Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-29
Maine.
At BRIGHTON.

IL.
+. T.. Libby ............ is
New Hampshire.
AT BRIGHTON.
Cotton 4 Scavey ......25 %
A. r. jones & Co. .......21
Neal e. Eastman .........2l -
S. +. Eaton ..............I -
AT WATERFOWL.
w. F. Wallace ..........G 80
Minis & Holbrook ........3 W j
AT N. E. L. NJ. & w. Co.
A. F. Jones & Co. .......7 253
F.. l.. Sargent .......... 10
G. S. Peavey ............9
THE AGGREGATE OF LIVE STOCK
AT THE WATERTOWN AND BRIGH-
TON YARDS.
This week: Cattle $3.50, sheep 5ssS,
calves 1899, hogs 2,299.
Last week: Cattle $3.50, sheep 5022,
calves S515, hogs 22,557.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle ia, sheep S. calves IT'S, hogs 344.
BEEF CATTLE, CALVES, ETC.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
The beef cattle trade in the British
market is good. AT the beginning of
last week the market opened strong
with best quality of beef selling at
lac per h., but at the weeks end
prices dropped fractionally under
heavy supplies and decreasing demand,
in much the same way as was mani
tested in the preceding weeks sales.
Late cables from London and Liver
pool quote live cattle firm at 12A@
134c. per lib. dressed weight; and re-
frigcratCr beef lower, at 10&11c
per Id.
Shipments from Boston during last
week carried to four foreign ports. The
supply was average in amount and
quality, including about 500 head of
Canadian stock, exported by both
States and Canadian shippers. For the
current week only one steamer is
scheduled to clear from Boston, the
Cambrian for London.
From Boston-Shipments and Desti
nations, April IS to 25-The Cymric to
G. Co. 29S; Hathaway & Co. 100; total,
649 cattle; Armour & Co 9S6 beef quar-
terS.
The Columbian to London-Morris
Beef Co. AGO: Swift & Co. 106; total,
500 cattle; Swift & Co. 2474; Hammond
& Co. $40; total, 3444 beef quarters.
The Grampian to Glasgow-Gordon
& Ironsides ri; T. COnnors As; Brown
L. Wilkins 81; Mcdonald &, Halligan
49, total 372: all Canadian cattle.
The Caledonian to Manchester-Mor-
ris Beef Co 400; Swift &; Co. 294 States
and JOG Canadian cattle; total, 800 cat
tie
Total of hipments-Cattle, 2621; and
beef quarters, 4430.
TONE OF THE MARKET.
Some choice cattle were brought in
from Maine and New Hampshire and
sold readily at the full previous mar
ket price. The best steers command
61Ac. with some up to &c. and such are
taken promptly. Choice oxen and
steers sell from 5la to SIC. and the
best cows find market up to SIC. are
extra choice cows selling this week at
&C. an unusual price Ordinary cows
are unchanged, bringing from &c. up
ward according to quality, with bo-
losnas and Gamers down to &c.
Veal calves We're in lighter demand
and greater supply. Very few brought
the top quotation. the range being
from 5is to SIC. There was almost no
market for small calves, owing to re-
cent legislation here.
Hogs were in good supply, Maine
sending a larger number than usual
Many of them were small indicating
that farmers prefer to market them
and sell later The market was lower,
live hogs selling at 51a to 5%c., chiefly
at the latter price, and dressed hogs at
61s to &c.
Prices on sheep and lambs are
largely nominal Very few are brought
in. Spring lambs sold for SO to IS each,
and sheep for 31a to &c pound. Re-
ceipts at the slaughter houses are
large.
The supply of mich cows is not
large, but the demand is limited and
the market is dull. Average cows bring
from $25 to $50 each. with fancy cows
higher, according to individual merit.
Live poultry held steady, at previous
quotations. Fowl quote at 141sc. and
ROSTERS to 10c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-Neal & Eastman sold 10
extra fancy oxen, 1850 lbs. at 6hc.,
4 choice oxen, 1920 lbs. at SIC, and
2 fancy bulls, 2940 lbs. at sc. F. l..
Libby sold a pair of choice two-year-
old steers. 1900 lbs. raised by Bert
Higgins, Thorndike, Me-, at 5lac., and
a pair of steers, 2O60 lbs. at sc. A.
Wheeler sold an extra choice COW, 1850
lbs at &C., 1 heifer, 900 lbs. at Acc.
2 COWS, 1000 lbs. at 2Ac, 1 COW, $50
lbs. at &C., and l COW, $50 lbs. at 2Ac.
F. T. Crane sold / pair of oxen, 300
lbs. at SIZE. and 1 bull, 100 lbs. at
3Ac. j. Lacker & Son sold l COW, 1000
lbs. at 414c., cows averaging $50 lbs.
at &C., and l COW, $50 lbs. at 21Ac. II.