Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-12-29
Boston Live Stock Market.
BRIGHTON, CAMBRIDGE AND MEDFOR D
For the Week ending Wednesday, Dec. "a, 1868,
Amount of Stock at Market.

Cattle. Sheep. Shotes, FatHogs veals
This week 2l04 $3.50 300 1900
Year Ives ago, 1871 1857 200 :
BEEF-Per 1O0lbs. on lightweight of Hide
Tallow and Meat, Extra, $3.50 Sl4,00; First
Quality, $1,000 a 5 1900 Second quality, $1,000
81 90; Third quality, $500 $1,000.
One or two lots best Western, Sl3,75 SI4,00.
Poorest, Cows, Bulls, &C., $500 $500.
Working Oxen--Nominals $l75 1915; han
dy Steers and slim oxen, $75 a 5000, or much
according to their value beef.
Cows and Young Calves-Fair quality $35 IA
$40 extra, S75 500; farrow and dry, $50,
Sheep-Per h., live weight, 4 5 lie; extra,
600 OOO -octs. shorn, o 90 a 0-Oc. Sheep and
Lambs, per head. in lots, 81, 90 a. so.
Veal Calves-S0,00 10000
| Hides-Brighron, 10 10 lie. per lb; country
| lots 10 10 l-2 cts.
| Calf Sklns-lS a zoe.
| NATURALIZATION, 9 90 a 9 l-2cts perlb; coun-
| try lots, Z l-2 90 cts.
| Pelts-S0,87 l.50 each; country lots dry.
1915 $0,S7; Lambs 90 00c; shorn 90 00c,
each. Wool, 50, 90 5000.
! Shotes-Whoesale, 500 a II 90 cts; retail
0 90 600 cts. h. Young Pigs, 10 90 a
HIP cts. Fat Hogs-9I-4a 9 IL cts. ID.
Stores-Thin young cattle for farmers-Year-
lings, $500 $500; Two-year-old. $50 a S45;
Three-y ears~old, $40 S65.
REMARKS ON THE SALE OF CATTLE
Tuesday, Dec. 22.-Christmas week was
la hard market last year for the dr0vers-
, The number ol cattle last week was larger
tAan the demand. and several dr0vers were
| unable TO close on their stock, although
the butchers bought freely. We heard one
II butcher say this morning ghat he had now
sixty cattle in his yards-as many as he
wanted to haA lla this year." without buy
: ing another animal. 1t was. therefore
generally expected that the receipts this
week would be quite light But this morn
ing, in addition to over 500 head by the
northern roads there were two or three
!. small lots Of western and quite number
= of northern cattle kept over from last, max
ing the number on sale probably over 900
. with out few buyers present, and those
0 mighty independent" merely looking ar
|. ound ''to see the fashions" or in other
o words, to pick up the good bargains; The
trade is more unfavorable co the drover'
~ than it was last Tuesday, and at the time
d we were obliged to leave the yards some
! had disposed of but few or none of theil
cattle, while others, who hold to trading
:. ON tbs market, be it favorable or unfavora
1t BILE had gathered up their ropes and were
% ready to start for home.
: Wednesday. Dec. 23.-The receipts al
! Cambridge this morning were 200 cattle
't and 1O40 sheep a small show of stock anC
It a smaller show of business. For want OF
4 other business the vexed question of mar
ket days was called up and discussed pr,
~ and con, but without any further result
d so far as we could learn, than to talk tn
;" matter over again this evening and to-mOr
n row at Brighton and elsewhere, in hope
- of arriving at some definite results.
III There were 1888 western, and Isl Main
in cattle at Brighton, in addition to large
4. proportion than usual of those that wer
- at Cambridge, yesterday and this morning
" The best cattle, especially those fit for no
iday beef appear to be sold about last week