New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-13
INCREASE OF THE NETWORK HORSE AND
CATTLE TRADE.

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Che spot known to many farmers snd drover' as up
per Bulls Head where the greater part Of the Lies OF cat
lie were made from five 70 twenty years ago. after the
march Of Improvement drove then from thsir old time 10
cation Onf Of torn where the Boway the4er stands
long known rs he Balls Head Of NesYsrk.
There besides cattle Growers used to bring once 10
while horse besides those they ride, which they had to
be to take them home AGAIN Sometimes, how.
ever all but Of company sold their horses that
carrying hs luggage Of hs others their long overland
journey The upper part of Wsschessr Putnam, Da'ch
ess aId Columbia this side OF the river and
Rooklsnd Orange, Ulster Sullivan, the other side By
and by cattle begin 10 come the mountains" from
BroOmf ChensDgo, OtsegO and ports daceut Whoe'e
then bougA should cat beef in NewYOrk all the way
from the Holland Purchase But We did, sud then the
ancient Inhabitants Of the kingdom Of Long Island AID
the farmers in the dominOns of Jersey cried aloud
ruined Ne who had the preemptye right to feed Go
than viii be able 70 sell beef st living prices
"again-thess Western cattle will drive out Of the bust
"ness- beefsil never be worth five cents pound again
and frr hOrsee they already selling them IN New
"York for hundred dollars apiece On dear farming
is ruined in Jersey" Ruined they were these poor
frighoud souls did not die of entirely until the paper
chronic.ed an arrival of cattle from the Western Rs
serve"
few had strength enough to inquire, Where that -
and then gave farming let their land grow up with old
field pines and went into tie oyster business. With all
this influx of cattle from strange places and Wild horses
from Ohio" beef maintained price Of four five csns
pound aud the market seldom guttsd with horses
that drove Of thirty forty could not be worked of in
the coure Of month two 1t good prices yng FROM
ESQ TO sOO Ii could lay hands upon tables Of the
state of tho cattle and horse market thirty forty years
ago such hGv6 published lately what interesting
notes Of tho comparison Of the trade then and
could male.
Fifteen years ago there stable, that belonging %
the Bulls Head Hotel in Twenty iourihsf, which wolld
hold about forty horses. II aerward burnt rebuilt
and eIarged about double It's former capacity but
seldom ful Ten years ago there other stable,
little old frame, that would hold i've Fix horses At tia
time Chan berain The present proprietor Of the BARS
Head Stable Kept in Washng It, which held ~
horses hat with tbree others Of the size ia
that street FORMED tue prnop, hose market Beside,
these tbore Taersalis in Broadway nsar Grands,
and the Horse Bazaar IN Crosby st. still occupied, e1ch
which he'd about forty. few horses then nov,
sold from livery stables but the concentration
of trade and ito enormous increase, has all taken plsce
within ten years.
FIveyeaIs ago the Cattle market removed from zen
~ fourth t. Forty fourth ST. where located occupy
ing with large Hotel extensive stables and yards all tls
space btgOen Forty fourth and Forty fifth SIS aud FOdrh
and FfA-avs, besides about twice much ground
In oui-ois. The accommodations are ample for all the
Cattle trade Of the CRY and ought to DO ali concentrated
at this place and the driving Of horned animals certainly
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place AJbators. located they are all through tbeP,p
lous part # tho City, reddening the cutters with their
BLOODY torrents and teaching children look upon their
sanguno eds every day. until they learn TO look without
sbhoran,e, nusanees-oorpoauon licensed nuis4nces
in favor Of which phi'oprogeDitan can ever speak
word oi COmmendston o. nearly the same character,
are the Cow ntOwn Cattle markets At present, that at
Forty oUIths is surrounded All sides with vacant lots
Cattle bSV large yards supplied with water and -
be treated with hSnsniy until they sold to the butch
ers Hogs eat, grun and Waos in the mui 10 theie
full satisfaction. stock by tho Harlem Railroad are
loaded ely into the yards Part OF those by the Hud
son River osd unlosded at Thirty first ST. aud part
Tubby Hook All should be al the latter place. The Erie
Road lar their Cattle Duane aud will continue to
do so and VII le the Corporation permits It, they gill
finue 70 be driven through the City mostly Sunday
If the Company cannot land them up they should 10
ferried At Piermont and driven down Cttle from
Jersey could easily BE- ierred to Forty ourhst TIE few
that cone by the Hudson River boats could be taken
through Tue streets in Jokes led by hAsrs The weekly
sales may be seen by reports, at FOryiourthst
are over 1900 head Of horned Cattle and from 900 |
20 1900 head Of small stock We are always able to
get exsct correct returns Of sales at this market
books are kept bUsipesslke manner by A. A. Aller.
ton the g.niiemSny proprietor TO whom under OBJ
legations for his readiness 10 communicate interesting facts
of our weekly report.
The principal market day is Monday the secondary
one on Thursday. IL reversed it would give better op
portuniiy fer rest on the Sabbath.
We vii COW return the Horse market We have seen
what Il WAS or rather what the stables would hold tan
years Fgo Nov, let look 81 them Instead of forty
eIe lrobAbly stable room enough for fifteen hundred
horses four blocks between Second and Lexington avs
and Twenty third ana Twenty fifth SITS. Tue old Bulls
Head stables have been enlarged uut they space
from Twenty fourth TO Twenty fh ss &C by 200 fest With
addition p by 100 feet with for 200 horses and
often AL We have found less than in the
stables At any Of our visits The building is one-s,ory,
with lofts for hay and grain and while open Daring the day
well ventilated, but net suc emily night and this
is the with all in ihe street. and though kept clean ~
possible, sbsorbsn Of ammonia is use and hsncs Is
We think the troublesome oythsmc disease called
the "psk eye prevalent times in tbs street among
horses esh rom the country free use Of plaster would
add much to the health Of horses il il did not enarely pre-
vent ths, disease.
The stables owned by Northup & Post nearly opposite
me above are i've in number, forming handsome two
story brick edidee 30 by $50 feet with beo~ and
above itf go horses We told that the rent of these
stables are worth $4,000 year Mr. NortuP one oil the
Oldest dealers In the street lie tells he was here
eighteen years ago, when there very few buildings
about The nehbOhood and that he continued to visit tho
street occasionally several years aerwArd with few hor
sss and thinks that perhaps one nigh, haye been sold
then to one hundred and prices did not average
hi what they have this year The quality Of horses too
Was quite inferior to the presen; stock
Although these two the largest separate stables in
he street. hscauy can put up more horses than either
ds several stables occupy nns lot rs by 100 aud hold
~ herses The average number on hand is about 40