New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-12
CITY VFvvs.

SCARCITY OF Icy.-In Conse quence 81 the ex
reme mdness of the weather during last WINTER 'he o
companies this city unable obtain their u'oa sup
ply and now We hear from every quarter loud and deep
toned complaints in regard to the scarcity ana tue
charges which it il alleged the ice demand iof
people in their spite having exhausted their ''o'N'
anshemas upon the ice spccua,ors as they arr po"'e
call them.
The present heated term has created unusual defnsnd FOL
the Article which demand the ice comPanes;coud not supply
ur,s thew once emp.d their houses and thus LEFT u'
III, remainder OF the without tho geld luxury
The bubandns Of the supply on hand by the comp AUD
the Increased price which they felt neeessied to put upon
il TO insure more economical ofthe article has raised
mighty csmo among bopsekeepers hotel keepers. the pro-
prietors Of resurGns bar rooms desers IN Ice ciesm
butchers aud others The long continuance OF the extreme
heat has completely disappointed the esuson' Of the ice
dealers and destroyed their sntcpaons OF Of mode
rse demand which woua have enabled them to supply the
market from the short cror last Winter.
The Ice Companies Of this city the "KnickerbCeker
New Yoii" Warrington" "Rocilsud Lake" and T..
Conkn Co. their icehouses being located at Rockland
Lake Island Lsts New.PaI Flsbush Stoutsberg Turkey
Point Esopus Cat.kin Greek, Cstskil Point Rhnsbect
Rondout Greek, Athens NswBaltimors CoI'sekie. and
Now Rochelle. During the Winter OF 1861 and 62 these
Companies laid In upward Of 3o0 900 uns tho same quanty
being laid IN for several Winters previous but last Winter
they unable 10 OBTAIN
than 200 600 all told Early in the meeting Of
the Companies held when the price xed at 81 cent
per ow the hopes that such increase would tend TO lessen
the demand and make people economical IN the Of
ice A. the Spring and early part Of the Summer continued
cool the price lowered but with the hot spell" and
the consequent demand for larger Quantities OF ice 1t wal
found necessary to rse 1t again. and there prospect that
Il will continue TO increase unless there should be chang
in the woher for ice wastes rapidly in such extreme heat
We learn from MI Bsrmore Of the Kncksrbocter leo Com
psny that the marie, supply already 90 far exhausted Il
render it serious question whether 1t will hold out two
month, oursr Little or no pu, away any point
south the city during the Water Of 1920 and
sequence heavy drsn ia made upon market from Penn
sylrana; While Baltimore. WsshioEton. and other place.
are receiving their supplies from Boston and Maine IN
Phi phlA zoe selling oI two cents pound In sphns
field Mas 1t bring. IS cents per cwt. In Hartford Conn
the present price cent pound or 81 cents wseh fo
IA pounds day The Philadelphia North dne,an Of ys.
teIdsy says:
W. yesterday citizen pay - cent. per pound 70
1t purchased TO surround dead body. We do MOI
quote this the market price OF ice, but TO show s scarcity
The foe dealers will sell only TO those be
are their regular euomer' except eIorbitsnt rates Ths
c-cies dealers for three days ps have ceased to cell he
commodity forms They will sell II only persons he
eat by toe The Government must have for The
hospitals aud its ssens impr-s toto all that they wan
It comes into pert rhisd.lphian' no" gain .oms
idea Of the state 4 things Orleans when under block
sd. and Of Chsrlst,on and Mobile The st-ess bo
tel, IN city had ice ye,eId.y but except from tho.'
contracted for by the there Wa non. t. be- had
few weeks ago hotels and other large consumer. IN sh
city supplied with ice 1T per ba: Wedoes
day las. the figure, took upward tendency aud gradually
rose 80 Butchers s-oeefs hshmongen SC have hiihsr
been supplied from 20 TO 50 cents ow. but the
figure hes r.en G. and 20 We learn from good
authority that IN few days the pro. will be h.d t. The
trade and large per tun, ard 10 others a,
per cw,. The knckefbocter leo Company. whose main
depot Is At Rocksad Lake have hal this year .sapyy 81
ony II 900 while previous have produced for
them point 10000 tun. The d.neency he's
ory by gathering rom smaller ate' and ponds IN
the bordering the ud.on River extending up
far as RsnssseF; the company hAvns established ami.
depot each place Of gathering Ii a. thought that with
the ,upry be made 10 hold out until cold weather
therefore would advise to eIsrc,e much
ecouomy 10 the Of ios during the remainder OF e
ashley would with other articles Of eensSmpton The fol
lowing circular Issued BY the Boston companies, shows th.
united supply Of Zee In that city;
The ,toct 81 ice hand being sb.olsiey !usGe
the r.ie and Tor
ec-d.niy limited snd Ipeusive from .nd alter toe date
pric.s all b. advanced 10 1ty pet cent cwts suAl
eg.uie' cent per pound Families tsiilG By Wess
sIiy ceuts per huudied Posnda
Ayfopo. o. the lee question. ", append tho forown.
Item from The Sctosfse An,,can IN regard & shcsl
great dsfrs. Of cold /. produced ~ miIigf. Of tat
peter and ssb.r .st and there manufactured D.
land ported iud &c ~ large qasLttir, chem
zeal mixtures known fsoEps powder BY meaus u which
Al four pouc- pound Ihls yovc-f. introduce
into its machine Invented by the person ~
used upon the tabe 20 Ice wiDe or ~a,c win Ito osts
celebrity bottle Ct champagne usJ b. ICED ~ en minute
for pence So great IL tho ifi.ntiy Il cold produce
that tie parking content. q ID. bottle may 10 tcl.
tsLsicrmsd into s9oHsy mass