Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-10-28

neaVy losses, and are very decided
ABOUT holding back supplies until the
foreign market is in better condition
TO make trading profitable at this end
Prices abroad have not advanced with
the higher prices held in the West FOL
good ranch cattle, and while quota
tions there for beef cattle range fully
as high as a year ago at this time, they
are wholly inadequate to place tht
traffic on paying basis.
Late cables quote live cattle at Liv-
erpool and London, steady at i1n@
13c. per Id. dressed weight; refrigera-
tor beef, lower. at 10@11c. per lb.
Shipments and Destinations-Octo-
Der II to 24-1he Georgian to London
Morris Beef Co, 269; Swift & Co, 21t
State and ia Canadian cattle; total
G53 cattle; Swift & Co, 2063: Ham
mond Il Co., 1928; total, 1881 beef quar-
terS.
Republic to Liverpoor-Swift & Co,
1872 beef quarters
Calendonian to Observation-Disclosures
Beef Co, 521 cattle.
Total Of shipments: Cattle, 1l7t; and
beef quarters. 4l73.
Io4\ r Cf III r MA X A Ell.
Beef cattle showed no change from
last weeks quotations. The demand
was moderately active, but in some of
the cheaper cows shippers We're forced
to make concessions. On the whole
however, prices held well. The choicest
cattle would bring from 51a to 61.c..
but there have been more of this grade
recently. Choice steers and oxen sell
al to 5Rc., good cattle at 4tfp5c.. cows
from 5H to 4c., bulls to 3Ac thin
cows 212 to 312c., and the boAbgnas and
Gamers from 11a to 2j2c The supply
Of the latter is large
Veal calves ranged from g tn G1ac,
with some poor calves as low as SC
The best did not command over 6,sc.
The market has been weakened by the
drop in hogs, which has led to increas-
ed consumption of pork at the eX-
pense of veal, lamb and mutton.
Hogs We're quoted at 69s to $40. The
supply was considerably smaller, as
there is little money in selling hogs
at the present level with the price of
feed 50 high. There is only, a small
supply left in the country, owing to
the heavy shipments at the recent high
prices. -
Sheep and lambs were dull, with the
receipts large at the sla nehtcring
houses Sheep are quoted at &c to lc
and lambs at 3051&c, the latter for
fancy lambs.
The supply of mich cows was snail
er than for some weeks past and the
demand was fairly good. Prices range
as before, ordinary COWS from $25 to
$50. with fancy mixers higher.
Live poultry was lower, declining
to 112c. pound. Fowl quoted at 1i0
l2c., spring chickens llIL2c and
rCosters &C.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-J w Philbrooiis old 1
pair of oxen, 349O lbs at 5c.. and 1
OK, 1880 lbs. at 4.40c. f. l.. Crane sold
4 Dolognas at 1&c. II. a. Gilmore e.
Co. sold beef cows at 1.SO@2Ac J..
Lacker & Son sold cows, avarag ging
300 lbs. at 2Ac., and 2 cows. 800 lbs.
each at &c. j. w. Ellsworth sold /
pair of oxen 1850 lbs. at 4c.. 2 cows.
$500 lbs. at 4c., 5 cows, 5000 lbs. at Sc,
cows, 1920 lbs. at 2Ac., and II cows,
averaging 500 lbs at 1Ic. S. E. Winch
sold l COW, $40 lbs. at 2Ac., and
COW. 800 lbs. at 1.S0c. j. d. Neylon
sold l COW. 80 lbs. at &c. cow, 730
lbs at 2kc.. and cows. $3.50 lbs. at
INC. j. OBrien sold cows, 1880 lb:,.
at 1.G0c.. and coz, 900 lbs at &c. F.
W. Wormell & Son sold Is bOlognas 5
at 1ac. Otis H. Forbush sold l bull,
1880 lbs. at 3Ac, 2 cows, POO lbs. at
3Ac.. and cows, 1900 lbs at &c. II.
H sol
312c.. l COW, 740 lbs. 1.9Oc.. 3 cows, 24S0
lbs. at &c, and 2 cows. 1880 Tbs. at
INC. Minis & Holbrook sold 9 cows,
1870 lbs. at 2kc., 2 cows. 1920 IYbs. at
&C., and cows, AGO lbs. at 1AG
Veal calves-Otis Fl. Forbush' sold
calves, 22S lbs. at 71sc., and /. calf,
115 lbs. at INC. Minis & Holbroolt
sold 40 calves, 1910 lbs. at 6Ac., and
calves, $50 lbs. at 3lac. n H. Wood
ward sold Is calves at CSC f. G..
Piper 25 calves at SC. j. O'Brien 3
veals 600 lbs. at 5Rc. and small
calves at $3.50 each. j. d. NeyIon, &c
calves at $3.50 each. J. w. Ellsworth
sold 26 small calves at $3.50 each S.
E. Winch small calves at $3.50 each.
Hogs-H. F.. Whitney sold 10 hogs,
averaging 275 lbs. at SIZE. Otis Fl.
Forbush sold 3 hogs, 740 lbs. at &c.
Mich cows-Otis II. Forbush sold a
choice mixer at $75, l at $40, and at
$65 each. J. d. Neylon sold mixers
at $45 each. +. l.. Crane sold 9 milk
ers at $45 to $55 each.
LAST WEDNESDAY AT BRIGHTON
The trade in mich cows opened slow.
ly last Wednesday. The supply was
| haevy, over 700 cows being offered
The demand was not as active as al
the preceding weeks sale. but values
| held fairly firm on all good grade cows
The receipts did not include as many
| choice mixers as last week, the larger
proportion of the cows on sale being
OF medium to good quality cows, selling
at s50M50. The best cows sold readil,
| up to SS5.
| The supply of beef cattle was light
| Bids We're brisk, and the market was
active with prices steady.
Representative Sales-Milch Cows
Robert Connors had 80 good to choice
mixers and springers on sale One
carload Of 25 good grade cows sold t.
| Mr. AlOree of Concord at fair mar.