New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-18
FALLING OFF IN RECEIPTS OF CATTLE.

LITTLE MORE THAN oNEHALF THE USUAL SUP.
PLY-PMCEs ADVANCED AT THE YARDS.
There an unusual crowd Of buyers and
slaughtercrs at the Central Stock Yards, Of
Jersey City, yesterday at break Of day. all eager and
anxious to lay in q supply Of cattle against the
pected shortage caused BY the strike the great
transportation lines east Of Bufao. Usually on
Wednesday about 200 cars Of cattle, about $500
head, get here, but yesterdays arrivals all told did
not exceed 100 cars Of which thirty four came
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, the only
catue-carrying road running through Buffalo not
involved in the strike. The bulk of the rest came
In the Pennsylvania road, which does not touch
Buffalo. Some came In over the Erie and West
shore, but they cattle that shipped out of
Buffalo early Monday morning, before the strikers
had secured control Of the situation. There were
about fifty ears sold to butchers at the Jersey
City yards double that number could have been dis
posed Of had they been there. The market advanced
about IA to 10 cent a pound live weights, the best
cattle bringing IS 60 q hundred. This Is equivalent
to an advance OF a cent pound dead weight. There
would have been sharper rise, only at the beginning
Of trouble like this 1t Is customary to conne sales
to regular customers only and not crowd them too
much Mt first. Outsiders could not get their orders
filed at all yesterday. IN fact. the Delaware and
Lackawannn road refused to undertake to carry cattle
for any except their regular customers. Even this
latter favored class, however, will be in the pinch
today and tomorrow. should, seems likely mat
grow instead OF better. One OF the
features OF the day the arrival OF four carloads
over the West Shore, which when they left Buhalo
had been for Boston, but which their owner
decided to into this city instead desiring to ava
himself OF the better market here.
In addition to the trouble experienced By local
slanghterers In getting their supplies tho exporters
Of i've cattle TO Europe who have secured room on
outgoing ocean steamers Tor large consgnments q
cattle for European markets. arc wondering II they
ara going to get their cattle 10 I'LL these expensive
contracts Time and Atlantic tides don't wait on
strikers, and II the cattle not aboard at the
appointed hour the steamers will sail on empty.
while the exporters will have TO foot the bills for the
freight space engnged all the same The ont
look for Eastmans Company, who bring their SUP
plies from Chicago the NewYork Central:
NJ. Goldsmith, Schwarzchd & Sukberger. James
Nelson e. Son. and other exporters, pretty blus
yesterday. Freight for 900 cattle Is chartered
in ocean going steamers which leave this port to
day. The exporters said yesterday they had cattle
enough hand TO I'LL these steamers but they were
at loss 10 know what to do about shipments
chartered for Saturday.
Another factor In making the price Of beef 50 W
Just now Is the prevalence Of Texas fever In the
West. Unusual vigilance Is being exercised BY the
authorities to prevent infected cattle nom golns
sbrof being exported for sale In the local Eastern
markets. Two hundred head Intended for expcyta'
ton by the steamer Tidal, were Quaranned In Piila
asp None 81 ,ns er
supplies further diminished by the enforcement Of
Quarantine regulations at this port also.
prices on consvS,ers. but tho Ottmanns. Of Fulton
Market said yesterday that they had issued orders
to the men at their .r Ssr tors nStTusns them
was no telling what day might bring forth, said
the Messrs. Ottmann.