New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-12

And several email lots, including good many yoke
Of working oxen that look as though they might have
been hurried out of the yoke and into market on ac
count of the expected scarcity and consequent high
prices.
We have not for long time had such an active de-
msnd for bulocks al go high price as prevails to-day.
This lie owing to two Three weeks ago, that
is Jan. p, owing TO blockade Of the railroads by
snow the number of cattle reported for the Wednes.
day market was only 763. The next week there was
an avalanche Of those that had been storm bound, and
we had 2,7lS head. That reduced the price so that
troyors held back, and had only l,12l head st
week. Consequently butchers not we'll stocked,
when the late dood came, entirely saspending business
on the Pie and Hudson River Roads, and stopping
the ferry at Albany that 10 cattle could cross to
come BY the Harlem Roed. The freight trains on the
Camden ard Amboy Road were also suspended.
Fortunately fcr those who eat beef there were some
lage arrivals after market day lsst week that with
those and what few could be got in foot from the
vicinity, We find Go here yesterday and to-day
though than COO probably in the pens today.
We hear Of ioIty car loads OF buloeks a! Campvle,
waiting for passage the broken bridge at Mar
rowsburg, l.3 miles by the Erie road from New-loIk.
Il s probable that these cattle can pas the Delaware
by road bridge or ferry, ard take the cars on this
side and reach the city in the cCwse Of three four
DAYS.
We also hesT that about 900 head were expected to
iiIlve at Albany in time for this market, not one Of
which has reached tie city. We may also expect that
,heIs viii be shipped from Ohio as soon as the teie-
graph Iioclems the price Of beevts to-day, taking
hc chance 70 get over the broken places that there
e no necessity for panic about scarcely and high
price,.
Another thing be side the short supply gave the cat
tic brok es confidence 70 ask high prices the day
unusually fine clear, and cold, and the market quite
well fed with buyers particularly the clses known 70
have contracts. which must be filled whstever the
price Of beef. There sso few cattle wanted for
shipping that must be hsd a any rate for vessel al
rssdy to sail. Then, the whole number Of cattle was
net only small but the proportion Of FIRST class beet was
It'll smaller, ard men were actually forced by these
various circumstances 10 pay just what vas asked;
and although iptop cattle sold at weight To be
ascetaDed IN the quarters, az l2ic. pound we have
DO doubt that not good were sold az 10
lie, ard we doubt whether any OF the coarsest sold
below ii ii &C., though several statesmen gave lO.c.
as their lowest figure.
We shall mention few Transactions by way OF proof
of our observations:
Cbas. Cooper bought Of hessrs. Beers, 80 head of
Coprecicut oxen only in fair working order and some
Of them pretty coarse st So each, VIII d he counts
full lie ard Beers tie whole drove, y head VII average
lie. Cooper also ugt 10 head out Of Isors drove
~ which Attest and these AVERAGED lie. The
BY sherman HOe.
az lie 81 evt They sold head Of fine home made besves
70 Isaac Valentine for SEA- estimated est buyer and 81
Josp Merit, sold Io, Of ordrary we..chester County
oIep laic he THINKS the home supply Of beeves very
Mead Hoconb sold very fne pair Of native oxen to o.
Hsss for $50 which be ssys l2c the seller l1 They
we're fed BY yst slhmr IN Weseeeser County AID weighed