Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-06-04
brighton Cattle Market,
For the week ending wednesday, June
From the Boston JourndI

From the Boston Journal.
At market for the current week-cattle
l770 sheep and lambs 265l; SWINE 1850;
number of Western cattle 1850; Northern
cattle and mich COWS 100; Eastern cattle
Prices of beef cattle per 100 lbs, live weight
extra quality 1874 to 1894 first quality
6.97A to 1928; second quality 6.25 to 6.75;
third quality 5.25 to g. l2i; poorest grades OF
coarse oxen, bulls, &c, SO TO 500.
Brighton hides 74c; Brighton t,llow 10
6Ic per Id; country hides 81 to &c; country
tlllow to SIC per Id.
Calf skins IA to l5c per Id; Sheared sheep
skins 30c each. Lamb skins SOC each; Wool
sheep skins $500 to $50 each.
The supply of cattle in market for the past
week has not been so large rs that of the
previous one, and the trade has been better,
there being more activity among the buyers,
although the prices paid in most instances
were about the same as those of our last
quotations. There were but few lots of cat
tie sold ut our highest quotations. Some. of
our best lots were taken by butchers ut u
commission. The trade is confined princi
pally to beef cattle ut this season of the year,
there being but few working oxen or store
cattle in market for sale.
Working Oxen--Therc has not been much
call for working oxen and but few pairs Of
fered IN market for sale for several weeks
past. During the summer months few
pairs each week is all the market requires.
Store Cattle-Nearly all the small cattle
that are in fair condition are bought un by
butchers to slaughter. There are hut few
store cattle offered in market at this season
OF the year.
Mich Cows-Extra S55 to 90; ordinary
S25 to so per head. Prices do not vary much
from week to week. Good cows always COM
mand fair prices. Store COWS are mostly
bought up for beef.
Sheep and Lambs-From the West the
supply was larger than that OF several weeks
past, all owned by butchers, costing landed
ut Brighton to &c per 10. Lambs IL to be
per ID. From the North the supply was
light prices same rs those of last week.
Swinc-Store pigs, wholesale 10 to l04c per
Id; retail. 10 to l2c per Id. Fat hogs, ut
market $500; prices 81 to SIC per 10.
AT WATERFOWL.
Cattle-373 head of Western Cattle, or all
arrivals from the West. A light cattle train
came through the Hoosac Tunnel from
Albany all right and NICE. The road is not
as yet in condition to make regular connec-
tons, Berry Long also had some cattle and
sheep run through the Tunnel from White
Creek, IN. Y. The market for cattle Is
quicker, but prices have not changed materi-
ally from last week scarcely any Northern
cattle at market. b. Dow sold 3 oxen, to
dress 1000 lbs, at l0c per Id. ID. w. l.. Has
ings sold steers, to dress 1000 lbs each, ut
l04c. ID. w. &. w. Jones sold Is steers to
j. Prndle of Quincy market OH commission /;
IA steers to Coward Bros. average 100 lbs,
at 7c live. Hathaway e Swift sold 36 steers
to Cornell Il Co., average 100 lbs, ut So S24
per cwt, live; SO natives, average l450 lbs,
ut TIC; 72 steers, average 1900 lbs, Mt $500
per cwt live: SO steers average 1850 lbs, ut
7Ic; 81 head at &c; As Texas ut 6sc.
Sheep-The lightest supply of sheep of the
season from the North--scarcely sufficient to
definitely note the change in rates. The
market only moderately active. b. Dow
sold 20 spring lambs mt lac per ID. o. L.
! Taylor sold % sheared sheep, average 80 lbs
at &c.
POultry-Instead Of one shilling or l63c,
dealers are receiving Ice per Id for turkeys
and chickens. Something like ton on the
trains for disposal,