New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-19
And 90 lots Of less than 10 bead.

| And % lots Of less than 10 bead.
The great market place. In Foyfourth street opened
Oh Tuesday with 800 Cattle ia the pens snd On
an average Quality far superior to the previous week.
vet at decided worse price for the drovers; II rot
At lower raes De- pound at lower estimates ofweigD,
snd better quality Of stock for the rates Of
In fact il was agreed upon all hands that it was the
hardest mark for dfovers that they have met TINS
Winter, and some of the brokers declared that IL
WIS the worst they hsd seen in many months. Inc
prices only rnled low, but buyers were not In
ciped to buyAargely at any price. In fact mansiad
are OF generally izclirs 10 buy anything Largely
upon filling market and that certain IS me prese"
copdit;oy o. the New-York Cattle market.
1t is trus the weather was unfavorable, the January
thaw being progress. But if the weather hal been
the.bes, in tie world, it woold not have saved the
erov. 70 from their fate. The difficulty odeep forany
thaw OF change of weather reach. Tne fact is the
supply is boy the capacity OF the city to consume as
fresh beef and there is packing OF any account go
ng on and the demand outside of the city Is very much
lees than h was in summer and autamn; aud, although
The number Of cattle received appears less the average
weight is very much above the average weight from
July 70 January.
Why dro,ers shouh persevere in business that
every declares is running them, is past our comPre-
henson; and if they can see auythog more hopeful Tor
the future they have keener vision than we have.
And we DO not see any good reason for complaint OF
present prices of stcass cattle, so long as they soil
readily at ten csnts net pound. II those who bring
sme thin steers to market, which only in fit order
for the farm cannot sand the loss which they
of at present prices loving advice 10 them 10
Keep them home And there 10 no doubt OF the iact
that great any OF the good working oxen that have
teen lately sold {, the butcher, would be more than
worth the cost of keeping next spring. above the prices
they have been and now selling at. For farmer
with plenty of fodder would be better speculation
to come here to buy oxen than to sell them.
THE CLOSE OF The MARKET.
Sipeularly enough the m srket opened this morning
better for the lower grades Of stock and worse Tor the
best Not that prices for the advanced or declined
for the other but that there appeared to-oe ne
better demand for such sold esterday very d1 az
about seven cen and fe calls for such as are held
at ten ceDts.
The westher to-day being still warm enough to
aw out all that freezes 10 the night, the butchers
canno, be coaxed into bus stock in advance OF their
present wants They do MT any sign OF scarcity
future feel any of any advance, except
should occur from sudden blocking up OF the raul
roads,
1t will be noticed that we print the same figures IN
our table of quotations that we did last week yet
state that the mark ID lower The reason thtt tue
average quality of the stock is III or threefourths
of cent pound better though selling at the rates OF
lat week. 80 .
The prospect Is pretty fair we close this report,
thai ali the stock will be Sold If any are left over &c
will be the bghest-prced cattle which are certainly
selling very slowly to-day.
The WEIGHTS OF GREAT BULLocKs.-To settle the
question of the heaviest bullock, we collect from
the files of The TRIBUNE, the following weights OF
what are supposed to be of the heaviest fat bal
bullock. that have been grown in this couatry. We
advise readers to preserve this table Tor futore reer