Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-26


&c. lower but later the market re-
gained it's tone and closed firm, with
prices even with those quoted for last
week
Late cables from Liverpool and
London quoted live cattle, higher, at
13@14c per ID. dressed weight; and
refrigerator beef lower at 11@11 &c
per ID.
The supply Of cattle shipped from
Boston during last week was light
and more than half of the amount
shipped We're Canadian stock. Beef
cattle for export purposes continue
very high in the West, Canadian COM
petition apparently not affecting prices
at the Western markets
Shipments and destinations from
Boston: Aug. Il to %:
The Bohemian to Liverpool-Morris
Beef Co. 500; Swift & Co. 369; State
and 1872 Canadian cattle; total, 1910
cattle; Armour & Co GIL; Cudahy &
Co. so; total, 691 beef quarters.
The Michigan to Liverpool-Gordon
&IrOnsides I'll; Mcdonald & Halligan
100; d. Coughlin so; HI. Campbell 20;
j. Cashier 20; total 901, all Canadian
cattle; Gordon & Ironsides, 592 sheep;
Harris Abattior. G10 sheep; total. 1902
Canadian sheep; Swift & co. 1899 beef
quarters.
Total of hipments-Cattle, 1911;
sheep, 1902; and beef quarters $500
TONE OF THE MARKEET.
The supply Of beef cattle was good
as was also the demand. There was
some Improvement in the medium
grade, and the better cattle sold readi-
ly at the previous range. Extra fancy
cattle would bring from 6 to Size, but
choice steers and oxen sold from 5 to
5Ec The best cows brought up to
4hc, with ordinary and good cows
at 3 to 4c. Bolognas and Gamers sold
at IL and &c.
Veal calves were in good supply. A
few sold at &c, but the average SOD
from 6 to 61ac. Some poor calves
brought only size. Drinkers and skim
mixers sold at Sc.
Hogs continued strong at the prev
ious range Of prices, with the de-
mand excellent. Most of the hogs sold
at 6Ac., but there We're sales from
6h to &c, the latter for the choicest
hogs.
The sheep and lamb market was
very poor. with few offered at the
yards. Sheep sold at to 4c., and
lambs at Base.
Mich COWS sold little more easily
but there was no Improvement in
prices The barns We're we'll filled
with cows of average quality. Such
brought from $25 to $50 each. with
fancy mixers from $50 upward
obo ~,
to 13ac.; spring chickens Ice. and
ROSTERS Sc.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-Stanley & Chapman
sold steers. 1920 lbs. at 41ac.. and a
yearlng heifer, 45O lbs. at Sc. Will
liam G. Stanley sold 3 steers and a
COW. 5000 lbs. at 41ac. and a yearling
heifer, $50 lbs. at Sc. A C. Foss &,
Son sold II cows, 1900 lbs at 31ac.,
1 COW, 100 lbs at 212c.. and 3 cows.
1880 lbs. at 2.40c. j. w. Ellsworth
sold 6 cows $500 lbs. at 2%c., and l
COW. $50 lbs at &c Irving Smith sold
l COW, 10 lbs. at 2Ac.. and / COW, $50
lbs. at 1%c. S. r. Winch sold cows,
2070 lbs. at L nc. J. O'Brien sold
cows for $50. C. A. Waite sold 1 COW,
72O lbs. at &c ]. D. Neylon sold =
cows, 171O lbs. at 2@c., and "A cows.
2460 lbs at nc. A. Wheeler sold
cows. $500 lbs. at 1h to 31sc. +. w.
Wormell & Son sold bologna cows.
1000 lbs. at 1850. Otis II. Forbush
sold cows. 21S0 lbs. at 1.S0c., l COW,
1910 lbs. at 3Ac., COWS. 1880 lbs. at
21ac, and 50 on, l COW, $50 lbs. at 2Ac
and 50 on. and 1 COW, $50 lbs, at 2Ac.
MIN & Holbrook sold oxen, $500 lbs.
at SC, COW, $50 lbs. at 2hc., 1 thin
steer, 1910 lbs. and cows, 1850 lbs.
at &c
Veal calves-E. G. Piper sold 60
calves at SIZE n. H. Woodward sold
sold 60 calves at &c. Otis H. Forbush
sold veals. 800 lbs. at 614c. and
young calves for 81. A. Wheeler sold
8 small calves at $3.50 each. j. d.
Neylon sold 1 veal calf, 100 lbs at
714c., and "a small calves at 81 each.
G. A. Wait sold calves for $24. J.
O'Brien sold veals for $50. and II
small calves at 1925 each. ]. w. Ellis
worth sold 10 calves, 1850 lbs. at &C.,
and % small calves at $3.50 each. Wal
ter Gleason sold 10 calves averaging
1870 lbs. at SIC
Hogs-Partridge &, Mathews sold 10
hogs at 6%c. A. G. Foss & Son sold
GA hogs at 6Ac., and 3 boars at Sc. A.
Wheeler sold hogs, 500 lbs at $3.50.
F. w. Wormell G. Son sold hogs, ITO
lbs. at CSC. Mcintyre & Weston sold
46 light mixed hogs and pigs slightly
under the regular market MIN &
Holbrook sold so fancy hogs at 6Ac.
n. II. Woodward sold 10 hogs at SIC.
Mich cows-N. H Woodward sold
Z choice mixers at $50 to $74. J. d.
NeylOn 2 mixers for 800 Otis H.
Forbush choice mixers for $40, 2
for $105, for $780, and heifer at $40
LAST WEDNESDAY AT BRIGHTON.
The market for mich cows was dull,
with little or no Improvement in de-
mand or values. The supply was heavy,
fully 425 mixers and springers being
offered at the sale. The market was
poorly attended. and during the first
part of the day disposals were very
slow. Later the demand quickened
somewhat. but dealers had hard work
in cleaning out their stock First-class
mixers sold at $5S@s70. Medium to
good mixers sold at $35M$55, and