The Portland daily press., 1869-02-04
Brighton, Cambridge md Medford Cattle
E Markets.

| BOSTON. Wednesday, Feb. 3.
At market this week 1000 Cattle, 630S Sheen and
Lambs and $50 Swine; last week, 1924 Cattle, 74ss
| Sheep and Lambs and leo Swine; from Maine, LOG
| Cattle, no Sheep, =r5 esa "a. 10 -.fsi :
PRIoEs.-Beeves-Extr quality s13 so a ii co.
first quality $12 30 $13 rs; second quality $11 25 a
s12 %; third quality So so q $11 CO., poorest grade
1.-THE total weight OF hides, taow and dressed beet
Working Oxen-Last week the trade was very dull
and several dealers held their stock over for this
week. We quots:-Extra pairs at $3.50 q 300; handy
Steers $40 a 200 % pair. i1s-i4 - .s.' ...
Mileh Cows-Extra $50 q s11o; ordinary $50 a
| $50 W head; Store Cows $35 to $50 4Y head.
Store Cattle-Y earrings S1S to $50; two wear Odds
$2s to $40; three year olds $45 to 500 Y head Most
of the small Cattle sold for slaughter; prices
| vary according to their value for beef. NOM
Sheep and Lambs-extra lots 81 90, S. 90 "a 90 %
head, or from 6I to Sc % H.; common and ordinary
i lots 50 90 "a co. or from to &c }Y fb. w
Swine Wholesale 11ac; retail III to 13c 4Y fb.
Poultryapoor to good is to 1sc P fb
Prices of Hides, Talow and Skins Brighton Hides
10 q 1Oic; country Tallow u q Sc Pib.; Sheep and
Lamb Skins 90 q 30 " skin; Calf Skins 20 q 23c
materially changed for several months.
Droves from Mane-Wells 6 Richardson, 40; S
Gerald, 9; " wither Il !; R D Biynn, 70; B Clark
Sales of Maine Cattle-B Estes pair, girth feet
inches, for $50; pairs, girth feet inches, for
5000 % pair; pair, girth feet inches Tor $275,
pair, grth feet inches, for S195; W Smell sold
lair gisth Z, year ODDS, for $685. pair girth feet
sinshss for $24o; Bly9n sold pair, girth feet,
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dressed weight 1860 Tbs; j W Wither sold pairs,
ches, for $3.50, for which he paid in Maine S275; S
Gerald sold pair, girth ct 1 inch, for $3.50.
Remarks-Last week the market closed dull, and
several of the Maine dealers held their Cattle over
| this week. The supply ON Maine was light and
the trade not much If any better, than that of last
| week. The demand for Working Oxen has not been
very active and but few of the Eastern Cattle have
been sold for beet From the West the supply is not
SO large as that oflast week Most of he Cattle were
been sold at 149 144c " h. but tor the extra quail
tiles 1S1 to lac is the prevailing price The Sheep
lois sold at Ct, II "a Sc % fb. On account Of the
storm trade has been rather quiet to-day.
Domestic Markets.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3-Cotton active and 6rmer:
rather quiet Flour-sales 1900 bbls.; State and
Western duh and lower; superfine State IS q 49,
extra 80 q Z 20; round hoop Ohio 65 a IS; extra
Western 30 a Z 40; choice White Wheat Z so a
8 90: Wheat nominally in buyers favor; sales 1900
BUSH; No. Spring 81 in store. Corn dull and
rather easier; sales $1,000 bush. new Mixed Yves
tern 89s a 92c and 92c for kiln dried old o. in
store. Oats shade tirmer and quiet; sales $4,000
bush.; Western "a q 76c. Beet steady. Pork firm
er with moderate demand; new mess 80 % a 80 so,
closing at 80 rs regular. Lard firm at 20 a 213c.-
Rice dull. Sugar quiet; Muscovado 11sc Coffee
dull. Molasses quiet. Naval Stores quiet Petrole
UNI quiet; crude pc; refined bonded SIC. Tallow
unchanged. Wool quiet and unchanged. Freights
to Liverpool quiet; Cotton I'd per sail and 516 q I'd
per steamer; Wheat 6sd per sa:l; Corn per steamer
I'd.
CHICAGO, Feb. 3-Exchange on New York firm
unchanged. Flour-Spring extras $40 a 6OO.-
Wheat quiet and firmer at 20 a % for No. and
15t 81 15s for No2. Corn steady at 5ssc for new.
Rye steady at 10 q 1 II. Barley firm; business
small; sales at 10 q rs. Whiskey nominal at 80
a sole. Mess Pork firm and advanced 90; sales
the spot 80 90 q 80 % and SO 90 lor future deliv
cry. Lard firm at an advance of &c. Dry sailed
shoulders 134c. Sweet picked Hams 16a a tic;
short rib middles 164 q Ice; rough sides 16ac; all
| packed green in store 173e, Dressed Hogs firm at
10 81 a Is 81 for light grades and IA 90 for heavy.
Live Hogs firm active and advanced 10 a 20c sales
II 20 a II 60 for common to choice. Beef Cattle
moderately active but declined Toe; Cows4 80 q So
good to choice shipping Steers7 90 q 90.
| SAVANNAH, Feb. 3.-Cotton active; sales 5000
bales; Middlngs 2Sic; receipts 900 bales; exports
1889 bales.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 3.-Cotton active and irmer; sales
1913 bales; receipts 39 bales; Middngs 274 e 27sc.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Feb. g. Cotton active; Mid
dlngs 2s4 a 2sAc; receipts 1928 bales EXPORTS coast
| wise 1886 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 3.-Cotton advanced under
heavy demand from Great Britain, Spain and the
North; Mddlings 283c; sales II 900 bales; receipts
1881 bales; exports 1905 bales. o..