Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-03-16
Boston Live Stock Market.
BRIGHTON, CAMBRIDGE AND MEDFoRI
or the Week ending Wednesday, March, 10, '6g.
Amount OF Stock at Market.

Cattle. Sheep. Shotes FalHogs Veals
LAST asst week, 1 $3.50 500 600
year ago, l44l 1898 600
PRICES.
BEEF-Per 1901 on total weigh OF Hide
Callow and Meat, Extra, $3.50 Sl4,O0, First
quality, $l2,25 a ) 1890 Second quality Sll,OO
i $500; Third quality. $1,000 81
One or two lots best Western, $l4,OO $l4,5O.
Poorest, Cows, Bulls, &C., $3.50 5000.
Working Oxen--Nominals $40 S3O0; han
dy Steers and slim oxen, SlOO a SZUo, OF much
according to their value az bee1.
Cows and Young Calves-FaiT quality SS5s
SO; extra, S75 500; farrow and dry $50
800.
8I-2 a aO-Octs. Shofn 0 90 O-Oc. Sheep and
Lambs, per head, III lots, 81, 90 $500.
Veal Calves-$0,00 10000.
Hldes-Brighton, lOa 10 LIE per Id; country
OTIS ID ii 10 cts.
Calf Skns-20 a pc.
Tallow--Brighton, 8 90 a 9O-0cts perlb; coun-
try lots, liza 90 cts.
Pelts-Sl 80 d $500 each; country lots green,
Sl,20 a $l,3J; Lambs 90 d OOc; Shorn GOA DOC,
each. Wool, 5000 5000
ShOtes-Wholesale, 1900 a IL 90 cts; retail
IA 90 ala II cts. ID. Young Pigs, 90 90 q
| 90 90 cts. Fat Hogs-0O-0 90 cts. Id.
| REMARKS "Wednesday, March 10
| The reports at Cambridge yesterday Of
! there being hundred carloads OF cattleon
| their way from Albany, are more than con-
| firmed by the arrivals at Brighton to-day.
| We find over 1900 head Of Western, with
| quite a number OF State cattle. The yards
present look of abundance, and after
| hanging a while as to prices, the crust was
| broken this afternoon and the passage WAYS
we're crowded with lots healed for the
scales, and soon the market was lively
enough. 1t is generally believed that the
advance OF last week will be lost bet0rethe
l. /, Ill Of Ttf,ll
large supply this week will be likely to al
feet the prices unfavorably for two or three
weeks.
Thus swings the pendulum Of trade
Very excellent steers are bought this week
at 1859 + ID. The prospect for rise in
beef Is rather dubious to-day. Last week
however the supply was short and proba
bly, butchers will take larger numbers than
usual, for fear that next week there may
be less at market, and prices more untavor-
able Mr.. Mcfarland with llS cattle from
Canada arrived at Cambridge this after
noon, having been detained by snow, and
, thus the stock for sale tomorrow will be
increased by this unexpected arrival Many
therefore doubt whether all the stock on
c hand will find purchasers unless drovers
. submit to still further reduction in price.
- Tuesday, March 9.-There were 304 cat
tie at Cambridge and Medford, besides 70
+ western cattle brought over from Brighton
e hearty twice as many as there were last
{ tuesday. There were many good oxen,
and some very nice ones indeed. Mr.. 5.
: ;. Learned picked up pretty good load
e Of his kind, some of them, he said, ''a>
d good as l want, which means a good as
they can be made One of the many drov-
ers who looked over his yardtul, remarked,
t q" wish our farmers in the country, who
O think their oxen about equal to anything
they see reported in the papers at the tan
!, cy prices, could put their eyes and HANDS
Il on some otthe Connecticut River bulIocks
But good as these cattle are, Mr.. Learned
said he did not mean to pay much over l+c
e per 10 for anything. Oxen must be good
re to sell at lac Z ID this week, though few
r pairs are quoted a little higher On stock
d OF like quality we judge that prices are
n about the same as last week, though the
/ market Is not as brisk, owing partly per
r maps to the larger number in the yards.