Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-15
BRIGHTON MARKET.


Trains were on time Tuesday nnefnine nt
the Brighton stpek,ardy and both shippers
ond buyers we're nblc to set tc woih carly.
Prices we're irregular. calves and hogs being
easier. '" ~ 90
Receipts Co.. tho dav wore 20 cars os I,,e.
stocR from the Boston and Maine ra,'rcdd
and nine cars from the boston ard hita,y.
During the last wcci; arrivals !aci-dod Is
cato OF cattle and two cas- of bosr fs,lr, 10
Wet. four cars OF livestock from New York
State. ~ cars from tho Boston ara ffaine
railroad and one cur from tho Boston aid
Albany. Arrivals to-day a, Waterfowl wore
10 cars. maxim, the total arrivals for trio
week at Both terminals 20 cars. cnr,Larad
with ~ cara lest week and 10 cars two
weeks dso.
Recent advnnco:. in hog prices, hrth live
and dres1e1. havo been. outside tho ex-cr-
ence OF most mon ucw CONNECTED nth tho
.r.,de. wit, dressed ar'm1G sol!1u coat
bette. than Il weolk ago 1t would naturally
20 expected that live stock would slow a
,.'tr.il"r gain. Such wcul- ~ .cc c,sa bus
| f'r tho fact that ih' high p:icss hsvs
brought TO market an unusually large pio-
portion Il sina" and Immature stocl TIE
range of prices for live hogs n. Bright u
this morning We. 1iN 70 14N cents. the best
lots selling readily az the higher ngure
Choice beef Cattle were scarce. and o.
ferings brought to BE cents Gnd light Get
tie at six to seven cents
Cows sold a little Alowly. but, rt7c, held
iur fairly well for the best s.oclc l,ea.
cows sold at to SIS cents. with eoos cows
! at to 81. cents. and ordinary cow, at ~
to cents. Gamer cow were easier at
Bulls were generally unchanged. though
two fancy beef bulls brought Up 10 cents.
Regular grades stock sold at @ to Y cents
for tops and to . " cents for ordinai =,
with bologna bulls at AZ to cents
/ Calves were frmer, recovering some II
the loss of the previous week. Small Fancy
lots sold at IL to Is cents. with bunch lots
at / to IL cents, fair lots 1T 0 70 1e ce,.tg
and gra5scrs and drinkers at to cents.
| Sheep and lambs were in small! supply.
and prices were nominal Choice lambs
would bring 10 to I2 cents, IL to be had.
Nothing new was noted III the mich COW
trade, buyers being SLY and prices IN
changed at wide vango of $50 - 800 ana
upward the higher figures being fer fancy
Imilkers.
| Local killing Of hogs has decreased quito
sharply in the week. the total reported. hr
Boston packers being %. 600 hogs. AGAINST
s.. 900 for the preceding week and $4,000 for
the same week last year. Since January /.
1917. total kill by Boston packers has been
1858. 500 hogs. against 55s5o0 for the same
period In 1916
Exports of pork products continue abner-
mally heavy the total reported for the week
by Boston packers being valued ut s5?s 900
iagainst $220 900 for the preceding veel. ard
$40. 900 for tho same week last year. Since
packers have been valued at 81 500 00o
compared with s9150o0 for tho same period
in 1916.
Live hogs touched SIS per 100 pounds in
Chicago Monday. Il new high record on this
movement. This advance in the West also
has forced values here to higher level.
the local packers quoting dressed hogs az
1sA to 10 cents a gain of a cent pound
for tho week.