Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-11
BRIGHTON MARKET.

Best beef stock has been advanced quite
sharply at the Brighton stockyards. owing
TO the better market for dressed beef at
both wholesale and retail in the Boston
market. One lot of fancy cattle, five yoke
from New Hampshire came In on Monday
ana has been sold at fraction under IA
was an extreme but average tops also are
very firm. though there is a wide gap be-
tween them and fancy lots For average
1op. IL to y cents seem to be about the
and light cattle at to 10 cents.
Similar high prices were realized for
fancy beef cows and bulls. IL to liz cents
being the top for few animals. While
buyers were very keen. as one drover ex-
pressed it. "they want the animal run in a
mould and covered with fat" Jewish buy
are still having an effect on trade. The
market is going up steadily. in spite Of all
drawbacks particularly on the best stock
Of all kinds. While fancy cows are selling
on high basis as noted above. average
tops also are higher. but have not shown
as much gain as the better offerings having
cents. ordinary COWS at to cents and
Gamer cows at 8 to 5h cents. Fancy beef
bulls were In sharp demand, and various
quotations s..ot Ions ranging from 10 to liz cents
all they could. Average bulls were offered
cents.
The demand for calves continues active.
especially for the best offerings. though the
market was previously pushed up about
as iar as 1t would stand Fancy small lots
bunch lots at IA to IS cents. Fair lots are
quotable at 10 to IL cents, and grassers
and drinkers at 8 to Q cents. No sheep
or lambs are in the market. 500
There has been another boost in the price
for hogs. both live and dressed. owing to
the big demand and a somewhat lighter
run, both here and in the West. Embar-
goes are no longer a big factor in the
Shipment OF hogs from the West. but traffic
difficulties are by no means over, as ship
pers are finding considerable difficulty in
getting the necessary cars. This Is not an
embargo. but has the same effect Live hogs
were selling. In the Brighton market Tues
day morning at I'm to IS cents with occa-
sional fancy lots bringing up to 1874 cents.
Rough lots sold at II to IN cents
Dressed hogs have been advanced still
further In price. and are now at about the
highest hgures of the war. Local packers
are quoting 22h to % cents against % to
% cents week ago.
There has been a moderate decrease in
the local Kill Of hogs. ting total reported
for the week by Boston packers being
$4,000 hogs. compared with IS, 900 for the
preceding week and $4,000 for the same
total kill by Boston packers has been 412. 500
In 1917.
Drovers complain Of the dull demand for
miich COWS but this seems to apply particu-
larry to ordinary Mixers which are in
ample supply for the demand Such sell
at $50 to $50, and in some cases the cows
would bring these figures for beef Good
FANCY mixers sell at wide range from
$75 to 1928 or $3.50 each, according to aual-
ity or weight OF milk recorded. Fancy pedi-
greed stock sells at above these figures
The eastern train was again late at
Brighton Tuesday morning. and was not
expected to arrive before early afternoon.
In view Of the keen demand for some kinds
Of stock this was a hardship. Arrivals. for
Tuesday included four cars from the Bos-
ton and Albany railroad. During the last
week. the arrivals at Brighton included nine
cars Of cattle. and two cars Of hogs from
the West. "a cars, Of livestock from New
York State. one car from the Boston and
Boston and Maine railroad.