Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-15

MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 49, sheep rs, calves 535, Logs 213.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE
Under extremely light supplies and
a better demand in the British market
for export beef prices advanced frac-
tionaly. The market, however, is
very quiet, with little beyond holding
the trade to induce exporters to send
across cattle under existing condi-
tons, which are apparently without
profit to shippers. The British mar
ket does not buy readily only the best
qualities of beef cattle, and these have
been scarce this year throughout the
States and Canada.
Late London and Liverpool cables
quote live cattle, firm at 12A M141sc.
per Id. dressed weight; and refrigera-
tor beef steady, at 13c. per ID.
Two steamers clearing from Boston
during last week, were loaded with a
full supply of CATTLE and 1000 head of
sheep. the amount being almost wholly
about 100 head of cattle from Canada.
Shipments and destinations-July 5
to IL:
The Devonian to Liverpool-Morris
Beef Co. Ala; Swift & Co. 374; total.
1888 cattle; Swift & Co. 1904 sheep;
Armour & Co. CTS: Swift & Co. I'LL;
total, 1889 beef quarters.
The Georgian to London-Morris
Beef Co. 1876; Swift & Co. FOG State,
and 121 Canadian cattle; total, 653
cattle; Swift & Co. 1921 beef quarters.
Total of shpments-Cattle, 1441;
sheep, 1904; and beef quarters, 4010.
TONE OF THE MARKET.
The supply of beef cattle was rather
light, and prices held firm at the pre-
vious range. The best cattle brought
about 6Hc with choice oxen and
steers at &c. Good grades sold from
5 to &c. pound. The best cows brought
sc. with others down to &C., according
to quality. and bolognas and Gamers
at and PIC. Bulls ranged from 3 to
4Ac
Veal calves We're in better demand
and the supply was large Sales were
made as high as 6hc., with few ex-
ira choice fractionally above this fig
ure. The general run sold at about &C.
Hogs We're in excellent demand at
AA"Sei'hieAiiS iiShti PlltCS. Hugs ia VIC
been advancing steadily for some
weeks, and the demand seems to be
unsatisfied Good hogs bring from 61h
to 6Sc. and sell readily at that level
For dressed hogs the market is from
70 S12c
Mich cows sell slowly. The supply
Is moderately heavy, but buyers are
few. The continued drouth tends to
restrict buying, as it curtails the pas
tourage. 1t is likely also to cause in
creased shipments though as vet this
has not been noted. The choicest cows
bring from $50 upward. with the gener-
al average from $25 to $50.
Live poultry is lower Fowl declined
Ec. per h., quoting at 12c.; spring
chickens &c. lower, at II to 1Sc.: and
ROSTERS at Sc.
SALES AT THE YARDS
Beef cattle-Otis II. Forbush sold I
COW, 1880 lbs. at 4c. cows. 1900 lbs
at SIC. and 81 head on, and 1 COW.
500 lbs. at Sc. and 81 on. Minis &
Holbrook sold 3 cows. 300 lbs at &c
l bull. 700 lbs. at 2Ac.. and 1 COW. 100
lbs. at &c. "A. p. Needham sold 2 COWS.
20OO lbs. at 21ac. F. l.. Libby sold a
pair of steers, 1880 lbs. at SIC. They
were raised by W. l.. Head, Lincoln
vile. Me. L. r. Foye sold 4 oxen. 5000
IDS. at &c. Mcintyre & Weston sold
Hereford steers, 204O lbs. at &C.. =.
fancy Hereford heifer, IS months old
weighing $50 lbs. at top prices and
a Dull. 1880 lbs. at 412c. J. w. Ellis
worth sold l COW. 114O lbs. at 4c.. IL
cows, 1O.930 lbs. at 31ac.. 9 cows, 1880
lbs. at 21Ac.. and cows, 2OSO lbs. at
&c. H. A. Gilmore & Co. sold l COW.
900 lbs. at 3hc. J. Lacker & Son sold
3 cows averaging 1000 lbs. at 3hc
and cows averaging $50 lbs. at 2Ac.
Stanley IL Chapman sold 1 bull, 1850
lbs. at &c. c. A. Wait sold 3 bologna
cows. at SIS each. Irving Smith sold
1 COW, 720 lbs. at 2Ac. s F. Winch
sold cows. 1870 lbs. at 2Ac. A.
Wheeler sold l COW at 3hc.
Veal calves-S. F. Winch sold 4
calves, 40 lbs. at &C. Irving Smith
sold small calves at $3.50 each.
Stanley & Chapman sold calves at
&C. A. C. Foss sold calves at 6hc.
]. w. Ellsworth sold % calves, aver
aging 40 lbs. at SIC f. r. Foye
sold 20 calves, averaging 10 lbs. at
&c. w. w. Mills sold Is calves. 1870
lbs. at &c. and 10 small calves at $3.50
each. n. HI. Woodward sold &c calves
at SIC. Otis H. Forbush sold calves,
425 lbs. at 6&c.. 3 small calves at SO
each. and 1 at $2,75. Minis & Hol-
brook sold 65 veals at 61ac
Hogs-Piper & Needham sold 118
hogs. 26.510 lbs. at &C. dressed. Minis
& Holbrook sold hogs at SIC. H.
A. Gilmore & Co. sold 4 hogs at 6&c.
Stanley & Chapman sold hogs, $50
lbs. at SIC, and boar. 21O lbs. at Sc.
Mich cows-Otis H. Forbush sold
choice mich COW at $40, at $50, l at
$5S, 1 at s67.50, 1 backward springer
at $35. heifers at $50 each, l springer
at $65, springers for 800, l at
$3.50 and 1 mich COW at $55.
LAST WEDNESDAY AT BRIGHTON.
The demand for mich cows showed