New-York tribune., 1867-02-26

'''''' ELMAHi.s ABOUT BELF CATTLE.
The total number this week, 44G3 head. compares with
ANA head last wees, and with 57is head, average per
week last year. and with 5ls Tor the corresponding week
Tie number sold today at the Onchundrcdth-st. mar
kct CG9 head compares with 1900 head last week and
27ig head, aJ market uiIC year agu.
rIIE MARKET Ar HUDSON CITY ~
HUDSON CITY, Feb. .22.-Notwithstanding that tins
IS Wasucton's Birthday in which business j. generally
suspended butchers securing around wherever they
can hear OF stock and arc buying up arrive ohnngy
butchers take lodgings at the Yard Hotel 80 rs 10 secure
a aTOad a. soon as II arrives Int ofieh ihd INC STOCK
The heavy fan or snow, yesterday ana the oay before
has somewhat impcdcd travel thorgh most oI thc in,
gc getting through. IN many places, however, stock
could not be got to the cars through the neavy dt,it n
head Of cattle on Wednesday ioolcd by 233 Yesterday
and ll9 to-day. The advance 10 Onc'huhdtcdtst iist
Monday is more than maintained to-day, cattle selling
about L. p n higher than at this place one week ago
Everything Is swept of clean and Tic hne ears Ne'ed
ton,1r1Uw arc already bespOkcn The cattle bringing
l5al5c q n. with few exceptions. They are aVcrapng
about IGc some sales have been made al lI3c tof It
and some head of sim better cattle were sold AZ lsc
There is scarcely anything selling ~ low as lic The
cattle are reported ut Albany FOR this ana the Eastern
markets next Monday it is expected that present rates
will he maintained, at least Breaks on the McslcIh
roads-and especially the Wabash valley road where an
important bridge has been washed avay-are the ciei
causes Of the light supply. Stlli, there j. possibility ~
collecting enough along the Harlem, Hudson River, and
Eric roads make tOerabe show at Onehundiedtlbt
for next Mondays market.
MICH COWS-TLere are quite enough cows, such as
they are to meet the demands of mkmcn aud others,
but they are mostly Of inferior quality, hence scl
slowly One dealer who had large number IN SiXhst
week ago. after getting 500 for few, sold three pretty
good EACH then five Of the poorest at sO tho
calves going with them. Another dealer has SIX hard
looking cows for which he hopes 10 get $50 cacE but quite
likely an offer U SO would fetch the party These are
tho prices OF the majority Of tho stock, and owners say
th,V are losing money them Really ue cows are ~
some demand and may be quoted at 500 each, with an
occasional sale AT Slzj
VEAL CALVES-Calves are advancing with beet and
l4c frequently obtained for fine fat vea " good ago
and weight though most OF the good calves are sold ~
l3aI31c with some fair at l9Ul23c., ard only poor ones
below 12c. We hear of being weighed under llc.
Some coarse grass calves sold at $40 each. Tie
offerings arc light
THE SHEEP MARKET.
Receipts this week. 1864.
OUOTGTIONS-The following reports ~ saes OF sheep
and lambs by several OF the ehccbrokers, who sell on
cOnmieson viii give the average Oi prices per head TINS
wcCi. They quoted per pound live weight, fer sheep
73099c.
with the very light receipts Of 6ocO lees than
ported aninsufi,ct supply last week. the accp trade
Is the most excited NJ all tho markets, aCd lois which
arrive between o'clock p m and midnight are sold,
weighed of, ana driven away before morning. Butchers
take lodgings at market place where they hear OF cH
pccCd arrivals during the NIGHT 10 secure the stock when
U gets in but not unircqucny find has already been
sold unseen 10 some buyer oven sharper than Themselves
Prices have been working mp steadily lint rapidly, Tor The
entire week, until We 10" report advance 0f nearly &C.
the figure 1t which some superior picked shecp