Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-09-04
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
BRIGHTON AND WATERFOWL, Aug. %.
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Brighton hides 6id7cP NJ; Brighton
tallow, 4d4ic: country hides, G(d9 =; coun'
try tallOw, 3(a4c; calfskinS, GOA SOC each :;
lamb skins 7OctaSl each; sheep skins,
25(650c each; bull hides. safe; per ID; COW
hides, &c; heavy wool skins S0cdSi y each !;
dairy skins, 25td4Oc.
| Northern aud Eastern beef catlle-The
supply was much lighter than one week ago,
drovcrs preiorrng TO handle small stocks for
at least month or two. The call for cuun-
| try beef cattle is very slow, and 1t is only
when fine lot is brought in ;dat they can
be sold at any reasonable prize. DrUNers
| quote prices at &c on from week ago. The
| light quality of Western cattle that is for
sale at the yards are taken by home saught-
ercrs rather than that poor grade country
stock. Prices ranged frem q TO &c per y
/ live weight.
/ Only few good corn fed cattle can hc
| found in the country aud dealers to maxi
money. must handle small stocks for about
/ n month, and not force the light beef cattle
/ that the market does not demInd.
! Working oNen-A few woke were on the
market, hut no buyers. Values ranged from
600 to tI?0 per yoke.
/ Sheep aud lambS-The supply from the
! West aud couhtry was over 1000 less than 4
week ago. Butchers looked the stock well
over before buying. aud only ON extra lots
were the prices Of las week sustained.
Western sheep and lambs were owned by
home slaughterers and taken direct for
slaughter. The call IN the city market shows
signs Of improvement, and more stock vii!
be handled by butchers, both Western AMI
country stock. Lambs sold at to 6ic live
weight; mutton to Itc.
| Veal CsVes-rhe receipts for this week
show n total Of 9G9 head, against 1928 heal a
week ago. Butchers were paving the fall
price for fancy stock otherwise prices ruled
&c lower. The city market has been very
dull, complaining much of the quality of tn
stock. The stock for some time has been over
grown aud the meat very hard to get rid OF.
II drovcrs wish to sell their stock
at n good price they must bring stock that
weighs about 1870 lbs. 1t being the season
when the scashOrc resorts are being deserted
and people are coming to the city, more
stock will ke necessary but unless good stock
Is brought down from the country, drOyers
will find no profit IN the business. Prices
were from to ~ live wri.ht.
swine~The receipts from the country
were few aud In very good demand. Prices
ruled for country stock at GiM63c q h, and
taken by Niles Bros and +. II. Cornell Of
Fall River, Mass. The supply from the
West was somewhat lighter than week
ago and was consigned wholly to home
siaughterers, costing landed DC to g. y H..
Poultry-About 5000 lbs OF hens and
chickens were received and sold on arriv-
Ing at lie for hens and ljc d n for chick
ems.
| REMARKS.
We find drovcrs are figuring on a good
margin OF profit liter on their sheep and
lambs, and no doubt they will get II II good
stock Is handled and the demand holds out.
The veal trade is slow in this city on account
Of the quality Of stock. and unless n higher
grade Is brought to market the profit will he
small Butchers cannot afford TO pay prices
which they have been paying for poor,
overgrcwn stock and then not be able to rid
themselves of it. Swine from the country is
in good demand, and will continue so for a
month or two. Steady prices are obtained