Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-04-14
Rarkets.
lSroN CA1rLE MAkKET.

BOSTON CATTLE MARKET.
AT CAMBRIDGE AND BRIG HToN.
[Repor ted and autographed TO the Watohman.l
For the week ending Wednesday, April 18th, 1865.
AMOUNT OF STOCK AT MARKET
Cattle, Sheep shotes. Fat HOGS Calves
This week 947 l743 100 s75 600
Last week 1893 5s4s d 100 ooo $50
BEEF CArTLE-Extra lat and heavy premium Oxen,
$1,000 Sl7,00. lst quality $1,000 $1,000; 2nd
quality ola 90 100, 30 qusity Sl2OO Sl3, 90 per
100 lbs, total weight OF hide, iallow and dressed
beef a few choicest single pairs sl7,5o.-Bulls,
Working oxen, $50 $500 per pair, according
to their value as beef. Handy Steers, 500 $3.50
Mich Cows, fair quality S4O S70i extra good ss5
a 500 with without calves, "a may be agreed TAR
row and dry $50 $40
SHEEP and Lambs, sheared 6 a y cts, unsheared
7ai2ts; extra 90 cts. per 10, on live weight; or
80 90 300 90 per head 300 lhs. oosses, 100 per ID
Shotes-W holesale II l4o; retail, 10 Is per Id.
Dressed 90 00c Fat Hogs, l2c per To-
Veal Calves 80 Slz per head. Most lots . 40
Hides, Brighton s 20, per Id. Country lots, 7 a
Sc. Cslf-skins, 90 a OOc
TsllOw lOc per ID.
Pelts, with wool on, s2.OOs $3.50 each. Couatry
lots 81 % a / rs
REMARKs-lhe present is the most exciting holiday
week that the present generation has witnessed Busl-
ness was generally suspended yesterday, and its but
fully resumed to-day. The number Of cattle and sheep
at market is unusually small, and the buyers VT think
prOpOrnOnAbll rev. Inc lfbluo pelbR tnub HBhl,
the stock arrived Cambridge early Tuesday morning
and the 400 head we found contrast with the 1870 Isl
week we're mostly sold in few hours at last week
rates although droyers tried to raise and butchers to
lower prices The cattle being inferior in quality, AZ
we'll small In numbers, buyers may hsve found
more trouble In suluDg themselves than last week,
while the larger buyers say they are endeavofing IL
buy for rather less than last week The city trade
is said have been duh and declining during the pas'
week.
At Brighton, there were $50 from Canada by
way OF Albany, and $50 from Maine, some VI them
we're very good. Among the sales Of Northern cattle
we may mention the following by q. W. Bailey Sir
oxen for $780, and eight others Tor 3o, 80 per cent
shrink for lao, 40 per cent shrink pair fol
1915; five COWS for 10 per Id, 40
Notwithstanding the email number OF sheep at market
none from the West, the droyers found the butcher,
firm as = rock and good deal harder, come OF them
said VIZ drovers remain In The cars longer thar
usual Yesterday forenoon Although there nc
Western sheep on sale, we have good authority fol
saying the butchers have some Of last weeks purohas,
still on hand The butchers tell Of having lJst money
during the past week in the city mutton trade, and
the droyers tell about loosing money this week anc
tell about prices being 10 per ID lower than last week
On the whole, We think make fair report in saying
that the market is dull at last weeks prices.
The Of veal calves also complain OF the stat.
aud tendency OF the especially on the knocA
head" calves not ht for sale anyway, the market II
very severe. 90 better grades the drovers say VI
ought TO report an everage VI VI per head OH Al
calves are much per head without weighing VI
measuring, we are By no means satisfied with our 70
nnr Of this branch Of the business, but We don SCI