Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-05

past week carried beef supplies to Liver
pool. London and Glasgow. a shipment
of SO Canadian cattle since the enforce
ment of the quarantine for the foot and
mouth disease last November. The entire
shipment for Glasgow was from Canada,
and 200 head were included in the Gym
RIGS shipment.
Shipments and destinations April "a to
May 4:
BY the Cambrian to London-Morris
Beef Co. 303, Swift & Co. $685. j. A. Hath
away & Co. 100; total .06 cattle. Swift &
Co. 1l4S beef quarters.
BY the Cestrian to LiverpoOl-Morris
Beef Co. 376, Swift & Co. 3715; total Isl cat
tie. J. Morrisey horses: Swift & Co.
535 beef quarters.
BY the Cymric to Liverpool-Morris
Beef Co. 90 State and 200 Canadian eat
tie. Swift & Co. 3a4; total 753 cattle. No
beef quaEers.
BY the Hesperian to Glasgow-Gordon Il
Ironsides 200 T. j. Coughlin 13. Price d
Coughlin II. c. Clemens 10; total 1863 Ca
madam cattle. No beef quarters.
Total Of shipments: Cattle 1913. horses
>, beef quarters 1853.
TONE OF THE MARKET.
Beef cattle We're in about the usua
supply. and the demand held strong
There vas little change in prices ex-
cept for some of the choicest. which
sold as high as 6a4c. Good oxen and
steers sold from 5M6c., the best bulls
and cows 4GG5c.. ordinary cows 3M4c.
and bolognas and CANNES down tc
Ia ia Gn 11ttnr is a
stricted owing to the inspection, which
condemns many.
Veal calves sold lower, the range
being from safe, with a very few OF
better quality at TIC. The average
quality vas poor, which was RESPONSE
BILE for some of the reduction in quo
tations.
Hogs sold readily at the previous
quotations, 7@n7lac. live weight, and S%
MsAc dressed. There was good sup
ply from New England, but receipts
from the West We're light The average
quality was high. and the demand wa.
strong.
few sheep and lambs were receiv
cd at the yards and these were of mucl
better quality. having been fed heavier
Sheep sold fer 4@6c, and lambs from
5@Sc.
Mich cow trade dragged, but SOM
extra heavy mixers found ready buy
ers at slightly better prices. The de
mand for the average grade was poor
and prices We're unchanged at S25GG$5O
Live poultry was in good supply will
market conditions unchanged. Fow
quoted at 15h@16c., and rooster
10@11c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef Cattle-F E. keegan sold ! COW
Of 1880 lbs. at 4c. cow of $50 lbs. a
3Ac., l COW of 1910 lbs. at &c. McIn
| tyre & Weston sold l nair of fame!
steers. fed by L. Foster. Paris. Me-, a
6%c., l bull at 4C., and 1 stag at SC
| Otis II. FGrbush sold cows of 637
| lbs at 4.3Oc.. bull of 1850 lbs. at 4c
l bull of $40 and COW of $50 lbs. a
SIC. COW of SO lbs at 3Ac., and 5
| off, / COW of 800 lbs. at 24c.. ! cow o
for $50. II. a. Gilmore & Co. sold
| cattle to DC. n. w. Clark sold cow
ut 4c., and / COW at &c. j. W. Ellsworth
| sold l bull of 1910 lbs. at 31@c., COW
Of $3.50 lbs. at &C.. and 3 cows of 240
| lbs. at &c. J. D. Neylon sold l cow 0
| 1920 lis. at 3Ac., and l Gamer OK 0
1900 lbs. at 2%c Minis & Holbrool
sold l bull of $40 lbs. at 3Ac., 3 bulls o
1850 lbs. at 31ac., bulls of 1890 lbs
and 2 cows of 1890 lbs. at &C.. OK o
i270 lbs. at &C., and 1 COW of 65O lbs
| at 1a4c. d. A Walker sold / cow O
| $50 lbs. at 2!,c H. F. Whitney sol
s cows of 4740 lbs. at 43sc. 1 cow O
| 1000 lbs. at AZ, and cows of o37O lbs
| at 2%c. Goodrich & Brown sold 2 bull
of 250o lbs. at 4l4c.
Veal calves-S. f. Winch sold
calves for SIS. +. G. Piper sold IS calve
at 5lsc. Minis & Holbrook sold so calve
| at G12c. A. p. Needhams sold 60 calve
at sc. and 20 small calves at s1.25 each
| n. H. Woodward sold 30 calves at 64se
10 calves at Csc. and IL small calve!
| at $1.2o each. ]. D. Neylon sold
| salves averaging 40 lbs. ia &C.. and 3
| small calves at $3.50 each. J. W. Sis
worth sold 6 small calves at $3.50 each
S. M. Partridge l. Co. sold Is veals a
| nc. j. O'Brien sold veals of 900 lbs
| at 6lac., and 10 small calves at s25
each. otis FL. Forbush sold 2 calves o
500 lbs. at 712c.. calf of $50 lbs at &c
and | small calf at 81. C. A. Eastman
| sold calves of $50 lbs. at SIC. r. Z,
keegan sold I calves for $40 Goodrich
q Brown sold 10 calves at 6hc.
Hogs-C. a. Eastman sold SO hogs o
1850 lbs. at 110c.. and a boar of 40 lbs
at 3Ac. Stanley e Chapman sold L
hogs at Else. Otis III. Forhush sold
hogs at 7hc., 4 pigs at 6%c. and small
bears Of 1GD lbs. at 4c. H. A. Gilmor.
& co. sold hogs at 7n7Ac. S. NJ Par
fridge & Co sold 10 hogs at TIC. d. w
Clark sold 2 hogs at 7lOc Minis &
Holbrook sold I hogs at 6Ac. H., F
Whitney sold II hogs averaging 200 lbs
at &c.
Mich cOws-H. +. Whitney sold
mixer at $50, 1 at $45. and at $42 A
+. Needham sold 10 mixers at s35 t.
so5. n. Fl. Woodward sold 1 COW a
$3.50 and at 1852 so. F. E. keegan solo
turnout cows at s32 each. Otis II
ForbIsh sold choice mixers. 81
which were HOlStcins at S75 each