildings connected with the history of Mr. Web
ttor's public abors Within the milling is broli and
richly sculpturcd circular VIZ ath nclo,ng the legend
Iibeytv and Union and yoerer one and Iaseparabe
~ Tie amount at present subscribed in aid of the
families of the men lost in the Pilot boat Commerce, i
@ iao "a which has been appropriated as follows To the
family of Nelson Cole pilot. $50 Mcknight smith, pilot
$3.50: NJ VI Belts pilot, $50; lhos Scott pilot sl"O;
Rogers Clark, boat keeper 5000 Augustus Morris se
man sIoO, Thomas Edwards seaman slo0 and the cook
sl0O 90.
FROM NEw-YoRK II Two Hours AND FIFTY MINUTES
The EXPIRES, train, which left New York At Il o'clock
Wednesday morning went through in l. minutes OF run
ming fine Ii the stops had not been made Albany would
time between them ~
From Peekslil to Poughkeepse. 80 minutes.
From Poughkoep,ie to liudson.-.-.-...--,! minutes.
From Hudson 10 Albany -...--.-..---...' minutes.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. minutes
The engines ON the train making this rnary speed
were the C0Inqbi0 from New ork u Poughkc"ps" ana
the Du,hcss from Poughkeepsie 10 Albany. Conductor
J.. l. Parrish.
THE HoRsr TRADE IN Our CIrY.-The Ntp.lort
4cr,ioc for this week has the following interesting ac
count Of the Horse Trade OF City. 1t is from the pen
Of So1oN RoENsoS. Esq one OF the Editors ami good
observer and Judge of animals:
NETWORK HORSE MARKET
EAST TWENTY FOURTH.sT, "wednesday, Aprl o. 100
We made q visit the great market place AGAIN last
,.k The dav was generally clear and cool but an occ
ionl April shower drove operators under cover we
itd the street unusually dull ana were lod tat me Sr,
If the dav probably wouduot exceed horses We hnd
II impossible 10 obtain correct account "i me nnhprr
sold here in given time Mr.. Chambern proprietor OF
the Oldest sales stabD in the street called Bull
Head Stabc,-te name j. MISSIONER for place wh"r"
tu,, but horses are sold-e.timatc~ the daily average
sales al tli, season ofthe year 40 mn!
Mr. Tavor who has been long time in N" business,
and aup,rs To bea very intelligent observing gentleman.
he certainly j. good judge ot horse and has some
bcautics i'm his >tahlav the sales during me months OF
April and May and October. November will average 800
a week and 200 a week through the who'll year ms
vould rive 800 for the annual -alr> which looks Tx"
very large figure. and almost incredible BIT our readers
will take noticc that find upward OF 200 constantly on
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sales equal 70 one hall that number
Another stable owner Mr.. Bearl>ey estimates thu sales
q, roo week for the last six weeks Mr.. Campbell makes
the same estimate for the past and next iV weeks Mr.
Sbepberd who saws he has been familiar with this market
for wears smatcs the sales M an average oi ~ day lie
saws he has taken pain, 10 ascertain ici' and that
the largest number of horses arriving N one day tn, spring
i - and that ~ is a fall average Tor the daily steS.
The general opinion is that all the horses sold f- season
will average Sl7l. there are good many hlgh priced
ones which make up the average upon the whole. Very
fw compared with the whole number. sold for less
Than 500 such a. are below that in value have no
business here their owners should keep them home
The kind Of horses mostly required for this market
strong substantial animals. suitable for double single
harness and heavy work. cling all day upon solid stone
paVcmcutS.
Another very large class of horses those suitable for
stages and City railroads. These not required "a BE-
heavy or strong cart horses but more active muscular
.iuewv and full of endurance the work being
and sometimes in slippery weather. very severe. No
clumsy footed animal stand our Russ payemens in
wet weather.
There is large demand for class of horses suitable for
nnbc carriages and light wagons these be docile as
they are often required stand alone in the street pretty
GOOD looking or they would not draw custom although
thew might the load and capable of making mile or two
AT rpd speed Great appreciated in city
where all kinds of foodare sold at such high prices here
These three classes the horses which range from one
10 three hundred dollars each To bring the latter sum-
they must be very superior Very few fancy horses
are sold AT prices over hundred dollars Ii our readers
have any OF the latter of extraordinary beauty great speed
or any peculiarly which particularly fncful
to be utterly worthless LET them bring them to this mar