New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-07

Bulls HEAD Monday, june 6.-The back
bone Of becf-csttls speculation ia broken. The top
round Of the ladder Of high prices has been reached we
trust and hereafter We hope TO see spectators In oattis
willing to stop climbing. or else suffer amore severe
tumble than some Of them have had to-day. We have
about $50 head Of builock on sale today fvsaxts
Of which are dstillery fed and there were about l
head sold here and 500 head sold at Bergen Friday and
Saturday beside what were sold at the down town
stables during the week. the report Of which VIII come
in to morrow and make up very liberal supply Tor the
week We find Of the 500 yarded here that less than
400 OF them In first hands, the bulk OF the stock at
Albany having been taken BY speoulators at prices
based upon the expectation OF eectng an advance up
on last week OF one TO two cents pound. The number
OF heads" to-day proves that speculation In bull
locks at 20 cents pound net is dangerous business
Instead Of RISE find the market decidedly worse for
owners than 1t last Monday and II would have been
stu worse If all the butchers had held back as resolue
ly as some Of them did till afternoon. A few OF the
extra cattle sold In the morning at estimate OF 2OcF
u net and some equally good after noon at 100 Ym upon
60c bs cwon the scales. The morning sales OF the
best stock were at as rates per pound as last Monday
but the estimate of weights in favor Of the butcher
OF the statesmen said average OF 5Ots per bull
lock. Others estimate average decline OF ~ head
on the morning sales Of such cattle a. were sold ut 10
algc. Pm The decline upon inferior quality Of stock was
very marked and the trade became dull In the after
noon that some persons talked about the market decn
ing two cents pound upon the ordinary grade OF
weight. We expect however. that our table Of
Quotations will show the rates they did in our
last report but there is doubt that the market Is
better for butchers, particularly for those who did
not purchase till late In the day, who may defer till
tomorrow. The weather to-day s very warm. and
damp and the cattle. biting distlers show the effects
and owners anxious SELL 1t would be fatal to
hold distiery fed cattle upon grass. The average
quality not being good and much fewer cattle sold at
first prices the average price will be half cent II not
whole lower than last week. With the same num-
Der Of cattle sale next Monday the decline viii be
greater than to-day. There is evidently decline in the
demand for beef Some butchers this week declare that
they win not buy a bullock at the prices asked and
Wholesale butchers are buying lighter than heretofore
and Government agents are not in market And. above
OIL II Is straw berry season and the season o lamb
and peas II the top Of tho beef market has not been
reached IT win be because Spectators entirely stop
the supply or that we shall see. The sheep market
stands about II did week ago and materially lower
than was days during the week. Nearly oil the
sheep were sheared. and sell the scales at Io9c. y
N. One c1tra lot sold today at osc y. Lambs sell
at eia 81 each. The hog market Is without change
The best corn.sed hogs sell ct :. 49c 10 and dstiers
fourth Of a cent lower. Full particulars tomorrow.