Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-12-01
Boston Live Stock Market.
BRIGHTON, CAMBRIDGE AND MEDFoRI
For the Week ending Wednesday, Now 25, 1868
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This week, 1869 5047 200 $500
Last week. 1913 1903 200 5000 =
l year ago, 1869 1859 5000 =
PRICES.
BEEF-Per lOOIbs. on total weight of Hide
Tallow and Meat, Extra, Sl2,75 $1,000; First
quality, $1,000 a 5 1885, Second quality $40, so
a $1l 80; Third quality, $500 a $1,000.
One or two lots best Western, 10000 SOC, co.
Poorest, Cows, Bulls, &C., $500 500.
Working Oxen--NOminals $l75 a S275; han
dy Steers and slim oxen, $75 a 5000, or much
according to their value as beef
Cows and Young Calves-Fair quality, $50 .
$40; extra, S75 500; farrow and dry 500,
$50.
Sheep--Per ID, live weight. Gao c; extra,
6 90 90 0-0cts. Shorn, 0 90 a O-0cSheep and
Lambs, per head, in lots, 80 S4,75.
Veal Calves-$0,00 a 10000.
Hldes-Brighton, 10 II lie. per ID; country
lots 10 10 IL cts.
Calf Sklns-lS a 20c.
Tallow--Brighton, 9 90 a l-2cts perlb; coun-
try lots, - 90 cts.
Pelts--S0,S7 a Sl,25 each; country lots dry.
1919 a S0,S7; Lambs 90 Il 00c; shorn 90 Doc,
each. Wool, 5000 5000. a
Shotes-Wholesale, 90 a II II cts; retail
90 a 90 cts. Id. Young Pigs, 10 90 a
ll-2 cts. Fat Hogs-90-0 9 IL cts ID.
StOres-Thin young cattle for farmers-Year
lings, $1,000 a S28 90; Two-year-Old $50 $40;
Three-years-old, $40 sos
REMARKS ON THE SALE OF CATTLE
Tuesday, Nov. 24-There were only 300
cattle landed at Cambridge and Medtord
this morning To these may be added
about 100 which were landed here after
the market last week, making the receipts
since last Thursday 3l6. The drovers re
Numbering the dull markets OF previous
Thanksgiving weeks, were so cautious this
year that the supply proved rather short
Of the demand, and trade to-day has fav-
| ored the sellers. The supply Of pie meat
was furnished last week, and there is an
| Improvement in the quality of the stock.
| There were several pairs OF we'll fed oxen
some good steers and other cattle. None
were sold over BE. per h., and some a
low Zoe, or even Sc per ID. Steers, COWS
&c, at wide range OF prices according t
quality.
Wednesday, Nov. 25.-Of the 127 cattl,
reported at Cambridge, two car loads wer,
detained, and are not expected till tO-mor
the yards, while the demand is as good a
yesterday, and the drovers enjoyed the fe
lcity Of finding that boot on the Othe
leg" and the only regret we heard thu
drOyers express was that they had not tn,
courage to bring in a few more. But the,
have so often found a hard market OF
Thanksgiving week, that they dreaded
the fire" Still in their scramble and com
petition for this and that animal the butch
ers were pretty careful about their bids
and some of them we thought got GOO
bargains. c. II. French sold pretty goot
pair Of oxen for 12c., very nice forward
two years old heifer for S53 c. w Bal
ley sold fair pair for lie, 40 SIX. Mr.
Atwood sold a very decent pair for Zoe.
40 SIX, and sixteen two years old for g. st
on the lot less than $50 per head and on
COW and bull for 500 estimated to dres
900 pounds.
Boston Wool MARKET.-Therei is rath
er more comfortable feeling in the WOO
market than last week, on account of tn,
more favorable position of money matters
But though the panic is passing away, AM
there is less pressure to realize, the pref
erence for cash sales is still such as to Civ
that class of buyers material advantag
in negotiating for large lots ofstaple
Bnt in the present torpid state of til
goods market, many manufacturers ar
not in a condition to ignore the credit sys
TEN, and hence are not operating to an
extent. The exigencies of consumers ar
not very pressing at this stage of the sea
son, and those who are temporarily SUP
piled, and hence are not compelled to d
, so, will not touch wool except at a conce>
sion from quoted rates Others are holC
:, ing off, with the expectation that a cor
tinuance of the money pressure will brea
down the market; and all buyers who hay
the ready cash to operate with, are iOOkin
out for cheap lots and bargains in wool
g But holders, as a general thing, a
not prepared to make sacrifices on any d
sirable grades; and the small stocks
these-not only in the seaboard market
e but throughout the cOuntry-is an eleme
l. of strength in their position, which en-
bles them to resist the efforts now beil
made to force wool prices down to low
= range There may be a few weak and til
id holders who have latoly been frighto
ed into the policy of running oftheir stOc
at such figures as they were able to COZ
mand for the time being. But at prese
we believe there are none of the trade W
are disposed to follow this example.
Low Western woods are still called TO
and as they are very scarce, and not like
to be replaced from the point of produ
ton, they will probably sustain relative
J high prices Up 60 the close of the seasC
, With the exhaustion of the supply of Il
!, grade of domestic fleece, the demand
likely to run heavily upon California a
! Texas woods during the balance of the st
! son; and if these fall short the mediI
! and extra grades will have to supply t
deficiency. The demand for fine a
choice woods is very backward, owing
the unwillingness of manufacturers to
ter upon the production of light Spri
- goods until they obtain some reliable d,
90 as to the value of their products and t
90 probable wants 0fconsumption. But no
90 ers have faith in the intrinsic value of tn
45 high bred staple, and believe that it "
w w all be wanted before another clip is ava
20 able.
Is Pulled wool continues in fair demal
90 and there is no accumulation of stocks
45 vet Western supers are rather more pl,
30 30 ty But the number of sheep slaughter
On in this section is much less than last We
SO pelts are scarce and high, and the sup
90 of pulled wool is likely to be very limit
10 Combing woods are in demand at 1
no no prices, and the market is quite bare of b,
90 native and Canada. Foreign woods
% firmer, with little improvement in
W European markets; but the demand
o o0 mostly confined to the carpet and blan
90 grades, the importation of which, fr
90 London and Mediterranean ports, is 4
20 quite active
on Sales of domestic for the week have b