The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-12-03
Brighton, Cambridge and Mcdford Cattle
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Especial Dispatch by International Line
BOSTON, Tuesday, Dec. 2.
Al market this week:-2616 Cattle, 1851 Sheep,
200 Store Pigs, 1900 fat Hogs last week. 1868 Cattle,
$50 SheeE 200 Store Pigs $500 fat Hogs; from Maine,
PRIoEs.-Beeves-Ext quality $13 so q 400;
first quality $12 30 q $13 25 second quality 81 70 q
SIP %; third quality 50 so a $11 90; poorest grade
of Cows. Oxen, Bulls Sc, SO 90 q 90 % 100 TBS.
the total weight of hides, taiow and dressed beet
Working oxen-Extra $500 q 2s5; handy Steers
Mich Cows-Extra ss5 a $40; ordinary s45 q
$50 y he d; Store Cows s35 g 500 % head. Year
year Odds $45 to s65 % head, much according to
the r value tor beef
Sheep-By the head, extra lots 81 70 to 81 so;
prices in lots from 81 90 to 50 rs, from q &c p
Prices of Hides, Tallow and Skins-Brighton Hides
10 q 104c; Brighton Tallow q 99c; country Hides
10 q 1Olc; country Tallow u a Sc " fb.: Sheep and
Lamb Skins 75c q 20 ~ skin; Calf Skins 90 q 22c
Poultry-12 to 15c }Y fb.
Store Pigs-pIices, wholesale, &c % fb.; retail 10 q
W Id. live weight.
Droves from Maine-J j Holbrook. 2O Pierce &
Pendleton, 2S; Morse & Simpson, IS; r d Blynn,
II; Reed, 8; J W Withes, l6; Wells & Richard
Dyer, 70; R Wells, Is; W P Smell, is; j Cour-
Ter, %; B Estes, IS; J j Hoibrook, 270 Sheep; Mr.
Durfie IL Cattle; j S Richardson, 4.
Sales of Maine Catte-Pierce & Pendleton sold %
two year olds for $50 " head; j Holbrook sold
pair four year olds for $40; par three year olds
head Conner sold beef Cattle, weight 1876 lbs,
al 124c P ib, 36 per cent. shrinkage; Cows and 1
Heifer at $50 ~ head; j Savage sold pair girth
feet 10 inches tor $40; pair, grth feet 10 inch
es, tor 1885, pair girth feet riches, for $210;
pair, girth feet inches, tor S225; Cow at SIS;
Dyer sold pair girth feet inches fer $2l5;
pair, girth feet inches, for $3.50; PAIR, girt
feet inches for $3.50; pair for beet 12!c 4Y fb
dressed weight; L MaXfield sold three year olds
at $50; two year year olds, slim ones, at $50: II
yearlings at $50 y head Estes sold pair,sglrth
feet 10 inches, for $780, pair girth feet 10 inches
tor $780, pair, feet 10 inches for $175; Wells &
Richardson sold pair, girth feet IL inches, for
S175; pair, girth feet inches, for $3.50; pair
grth7 feet inches for $275; j W Withes sold
pair, grth feet for 1920; pair girth feet inch
es, tor S240; pair, grth feet inches, for $3.50;
Ii Smell sold pairs, girth feet 10 inches for 5000 P
pair: Cows tor Sl15; r Wells sold pair, girth
feet inches, f + $225; Cow for $40
Remarks-The supply from Maine consists mostly
Working Oxen and Steers. The trade for Working
Oxen was not as active drovers would wish, still
there was fair demand for them, and we think the
market will close favoraby for the drovers. The
best grades OF Beef trife higher some lew Cat
tie being sold for 14c P fb. upon common grades
there is not much change. The quality is mostly
binary One lot of 1870 Western Cattle sold 10
Brooks q Co. private terms it was estimated
they would cost 12tc ~ fb, 80 per cent. shrinkage
Most OF the lots of Cattle taken at commission
Inc trade Tor Sheep and Lambs not very active;
qualities sold dull.