Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-22
at BRIGHTON.


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A. +. Jones &. Co......... 40 !.
7. I. SarssHt .s.......... - 10
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George Heath ............ IL S
The aggregate of live stock at the local
ton:
This week.: Cattle 2273. sheep $50.
calves 1852. hogs 3a.4OO.
Last week: Cattle 1925, sheep 1896
calves 1880. hogs 3i,467.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle %. sheep Jos, calves 6ti, hogs %95.
LIVE STOCK EXCHANGE.
The export beef trade shows no i'm
provement, with little life manifested
in the exchange. Shippers are said to
be losing heavily on all late shipments.
1t is impossible to raise prices of beef
in the foreign markets enough to COW
er the home cost, let alone profits. and
the weekly shipments for the past two
months have recorded the lowest
amounts for many years.
Late cables from London and Liver
pool quote live cattle, slow, at leo
131ac per ID. dressed Weight and re-
frigcrator beef lower, yat 1O1a G10%c.
per lib.
Only two steamers from Boston car
ried live cattle duringl tile past week.
and there were also only two exporters
represented in the amount sent for
ward which was very light consisting
of about 1000 head in all The amount
of beef quarters shipped was very
small, even when compared with late
supplies The New York boats are
sending over equally light cargoes.
Shipments and destinations from
Boston-July nth to 19th-The Gym
ric to Liverpool--Morris Beef Co. 252
Swift & Co. 2S9 State and 161 Canadian
cattle; total. 7o2 cattle; Swift & Co.,
1860 beef quarters.
The Iberian to Observation-Disclosures
Beef Go. 522 cattle. Total of ship
ments-Cattle, 1924; and beef quarters,
1860
TONE OF THE MARKET
The supply of choice cattle was linn
tied and prices held firm at about last
weeks level. sales being made up to
&c There was a large supply of the
cheaper grades, prices of which showed
fractional decline. Bologna cows
sold down to 1Ac., while good average
cows brought from to 4c., and the
best cows 4hc Bulls were quoted
from 3 to 412c.
Veal calves were in good supply. and
prices held steady. The average quail
ty was better, so that prices seemed
higher. Good veals brought from 81
to 6Mc a, pound. with poor and thin
calves down, to SIC.
Hogs held strong, but prices were
a little lower Live hogs opened at
about 6Ac.. but later sold down to
SIZE The receipts continue heavy at
the yards and at the slaughter houses
but the demand is good.
Prices for sheep and lambs are nomi-
nal, the former at 3 to 4c., and the
latter at to &C., with spring lambs So
to Sc each.
Mich cow trade was somewhat bet
ter. with prices about as before, aver
aging from $25 to $50. with some choice
cows up to $50 or even higher, accord
ing to quality
Live poultry is firm with an advance
in quotation Fowl 1872 to 13c.;
spring chicken, IS to zoe and roosters
Sc.
SALES AT YARDS.
Beef cattle-J. Lacker & Son sold )
cows. averaging 100 lbs, at 312c, and
3 COWS. averaging 900 lbs. at 21Ac. Stan
ley e. Chapman sold cows. averaging
900 lbs at 3alc. II. w. Hancock re-
ccivcd the top price for a choice pair
,,iccI hV Charles
Lowe OF Sanbornton, n. II. II. A. Gill
moro 4 CO. sold cows at IL to BAG
A. Wheeler sold COW of 900 lbs. at
S.35c Otis II. Forbush sold l COW of
$50 lbs. at SIC. Minis & Holbrook sold
a cows Of $50 lbs. at 31ac.. COW of 800
lbs. at &c.. 4 cows of 1850 lbs. at 2a4c.. l
cow OF 10 lbs. at 2lAc.. l COW of go
lbs. at &c, / COW of $50 lbs. at lac. and
2 cows Of 1872 lbs. at 11hc II. F. Whit
ney sold l bull of 800 lbs. and ! heifer
of SEQ lbs. at 31ac A. p. Needham sold
light cows at 1ac.
Veal calves-N. H. Woodward sold
4S calves of $3.50 lbs. at SIC. A. p.
Nedham sold 80 calves at SC. Otis II.
Fcrbush sold / calf of 1913 lbs. at &C.,
calves at Size, small calves at 81
each, / calf of 100 lbs. at &C., calf of
100 lbs. at SC, 2 small calves at $2.75
each and 1 small calf at 1925. E. r.
Foye sid 10 calves averaging 40 lbs.
at &C. A. Wheeler sold small calves
at $3.50 each. Partridge & Mathews
sold 20 calves of 2100 lbs. at 61c.
Stanley & Chapman sold 10 calves,
averaging $50 lbs. at &C.
Hogs-H. F. Whitney sold 16 hogs,
averaging $50 lbs. at 6 to 6Ac. Minis &
Holbrook sold AZ hogs at SIC A. p.
Needham sold 80 hogs at 6hc. n. H.
woodward sold II hogs of 2400 lbs.
at 61ac., and boar of 210 lbs. at &c.
Otis H. Forbush sold hogs of 800 lbs.
at 6a4c Stanley & Chapman sold IS
hogs of ALSO lbs. at SIC. Partridge &c
Mathews sold hogs of $50 lbs. at 6.65c
A. Wheeler sold 10 hogs at 6.4Oc.
Milcvh cows-A. c. Foss & Son sold
/ mixer at $780, Otis H. Forbush
springer $65. H. F. Whitney sold
mixers at $40 each.
LAST WEDNESDAY AT BRIGHTON.
The market for mich cows was firm,
with the trade brisk. In the vicinity of
400 mixers and springers We're on sale,
and the quality of the stock offered
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