The Portland daily press., 1870-01-13
Brighton, Cambridge and Mcdford Cattle
Markets.

Especial Dispatch by lnternatonal Line.l
BOSTON. Tuesday. Jan. IL.
AT market this week :-2S0I Cattle, 10,4S4 Sheep,
Swine.
first quality S12 rs @ $40 75 second quality S1l 20
" oo third quality $40 % a Sl 90; poorest grades
OF Cows Oxen, Bulls &c, 81 90 q sop 100 lbs. 1.-THE
Prces of Hides, Tailow and Skns-Brghton Hides
Ss9 SIC; Brighton Talow q TIC % ib; country
Ga &C. Is country Taow g sc p ID g Sheep Skins
SKINS is q zoe " III.
working Oxen-We quote extra $3.50 a 800; ordi-
There was good supply of working oxen in market
iS Sto uemand has not been very active.
s45 three year os s5 "a ss 5yG year S1 much ae
TO their value for beet. Most OF the small Cat
Tie that are in fair condition are sold tor beet.
Mllch Cows-We quote extra SS5 "a 49, ordinary
S50 to 80; Store Cows S35 to sos ~ head. Most OF
s sne Cows brought into market were OF an ordinary
Sheep and Lambs-Extra lots and selections s. 90
9 80 90 ordinary lots from so so to 81 80 3Y head
OF from to slc % tb The trade was not quite SO
swine-Store Pigs wholesale, II q 12c; Ietail 70 "a
Pc pSqltry1Extra ici e 1885, medium Is to lssc;
DOW Iso & MsEansmMaxwell & Davis, 80; T
4; G Wells & 90 9O Stimson & WESTON IL: MAJ Ta
field q Woodbury., %; F Brown, &c; J Abbott, 70 |;
bins, 81 Pray, IL Giidden, IL Fowler Ho9
richardson q Philbrick. 80; d Jones, IS; X Blnn,
Remarkable supply of Cattle from all sections
was larger than it has been for several weeks past
There were good many beet Cattle among them
and the trade was quite active the first day. Prices
nave fallen OFT from to 1c P fb from our last quota
tons. There were few extra Cattle sold at lac Y
ID, 80 per cent. shrinkage. large portion OF the
Maine Cattle were sold to slaughter There were but
few small Cattle among them and there were a
good many nice beeves among those from that Sec
ton.
Wequote sales of Maine Cattle as follows:-J Wells
81 Co sold at SC 49 fb, 40 per cent shfinkage aver
age weight 1872 fbs 1S at &c ~ H. 40 per cent shrink
average weight 104S, at III, 9 h. 81 per cent
shrinkage 80 at 13c, dre:s ed weight; Collins jr
sold at lie ~ fb, IS per cent shrinKage average
weight 3140 j A Abbott sold at 75c ID H. live
weight; pair stays, girth feet, for 800; pair
girth feet for $ll5; Fail sold at TIC P h. live
weight; ii Norcross sold II at SC % fb live weight
average weight 1888 Tbs; 10 at 7sc ~ H. live weight
average weight 1000 TBS; Lttlehall sold at lie P h.
~ per cent. shrinkage; WWithee sold IS at 73c $
b, live weight, average weight IS 3 fbs at 7c live
weight, average weight 1851 fbs pair, girth feet
~ inches, for $500; pair, giri feet inches tor
S2l7; pairs girth feet, for $2l3; Oxen at 124c
dressed weight; j M Robbins sold pairs, girth
teet inches for S175 " par; Brown sold at III
H. 81 per cent. shrnk age AVERAGE weight 1447 TBS;
al 74c live weight; W w Hail sold at Sc % fb live
weight, average do 1t5S Tbs; Martin sold for
1915 the lot; Wells sold at I0c, average weight
1868 TBS; % 1T 2c, dressed weight at 1lc do do;
par, girth feet for $3.50; pair girth feet in
ches for S175 pair, gi tn feet, $685. at SC P
ID, 40 per cent shrinkage; Libby & Thompson sold
8 at &c W fb, average weight 1858 TBS.