New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-12-08
TIE POULTRY TRADE.

with very little abatement since Thanksgiving week.
The quantity has been entirely beyond that OF any pre-
vious year aud We assured by several persons
who have the means Of forming a correct estimate,
that over a thousand tuns for tie mouths Of Novem-
Der and December is likely to prove altogether too
small. The estimation Of an average Of l2J tuus
week these two MOI tbs, was based upon q moderate
income the iirs, ara second weeks Of November aud
fret week of December, which has aud is likely to
prove quite the contrary. The American aud United
States Express Companies have been al the time
bringing in 30 or 90 tuus a day beside all that
comes by all other con,eyances. The very
low quotations do not appear to have had the
expected eject Of stopping shipments. Forty or
fifty packages to single commHsion-hOuse in one
day, and day after day. is no unusual occurrence, Civ
ing unremittug employment TO one or two sa'esmen
two or three weghers, sales clerk an accountant,
letter-writer &C. all constantly employed in the re-
ceipt and disposal of poultry. sent in 70 sell
mission, and often from entire strangers, and, we
have often stated with an entire lack Of Information
to enable the merchant to tel who it belonged TO-
how much the shipment contained. Tdere often
cases Of such exreme ignorance Of all requisites, that
thew would be amusing Il not so annoying. One
lot came ON Hudson barge, aud
ceived and sold as the "Hudson lCt," without
any information to who II belonged to
or where from. After a while letter came ic.
curing why account Of Gales had not been given for
couple Of boxes Of poultry sent to the house for sale
Tie reply Gas none had been received. Then fol-
lowed letter stating that it mad been sent at such
time by such boat, and the told the captain
" TO tell the merchant who it from The captain
perhaps had fifty lots of things on board tue owners OF
all Of which might have told him TO tell whom they
were from How could he lie sends the letters he has
on board to consgnces a. he lands, aod tum-
bles the freight the wharf and amid babel eoniu
sion of cartn en- how can ne tell which belongs 20
AZ Y particular owner1 They look to see who Il IS d.
rected to- and haul Off aud the merchant hurries to
omen such paokases as he guesses coutsn poultry, and
# it looks a. though it had alresdy been kept lors
enough. he must hurry its SALE without waiting for
advice from the owner. In the case Of as udd-
son lot. if the merchant had waited to fed cat It's
owner, his account If sales woull have read some
thing in this form
" Not feeling authorized TO sell a consignment OF
WI ich we bad no invoice, and knew owcer we held
il awaiting riders until it spoiled and then ordered 4,
carted to the dock and dumped 10. You arc iuoened
10 US one dollar K Caiege portage, &C which please
forward without delay; and remember never 10 ship
another box of poultry without an invoice 10 the box
with your name and post office written ecby full,
and at once send duplicate 10y mill common sense
should teach you the cessty OF this.
Common sense should also teach shippers net TO eA-
rect immediate account OF sales from merchants
go overwhelmed with trade Is some Of The poultry
commission men hsye been.
One susp cous individual writes as follows:
Seeing the names Of ID. 4 5. a, the head Of your
wholesale prices Of country produce, l sent them q
barrel Of geese TO sell more than week ago aui
have not heard from it since and begin to think /
have been hunbugged.
We assure our county friend that e may rest essy;
his geese will cackle in due time. BY the BY. speak
ing Of geese we have TO cay that found IN our per
ambuations on Saturday, decided mproy meut IL
the goose trade. Good sold wholesale at 9G9!c,
and extra good Zoe. pound. Before Christmas fat
geese are always in dtmauG and last year the price
ruled high In feet there was little in proyemeDt on
Saturday in al kinds o. poultry, notwithstanding
was soft day.
We saw OILY fair lots Of turkeys sel, St II cents
pound not as fine had been reeei all town at
10 cents few days before. large shipment Of CON-
mon Wis were held over Sdndsy only cents poutd
beipg offered, which tie price q, which s. - lots
were sold to poultry-pediers. Should the weather,
however remain SOFT any advance cannot BE expected
before Christmas week.
| We find that mos. Of our supply 60 FAR has come
/ from this Siste ard Onio, though New Jersey
doubtedly has sent IN immense quantity, but thst
/ cones 10y private conveyance, and by routes from
/ which canLot obtain dehnse accounts OF quantity
SO asly. Ohio has become ST immensely large con-
,ibu,or. We learn tina; Mr. " ute Of Chitaqu., aud
the Nessrs. Beatty OF Aurora in this State <hose ex-
tersiye poultry factory has been described il TaF
/ TRBrSE and recommended foy tho practice Of
Others. hsve made similar establishment, n Central
/ Ohio, which we hope viii have iafceLcs tbs, VII
produce others ftte same kind. liz these factories,
the birds brought alive ard fed With much care,
science produce certain eff CTS SIS prac-
ticed With Stalled buoCks Then, skill and experience
are made avsilsb'e in sreh en- establishment IN the
meth oil Of killing, dressing packing, shipping a to
enable the propretoIs TO pay almost as much per
pound live weight, they would realize al dei
weight, If sent here by themselves.
The expense Of freight, commission and ctsrses Per
pound NAV be estimated for this State at Two or two
and half cents pound and for Ohio ard Indians at
three 10 four or four and half cents. This shows how
very important IT is though very much neglected on
the part Of poultry producers and shippers, to send
bu. the very bcs. that can be made In our opn-
ion viii pay lost a, well 70 feed grain to birds as to
pigs, sheep or bu,ocks. THIS has been satisfactorily
demonstrated by the M.sSis. Beatty in particular, who
have conducted their poultry business IN 'uch
manner IS to prove to g. who saw their