New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-26
POULTRY.
CHRISTMAS PRICES AND SUPPLY PROS
PECTS FOR TIE FUTURE

PECTS FOR TIE FUTURE.
The fact being pstsn, that our Christmas supply a
poultry has not come from the faroG regoas thss ~
dew immense supplies hom last year. will maize 81
the information that give upon this great asd
growing branch of domestic pr oducons unusually w.
liable at this time.
To give some idea OF the consumption Of poultry 10
this city We state tina, Dee % the Americas IA
rress Company had three loads 10 deliver from Their
depot In Duane street. and about eleven taos receives
| fem Alsny by the steamer. Ga Dec u their re-
cepts are stated 10 round nnpbns at forty tuns NAH
ing about eighty ups received intwo days By only ess
| transportation line.
This Company freight w" bsniy ai Rom tAs
State and Neiwont, with u little iron Western Peaa-
| sylyaDia, and q very unsil portion nom Obs. a
large quantity also came from the river counties. By
stesmtrs and bsrges on the Hsdson, a. tks mldssss
Of the Winter has enabled them 10 keep rupaisg.
wctterp NcwYork also sent In great quantities ~
the Erie Railroad while every Ne~Jcfsey Rsilrosd,
and numerous wagons brought vast quantities ffss
that state, and some from Pennsylvania. A greet
deal also came from Loss Island, aud consiaersbi
frt m Connecticut, under the Influence, ~ many ofh
owners dsclare OF the prospect u realizing the prcs
psned in the article published early In December.
urder The title Of POulty-phces, past, prescut ssd
pToSpe ctiye."
LIT us eco how fsr the encouragement We than CAV
TO farmers has been realized. Our "prospsct~f
prces" for Christmas were for Turkeys, f3sisIe.
Geese, OalIc. Ducks, II l6c Fowls. l0al2is
AZ retail or in small lots, every one Of thcse pncs
have been excesded-in Gesse most remarkably sc.
Even by the lsIges, wholesalers in the CITY, for 6rse
clais lots, such for instance s those VI George r.
White, o. Chsutsuque County. and =. b.. 8 Bsslty.
of Aurors, Cayusa County, who treat poultry daas,
fa,ting and preparing for market as scencs, thsss
prices have been realized by the tun. Tue MesUs.
Beatty had 90 ssle at once by Miller Cmpestsr, to
days before ChnstmS, four tuns, al prepared apoa
their own premises, and Of the Turkeys were -
handsome bhds a. We ever saw, and sold for sJs3 20
each.
Mr.. White had about the quantity In the hands
Of Mr. c. at the zane time, oil Of which would have
been worthy Of premium In any poultry show.
1. is rssrly q blessing, both 10 producer and cos
suner TO have such those engaged In the bod
ress. The farmer particularly rsaps decided sdvaa-
tage tecsuse such skilfu pouteren can, and do give
them more for l cir binds than they would 20. siiss1
~ themselves and sent 10 market In the rough ocad
ton that much OF the poultry comes into this msfkse
For il stance, we noticed Thursdsy. while nsssrs-
Nil er ard Carpenter we're selling well prepared gssss
at &c., lot Of geese side beside Of these, offered 80
.fused at &C.; the fault beipg that they not 10
is.ttd, and were very badly picked and roughly
packed.
Another lot Of well fst.ed poultry, well packed, saA
received in good condition from Vermont, the ownss
was fully convr ced would have aetted him IRON sos
TO two cents pound more, II he bad read TIE kei-
BusE ard following our directions 10 killing ana pre-
pair the birds.
Relative to the effect of the weather apon the busse
.kh. Ia sra4 nd
10 the Hessrs Beatty for the following. They say,
"O,irg 10 the lasress of the season Tarksys ch 81
grow sufscertiy 10 tat we'll for III, eshy marked. Is
"a unproftsbls TO feed these birds 70 fstteo thsn ss2
hey get their growth. And in such warm vssmw -
We hsvs ,d this is.,n, hey do not fs'iec we'd sag
inc ned 10 wander. To IA Tuiksys well and cessSy
We n oct have cold vesther II is owirg to sais So
HAVING 10 feed logger time, that We have MT esee
a. successful ss last year; sad wn % ~ ~.
cur Christmas lot W. dressed, consisting OF @ei
o,s described 10 TN TRIsrsK, IL required NOT sey
experienced skin but Rres' care 20 pfsfs,vs ne
10 GOOD order till ready for shipment. Ihs f.ss -
hst lot sudns 70 , oss '. ri the mi r pss. Va ss
a thsr Tbis must be carefully guarded - ssss "
such weather ss We have had tbs - ssoe-
alt has been very difficult TOT fAints =. 70 rsss
L.x, the past Summer On account CT cold ans 80 -
thai tie ,took 10 the country Is probably nos 1900 -
bsf "A large a. II was last year, and thaf "a the oay
reason that the price, notwithstanding TIE mcssy prss-
sure, has kept up 20 wen. We YEA .aa
thu ssnd Turkies In one LOT together, hsvfg mas u
All $50 and bstwesn tvo and three hundred 0ssot
with other poultry in prop triton We use, and reoos
nerd 10 others 70 iced good sound Indisa corn, 80
with il ibesai supply Of chMc,sl, whics 20 ecessS
ircirpepsabIs. II promotes health and Improves
quality Of the fesh.'
VIII al poultry rsissrs remember .hs inpof'A@ iass
which sloIs IL worth moro 70 them than al - 80.
eve, receive foe tia, AID much other vsuss'e 'nf's-
mstoai
To prove that our quotations. are s'' s'.ss
vo,t ., too b,eh. we quote, By kind psrms<sss =
Mul., A csrsptar. tho following ss'se. shinA ~
cor, lot .. thsy s,s.d upon oos Psgs q toe CO.
No, ,,6.r dss q Dec %. spco vtica--vs ,sses
nom . bar |, eIsniassop q tie ssss's-tsss s''s 90