New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-18
OPENING DAY OF THE MARKET.

Ben WesthoiIner lL....,. 50 lnl ocIany
OPENING DAY OF THE AARKEr.
Monday, March l6.-Tne beet cattle market
opened this morning with 400 head Of cattle !.
hs % 'Ss h and ssasy q sSoi fair
quality. the best Of tho season. though not .9s.
tho bs., ual.s tina, drovsf: have hsd in long tns
and fully half cent better than it was enc week ago Ths
price I. better and the sales more lively snd OF course te
market. Nearly all tho buloci on ae viii be dsposed OF
to-day, and we DO not hear Of aly to arrive TO morrow 80
decline prices hold up to the close equal to the openi9s
this viii prove the highest market for soms years and si
esanO, be considered eIusord Iy hal really goo ,ss
buocks sell prices thatHeke the meat only s0ioc o
than the value Of hide and M and extra good ones O
below Sc H. M...rs starr Reed agent. for
have bought ,ems Of the best IN tho
IN. most which they will ship to Port Royal during the
rs H. s. ss III. ss. III.
or and "a. better than + Would .. Pos tho 70, sny ei
:; u oa o. ne drosea soG. Of
butchers brswDg about having to compete win Govern
would there had been no army ssenss 10 m'es be-
cause tho business conducted 90 dscfeey that no ole
or seller. supposed ,b.t they wanted over lie
until alter all secured II Il bad been generally Known
ma mat ne Sua ssy. sdrsnesd to sSac y rs for
quality Tie real Of the advance today short sup
p.,, Ses viii eaSs, sRptner sdrsnc. Before the co.s
the market the telegraph was a. work sending OF dispatches
have no doubt that every tho way hher will be
with Offer and OF them will be Likely to change
msrs.t Then n we should have fu market. sam will
be SICK" Nothing but aaohs short suppl, can keep up The
price and that NO much e. look for this
month q. May TueD expect TO see whole drove, OF
trstcsss bulocks average l.o V 10 net We look for IL
u.us and because there and 10 likely oe very large
demand upon lino. and Iowa for army cattle and eon'
bnson III make short supply between
hay and s aud consequently higher prices than We have
Tusddy March l7As We intinsted 10 remarks upon the
opening day Of tho uase neatly all the stock was sold and
price. compared with week, past There
nothing auder lOe 3D. and soae shell, old Oxen hsve
very different look from YESTERDAY. Then ell was hustle aud
activity. aud now Il wonderfully quiet Al the sh se.
we ther is clear mild beautiful Drovers all Jolly Some
OF tic brokers nos. The initiated will undet.Snd the
seen tho JewU Droyen should complsia Of brokers
commissions. The prohs falls among 'hieveL'
rRASsPoRrArioS.
Droyers in luck this week There no snow blockade
And nearly oil tho trains were In on time But they do
without at being blocksded by dead
freight particularly at Toledo where cattle were detained
Goo Monday nj Int 10 Wednesday morung awaiting ship
rt and we're then ~ the Lase Shore road Dun
liz which they should have made In Is hour, This threw
Them so behind on the Erie tina, they had to be hurried
through without stopping for food or water and came int,
rc .od and sent the slaughter in that copdtona
condition certainly healthy aud ht for food We should
be glad improvement upon that line Of tlans
BROKERS' SALES OF BULL0CK5.
The reports Of tho following saes show how the various
ssd., are rated The mos, remarkable sales OF
500 head to the Army AGENT. Geo Sarr snd David Reed
Kea"ef, Dn hams. iouf.yesrOd Steers by Phil AIcCsay
a. $40 So This was beautiful lot ,nooih and tst and
Of % Illinois Steers by the same owner a. ss9 90 were
sama,sd Ct AlOt Of 80 Isnar.aoy good IinO,:
i upon 81 cw, average Another 10. Of a. estimated e
seller @ % each and we s% Ds1ss sss q
OF the best quality. the price was = dloc. & 10.
Co. a. buffalo ars estimated u Owt aHd sales reported
g0g,c. T. ID. mostly Wholesale.
Ja. MeColum had remarkably fns lot Of Indiana Dur,
4" r "aSh Ono ps Of Steer. 70 Lem Valentine
a. good soythns 'Old here this wioer They weighed
Would naie 1891 ~ The pc. !. ssso which we, yoas not
iced Wheeler sold Patt leeds drove Of ~ good ii,
moi, Steers Il OF them to H. Valentine at 4s4 were ~
lie b aud the whole probably .yeEsee over Vc ppm s s
" ~ Hoas 50 Of Capt Hu.ch'asoo' S own feeding
s sJ"c i 10 sy. ewt, and sell at SeIoc = 10.
Usry .od 100 of Alexander. good fair ILL., steers at
oss.r Alexander drove sold Ice p N upon II
cwt by John A. Merritt which was avery large estimate oil
"s Ign ws.hsm-r 80 Ill., Ct c~t steers 'old at &C. y H.
Baes hss good dove Of III steers, tina. he bought
IT,, %, EsInsn one Of Joel baby droves which bas
been wei good top which sells ct Vtc and all will
~ ~ Woodrud Bro i65 Ohio steers sv cwt bought
a, BnGo Of Montgomery sold at Sdosc. and will Loo
4, N full aud make pretty large conInlsslon.
r c. Drisco bought at Albany l6 Kentucky, and 80 ILL.,
no ntavy Steers and oxeo, which s0ld 10
leah H. Williams u Of James Persips Ohio Steers
part oil style and part Durhams-sveags cwl aud sold
p'M .n vserrsns q very co.i.o Indiana Steers and
some OF them poor average cwt sold for shields at
Us y N. 10 good Kentucky Da hams. bought Albany q
Gderseevo, average u ewt. and will sell TO average 100
r. fstmSn 90 of Joel Daily. good Illinois s.er. ar.
e.mstsd to average 81 cw cold loo N, or over upon
fair estimate OF weight .,