Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-23

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The aggregate of live stock at Brighton.
Matertown and the local slaughter
houses.
This week: Cattle. 1873; sheep. 1928;
calves, o437; hogs, 1850
calves. PAS: hogs, is, 400
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
--oattle. 20" sheep. 1O4S; calves. ,i6 hogs,
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
The british market was dull DURING.
last week. The demand was slack, and
quotations averaged lower, although
latest reports give prices on live cat
tic much the same as at the close of
the preceding week Refrigerator beef
declined sharply from 1M1Ac per h.
the cattle sent forward are not of
choice quality. the average amount
shipped are of light weight and of me-
dunn grade. and do not compare ia
vorably with those exported last year
Weather conditions and scarcity and
high price of feed have materially
hampered good results to the producers
this year.
Late cables from Liverpool and Lon
don quote live cattle slow, at 11@13c
per 10. dressed weight: and refrigerator
beef lower at 106D10Ac. per h.
The amount of live stock shipped
from Boston during last week was
light. only filling space on two steam
ers. both Liverpool boats. The supply
of sheep made the larger proportion
Of the amount sent forward One new
firm was noted amongst the exporters
thu week, shipping several hundred
head of State cattle
Shipments and destinations, Sept. IL
to 10:
The Cestrian to Liverpool-Morris
Beef Co. 402. Swift & Co. 43 State and
BOG Canadian cattle: Swift & Co. 349
state and 443 Canadian sheep; Ar
mour e. Co. 567 beef quarters. and
wifi e Co. 1919; total, 1916 beef quar-
tiers.
The Sycamore to Liverpool-The S.
s. S. Co 1856; Batter & Mclean 449 Ca
madam cattle: total, 1886 cattle: Rice &
Whaley e. Co., 745 state sheep: Harris
Alb Co.. 1876 Canadian sheep: total,
1871 sheep; Swift & Co. 1889 beef
quarters.
Total of shipments-Cattle. 1886;
sheep. 2o39; and beef quarters. 1885.
ION OF
Beef cattle We're shipped in light sup
ply and prices held steady on all
grades but the poorest and on these
the demand was slack and prices
somewhat lower. The best cattle on
the market sold at &c. Choice oxen and
steers at to &C., medium to good
grades at to &C., ordinary cows at 2
70 &c. and bolognas at " to &c
Veal calves sold well at last week s
range of prices. The supply was aver
age with the demand active. Choice
calves quoted at TIC, but the average
prices were made at 6!aGl1c., with poor
quality calves down to SIC.
Hogs were in good demand with the
market strong. The supply was heavy
and the bulk of the shipment was or
good quality. Choice hogs sold readily
at 7ot7hc.: good quality hogs at 61s@
sac. Dressed hogs at S1zu9c.
Sheep and lambs We're III much larg-
err supply than late shipments. and the
market was dull. Sheep sold at to &c.
and lambs to SC.
The market for mich cows showed
no Improvement The supply was
heavy with choice cows in smaller sup
p,v than usual. Choice mixers sold at
$50 to $780, Medium to good grades at
| $50 to S5S, and cheap cows down to wv.
Live poultry continues steady with
the supply ample Fowl quote at 12@
13c.: spring chickens at 14d15c.. and
roosters at Sc.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Reef cattle-H r. Whitney sold !
cow of $50 lbs and bull of $50 IDS. at
&C.. end / COW of 40 lbs. at 1$4c. A. r.
Needha1n sold % cows at 1&c. Minis q
Holbrook sold . oxen of BIO lbs. at
4Ac. and cows. averaging SO IDS. at
1Mc Otis H. Forbush sold cows OF
POO lbs. at 1SOc.. 1 cows of 1910 lbs at
sHc.. l bull of 1910 lbs. and cows OF
1920 lbs at SIC. COW of gao IDS. az
9%c. and bologna at 1.S0c, irving
smith sold 1 COW of 40 lbs. at 1sic. II.
A Gilmore & Co. sold cows at Ia 20
2Ac d. A. Walker sold cows OF 4eoo
lbs at DISC. ]. O'Rrien sold heifers
RI ITO lbs at &c. j. D. Neylon SOLD
| bulls of 5000 lbs at 2&c.. and cows
of 1920 lbs. at NC J. w. Ellsworth soio
. cows of 1850 lbs. at 2Ac. and ~ cows
of 1572G lbs. at 1Ac. A. Wheeler soio
buu of 1170 lbs at 2Ac., COW at I-soc
and cows at 1Ac. ..
Veal calyes-J. D. Neylon SOLO :,
sr,au r3lyes at $3.50 each. J. OBr1er
| oi,,oc OF IN each. A