New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-01

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will they enjoy delightful voyage from Nantucket
to the South Sea, via II tie Horn" under an agree
able old salt, but also witness representation of
mode of taking whales 80 vivid and lifeke GLat,
at the close of the exhibition, they will understand
how the thing is done about as well az though they
lad been on a regular three years voyage. No
painted boa: Is used. but genuine wbaleboat that
has actually seen service, manned by live crew,
armed with The proper irons" The exhibition is
unique, exciting, and exceedingly interesting.
BUTTER PRICES AND PRosPTcTs.-Notwitbdand
ing the extraordinary rise Of butter, we have al
ready reported, we found yesterday, in awalk among
the butter dealers, that the tendency was still up-
ward. II not actually selling higher than il had been
for few previous days, the market was reported
"frn," active" "stf," ga good shipping de-
mand etc., of the terms familiar to the guild, which
indicate good prospects for all who happen 10 be in
possession Of the article. Fortunately for fsrners
this rise has occurred while a considerable portion Of
the stock is stil in fret hands. We hear Of good
Delaware County dairies, unsold, for which the
owners could readily command 20 cents pound,
which they could not have contracted last July at
Il cents; probably not over IL ceuts. Our Western
friends however, must not expect their butter
Gent forward for sale on commission TO be sold at the
top price of the quotaticns-it is not good enough,
and it lack. the prestige Of good reputation. The
very name Of "Western batter knocks oil two or
three cents pound. There is another difficulty with
il beside quaity-hat IL, the way IT Is packed, ana
, the order in which it comes to hand We saw lot
of some fifty frkins yesterday, good enough to bring
to the top prices, and perhaps quite 30 II it had
been in neat, good-ooking packages, such as come
from about Of cur best butter Districts yet this cond
only be sold fs third fourth rate, because the fir
kins were badly made, rough looking, black, oak
hrkins, with loose hoops, and generally dilapi-
dated appearance. We urge upon all butter
shippers to send none to tLis market except in
good, clean, sound packages; and we believe
II would Pay the extra cost upon long journeys TO
cover every key with coarse seeking. We snppose
this could be done at ccst Of one-fourth cent 4
pound upon the butter, and are satisfied that il
would always average half n cent pound higher
price and sometimes in the lot alluded TO- would
sell for two or tbree cents pound more. II COM
mission merchant receives lot that has attractive
exterior appearance, he feels pride in selling it.,
and will bold II for the higber rate the market will
afford and ss il is neat looking and attractive, will
actually "bold II for rise" We SAW some lots
inst in this condition yesterday. On the contrary,
the rough.looking lot we have spoken Of, we found
the merchant anxious 20 sell, "just to get IT
out Of sight" So much for appearances. Ship
rers shoud take the Lint, and profit by the lesson.
AZ 20 tie prospect Of the future state Of the butter
market, will give few fIcis, and let those In
iere.tcd form their own opinions. Last year there
was great deal Of Luiter shpPsd from this city to
England but almost entirely Of inferior or medium
quality; not such 10 was likely 10 bring American
bniier into bgh repu,e or induce large shipments
this season. But as il happened that the butter
market became very much depressed under the lrst
influence Of the war panic, the shppers TO Liverpool
began TO operate very quietly in the beet quality Of
butter offered which went ogt in such prime condi-
ton, and could be sold at n profit in Liverpool
at lower figure than the people Of that city
had ever been accustomed to. a very large demand
grew up which could only be satisfied by increased
shipments and the natural consequence was an in
crease Of price here which is not yet high enough to
check the demand FROM that eide, which appears 10
he increasing and becoming more and more perna'
neut The consumption Of American butter is no
longer confined 10 English seaports; il has
tended o. nearly all the large interior towns and also
TO a considerable extent upon The continent. The
greatest fault found with it is its excess Of
sat-Europeans prefering 10 eat butter much
fresber than we DO. But our butter.msken will
at once adapt the article TO tho taste OF their
best customers, and we shall expect to see
butter made and packed exclusively for the
English Market just as cheese, beef, and pork,
are now put up particularly to suit the English
tasie. So we do not look for any dimnuton
a fncra 20 ~ ef
the price rules here rate, II does now TO ena
BILE dealers 10 compete with the buiter-makers Of
England. At any rate, we shall be very much aston
i.bed If we ever see butter again in New-iork as
| low as IL was during the Summer of 1861. Too
masy Europeans have got taste OF American butter
10 give it up while it is obtainable at the price at
which il usually tells in this market
TgE HARBoR FLOATING SrATios-Housr.-Since
m. commence ment Of the present National difficulties
tbe METROPOLITAN Police Department have bad oeca-