Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-01
Commercial mattfrs.
New York Cattle Market.
Tribune Office April %, 1856.
CURRENT PRICES THIS WEEK.

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BEEyEs.-These are sold by the head at a
price equal to the value per pound of the es-
timated weight of beef in the quarters. The
hide and tallow or "ffth quarter" is not
counted in this market, as it is in Boston.
The PRICES TO-DAY Pb will average
hardly lie. or ] &c. above last week. First
quality, Halle; extra, l22al5c.; medium,
IlaIl1c.; poorest salOIc. But few sales
over I21c. or under lie.
PRICES OF VEAL CALvEs-Calyes are usu-
ally SOLD through the year at to 7c. Z D.,
live weight. except those from one to six
days old, know as Kittens" which bring
Sl.25 to S3a4 each, In autumn a good
many "grass calves" to 6 months old, sell
for ssaS each. A good fat veal sells often
as high as S2Oa3O.
MILK Cows-The price of Cows depends
as much upon fancy as the price of horses
Ordinary Cows, S25a3O; good fair Cows.
S35s4O; extra quality, with calf, S45aS5oa
Sos.
Lambs, So 35oaS5' extra Sheep, SlOaSl2.
SwINE-Western hogs, corn fed, large,
first quality, live weight, 5&a63c., dead
weight, 7Sa74c.; small size DO, lie weight,
5is64c. dead weight, 74as4c.: still fed, live
weight, 5!a54c.; dead weight, 74a7k.: New
York State, small size prime for market re-
failing, live weight, Cattle; dead weight, Sa
81; Stock Hogs, 6Ia7c.
The total receipts for the past week were
as follows: Beeves 2423; Cows 296; Veals
6399; ;''sheep and lambs 59s8; Swine 95 5.
REMARKS UPON BEEF CATTLE.
Our reports shows the decrease ofreceipts
of Beeves, for the week in the whole city up
on the weekly average at l,l42 head, and
go less than last week.
The number at market to-day is 1854
head, which is 394 decrease on the average,
which was /, 1913 for each market day last
year, and 7s4 decrease upon the number sold
last Wednesday.
We have never witnessed a greater degree
of astonishment among both buyers and sell
lers of cattle than we witnessed this MORN
ing. Those who had bullock to sell were
astonished to find them selling at 10 or SI5
a head above the prices oe last Wedne esday.
Buyers we're astonished to find they could
not obtain a bullock without paying an ave-
rage of cents a pound for the beef, above
the price of last week. This condition of
the market was quite unexpected to the
shrewdest operators, or they would have
been sure to take advantage of it. We
heard one man say that he had bullocks on
his farm bought here few weeks ago at $50
a head less than they would sell for to-day
The principal cause Of this sudden ADVANCE
has arisen from an unexpected demand for
the Boston market.
We heard of the sales of 100 real at Al
bany that were on their way::to New York,
which was nearly half as many as were in
the yard to-day, and that alone is sufficient
to account for the advance. Then, again
tho appearance Of the yards here, indicating
scarcity, seemed to have the effect to make
every butcher anxious to secure supply at
once, end The consequence was that several
full yards were emptied before noon, giving
a still stronger appearance of scarcity. As
is always the case in such market, sellers
not only get their own prices, but
tkeir own estimates of wei ghts, and we, have
no doubt that good many cattle bought at
- cents will turn out to have cost l2a or
I3c. Undoubtedly it was the most lively
market Of the season, and perhaps may be
the bes; lor drovers, through from this time
till grass beef cattle generally sell very
high. The weather to-day is very fair
sample of an old fashioned March day
raw, chilly, and ncom!ortabe without be-
ing positively cold. The average quantity
of the stock is much better than we have
been accustomed to in this market. In fact,
there is some difficulty in finding scallawags
enough to make it worth while to bring our
great guns into action. We hope to have
seen the worst of them. To get at actual
prices, our readers must examine our notes
of particular droves as follows:
SHEEP AND LAMBS-As will be seen
from our table Of receipts, there has been a
large increase in the number arrived this
week, being no less than 2 2,l3S at Browning's
alone over the number received the previous
WSeh, WHICH u0S udu INC elIeCl W ItuuCS
prices from so to 75c. per head. we are
sorry to say that large proportion of the
sheep now coming forward are wholly unfit
butcher even in New York market.
A considerable number. quite too poor
for the butchers, were taken to the country
at from 81 to S2.25 per head generally;
these were sheep that had been clipped, OF
which there are good many arriving, prin-
cpally from Maryland and other regions
south of this. Jersey Lambs begin to come
in tolerably plenty, and though small In
size can not be said to be small in price,
We found about 600 head in the pens at
Browning's this morning, none of which
were of extra quality.
Unless large supplies come in from the
South, which We can hot expect, prices will
continue to rule high until after shearing
time at the North.
VEAL CALVES-The number of calves
received this week is larger than the week
previous, through we. see no variation in
prices; good calves sell readily for 6aa7!
per Is, live weight, and poor ones just as
you can get them.
SWINE-There is very active demand
for stock hogs but generally speaking the
asking price is too high to suit the views o
purchasers; &C per Ii is very freely offered
while The asking price is generally 7c. Th
demand for small hogs for city butchers /:
equally good, and supply of the right sor
insufficient. Heavier hogs are selling SLOW
at our quotations, owing to the fact that bu
little is doing in the city smoke houses.