Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-30

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| THE AGGREGATE OF LIEESTOCk
THE LOCAL SLAUGHTER HOUSES.
This week: Cattle 1894 sheep 12'4, calves
Last week: Cattle 1882, sheep so55, calves
/ i6.. hOSe 33,9lS
MAINE STOC KAT MARKET.
Cattle POI. sheep 40. calves 34'. hoge 50
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
The British market for export beef con
tinued firm during last week. The sup
piles were light and prices advanced from
l. to 1c. per lb. Indications are that
prices will keep well in advance during
the quarantine of the New York and
Portland ports for beef cattle. wn N VIII
continue for some months longer. snip
rers are using space on the RoS'" on
steamers. and heavy shipments will rule
for some time.
Late cables from Liverpool and London
quote live cattle strong AT iTl4 lie. PC.
III. dressed weight: sheep and lambs AZ
. 1-oI13c. per III. dressed weight. and re-
fligerator beef at . LA lnc. per I'D.
Fou. steamers sailed from BoSt n dur
ing the past week loaded with cattla for
Liverpool and London. No new Develop
ments have occurred in the spre"1.n:; II
the foot and mouth disease.
SHIPMENTS and destination Dee. 10 IL -6:
The Sylvania to Liverpool-Gordon y
Ironsides $40 cattle.
The Cambl ian to Iondon-Morris Beef
Co. 3O4. Swift & Co. :i02. j. a. Hathaway
& Co. ls: total 7o6 cattle. Swift & Co.
2S1S beef quarters.
The Canadian to Liverpool-Moris Beef
Co. 40. Swift & Co. 90: total iii catt".
The Michigan to LiNerpool-MolliS Beef
Co. 2G0. Swift & Co. 139. hathaway 6: c.
aol: total 900 cattle. Swift & Co, 81, beef
quarters.
IyNE OF THE MARKET
Supplies of all lines of live stock We're
light at the yard Beef cattle We're in
moderate supply with some good beef
COWS included in the receipts. The mar
ket was fairly firm for good quality Of
beef but bolo2nas were lower and less
active. Good steers and oxen sold at
) IA to &C. Good cows at 3 II IL 1-4c
Ordinary beef at 1.9o I" 3-4c.
Calves were in light supply with the
demand good. A few fancy calves sold
at Sc The average quotations ranged at
6 "a to : lie. with poor quality calves
below these figures.
Hogs were fractionally higher with the
demand good. Few hogs We're received
at the yards. but tile usual supply was
shipped to the slaughter houses. West
ern l.. w quoted at 6M6 lie and local
j. W. at IA to 3-+c,
The market for mlch cows was derld-
cdlv weak. Shippers lost on the sales of
the preceding week and supplies wer" for
this week very light. Prices ON ordi i1at:
mixers are not on a paving basis Me
dunn grades sold at $50 To $i5 with liSh
grade cows higher.
Live poultry market was strong dun
ing last week with receipts heavy. Fowl
and spring chickens quoted at 13M Il 1-ec.: ::
roostcrs to DC.
SALES At THE YARDS.
Reef cattle Minis 4 Holbrook sold |
COW of $40 lbs. at 30. COW OF 40 lbs.
tn 2,.c. ana , cows of ESQ lbs. at 1$4c.
f.. G. Piper sold = thin OK of $50 lbs at
Sc. otis II Forbush sold COW Of 1850
lhs. at SC, :, cows of $3.50 lbs. at i05c..
! COW OF $50 lbs at 4c. bull at 4c.. and
81 off. COW Of 1890 lbs. at 334c. 4 ccws
of $500 lbs. at 3lac.. ] COW of 925 lbs. at
3iAc. 3 COWS of 1886 lbs at Sc. cows
of 203O lbs. at 2l.c. and > cows Of 1910
lb.; at 2Ac. Walter Gleason sold pair
Of oxen of 1900 lbs. to the pair at 5lac.
NJ. ID. Holt & Son sold oxen of $3.50
ID, to the pair at Size. Edison e Chad
wick sold a pair of oxen of $3.50 lbs. at
5hc and a Fancy heifer Of 1910 lbs.
raised by David White of East Tops
ham, VT, at &C. s. n. Partridge &; Co.
sold bolC2nas of 1860 lbs. al 1900 A.
Wheeler sold COWS at &c. ]. D. Ney-
Ion scd pair steers of 1920 lbs. at 4c.,
3 cows of 2S70 lbs. at &C.. 1 COW of $50
lbs. at 2Ac. l COW of 100 lbs. at 2Mc.,
ana COWS of 1540 lbs. at &c w. w.
Mills sold ] pair of oxen of 3540 lbs. at
5Ic.. 3 cows Of 200 lbs. at 2l4c.. and
bolOenass at &c. J. OBrien sold I COW
OF $50 lbs at &c. S. f. Winch sold 2
COWS of 1850 lbs at 2Ac. F. l., Crane
sold heiler at 334C. and . bologna
cows at 20. p. II. Garvey sold l COW
of 1870 lbs. at 412c. and > COWS Of 1880
lbs. at 212c. H. A. Gilmore & Co sold
cows from pa to &c.
NeaI calveS-\. H. Woodward sold
10 calves al CSC. Otis II. Forbush sold
| calf of 1lJ lbs. at &C.. small calves
for s13. 2 small calves for $40. for s.
and | for So. S. H. Wardwell sold 25
calves at &c. j. ID. Neylon sold l calf
of 300 lbs. at &c. and 90 small calves at
$3.50 each. s \. Partridge & Co. sold
Is calves. averaging 10 lbs at 7l2c. ].
O Brien sold 16 small calves at $3.50
each. W. w Mills sold so small calves
at $3.50 each S. F. Winch sold ; small
calves at 81 each. p. H. Henry sold II
small calves at $3.50 each. Waite &,
Smith sold small calves for So
Hogs-,J. O'Brien sold hogs of 100
lhs. at>7c.
Mich COWS j. O'Brien sold good
mixers at So each. s. II. Wardwell
sold 3 springere~ from $40 to So. Minis
& HclDrool< sold a stock bull at $23