New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-26

And nine small lots.
We cannot offer any encouragement this week to
those who may be waiting TO an advance Of prices
for beef cattle. The market opened Tuesday morn
ing, which was bright and cold, with about 5000 bull
locks in the sale-pens, and a momentariy expected
accession of train of % cars which arrived little
after Doon making the supply nearly equalto last week.
Another lot was reported the way from Philadel-
phia, but did not get 10 before night on Tuesday We
believe that we have never seen day when there
were 5000 buocks in these yards that would turn out
az much far az the present stock.
There are but few extra or very heavy animals, and
there great many coarse, trough oxen, parncu-
larry from Iowa and Missouri but they masses Of
fat and in good favor with the butchers In fact they
are formidable rivals of the fne smooth, handsome
Kentucky and Ohio Durhams. They are not, how
ever 70 profitable KIND OF stock for the producer, or
consumer but having eaten untold bushels OF corn,
worth only ID or 20 cents bushe and consequently
fed literally, these bullocks from the lar West give
the butcher such quantities OF fat that he Will buy
them ip preference TO those which would give inner
quality Of flesh. We assured that the feeders III
those cheap regions consider the present rates.
though much lower than last year. quite remunera-
tive.
AT home they get 1904 cents pound gross weight,
or ship them Oh their own account al I'll S2 head
freight or for total expense, including the brokers
commission, Of about $l5 and at the present rates,
which app.s 20 low Of home feeders the trans
Mssssitp farmers can money 1t Is this sort Of rivalry
s, t; svs. soed corn soS:
locks days rcm the Mississippi at prices per csn o.sI
mar We car afford The only successful competition Will
buy their lean stOeb in the sPtn and gs upon our
hst prairie grass bear the long reilr lad
transportation while from the farms within hundred miles
tat In almost fat ano hesh and
saebe az though their pastures Farmers VIII %
wen ook the lessons being taught IN the present ana
prospective condition Of this great market ior all soro 1904
With H. this great supply from the West upon the
bsref thela OF
weather and prosperous times We have soeh state o.
% Of Reeve, viii bring prices equivalent cents
pound for the weight Of Beef And this not for one week
only continuous There was little effort made on
Tusday morning advance upon last weeks rates but
failed We think some Of the t sales Of the morning were s
more lively hours but this was short lived In the
We have never seen where the bulk Of the stock sold
within range We believe ,syeneShth, Of SOLD
Gom8d9c a. The number Of bnlocks OF quality that
Ies Iis 7d7sc ia very sms There were Thousands
that would scd one age gG No. aSs . %aI aSS
average quality Of he sane grades Of stock very e0naes
by more valuable TO the butcher.
"wednesday turned much cooler than Tuesday which wa
to the make. opened with considers
be lie coDnuips the day quite good as Was the
dsy By the yards Sete 80 nearly cleared Ina no
several dOv entirely closed up yeserasy Sns s
o1 By T Inquiries for Ccs to 90 thee cSan
though cid hear Of many being sold for thai purpose The
ruth T. The sPS P s1, r a. s and o Of the Western
stoeE this in very good condition for the oIcne
4
On account he improved quality Of the stock In TACT we
tnI butchers their cattle better terms this week h
st AT the same price per pound they get better quay
Certainly cents pound they tave got some very good Deo
,sypK 10 themselves the hides and liberal supply ofst
me- market finally closes with prices ust ADout where they
consnced and All the stock sold except perhaps few extra
COCO thai held to what buyers thought 10 cents
pound. .oo.-,-,ov
~ Cattle an MAJ het week shipped April H. At
s,waSye No thence by rail 70 Hannibal and bo.t 70 uin
~ g. h, rail via Chicago Fort Weyne PttsbnIs Ale nown,
and eIe on sale April 25 cost OF 10 - head Tor
sh The owner compa rs q the road ron Quincy 70 on
Thai local freight By the stoee TAIN making great
nd that other trains are given the preference OF ths
tIset The promise 70 leave quincy IA 80 ~, IIn
arrive at Chicago NEXT morning a. . ou' N"'' N'
p view Of the that there such large STOCK o. s Sis
wet OF the Bnppi 70 come lhs n tbn ROAD 10 lyof
tba Tas TAIBuh should urge the directors .. 'A %
Al hst tbsiF agents 6oHs, and compel them W
Of nss 10 ~ aoaspos via Columbus Ohio and Baimeis
60 rom svea 10 Albany SIS 10 Eeg-York sIa tes
,, va an, Ere YoSd which OF to be II most o'pef
Al good favor with dfOyers