New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-14
THE POULTRY TRADE.

Il because 10 other article OF country produce in
tere.ts so many persons, that devote much IT.
tention 10 the trade in poultry. The business
Of rearing poultry for market, is mainly in tho
bsnGs of women and children--it is household
manufacture. Hers are ofen nested in the little
uooks and corners at the very kitchen door, and the
chickens cooped at the doorstep edge, and not un'
frequently pick the crumbs th.t fall from the kitchen
table ard when dnally grown to marketable htness,
they are killed and dresseo IN the sane kitchen, and
the proceeds of sale devoted especially the use Of
"the wom.n folls.' This portion Of the family rocis
WILL then be pleased 10 hear at the earliest nioment,
through The TRIBUNE, Of an importast rise in this
market.
The ninth tenth ard elevoa,h days of December
were just the weather ior poultry" Days Of clear
sunshine. but dsy ard cool; the mgh'-ticzen mad
giving way but slightly at aslday. Prices of poultry
rose little each day, and, Saturday, poultry OF
such quality as only should b. sent to this market,
sold al the following prices by the box
Poultry ft for matket is that which hS been
granted TO fs,ness and has been Killed by being
hurg by the heel, and bei ,o death from peuknife
iucirion in the neck then scaed moderately, and lct
in pile urder blanket something few minutes. -
steam ard loosen the feahe - add thso after being 70
carefully picked ~ not to break the skm dipped sud.
denly in hot enough to give the skin an oily,
rich appearance. Tuen the birds must be laid Out
Handsomely upon clean bosrJs, in cold room till
entirely cool mot irezenl, then carefully packed 10
layers with clean rye straw, in boxes, and nailed 50
tight that all the tumbhng shall not dspace bird or
chsie An inch of skin Such poultry sold rapidly ou
Saturday at: Turkeys y fb., l2i el3c.; Geese ioS
Ilc.; Ducks l3 l4c.; Fowls l09lic., Grouse, v
pair, 62a Co.; Quail, v doz., 81 90.
The wild birJs are never picked. aud the grouse that
cold highest birds trapped in Iowa, and carefully
killed and handled, and each one wrapped in paper
none tire that the paper WAS Of old numbers OF
TmT TRIEusE--ard very sougly packed, with hero
and there quail stuck in 20 FIJI up, and sent hther 6y
the American Express fat lines.
Sending poultry by expross lines is all important,
turkeys iast a. We have often directed and sent the
package by ordinary freight line. II star,ed on No.
ven ber 25 and was sixteen days-days OF damp aud
not cold weather on the way. 1t vas sold to q
Washington market poultry doctor" who understand
the art of deodorzation, at seven cents q pound.
Pot UP in the same way, aud rent by express IL would
have cold the same day at l3 or IA cents pound.
The charge On fre ght BY express IL not onerous,
particularly when il is of much importance TO have it
hurried forward. The following rates irclude oil
charges upon actual weight of PACKAGE from the
place Of shipment to the commission merchants door.
There s no addition for carriage. The charge for
selling is per cent except very small lots, toen It
is 10 per ceut ~ will be lat estimate last
week vas rather ab we the actual cost Express tariff
Winter rater per 100 pounds to New 'fcrt, from