Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-09
NEW YORK, BOSTON, BRIGHTON & LOCAL MARKETS

SIDES, S46 Canadian cattle; and 592 Can
adam sheep.
The Winifredian to Liverpooi-Morri
Beef Co. 535; Swift 4 Co. 43l State ant
1877 Canadian cattle; total, 11G5: AR
mour q Co. $50 beef quarters: Mrs
A. T.. Bradbury horses.
The Sachem to Liverpool-Bates &
Mclean, G99 Canadian cattle: GOrdor
~ lrcnside 21l Canadian cattle. total
$40 cattle; Gordon & Ironsides, 50;
State and 561 Canadian sheep, total
| 1869 sheep; Swift & Co $50 beef quar-.
tiers.
Total Of hipments-Cattle. o914.
sheep, 2OG1; horses 4; and beef quar-
t-rs, 1862.
| TONE OF THE MARKET.
| There was good supply of stock at
the market, the eastern train being
very heavy. There was little change
N prices but the demand in most lines
| was more active. Beef cattle were in
larry good supply, but most We're
cows or not better than average quail
". The receipts of choice steers and
oxen We're very light. Such would
nave brought 5h to &C. Good cattle
are quoted at Az to Sc, the best cows
81 to nc, ordinary cows ~ to 3bc..
and bolognas and Gamers down to
112c.
veal calves We're in excellent de-
mand, particularly the choicest calves.
OF which only a few We're received
The market averaged from 61b to &c,
with some extra choice up to Sc, and
more them and poor calves down to
see.
Hogs We're unchanged from last
week. at to nc. for live weight and
81 to SIC. dressed Receipts were
heavy but the demand held strong. and
buyers bid actively for the arrivals.
The quality averaged excellent.
Sheep and lambs We're in moderate
supply. The market was dull and
weak. Prices are lower in Buffalo
than here. Sheep to 4c., lambs
to sc.
Mich cows found a better demand,
but there was no quotable change in
prices. The range for ordinary cows
is from $25 to $50, with fancy mixers
from $50 upward according to merit
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-D. w. Clark sold 1 COW,
900 lbs. at SIZE, and cows, at 1SOc
j. Lacker & Son sold cows, 1000 lbs
each, at &c. and l COW, 500 lbs at &c.
George Henry sold cows, $3.50 lbs at
&C., and Z cows. $3.50 lbs at 2Ac. Otis
II. Forbush sold 2 cows, 1850 lbs at
2.65c. Stanley & Chapman sold l bull,
$40 lbs and l heifer, 500 lbs at Sc.
Minis & Holbroak sold 1 COW, $50 lbs
at &c, l bull, $50 lbs and 1 COW, $50
lbs at 2A c., and 1 COW, $50 lbs at nc.
f. G. Piper sold IS cows from 1855 to
2.95c. H. f. Whitney sold 1 COW, 1870
lbs. at 31@c., l COW, 1870 lbs. at Sc.
bull, 40 lbs. at 2Ac., and l COW. $40
lbs at 2Ac. A. P. Needham sold q
cows 1920 lbs. at IL to 2Ac
Veal calves-E G. Piper sold 80
calves at &c. Minis & Holbrook sold
60 calves at 61Ac. A. P. Needham SOLD
calves at SIC. Otis H. Forbush sold
l calf, 10 lbs. at 71ac., and 5 small
calves for SIS. Stanley & Chapman
sold fancy calves at 7c d. w. Clark
sold small calves at IS each.
Hogs-H. f. Whitney sold hogs.
averaging $50 lbs. at 6S5c Minis &
Holbrook sold AZ hogs at GAc. A. P.
Needham sold 40 hogs at 6Mc. Otis
H. Forbush sold pigs, 500 lbs at Ghc
Stanley & Chapman sold 8 hogs, at
6Ac.
Mich cows-Otis H. Forbush sold a
Fancy four-year Ayrshire heifer at
$G5, and a high grade Holstein at SIS.
LAST WEDNESDAY AT BRIGHTON
Sales of mich COWS continue slow
at the Brighton yards, and the mar
ket is DUH. With receipts nearly as
heavy as in the preceding week, and
far in access of the demand. dealers
found difficulty in disposing of all
grades of COWS. excepting the choice
COWS, and for all other grades values
do not compare favoraby with those
of last year at this season. Although
the market is depressed, farmers are
forced to reduce their stock in consid-
Grafton of the scarcity of feed
There was a fair amount of high
grade mixers selling up to $50. and a
good assortment of COWS selling at $40
dI$5o, but there was also large
amount of cheap COWS selling down to
the lowest figures hardly paying for
transportation. such COWS being
heavy drag on good trading.
Beef cattle trade held steady. The
supply was light and there We're only
a few cattle that sold over 312c., the
quality averaging medium. The de-
mand was active for hOlognaS, selling
at 1I2M2c. per ID.
Representative sales, mich COWS
Robert ConnorS sold high grade
mixer at $40, and 81 others, good to
choice ut $50u $65. and a mixer at $50.
F. l.. Libby sold l fancy Ayrshire at
$50, 9 good Ayrshires for 500. cows
at $40 each, and % others at $22.oOM
$40. Harrington Live Stock Co. had
| 100 makers and springers on sale, sell
| ing at Sz5M$50. J. S. Henry sold l nice
mixer at $50 at $50. ! at $50. 10 at
$50 each and for S65. f. l.. Libby sold
5 mixers at $50 each, for $50. and II
others at $25M35. George Henry had an
sale 30 mixers and Springers. at S35
| M$S0. Thompson & Hanson had y
! cows on SALE sold at $50 each, for
| $50 and for SIS A. f. Mathews & Co.
sold COW at $50 and for $92. George
| w. Weston sold springers at an av-
erage of $i5 each. Minis & Holbrook
sold COW at s45. 2 for SIS, 2 for $50
each and 1 at $25. r. r. Foyesold
| fancy Jersey at s57 2 for 800 and 10
others at s35Ms45. NJ. D. Holt & Son
sold nice COW at $50. nice Jerseys