Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-11-06
New-York Cattle Market
CURRENT PRICES FOE THIS WEEK.

| BEEvEs-These are sold by the head at a price
equal to the value per pound of the estimated weight
of Beeiia tie quarters The hide tailoy, or filth
quarter is counted in this market, as 1t is in
Boston.
The prices to-day per ID will average over SIC,
First quality gGCa i0c.; Medium. sEa9c Poorest,
7tasc Butte sales over e'c, or under &c.
PRICE OF VEAL. CALyEs--Calves are usually sold
through the year at 10 7c lb, live weight. cx-
cent these from one TO six days old, known as
"kirtens,'' which bring Sl.25 to S3GeI4 each. In
Autumn a good manv-'Grass Calves" four to six
months old, sell for S5toS each. A good fat Veal
sells often as high a S2tCaS3o.
MILK COWS--The prica of Cows depends as
much upon fancy rs the price of horses Ordinary
Cows. S2s0G53O: god fair Cows, S3508$4G; extra
qua iity, with Gait. :4.oaS5t.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Common Sleep, and
iauli.s. average So 25Ca$5; extra Sheep, sos
SWINE--Western Hogs. ccrn fed, large, first
quality. live weight, 6Soa6ic.; dead weight, etlc
esr; slie II siz. do. live weight. 6iGsb;c dead
wei .,ht o3Cae3c.: Western si-fed, heavy i0gs,
live weight, Cs076s;c, dead weigh. 1fC9'c-; New
York state. nrime, live weighl 63CoJ &c, dc al
w,lah; SiC69Ic; New York stale, small size,
prime TOR market retailing: live weight G*Cs1c
uend weiGht S5Cdqtc Stock Hugs---No sale.
REMARKS UP,,N 81 EF CATTLE -Our report shows
The increase OF Beeves for the Week iii the whole
riy upon the weekly average at ,3i1 head. and
!, ,l29 more Il an last week.
The number at market to-day is 3,11S9 head,
X IL
SO icr each market day last year, and ,U3I n
crt ase upon the number sold last Wednesday.
The state vi the market may be pretty wei! uR-
GarsJoJG bg OOning 1T the humber Of cattle N tie
wards wI,iiuni any further remarks. Ii Is suiclcit
10 show the iniilied uiat the market Is GverSt0ck-
Cd and that sales are cJn se0ueDiiF dG!i at iOw
rates and that all the stock will not be sold at any
price thai owners viii submit. Jo All oug iiot OF
hem would be glad 10 sell Al cost. We Go no9
think inat all can be sald st that rnd th.' at ieasi
3OU head IL rcmnim over ard 20 10 swell :ia sup
uIv OF next week: 81 that i is useless TO hOpt ;ur
h,.lfer urtCes tDT the owner ot the lower grade ut
bceves. IN act. think that his class OF bui-
locks Ill te sold before November closes al lower
prices ilan prevails to-day. I here l. an ove'sock
ui cattle in the county, suiiai'ie ior pIcKInI and
ii atid Tor item az any tliGg Ike 'ne rates o.!
this mlrhat and the prices hs-@ n5w' as low as
;h,y ar cor>iitrei by dsove!s who NAV be losing
money, are actually Inflated oy the aTsIf sy@'em
prevail lag in the business. 1t sahnp hs cdnsltreG
at all iTJEisilg item. that white E's!-cinss cattle
t,r r.arkot rcraiinc beef saSy sale 1T prices
Equivalent 10 20 cents q p1pEd. those o. ln;CIlor
grades are uHSalablo al Cents.
We arr constantly assured that this state OF
things cannot continue. that owing 10 drpuih III
krnTuc '. sIIrt crops in Illinois. or some other
ca,ec the supply Of Ou!iocEs Viii TAI III ad lheii
ii,, p,ico vii iise. We dont believe it. Tie
cnup.rv is iuil oi iitting buIock5 and Ii there is
not as nGnt IL kentucky there IL as many more
New York; and We verify believe there are as
ruuv cattle rs cnn be used for fresh meat, even al
The increased consumption that low price OF meat
and uocd wages the working classes will call tor
We ropcat gooG bJei cattle will sell al prices equal
to Ice: becuuse The supply of that class Is lnsutl-
cient Tor I .e d,m8lid. and the lower grades are
more li,;n sufficient The depression OF price OF
this class OF stock, rot only effects this market hut
extends throughout the county, and IN TACT reach
IS England and Tor the same reason the failing oH
in demand for brrelcd meat. Al the great annual
Fair OF Bal inasioe, Ireland, where large numbers
OF bulocks sold, prices OF nearly every Gescilp-
ton OF stock dew fully p 10 80, 80 u head
and in some cases even mOle. The class which
least felt the d. preston The large, fat, high
priced .hullocks pnd n. liers but even these
were down from 10 10 (! head. The class on
which the grea reduction took was heiiers OF from
| Go or GlO 10 Els or ZIG. Like causes produce
| like tffsct
The sales this week at Albany for Boston and
other Eastern m rkets was only about one-third
---say SEQ l!ead-as large as the week before, and
| this is Just the number last week. Some OF the
sa les made yesterday evening and early this morn
inv when SO large q stock was not expected where
| at halfa cent above last wsek, and encourag aged
| owners 10 think the market better; and We have
| ne doubt thai early dispatches went oil to that eff
feet. The sales OF the afternoon told a very dit-
| ierent tale. q
Erier rnaa i surplus of cattle have boen thrown
| upoa The New York Central, and several persons
| hav, been detained at Buffalo waiiil2A cars -
There is no further cause for droveTs dss Dun-
| kirk The EIic road Is nCw in go0dlNtlning or
der and can furnish any number Of the large cars,
and transport all the stock that offers. Nthe dTo-
YES and .alezlnen OF cattle in the yards to-day we
! have the following notes.
Culver. Hurd & Co. have three droves, rating
| poccd, bad and Indifferent. Culver is selling a
drove of old ia shioned Dutchcss County stock;
some of the hest at S95 for fat Steers and $3.50 Tor
| one pasi of Oxen. winch is l0ci viii lie coar-
| car hull odd aIQ(SJEc
| D. L. b. lden has a drove Of az good beeves as
| are in market, which he bought OF Undsrwood.--
| They are Western cattle. we'll led in Pcnnsy lvana
Some of the best sold ai S9Ooa9j, which is Sc
Charles CorneI Il bought gsod lot dt S72, which is
not l0c.
| &c Hoag sold drove from Dutchess County.
some oi them at SSI, or Ice, mid seine rs low
| as &c.
Gro. Ayrnult has three droves from Ohio. Hi
uois and Texas. 81 by Nichols 81 Funk may ave-
rage &c. or cwt.
SHEEP AND LANES The-e had been a
s.i ht improve ment in favor Of efllera his week
For rlie tr>t<ime in siX weeks every sheep and
lambs st ErowElngS was cleared uui OF :ha pens
on saturday night: and the receipts this week have
not bren SO large here Usual though sliuh ily
, larger than las, week, and so they hHye b'e a
a!ierton's while at ChnubeTin's the nnfIihrr re.
ported is l.300 head less. Altogether the mar
ket is higher. nnd rs many v'il stay at home
tor election it is probable thai The STOCK Will nc
be iarg, u.is week and Pgices-will hold good
| A correspondent wants 10 now the pie p b
live weight, OF sheep. AT present II nay b5 stat-'
N Ic or SC though sheep very rarely weighed
Bui rs good sheep will dress one hall Of The iv'
weight and MS tney are worth price equal 30 Zoe. =
10 tor the meut. il would be lair IL sell them ut 81
" grosS.
:. SNINE.-N good weather can improve the mar
ke; this Is the kind that will do II. To day. ii l.
:, cleur dry. and cold enough for stout ovrrcoat
1t Is the veryG Gsor; Of weather 10 keep butcher
meats and also 10 induce increased c,nsnnIp
tiun of.Iesh pork. BY the middle of next month
We suppose some Of the large packing -houzes vi
begin oper alions and ihus c:eate an active d man
for i've hogs. We do not hear OF many contract
Tor future delivery -packr wniling to Sc
. what will turn up. In the mean time, the marke
h is reported in favor OF buyers at quotation,
N From 6, 10 10 $50.