Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-05-28
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For the week ending wednesday, May 60.
From the Boston journal.
At market for the current week--cattle
1895; sheep and lambs 1928; SWINE 693l
number OF Western cattle 1900; Northern
cattle and mich cows 1876; Eastern cattle
Prices of beef cattle per 100 lbs, live weight
-s-extra quality $7.37A TO 1894 first quality
6.s7A to 1925; second quality 625 to 6.75;
third quality 5.25 to 6.l2l poorest grades of
coarse oxen, bulls, &c, $3.50 to 500.
Brighton hides 71c Brighton talow &c;
country hides 81 to &c; country tlllow 5 to
SIC per ID.
Calf skins IA to l5c per Id. Sheep skins
S2.OO to $50 each. Lamb skins SOC each
Shcared skins 300 each.
The supply of cattle for the week has been
larger than for that of the previous week,
cattle coming in nearly every day since last
market day from the West. The quality
has been full rs good rs that of one week
ago. Prices obtained in most instances
were fully sc per Id lower than the same
grades of cattle sold for one week ago.
There were but few lots sold ut our highest
quotations, prices obtained in most instances
ranging from ct to 74c per ID live weight.
Working Oxen-The supply of working
oxen in mark ct has been light and not much
call for them. A few pairs each week is all
the market requires ut this season of the
year.
Store Cattle-The call for store cattle is
limited and but few offered in market for
sale. Nearly all the small cattle that are in
fair condition are bought up by; butchers
for beef.
Mich Cows-Extra S55 to 80; ordinary
$25 to so per head. Prices of milch cows
do not vary much from week to week. Most
of those offered in market are of common
grade.
Sheep and Lambs-From the West the
| ans las La, II.
ing landed ut Brighton to &c per 10.
There were some very nice sheep brought
from the western part of the state, costing
as high rs SIC. From the North there was u
light supply and the trade dull ut II decline of
to per 10.
Swine-Storo pigs, wholesale 10 to lO4c;
retail 10 to l2c per h. Fat hogs at market
600; prices 81 to sic.
AT WATERFOWL.
Cattle-The advance noticed on cattle last
week was not held this morning. Cattle
from the West were all natives selling from
o to 71c live, as to quality. The supply be-
ing heavy and warm weather setting in, has
been uniavorable to the meat market. A
decline of tc live weight is the extent. Sew
eral mich cows Of fancy breed were ut mar
ket; one full blooded Dutch COW was sold mt
$500. b. Dow sold 9 oxen. TO dress 1900 lbs
each, at l01c per lib, ID w. j A Sargent
| sold oxen ut lO4c, to dress 1850 each; Il
Stewart sold 6 steers ut 74c live; 10 at 81. 90
per cwt; 9 ut &c; 6 ut $685. per cwt; these
steers would weigh from llOO to 1900 lbs
each. Hathaway Il Swift sold 81 steers Mt
$3.50 per cwt live, average 1850 lbs; 3 ut &c
per Id; Is steers at 75c. average 1900 lbs.
Sheep-Supply is light from the North I;
Several loads were from White Creek, N Y.
mostly sheared yearllngs. The trade Is slim
butchers not in any way in II hurry to pur-
chase; selling ut &c decline. N G Rice sold
1876 sheep, average 80 lbs at. at sic. A Liv-
ingston sold ll6 sheared yearlngs, average
yearings and old sheep for 1851. 30; SO of
the lot were yearlings of his own feeding;
very fine and the best in market.
Poultry-Supply heavier and dealers are
still paying shilling per ID for the best; or
binary lots ut l5c.