Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-02

This wee w@ek:-cattle; Il .ao 5"l; sheep 'S'i;
Last week Cattle, 5l99; sheep $3.50;
calves 1870 hogs, 2s.542.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle jol; sheep, 5"3; calves, 56J; hogs,
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
Tie British market for States cattle
was unsatisfactory to the exporters dur
ing last week. The market was weak
and the demand was slow, although the
supply was lighter than usual. Quota
tions declined about ac. per lb., the better
grades Of beef feeling the decline Iuost.
Late cables from Liverpool and London
quote live cattle lover at 1laM123c. per ID
dressed weight; sheep at 10aGCl4ac. per Id.
dressed weight; ana refrigerator beef at
9Iqt10Ic per H.
The shipments Of beef cattle from Bos-
ton during last week were heavy. The
firm Of j. 4. Hathaway & Co. is again
noted amongst the shippers after having
stopped exporting for several months
past The quarantine for the foot ard
mouth disease has not spread to any eA-
tent during the past week, and it is con-
| fdenty hoped that the epidemic IS Under
control, and will not affect the eastern
markets.
Shipments and destinations Nov. q to
28:
TIE Devonian to Liverpool-Morris
Beef Co., 559 Swift & Co, 352 state and
,, l95 Canadian cattle; total, TAG cattle; Ar
| mour & Co.. AGA; Swift & Co, 23s; total.
| 702 beef quarters.
The Philadelphian to London-Morris
Beef Co, 228; Swift &. Co. lS7 state and
ron A II.,tI 4.
Co, 100: total, 104 cattle; Swift 81 Co,
1874 beef quarters.
The Sylvania to Liverpool--Gordon x
lrOnsides, SAT cattle; Swift & Co, GHG
sheep; total, SAT cattle and CSC sheep.
The Sachem to Liverpool-Morris Beef
Co, 254 Swift & Co, 1i6; Hathaway *
Co, 5ll, total, 81 cattle: Swift & Co, 1S3
state and 525 Canadian sheep: Price &
Coughlin, 80 Canadian sleep; tCtal, s3S
sheep; Swift & Co. 34l beef quarters.
Total of shipments: Cattle. 306S; sheep,
1924, beef quarters, al7-
TONE OF THE MARKET
There was Il large supply Of beef catt"
at the yards, most Of which WAS of not
better than medium grade. Some choice
steers and oxen were brought III. The
fanciest would bring from 81 to &c,
choice steers and oxen 5 to s., The best
cows 3t to 4ic, ordinary cows x to &c,
and the thin and bologna COWS l.'G To &c
The deraard was better and prices aver
aged a little higher than last week.
Veal calves We're unchanged at TO &c.
with a few poor calves as low as sc.
The supply was about as usual, with the
average quality far.
Hogs showed a slight decline, but the
demand was excellent and sales were
made easily. Receipts We're light. Prices
ranged from & to &c.
Sheep and lambs were in smaller sup
ply. ard the demand was slow. Sheep
sold at L. to 4c.. and lambs at y to &c,
the latter covering only the best lambs.
Mich cows ranged as before, With Il
fair supply. Ordinary mixers range from
$s5 to $50. ard the best mixers sell up
to So or even higher.
Live poultry is in plentiful demand,
with the market steady for fowl at 1lG
PC Spring chickens 11Gr12c., and old
roosters &c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-J Payne sold a choice
air of steers of 1850 lbs. at 5i.c. j. w.
Ellsworth sold a pair of oxen of 3o3o
lbs at A.. IA cows of 14,35o lbs. at 3l4c..
and q cows. averaging S60 lbs. from
at2l4c W. II. Neal sold cows ut SAC.
/ at 31"c.. , bulls at 2a4c., COWS at
2l4c, and bolognaS at &c. j. u. Ney-
lon sold / OK of 1880 lbs at 4c. l can
ner OK of 1850 lbs. at &c, cows of $500
It's. at 2a4c., l cow of 1880 lbs. at 2i2c..
and bolognas of 1910 lbs. at 1900 D.
A. Walker sold COWS of 2120 lbs. at
&c. and l COW at 3Ac. George w. Wes-
ton sold OK of 1140 lbs. at SIC. and
bologna cows of 2S60 lbs at &C. G. A.
Waite sold cows of 3400 lbs. at 3.6Oc.
Otis II. Forbush sold 8 choice cows of
1850 lbs at 1c : cows of 1850 lbs. at
3lbc, | COW of $50 lbs. at 2.SOc., l cow
Of 1920 lbs. at 312c., and 81 oft. bull OF
1850 lbs. at 3i4c.. 2 bulls of 114o lbs. and
1 heifer of 620 lbs. at Sc, heifer of $50
lbs at SIC. and 81 off. l COW of 1920
lbs at Sc. and 81 off. 2 cows of 1890 lbs.
al 21ac, and a bologna COW OF $50 lbs.
at &c. Minis & Holbrook sold oxen of
34OO lhs. at SIZE. > cows of 1850 lbs. at
2c, and 2 cows of 1880 lbs. at 1.9Oc- f.. G..
Piper sold cows at SIC. and 50 cows
at zoe. Irving Smith sold = cows of
1900 lbs. at 2.10c. Goodrich Il Brown
sold 10 bologna cows at 1.@c. j. O'Brlen
sold 2 cows of 20S1 lbs at 2a4c. and l
bull of 1910 lbs. at 2l2c.
Veal calVes-OtiS ii. FOrbush sold ]
veal calf of 115 lbs. at &c, 6 veal calves
of 100 lbs. at 5i5c.. 1 small calf at $3.50.
small calves for $40, and :; small
calves for sl3. A. p. Needham sold 20
calves at 5lhc Minis & Holbrook sold
GO calves at CSC. P. II. Garvey sold II
small calves at $3.50 each. Goodrich
& Brown al veals of 4430 lbs at 6Ac.
j. O'Rrien sold 20 small calves at $225
each C. A. Waite sold II calves for SO.
j. w. Ellsworth sold small calves at
$3.50 each. ]. d. Neylon sold so small
calves at $3.50 each.
Hogs-C. A. Waite sold 8 hogs at &C..
Goodrich x Brown sold 6 hogs of $50
lbs. at $500 A. Wheeler sold thin
hogs of 800 lbs at &c. A. p. Needham
sold IS hogs at SIC. Minis & Holbrook
sold 4 hogs at SEC.
Mich cows-Nims & Holbrook sold
mixers at $50 each. Edison & Chad
wick sold mixers at s65 each. Good
rich & Brown sold Is mich cows to
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