The Portland daily press., 1870-01-06
Brighton, Cambridge and BHedfcrd Cattle
Markets.

Brighton, Cambridge and BHedfcrd Cattle
Markets.
[SpecialDispatch by international Line.l
BOSTON, Tuesday, Jan. g.
At market hisweek:-l25O Cattle; 6031 Sheep; 300
Store Pigs; last week, 1924 Cattle, 1904 Sheep and
Lambs, 400 Store Pigs, 1890 Fat Hogs.
first quality s12 IS s12 Is; second quality $1i 50 a
" 90; third quality $40 80 81 80; poorest grades
0 BS Sc 90 10 90 100 lbs
Prices Of Hides, Tallow and Skins-Brighton Hides
81 &c; Brighton Taow q 7sc y 1b country
Hides y g Sc; country Tallow 81 q e y tb Sheep
Working Oxen-We quote extra $3.50 @ 275; ordi-
nary $3.50 @ 5000; handy Steers $50 q STA ~ pair
There was a light supply of Cattle in market from
Mane and the largest portion OF them were sold for
beef.
Stores-yearlings SIS to s2s; two year Odds SD to
$45; three year olds $40 "a S65 ~ head There are
but few Store Cattle in market at this season of the
year. Most OF the small Cattle that are in fair con-
dihon are sold tor beet
Mich Cows-We quote extra $50 q 1l5; ordinary
$50 to 80; Store Cows $35 to sos ~ head, or much
according to their value for beef. Most OF the Cows
Brought into market are OF an ordinary grade There
are but very few of the fancy breed offered in mar
ket for SALE
Sheep and Lambs-Extra lots and selections 81 30
q SO %; ordinary lots from 50 so to 81 90 P head
or from to SIC 1b. These from Maine were taken
at commission. Trade is better and prices advance
swine1store Pigs, wholesale, 1ol q 1sc; retail II
g lac P fb.; Fat hogs, none at market.
Po9itryIExtra l65 q 1sse; medium 15i to 15ac;
Droves from Maine Norcross, IA; j w withee,
81; VIM swan, IL; LoveitJ & Gerald, 49,: j N Alb
bot, II; o Jones, 4: G Wells. IS; u Lancaster, 6;
Day. IA; A Martin, 90; ID .Blinn. II; G H
Glidden, -; G Miller 81; w Hail, IS; G Loveitt,
Is; Dimmick, 1890 Sheep.
kemarks-The supply of Cattle in market was not
so large as that of last week. The trade quick
tor beeves at advance in prices equal to a. &c
Y fb over last weeks prices There was one lot OF
very nice Cattle from the West, which were sold ar
105c ~ h. average weight 1911 ib which was equal
to 15c tb P, 80 per cent. shrnkage. Most of the
Cattle from Maine this week were sold for beef
There was but light supply of Working Oxen in
market, and not a very active demand.
We quote sales OF Maine Cattle as follows:-R D
Blinn sold pair, grth feet inches, for $24O; 1
pair. girth feet for 5000; Miller sold / pair
girth feet II nches for 5000; Charles Gdden sold
pair, grth feet inches, and pair, girth feet Q
inches, at $676 Tor the lot; Swan sold II at TIC ~
ID, live weight average weight 1224 TBS; Loveitt Il
Gei aid sold II at &c 1b. average weight 1445, at
81, ~ fb, live weight average weight 1860 lbs; three
year olds tor 10 the lott Nnrcross sold 10 at I@c
live weight. average weight 1860 TBS; 4 at TIC P b.
average weight 1905 Tbs; Abbott sold at Tic y To-
average weight 1851 lbs; pair, grth feet inches
for $148; pair, feet inches, for S165: j WWithee
sold Is at 73c, live weight; at lie, SO per cent
shrinkage ut &c live weight; 6 at &c ~ ID. average
weight IA a fbs at 10c, 80 per cent. shrinkage y-
erage weight 1016 lbs; at 11tc SO per cent shrink
age, average weight 1889 TBS; pair girth feet 10
inches for $165; pair girth feet 10 nches $17O
pair, girth feet inches for $165; pair girth
per cent shrink &C. at lie, 40 per cent. shrinkage
pair, girth feet inches Tor $500; pair girth
feet inches, for $3.50; Cows at $s5; W W Hall
old pair, ertl feet, for S1525 the lot,