Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-16

THE AGGREGATE OF LIVESTOCK AZ
| BRIGHTON WATERFOWL AMI
THE LOCAL SLAUGHTER HOUSES
This week; Cattle 1857. sheep Ais, calves
| 214|. hogs 1880.
Last week: Cattle 1857, Sheep s4e9, carve:
20SS, hogs 1850.
MAINE STOCK AT MARt.ET.
Cattle 2l5 sheep $780, calves 5l4, hogs 400
J FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
| Latest news from the British cattle
market indicated no Improvement In
the demand, and with prices decidedly
lower. The market for live cattle quot
| ed during the first of the week, at a
range Of 11@15c., with later cables
| quoting live cattle at Liverpool and
London, selling at Hippo, with tops
| at London at 13c., dressed weight; re-
| frigerator beef slow, at 10@11c. per H.
The supply of livestock shipped from
Boston during the past week was
| moderately heavy. carrying to Liver
pool, London and Manchester, the bulk
of the shipment being sent to Liver
| pool. The shipment was mostly from
| the States.
Shipments and destinations, Sept. 5
| to 12-The Devonian to Liverpool
| Morris Beef Co. 1926, Swift & Co. 335
State and 1871 Canadian cattle. Swift &
| Co., S55 sheep, Armour & Co. SIS, Swift
| & co. 1856; total, 1871 beef quarters.
The Georgian to London-Morris
Beef Co. 1854, Swift & Co. 1879 State and
165 Canadian cattle; total, 65s cattle.
| Swift &, Co. 1857. Hammond & CO.,
800: total, 2577 beef quarters.
Cymric to Liverpool-Morris Beef
60. 800. Swift & Co. 265: total 657 cat
| tie.
Calendonian to Observation-Disclosures
Beef Co. 521 cattle.
Total of shipments-Cattle 27SS,
sheep 855, and beef quarters 1888.
TONE OF THE MARKET.
The Maine train did not arrive until
afternoon, having been delayed by the
fire at Biddeford. This made trading
| during the morning less active. Beef
cattle sold at about last weeks prices
and the best grades were in good de-
| nand The best cattle would bring &c,
or perhaps a little more. Choice oxen
and steers are quoted 5 and &c, good
cattle at to SC, the best cows 31a to
6k, ordinary COWS 21a to 31Ac and ba-
lognas 1lA to 214c.
Veal calves sold at last weeks prices.
| with choice calves up to TIC, and the
poore calves as low as SIC. The de-
| mand for the latter was slow.
Hogs showed a further advance. the
best hogs bringing IN to nc, with
others down to 6Ac. The demand was
excellent, and the supply moderate.
Prices are higher than for some years
previous. both here and in the West.
Sheep and lambs were dull and weak
with prices lower. Sheep were quoted
| from IL to &c, and lambs from 3 to
| SC.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-H. w. Hancock sold s
| steers, $3.50 lbs. at 4.85c.. Z cows, $3.50
lbs. at 2Ac., and cows, 1890 lbs. at
INC ]. D. Neylon sold l BULL $50 lbs
| at 2Ac A. Wheeler sold 3 cows, 2420
| lbs. at 3.S5c. H. A. Gilmore & Co.
sold 1 COW, 1900 lbs. at 4Ac.. cows.
| averaging $50 lbs. at &c. Otis H. For
| bush sold l COW, 100 lbs. at &C., 2
bologna cows, 1900 lbs at 1850. 2
cows, 1890 lbs. at 3Ac., COW. $50 lbs.
at 2lac., and l COW, $40 lbs. at &c. E.
G. Piper sold cows. 1890 lbs. at 1.sOc.
Minis & Holbrook sold cows, 1910 lbs.
| l.
H. H. Woodward sold l pair of oxen.
10 cows, 1880 lbs. at TX to 2Ac.
Veal calves-A p. Needham sold ~
calves at &c. N. H. Woodward sold 10
calves 2510 lbs. at 5kc. Minis & Hol
brook sold 20 calves at SIC E. G..
Piper sold 25 calves at &c. Otis H.
Forbush sold young calves for $40.
j. w. Ellsworth sold 13 veals, 1890
| lbs. at &c, and small veals at $2.5s
each. j. O'Brien sold veals, 200 lbs.
at &C. and II small calves at $3.50
each. A. Wheeler sold l young calf
at $3.50. ]. D. Neylon sold veals. $50
| lbs. at &c, and 90 small calves at $2.25
each. p. H. Garner sold f16 veals at
| &c and small calves at SO each. c.
| A. Waite sold small calves for $25.
| Mich cows found better market.
particularly for the best mixers. There
was no change in prices. Mich cows
average from $25 to $50. with choice
makers from $50 upward
| Live poultry is shade lower. Fowl
quote a. 1908. spring chickens t4115c
ana ROSTERS s..
| Hogs. J. w. Ellsworth sold IS hogs,
$500 Tbs. at GS5c. J. OBrien sold hogs
200 lbs, ut SIC. A. Wheeler sold
hogs $50 Tbs. at &c. and 81 off c. A.
Waite sold hogs 600 lbs. at 6.gac Otis
| Fl. Forbush sold hogs $50 TBS. and 6
pigs $50 lbs. at 7.15c. Minis d Hol-
brook hogs at SIC.
Sheep and lambs. ]. W. Ellsworth
sold sheep 400 fbs at &c, and ) lambs