Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
BRIGHTON MARKET.

Late trains, light arrivals and "A better
demand brought higher prices for beef
stock at the Brighton stockyards Tues
day morning. other kinds Of livestock
were unchanged
Arrivals for Tuesday at BRIGHTON were
five cars from the Boston and Albany
railroad and Ii cars from the Boston
and Maine. During the week arrivals
| included eight cars of cattle and nine
cars of hogs from the West, IL cars Of
| livestock from New York State. five
cars from the Boston and Albany and
Is cars from the Boston and Maine
This makes the total receipts for the
week at Brighton SO cars. compared with
81 cars for the preceding week. Owing
to "A freight wreck the Rutland train
was not due to arrive at WATERFOWL
! until late Tuesday afternoon. Brighton
| received 40 cars of export horses dur
! ing the week
! All local guarantees have been lifted
| at the Brighton yards and there is now
no restriction on receipts of stock oi
mich COWS from nearby farms Milcr
cows can be brought from New Yorl
State, under suitable certificates of in.
spcction.
Beef stock was nrmcr and higher. witt
lighter supply of the best grades
Some fancy steers sold as high as 81:
cents, but the bulk Of tops sold at t.
81 cents. Good cattle brought to -:
cents and light cattle 6 to cents
some fancy beef cows and hefers sole
| at 6'a to cents. hut few were COCO
enough to bring the higher price
| Average tops sold at to 81. cents. witt
| good cows at to 5is cents. ordinary
cows at 4 to Az cents and Gamers al
3 to 3ia cents.
Bulls showed less advance than other
grades, the bulk OF sales being made
at S to SIG cents. with an occasional
fancy animal at Is cents. Bologna bulls
sold at 1 to Az cents,
| Calves were in fair supply. but prices
were unchanged, the best lots selling at
lot at 9ia cents. Fair lots brought
| ) to 6ia cents.
No change was noted in hogs either
live or dressed Sales Of good lots were
made at 81 to Ha cents, arrivals being
light Rough lots sold at ~ to s cents
! with boars at to Az cents.
Lambs We're still very firm. with a
! light supply. Best western lambs
! brought Q to 10 cents, New England
lambs sold at ~ to SIC cents, with sheer
at to p, cents.
Mich COWS We're slow on sale, With
! prices easy. Ordinary mixers ar.
quoted at $40 to $50, with good cows a,
$50 to sl5 and fancy mixers at $50 to
500
Pork packing has been going forward
steadily and on large scale at the loca
packing houses, the total kill reported
! for the week by Boston packers being
5000 hogs. against 5000 for the pre-,
cedins week ana $500 for the same weel
, last year. Since January /, 1916, tho
total kill by Boston packers has beer
! $4,000 hogs, against $4,000 for the sam,
period in 1919,
steamer sailngs have been more con.
venient' ana exports of pork provision,
/ show a big increase for the week, the
! total value reported by Boston packer.
being $4,000, against 100000 for the pre-
ceding week and $1,000 for tho sam,
| week last year, Since January l. 1916
| the total exports by Boston packers wer,
valued at $4,000, against $685. 900 for In,
| same period in 1915.
No change is noted in the price oi
| dressed hogs. the packers quoting l0,.
To lO]2 cents the same as last week