Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-12
BRIGHTON MARKET,

At the Brighton stockyards Tuesday
| morning hogs and calves were well sus-
tanned. but beef stock Of all kinds
easy. and sold slowly. with average receipts.
| Arrivals for Tuesday at Brighton were
| II cars from the Boston and Maine rail-
road and fve from the Boston and
Albany. During the week the arrivals in
cluded Is cars of cattle and one car of
hogs from the West. six cars of livestock
| from New York State, nine cars from the
Boston and Maine railroad and one car
! from the Boston and Albany. Arrivals for
| Tuesday at Watsrtown were 10 cars. in
GLIDING all kinds of livestock. making the
| total for the past week at both terminals
| " cars compared with So cars for the
preceding week and 81 cars two weeks ago.
Hall & Lowell had the best pair Of steers
| on the market, said by the old -timers to be
| the best offered for some time. These were
| held at 1914 cents. Average tops were quot
| able at 10 to lOi. cents, with good cattle
at to cents and light cattle at TO IN
| cents.
Good beef cows were a little easier. and
shippers found 1t difficult to get over to
Sk cents. though an occasional fancy COW
brought to ia cents. ordinary cows 5% to
! 81. and Gamer cows to 81. cents.
Best bulls were quotabie at IA to 81
cents. though offerings were moderate,
with average bulls at to cents and
bologna bulls at ~ to 8 cents.
| Fancy calves brought II to 14is cents
in small lots bunch lots selling at 10 to
II cents. fair lots at 10 to - cents, and
grassers and drinkers at to 10 cents.
Few sheep and lambs were offered the
|
according to quality.
Hogs were unchanged and fairly firm
best lots selling as last week, at l5S to
16h cents, with rough lots at l5L to l5A
| cents. Several boars were in the market
and sold at to cents, prices being un-
| usually high for this class Of stock
The mich COW trade now Ia conveniently
located In the new cow barn, this being
the first week of use. The building is Of
cement and steel construction. absolutely
hreproof. with metal stanchions and
accommodations for 400 cows. Dealers say
tnat the new barn Is great success as a
snow barn. being light and airy and cool
In hot weather. More room is provided
barn. and all the corridors are now spacious
and convenient. Sales of mich cows were
made Tuesday at $40 upward, an occasional
fancy mixer selling high as SIPS
Local pork packing has been on a slightly
increased sale, the total kill reported for
the week by Boston packers being 20. 800
hogs. compared with 10, 800 for each Of the
two preceding weeks and l3.500 for the
same week last year. Since January I, 1917
the total kin by Boston packers has been
TOO 900 hogs, against 6%7,5O0 for the same
period In 1915.
Small and decreasing exports Of pork pro-
| week by the Boston packers being valued
| at $1,000 compared with $40 900 for the
preceding week and $50, 900 for the same
week last year. Since January l, 1917, the
| total exports by Boston packers have been
| valued at $3.50. 600. compared with So 5S2.-
900 for the same period In 1916.
Dressed hogs are still unchanged in price
| the packers quoting 20 to 2Oh cents. the
| same a. for several weeks.