New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-23
we're In the market to-day or have ar.

Notwithstanding the apparent great decrease Of
numbers Of beef cattle in market to-day, the decrease
is much apparent than real, because there are
SCI head Of the number reported here ast "wednesday
il the pens to-day making, instead of 2,3So-in tact
2,9i7 on sale. Be,ides, there have been some 3oo
he ad of stale cattle sold here during the week out OF
the 1913 reported having arrived last week. beside
an equal number the river. At Brownings also,
we give only ~ as the receipts, instead Of l0i
entered upon his books, because the balance
were driven down from here and stabbed there;
and probaby the same thing is true Of part
of the number reported at Chamberlins. The
supply last week entirely too great for the de-
nand, and consequently, with much smaller supply
this week, the supply larger than can be sold and
we shall be surprised If at least 500 head are not left
over to-day. These may be mostly worked off before
the next great market day at reduced rate. If sold
to- day. they will certainly be sold at low rate-that
is for the low grades of qualityas wholesale butch
ers were holding back this forenoon for chance to
buy at Sa9c. good II any Of the poorest, such as
dry cows and thin steers, wholly unfit to KILL were
sold at those rates all day in small way, and the
trade was very dull at that.
For frstclass beeves there was an active demand,
the butchers freely offering lie and owners or brokers
holding at IL, &c., which, owing to the scarcity OF
this class, they obtained.
The weather IN the fore part of the day was so op-
pressyely hot that it somewhat affected the market,
but it grew cooler toward night and the Gun beios
couded rendered the business OF buying aud selling
and handling the cattle in the hot paved
wards little more tolerable, and without doubt
b.lped some OF the drovers out OF tlsht
places. On the whole, we do not Thick many ot
Them will brsg much of the money they made to-day
though considering quality Of the stock and the sea-
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tremeIy high In answer 10 the question Of prices to-
day. as compared with last week. a broke! REPLIED
ii Think you could buy pretty toierably fair market
retailing beef to- day at 10 cents. Now Is nor uld
for that quality, very high price
The sales this week at Albany for Bosion and other
Eaten cities number about 700 head and We do not
hear of any cattle held back the and only two sun all
drovts taken out Of the market here 70 wait t'r rise
ard very few over the river.
We did Tot notice in market to-day but one buyer
for grazing purposes and be offered $i0 bead for
lot of % Kentuck, Durhams. which The owner refused
Perhap, be will do better, but it was over lc pound
for H. meat.
Iotn A. Merritt was trying 10 sell very han isome
Grove Of the same Kind of II ok at prcss that would
save the owners, Messr-. SnOwden and Charles from
oss upon 800 head which the cattle had cost theIn
having bought them at A bany speculation, and
hello ID. time fora b. eE market They were fed by
% Of Il. pity that DIE DID I st them I'll Christmas.
tn ,heJ would have 'ea tine indeed a. they are very tai
Sr tsa hone vas es We noticed IS head in
I'm. a, is Cornell. and 100 offered and refused and the
ler the weight estimated az by buyers and others
and y by the broker tat he cannot sell at c
Ptstly the sasblr drove is John BryAns selling by
Cb.r a. Teed at average shond say, Of lie
II cw Tne.s good fair Ohio steers fat enoush
f ,he season John Harris took % ~ s. which he
ROOD re -Teed says i Chris Gwyer took Is st ss2llic
seller Tie drove nearly a. sold before d. L. Bel
snd j. C. HoA selling drove OF good Hin steers FOL
Stermon Chcss that viii about lie Some of them
,od yesterday ., and $40 head To-day they ran 10
| IIlc. Estimsied average, 7tcwt.
~ Beach has common light indiana stock selling for
,sey sdlce and 81 illinois steers for Gdett and aesson
| Ger part sold here and part at Bergen at etdllc.
OIve HuId selling 81 Illinois Tor Piatt Reed thai
will about e~t AID perhaps lo. 70 10 less thar
the zane quality sold last ~e.k
| 81 cpt ow ner's estimate at lie
emon UleIy and Ralph Murray each selling Of th.
Alexander yir:n drs,ss loSI'e q about last week
| Eesd Holeoub selliDs Z. Wsrner's Drove from
Liking County Ohio, ssid to have weighed - ewt " hour
81 ofs and estimated 70 81 cwt here bat VIII not d.
sId ere selling very slow Of sGc and may sverige 90