New-York tribune., 1866-12-25
THE SHEEP MARKET

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ororiroys-Tte following reports OF sales Of sheep and
lambs By seycr OF ihe Aeephroks who sell on commission
viii rfe tie average o prices peg bead thu week l! aIe
quoted q o.. live weight og sheep 3! code, Lambs 1i9
The market s extremely duh r anything but rscsg stock
Tor the holidays Many lots of thin sheep have been sold 90
afic r aid were IL not that P.its s,l vel they would be
only hope that tlo Western when
cy get returns rss shan 5 head for such sheep ccar OF
crrenses wiz conclude h n'ilei to @ o l ,t& % ~ t siiH
racing ari rce Jumping breeds which viii take on iat
Indy ana supply their places vith snug bodied hne WOOL me
rso n WOOL Dr. She chief object or the hue mutton breeds OF
soaidowus leicester Coiswod for heavy cATcases
thcy may then better afford t0 git array Their saD
sided h0lei 0ck and pay good prices Tor somchhe INN
nt,y l-tier Tlore quite feronc. between slng sheep
hofr at ~ 81 or s0 per- head We could Instance whole foci
DOT large number but say % head Of single feeder stoe
a ho bad 10 send % market which brought more lHl el9
rr head while tie number of picked sheep which sold Tor tna
price during thc plst week will foot mp hundreds llse ale
extreme cases bit Western feeders may just as Wc have f'pef
be, r tcr stock AS s Common sAolp are extremely dull
ana even cuod sells slowly to-day. The fact T. We have
lcen having m too many thin sheep and more good ones ilaA
Among hc Chr.tmas sheep that have 70 market car
load from Dumf1ea W. owned y john Little are worth o.
honorable mention they % bis own feeding The II nead
weighed n 73 ~ Five head weighed 20 70. alive and go
yere h,-- and killed rs VI Tobn Wholesale butcher for
hs customers 10 make show upon her stands ioI e non
WITH Cotswo.d aud other oue.wooed sortA
sLys or CHRISTMAS SHEEP.
BY II Hume az browning lot 81 ll5 coarse % rp Tpol
wca sic s7 % per head y mixed KENTUCKY sheep Tor
j. simon. @ d, 80 .S n G s "a a p M Eis medium wool sod at
sc or O. 80 each 2J1 for George Oliver coarse Wool @ m
canada sheep a and gic 'G Canaaa sieeA Si l . , m
F- N q ers re1os sales Of 100 very large and fine
Kentucky sheep bought at Buffalo by AylcsHoi'h o' d. sol
oS buckingham sold Al Chamhcrns Ioi very large and
fi state sheep Tor Hcne Andrews OF Cortland Couniy lO
rei. a PeocH at Communpaw 2j coarse wool Indiana
slcep for Polly q scott lJJ p 10 lie
L. n Hume sold 1873 head averaging g - each as iol.
lows a for $50 ~ 27i fo $500 g1 l0 for s6j 10 26 for
fi el Tor et@l 70 lNl
S71 3D. 27 ir sJ6i35s g for sii 2io ;o $3.50 81 10 io1
Helis PidCock sold the following lots at LommunpaW
Nc. 4sl Sc The a5 head were extra fat lJ5 % sheep
Ka,e Mcpherson sold The following lots AZ Hudson lly
900 sleep nd f6 ls1 NJ t9l ls0 nt 500; 100 u e l9 al
;76 l6i Of ifl Is0 at s95 lis at t7i 6 at slfl $50
l-6 az t1ss. Total 2si7 Ucmgng g u each being thn
Judd Buckingham sold c3 head a IS IS each at the same
plnco.
Chamberlain reports the following salcs through Kase
NoPhcrou Joha Kase ir. Judd q buckingham A. van
Vert and Bells Pidcock ~ head sl02 iei /. 52395
& 75 no e. 80 is s. - Os5 q 100 J1oi bO - 20 0'' -
sIlER DROyFRs AT BRowNISGs
from New YokJacob j. PlatnoT - Charles van tI l-n
G. Chauncey Basford 80 r. H. Miller lGl Anso1 Ans @ o
sl Ahrer Martin 81 A. b. Archer, lJ Fields Han ~ Jon
Unld 2l5 r. ~ Mills lO7i A. NJ Mills ll2; s. T. HUMPHREY
5 A. Barnes 70 Beckvlth y L. G. VENUE isi m M =
Huney 800 l.. Woods 8 Co.. 2uj John li0aghtoh 'o H., y
Terry 2J7; W " Marsh, 100; james Van Wyhe 2s5i Eu
From Canaia~w j. Allison. 2iG; John Little 49, Luke
Bland le5; George Oliver. @7 Il, Hume &o o.,
From Kentucky-D T. Baird. 2l3 George MIA -''
Prom OhiO--JOIu simmons $40.
Prom Delaware-Ienry ST. John 10. 3, ~ a,
Prom New -Ter5ev-Gcorge Il Slwel III George H. Hot
coube pa :. T.. Br0adhurst 81 Charles conrad -
Prom Alchigan-J n smith %; j. e.. Sutton, 30
From Penusyl lyana-Edward Dlch, 100.
THE SWINE MARKET ,.,
Receipts by railroads Forothst' Hudson RIVER h9yI
6ls Fe Railroad 4O99 New Jersey Central Railroad e
Camden and Amboy Railroad g6. Total p IA =,
Ths market has been very unsteady during the past week
the receipts being very light and Irregular ana prices
according arrivals On Tuesday and wednesday n9s
At 7Ia7le Thursday Friday but few arrivals and prices
advanced and selling readily SATURDAY te MA
opened at 7l67lc, at which they sold IN inc moIins
closed dull AT &c with the close OF the day buyers Behel
holding of fo lower prices In anticipation OF heavy
Since then Hogs have been pouring IN on All tne ~
roads until there accumulation OF about liO cars O
200 Hogs on the market today and trade u H
perfect staua,on buyers all hsdng of refusing 70 Pu
inle,s AT heavy decline We quote 6dOtc loI oIulaIl
good lots at which few ears have been sold but the prospc
i that very o business will be done todn! as S x W tb
disuos,d a. vet 10 submit purchasers views ost Va
M hsad received al Commuhpaw slaughtered at tha
! place.