Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-12-15
Boston Live Stock Market.
BRIGHTON, CAMBRIDGE AND MEDFORI
For the Week ending Wednesday, Dec. 9, 1868.

Amount OF stock at Market.
Cattle. Sheep. Shotes FatHogs Veals
This week wesk 25 ss5 ia sS 100 ISo sS
year ago, 1851 14,6l8 1918 =
BEEF-Per lOOlbs. on total weight of Hide
rallow and Meat, Extra, Sl2,75 a $500; First
quality, 81 so a S 1880; Second quality SIC. so
a Sll,00; Third quality. $500 a $1,000.
One or two lots best Western, Sl3, so a $3.50.
Poorest, Cows, Bulls, &C., $500 $500.
Working Oxen--Nominals $40 1915 ham
dy Steers and slim oxen, SIS $500, or much
according to their value as beef.
Cows and Young Calves-Fair quality, $50
80 80. extra 80 " siOO' narrow ana dry 49,
Sheep-Per h., live weight, a lie; extra,
90 a 0OO-Octs. Shorn, 0 90 O-Oc Sheep and
Lambs, per head, in lots, $l,25 a S4,75.
Veal Calves-S0,00 10000.
Hides-BrightOn 10 ID "a lie. per Ib; country
lots 10 a 10 l-2 cts.
Calf SkIns-18 20c.
NATURALIZATION, 9 90 a 9l-2cts perlb; coun-
try lots, l-2 90 cts.
Pelts-S0,87 l,25 each; country lots dry
1918 a SO,87; Lambs 90 00c: shorn 90 "a 0Oc
each. Wool, 5000 5000.
Shotes-Wholesale, 9 ID a II IL cts; retail
90 a 900 cts. ID. Young Pigs, 10 90 &
Stores-Thin young cattle for farmers-Year
| lings, $1,000 $500; Two-year-old, $50 $40
Three years-old, $40 s65.
| REMARKS ON THE SALE OF CATTLE
Tuesday, Dec. s, 1S6S.-The furious storm
of last evening, which was wind and rain
here, was wind and snow in the country o.
sufficient force to impede railroad trans
portations sufficiently to delay the stock
trains four or five hours. The number OF
cattle received to-day at Cambridge and
Medford appears to be III, about 100 more
than last Tuesday. After waiting so long
for the arrival of the stock, the buyers tool
hold of business in earnest, and kept tn,
drovers busy for some time. The improve
ment in the market noticed last week i
manifest to-day. Still as Western cattl,
were sold last week at Brighton on prett,
favorable terms, and as the stock meets tn
wants of those who usually make thei
purchases at Cambridge, neither buyer no
seller seemed to anticipate any materia
change in prices. Still we think beef o
like quality is sold to-day and was las
Tuesday more favorable to the drover thai
previous to Thanksgiving week. Their
were several carloads of fair to good oxe
at market this week; but still slim to OF
binary are largely in the majority.
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 1S68.-After wait
: ing several hours for the arrival of tn
trains over the northern roads, Telegram
was received by one of the butchers fror
one of the drovers on the train that "Vel
mont Central with a pretty good freigh
] was already some ten hours behind time
and with good luck could not be expecte
till about night. But as the amount 0
: stock was not stated, we are obliged
close our report without including the nun
bers thus delayed. Last week there weI
: about 200 cattle and 5000 sheep at Can
+ bridge on Wednesday. We understan
E there are more cattle this week.
The trade at Brighton appeared to /
pretty good A large part of the catt
from Maine were disposed of and toward
t night the Western were changing hanC
q briskly. The tendency of prices for bee
: cattle favors the seller, without any markt
l. change in prices. A few good lots of we
fed Illinois steers were sold at 139 to 10
per h.. while grand good steers were so
: at 13c and less per Id. Northern ok
r must have touch of the extra to commal
over I24c per ID.