The Portland daily press., 1869-12-02
Brighton, Cambridge and Medford Cattle
Markets.
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BOSTON Tuesday, Dec. 1.
At market this week:-2b69 Cattle .639 Sheep and
Rg pa HsgS ssS ass s pas
Fat Hogs; from Maine, 525 Cattle, 1893 Sheep.
PRIcEs;- -Beeves1Extra quality, $1s 90 g 1850;
y auay grsSes
OF Cows, Oxen, Bulls. SC, $S 90 q 30 $S 100 Tbs.
ths total weight Of hides taISw and dressed beetl
9 q 9tc; Brighton Tallow &c " fb; country Hides
8 q Sc; country Tallow 81 @ &c % ID; Sheep Skins
s5@ s@ i25 90 ,s EACH Lamb Skins 75@1 2S each; Cali
Working Oxen-we quote extra $225 q 275 ordi-
nary $3.50 q 5000; handy Steers $50 to $3.50 F pair
Theie . was a good supply in market but the trade
Milch Cows-we quote extra ss5 q 1l5; ordinary
$5o to 80; Store Cows $35 to $65 Y head Prices Of
Milch Cows depend a great deal upon the fancy OF
the purchaser. Most OF the Cows in market are OF
an ordinary grade.
s5 three year ods SIS SIS head OF much
cording to their value for beef. Many OF the small
that are in tair condition are sold for beef.
to "a 5O ordinary lots from 81 so to SO 90 ~ head
Lambs from 81 IS to 81 80 % head, or from to eic
swine-store Pigs, wholesale. Ii. a 1sc; ,etail 70
q 15c " fb. Fat Hogs II q 11tc P ib.
PoualtIy@Estra Poultry = Is 1eBc; good 154 q 15ic; poor
Droyes from Maine-G Wells & Co, 7; d Wells, 8;
life, 9; Farrar 8 Merrill, So; Gilman & johnson,
Estes, 10; j N Robbins, Il; ! HobIoofs ~ =
is, oao Sheep; Wells asa wells RchardsOn,
800; S Richards, II Cattle.
and trade was very dull; this week the supply not
SO large and the trade has not improved. Prices for
beeves remain unchanged. The Western Cattle cost
any better than those Of last week. Most OF the Cat
tie in market were OF an ordinary grade. From
Maine there was good supply OF working oxen and
urrifo NIL NJ hQaf hnt mt unfa,
extra quality.
We quote sales of Maine Cattle as follows:-J j
HoIbrook sold 10 and steers average weight 907
at ssc p b. 20 per cent. shrinkaee a oxen at Sc p Ii
pair, girth feet inch for $lO7; NJ Robbins sold
cent. shrinkage average weight 1873 lbs; at lie y
ID, 81 per cent. shrinkage. average weight 1850 tbs
Day sold pair three years old at SO; pair girt
pair, girth feet i inch, for sioo; steer three
years old for s6O Wells g. richardson sold cattle
si7S 81 Martin sold 10 at dressed c%ei weisSt
| d Wells sold at 1910 y ib, do do; pair, grth
feet inches, for $li5; pair g!Ith feet inches
ID, 40 per cent. shrinkage; w P Dyer sold i pair
gTth feet IL inches for siaS par gEth tee
shrnkage; cows for $l2O; Farrar a Merrill sold
113c % fb, dressed weight; pair, grth feet 10 in
70, S sS eit ga sh feet pst tor so
feet inches, tor $l2O w Withee sold pair. grit
feet inches, for 1920; pair feet inch, for $3.50
pair, gtrth feet inches for $15; pair, girth
feet inches, for $l1O; COW for $25: do for $780,
| Domestic Markets.
| NEW YORK. Dec. 1-6 p. M.-Cotton &c bette
closing quiet; sales 400 bales Middling upands 25ic
Flour-sales 800 bbls State and Western less activ
and without any decided change in prices; superfn
to fancy State 80 q IS; do to choice Western z
| a 3O Southern quiet; sales $50 bbls. common t.
| choice 85 a 10 co. Wheat steady for Spring AM
dull and scarcely as firm for Winter; sales 5000
| bush.: No. Spring 354; No. at 26 q 81; Rel
| Winter Western SO q 39i. Corn less active ant
scarcely as firm sales $4,000 BUSH. Mixed Westerl
| 08 a 10 for unsound and IL q 19t for sound
Oats less active and shade easier sales 900 BUSH
State 6lt a 664c; Western 644 q oslo. Beef stead,
| and unchanged; sales 125 bbls. Pork trmer AM
quiet; sales 425 bbls.; new mess 80 25 SO rs; old
SO 90 a SO 80; prime % 25 @ "a 90. Lard unchang
ed; sales 3CO tierces steam 10 @ 19c; kettle 10 19a
| Whskey heavy and lower; sales GOO bbs.; Western
1os g 1o4 Sugar nominal; tair to good refining 10
q life. Molasses quiet. Taow heavy; sales so 90
TBS at LOT "a 1Otc. Linseed dull at 20 gold Freight
| to Liverpool rather more activei Cotton per steam
| "a b-16d; Wheatper do 4sd.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-Flour dull; Spring extras a
| 315 q 80. Wheat firmer and higher; sales No. q
sit g s2c; No. at sss q sss; in the afternoon No.
was dull at e9ac cash and seller December. Corn