New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-02
pUTCHERS' MEETING.

A very large meeting Of butchers xSs held yester-
day Of the hall of the Hide and Melting Association
corner Of Fpst-av and Fifh-s.. CHRIS. GwYIR,
Chairman; Wv. WARNER, Secretary. There were
come two hundred of the principal butchers present
or tvo-tbirs of those who bug cattle in this and the
adjoining cities and we have never seen more una
nimiiy in any body Of men.
! The call Of tho meeting having been real, the
CHAIRMAN called upon some one present VINO under
stood ,he object to state IT TO tho meeting
Capt. + o PHILLIPS said that he did not know
who were the callers OF the meeting, but he could
state what be thought the object of the meeting,
and that TO express their disapProbation at the
course tax en- by cattle brokers' 10 changing the
mari Of dsy al Bulls Head withou, consulting the
butchers lie thought that if meeting Of drovers
! and brokers had been held in conjunction S'h the
butchers, and they had inside It - appear tnt
change Of day was necessary tbs, there would have
been DO difficulty in fixing upon some other than
Monday. He thought that no day in the week I" ~
90 convenient for the butcher as Monday. and con-
ter ded that that did not imply necessity for desc
crstipe The Sabbath. because the cattle could DO
brought over on Saturday a. well IS Sunday. Not
wiibstandiDg Monday was the best day Tor me
butte he had doubt but they would have agreed
upon proper and cOnsuat ms bet Teen
the parties adopt Wednesday, and Is second 1ay,
Saturday But siDce the brokers had undertaken 70
cOerce Them buy their cattle on Thursday aud fr-
day, be hoped the meeting would resolve that th9y
would not even visit tho yards on tho.e days, but
that they would attend on Monday, and encourage
the sale OF cattle that day 10y Offering 10 pay cash
for all that brought into TIE yards After thugs
bad been restored Just where they were bef're this
change which wss made for the sole accumulation
of the gentlemen brokers' he had doubt that every
butcher present would be willing TO meet them IN
concilisiory spirit, but be wanted the brokers to un
GefstsDd that butchers cannot be driven. For his
part ne hoped The result would Ne a return b. the
cash ~ STEM AID sales of cattle from frst hands 10
tbose who kill and cell the meat to the consumers lie
that Of the objections to buying baocss be-
fore they needed that they shok from 30 20
90 lbs iu standing weeh in the slaughter pens and that
the sDnas get fe' erisb ana the quality Of theu esh
il iured He said that bullocks bought on MONDAY,
can all be killed by Tbundty in cool weather; bat
they are bought on Tbursday, some OF them must be
kent over SoI day. at the butchers loss. tie said that
be was hot much personally but he thought
that il was the interest of some of his young feods
pr,sept 10 take action TO keep themselves out OF the
! low or of those who bold monopoly OF the Cattle
! Market. lie wanted the meeting % express them
selves determpeoly not 10 submit 70 this change With
cut having voice in the matter aud Tor that pur-
| pose introduced the following resolutions;
A,,ss Strenuous efforts making BY ea's of
.or II, BrOk chsnss The sesef; arse, days Tor sell
TbpI,dsys to Ttursisy. and fndsysi and ,.,..,..
op.,ste sre. TO our injury the injury Of public in
,nra tssps from ou business 81 such tne' OF
he ia When without sscriies oar To-
days md at such ZINES OF the sesA proposed ii
compel seep weeks cattle anfne 10 the ~asns
away srov four days onfer than nov
Dee5.,s in tOyinl Monday and thereby The ca
said when should be borne oy them
third should the change be carried out they are not
only sn u .aes humber: Of e.ie 10 The sei
they please, especially they succeed IN the effort n9~
sreca purpose but viii compel IN Thurdy % such
prices foI ese thy please tooS,hs III FRAY 100 's
pcssis msde it is time epo1s - m'ke the same on Fnday
and enhancing the PIKE Of baei tho eo4os winter
| fom TO three cents per pouod; rhsreiore, o.,
Rstsd That while good citizens reverence the SAD
bel S:E Sy 1Hs IL the PSPS aSody
were brought st the Bull. Had Saturday.
R,,oIred That while submitted change Of day,
for The better &C oumodaou Of these Individuals from
SATURDAY Thund we cannot consent 70 aoy he ehnss
Al prese uness back 10 Saturday until be-
.,,ss =, ,e,ouen, adopted a. meeting Of said brokers
Red That although require tor he ee'eot some
p,cui stand mandly stnns ms noneyrd
% ve that 10 now commanding 10 do is hdfns, sill sc
u, and with some coDddsnce rely the p.hy and
oIeron Of the public 10 general 20 caTry a.. 10
..ue be- able thereby 20 Oder YOU beet Gun ~
The coming winter much less prices than "e shall Do able 10
E.@red rhat We mos earnestly invite al Farmer and
bring their cattle the yads on Noniay wh-re
ing 10 H. q no come not only belsr prices the Brokers
s.1, f those they bonsht satuidy All sunisy Nsy 3
As resSy sale that val pay 5000 as thry do
The res olutiops seconded Oy IndreG voices
TIE mover hoped that these resolutions would not
be pa, ed by this meeting une.s they we're fully de-
| teTnirtd 70 abide by them.
Mr. SEAMAN hoped the resolutions would not pass
! He wts anxious that the meeting shoalf aiopi
| "wednesday rs a compromise. 30 long as Monday ..
the princpaI dsy for selling cattle a. buts Head, the
! Sabbath will be drsecr4tel. lie had Do doubt that
Moray vas the most convenient DAY FOE tbs butch
tn hut he thought they ought give way or ac 1rn
! f the WY that Sunday was. ANA always wo3id be
J u,ed While the market is held OF MOniiy lie
tb.p,bt thew could OF consent 20 Tnur-iay aud that
The Nr ktrs did WING in 1in. up0a that c3' ba' he
cir bore The meeting would smirably settle the mf-r
Nv Accepting "a edns s6sy, and be moved that IS an
/ an trdr'rt OF the resolution
SotoN RoBIN>ON made Il ri sp7fca . ne M
e,d and In 4 vtry corciliatory 1irt, which Y -
listened - vi b very marked attention, nat e ~"
became yeTy evident tba; the meeting Wa utterly
opgostd 20 81 G, DpforlseS
iSoy.r,l other gentlemen sldre,ssI t1s m-.t'1- *.
rrss.in their determination ~ 1atrpri 1T Th' fu
{ri.o cattle 20 the ward, Monday. AMI ur-i1. III
-. bric' ers 70 buy cattle - any rpe en- --i 1"
.sh aid 10 br.-k no 'h- 7ocos Of ct'i--1flN -rs.
A, IEviv ipeui-,i, star i fhe dover VII 4
hing csrtle into yards Any Day except lnursday
" hat SIRE butcher 80 d
do without" borst ffom msoy voices, ard y n
,,c.rv,d With . round Of spDls
The CrAln~AN tx.1e.ssi t'Esct i-n.v = taEoF
tn v.rv 90, usrsc. ~ mentioned ey " N'n L.
- ,.lsv 10 %, til- re-ult Of We srassl' ihta'y
wv IafoR made fev psrf-0roi !enGrss - t9e
s,, .,Faet and ssi1 tha be O. 'usft mar r'e ~
r., .orid he rsierisliy r,du - - ne 'p'- a'l
~, bu.cl - benefited ~ psyife cish down a21 'sf
70 IN ev.ry-5sy mse2et 81. .--,,,,
Tt.sa tenle.ke were rfcs y7d Ti;h s'ri9s ha'A' ~
syprob stop By the Sbeis cTcSd'