Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-03-24
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BOSTON CATTLE MARKET. III
AT CAMBRIDGE AND BRIGHTON
fReported and telegrsphed to the watchmsn.l
For the week ending Wednesday, March 22d, 1859
AMOUNT or STOCK At nAnKEri
Cattle Sheep shotc. Pat Hogs Calves
M 49, it7s qsGs 4Q5 100
irrg CArrtg- Extra fat and heavy premium Oxen,
$500 si7,O0. lst quality $1,000 5000 End
qu.ity Sl4OOs 100 81 quality el2oOa ~ 0D per
100 lbs Oh total weight of hide, isluw and dressed
beef a few choicest single pairs $50 Bulls,
Working oxen, $3.50 s275 per pair, or according
20 their value A. beef Handy Steers, 500 $50 or
according TO their value ~ beet
Mich Cows, fair quality T45 els; extra good $50
500. with without calves, as may be agreed; far
sheep and Lambs, ais cts. extra 90 90 cts
per ID. onliv weight or $500 $500 per head
10 lots.
shotes-wboesale IL a i3c; retail, Haas per ID.
Dressed 90 1000 Fat Hogs, OOc per 10
Veal Calves SO $40 per head In lots.
Hides, Brighton eis los per 10. Country lots,
$40 Calf-skns, 90 "a O0c.
faow Brighton 10 10 per ID. Country lots, %
Pes. with WOO on, s2.25s $3.50 each. Couuuy
lots, 81 IS $500
RENARKs.-At Cambridge 934 oa,,le II Brighton
42O Western $50 Eastern and some ITO Massachusetts,
making some GOO more than last week There are
some extra good oxen at market this week G. W
Bailey, exhibited the Governor smiths oxen from 81
spoken Of during the past two years A. the
largest pair Of oxen in New Bnglsnd. About
year ago man who bad them estimated their live
weight at 5000 lbs and something Of wager was
proposd on $500 AT market their live weight was
ct mated At all tie from 5000 TO 500 lbs They
we're exhibited At the VI State Fair n White River
Junction. They were sold for $1,000 Ordinary sized
ctule seemed varied in their presence and tall
men ouked less tall the they stood 10 these
en- They girted over nine feet We understood that
Taylor the purchaser. Mr.. Bailey, however, |
htd Eve others in the yard which looked quite
respectable 70 and quality even in the august
presence Of HIS EKcelleBoy's renowned BullOcks -
Anese 1--WE fed by Jas Langdou, Esq. OF Mont
peer, VI and estimated dress 600 lbs, and
we're sold for 81 066 Mr. Buley sold six other ksen
to Ne Rice At l6s per 10. The market for ordiNFy
grades of beef Is duh aud prices lower aver
Age,-although such cattle A. the above bring high
prices What the drovers gained last week, they have
lost this probably full one-half cent per 10. Many
drovere say full cent sides the cattle 81 market,
some ten belonging 10 Hastings Ruggles, J A, I
Blake snd others detained by the reshet and will
probably arrive during the week Consumers seem
determined that beef shall follow gold, butter, sugar,
&C 10 the downward path ami tell the butchers they
will not buy It At all IL they cannot have II cheaper.
Hides, tall0W and pelts are all tumbling
The supply of sheep though full az large As last
week. is aud has been for several weeks nearly 1000
short Of the supply ear ago, and yet II seems ~
though there are more than wanted. Pes are
nearly dollar each lower than last week, at least
lot vas sold st 75l Batohelder's Illinois sheep, -
lbs each, sold tor So We heard OF others
l25 fair sheen ~ Ito Calves all prices according
u quality, from 50 90 TO SIC. 90 By the lot.