New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-09


The opening day Of the msrket THE week wasone
more ike May thsD Februsry-clear sunshine, and
10. cold enough to CONCEAL the mud even in shade
IL was except the discomfort Of the city mud fiue
day for outdoor busness but snsiness in the Cattle
market not lively, nor were the owners OF cattle
in as good humor az they we're at the close of the
market last week for their prices rued nearly cent
poui higher than they orened on ruesday this week,
and TO day things no better. The market opened
with 1890 OF 800 head Of cattle in the yards and
very large portion Of them very heavy bulocks The
average wa probably over cat. each, and tie price
Of all grades Just about what it was January 10.
Thus The ms1 ct has lost oil the advance gained last
week ard week before, though the average prico IL
better but it ia because the average qnlhts IA much
b. tter-better than in any OF the past weeks heso
Dot be better, and very rarely is Several OF the
Western drovss chow that corn IL abundant, and has
been freely used. Ire 44 cattle reported from this
State made mp very largely of heavy oxen tn At
Bought IN n ne% BaSadsS tag Rw6 ft
better than the preceding ones. Certainly the average
upon this clara Of cattle 81 70 $40 head less than
was last week. Taken at the lowest figure 1t makes
difference Of Sc 0C0 upon the stock of this State alone
The CLOSE OF THE HARRIET.
Last week the second day decidedly better than
tie FIRST and some Of the drovers trusted that the same
result might happen this week but In this they were
gIi.yous disappointed. Dull and hard az the marAet
c:iied on Tuesday II is still wore to-day IL ap-
Iears slmOst impossible for the brokefsto gel custom
err TO lock ut their stock except at The very best and
that tlty are not willing 10 pay ten cents for except
with great concessions in their favor in the estimate OF
weight. Up 10 noon the pumber of Cattle sod was
lees than We have Witnessed for long time, and az
write, late in the afternoon, appears almos1 I'M
possible TO believe that all the stock in the yards
be rod ct any price. The number in the pens looks
| large euongh FOR pretty fair supply OF the whole
week and but for the fact that buyers appear little
| more plenty this afternoon and prices lower, we
fb.ft
tie urtod. IL appears TO be given up that the
little re in the market for The two last weeks had no
foundation in any scarcity OF Cattle IN the country,
ard that the chance is that the price viii not advance
again with any prospect of remaining permanent The
| chance is that it will 60 down instead Of up.
TRANSPORTATION.
In q market ike tina, when droyers are losing
money, they say, hand hand, certainly by Che
handful they complain of the cost Of sportation
The greatest complaint comes from the shippers OF
hoee, Fho cay they cannot stand the present. charges
We call the attention OF railroad men to Inc TACT that
the live stock received IN New-Yerk durrg the last
Elk years have paid upon moderate calculation, over
sixteen millions of freight 10 the rairoads We have
e2port.o the six years past l9fl head OF catile
which, ettmaied Ut slb each average for freight
And zee $50 Csiyss at Ice 40 g:
shfsp-5 tS3i 81 zISSe.t
sSme-2ist4'4a at E'of
10 ~, So
This would be syn ,623 yesr tariff TO the rail-
roads. IL ID tritiDg sum- and no railroad in the
country can afford 10 do any act that Will lessen then
share OF the busness. Yet the Harlem Road has com
uGnceG the sucldal cOuIse this very week that Will
affect Its receipts, aid add more ounce to tine load
Of disgust that all its customers feel toward liz man
! ngers There probably was a more unpopular
ret ef officers III charge OF any railroad on earth, than
the present igemept Of the Harlem Road Every.
body who has business with IT, feels aggreyed by some
| ret Of supreme folly or oppression. To-day there
| il one general srumble from all tho shippers OF
cattle, OF q new arrangement, that al the
caitI rpnsf he ruf into
and pay yardnge there, instead OF being allowed u
60 into the general saley ards, which are furnished
with water, and more N the way OF customers and
where cltte can be weighed at q email charge upon
the market scales With this most stupidity foolish
arrangement every is dissatisfied, aud the result
VIII be that Tor every usty copper the road will get
present gain il will lose bright silver dollar in the
long run. And this Ia about the way the whole bus
neis Of the rosd il managed The cars that bring
down The cate empty, might, and most OF them wouls
70 back loaded with mamie, If farmers could get il
| haned at nominal charge; and thus business II
the way OF Increased products would be created
II If pity thst all the poor deuded stockholders Of
the Harlem read eoRlo not hear all that we have these
two days, srnpy in relation to this last whim of the
manSgenent stout ysrdDg cattle, and cattle trans
portaticn geptray upon the road and tho determine
ton Of PARTIES avoid usng it the nselves and dis
co1rasirg others BON uSng II, except Just far n
they me driyen to DO 80 by necessity How road
Win such bitter feeling sgainsl il by al the people
along ne route, ever proper. Instead Of constantly
netting 10 increase that prejudice, every act should
tend TO remove II, and It's officers should be willing
hear ana heed such wcll-meant truths "a we ar
row tofng them. Mr. Mcneil the stock
Superintendent: of the Eric Road asks us to make Oh
following explanation to drovers particularly the ship
pcrs OF swine, WHO think the present tariff op
The charge for carload of Hogs delivered in New
fort from Duntirk $Si so. These cars are always
r.twped empty. The price Of carload Of the poorest
ela-t Of heI hi, suci ae Lumber, &C. from Dunkirk
10 Now York, $ and the average Of all classes OF
freight Ii sl3l 90 car; and these cars usasly are
loaced eaoh way. Lave stock trains take precedence
OF freight and are assured do not pay high
! q tariff as other freight.
| SALES or CATTLE.