The Portland daily press., 1871-05-25
Brighton, Waterfowl and NIedford Cattle
Markets.

Especial Dispatch by International Line.l
BOSTON, Tuesday, May 81
at market this week:-l678 Cattle, 5SI9 Sheen and
Lambs, 1000 SWINE $50 veals; last week. 264s Cattle
5460 Sheep and Lambs. 5000 Swine, 991 Veals.
From Maiue-None.
PRIcEs.-Beeves-Extra quality $40 rs a II 90;
first quality 1000 @e $40 50; second quality % "a
go; third quality So so q SO 90; poorest grases If
coarse oxen, bulls, &c. Sc so @ 500.
Brighton Hides u cents; Brighton Tallow a Sic;
Is % lsc y H.; snearei Sheep 25c EACH Lamb skins
Working Oxen-we quote extra S225 "a 275; ordi
nary slio g 2ro; but new pains in market and not
Mich Cows-Extra $50 a 100; ordinary S65 % IS;
store cows S35 @ 5 " head. Most OF the offered
in market for sale are Of common grade.
Store Cattle-With the exception OF Working Ok.
Ell and Mich Cows there are but few stores in mark
ct at This season of year.
Sheep and Lambs-Extra and select lots at S. 90 a
900; ordinary lots So 20 q so, or from to Sc ID
fb.; Spring Lambs IS 90 "a 90.
Swine-store Pigs, wholesale, 0 q lie; retail "a
I2c ID; Coumbia county Pigs ID TO lac " ID; Fat
Hogs 5Ic ~ fb.
PoaltIy-Extra III @ 1876; medium 1ss q 1sic;
Remarks-The supply of beeve. in market this
week was full as good as those OF last week. There
were but few Northern Cattle and none ON Maine
Cattle cost less at Albany and prices have fallen off
from our last quotations. Large lots of very nice
Western steers We're sold at 7a7Jc P h. live weight
which would not cost more than 1oc dressed. Lois
which were peddled out to butchers in small lots
We're sold in some instances high as lO3 "a lie P
ID, dressed which We're the highest prices obtained
and but few pairs each week is all the market re-
quires at present. The trade has zen quick tor
beeves and most of the beef cattle sold Tues
day.
We quote sales of Cattle at TIC ~ fb live weight.
average weight LAG bs; at 10ic " ID, 81 per cent.
live weight. average weight 1924 TBS; at 7sc ~ ID live
weight, average weight 1910 TBS; at &c " fb live
weight average weight 1917 TBS; Il at &c y fb live
weight average weight 1907 Tbs; II at 19yc P h.
30 per cent shTinkage average weight 1879 fs n at
75c " tb live weight, average weight 1884 TBS; at
10ic " Id live weight, average weight 1858 ibs; Sat
10Jc " ib per cent. shrnkage average weight 1862
TBS; weight 1915 TBS II average weight 1900
ib' 81 average weight 12is bs at &c " ib; GO at &c
H. 80 per cent. shrnkage, average weight 113 Tbs;
a at &c ID, live weight, average weight 1903 ibs
SO at 7Ec " ID, live weight. average weight 1886 b
Domestic Markets.
NEW YORK, May 24.-Lotton &c higher; sales g4s3
bales; M,dding npands at 163c. Four-sales 9ioO
Ronnd hoop Ohio 6 20 q 30; Western go a IL:
Southern 6 rs q 9 90. Wheat q &c better Spring;
Amber IS; Winter Red ana Amber Western 81 a
81; White Michigan S. Corn c better; sales
1890 BUSH; Mixed Western n q 7sc. Oats firner;
Ohio and Western at 674 q Tic. Pork quiet; new
mess 16 5O prime l3 Ou q IA w Lard heavy at 81 q
lie. Butter-Ohio IL "a 23c State u a 26c. Wbiskey
91c. Sugar firm; Muscovado 81 a 92e; lair to good
ie1nins VI g Pc; Havana 1o!c. Coffee easier; Rio
Naval Stores-Sprils Turpentine firm 53c; kosn
firm at 90 for strained. Petroleum is quiet; crude
Hac; refined 243 a 25c. Tallow steady at 8 al 9Bc
- Wool firm; pulled 81 @ SIC; Texas t6c; California
Spring clip 3Sc.
Freights TO Liverpool firm; Grain per sail u a 3D.
CHICAGO, May 24.-FIour firm; Spring extra G2I
a. so. Wheat firm and advanced &c; No. 2 Spring
Chicago at 26a q t6s. Corn advanced "a &c; No.
Mixed at ssh. oats advanced a &c; No. at 4Isc
Rye steady No. at s. "a s3lc: Barley in fair de-
9Olc Provisions easier. Mess Pork at G 90 a. IS So
Lard at 10t q 102c Bulk Meats quiet; shoulders 5c
short ribs u "a ls; rough sides "A q lie. Live Hogs
weak. Cattle dub at 80 "a 6 90.
Recepls-4,00U bbIs. Hour, "a 900 bush. wheat 23S-
900 bush. corn, 900 BUSH Oal 5000 BUSH rye 1900
bush. barley, 5000 hogs.
Shipments-6,OO0 bols. -four $4,000 bush wheat,
$4,000 bush. corn, 5000 bush. OATS 900 bush. Iye
1000 hogs.
CINoINNATI, May A-Provisions higher. Pork at
IL 5o q IL 70, Lard at 10Ic Bulk Meats firm at &c
tor shoulders. Bacon finn; shoulders 10; sides s,
q 91c.
TOLEDO, o., May 24.-FIour firm. Wheat advance
ed; No. 1 White Michigan 54H Amber Michigan
q 43; No. do "a; No. Dayton and Michigan
led AZ. Corn-bgn Mixed 81 ic; NO. at Sole; Mich
igan White SOC. Oats steady; No. 157c; No. 54c.
CHARLESTON, May 24.-Cotton is firm; Middling
uplands Ja4c.
SAVANNAH. May 24.-Cotton is advancing; Mid
ding uplands l5:c.
MOBILE, May A.-Cotton strong; Mdlling up
lands 15!c.
NEW ORLEANS. May 2i.-Cotton active and tend
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, May 24-113O A. M.-The Stock Ex-
change is closed to-day.
LIVERPOOL, May 2i-11.30 A. M.-Cotton active
and tending upward; sales 1900 bales: MiidIinr
s spiands y 9 sd; do Orleans 7sd. Corn Jas. Polk
LONDON, Nav pa p M-Amar;oo,, so.,u,.; -,