Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-07-16

A KENTU CKIAN IN NE" SOtSh.
The Sioiadlin1 Of the Cutie Agents and Rer-
eldHta-Inpu1snt R7se1tity-Ho1o -S0eestd-
tors Manage Things in Gotham, de-, dc.
MEssRs. EDrroRs "A day among the cattle
merchants at Albertson's, Forty Fourth street
i. to a stranger from the Bluegrass country,
somewhat a novelty, not because OF the great
amount of business transacted, Tor Fayette and
Bourbon can do as much any sale day, hut IN
consequences of the unequaled and unprecedented
rascality of those to whom the Western droyers
entrust the management OF their business and
the selling of their stock mean the sales
men or commission merchants, one and all-the
entire fraternity. Yesterday was great day
for. the drovers' agents; $3.50 head of cattle
we're offered for sale, at least 300 more than
was necessary to supply the demands of the city
butchers, an excess of beef which afforded 4
first rate excuse for the salesrnen to dodge be-
hind and with such shield 10 defend their rAs-
cliity They made the droVers bleed proiuseiy
et every pore.
No drover can dispose of his stock here, I'M
less he WHOLESALERS to a SPECTATOR, alias sales
man, commission agent &C., and If he does not
sell to them he must pay IS per head, and they
VIII retail his stock to the buyers and give him
their check on one Of the city banks for the fall
amolnt Of the sales. So all 4 drover has TO do
is to pay the salesman from TO per cent. for
swintlIing him, take his check to the bank and
way calculating his losses, the honorable agent
collects from the buyers. But such eXtoTtiou
does not even stop here, for, when more cattle
are in market than the consumptive demand If
the city requires. the drover's agents, or commits
sion merchants, have their agents, and the dro-
yer stands by whilst his salesman sells his own
stock indirectly to himself at price below what
had TO be paid in the West, 10 be taken to the
country to be kept until another market dav, or
sold during the week between the established
sale days.
It's the custom here for drover TO put his
stock in the hands of agents for sale: and until
those who drive stock to this market will meet
together in convention and resolve to do their
own trading, and sell their stock without the aid
of swindling statesmen, they had rs well, or bet
ter stay at home and work for shilling day.
| There are but two reasons that western droverS
give for engaging the services of cattle brokers.
| One Is that a great many of the butchers buy on
: credit of one week; the other that those who
pay cash at the safeguards handle the notes ofSo
many different banks that they (thc droyerS) do
! not know what is bankabIc and what is not
| In the latter case, every drover who has not got
sense enough to know current funds from shin
pIaStcrS had better stay at home and study 4
| counterfeit ,letector, and when ne has learned
something about the currency Of New York, he
can then come here and do his o%n trading and
financiering without the aid Of set ofswindlers.
In the former case droycrs had better agree
to sell every day in the week than pay statesmen
50 per head to credit the butchers six days
butchers could then buy their cattle every day
fresh from the sale yards, and not be compelled
to lay in asupply fora whole week at ono time,
subiecting themselves thereby to the expense
of feeding and keeping their stock for several
days or what is worse, penning them at the
| slaughter house for whole week, until the poor
brutes are so near dead with hunger that they
! .ciU rat each others tails off
| The prices paid yesterday were certainly not
more than 81 cents for the best Kentucky beef.
A considerable number was left over and sold
to-day at figures far below the rates of yesterday.
Drovers retired to-day with long faces, and your
correspondent took stroll over the city in search
of something for the readers Of the Courier,
which they will have i'll due time from
BALLOON.