New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-12
CITY ITEMS

war PRicEs.--We hear every day shout wnr
rrces." Dry goods az marvellous sacrifices. Clothing
next to no price, Beef, pork, aud mutton at almost
notbpg-yde ma ket reports AMI drovert opinions
Everything THAT sou have to sell going for next 10
nothing In short, at war prices 1t has even affected
the Dog market. Look bow cheap" cheaper than
ever" absolutely below cost" at greet saeri-
fce"-how astouislincly low you can bny puppy.
Here is how we learned the fact. Observing small
crowd in front Of large building Broadway yesef-
dry, we made small addition 10 IT, In short, we
crowded in 10 zee what was the attraction. We were
elsaed that there bargains be had there that
something was gong at war prices" Tor we saw
man with basket and beard the word now 40 peient
in eyeryboiy's mouth, aud pasted in every chop WIN
dow l. e., ceap,' ard we determined 10 look in and
sec what was cheap. There are some great bargains
sometimes 70 be picked mp among these street mer-
chants If Mrs Toodles could have enjoyed them she
would have been happy, and ToOdes would have been
converted Better bargains ean be adeyery DAY IN our
streets among the penpatetic merchants than
ever Mra. Tcod'es dreamed Of while buying
at auction secondhand door ates and collins So OF
c0urse intent on bargain, We went in for one, or
at least 10 see what bargains were going, and who
would be the lucky one, for we knew by the compo-
son Of the crowd that the chance must be an uneom-
mon one; and 20 we looked about for what kind OF
merchandise was FOR SALE II did not take long The
merchant this tine was dog merchant His stock
live stociJ consisted Of small assortment Of very
small Puppies. Thinking hat one might be "a handy
thing 10 have in the house." we inquired upon what
terms It could he Obtained We had already heard Of
the great surplus of dogs in the city great that they
are drowned by the hundred st the cys eNpense-snd
therefore very naturally concluded that when dogs
were so very 81 eap al Wholesale they would be fea-
sonably low a. Testil; and as this very small
specimen. we looked for q small priee-we did not
anticipate how SMALL 1, was, IN fact nothing but a
puppy, snail, reddish puppy, with banging ears and
bnshy tail II WAS not, we are sure, one OF the bob
tail breed and being red rather Of reddish color
we were assured did not belong 20 the rbe Of de-
srised "yaer dogs" So after Gsenng so!ne bme
10 The dog merchant enumeration Of is good qualities
and how much he was in want OF money, and how
much shese times" injured bis business, compass
sion beam to be excited almost to point that wonid
have induced NJ TO entertain proposition Of comIro-
mise 20 save this respectable merchant FROM ruin and
we did actually feel like b.fiending him BY buying
small specimen o. q dog. We had already got ha'fa
dollar in Land when we asked the price Did wo hear
arightl Zee; il was war price, We might pnt
back that hali-dollar, for it very small dog ana
III. re are cheap times. The price was only Twelve
DOLLARS. We didn't wait for the 70 sol the dogs
mon Cur heels; We used them ithout that simulant
Twelve dollars Tor spuppy in war tine wat enough
to san rs out Of ,i.ai crowd.