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is Thursday of each week, when throngs of persons 

 meet to traffic. The following is the number of cattle 

 at market Thursday, Oct. 3d, 1850 : — 



1480 Beef Cattle, 2100 Stores, 22 pairs Working 

 Oxen, 78 Cows and Calves, 600 Sheep and Lambs, 

 and 1050 Swine. 



Prices. Beef Cattle — Extra, $6 ; Ist quality, 

 $5,75 ; 2d do., $5 ; 3d do., $4 to 4,50. 



Stores — Yearlings, $7, $9 ; Two years old, $12 to 

 17 ; Three years old, $20, 27. 



Working Oxen — $65, 66, 73, 85, 100. 



Cows and Calves — $18, 20, 24, 27, 31, 38. 



Sheep and Lambs— $1,50, 1,62, 1,75, 2, 3. 



Swine — 4 to 5c. ; retail, 4 1-2 to 6c. Old Ilogs, 

 4 1.16c. 



Sales of cattle at Brighton Market in 1843 and 



1844 



