The Portland daily press., 1869-12-16
Brighton, Cambridge and EIedford Cattle
Markets.
Especial Dispatch by international Line.l

lSpeclal DlSpatcn by international Line.
BOSTON, Tuesday, Dec. u.s.
AT market this week:-2330 Cattle, 5000 Sheep and
Lambs 100 Store Pigs 1000 Fat Hogs; last week. 1850
Cattle, $3.50 Sheep and Lambs, $50 Store Pigs $500
Fat Hogs.
Professionalism quality $13 so q IA 90;
first quality $12 rs q S13 %; second quality $1i 500
y 80; third quality 500 a 81 3d. poorest grades
1.-THE total weight of hides tallow and dressed beef)
Working Oxen-We quote extra $3.50 q 1926; ordi-
nary $3.50 q 5000; handy Steers $50 q $40 % pair.
Mich Cows-We quote extra $S5 a lis; ordinary
$50 to 80; Store Cows $35 to $50 4S head. Most of
the Cows in market are OF a common grade. TheI Q
are but few of the fancy breeds of Cows offered in
market.
Stores earlings s15 to $685. two year ods $50 to
S45 three year olds $35 q $65 p head. Most OF the
small Cattle that in fair condition are bought
by the butchers to slaughter
Sheep and Lambs-Extra lots and selections So 50
q 81 rs; ordinary lots from 81 so to So 90 ~ head,
or from 81 to &c P fb Lambs from 50 25 to So IS %
head.
swine-store Pigs, Wholesale II to 12c; Ietail II
to 15c ~ h.; Fat Hogs II to 12c 4S lib.
PoultryMExtra 164 g 161c; medium 154 to 15Jc;
Prices of Hides Tallow and Skins-Brighton Hides
q SIC; brighton Talow SC " lib; country Hides
q Sc; country Tallow 81 a &c p fb Sheep Skins
75@125 each; Lamb Skins 75l@ O5 each; Calf
Droves from Maine-W W Hall, 1s; Davis & Gil
man, &c; j w Withee, %; Wells, 50; W Dyer,
son & Libby, 16; d A Philbrook, s; A Litchcom IS;
j ID Twitchell, Is; j M Robbins, 20; D III Hobart,
81 d Thompson q Co, s; D Wells, GO Cattle and IS
SDeep
Remarks-The supply of Cattle in market was not
so large that of last week, but there were more
nice beef Cattle among them. There was several
lots OF Christmas Cattle one lot of said to be
as nice a lot as ever were brought into market f;
their average weight 24S0 lbs and were sold to
different parties at zoe ~ b, 80 per cent shrinkage,
which is the same as 14c 4} ID live weight. There
were others nearly good, but not quite SO heavy.
Prices for the best grades were higher but upon the
common beeves there was not much change. The
trade tor beef Cattle has been very fair.
We quote sales of Maine Cattle as follows:-J
Robbins sold % Cattle, average weight 1852 Tbs, at
111c % H. So per cent shrinkage; at 13c P fb, IS
per cent. shrnkage; pair, grth feet 10 inches, for
Sl65; pair three year old for 500; w Withee
sold at TIC % fb live weight, average weight 1910
fbs 10 at &c P 1b live weight, average weight 140S
fbs G Wells sold at 10ac, 3S per cent shrinkage;
10 at 13c, dressed weight 10 at 104c do pairs, grth
feet inches for 1892 80 P head; Steer for $40;
Racklffe & Estes sold at at 10c P 1b,s dressed
weight; three year ods for $40 ~ head; pair four
year Odds for S40 mich Cows for S240 for the lot
w P Dyer sold at 12c % lib dressed weight; 8 Cows
for 5000; pair for $15 pair, girh feet inches
for $50; pairs, girth feet inches, for $12O %
pair; Hhefers for $33 for herd; pair, girth feet
80 inches, tor 1892 80; j L Twitchell sold pair,
grth feet inches, four year olds, for $94; Ok,
grth feet, for S70 pair five ods, grth feet
10 inches, for $40; Davis Gilman sold 10 to pairs
to take back into the country is feed, for $40 the
lo4 for beef for $3.50; pair, grth feet inches for
$25 Wells sold q at 12ac ~ fb dressed weight; Is
to jackson at lie % fb do; yearlings Tor 500 %
head; pair four year Odds, girth feet inches, tor
$155; Ok girtd 81 feet, for $40; Bull, dressed
WEIGHT 900 Tbs SIN