Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-04
BOSTON BUTTER MARKET.
BRIGHTON MARKET.

Owing to a heavy run of cattle in the
West, the dressed beef situation at
Brighton stockyards Tuesday morning
was easy and values of livestock ruled
low. Arrivals were not particularly
heavy. but the demand was moderate.
Hogs were again lower, but calves and
lambs were steadily held
Receipts for Tuesday at Brighton in
cluded eight cars from the Boston e
Albany railroad and 81 cars from the
Boston & Maine At Watertown Tues
days receipts were l6 cars During the
week arrivals at Brighton We're three
cars from the Boston & Albany. four
cars OF hogs and ten cars of cattle from
the West, eight cars of livestock from
New York State and 20 cars from the
Boston & Maine. Total arrivals at
Brighton and Watertown for the week
we're 80 cars, compared with 81 cars at
Brighton last week. Brighton receipts
for the week also included Il cars o,
export horses.
Beef cattle were in better supply AMI
s cents was about the top for anything
offered, though shippers We're trying to
get more. Tops We're sold at 7ie to
cents, with good cattle al to ~ cents
and light cattle at to 6ia cents.
Six cents was about the top for even
fancy COWS and heifers, the range for
tops being to cents with good cows
at AZ to SIG cents, ordinary cows at 3ia
to cents. and Gamers at to 81. cents
I Bulls were also easier, 52 cents being
about the top, though an occasional ami
NAL was held at cents. Ordinary bulls
were held at AZ to 5 cents, with bolognas
at 4 to Az cents.
/ Calves were fairly steady, fancy SELL
ing as high as 10 cents. Good lots were
rather scarce and We're firmly held at
to ela cents. with fair lots at to 3
cents and grassers and drinkers at to
cents,
The supply of sheep and lambs was
small and prices We're steady at : to 3
cents for lambs and to cents for
sheep.
Hogs were one-fourth cent lower for
dressed. best lots Of live hogs selling at
: ~ to cents with rough lots at "a to
~ cents, and boars AT cents.
Conditions are again normal at the
Brighton stockyards. excent that moth
ing can be shipped or received from the
fve-mlle radius in Worcester county,
where the latest outbreak Of the foot
Watertown and Brighton yards are open
for business and fair strings of mich
cows are noted in the Brighton COW
barns, but trade was not active. Values
took wide range as to quality. run-
ming from s35 to $50 for ordinary COWS,
to 800 and upward for fancy milkers
While business is again neing done
under normal conditions there promises
] ha Oft nf ,l.N y
only time or a liberal appropriation By
| the State can remove. Apparently there
Is no dispute as to the liability of the
State for the payment or the keep OF
the cows in the barns during the period
OF the quarantine. Some of the COW
men estimate this expense at fully 5000
! OF more importance to them is whether
the State will make good the shrinkage
In values occasoned by the quarantine
This matter appears likely to be pressed
| 1t was limited Tuesday morning that
legal advice was being sought as to
the rights of shippers and the RESPONSE
blity of the State, What the money
value OF the alleged shrin<age may be
cannot be definitely known Nntil tho
books and vouchers Of all the shippers
who had cows In the barns during the
ined. Cow men say that the amount
Will be very large
Local killing of hogs is still running
on very narrow lines. the total reported
for the week by Boston packers being
10,70O hogs, against 10000 for the pre-
ceding week and 1900 for the same
week last year. Since January l, 1913,
the total kill by Boston packers has
been sal. 700 hogs, against $4,000 for the
same period in 1914
Exports of pork products have been
about normal, the total value report ed
for the week by Boston packers being
$4,000 against $4,000 for the proceed
Ing week and $4,000 for the same week
last year. Since January |, 1915, the
total exports by Boston packers have
been valued at si97l, 900 against sS,79o,0oO
for the same period in 1914
Dressed hogs have declined quarter
cent during the week, the packers quot
ing % to 10 cents Tuesday, against u
to l0l4 cents week ago.