Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-03-29
COVE AND CALVES.


Although all the Cow merchants grumble at the state
OF the market, they all manage to sell what Cows ar
hYe though we believe the bulk Of the trade IA upon
long credit to the swilee In and about the city
The fair average rate OF good with young Calves
$50 to S45 though heard Of one COW sold this week
at 80, and saw to-day at $50. There is A deal OF
cheating connected with the Cow trade II common
practice for afaTmer to sell good Calf from Cow six
or eight weeks DID, and buy one few DAYS older and put
with her for sale. Sometimes that one is fatted and
sold and new one substituted and the Cow then sold
as fresh one The same trick Ii pracced here In the
city SO that unless purchaser can rely upon dealer
he does not know BY the age Of the Calf whether he Is or
not gettiog fresh Mich Cow.
Most Of the Cows brought in by farmers or sent In for
sale by the commission men, sold to pa ties here
who either sell them again to the stable men, or retail
them out TO families
Take such lot Of Cows as would be collected In any
neighbolhOod up the Harlem Road to be sent to
and we should say the average price, including Calves
would be about $50 head. or course such lot vould
not include many nrst-olass family Cows unless they
parties wanted to sell.
Veal Calves are not selling as we'll us they did two or
three weeks since The top price cents per pound
ave Wegn but only the very best sell at that and some
pretty far looking sell at cents and the demand
10 not lively one. The supply at Allertons, oday,
LOOKS 70 US little too large for the demand and sellers
fore night.
WORKING oKKN.-There are but few Working Oxen on
SALE and generally they not Of the saeable kind,
out are held at higher prices than last week. We
some sales at full $40 advance. The range Il from 800
Tor SMALL thin eyearold steers, to $40 and el30
Tor coarse six and ssVen As yet have
mad very few really good valuable pairs Of oxen In
MARKET There several this week from Michigan Of
the rough SORT and not we'll broken as Yankee oxen
generally are. One carload OF this class Of oxen not
nndisg purchasers at prices to suit the owners views
were shipped up the Harlem Road this morning. their
way TO Connecticut and 4 market. The weather Is
still little too cool, and snow and ice still on the
ground too much to make farmers anxious to buy work
log oxen.
THE SHEEP MARKET.
Receipts for the week, 3,I75.
The supply OF sheep continues light and the price has
advanced and Is now greater for live sheep than the
product OF the butchers will warrant For instance
broker aold lot Of sheep at cents pound live weight
and hey were killed and sent to the wholesale meat mar
keh where they were selling Tuesday at 6D7kc n
suppose they averaged 100 s alive costing g. and the
pelts sold at 81 s7 which Is the average and the car
eassss averaged 80 Rs each, and 7c y b., 80 Is, max
Ing s5 6ah which leaves c. to be made up by value Of
ia and oal to pay cost and expense Of dressing and
leave nothing for profit
lot Of Ohio sheep that weighed % average at Buf
io were shipped Saturday, and arrived and sold Mon
day at IS l3. This only tcents had less than 5k
b upon the Buffalo weight and is pretty strong
price, and more than can be out Of them at the pre
ent price OF meat and WOOL Yet find the Wholesale
butchers anxious to buy acting upon the principle that
altoge hsr. IVlI
on Tuesday which Is generally the largest day In the
week. At0brien's there was not sheen for aaie At
BroWninge there might have been 200 and that 10 not
enough to be seen In his immense establishment, where
5000 oln be yarded at once.
is little remarkable that right in the midst Of Lent
the price OF beef and mutton should advance c but 80
It and the chance Is good for continuance Of high
prices unless there is great increase In the supply II
is remarkably small this week.
THE HOG MARKET.
Receipts this week, 13402.
Quotations 50 1894. Is per cwt live weight for corn
led hogs, and S3.2593. for dstillers as given by
Henry D. Grant, superintendent Of the Market who al
so says there Is market for small thin hogs and they
are dull at nothing The market too much overstock.
ed with this class Of hogs while those Of fair good
quality are selling at the quotations pretty freely.
Geo. W. Dormsn gives the following as the price Of
hogs this week;
Live: Dead weight.