Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-23
BRIGHTON MARKET.

With the Portland train late again.
business at the Brighton stockyards
Tuesday morning was irregular and
slow. Owing to the approaching ter
mination of the Jewish holidays beef
stock stiffened a little in the early
sales though most shippers claimed to
be getting no better returns than
week ago. Hogs were lower with
other kinds Of livestock unchanged.
Arrivals were again heavy, as the rule
Is still in force requiring all shipments
to be made to Brighton instead of to
East Somorvic The total for Tuesday
was "A cars from the Boston e Albany
railroad and 2S cars from the Boston
G. Maine During the past week the
arrivals included 70 cars of cattle and
two cars Of hogs from the West. II
! cars Of livestock from New York state.
| 10 cars from the Boston Il Maine rail-
| road and three cars from Canadian
points
| Arrivals at Watertown FOR Tuesday
were % cars. making a total for the
week, at both Brighton and Watertown.
| Of I24 cars compared with 81 cars for
| the preceding week.
| Heavy cattle were scarce in the morn
ing offerings and prices held we'll up to
| 8 cents for choice, The range for Tues
day was 7ie to cents for tops. with
good cattle at to ~ cents and light
| cattle at 6 to cents.
| Beef cows were In heavy supply and
prices were barely sustained. Canning
stock was in better demand but ship
pers found 1t difficult to lift values
| Some fancy heifers sold as high sa
| cents. but the range for average tops
was ST. to cents, with good cows at
| Az to cents, ordinary COWS at 3ia to
cents and Gamers at to 3A cents.
| Fancy bulls were quoted as high a.
| 6ls cents though this was mainly In the
asking as most sales at to cents.
| Bologna bulls were steady at 81 to I
cents. with ordinary bulls at TO ~
| cents.
No change was noted in the selling
price of calves. a few fancy bringing
| MS high as 1ois to II cents Good lots
were quoted at Q to 10 cents, fair lots
. to cents, and grassers and drinkers
8 TO : cents.
Hogs We're easier and lower. with .
| light demand Killing is slow. as lower
| prices are expected Best lots sold at
| TAO TO $50 cents. with rough lots at
| Z TO IA cents and bears at 4 cents.
Sheep and lambs were fairly firm, best
lambs selling at to cents, with sheep
at to 6 cents.
Mich COWS were in heavy supply all
the leading shippers having big strings
| In tho barns. While the demand held
up well. sales eased of little. ordinary
| mixers selling at $50 to s65 each. ana
| best mixers at SIS to Slc5 and upward,
| according n QUALITY
Hogs are still running light, East ana
| West, and the local kill continues 10 de-
crease. the total reported for the week
by the local packers being $500 hogs
| against 10,5o0 for the preceding week
and 1i0o0 for the same week last year,
Since January I, 1918, the total Kill ~
Boston packers has been 7s7,No hogs
against Too5oo for the same period In
1914
Exports OF pork provisions have been
heavy. the largest for many weeks the
total value reported for the week ny
. Boston packers being $4,000, against
10000 for the preceding week and $4,000
for the same week last year. since
January I. 1915, total exports by Boston
, packers have been valued at S424oN.
against si.237,o0 for the same period IN
1914