The Portland daily press., 1869-03-18
Brighton, Cambridge and Medford Cattle
Markets.
ISpecial Disnafeh nv N afionoI Tina
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BosroN. Wednesday. March IT.
At market this week :-1935 Cattle, $3.50 Sheep, sc0
Sheep, 7as Swine and 80 Veals; from Maine, Cattle
14.
PR1oEs.-Beeves-Extr quality Si3 so a IA on;
s12 %; third quality SO 90 q $40 5O poorest grade
of Cows, Oxen, Bulls, Sc 81 so q 90 % 100 TBS. 1.-THE
total weight Of hides, tallow and dressed beet.
10 q 10ac; Brighton Tallow u a &c; country Hides
81 1Oc country Tallow u q Sc ~ h.; Calf Skins
20 q 2Sc ~ ID; Sheep and Lamb Skins O5 @2OOP
skin.
Working oxen-extra $3.50 a s25; ordinary s175
$225. handy steers 81 80 @2 90 y pair. There
So sup w st se market s4s s,,o
head. Prices of Mich Cows depend great deal up
on the fancy of the purchaser. There is but very
Sheep and Lambs-$2 so, So rs, So 90. So 25 q rs
% head for common lots, and from "a 90 q 50 or
from to &c " ID. for extras and selections.
Veal Calves from 81 % to Sl2 90 W head.
Swine-Wholesale 70 g 13c p fb.; retail IL a 16c
~ h.. selected lots 14c $5 fb,
Poultry-,rrime to extra 20 q 22c; good IS q ice;
Droves from Maine-J w withee. 10: R Blynn,
IS; Miller. 10; j o White. g; W W Hall, 1O;
d P Allen, 10; d Lancaster, 2: j Conner, IA.
Sales OF Maine Catte-wells & Richardson sold 1
pair, grth CT feet for 1902 air girth feet 10 in
ches, year olds, for $3.50: withee sold pairs,
pars girth 81 feet for 5000 90 % pair; Lancaster
sold pair, girth feet. tor $210; w W Hal sold
L,
pair pair. Sirth feet inches, lor $500; pairs
girth ieet inches for $3.50 % pair; pair, grth
$50; White sold pair very extra ones for Ice ~
weight 1900 TBS
Maine, mostly workers, for which the demand has
not been very active; but few of the Maine Cattle
sold for beet the supply from the West was not SO
very Cattle in market. the best qualities ranging
in price from 10! t, lie ~ fb. The Sheep trade was
about the as that Of last week and prices the
same; nearal all the Western Sheep were taken at
commission There are but lew of the Western
Sheep which are brought to market but what ar e
commissioned upon their arrival at the station.
Domestic Markets.
NEW YORK. March 17.-Cotron firmer and more
active; sales 49, bales Middling uplands at 2S5c-
irmer with rather moe dong, the improvement
chiefly on low grades; superfine State 8 40 q So
round hoop Ohio 10 q %; extra Western 95 q
ever any very great activity sale, ii 600 bush; No.
Spring 55 for extra choice delivered; No. at as
q As in store and delivered. Corn dull and 1c low
$50. Oats lower; sales $4,000 BUSH; Western 70 a
Toe afioat Beet dull Pork frmer; sales 1900 bDls.
new mess 81 81 g 80 a. Lard frmer sales 800 terces
at 18 a 194c. Butter quiet. Whiskey quiet. Rice
quiet Sugar in tair request sales 1850 hhds. Mus
covado z q 12ac; $50 BOXES Havana at 1870. Coffee
quiet Molasses dull Naval Stores dull and heavy I;
Spirits Turpentine 4s a 4sb. Petroleum firm crude
lie; rene bonded size. Freghts to Liverpool quiet
and firm; Cotton per steamer Sled.
CHICAGO, March 17.-Exchange on New York
steady and unchanged. Flour frmer; Spring extras
90 "a 6 25; Spring superfine 50 "a 65. Wheat ad-
vanced g 19c; No. quoted at Is q 1bi; No. 2
steady at 124; since Change at 113. Corn irmer
new 54ac; no grade &c; Oats in fair demand and
advanced II "a &c. clio ing at 532e. Rye in far de-
maud at 10 "a 1 20 for Mol Barley nominal; No.
. in store at 80 q 81. Whiskey firm at S9c.-
Mess FORK firm at 81 so seller. and 81 % buyer
Dress Hog quiet at 70 30. Live Hogs 8 90 a 81
for common and II 90 q II so for extra prime. Cat
tie active al 40 q rs.
CINCINNATI. March 17.-Whskey dull at 90 q
Ole. Mess Pork advanced to 80 90 held at 80 80 q
80 90. Bulk Meats held firmly a. 1ac for shoulder
and Is q Isle for Sides Bacon held at 14c for shoul
ders lie for clear RIB sides and l7Ic tor clear Sides
with but little demand. Lard held at 19c.
MILWAUKEE. March 17-Flour nominal and un-
changed. Wheat firm; No. quoted at 124; No.
at 084. Oats nominal. Corn steady; new bic. Rye
irmer; No. at IA a Is. Barley nominal. Pro-
visions quiet and unchanged. Dressed Hogs un-
changed.
MOBILE. March 17.-Cotton firm and in demand
sales 700 bales; low Middlings 26}c; receipts 14I
bales; export 20 bales.
New ORLEANS. March 17.-Cotton in fair demand
and slightly sitter; Middlings 27a "a 2sc; sales 32Ot
bales; receipts 1853 bales; exports 2457 bales.