New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-23

Also, 20 lots fle.s than ten each.
One of the most brilliant days Of the Winter was
Tuesday, Feb. 81, and good many OF the luckless
spectators who travelled express to Buffalo to foresta
the Western drove and turn honest penny by spec
uation hoped to their fond antcpatioDs realized
Thote who read this report distance from this spot
will realize that disappointment if the lot OF mortas-
cattle droveTs in particular few Of the first sales
made after the market fairly opened, might have
been about the rates that The sane STOCK wond
have sold for a week previous but 1t very soon be-
came evident to painful degree TO some OF the own
ers that cattle in Newlork this week would not sell
any higher than they did in Buffalo, and before noon,
notwithstanding the day was very bright one, 1t be-
cane certain that would be very dull one, 30 lar
as selling cattle was index. We found over JUN
head in the yards and of exra-good average quail
ity averaging in weight we think, over 1lcwt, and
in price from S5dS7 head less than last week, and
by the pound according to quality, just about where
tue range two weeks ago, and as low
Ms any CT the previous markets. There was
very much smaller proportion OF the SOCK
yarded on Tuesday this week than last notwthstand-
ing more efforts were made to crowd Gales. Ine poor
es class of stock felt the depression much more than
the best but told by one who buys ilrstclass
cattle commission for retail butchers that he got
item easier this week at l0d l0lc than he did last
week at l0 a lie. The general decline OF the price
estimated by the broker at half to cent pound,
eand brokers ana owners all declared that butchers
would not take cattle, when agreed upon price e ID,
at a fair estimate Of weight. lt will be seen that
larger pel cent tHhn any one buppOfcu pO-elot,
stock il from this particularly down the Harlem
road where it said the supply was exhausted. Yet
il seems that the little spring in the market week or
two back, had the effect TO bring out good many,
and presume the result Will be disappointment 10
their owners.
THE CLOSE or THE MARRET.
Yesterday the weather was bright, and business
gloomy. To-day the two correspond The morning
opened with rain, dense fog, and altogether very
dull look out for drOvers. The butchers, they came
slowly up to the market, instead of running about
anxiousy, they do in sharp market, congregated
at their ease in the bar rooms The state OF the mar
ket could be seen at glance. ANY one who has at
tended il, have done, almost every week Tor
years could tell without asking that the state
Of trade against the drovers. Ii Is even more so
than il yesterday, for there has been ire M arr-
val Of Cattle; and there are so many good ones tht
irst-cass butchers have difficulty in finding what
they want; and the weather, turning warmer aud
damp, against the wholesale business. Then this Is
the first week i'll Lent-and, in city 10 Largely made
up Of religious classes who do observe 1t little, II
mai quite difference in the demand for beet, par
ucularly the coarser quality. So that with large
supply Of cattle, the market II dec dedly hard one for
thOse who expected to realize the prices OF last week.
AT thought, from the looks OF the yards there
were at least thousand head uDsold-aDd the
prospect was that half Of that number would re-
main unsold. Then came fresh arrival OF several
hunored bead just in by that old and-urtle ronte
via Camden and Amboy, from Philadelphia. This
knocked the prospect fiat of selling out all the cattle
to-day, even at q depression equal 10 some sales we
were cognizant Of OF g. head less than the owner
was offered on Monday az Bergen. One owner OF q
of good Ohio Steers said he found no difficulty
in getting 10 cents pound, except the small ole OF
being Obliged TO call the wegh lOO ID head ess than
they would actually weigh. This is about the true
conoition of the market. 1t is overlooked and ex
tremey GULL and prices low "a the lowest, and
night approaching with lots of cattle in the pens to go
into the supply next week Altogether it is a caution
TO crazy specuators who off to Albany and Buffalo
to buy upon the strength Of last weeks prices.
TRANSPORTATION.
There are two droves in market from Ohio by Boggs
and KessiDger, by the Southern route They were
shipped at Cirseyille Saturday and arrived Sunday
week, AZ $l36 car TO be delivered at Forty second
street wharf This is So less than by the Northern
route. The Baltimore and Ohio road smaller
than the Ohio but the Agent goes by the Ohio eount.
They rested II hours at Bell Air, on the Ohio; "a
hours at Brady Mills, miles beyond Cumberland
"a bours at Baltimore, and fed hay at 81 per cwt
and twice at - cents, and corn at 40 cents per
bushel. The road finds hands to drive and load
the stock. The cost CT freight per head upon
the steers estimated Is 10 cwt. was
$40 50. The caboose accom- modations are not 10 DO
compared 10 the new ones the Erie Road, for they
are the best in the world Neither they to be com
pored @ the hoo pens Lake Shore Road, WniCh