Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-10-26
Water own Union Live stock Mark cts,
IFor the week ending Tuesday, oct,.23 1853.
AMorSr OF LIVE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle. Sheep and Lambs. Swine
NUMBER FROM TIE SEVERAL STATES.

Nehhhh rhoh ihh STATES.
Number of cars over different roads-Boston and
Lowell so; Fltchburg 46l Eastern Q; Boston
and Maine o; total $50
Prices OF Market Beef--A few choice s9d925:
quality IS 10 q Q SO; third quality 8. 0Osi So
Prices OF Store Cattle-Worklng oxen, y pair
from 800 d $50. Mich Cows and calves from
$50. $50 As Farrow Cows $50 a. Fancy Cows
$50 "a $50 yearlings fl21a 81 two years old SIS
d. IS ; three years old $25 ID f5.
swine-western fat, live, 5sa5.c vs. Northern
dressed Hogs, @6&c b ID.
Prices OF sneep and Lambs-in lots. 81 IS 50 OOCa
I 90 each; extra - 10 "a s 25, or from ~ a5Ar pb
Spring Lambs, 4H@5i.c Fh.
Veal Calves s4Cs I've en.
Prices OF Hides, Tallows and skios-Brghton
Hides, 7dIkc y n; Brighton rallow 6a6Hc z n (;
County Hides, heavy. 6H @'c = ID; light, 6,a6Sc
y Ii County TallOw. 4 "a Sc tlh; Shcared Pelts
700 ~ cts. each; Lamb SKINS 60 q s5c each
Cali Skins, ll@i2hc GIT.
cLAssIFIcArI,s OF CATTLE AND SHEEP.
N.B-Choice grades incu les nothing but stall.
fed 100 10 400 10 bullocks Extra and nrs quality
includes the best large fat oxen. Second and tn I'd
quality includes oxen and two and three-year old
Steers.
snecp-Extra includes cos,c,s and:wren those of
Inferior quality are thrown out.
Western Hogs over the Boston AMI Albany
Railroad are included only IN the Brighton marker.
session STOCK YARDS.
There were more country cattle on the market
than last week. For little beef cate, pric : were
a shade easter 10 butchers. The bulk changed
hands without much urging. Country bn'ch-
crs seemed'tO be after this Kind OF STOCK
which works IN very well wti heavy beet.
10 hit n certain class Of customers. Sales Of
Western cattle cover the range OF last week,
still dcalcrsranlrm prices from "a dpAc easier.
| Hathaway 4 jackson sold Is steers, average
sl9 po"n%s at ss.' ,eor steers ayerass
pounds, at $3.50: . steers, average ll99 pounds,
at 'sc steers, average 1905 pounis, AT 5i4c;
As steers, average 1906 pounds, at cents per
pound. In country Young stock, four cows,
| stays. average li5O pounds, at a'sc per pound.
Hefers, average 1920 pounds. at Dc 9 heifers,
average 1913 psunds at 4J.c per pound,
| The Sheen Call--Thc supply Is very much less
than ms week. The trade opened rather
| slow, and 1t would appear that butchers were
| they dld In measure. We clam one-fourih
| cent decline on best lambs and sheep; 5N cents
| buys as good lot Of lambs a. butchers very
often slaughter and AZ cents bodght very good
lambs has been somewhat Il h' than usual
| bulchersi imposed they could do better IN
| Northern. +. Gessellan sold q fine lot OF lambi
at S. cents per pound, nice and fat, from
| Z NADIA. Farrell 4 Sletson borght nice LAMBS
at less than 81 per head.
Mich Cows-The market is well supplied. Ttt
| demand has been steady. Prices as last quo'ed
for ordinary grades hut really line cows are nrmer
| Quotations ranged from $50 9s0 u head for goot
grades and t20@ i5B head for common
CALvEs-The market for veas Is quite firm
The best grades are In demand anil full prlcei
Obtained for oil desirable kinds. Prices lrang'
| from 3aIhc Sib, live weight.
HoGs-Oountry Hogs @6ac, dress weight, anc
Western at bA d 6%c., i've Tpere's no onahs'
| IN prices.
| PouLrRY-Turkeys and chickens are quoted a.
| ls@ ioc, and Hens l0@llc,