Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-15

BEEvEs-These are sold by the head al u prc,
equal The valIe per pound OF the estimated weigh
OF Beet in tie quarters. The hide talov, Or fifth
quarter, is not counted in this market, Us il Is IL
Boston.
The prices today per lb will average under Ice.
First quality, lUa G..; Medium, l0c.; Poorest
S!oc9c. But few safes over iUc. or uudeT9c.
FRIcE OF VEAL CALvEs--Calves are usually sold
through the yeaf at 10 &c. 2 ID, live weight, CX
cept those from one TO SIX days Old, known t:
Autumn good many ''Grass Calves" tour TO sll
months old, sell toT S30cS each. \ good tat Yea
sells often hign S2U0o $50.
MILK COWS--The price OF Cows dopenpS a:
much upon fancy as the price OF horses Ordinary
Cows, S25ors3O good fair Cows, SJ5C3Si0; extra
qnality, w ith cali, Sl5Ca S65.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Common Sheep and
Lambs, So 5ACa5S; extra Sheep. SloC@5l2
REMARKS Upon BEEF GAIT E
Our report shows the decrease OF recei pts OF Beeves
for the week in The whole city, upon the week ly
average 367 head and 77J less than the prcyiOa.
week.
The number at market to-day. including sales o
Nondry and Tuesday, is 2j29 head, which is 15l
decrease Oh the average, which was l,@I5 iOc each
market day last year, and l9J decrease upon the
number soiJ las; "Wednesday
The names OF owncIs OF The principle drOyes are
given below, AMI name oi Stale where cattle are
from. The names OF sales nen. other than owh-fs
are Cattle Brokers, who sell Oh commission toT
droyerS or farmers.
We have rareIy ionnI more diversity Of opinon
as TO the tue state oi the market tlan prevails III
The wards to-day. Several OF tn; butchers dt care
that plices iu.ly lc. pound nI0ie than last
ween, while, on the other HAND, thuse having cat
tie 10 sell. bat principally those who have bJugh
for speculation, declare I.t tie pTlce Is lc iuwer
Amid these conflicting opinions, We have found Ii
nee ssary to taGs extra pains 10 hni odt tie ZEAL
state OF i.lHgs, and THIS Is our conclusion: That
there are moi many gp0I 5dil 'ci5 IN market as
last Nc K, and ezra li,Il Uus', lnL n / 0ac Is
the yery t1J oi the market, against lie. lsl Va ek,
in al other respects we believe prices remain Inc
sa.Ic aS Jhe cattle run p:e!iy eFaII-iai l., Jgsi
iair quali.y Tor retailing market beei--iIucI TIE
largest polio OT them wall Toe sold at eveH l9c. u
pJIud. As the day proves, partIcul iEiy about
noon mech more lively than last " Wednesday,, Il Is
aIoIIJA,r probable that sellers al SOME rates + 10
last week do gel better esiImdtes oi weights 50
that owHlrs Vii gain 50 10 - head III t.i!o way
On NJn!ay and Tuesday IiIeIc Was Il sort vi pa:!-
ic u.n1lE d.JvcTs after aSctrtalnlrs how many
cattle were here and on the way, ami some sales
where l.ctcd at from hal! 10 one cent pound less
than the same bui.ocas would hive tTonsht 10
day.
II may be seen by cur table of receipts that all
butl52 New \ ork AMI % Virginia, came FROM
Ohio kentucky, Illinois and Iowa, and ot course
could he easily counted is being the road ANA il!
Tim. for sa lo 10 day. But this not ALL the teie
graph told D ~ thor large dcoVes at Albany.
market to day, Boston AMI every other down east
town and village was hungry tor beuf, winch all
IankeedOm could rot supply, and buyers CAM
10 Albany and took oil 900 head that would oIner-
wise have been In these yards TUdJy. As sOOa us
this fact was known il gave Il h.mGusS 10 prices,
hich led bIiyers TO think t:iat the trOkers were ASH
jny an adv n greater Ii. they really Were, AMI
ais induced the knowing on, - uahc n Ii scec-
lions early, and Ill Consequence Tie yards Org i'll 10
look quite empty beioie - ociocE.. Tins gave
some OF the late c0myrs an impression thai there
was short supply, and thus the brokers' effected
their sales with unusual facility, Tne wedLlsr,
too that a.ways has an influence. was extremely
favorable 10 the sellyrs, 1t bsiny dry, Cloudy anu
cool enough for stout overcoatS.
Among the sales OF yesterday was 4 drove OF 81
yeal cd steers, most Durham grades, RAISED, led,
driven and sold by Col. Geo Radcliffe III flclaway
county, Ohio OF just nice quality OF teei Us We
ever desire 10 see and all i'll COED condition. They
W, re bought by Ncsbaum u SIRIUS al $50 head,
which good JUDGES esllnl2ted ut hot over $40 2
cWt
Geo Reed sold drove of good Illinois cattle
Yesterday at Albany 10 go To Brighton, al Sl2 30,
which was abnut93c ID,
Two Iowa druves, owned by Robinson & Bradley,
came IN to Gay about noon, hlvln5 been detained
bya car getting of the track four niles IRON Bcr-
gen Bv beautiful arrangement Of the Jersey
terry monopoly, if cattle get behla time they can
only cross % at Il time, Ii it takes up the entire
day. Speaking OF terrfes-was there ever another
such an old iVgy concern as al that oldest OF old
fogy towns, Albany! Iris an utter impossibility
!or one little mis- rable Old boat to do the business
required al point OF SO much travel.
lta dro,cr in the West in all innocence OF how
things are done al Albany, brings his stock down
from the yards expecting TO cross over without de-
lay, and go on his way to market, he lis greener
than his own pasture. From morning I'LL evening
he waits in the street for the ferry ,at, but he does
not wait quietly, because ii is contrary to city or-
dinances 10 obStruct the STREETS by allowing his
drove 10 stand STILL SO he must LtCp moving, as
long as he is kept waiting tor his turn on the Jerry
boat, and sometimes while he waits with one end
of his drove the other is the train going doWn 10
New York Ills in one oil the beauties OF the
Albany Ferry.
One of the fattest lots of Bulocks in market TO
day is from the ClnItanango Distilery. Ten sold
to VIM Corne Il at SlUO, estimated lU4c. by buyer,
The broker ID. L. Beiden, thinks the drove will not
average over l0c, though very few will sell helow
that.
Perhaps lis brother, VIM. II. Belden, has the
meanesI drove in market. 80 head from Hancock
county, ILL.,. owned by John Williams; who, we are
happy 10 think, had pride Enough not 10 accompany
his drove. They are mostly years old steers, ald
will average about & cwt., and perhaps sell tor SO
each. And these rights from Il country where corn
is worth 10 or l2c. bushel, and grass absolutely
nothing. IL would not have cos; the owner vi this
drove dollar Il head to keep them till they were
fat and III 10 eat.
Simon Ulery is selling just such drove of ILL.,,
stock us he sold last weck-lc says at the same
prices.
Thos. White & Son sold out early in the day q
drove of good fair Ohio common stock, owned by
William Rcnich, average cwt., al Just about lUc.
average.
Sbern?n g. Hoag bought of Ecistein so Ohio
cattle ol rood quality, which they say will only
average lUc. Wm. Moore bought 20 OF them, called
| 81 cwJ by BUYERS at $50.
Mead 4 HIlcomb sold 80 fair Ohio steers, owned
| BY Phil. Renick, for S74 head which Is u trlt,
| over Ice.
Benz. Westhammer sold 81 Ohio steers of fail
| quality average g. cwt., at S65.
| Beach & Smith sold 2S OHIO stock at 9sC3lOsc
| T. BIoomer has IL large, fat Ohio steers, owned
| BY Black, which will probably average just abou
lUc-say S35--thouge held all the morning by thu
owner for u higher price:
| Another prove, fed and owned by VIM. Parcels
Pickaway county Ohio, average at home II cwt
Ii is haui 10 get them off to-day at SIC. net, an
l01c They will apparently sell al an average .
$50.
The third drove from Platt county, H., wer
owned by Williams x Marcus when they LET
home, but MIR. Marcus los: his lie on the Journe
here. He killed on Thursday last, nea
Owego, in attempting TO jump on the cars while il
motion, by which he was thrown upon the timber
work OF bridge, fracturing his skull and I'M urins
him otherwise so that he died after lingering fey
hours.
l.. Beers bought 10 cattle Of Williams for New
Haven butchers at l0ic., buyers estimate.
Williams says more of his cattle will be sold a
l0c. hanover.
Culver, Hurd & Co. sold one lot of A from ILL
nois, by Major Smith, and o lot OF 40 from Ohio
by Miller, at an average of $87, which is lccalust
and all OIL before noon.
John Merritt is selling two drover ut an ave
: rage OF l0c and he thinks the market not us las
week.
The sales closed at dark with not over so bul
locks unsold. These would have gone oil, bu
owners grew more firm toward night, land price
for CORRESPONDING qualities sold IN the morning
where lc q b higher.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-T Sheep marke. con