New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-08

at his residence in Bloomingdale.
THE HOTEL BUSINESS IN NEw-YoRK-The
probability Of very active comm ercia trade during
the coming IL forciby indicated by the fact that
ell Of the rsclass hotels in this city are at the present
time crammed to speak. TO repetion. Vacant rooms
are rarities and is with much difficulty that travellers
arriving in town. either day night can find accom-.
mediation. People by the score are daily turned away
from the doors OF the Aston st. Nicholas, Metropolitan
and Fifth Avenue Hotels none Of them having room
or even a cot 10 spare At the Metropolitan and ST.
Nicholas from 20 ~ 80 cots are made up every night IN
the parors and other large apartments about the house.
and occasionally at the latter establishment the bill
lard room is converted into vast dormitory
Excepting the Metropolitan. the leading
houses have recently raised their price to e. 20 per
day. which charge is paid without grambing and IN
many instances hoel.keepers have been offered most
extraordinary inducements by the tired and weary
traveller Even the seeondcass and thirdeass hoeswth
,odgncs and restaurants attached arc literally fuD OF
occupants The family hotels in the upper part OF the
city are all crowded a large number Of strangers ha'
ing been obliged put up at them during their business
soiourn in the city because OF their inability to procure
at the houses they have been accustomed
b stop at From this unparalleled rush OF traveller"
hotel propretoFs argue that as soon as the SpFins
fairly opens business viii be yeler in this city than Tor
many years past. AppropOs of hotels bulls now before
the Legislature and has been ayoraby considered moor
poratng tho Grand Hotel Company, with capital stock
OF 500 COO with the privilege Of Increasing 1t to -1o
600 The incOrpOraOrs named in the bill are Edward d.
Wesley Stilllnan witt Benjamin Holiday, Leonard
W. Jerome and Warren Leland. The project is to
build Grand Hotel" similar to the Hotel Louvre
a. M in Par IN hn inn
If the Central Park. and we understand that those
engaged In the enterprise have already selected site
for the purpose. 1t will occupy entire block. The
main front will face the PARK and the exterior Of the
building viii be designed with u special view to the
adornment of that section OF the city The need Of
increased hotel accommodations in NewYork has led
the gentlemen above named embark in this enterprise.
I ho BOnd.sreot House which for years has been
Of the landmarks OF the city. has succombed 10 the
march OF improvement and is now numbered among
the things that The furniture has been disposed
Of under the hammer and the buildings front and rear.
to be converted into stores.
BrLLs HEAD, MONDAY, March 7.-Another
short supply, and another high maket-hgher than last
week al least half cen, pound probably Il IL
the highest market We have known in New York.
by cent pound-hsher than II was In 1854 II may
have hsen higher In 1897. And this is be
dered at when'we look at the supply which numbers
only 200 head today and good many of these are
very light thiu steers OF not over cw Of beef Still
there iar proportion Of good bulocks and they
ainiy bring good price that IT, l5d lie. pound for
the net weight OF beef seller sinking oha. Some have
been sold to weigh at lt.. and others. seller esti
mate i7c. and plenty Of those estimated at jd Toe.
y n. will prove o. %. higher. We never saw such
elrayagant estimates OF weight and the asking prices
per pound hope viii never be exceeded. The price
has nothing do with currency Is regulated solely
BY supply which is entirely insufficient for the demand
and in this respect prospect OF Improvement.
We have positive proof If the high rate to-day and that
il is higher then at any time before this year in the Gov
ernment purchases by George Starr and David Reed. |
the finest kind Of fancy steers such as first
class city butchers prefer but the best sort for shipping
that good fat strong oxen and ripe steers and as
the pay ready cash, the sellers fond ~ the
TOM and generally sell little lower than Ia city butch
ers These cattle all weighed aud averaged l6c.
4 10 net upon - 10 u cw OF live weight. We are
well satisfied that all of the class of stock sold e.
butchers. viii average higher aud We have 10 doub;
that all sold today VIII average lac. q n. or over AT
this rate beef eaters must not complain OF NGDc. q
Tor best of beef and l0dl5c q 10 or tue rough
est portion Even nc these rates Of them cay that
they cannot stand and must quit business ~ Ia the
wall. The truth IL people must curta the consump'
ton OF beef and they must give up the foolish no
ton Of eating nothing but rlb roasts and tendorlon
steaks hat viii stop the advance Of prlce-nothag
else will Try il. sheep are very scarce this morning,
and the price cent pound higher than last Monday.
The best lots sell At &C. and over q m live weight.
The supply of Hogs is also very light and quality not
good yet statesmen asking = dsic q n for the best
lots The weather is clear dry. cool and windy-a real