The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-23

Exsraordinary Dizziness In the Retail Trade
-saies OF Market stuR FIrty per cent Less
than at This Time Last Year-9Nects
upon Priccs-Family Marketing Cheaper
than Usual.
The complaint is universal among all kinds of dealers
In large markets that sales have fallen of to
usual extent for the last few weeks One large dealer in
Washington Market who has been 10 the habit Of selling
daily from four 10 six hundred dollars worth Of truck
used by grocerymen states that his sales have dropped
TO one hundred and hundred and fifty dollars per
day. All the grocerymen throughout the city agree in
declaring that that they never knew dull
time. II seems though the pressure OF the times
had at length reached the great Of the middle and
lower order of the people, and has compelled them to
the practice Of economies which they have heretofore
been strangers.
There is reason believe that the consumption of food
has actually fallen of one. quarter in this city within the
last month or two II was noticed that cup to the new
year business at the markets as thriving ever;
but the reason for this evident Business in produce
being conducted the cash principle dealers did not
feel the pressure of last fall and they dealt with the
farmers usual buying in their stock of staple articles,
such potatoes urnps onions apples &C., to las. for
the winter with the expectation that the demand would
be about the same, for they reasoned that however
much general trade would suffer people would be com.
PEELED TO eat much as ever. Immediately before the
holidays the lay in their winter stock and this
kept the deuson that the business in produce would
not suffer But on the commencement OF the new year 1t
noticed that trade began TO sacken-the groceries
sold but little and that in small quantities. and hnay the
produce dealers in the large markets found that their Cal
cuaon the amount 70 be consumed this season was
far too high. Business has been steadily settling down,
and dizziness regns supreme in all our large produce
rrarts. AS consequence prices have fallen, and are
likely to remain down for time TO Phis last
consummaton devoutly TO be wished, and far
must make their minds to receive less for their
market gardening than they have during the flush times
the past few years There time when pot itoes
could be bought for 81 81 IS per barrel and apples for
goods up prices enormously for the eaabe
necessares of life. The late revulson has done the
good work Of destroying these fictitious values,
and produce dealers must make up their minds for
cheaper rates hereafter There be question but
that flour must remain low in price, and while that great
staple down all kinds of marketing must bear some pro-
portion to it.
One circumstance connected with produce trade Is
little remarkable When any particular article is very
low wants 10 buy it, while article that scarce
and high eagerly sought after Thus rua baga turns
are selling the market present for 81 per Dbl, but
is noticed, also, that there is market for hares this
winter and the only reason seems " be that they are
plenty and cheap.
GAME OF ALL KINDS.
The game market this week, due TO the advanced
and the fear of sending TO market from a
venson is unusually cheap. 1t sells at wholesale, by the
carcass for &C. and &C. per h. and &c. l0c by the sad
die There few bear carcasses in the city, which
sell for 12c. 16c per 10. number OF wild turkeys
have recently been brought into market and much
admired by Commands The flesh is juicy than that
of the domestic turkey and the flavor is quite delicate
only more "gamey." We have altered prices but very
little IN the annexed list -