The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-08-12

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sHssS s:. Ss La: ~ sis:. aas .s az.
SH.3I; Sy sIIca :, (. 'ssa'd auaSs
Priess Of stors c.t,is~wOrting Oxen, ' pair.
$3.50, sam, $3.50 20 t3O.
Msa Gov, an ana Ss s nom w. "a ~ ga,
three years old SO d Ss2.
Prices OF sheep and LAmbs-In lots 81 "a, 81 60,
s. 90, - 20 a $.... each extra % 20 ~ ~, OF nom
spring Lambs 81 90 0a0.
Veal Calves, So q tl2o.
Iiides o.. = n. T.i,ov Q sls = q. s,,,.
20 q Ue each. Calf skins is q lIc y n.
Prices or Poultry-EItra ~ % $50 prime "a .
90 good % q 2ic, medium 10 q 1910, poor to
msS'I d. Bsef.EItr. and ant quality include no.
GUILTY. inciudss the 6sst srassfsd Oxen, ths best
.d Cows and The be-, ~ ss, re yss, Gd
Sheep-Ertn' includss Cosets, and vhpa those OF
IN inferior quality are thrown out. -
MAINE CATTLE-BEEF AND STORE.
Working 0rsu--SIsoNss. stscrs and slim oxen,
SsOfl50, q Whsa veil matched, little above their
value As beef Mlleh CoIsLSllm TO nir, sn 90,
God 70 EXTRA s'oSs', heifs" and n''0" e'''
The Old old story that good cattle sell better than
0RSs %1;s &
The effect Of our dried and psfehed..p pastures On
the demand for store cattle e alluded 70 In another
place but no one could watch opsrstion, - me 70
working oIsn. heifers and young cattle generally.
With the market or fAir % good beef cattle o1sn,
3e., there IL little cause for complaint, bnt We
almost nobody, except butchers, who would take
store cattle. Hence, We can readily credit the as
sertion Of the drovers that lots OF pretty twoyear-
old heifsrs have been sold for less than cost this
no simpson sold oxen, average Is,2fbs, at 10.
Il G!idd.n sold Il. 1901 lbs, each a lale dressed,
TBB Wells sold oxen, 1908 rs, at iar, 3ssk I2st
llcl S.k, spars workers, 8 n In, ut $40, and i@
WP Dyer sold two oxen, average 1872 Ds. at i7c.
live weight, pairs workers, n II In, s2la, on =
h'P Fletcher sold oxen, l2r Ms each, at loo, D
sky Of 1870 bs, lie, D SKI one pail, q, 500:
JE S,.a.s '%ld oxen g sls h.. o. i;is; , =
yesrold. 70 dress GaSiSs, for sss, and p 70 dress
WV if.li sold II oxen a, Into 10 per D, ON.
L Perkins sold . oxen at 10 and 3at clio per u
live weight, pair 3year-olds, Q n, 500.
Brown GoodIng sold f6ur 2.year-olds for Sli5'
aGsi IT,. odd II. n ~ sas Lsi "a one COW
q sic Y u dressed n. In. oxen si4o, n. In.
EI 4. Porter sold nine ye.rold h'isr' sa' oxen
j y Conner sold "a young cattle, sos rs, n Iie.
10 Or. f..y-I 81. 60 ~. tLIS
III Twichell sold fourteen 2 year-old heifers, at
:1Per head, cost about % at home sh.sin' oxen
J ID IIosmer sold r. In oxen for $40 and tlij
n. 10 In. Tor 3 % n. 8 In. $50 and 500, IN
In. $i65, On. 4 In. $4S, 7 n. 10 u1 3..r.' M
1,d THE SHEEP TRADE. = 'Ea
Prioes-Northsrn Sheep and Lambs 81 70 q a 90
fhero arc about 5000 at Cambridge and Medford.
or the same ~ last week. Trade 70 wore and prices
rather lower than one year sgo. The meat business
MS we'll rs the crops suffer rom the effects VI the dry
hot weather. The demand 10 weak. Passing Fan
euil Hall this "wednesday morning We saw seven
fair lambs sod after considerable bantering at 70
per h., tho buyer remarking that he had nothing
70 DO with the coat OF sheep the price OF mutton
was his only concern. When We len the yards, IA
ther later than usual several lots remained In the
sale yard, with every appearance OF dull, sticky
market. The best Canada and New York lamts
were mostly dkposed Of ut least as Ear % We could
learn, on commission, about 81 20 being the outside
figure. u.l. 1T .'.
% Estes sold 100 Maine lambs for 81 50 per head,
and y Randlet sold ca at 1915. l.r ..1,l'ir &,