Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-08-02
Boston Live Stock Market.
CAMBRIDGE AND MEDFORD
For the Week ending Wednesday, July 81, 1867.
Amount OF Stock at Market

ahOuHt VI StOCh at mdThels
Cattle. Sheep. Shotes. Fat Hogs. Veals
Last week, 1925 7427 coo 100 300
year ago, 1874 $3.50 US I70O 200
PRICES.
BEEF-Per 100 lbs. on total weight of Hide,
Talow and Meat, Extra, 1885 $3.50 First
quality, $3.50 ) 1925; Second quality, $l2, 90
Il Sl275; Third quality, $1,000 $ll,75; a few
choice single pairs Sl4 90 a 800 some of the
poorest, Cows, Bulls, &C., $3.50 a 5000.
Working Oxen--$200 S275; handy Steers
$3.50 $500, Or much according to their value fer
beef
Cows and Young Calves-Fair quality, $50 a
$50 extra, $50 Sis; farrow and dry, $40
Sheep-Per h., live weight, 5 p Sc; extra, 6 ID
a 600 cts. Sheep and Lambs, per head, in lots,
| y, 80 "a rs
ohotes-M holeSaic, 0 10 cts; retail, 8 a 90 cls.
| Pigs, O0-Oa 90 90 cts per h.
Veal Caives-$800 a $1,000.
| Hdes-Bnght0n, 40 10 - c. per h.; country
lots 9 u 10 CTS.
| Calf $kms--20 a pc
| raIiu"- Brighton, 90 a S ID CTS per Ib;coun-
| try lots, 8 II II Gig.
Lambs 50c' short 33c; Wool, 5000 a 5000.
| RaMARKs-At Cambridge 400 Northern cattle
ald perhaps $50 Western steers from Brighton
Prices at Albany and at Chicago are reported
lower, and as we are so largely dependent on the
stock Of that section for our supply and our
prices the butchers here claimed the right of buy
ing little lower But the sales last week were
far more uniform, and perhaps prices this week
are about the same as the closing rates of last
market. There were between one and two hun
dred Western unsold last Wednesday making
he actual supply for this week nearly 1900, Or
some 400 less than last week. Last week we re-
ported one lot of Western at IA lac, and over
100 at lac. this week we can hear of only about
20 Western steers at lac. At Cambridge, grass
fed cows and young cattle were sold according
to quality at 10 to l3c. per %. on dressed weight
N. G. Batchelder was selling at 10 to lie. for such
cattle as he could find in Vermont. w. Howard
sold IL good cows for ii IL to 12c.; and 10 al
10 to lie. The best of the Western steers sold
at ID IL IL SAC per H., 80 to 80 per cent of live
weight for offaI /; other qualities from ii t. l3c
2 fine looking buHs, about 1900 Tbs. at Sc. 40sk.
But the great feature of trade this week, is the
depression in the sheep trade. The butchers rep
resented the city trade as having been very hare
on them the past week, and the refore they say
they must buy cheaper. Many of the lambs arr
rather small. Drovers have hard week, anC
are obliged to sell from SOC. to 81 per head les
than last week, unless they had some claim OF
some butcher One of the most experienced
{ drovers offered 81 for car load on the way Il
+ market but was refused, and the owner was gIat
10 sen after seeing how matters stood for 1881
= ). Sdoln was dissatisfied with the bids for hi
}, lot' that he did not unload them at all, but sen
/ them thence to the place ofbeginning- Westmore
e ANA, N. H.,-where he said sheep were WORT
. more than at Cambridge. We noted sales of ca
loGds at $2.S7 $3.50; SIP and &c. per lb. 70
sheep so to 80 Tbs; one slim lot $3.50.