Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
BRIGHTON MARKET


All beef cattle were lower at the Brighton
stockyards Tuesday morning. owing to the
unsettled market for fresh beef in Bos-
ton. Hogs also were lower both live and
dressed, calves being about the only thing
that was not selling on lower basis than
week ago. Buyers say that the public
at last has rebelled against paying the
high prices charged for fresh meats of
all kinds. On the other hand, drovers feel
that they have been squeezed and the few
who did not bring their best cattle Ia
selves that their cattle have been turned
out to grass. instead of being brought to
Brighton.
Receipts at the Brighton yards for Tues.
day were 20 cars from the Boston and
Maine railroad and six from the Bos-
ton and Albany. During the last week the
receipts included Is OF cattle and six
cars Of hogs from the West, 90 cars OF
livestock from New York State and eight
cars from the Boston and Maine railroad.
Receipts at Watertown Cor Tuesday were
20 cars. including all kinds of livestock
This makes the total for the week at both
terminals 104 cars, the largest total for
many weeks. This compares with a total
or 81 cars for the preceding week and
SO cars two weeks ago.
Not many heavy beef cattle that could
be called at all choice noted at the
Brighton yards Tuesday morning. though
one lot Of eight cattle brought from New
Hampshire by Drover Gage attracted much
favorable attention Probably Is cents
would be considered the top for anything
being IA 10 Is cents This Is about cent
under last weeks figures and ON the other
grades even more decline noted
Average tops sold at IL to is cents, good
cattle at to II cents and light cattle
at to cents.
sows also broke badly IN price. all grades
showing the effect OF the slack demand.
Few fancy cows were offered. but the grade
that would have readily brought is cents
week ago was slow in bringing IS TO -
cents. Average tops sold at 81 10 o., cents,
n 70 nrIv,
cows at to cents an6 Gamer cows and
shippers at 5ia to cents. Best bulls sold
at around IL to Ia cents and occasionally
more for really choice beef bull but
average stock was SLOW at to cents.
with bologna bulls at 6to cents.
Calves are coming forward fairly well. but
the supply of the best stock Is moderate.
and prices are well sustained for anything
at all fancy. Some small lots of fancy
salves sold Tuesday morning the basis
OF II cents. bunch lots Of the same grade
bringing Is TO 16 cents with fair lots at
Is to IL cents, small calves at II TO II
cents and grassers and drinkers at To
IL cents.
Hogs have dropped quite sharply, in SYM
pathy with western markets. and heavier
receipts here. Buyers We're giving 16 to
1917 cents for best lots Tuesday morning
an occasional fancy lot selling as high as
16& cents. Rough lots sold at is 10 IL
cents The price Of dressed hogs has beer
cut materially since week ago, the present
quotation being GOA to II cents. against
2lA to FIN cents last week.
Local killing of hogs is slowly though
steadily increasing. the total kill reported
by Boston packers last week being 81 sou
hogs, against 20. 800 for the preceding week
and $4,000 for the same week last year
Since January I. 1918. the total kill by Bos-
ton packers has been 1877, 500 hogs. against
$4,000 for the same period in 1917. An
other week has passed without any exports
by the packers direct. all the surplus prod
uct being taken by the government or the
Official purchasing agencies. An immense
amount of pork provisions is In cold storage
here and elsewhere, the government having
accumulated a big surplus against the tins
of need
Mich cows in fair supply. but de-
mand Is quiet and prices barely sus-
tanned. There is wide range in prices as
usual depending on the condition and milk
record Prices are quoted at SIS to $3.50
and occasionally more for really fancy
mixer.