Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-05-06

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Wilson Coleman .........
THE AGGREGATE OF LIVE STOCK
At THE VA WATERToWN AND BRIGH
This week: Cattle BIOS; sheep 4377, calve.
407S. hogs 9.3SS.
Last week: Cattle $3.50, sheep 1898, calves
1889, hogs q, ,299
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET
Cattle 1GC, sheep l. calves 64O hogs 165
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
States cattle We're firm in the Eng
lish market during last week The
demand was excellent and with tho
light supplies prices advanced frac-
tionally on the best grades, the other
grades holding steady at previous quo
tations.
Late cables from Liverpool and Lon
den quote live cattle at 12&i @131ac. per
ID. dressed weight; and refrigerator
beef slow at 105s@1O%c. per lb.
The Bohemian to Liverpool was the
only steamer sailing from Boston dur
ing last week that carried fresh beef
| supplies. The three regular shippers
taking all space.
| Shipments and Destination from
Boston, April 25 to May 2-The Bohe-
mian to Liverpcol-Morris Beef Co,
217: Swift & Co., 331 States and 151 Ca
madam cattle; Hathaway & Co., 100;
| total, 799 cattle; Armour & Co, 54S;
Swift & Co., 1850; total, 1878 beef quar-
| ters. This total recording the smallest
shipment from Boston for many years.
| TONE OF THE MARKET
| The market for beef cattle was ac-
tive and strong, particularly for the
| choicest cattle A number of fancy
steers We're shipped from Maine and
were sold at the top figures. The de-
mand for the good and ordinary grades
was excellent, and even the cheap cat
tie quotations ranged from to over &c.
q pound, and good oxen and steers
| SIC. according to quality, the latter
being about the outside figure.
Veal calves declined somewhat.
prices ranging from 51a to &c. The de-
| mand was smaller and the supply
| was large Under the new law in Mas
| sachusetts all calves weighing less
| than 40 lbs. are thrown out. and buy
| erS are particular not to accept any
small calves.
| Hogs advanced fractionaly, live
hogs selling at 55s to 57sc. with dressed
hogs 63s to 71sc. a pound. Receipts
were moderate and the demand was
excellent. The quality averaged good.
The few sheep and lambs brought to
market sold at about previous quota
tions. Sheep bring from 4 to C. a
pound. and spring lambs from I to 10c.
Mich cows are in poor demand. The
receipts were not heavy, but buyers
are few and looking for bargains. On
ly choice COWS bring over $50 each.
Most cows sell from $25 to $50.
Live poultry declined " cent per lb
during last week, with fowl quoting
1872 to 141@c. and roosters at s to 10c
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-Thompson G. Hanson
sold at top prices, a pair of fancy
premium Hereford steers, 2 years old,
weighing 2S40 lbs, raised and fed by
Howard Estes, Palmyra, Me. McIn-
tyre & Weston sold 1 pair oxen, fatted
by Frank Pike, Norway, Me. and 1
pair fatted by Elliot Record, Paris,
Me. at top prices, 2 oxen at SC, and
l bull, 400 lbs. at 4c. George w.
Weston sold 2 cows. 2020 lbs at sc.
II. A. Gilmore e. Co. sold 3 fancy cows,
1910 lbs. at 5hc, 1 choice. 1850 lbs.
at Sc, and 6 cows from 2Ac. to NC.
A. Wheeler sold cows at SIC. 1 at
Sc, and 3 at &c. j. ID. Neylon sold
cows, 1880 lbs. at SC. and l COW, GAO
lbs. at &c. j. O'Bricn sold cows, 1710
lbs. at sc. and cows, 21S0 lbs. at 2Ac.
j. Lacker e. Son sold cows, avcrag-
ing 1000 lbs. at 41ac.. and cows aver
aging 900 lbs. at &c. Otis II. FOrbush
sold I bull. 100 lbs. at 4c., 2 bulls,
1890 lbs. and 1 COW, 1890 lbs. at 3.S0c..
1 COW, 1850 lbs. at 3Ac., 1 COW, 1910
lbs. at 3.65c. 2 cows, 1910 lbs. at SIC.
1 COW. 900 lbs. at &C., 2 cows, 1850 lbs.
at 2Ac. and 2 bolognas, 1880 lbs. at
&c Minis & Holbrook sold 1 pair of
choice steers. 2540 lbs. at SIC. 1 bull,
1850 lbs. at 4%c, . bulls. 2400 lbs. a:
4kc, and 8 cows. 1900 lbs. at &c. II.
F.. Whitney sold 6 cows. 1850 lbs. at
31ac., 9 cows. 1860 lbs. at 3Ac., and 6
cows, 4140 lbs. at 2Ac. A. p. Need
ham sold cows, 1920 lbs. at 2Ac.
Veal calves-Nims & Holbrook solu
50 calves at 6Ac. Otis H. Forbush
sold 1 calf 14O lbs at sac. and l calf
100 lbs. at SIC. H. f. Whitney
slaughtered 80 at Harvard, Mass. ].
D. Neylon sold 3 veals, 40 lbs. at &c.
and II small calves at 81 each. J. w.
Ellsworth sold IL veals, 1900 lbs. at
&C. Thompson & Hanson sold so veals
at 51ac McIntyde & Weston sold so
veals at &C. j. O'Brien IA small calves
at 50 each
Hogs-George W. Weston sold II
hogs, 1000 lbs. at 565c. H. A. Gilmore
& Co. sold 10 hogs at 5.55c. Otis H.
Forbush sold pigs, $40 lbs. at SIC.
3 pigs, $50 lbs. and 1 hog. 240 lbs. at
$3.50, and a coarse SOW, 250 lbs at sc.
Mich cows-H. F. Whitney sold
choice Holstein at s75. J. D. Neylon
sold milch cows at $50.
LAST WEDNESDAY AT BRIGHTON.
The trade in mich cows was slow
and hard, with the tone weak and
values hard to maintain The demand
was slack, even the choice going un-
usually slow. Since the drop in tne
price of milk one month back, the de-
mand for milch cows has consider
ably decreased and for ordinary cows
the movement is very sluggish. The