Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-18

Def sold at an advance of nc. per ID
and the demand for the best grade.
was good. Inferior qualities maintained
prices with difficulty, and the demand
was slow.
Latest cables from Liverpool anG
London quote live cattle, selling al
1l@12Ac. per Id. dressed weight; and
refrigerator beef lower at &c. per ID
The supply shipped from Boston was
the heaviest on record for the present
year. and was almost wholly by states
exporters, only 104 cattle coming from
Canada out Of the shipment Of over
1000. The shipments covered four for
eign ports, thus making the amount
to each market about the average.
| 1T is expected that new contracts
Will be made for steamer space with
the beginning of next month.
From Boston-Shipments and Desti-
nations, March to A.
The Sylvania to Liverpool-MOrris
Reef Co. SEQ; Swift &; Co., 297; total,
S4iO cattle: Gordon e Ironsides 625
| states and 1913 Canadian sheep; total,
| 1853 sheep.
The Winifredian to Liverpool-Mor-
ris Beet Co. 22S; Swift & Co., 81: J. A.
Hathaway & Co. 100; total. 500 cattle
Armour & Co, 1749; Swift e Co., 1915;
total 1904 beef quarters.
The Columbian to London-Morris
| Beef Co, $50; Swift & Co., 451 total
sol cattle; Swift & Co, 2134.
The CalendOnian to Manchester
Morris Beef Co., 81 cattle
The Corinthian to Glasgow-F. Bak-
er. POS: Gordon & Ironsides as state
and 104 Canadian cattle; D. Monroe
10; total, 374 cattle.
Total of shipments-Cattle, 1924; and
beef quarters. 519S: sheep, 753
TONE OF THE MARKET.
The demand for beef cattle was ma
terially improved. There was an av-
erage supply, with the quality good
The choicest cattle were in brisk de-
mand and even the cheapest grades
felt the Improvement. Trains arrived
promptly. which helped the market.
Some choice cattle were brought in
from Maine. Extra steers and oxen
sold at $3.50 to Sc per 100 lbs. first
quality at s4.75 to $50: medium to good,
50 tc $3.50: and Gamers, bolognas, etc,
at $3.50 to $2.75.
Veal calves were off fractionally at
51a to She. There was a good supply,
which sold fairly well at the decline
For small calves there was very little
demand and these declined sharply,
bringing from $3.50 to 50 with more
particularly good ones at $3.50 each.
Receipts of sheep and lambs are too
light TO make a market at the yards
but the slaughter houses receive a
plentiful supply Sheep are quoted at
8 to &c. and lambs to &C.
Hogs showed no change from last
week. selling readily at Az to SC. live
weight, and 513 to &c. dressed Only a
few were received at the yards.
Mich cows were in rather better de-
mand. The supply was not large and
buyers were out in large numbers. Or
binary mixers bring from S25 to $50,
with fancy cows at higher prices, ac-
cording to individual merit.
Live poultry advanced &c. Id last
week. Fowl quoted at Is to 13lac and
ROSTERS &c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-Winn & Holbrook sold
oxen. 2SS0 lbs. at lac., 2 cows. 1850
lbs. at 31ac., l COW, go lbs. at SIC, 2
steers, 1920 lbs. at 4c., bull. 1900 lbs.
at SIC, and 2 cows, 1880 lbs. at &c.
w. F. Wallace sold steers. 4040 lbs. |
at SIC. l steer, 1850 lbs. at SC. s |
heifers, APO lbs. at 3Ac., l COW, $50 |
lbs. at age, and l heifer 700 lbs. at |
2S0c. n. Fl. Woodward sold l COW, 700
lbs. at &c. F. L. Libby sold l pair of
choice cattle, fed by Walter Hurd. of
Thorndike, Maine They weighed 2990
lbs. and brought SIC. Otis II. Fur
bush sold / fancy, 1860 lbs. at 4Ac.,
3 cows, 2440 lbs. at nc. l COW, 500 lbs.
at 3Ac., l COW, $40 lbs. at 21ac.. 10
cows. 1910 lbs at 3.4Oc.. and S. off the
lot, bull. $50 lbs. at 3.35c., and l COW,
$40 lbs. at 2kc. George W. Weston
sold steers, 1850 lbs at Sc. and 2 |
bulls, 224O lbs. at 4c., bull. 1880 lbs |
at 3kc.. and bull, 92O lbs. at aye J. |
w. Ellsworth sold 4 cows. 1850 lbs at |
4c.. 6 cows. $500 lbs. at 3Ac, and |
cows, APO lbs at &c. A Wheeler sold |
/ cow. 1870 lbs at 3Ac, cows 1910 |
lbs. at 3.30c., / COW, $40 lbs. at SAC, l |
COW, $50 lbs. at 2Ac., l cow. $50 lbs. at |
2Ac.. and . cows, 1920 lbs. at &c. ]. ID. |
Neylon sold 2 cows, 2O4O lbs. at aye. |
cows, 1860 lbs. at 2kc., and l COW, |
700 lbs. at &c.
Veal calves-E. r. Foye sold veal |
calves averaging 100 lbs at 6Ac A. w.
Wheeler sold 25 small calves at $3.50
each. J. w. Ellsworth sold II small
calves at S1.50 each. ]. d. Neylon sold
55 small calves at 81 each. Winn &
HolbrOok sold 20 veal calves at SIC.
A. p. Needham sold 235 calves at &c.
Hogs-Irving Smith sold hogs, 1910
lbs. at 4.70c. E. r. Foye sold 1 boar,
$50 lbs. at &c.
Mich cows-Winn & Holbrook sold
fancy Ayrshiers and HOlsteins at $65
each. l at $50, and l, at s45. A. P.
Needham sold good mixers at s55
each. and IS at $25 to $50 each. ]. d.
Neylon sold mich cows for $50.
LAST WEDNESDAY AT BRIGHTON.
The tone of the mich COW market
continues weak, with no improvement
being shown at the last weeks sale.
A heavy supply of cows were offered
of fair quality, the amount including
a few extra choice mixers. Only high
grade cows found ready market and
on these values held steady. For or