Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-21
BRIGHTON MARKET.

| Considerable strength was noted. at the
Brighton livestock market Tuesday morning,
especially for hogs. while calves and ali
| beef stock were firmly sustained at the
prices of week ago.
| Receipts for Tuesday at Brighton were
| seven cars from the Boston and Albany
| railroad and IA cars from the Boston and
| Maine. Trains from the East were late.
! During the past week. total receipts in
| Of hogs from the West IA cars of live
| stock from New York State. two cars from
the Boston and Albany railroad and ten
cars from the Boston and Maine, making the
total for the week 63 cars, or about the
same as for the preceding week. Receipts
| at Watertown for Tuesday were IL cars.
making the total at both terminals for the
week 20 cars. against "A cars Tor the pre-
ceding week.
Heavy beef cattle were in moderate sup
ply, and prices were well sustained. the best
offerings being quotabe at IL cents, with
| average tops at II to IL cents. Good cattle
sold at to 10 cents and light cattle at
8 to 0 cents
few fancy cows brought up to cents.
| but this was the extreme. average tops
selling at to s1a cents, good cows at I
| to IN cents. ordinary cows al to Ga cent?
and Gamer cows at 5h to 5% cents.
Best beef bulls also sold at about 0 cents
but such animals were scarce. averag'
| stock bringing to IA cents and bologns
bulls to 8k cents.
Calves were not ma terially changed, though
only very fancy lot would bring over !!
| sold at 10 to II cents and grassers and
drinkers at to 10 cents.
Comparatively few hogs were noted al
the yards Tuesday, as the farmers are find.
ing II more profitable to slaughter at home.
| as they can get better prices for dressed
hogs than the packers are quoting. while
| the former have the advantage of the
offal. Prices Tuesday morning were, about
| a cent higher than a week ago. best lots
| bringing II to III cents. with rough lot,
at 1917 to II cents. One Of the local pack
ers was encouraged by getting three cara
| Of hogs through from Buffalo on Sunday
that were bought on the previous Friday.
Sheep and lambs are still out Of the mar
ket the high price Of wool and the more
| sheep campaign having stopped shipments
from the country.
The demand for milch cows is somewhat
better. and prices frmer for good to
fancy mixers. Such have sold as high
| as $50 to SITS for animals without a regis
tered pedigree good mixers selling at 800
kept up by the returns that can be obtained
for the same animals for beef, the current
quotation being $50 to S75.
Shipments of hogs from the West have
increased but still far below normal
for this season. Embargoes have been par
TALLY lifted and the snow blockades were
very materially reduced by last weeks thaw
Receipts OF hogs have been on a scale that
has allowed Il substantial Improvement in
| local packing operations, which is reflected
| in o reported increase in the kill by Boston
packers. the total for the week being % 600
hogs. against 1900 for the preceding week
and os50O for the came week last wear.
Since Since January ltn l. 1915 the total kill by
| against 273,5OO for the same period in i017'
For the 18th consecutive week Boston
packers report no export business For the
period from January l to February II, in
| elusive, last year pork products valued at
over 81. 900. 900 were exported by the Boston
packers.
Dressed hogs have advanced sharply in
price during the week. the packers now quot
ing 21la to % cents, against oO1. Ia o.
cents week ago. -