The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-02-01
Brighton, watertown and NIedford Cattle
Markets.

Especial Dispatch by International Line9
Boston, Jan. sl.-At market this week :-21O4 Cat
, ie, sSOz sheep and Lambs, 1000 Swine; last week
S93o Cattle 9O99 Sheep and Lambs 5000 Swine; from
Maine 261 Cattle. '-''
PnIoEs- Beeyes-extra quality 90 a 80; first
quality 20 a. IS; second quality so "a Co., third
bulls, &C., 8 IS q $50. a = - = O>''''
r, Brighton Hides 90 e &c; Brighton Talow "a Gle;
country Hides &c; Country Tallow a. SIC Calf
SKINS 1t q lsc p fb; Sheep Skins 2 90 q 8 90 p
WsSTkipg oEenExtra slsg s24o ordinary sl25
Store Cattle-Most of the small Cattle that are in
fair condition are sold fo beef prices depend much
Milch Cows-Extra s55 q $50; ordinary $50 a $50
mead store cows SIG to 500 " head.
Most OF Cows in market are of a common
grade, but few extra fancy breeds among them
Sheep and Lambs-Extra and select lots at 81 80
g 50 90; ordinary So rs q 81 90 y head or from
Swine-No Store Pigs in market. Fat Hogs 5a5Ic
POqltTy,ExtEa 12 q 1sc; medium IL q llsc;
Droves of Cattle from Maine-wels & Richardson
~, S Foss "a, W H Leavitt 20, S F Gerald 10,
d P Hobart II, j Chapman g. b. Virgins, 16, Gid,
colt 8. --l'
Remarks-There were more Cattle from Maine this
week than last and quite a number of good beeves
among them. The Western cattle trains were delay
ea ana dd not get IN until noon yesterday: Western
Catte cost rom to a cent per pound higher, and
the best Cattle this week will have to be sold as high
as &c per pound in order to out. The trade for
beef Cattle has not been so active 1t Is sometimes
especially when the beef trade at Boston is better than
it has been the past week.
We quote sales of Maine Cattle-wells & Richard
sold sold IL cattle at 81 20 y cwt live weight average
9i5; pairs, grth feet inches for S120 per pair
pair grth feet inches, for S95; pair same sI05
Il Sawtelle sold pair, grth feet inches for S17O
pair, girth feet inches for SIPS. Hobart sold
pair, grth feet, $50 L Prescott sold pair girth
feet 10 inches for 1851 pair girh feet Inches for
SliO; pair 3-year ods, grth feet, for $65. Libby
q Thompson sold "a at &c per poudd, live weight;
pair grth feet Inches for Sl15 steers at 4c per
Troy Maine, said to weigh at home $500 ihs sold on
private TERMS pronounced good as any cattle that
have been brought from Maine this season. Ger
aid sold pair yearlings, raised by John II Getchel
of Fairfield, Maine, weighed 2100 TBS, girth feet
inches, for S120-=they were very nice ones: pair
grth 1t 10 inches, for S1301 pair girth # inches
for Sl00; pair, same for Sy7; pair, 3-year olds
girth feet for SS5. Gldden & Yeaton sold 1 pair
grth feet inches, for $110 pair girth feet for
SlO pair, girth feet inches, for Si25 beef cow
for $50; pair, girth feet inches, for SIPS. G F
girth feet inches for s105 A Clark sold 1 full
blood Hereford BULL cost $500, years, and good for
$50, and was made happy. T j Savage sold beef
cow for SOL; pairs steers grth feet inches for
S9S. Doloff sold pair, girth feet inches. for
Sill; pair, girth feet Sinches, for SIT; 1 pair
girth feet 10 inches, for S15S pair feet inches
for SIG Leavitt sold 2-year olds for S25 each
pair, 4year olds, feet inches for $12O per pair:
pair, 3-year ods girth feet inches for S9T 80:
W ID, live weight, average 1895; at Sac live weight
average 1900 pair girth feet 10 inches for S170;
feet, for $50. '- -