Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-07-15
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BOSTON CATTLE MARKET,
AT BRIDGE AND IITON,
For the week ending Tuesday, July a. ls6s

For the week ending Tuesday, July "a, lsGs.
AMOUNT or Stock AT MARKEr,-
cane. saeep. shoie.. Hog,. cae
d 5ao y ssft ago. a5 81 $50 SO $50 ss5 l io5
PRIcEs.-Beef Cafue--Extru fat and heavy premium
quality, slOO 0li5j; thini quality sl0n0 Ia sl055 ~
lOo Ms total weight Of hide taow and dressed beef
few choice single pairs, sJooa@ soooo Bulls &c.,
gorsinq oren.s2,5 a 500 pair or recording to their
value as beef. Handy seers, $l1i a 500
Mich cOrs.fair quality, sii 7Oi extra good $40 "a
lu, with or without calves as may be asreod harrow
Store'.-Yeqrlngs, sona OBJ twoyears old, sn@m
threo-y old sO0gOD
live weight, OF SOD a Lul v head. Sh0rn 40 a III.
Sh0fes.Mholcsale, AZ 10 cts retail 40 "a ii cts y
D. Pat Hog 10 40 lie V h. Spring Pigs 50 a 500 V
Teai cano.--s1 @Oo Y head.
Mds-BHghton q a 10 etsi country lots, 9W9 cts.
Talor--,s a9 cts. v ID, Country lots, u a cts.
7i6U Si50.
RrMARKs.-As yet we close our market week with
"Wednesday although the day has been changed Brs-
time.
The receipts of Western cattle since the close OF our
port last Wednesday, amounts to ohout 1850 head. The
trade at Brighton Thursday and Friday quite brick
and nearly all the stock was sold. ofsome $50 head OF
&C 2io, at l2lc, and la at l2le at 49, The Cal-
bridge market was held yesterday as usual There were
70 mostly grass led ana young cattle The attendance
Of buyers small In consequence Of the change at
brlghton and trade was consequently rather dull L.
Stcarns sold pair of oxen at lo pcrlb j. Sabn sold
one at glc and his mate for &c. and QUE COW for 500
or lle per H. John Quinlan sold ~ cattle at IOo 40
sk aud one bull l625 lbs at market for $50 or Ste 10 k
or little less than &c per H. live weight T. Brady
sold ~ young cattle at t2c per H. j. Tabor sold cows
TO dress about 5l6 lhs at lc per lb pair OF oxen
dress 100 lbs, at ljc per lib.
Wheeler sold COW at lie per H.. and the balance
Of the load pedled out by the head at about Oe
per Id. his estimates Of weight In consequence of
the excessively hot weather the stock suffered greatly ON
Its way TO market and quite number Of cattle sheen
CALVES and poultry persisted the way Il IL certainly
desirable that the Society for the prevention Of cruelty
To animals should succeed In their efforts for some I'M
provcmen; for the comfort OF stock It's way 10
II Is mystery TO us that much Of meat Is not moro
unhealthy than Il Is On opening coop Of poultry
10 were iOUnd dead out OF q.
Tho receipts Of sheep and lambs at Cambridge were
about i01 yesterday. During the week ending to-day
is6l Western sheep and lambs have been received
The trade at Cambridge dull and unsatisfactory
To droyers. The highest price heard was Sl75 and
down 10 g. each. Batehalder Bros. sold few at $40
aud others at $3.50 NJ Glldden sold Is at a. per head
O. Il, Tailor sold 70 sheep, IS lbs poe H. A. L.
short sold 80 at $40. James d Brien sold G5 coarse
wo9oled lambs at sll5 per head Veals went heavily
We are informed that arrangements have been madc
ny which the Vermont Central train will change next
week fOm Tuesday TO Thursday. Several drovers ex-
pressed the opinion that the Rutland Passumpsic and
Montreal roads would not be able 10 change until after
next week.