New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-02

I'll b.t IN he found az &c. THIS Is full half cent
bl the opoafions Of las week for ihis class OF cat
Re. Int hat does not give the ful view Of he de-
prssd state OF the market which falls mos; heavily
upon he medium class such good hair sie's Tor mo
retail butcher Al &C. and the grade suitable Tor PACK
els Of beef IL O. &C. The pOorF grades sei a. s'ii
lower rates say la6c. pound for the ne welsh' OF
meat ~ thee rates the market opened the dne' OF
the season BIZ small portion Of the cattle Were so'd
leaving a large supply for to-day, with very gloomy
prospet Of ceiling the whole Of The stock IN market al
any price Unless the trade revves to-day very much
above hat the opening OF the market indicated II $
probable tha, the regular report Of the market winch
we print On Thursday vii show the lowest rates OF
bi, season. The pork market has also got What ihc
sr,vers call black eve" The incest kind Of dressed
hogs. from Du;ehess county, sold Yesterday at only
seven cents pound. This decline Affects the price Of
beef cattle
CITY IxPRoyFNENrs.-Thc Broadway Ihea'cr,
after brief existence OF eleven year, has given way
10 the memorable demands Of business, IT, site now
being occupied by stately store whose architectural
exterior compares favoriby with the numerous sFen-
did buildings which adorn Broadway. Mr.. James X.
Whiting the owner Of this property, has expended
about S.NO0 00 in the erection OF this building. IL
measure. - feet on Broadway - feet on Worth
street - feet on Pearl street and i Us feet deep. IL -
i've stories high from the street and has well-hgh'et
basement and couner-celar. The latter is lighted 40
thoroughly tina, persons may read newspaper print AZ
any hour in the day. The ground floor Is lighted from
the rear by skylighi which runs out 10 feet from tho
upper portion of the building, and Is 80 feet IN length
The whole building il to be heated by steam nom q
a boiler in the of the counier-eellar, which wi
also he used to drive small engine which If 10 90 al
the hosting required throughout the building. The
architects are Kelum 4 Son. The white marble front
of the store is OF the Norman style at once striking and
substantial The whole building has been leased for 4
term Of years BY Messrs. {. W. & j. 1. Moore, dry
goods merchants. 1t is expected to be finished and
ready for occupancy by the 1t of December.
Two magnificent and substantial looking buildings
have been erected at the corner of Wall and Nasssu
streets. on the site of the old Express Office. Tho
corner structure is called Columbian Buildings" 1t
il four stores high from the street and has basement.
The front is of marble and built in the modern Italian
stve of architecture. 1t seveniy-fve feet
on Nassau street, and twenty-five feet on Wall
street. George Lovett, esq, of the New-Amsier-
| dam Fire Insurance Company, Is the owner ;. "A.
Warner was the architect. The basement will be oe-
cupied by the New-Amsterdsm Fire Insurance Com
pany and the frst floor by the Columbia Mutual Ma
rince Insurance Company. The upper portion of thu
building will be let out for Offices The cost of
ton has been about 100000
Adjoining the above is another building which has
front on all OF twenty-five feet, and one Of
tweny-three feet on Nassau street in this way forming
an L. and embracing the new Columbian Building within
the square. 1t has depth hundred feet from
Wall street, and ffy-two feet from Nassau street. and
is four stories high from the basement. The basement
on the Wall street will be occupied by the Continental
Insurance Company and the first story by the Arctic
Insurance Company. The basement and fir, story
of the building fronting ON Nassau street will be
occupied by Banker and Insurance Company.
The front is marble and j. built in plain Style with
ont ornament. r. cost, when finished, viii bo
s30, 600. The owner Is Mr.. Sampson, and tho
architect j. Green Parsons OF No. 4 Wall street.
In Nassau street between Fulton and John streets,
two buildings are in course Of erection, the site Of
the old buildings known a. No. - Nassau The
frs and neare. 70 Fulton street, is small build
ing five stories high including basement The front is
Of marble and the style plain. The basement will be
let tor store and the upper portion of the building
for Office. The cost of the building win be A. 90.
The property il owned by Widow Mix. Messr,s
Stuart Il Buck are the CONTRACTOR IL fronts
feet eight inches on Nassau street. and is fifty feet
deep.
The other building measures fifty feet fronting
Nassau street and is ninety-hve feet deep. The hight
is five stories including basement. The front is Of
Westchester marble, and the style Of the entrance is
Roman II il to be let out for banking and Office pur
poses. Mr. Thomas +. Davies, il the owner. IL will
eost s3j 900. The contractors Messr. Stuart &
| Buck.
| A splendid six-story brick building, occupying Nc
feet frontage on South and Water streets and l2 feet
Oh Jefferson has been recently erected by Mr. William
! A. Freedom for Messrs. Miller a Conger, who have
four other building. the block, and three ON
South street between Rutgers and Pike streets. The
new building has been erected in the substantial
manner with walls varying from 80 to l6 inches in
thickness. One portion OF the building Is for free
storage and the other for bonded goods. Each floor
| i tightly caked An improved railway hatch in IN,
building materially facilitates the receiving Of goods
The stores opened yesterday, and y,slted by y
large number OF merchants and others. good deal
Of bunting displayed from the vesse- in the vi
entity, ia honor of the occasion.
| WARD SCHOOL No. li.--This edfce. when COM
peted il designed 10 be the largest most substantial
and handsome school building in the city, II is located
on Twenty seventh street, between Second and Third
avenues. The LOT has front Of lbs feet and Is llS
feet deep The building is of brick, four stories high;
the front and cornce Of the frs story OF polished
Dorchester stone, and the quoins and window trim
mings OF the entire front of the material; giving
it On ASPECT at once ornate and symmetrical The main
building il 81 feet in front and % feet deep except in
the upper stories, which are but 90 feet in depth