New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-22
Price Dec l6, ~. Pic, Dec

Common foWs.......... DOB BDl0
The price is very AuctuatiDg. the above il one to
two cents lower than it during the cold days Of
the fret week of December, and, as will be seen,
cent or more lower than last year. Poultry is seldom
lower than il is row. unless absolutely spoiled which,
il The warm weather had continued, would have been
the case now as the stock on hand il immense, and
more coming.
Messrs. M. g. II. showed us the bill of one con-
Segment, on the way from Erie, Pa, OF $500 pounds.
And these large receipts and sales, recollcct, are
those of only one of many houses in the trade.
PREPARING POULTRY FOR MARKET.
The first grand PREPARATION should be TO make every
bird fat for it lie Only such that sell quick at fair
price. II is because nearly all that come to market
this year are not fat that the average price
low The birds should be killed in cold, dry weather,
by cutting off the heads Or in Of turkeys cut
ting the veins of the throat with sharp pen-knfe,
while the bird is suspended by the heels In cutting
of heads draw the akin of the neck back 50 that it
will afterward stretch forward and cover the bone,
where it should be tied. Be careful to break the
skin in any otf spot. BE the birds ali bleed
freely Don't scald them. If fat, they can be picked
clean while dry. Hang them up by the feet till com.
plstely cool or firm. Never feed your fowls Just be-
fore killing them, thinking to sell pint of by
the pound at the price Of the meat. You will find it
inst such a money making business the fellow did
Who stole the skm-milk cheese and hid it in bag of
wool which the merchant afterward weighed, and
charged cheese and all At wool price. New. York
mouth y-buyers are sharp fellows, ADD il you stuff with
corn they will cut down prices. ios may think you
can draw the wool their eyes, but in the end you
will pay for the cheese
PACKING POULTRY FOR SHIPMENT.
Procure merch dry goods boxes Of the best kind
il air tight the better, and clean rye arar-nohing
else if You have to go forty miles after the rye Place
aIsyer of straw two inches deep in the bottom, and
then put in tier of bodies Of birds, each kind to-
gether every one Of them resting upon the breast.
Never vary that mode Now put straw around so
that in place the meat and boards touch and over
the bodies so that the next tier will not touch the
lower one and 50 on till the box IL full. Cover the
top with as much straw as you can press down, so as
10 all on the lid which must be fastened with hoops
II you are sure of cod weather you can ship your
box by slow line for it will keep sweet just as long
M il keeps cool. 1t is safest to send it by express
Mark the destination plain and full.
Re sure never - 'draw' any kind Of poultry, par
tcularly turkeys and chickens, for the NeT-York
market 1t makes ten to twenty five per cent diff
ference in favor of the former. Other markets re-
oure that these birds should be already prepared for
the spit.
These are 81 Mt entire. They may be packed in the
,.me way or in barrels. They are frequently sent
loose in baskets or crates. II the weather is cold,
that will do. they never should be packed. The
quantity sent to this market is enormous. TIE M
~oukee Senn says that eight hundred aud sixty doz-
On ouais have been sen: from that to ~n this season.
Our correspondent ssks. "Shoud poultry be
"salted 7" Most emphaicajly, No. TIE least amount
OF salt in box woulo produce delquescence, followed
BY must faint, carbon II the weather turned warm
yESIsoN.
Deer, if sent entire to market, are simply disen-
bowted. Most usually the saddle only sent. In
that case, the requsrters skinned, and the SKIN
turned back and wrapped around the bind-quarters
and tied This keeps the meat clean. lp selling, all
is sold togetber-skp, meat and legs. The price OF
saddles j. IL ~ cents per pound. The skins are
worth IS TO s7} cents. Venson carcasses worth
ascents per pound. THE includes head and horns,
,.os and skip. The qusny of Veuson this fall in
market has been unusually large. owing TO toe early
soen snow in the forests One dealer informed that
no YVES advised Of 100 saddles n trsnsitu. 1t comes
f,om Vermont Carsda, North Eastern New York and
Michigan. and other western St,tes IN the greatest
abundance. Considerable comes from the southern
tier Of New York counties, and from Northern Penn
,vlyspia Never use salt upon Nenson to be sent TO
market. Iii cannot be sent fresh, salt very lightly,
and smoke the hams little and dry them we'll, and
mack in same way recommended for poultry, and you
Will always find .ale for venisop hams in this market
Iftb.sc directions are followed poultry and game
NAV he sent TO New-york from lows and Missouri
With afe'y aid profit
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