New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-26
IrTTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
THE PRICE OF BEEF-cATrLE.


"A eushy. Iwish to chow ID st Prime Beef and
vS.,s Piicee are altogether incompatible while inflated
.ss rule for all other farm products and that sooner
~, stcr analogy between price qualtyis pretty
Ian sr exstii the price be low, In comparso IN with
-h Der fam products, the quality viii soon bsc,me
rsrtsTondipgy iow-and Ssh to shos Ia A. there Is
S,abef justice nor prOpiiety 10 the demand Of the
achels that prime beef cattle should be furnished
Pr-sn ct plice Dot geater than ten dollars per
~. 4 NIT as Mr. Robinson hes rope tedly intimsted is
fshis hest price they arc willing to give. Why
asuse prime beef cannot be produced at III 1t price,
ok ksst in the Scioto Valley, uaoer present creum-
d srces without direct oss to some Of the parties
III. scened In its production. Although all know
ua-s is human nature TO buy at the lowest possible
tdf yet, believing that consumers would will
eroay tuStain the butcbors in paying remun-ratns
ofk provided they could be made sensible that they
sssge not imposed upon, or tns the ptice en-
snceo to them By undue profits TO toe pro1ucer
o-re beef cattle in the New York market and prices
nxi farm and oher proJncs Of this vsey thirty yesrs
pee aid now-ihat consumers may be what bet
tae ensb ed to draw their exclusions whether or
"a n ine beef be maoe at the price demanded or
e ,bsttf the highest ruling rates of this season
nos sve too large ma,gin for profits for any profits
s{ bsy years ago prime beef csttle brought in the
best York market SIX dolsrs per hundred pounds and,
the mistake not the average price of the best cattle for
"a. ett Il first ta Of the year has rover since been
Ors than ak dollars though perhaps for few m4rke.-
nxys In succession they wOuo not command taat prics,
AZ Il usy be, hat in the fall of the yesr when grass
nisE very abundant, that price could not be often
sssdly obtained; but this was rather the exception
s-,sritbe rule.
ns New il We must furnish the best corn fed beef stte
rtsskn dollars per owt., the highest price iainsted
tbs butchers arc willing to give, IL will Do an ad
ece the price Of thirty years ago of 66 per cent
Ssx let Us compare this with the advance on o,her
Askn proc uc,s OF tits valley for the ns Thirty
thszss ago, good and tolelaby well improved farms
ad fcf from ten to fifteen dollars per acre; nov the
isype lard with Improvements ba, slightly if sny bet
St4r Will cOmmano from $40 to $50 pr acre, IA ad
<fce Of 300 per cent; then wheat sold from 3l4 TO
nj ceIts per bushel now st 81 so, or 800 per
ns,; then sold in the fall OF tbs year, in toe
iis-sd from six sDd quarter to eight cents per bushs
from rs to 49, or 800 per cent; potatoes toen ten
re twelve and half 40 to so, 800 per cent ad
etsnDce.
ir- thirty years ago bot corn lsnj rented for 81 25
th9a acre, now st 81 90, or more than 200 per
iynt plain land az az then, now at Sc, or 200 per
s1sti; ten cattle were taken to Craze on the beat
shsze grass pasture for 81 cents head per month.
es al so Is toe lowest pIice 800 ger cent advancs
Nan common farm hands we're paid from s. to Sc per
dypnh, from SIS to ls, or 200 per cen. more, aud
scE cutting I'D OF corn end all other farm JOB work
~ Iiseb Ia about tn proportion, aud lasdy, bat
least TO favor chesp BEEF 10 the faot that
odck store cattle have riseo nealy in the ssms pro-
sxtor-tsAt is from 200 to 300 per tent-snd might
n1mirue the comparison, not only in farm prodocts
cd- In most articles OF home manua sbor prctuclion
Mere machinery has not at I'll CT but partially been
oyPlsd, (lheieby lessening tie cost such as most
sesl,, mixing Of rails &c., sill OF which hsve advanced
iyrice ON 200 to $50 per cent within thirty years
= Now the foregoing ID uuexs gefaDed statement OF
prices o. hy y eSo ago goo a oor NO
nsz al the principal products Of the farm in stock or
doe cattle al in everything per aiong to the pro-
estiCn Of BEEF; aud will include the transportation
ey The cattle to market for tina. also has risen folly
ieD per cent, without taking into account this last
rise of price in freight by the northero raro ss
vtertss the aovsroe In the price of the beef Itself
aDtng at ten dollars per cwt would be lees than
oS5ssliTd the same ratio in the same tine.
y Now Mr. Editor, 90 Mt ihess fscs clearly demon
fse the butchers oemano an unreasodeole one!
on dotbey not evidently prove that either tse pro-
Isas wsS i9stiy erSn "a So or aS@s
ysi p cducers in possession of the kno Wedge OF
oue bt Gus pOcus or mOdus 0,eraodi unkno@n TO thu
Valance of creation, whereby they can now make tso
spes where formerly they could make but Que Tor
4pb it requires some such presumption to make tue
eSscbers demand consistent with the preseat cost OF
1i3oductiOn.
- but perhops Il may be said that have no. chosen
" tine 10 compare prices-that proee were then de-
ps~nsst and are no. inflated; but have not taken
% ex rt me lowest prices of The former perol not an
sricle bee enumerated but what has sold or redt9d
e5 per cent less than the lowest price bere given;
have tsken the highest prices OF the pceseot sea-
lsm occssioned by last years droath, but aimed 70
sle the prevailing rates of the deoent periods But
comparison Of ruling ices is made for e.en de-
Me az years fer the last irty, searlY the sane rea
ys 6spIoportion of advance In tue proc Oh Deer IN
ysw-YoIk city snd the price OF far n-peoducts genef
1, tb IN this valley, VIII Do iounu ~ 70 =" -. 49,.
vtmost all farm products have advanced at about tue
nts6o Of so 10 as per cent in ten years. or course
"sSNe have beep great fluctuations OF prices w,oln
ny siven period Of ten years but my assertion IS tns,
riiiu that psiiod Of tioe there has been genera
ysnce Of from 80 to rs per cent or more tsiy estao-
htd whereas the price OF beef IN Now iOfk ms'Ae
Lee advanced ess has 80 per cent in each ten years
Doubtless the time will again come when We eau ecu
DSe test corD.fed beef cattle for $40 cwt, or even
ts and still do fair businest-ail "e van. "
asyin with the t6C-to 60 as fair business 0y ois-
~. @uea IN M
Dan ot,trwise do vi Il. ,,..L
% But Test further evidepcs should he needed that tue
Of primo beef does not Hoo pay enc IS NOT
teu nrof ahle for YEAR, will here state the fact t-at
81 sieater potion Of our best lands are f4st Oelos
ssoverttd to other uss than msk'ug beet. Ioroasu-
s.uf that extsns ye and splendid district OF BOTTOM
srd south of Chillicohe-snd inferior 70 none 10 Toe
'pud for which formerly tuned oat aulu,ny
600 btao of fat .tle of the fnest kino the oasnoes
Ia fr ,osrs been Cd the dec iue until 1t b.s am9s'
niiely oesssd tere nov being as am iDi nieo'
BAT Two or tree sma lots feeding IN ell thet re-iVu'
SoS VIA; has produced this great change III taeI
fotc CT faruing the cause is plan-,he oa nio'uoH
y vi Lo' psy s,.h,o
= Assn If i. rs row or laely has besu prontaole
issnfss why il that od Ross Couoty, toe noVueI
III TIE ess vest Of the Aueghanl's, th.' lor ny
txtf 1900 bead Of cattle annually Is no" Ieeeius
: ~ q mere fraction e that number ana wny
hH Pekavay County. that formerly corn fed more
VA l6 OCO be sd by sexual ehumsralon' mss snu'eN
test 70 tss thsn bat hat number am
Nov sre not tres facts Of themselves pretty cou
tusi,e evidence that tue business h Rot reuuhetS
i've eT. NJ ksst in this valley The fac 70 mat
Dir, v.srs ago the feeder could buy bs c$tue pay
Ae ,hcs cuucrt rates for p9s;ure 70 greze tueu eu
9 fr CIR 70 feed uen, aao drive then 90 New iolhi
Nd ten them ia that market for 60 p T c~-, eno
9 t.Ee II o,t mose, on u capital Dveseo tnao De csa
e7ox co BY the Saue process, arc 81 nls ca.ue a. %
NLt.t c;rTeni rates that prevailed IN that market on
ny three successive msrket.dsss this year. mean