New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-02
THE CATTLE MARKET.

Owing TO the necessity Of putting The WEEKLY
TRIBUNE to press day IN advance of the ususl time,
40 ma 10 gain day for the celebration Of our National
independence We are unable to give the usual details
of II transactions vf the cattle market Wednesday,
they will be given in the Daily, aud in the Semi
Weekly, which will be put 10 press on Thursday, also
q day IN advance. We can only state that owing to
tie extreme hot weather of some OF the days OF last
week the sale OF beef from the butchers stalls he's
be. very much reduced and consequently fewer cat
tie killed than usual that the drmend not snci-
pa,ed to be great usual, while the quantity of
stock reported to be the way here Is abupdtnt; 30
that unless owners take council from these circum
stancesn time to b. Id back portion OF the cattle
dcrgntd for the market this week. the prospect i, fair
for considerable reduction Of prices. The stock Of
beeves offered last Wednesday, no xever, were all
sold and the sales on Friday at Forsyfourh street,
srd also at the email markets down town, have been
unusually ght that but for the int ference OF tbs
ith Of July, the market this week would be good
ore for the sellers, particularly the state of the
weather Tuesday became much more endurabe
than was during the three foar previous days,
when the price of beef by the quarter dropped down
to 7es cents p ft in Washington Market
The market for beef cattle In July and August has
usualy been very much depressed below tina, Of N ~
huu JUNO. AL Ouf oplbfou VIII uot oe op yCst'
The stock of beeves in all the States east If OHIO is
very much exhausted, and great demand prevails
for cate to feed, go that while Boston, Providence,
and other Eastern cities, a. we'll as Neg-York and
Philadelphia, are dependent upon the West for their
supply Of meat for daily consumption it is not likely
to fall very lOw-that is, not below prices equivalent
to ten cents pound for all that is really f. the
butchers stall.
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owing to an decreased demand for mutton add lamb
meat instead Of beef. The flesh Of sheep appears to
be appropriate meat for hot weather tn III beef,
and the demand for it largely the increase. Very
few sheep lambs that are all it for the shambes
sold at less than s. so to O. head and there is
constant demand for better stock than IL usually sold
here; not the very fat kind that is used in Eoglsnd
but wellfed common sheep, that will dress so ~ 65
pounds per We have noticed 10 our visit this
week to themarketp places, that tue sheep We're sold
about az fast as they arrive, except in few cases.
where tae owners fixed the price above what the
market would bear, which subjected them to the ex-
pense of keeping and generally TO the rtk of being
Obliged to take price below the first Offer Zoe
market for sheep and lambs this week may be set
down as fair for the owners. with fair aspect for
the future.
In the trade in swine the past week the heat has
played part somewhat disastrous TO the droyers 10
several instances losses occurred from suffoca
ton in cars, and uotil Tuesday there was but little
Opposition on tho part Of any the small batchers to
buy to kll. In fact, bat the great establish.
meLts that provided with great Ice cooling rooms
could kill pork without danger Of immedia,e loss.
Hence tie market has been slow at prices not equal
to the high rates Of some weeks ba,k. stock nogs
continue and will continue in demand and high.
We are able to give the following Receipts aud lies
OF Sheep at Brownings, Sixth street. for the week
ending Wednesday morning, Jolly g:
RECEIPTS LAMBS.