The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-23
Brighton, Waterfowl and NIedford Cattle
Markets.

Special Dispatch by International Line.)
BosToS, Nov 22.-At market this week :-37e3 Cat
tie, 6932 Sheep and Lambs 7400 SWINE no Veals last
week-33Sl Cattle, H. 152 Sheep and Lambs, fO,5OO
Swine, no Veals
quality 90 a IS; second qualify so a 49, third
quality 80 "a 90; poorest grades of coarse oxen,
bulls, &C., 8 50 a 4 rs. -
Brighton Hides 9c Brighton Tallow a Gle; Coun
try Hides S3c do Tallow 81 &C., Calf Skins l6 a. isc
y; Sheep and Lamb skins dnao 50 q rs ? skin.
a $3.50; handy steers $40 a SIS; coarse pairs Of Cat
tie $35 to $50 " pair. -.
Mich Cows-Extra s55 a $50; ordinary S25 "a $50:
store cows SIS a $50 v head Most of the milch
cows offered in market for sale of an ordinary
grade but few extra or fancy breeds among them.
a SIS; three years old So5 a SIS; poorer grades
at prices ranging from 81 to $50 p bead.
Sheep and Lambs-EXira and select weights SO 30
q S. Is; ordinary 81 so q So 90 from 81 to &c p
To. Many OF the sheep bought up for slaughter
swine[Store Pigs, none at market to retail; Fat
Poultry-Extra III q ice; medium 1O4 q 1oae;
Remarks-The trade this week for all classes of
Cattle has been dull and prices have fallen off from
last quotations from to 3S p ID for beef Cattle
full as good those of last market which cost high
er at Albany than they did one week ago The sup
ply from the North was large, and from all sections
small Cattle and working oxen.
Woochey "a; Wells y Richardson Il and 200 Sheep
Witliee IS; J L Prescott %; j F Hilton 10; G
SON Nss9n Rofsa lse TssP w WINS s I Ie
Curtis 20; Hussey Is; A e Voter I6; CO Martin
81; Walker & Wenter 25 and 200 sheep; j Chase %
cattle; L j Savage 16; Horton s. Withen IS; j G
Miller24; ID Hobar jr 49, j Richardson SO; Glines
81 Weston 50; l. Twitchell a. Allen g. Merryman
8; r d Blinn -; Dodge 8; G Foss II.
Sles-J Chase sold pair for 81 50 y 100 lbs live
weight, pair 5year ods girth # inches for 81 25
pair 5year olds, feet l. for S4 90 beef COW for
So, pair 4-year olds, feet g. for $40; Walker q
Winter sold beef cow for S37 so, 1 do at $50 90
ngs and 2-year old at 500 for lott Horton s. With
sold beef cows for $50, heier for S4s cows
and heifers for $50 for lot, yearngs and 2-year
old for S25 the lot cows springers for SS6 pair
steers girth feet g. for S75; G Miller sold 2-year
heifer and for S37 the two1 old farrow cow for
$40; ID Hobart sold beef cows at $40 each pair
girth feet T. 4-year ODDS, for $50; Allen & Curtis
sold 3year old steers at $50 80 each, yearngs at
IS per head, springer for $780, 3year old hefers at
$50 each; Worthy sold pair 3-year olds for &c.,
beef cows at S47 the two, beef for $32 pair
2year olds for S24; G Martin sold micl cows at
S14 to % y head, 2year old at $22; l. Prescott
Sold pair, girth feet, for $3.50, pair grth feet
$40, pair 2year old steers for S25 sprngers at
$50 each, at $2S; Hussey sold at 5Sc at Sc y
h. live weight, average weight 1900 lbs; Libby Il
Thompson sold at sc y fb, live weight, average
weight 400 lbs. pair, girth Ct feet, for $780, pair
grth feet IL, for $780, mich at $50 springer
at $780, beef cows at Sc y ID, dressed weight; w
Withee sold pairs girth feet, for 81 so y 100 lbs
pair girth feet 8, for S41o, mich cow for $50;
Wells & Richardson sold pair weight 800 lbs for
$3.50, cattle for S210, mich COW for S2S pair two
year ods for S24 beef for SOS; Common sold
heifers and cows at S27 5O@y head pair girth CT
feet for SHOT, pair grth CT feet nice Herefords for
S120, beef cow for $50.