The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-26
NEW Y0RK'S FOOD SUPPLY.
now OvR MfRKETs ARE AFFECTED ny
TJIE RIIIROID STRIKES.
Ycstcrdny's slim Sale Of Live stock What u
Heavy Cattle Dealer >ays-The supply In
Washington Mnrkct-Produce and Fish.

Washington Market Produce and Fish.
Yesterday was regular market day at the
Union Stock Yards. foot OF S.Ntc,h street North
river. and ordinarily the yard would have been
crowded from early daylight until noon. but
the direct reverse was the fact on this occasion.
There wore but very few cnttlc TO be- sold. The
retail dealers were fully aware of this ana
consequently ended early. No cnttc arrived
from the West. Twelve ear loads cnme IN from
Albany and two from Duchess county. and
these were disposed Of IN hurry. by O'Clock
in the morning the buyers had all arrived. and
by O'Clock the market was oyer, At and 10
o'clock when the yards should have boon
crowded there were hardly II dozen men on the
Mr. II. C. Eastman. the largest cnttc dealer
md shipper in the city. was on hand early. He
was in constant receipt oi kilograms from all
parts Of the West and intermediate points. and
was all the time surrounded 10y u crowd Of
anxious butchers hungry Tor news In answer
" Yes. the market IL over carly. hut only boz
cause we have nOthinS Ia soil. There IL plenty
OF demand. hut no supply. Prices hay" gun ~
81. 80 pOr hundred weight > nee Monday, and
nre gong higher hui ,{'n at that rate We nave
lcnst one hundred ear loads Of beef cattle THIS
morning. md we had but fourteen. ! saved
26o head from Monday for to-day's market. but
they hardly count
What are the prospects for the next few
deyssyj," .o.a,.n r, n,.,,..om .,,,o.,
now. the track ami rnrs III order. and the trans
started running right of. we could not gct amy
cattle here before Mondav at the very earliest;
hut there il no hope ior that Sue. here II u
Telegram I have Just received from st. Lou 5.
eayng they are not even trying To ship any cat
fle that during the present con iltion Oi uiiulrs
1t ~ useless making an effort Here Is another
telegram to the same effect | received from
Chicago half nm hour ago. and It is the same
=" How do YOU think it will be M here on Fri
day, the next regular market !nyF
There won't he anything To- soil ! have
saved ninety -iour head Of outtr which sial
not dispose o, before that day AMI do not
in the yard. A lew 10 al cattle may bc picked
up in Dutchcss county. perhaps a hundred. but
While the demand for prime beef and other
meats mt Washington Market yesterday was
quite as great rs before. the supply WIS not
good us on the previous day. Tho large
dealers are sending all about the city. huNing
meats in the manner Il = ribel ~ Yesterday \
Sun. and III ne their lee hous y 10 the utmost
capacity. Ih'y mr." trynt To iay IN enough To
last this We out but i"'yOni that they shy Ia"
people must trust N Providence. Unless the
brains begin running. they cannot supply thoIr
customers Tor more than two or thrce days. and
II is useless max M IN" ntt'mp' tn. prices
wore not advanced yesterday. but probably Will
There was not on the Produce Exchange vcs-
terday any important progress mad IN 9dvunr-
Ing prlcos based ON the = 'urrity cuus ii hN the
btrike. Flour and gram W re- a. urtr. hut hus D..
hess generally small. Tn" 10 al trndr supplied
I'd export Il mand. but the din uty or impus-
piblity of forwarding goods 10 mt rior towns
brought an important bran II Of trade nearly To
standstill: II supplies are reduced the de-
maud Is by the same means greatly curtailed.
The large fish dealers are. IN excellent good
humor The strikes and the cons Hpurnt
bcarcity OF beef has not vet Infected their trade
10 any rreai extent. yet they have now good
s s with i tie ' n"St i.wdaSs Il no,imc do
they send large quaint ties oi nsh 10y rail, "N-
fish eaters. TN, they are now cut OF from re-
ceiving their usual supply, and that branch Of
The trade II temporarily stopped. There - nm