Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-08
Boston Live Stock Market.
BRIGHTON, CAMBRIDGE AND MBDFORD
For theWcGk ending Wednesday, Mayo 1865
Amount OF Stock at Market.


year ago, 1870 22Ot 4OO Z9UO sou
PRICES.
BEEF-Per 100 lbs. on total weight of Hide,
Tallow and Meat, Extra, Sl4,00 $l4,75; First
quality, Sl4,00 a ) l4,25; Second quality, 1880
a $3.50 Third qualify, $1,000 Il $500 a few
choice single pairs, $I5,00a 10000; some of the
poorest, Cows, Bulls, &C., $1,000 Sll,75.
Working OXcn--Nominals 500 $500; ham
DIV Steers 800 a 5000, or much according to
their value as beef
Cows and Young Caiyes--Fair quality, S45 a
e55 extra, $40 500; farrow and dry, S37 a
$50.
stores-Thin young cattle for farmers-Year-
liugs, 10000 a 10000; Two-ycar-Old, 500 a 500;
Three-y ears-old, 800 a 90.
Sheep-Per b., live weight, Ia 9 0-0c; extra,
10 90 II O-Octs. Show, - % ) lie Sheep and
Lambs, per head, in lots, $37 5000.
weight; Shotes-WhOlcsale, 0 90 a 90 ctsretail
II 90 Is OOCts. Young Pigs, IS, 90 ST, OOeach.
Veal Calycs-S6,00 q $1,000.
Hides-Brighton, IL Il l0c. per lb; country
lots IL 8 90 cts.
Gait SkIns-lS q Doc.
NATURALIZATION, s IL 9 0-0cts per Id; coun-
try lots, LA 90 cts.
Pelts-$2,2j $500 each country lots dry,
1919 "a Sl,25 Lambs 90 00c; shorn 25 a O0c,
each. Wool, 5000 5000.
REMARKs.-The number of cattle from the
New England States is unusually small, Maine
9; New Hampshire 20, Vermont ll9, Massachu-
sets %; while the number from the West 1864
is very large. OF the Western some so head
were shipped TO the cattle growing State of Maine
and a much larger amount is sent from Faneui
Hall market every week to the larger towns il
most New England States. In addition to abOu
IT'S Northern cattle all told at Cambridge there
were about 100 from Canada, and full 300 of the
Western sent over from Brighton, OF which Scol
lars and Andrews sold lbs at various prices anG
in small lots from II IL C. IS SIX to l4c 80 SIX
A large portion of the Western arrived on Satur.
day and the opening OF the market was most un-
favorable to the prospects of the drovers. The
butchers chalked their mark nearly 81 per LOG
lbs lower than last week prices and most of Inc
lots sold then were from 75c to 81 discount
With this state of things the western fellows were
at Cambridge bright and early Tuesday morning
and very anxious, were determined to sell wha
they put into the yards Consequently they were
disposed TO accommodate both in respect to pri
Seo ana estimates These concessions were 5,
INViaDle TO the buyers that they took hold freely
auu III view OF the small number of Northern
anu reports OF advance in New York, the marke
HaS gradually improved, and most of the stocE
al brighton was sold Tuesday afternoon with {
eSe@uy suHenlng Of prices We tberefoe think
tue average decline on cattle is from ID to IA
per pound. The late high price of beef has in
creased the consumption OF mutton 20 a deget
tnaI mas advanced the price of sheep this week.
particularly Tor the nicer qualities end one or two
.oto commanded about one cent a pound more
man heleiolore-but these were coarse wool anC
ABhly led lots Ordinary sheep, however com
mana no such advance. We doubt whether the
Improvement on slim lots exceeds IA to l-2c pel
pound. a large part of the sheep. as well a,
N'@ily al inc caves, were on commission.