Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1857-06-13

MEETING OF PnILApEIPHIA BUrcHERs.-rhe butchers
OF PnadeiPhiA held meeting Monday evening, when
tSo communications we're read from Mr.. Lewis Turner
president Of the Baltimore Batchcrs' Association One
announced the formation of Butchers Society in this c
~ and lie successful operafOn the other speaks vOrs-
bly, OF propostoos, hoiiSg convention OF
butchers, &C. sad also gives the price OF cattle in Bald
more. Mr.. Lowry said that they had written TO New
York, Baltimore and Cincinnati sud the butchers Of these
cities willing 10 have .ention for the purpose
of comparing views the proper method Of purchasing
cattle He said that what tey wanted this meet.
ing, was TO agree With these cities in adopting uniform
price for the purchase OF cattle and also abolish tn.
scales He then submitted several resolutions, which
adopted, the FIRST Of uhich is have convention
Baltimore the first Thursday in September next OF
representatives from the butchers Of all the principal ci
ties and towns in the United States.-Bdlt San.
The prominent propositions submitted 10 the con-
venon To abolish the scales altogether in the pur.
chase OF stock To establish board purchase
growers and feeders Of cattle only To pay cash for all
purchases To form in each city To organ.
lie in each city board of purchase who sail correspond
with the various boards and furnish nfotma the
state OF the markets With regard supply auI demand
&c. The project of national orgauiz. was also EN-.
bodied in the proposition. IL resolved thar this
meeting reassemble in July choose delegates - the
proposed convention, aud tina. the Baltimore butchers be
requested, if they aeceie to the propositions announce
their delegation, and the replies from other States
Also that they viii publish lis, Of the representatives two
weeks before the meeting OF the convection.
Mr. Joseph J. Ksee said he represented the Republic
Of Veuezucla, where good cattle could be purcha
ed for 81 S. bead They could be brought
country for about SlO SIS per head aud with steam
propeller, the distance 10 about ten days NJ X said
hat person had this country the purpose OF
raising 81 OO0 and proposed sell 900 head OF
cattle at 81 per head Oae million OF cattle said the spea-
kcr slain every year for their hdes on account OF
hides commanding such high price Cattle thick
the plains Of Venezuela that there grass there
Col. John Whiting, of Chiriqu, said he had been in
Venezuela for twenty years and difference between
the meat ia that county and that OF this.
The secretary thought it would be good speculation
for anybody go into He had been told that there were
plenty Of cattle 10 Virginia &c kill but they all in
the hands Of speculsor' The the ia Ohio
The meeting then adjourned.
As Venezuelu il spoken Of az from which 10
procure beeves for Atlantic markets IL may not BE-
amss for 70 say TO those whose attention has hh
erto been directed 70 that country that t lies snuEy on
the Caribbean ana Atlantic ocean, convenient 70 our
ships OF commerce; that is il 100000 fquare ms
one-ihird u which Is mountainous; tbat tenth Of ia
fertile soil is cultivated; that becyes well ss various
other snims, It's surface in good condition
aad 10 be bad for their capture and that there IL no
doubt Of the truth asserted the above named meeting
that good 6eld for speculation IL there open the co
terprisiug and industrious.