New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-02
CITY ITEMS.

THE Bv1cHERs AND DRoyERs.-We hoped, when
VIC stated that the catte-brokers and drovers were
willing to conform to the wishes Of the bu,chers SO
far AZ to adopt Wednesday instead Of Thursday for
the principal marketda st Bulls Head, that the DIFF
fcuty about changing the day from Monday 20 Thur
day would be amicably arranged but ii will be seen
bv the report Of very large meeting Of butchers,
which we give in another column, that the day Of
compromise n past--they viii have none OF it. The
result has been just what the Thursday party
might have seen at first. We assured them Of the
bitter opposition that they would meet ia trying to
establish Thursday, but were told that it all came
from two or three noisy fellows. Perhaps it did-it
comes row from more than two hundred; and judg
ing from Whist wo saw and heard yesterday, we be-
leve that seveDeighths Of all the butchers OF this
CITY are DOW in faver Of aboshing the one market
day and the whole credit system; AMI with that the
occupation of the broker will pas away. Then the
owner the farmer, feeder, country drover will
bring his bulocks here and sell them every day him
self, without paving anything for commission or guar
sptoe and the butcher will buy from day TO day, as
he wants ii en- at bis saughterpen and they will 60
to the shambes, by the universal concession Of all
the butchers, In a condition TO make more healthy
food and at price that will give the farmer Just as
not pay as much, and the butcher will make more,
ard be harassed far lcssfJr he will not have debt
constantly held over his head.
II is contamination devoutly to DO wished for;
and il it should grow cut Of the present difficulties it
will work great good TO groat number
There is but one difficulty in the way, and we fear
that is IN nsur1nountable one. The butchers have
mortgaged themselves so deeply that they are
much the alayes Of their creditors: cannot see
how they can begin to buy for cash, wthou, repudi
atiDg OF postponDg the old debt, which, it IL cst
mated amounts in the aggregate, TO hslf-a million Of
dollar. In the present sTingeney Of the money mar
ket this cannot be postponed without producing
crisis among butchers, brokers and drovers. Yet
from indications We e fearful that that crisis will
occur before Christmas 1t surely will il the present
difficulty about the change of marketdny is notheaed
OF once. 1t perfectly understood by those who hold
these large claims against the butche that they can
not nav cash for cattle for current sales without post
ponpg the time of payment for those already con-
sumed We apprehend that this difficulty will utterly
precIude those who would be glad to atopt the cash
system The distribution of $500 900, yesterday, Of
the annual dividend TO the members of the HIDE and
Melting Association, WILL however, tend very much
10 relieve the embarrassmonts Of the butchers, and,
we hope enable them to bring about the much desire
change from credit TO cash system. AZ at present
conducted il forces tho honest butcher to pay such
prices as will guarantee the seller against losses
from those who are either dishonest or unfortunate.
If the butchers enter into it with hearty deter
minaon as they evinced yesterday at thoir meeting,
they will succeed in producing reform.