New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-20
THE POULTRY TRADE.

RTcIIPTs OF 1858 AND 1859 COMPARED.
Unfortunately for both producer and consumer, and
particularly for the intermediate operators, there no
certain data for ascertaiDng the facts about the crop,
whether il is large SMALL nor can we ascertain the
total receipts in this city which would give us the
means of approximating toward some valuable COM
paraive results. But we have certain, and ms far
as il Qoes most excellent Of comparing receipts
this year and last.
The American Express Company is the largest trans
porter Of poultry Of any eencern in the eityi and Col
Burer6eld the Freight Superintendent, has kindly
allowed us TO look at their books, from which We
gather the following facts:
Owing to the very unfayorable state OF the weather,
ard as commission men say. " the advice of The
TRIBUSE" they say much smallerquanti,y of poultry
was received in November, 1859, than in 1853. In
fact the supply for Thanksgiving appeared very light,
but proved quite sufficient for the demand in such
state of weather as followed.
We find that the actual decrease in the quantity
brought to the city by the American Express Company
in tie month Of November 1859, is 40 tuns and 225
IouDds as compared with November, ls5s-the total
transp rtaton poultry that month being calculated
at 2s7 tuns 739 pounds.
But tie falling off in November is likely to be more
than made up in December.
Tale the ten working days from the 81 10 the l4th
Of December 1852 and the fame days Of 1855 and we
find the following results:
The receipts Of those days in 1853 were los tuns
l79O pounds The receipts of those days in 1859 were
100 tuns 94l pounds showing increase of uns 100
pounds.
The increase in the last three days, that is December
- 13, IA, compared with those days in 1853, is sill
-, aoftb tboaa
DAYS in 1858 were 90 tuns 666 pounds. The total of the
same three days of 1859 were Al tuns 453 pounds.
The receipts last year for " Christmas week" were
I42 tuns 628 pounds The receipts for day before
Christmas were IL tuns 200 pounds.
Now let il be recoleeed that these the resepts
by only one line Of transportation and some idea may
be formed about the quantity received and consumed m
this city.
We suppose that the United States Express Company
brought in about much last year as the American
We understand that their poultry transportation this
year has not been near large last year. but Is now
rapidly increasing.
Then there is the National Express and Adams Ex-
prets both of which bring considerable quantities OF
poultry one from the North, and the other from The
Southwest. There are also large quantities daily
arriving by all the railroads common freight, and the
quantity by all apparently increasing every uy' we
nus sgan advice country friends not TO be too an
xous to crowd everything into one week as they ap-
paIeLtly tried to do last year. for Christmas and New
Year Rect assured that you lei il come along mod
eratey all winter, it will find reader sale, and give
you more satisfactory returns. Our weekly report Of
Wholesale prices Of country Prodnee," may be re-
lied upon for the true state of the poultry market fou
must draw your conclusions about the supply 10
the country and what is to come to market from the
figures We have given you Of comparative receipts