Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-09
Rrirhion Cn,,Ie .nnrEet.
For the week ending "wednesday, April =

For the week ending wednesday, April 2.
From the Boston Journal
At market for the current week-cattle
1888; sheep aud lambs 473S; SWINE 1929;
number of Western cattle 2Gl9; Northern
cattle and milch cows $50; Eastern cattle ll9.
Prices Of beef cattle per 100 lbs, live weight
extra quality $3.50 To 7.75: first quality
SO to 1874 secomd quality G.25 TO 6.621
third quality 525 to ssh poorest grades Of
coarse oxen, bulls, &c, SO so to 500.
Brighton hides sic; Brighton tullow &c;
country hides "a to Sc; country tnllow to
SIC per lb.
Calf skins II to l5c per h. Sheep and
lamb skins Sl75 to 2.25 each.
The quality of the cattle in market this
week was iull rs good rs that of one week
ago. The trade did not open so active ~ it
did last week. Prices remain unchanged
rom our last quotations, and in some instance
es VIC tIink tho same grades of cattle sold
lower than they did ut last market There
were few, If any, sales of heeves mt our high
est quotations. Tho supply of Northern cat
tie was light, and from Maine there were
more working oxen than has been brought
| from that state in any one week before this
spring. There were but few beeves among
those from Maine.
| Working Oxen-From Maine there was n
good supply of working oxen IN market this
woek-much more than the demand rcquir-
ed. We quote sales OF pr. grth II . in,
live weight 1850 lbs Sl60; 2 prs, 7 n in,
live weight 300 Iand 5000 his for $3.50 the
two pair; l pr O r. 6 in, $3.50; pr coarse
ones, It, Sl20; pr, 9 # 5 IN, $40; pr, 7
Il, live weight 1900 lbs, Sl92; pr, 7 II in.
pr, # 10 in, Sl75.
Store Cattle earrings Sll to Is; two
year-olds Sl5 TO 81; three-year-olds s25 to
40 per head. The trade for store cattle is
light at this season of the year. Nearly all
the small cattle that are in fair condition
are sold tor beef.
Mich Cows-Extra S55 TO y5; ordinary
S25 to so; store cows SIS TO as per head.
The trade for good cows has been fair Most
of those offered for sale are Of common
grade.
Sheep and Lambs-From the West the
supply was not quite so large rs that of one
week ago Western sheep cost landed At
Brighton " to 73c; lambs SO per head.
From the North the supply was light mostly
owned by butchers.
Swine--Store pigs, wholesale &c; retail
to lOc. Fat hogs st to SIC.
AT WATERFOWL.
Cattle-The supply was very much tho
same as last week; 529 head were Western,
handled by Western dealers. Very few
buyers present, and the least show of bust
ness noticed for number of weeks. A
number of loads of Western were sold from
6t TO &c live weight Prices appear un-
changed, rs far rs we can learn by the few
that were sold. l. Hastings sold oxen Mt
Oto lO4c, ID w, to dress 900 lbs. Dow
/ sold beef COW ut &c. ID w, to dress 700
lbs: steers, to dress 600 lbs. ut DC, ID w.
Hathaway & Swift sold 2 car loads mt 6ic,
and load ut &c, to weigh 100 lbs each
Stewart & Thompson sold car load mt 6lc |;
at private terms to A Stone. j b Cook
sold steers, average 1000 lbs, mt Gle live; 6
steers. average 100 lbs, mt 6sc live; ut Gle.
Sheep-Scarcely anything ut market but
, what was previously contracted for. G w.
Hollis Il Co had 800 head from the Western
part OF this state; the other three or four
lots were bargainsd off quietly. and without
change from last weeks rates. A Fowler
sold 10 sheep. average 80 lbs, ut &c. Not
, many Northern New York sheep marketed
} until the first of July
Poultry-None in market except what has
, been picked up about this vicinity. Prices
offered Is to l6Ic.