New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-05-21

The total number this week 5sO head. compares with
Co,s mead last week and with BIAS head average per
week last wear and with CLOS for the corresponding week
one year ago The number sold to-day at The one humid
rcdtl-st market 1857 head. compares with 213s head
year and with S.N7 head AT market one year ago
THE Markets THIS WEEK.
The question which has excited great deal Of at
tention among cattle men for weeks past ana winch has
caused 40 little anxiety among railroad officials ana ,lls
proprieOrs Of the different cattle yards here VIZ: what
route the Alexander line Of cattle 10 take FOR ue
so 5y s cp m been decided in favor Of the wabash
Valley Chicago. Fort Wayne and pittsburgh Roads, con
Meeting with the Pennsylvania Central aud terminating
bv the New.Jersey Central Road, which lands the stock
at the COmmunpaw yards, where the cattle VIII now De
sold, commencing with wednesday 'f lglS Week y"
a ,b1 t5j have bcen sod at Hudson civ The add
on OF this stock which has averaged $50 week FOR
the past month in addition TO what has heretofore been
The foremost ranks so far as ali kinds OF stock are con
cerned and brings II nearly mp 10 Ohehundralh-s WIN
cattle alone What was by many predicted failure
when first established but winch we have always looked
upon destined 10 success, has now fy attained H. ana
il is deserved. We only speak OF facts accomplished
without wishing 10 be understood Is favOluS one place
and decrylng another.
A summing up Of the cattle trade for the past week
shows 2ll3 beeyes offered at Hudson city Oh Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday nearly lC0Of which were taken
TO OnehundIedthst. At COmmunlpdw there were lzf
head and these too we're about ali sold Wednesday
asd Thursday. Then there were G)2 offered at One
hundTedtn-st Thursday about 100 OF which held over Tor
today The trade was lively during the week ana
prices ruled talc lower than the previous Monday very
few the latest animals selling FOR more than lie ~
Buffalo and Albany buyers generally either lost money
barely came out whOle-thQse who made fun commits
siOns the exceptions. Trade opened Monday with
little rising 1870 head on sale at eLndIodtst being
300 less tasn The previous Monday ana making total
falling on OF 200 FOR the week There was siight I'M
prOvement from Thursdays markets. but prices were
fully &C. those OF the previous Monday at the
opening and trade dragged aud prices worked
down all day. Not only were the rates reduced materi
ay the estimates Of weights could not DE kept up
and before night sales were made in some cases at least
at SO per head below the prices which similar cattle
of Sii per head a bunch OF steers bought that
market The average decline was l0lc. per H. closing
was not sold up o'clock but few tate buyers were
quietly sitting by the hotel hreso cool was the atno
phere with ght Ian-wItng for tempting bats. The
Knowing predict a igher run and higher price,
next week but must be borne IN mind that mutton ana
lamb are both lower pork plenty shad and eggs Duhdaht
sand cheap while the green pea ana s3wbrlIy season
Southern GROWTH is already here al OF which nave thei
influence with the butcher In laying IN his supply OF I'VE
stock. the former pnce for some Western Dns whch no
tle Weighing from 81 10 to the 100 n 1--we weight and 80
up l6 for fair TO good retail steers ahd lic Tor
fine, AT lsc.. To dress "a n per CWt.
Mich COWS-whle there Is a fair cal FOR what good
them in tina country Albany-cOmnOn aud ordinary
animals go off quite slowly soEe Of them at IS aud $50
but scarcely average mtkers not quick At SjaS5
while fair animals 20 on toeraby well at - $3.50 with a
small number haYe been sold at &2OaSl25, aud we met
with one at ChsIfbern's, Handsome grade Aderney,
Ing her at 500. She fancy animal.
VEAL CALVES have been abundant during the past
have boen bringing and are still worth lie. y n, hvo
weight with far veals selling at loc. aud from tins down
TO 7c, the cheapest being ia least request
THE SHEEP MARKET.
Receipts this week, 12,S45
OCOTATIONs-Tbe following reports Of sales OF sheep
and Lambs by several Of the sheepbnkers who sell ON
commission, will give the average Of prices per bead TIL,
week They quoted per d., live weight for-Sheared
sheep k09c; LamOS, lOGic. Western men need 10 DO
told and that Ia plain terms that thin poor Sheep viii
net e here for much than enough to pay fret ght
We saw pens OF such stock today which would only bring
81 so per head and which an ONO feeder remarked would
i.,v nd IA
10 touch them. for they must be killed and sold on
the sy TO avoid oOnhscaton as unhealthy meat, the
Health Commissioners ruling that animals with little
more than strength sufficient TO walk are not ht
10 eat even If they afforded any meat. There
Ia anofher trouble in selling such viz the sound respon
sbe butchers won't touch them, hence 1t only the third
or fourthclass men who have little responsibility aud
who must he trusted that will take them Better by far
keen such stock at home until In decent order IL IL must
DC got rid OF sell TO some peghbor VI oOc Der head which