The Portland daily press., 1870-09-22
Brighton, Cambria xe and Medford Cattle
Markets.

BOSTON. Wednesday, Sept 21.
At market this week:-33t3 Cattle 1892 Sheep
Cattle 2,515 Sheep and Lambs 1900 wine 100 Veals
From aine 6a2 Cattle, 1927 sueep and Lambs.
PRICES -Beeves-Extra quality $13 rs q "A 90;
first quality Sl2 20 a S13 Co., second quality $11 90 a
~ CO., third quality $40 Is q $40 49, poorest graes
Of coarse oxen, buls. Sc, Sc 90 q 800.
Countryhdes u a SCI Country Tdlow % &C; Cali
Skins Y @ lSc y h.; Sheep and Lamb Skins 62 q
Working Oxen-We quote extra S225 q 300; ord,-
nary $50 $500; handy Steers SIS "a $40 " pair
The demand for Working oxen has been ve1y fine
S ore CatlleEWe quote sales Of yearings at s12 "a
23 two years oos 1923 az 45; three Years olds Si5 a
Go y he d, or much according to ther value for beef
Mich Cows-Priees range from $50 to 100 P head
for c VS.. Most OF those offered market Tor sale
'are of common grade, few of the fancy breeds be-
ing offered tor SAL.
Sheep and Lambs-we quote selections and extra
lots al 81 90 to 81 49, ordinary 81 % "a so y head
or from q &c y 1b. Lambs So 80 g so R head
The larger of the sheep and lambs which are
brought into market by the butchers to Kill
and market, or at a commission.
S 1sa f nss whsssa les le; rea Il
Poalt, y-Extra 20 @ z3c; medium II g 19c; poor
Droves from Maine-S Barton 1e; S Lucas Q.
Bassett 20; Bonnallie Il; 4 D Blinn 9; n W
jackson 81 B N Carlton s; Hammond 8; White
Q Stimson l6; d Wells 40; II Gdden 1G cattle a, d
400 lambs; Foster Brown 497 lambs; Libby q Thomp-
son 10 lambs and 80 cattle; S Horton 100 lambs
Farrar & Merrill 80; Wells & Richardson 81; L
T ~ II; NJ alcolm 8; N sampson 2; c Grant
Fletcher 10; L Worthley Is; j q Leighton 10; M
Mills "a; W A Hall %; j 5 Richardson 12
=, kemarks.-1heie were not so many Cattle from
Maine this week as there were last, and the QUALIFY
not much different. The highest prices obtained for
Eastern Cattle that we could learn was 1910 w fb.
The supply Of small Cattle and working oxen was
brisk but did not continue active as long as drov-
ers wonld have liked 10 have had it. Among the
Western Cattle were several hu ,dred Texts most of
which are OF poor grade OF beet
NJ jackson sold two years old heifers for 1872 ~
head pair three years Old steers tor $50; for lie
sos. Wells II at 7lc % ib, 40 per cent thrinkage;
at loo tb, So per cent. sbrinkag 70 at 12c " h.
dressed dse weight Il eli ldeu 1S at l2sc b. % do
81 % W head. Wells q Richardson, % at Sic " H.
40 per cent shrnkage. average weight 96 fbs 90 at
llsc 10 81 per cent shrnkags, average welght 1865
TBS; pal girth It in, tor S125 BOnhall'e, at
10c ID, 80 per cent. shrinkage; II at nc ib, 80
per cent: shrinkage average weight 1417 Tbs. r
Conner, y at SIC ~ lib, dressed weight A Hall. 1s
at lzc " H. So per cent sbrinkage; bull for s45;
two years old heers for $22 year old steers for
$l75 the lot. r Blum, 7 at lie " ib, dressed
shrinka re- average 1870 lbs White Butte field, 20
at 13.c ~ H. dressed weight; Az at 13c y lib, S6 per
cent shrinkage. j Her, two years olds for S25
" head IA til'ee years Olds at $4S " head; pair
girth It in, and odd OK for $50 tue LOTT pair
glrth 1t 10 in. for $780, Lucas, two years old
better and cow for SO; pair oxen and stag tor
$40; Libby 81 Thompson, lG7 lambs at So s. ~ head
for $135; pair grth fl for $115; pair grth 6 It,
for $780, pair CIR it in, tor 1856; at izc " tb,
for s33 each; 1 cow tor $50; 2 steers tor S7O one
year old heters for 1924 the lott hefer for $25 pair
three years olds ior sizes; bull at SIC " tb, live
weight cattle at 12c ~ h. 3G per cent. shrinkage.
Fletcher, pair eirth6 IT n $40; heiter Ior
$50. b Worthley, pair girih1 feet, tor $2l6; 8
beet cows for $4s M MILL, IL tw % years old heif-
ers and for % % head; pair girth tt in,
Tor $3.50; pair grIh tt 6 IN. for S155 CGrant, at
lie % b dressed welget average 1873 TBS. Abbott.
Is at &c ~ lib, live weight. q Leighton, at 11c SO
per cent. shrinkage r Marble, $3.50, dress hoo
TBS each for S6s5 the lot, dress $50 TBS each; cow
tor $40; air girth it in, for $780, H y Stimp-
son, ii cattle at lie % ib So per cent shrinkage.