New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-13
CITY NEWS.

BULLS HEAD. Monday, Feb. l2.-This Ms, lit
eraiy and 6gurstvely dark day for drover. 1t has
been one OF dense fog heavy rsin melting snow. awful
getting about, and worse trading when you have got
anywhere The Yards are stocked with $500 head OF
buooks MANY of them first class. and unusual num-
Der Of extra or "prize cattle" including the man
moth steer mentioned last week from Stanford, Dutch
esq County. n. Y. which weighs here '32 n. and
has been sold is said for 800 Other prize steers
which win make better beef have been sold for i9G2e
q n. net. to supply the demand for extra qusity TOT
" Washingtons birthday" The real frst-o!ass stock,
which ia in good supply is selling at l6dl7c, ID ana
generally lc v decline upon the value last 1onaa!'
Good fair lots OF Illinois steers that averaged ioc'
week ago, will not average l5c today ana up,
country generally rated at decline 0i e2VQ
40 pair while Inferior grades Of attic generally
rated at &C.. aud by some &C. y less than our iasl
quotations. going down In some cases to lOc for snch
as sold readily last week at l20l3c. But the decipe
IN cents per n does not indicate fully the whole decline
Of the market the estimate VI weights In very duh,
hard market. is generally against the droVer.
Everything is against him u day. Many who bought
stocks faly expecting decline. find themselves un.
able to work out whole one drove OF Dliuos steers
selling fr 81 bead less than home cost losing all the
freight commission, and charges. Opccant'y a oaea
nave sold at s25 pair less than owners were offered
AT home last week 1t Ia prObsbo that on the average
"thc midde-men suffer as badly to-day as tney ever
did considering the first cost OF stock. Ana 20 make
there chaBce Of feeding the poor beasts lo'mgh
and but poor prospect of selling all tho cattle to.nOi
row There Is gene rl feeling that the nalket 10 hot
only broken down to-day, but for all time 10 come.
The sheep market Is also suffering the general inci
ration OF the people to have cheaper nest some OF
best in inarkr, have sold 7c. y D. live weight. thoue"
they brought "A a7.c on Saturday. Some oi the inc
rOr grades sell at 0tc II iNegheu hnu o"ei "''u ~
the head. 49,, l..
Thele are 10 cars OF hogs the market and trade Is
dnI AZ 10. a lOic a. n some lots held lie md no
buyers The state Of the weather is much against Tue
trHco.
THB WRATHBR.-The warm ram, Whicn
lasted nearly all day yesterday, had generally good
effect in clearing az ay the vast accamulaons OF NTH
and sush which N ade walking 30 dsagreeabse fof the
past five or SIX days and the CITY Yesterday presented
dripping but comparatively healthy aspect
PETROLEUM AS STEAM FUEL.-We learn that
the Petroleum Light Co.. No e07 Pearlst.. N Y. have
granted permission 10 the Nev-York Steam Engine
Co TO apply Mr. Simon Stevenss method and apparatus
for burning crude petroleum in connection With steam
AS loe under the boilers Of the Little Giant engines
manufactured by that Company. II praeiicaily sue
cessiuiy the Company propose TO furnish similar az
paratts 10 all the engines which they have made and
sent TO tie "oil regions" Ii is claimed that ths
method aud apparatus for burning petroleum IN con.
ntcton with steam causes perfect combustion anu
leave. 10 resduuu. and that tue boiler OF al engine
rated at 10 power will not require more than hVe
quarts of crude petroleum por hour or 80 gallons per
day The L,ehod and apparatus are simple. and readly
adnp,ed all classes and forms OF boilers Its success
viii be good news for the oil regions. where COO! Ia al
per bushel and oil but s.. per barrel