The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-12-30
BrighiOn Cambridg e and NIedford Cattle
Markets,
[SpecialDispatch byInternational Line.l

Especial Dispatch byInternatonal Line.l
BOSTON, Tuesday, Dec. 49,
At market this week Cattle not quoted Sheep
not quoted, 400 Store Pigs 1909 Fat Hogs last week,
1854 Cattle, 106O3 Sheep and Lambs, 45O Store Pigs
IS % Fat Hogs.
PRICES -Beeves-Extra quality S13 90 % 10 so;
first quality SIP % a S12 75 second quality $1i so a
Y oo third quality $1oo q 81 25 poorest grades
Of Cows oSsn 6Gi e Us ~ @ 90 i bee 6s
Prices of Hides, Tallow and Skns-Brighton Hides
DO 95c Brighton Talow SIC P ID; country
Skins rs q l 20 each; Lamb Skins rs a Is each;
Working H oxenNWe quote extra $3.50 @ 1926; ordi-
nary $3.50 20 1925; handy Steers $50 $40 ~ pair,
with moderate demand for Working Oxen:
Stores-Yearlings SIS to $28; Two year Odds SIG to
$45; three year Odds $45 a $65 " head Most OF the
small Cattle that in fair condition are sold Tor
Mich Cows-We quote extra Ss5 q 1l5; ordinary
$50 to 80; Store Cows $35 to SIS P head. Prices Of
Mich Cows depend great deal upon the fancy OF
the purchaser. Most OF the Cows ia market are OF
an ordinary grade.
Sheep and Lambs-Extra lots and selections 81 so
a. 81 30; ordinary lots from 81 rs to So so P head
or from to SC y fb; Lambs from "a % to 81 81 "
head.
Poultry-Extra I6l q 1880; medium 154 to 15sc;
Swine-store Pigs, wholesale, II a 12ci retail II
90 15c 4Y fb.; Fat Hogs 10 % 10ic p 1b.
Droves from Maine-Wel,s Il Richardson, 40; II
O Stmson, 49, D A Phlbrick, u; Farrar s. Merrill,
SO; A Malcolm, ID; Foss & Pike. 10; j Finney, IL;
Radcliffe & Estes, 10; D P Hobart 9; McKenny,
4; White. 12 Maxfied, ID; A Palmer, Is; N
Leighton i; Dunrich 449 Sheep.
Remarks-The trade tor beet Cattle has not I'M
proved any from last week, and the supply although
| light is enough Tor the demand. Most OF the Cattle
from all sections this week were of common tgrade
and the prices obtained were not much feeent from
those OF last market; there were few Cattle fol
which 13Jc 49 fb was obtained for Them The trade
| for Working Oxen has not been very active, ana
| there was but few Store Cattle in market.
| We quote sales OF Maine Cattle as tollows:-W
DYER sold Cattle at go y cwt live weight, average
weight 1900 lbs; Steer at SAT; Ok at SOL; Catt
| at 12Ic ~ h. dressed weight heiter at S49; pair
girtn feet inches and pair, girth feet inches
| Tor $3.50 for the lot; Oxen at 1913; Wells q Rich
| ardson sold at Sc, at SIC and at &c " tb liv
| weight; 5 yearliugs at $18 y head; Cow at sos;
| at $50 each; pair, grth feet inches, for Sl60;
| pair, girib feet inches, tor $3.50; j w Whee soil
IL at 7kc % Id live weight, average weight 1922 fbs
pair, girth feet inches, for 500; pair, teet 10
$780, pair, girth feet, for S1S5; oxen for $3.50
pair, grth feet inches, for $147; Cows at Sc
ib dressed weight; Ok for Sos; f Conant sold
at SIC 4y fbliye weight at &c do; pair, grth fee
for 5000; pair, girth feet, for $3.50; Gilman
johnson sold at &c. live weight average weight 15s
TBS at l2c ~ fb dressed weight PAIR, girth fee
| for S210; 8 Oxen, glrth feet for $3.50; ID b Phi
brick sold at SC live weight average weight 15s
TBS: Eos, & Pike sold pair, girth feet inch. K
S1S7; pair, grth feet inches, ye II olds, IL
Sl65; Wells sold at SIC % ID live weight;
tic P fb per cent. shrinkage, average weight ~
Tbs; % at 11sc y Id dressed weight; Farrar g. Mo
ri sold at 7c " tb live weight, average weight ID