The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-07-27
Brighton, ssaterissn and sseafcra Came


| p'PS'iai HioPa'Sh W ihtcIuaG1ODal Line
At market this week-27e Cattle, ii9s She:y 70.
Lambs on swine, ~ Veals; last week. pos Cattle
s3i2 sheen an I.anlos, 1900 Swine, 2i6 veas. From
| Mane-39S Cattle. 628 Sheep.
| PRICEs-Beeves-P cwt live weight, extra quail
ity 200 q 20; first quality IS so a 70; second
| qutlity S COG 10; third quality SO 25 "a Is;
poorest grades OF coarse bulls. &c, "a so % 90 %
cwt Nea ly all the beet Cattle are now sold by the
lib, live weight.
Brighton hides u az Sc; Brighton Tallow q &c !;
Country tides e l4c; Country Taow a. 5ie
Cali Skins 16 a lsc y ib; Sheep skins 81 90 y skn
Working oxen-Extra $500 a $50; ordinary $40 a
s 70; poor S5c 10 $40 pair
Store -Yearliass 50 a 2o two year Odds S15
a IS; three ods $27 "a 45. Most OF the small Cattle
tn al are in a fair condition are sold T. slaughter.
Mich Cows Extra S65 q 80; ordinary $50 to 60;
store COWS S25 to 55 " head Most of the Cows thai
are BIZ yught into market for sale are OF a common
Sheep and Lambs-Extra and select lots at "a 90 q
90 SO; ordinary lots & co q CO., or from a to &c
Swne-store Pigs, wholesale, &c; retail q 1Oc
% fb Fat Hogs "a 5lc y fb
- Poultry-Extra l6c; medium 14l q l5c; pooril4c
P lib.
Dsoves from Mane-w G Norcross 80 Sheep. A
Jumps i22 10, Libby 4 Thompson a Cattle and 26s
HaH y, 5 Chick %. j. Weymouth II, L L Lucas 6S
81 ai W aud Il Sheep W Smell, 152 Cattle, Walker
Dollotf Il Whit,isrs' @ |, Estes Is Cattle and 1as
SW9eets. Savage IS Cattle j Gray 10, Norton u
nc supply OF Cabtle from Tie west was
e % ai ge IS last weeI, and the quality on an aver
as5 not so good: The trade for beef has been fair
an sIats llVely as at last market: prices re-
,i 93 uhthaoged There has been bit few Cattle
sou Ior over &c ~ ib. Many the best Cat1Ie were
, at commission The supply from Maine was
large ana the quality poor, and but a few hsevaS
among them The trade for poor Cattle is duI and
'hs,e - not much cali for Working oxen and Steers
we quote sales :-Dolloff g. Whittier sold q cows
ana he,ters and mich cows at prices ranging from
Si0 TO 60 w. head X Bumps sold 1872 lam BIS at s3o0.
LIBBY a. Thompson sold 26S lambs s325; P Estes
sold rs lambs at $3.50; Morton & Wethern sold
peer cows Tor S13 the lot; Walker q Viles sod II
year old hefers at $25 II two year olds do at Sl5 ~
heed; pair year Old steers at S55 ~ pair; store
cow at $24; + ties sold one pair, girth feet in
ches, for S7O one for 4Ic " lib, live weight; three
year old steers at $40 " pair; mich COW at $50; h
Southland sold pair sirth feet 10 inches, tor $50;
pair poor ones IT S45; store cow at SIS; two
year old heiter at SO; Wells g. Richardson sold
steer, dressed weight 270O fbl, at $50; oxen for
1920 " head, Tor which offered at home Sl55 "
par; bull for $50; COW and calf for $35; COW
Ior $32; OK and COW dressed 1900 lbs for sos the
lot; w Hall sold pair, eirth feet inches. for
Sl00; yair girh feet inches for S62; tw wear
olds at II w head; beef cows at 81 4Y ib blessed
Welght; par, grth feet inches, Tor $l25; q HI
Giidden sold pair, girth feet, for $465; Canon
sold pair, grth feet 10 inches, Tor St75; pair q
Ieel 10 inches tQr $IS5: Lucas sold pairs, Girih
feet Inches for III ~ pair; pair, girth feet II
inches Tor SLAB; pair. grth feet inches for Sl2O
l pair, gIth leet. for III 49,