Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-19


F. W. " WOE WoTme ell; Son. :. is
Goodrich & Brown ...... IS % 10
w. f. Wallace .......... 6S 8 AZ Il
Minis & Holbrook ....... ~ 3 80 Is
Wood & Moore ........ &c 10 ITO Il
A. +. Jones e. Co. 29 =
G. $. Peavey ........... - -
Cotton & Seavey 80 -
X. Abbott ................ -
V. p. Hersey -
c. D. Evans ............. -
This week: Cattle 217i. sheep 1885, calves
3493. hogs 1866
Last week: Cattle 900, sheep i12i calves
3049, hogs 1853.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 81. sheep /, calves Az, hogs 1S5.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
The British market for States cattle
opened weak at the beginning of last
wecv, with lower quotations. but later
under lighter receipts. prices advanced
and the market closed as higher frac
tional prices than prevailed during the
previous week quoted
Late cables from Liverpool and Lon
don quote live cattle firm at IA 1-4M14 lie.
per h., dressed weight; and refrigerator
beef at 10 1-Sl10 1-4c. per lb.
Only two steamers from Boston shipped
cattle during the past week, being des-
tined for Liverpool and London. Ex-
porters are now sending weekly supplies
of Canadian cattle held back by the re-
cent epidemic. which were under con-
tract before the enforcement of the quar-
artine.
Shipments and destinations May s to Il:
BY the Canadian to Liverpool-Morrs
Beef Co 407. Swift & Co. 165 State and
$50 Canadian cattle; total 49, cattle.
Richard Atkins 1 horse; Swift & Co. SO
beef quarters.
BY the Philadelphia to London: Nor
ris Beef Co. 80 State and 22l Canadian
cottle, Swift & Co. 345. J. A. Hathaway
& Co. 100: total 7O5 cattle. Swift G. Co.
1893 beef quarters.
Total of receipts: Cattle 1457. horse.
and 1869 beef quarters.
The market generally was stronger
and more active. Beef cattle were in
good supply, and there was a much
larger number of choice steers and
oxen. which sold readily at 6M6%c., the
choicest finding ready buyers at the
top figure. Good steers and oxen
brought from 5G6c.. and few choice
cows stld up to &C., with good cows
from 4M5c.. ordinary cows 3G4c, and
bo'oGnas and Gamers 26021.c
Veal calves were in quite good sup
ply but the demand was strong and
prices were practically higher The
best calves brought 7lsc., and small
thin calves sold at 5@5Ec. The greater
part of the sales were at 7dp7Ac.
Hogs showed no change in prices,
ranging from 7aD7&c.. with a few of
poorer grade lower There was good
supply from New England points. but
the demand held firm. Hogs are quot
ed "a. @9Mc., dressed weight
Practically no sheep and lambs were
received at the yards and prices nomi-
nally were unchanged. at 4M6c. for
sheep. and 5@Sc. for lambs.
The market for mich cows was bet
ter. but there was no charge in prices.
The average is from SIS to $50 but
sales were made more readily. Choice
mixers sold up to $s5.
The live poultry market is quiet with
the demand inactive, but receipts are
light and prices have held at the same
quotatlon for the past three weeks
Fowl lhR@16c., and ROSTERS 1OCD11c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef Cattle-W. F. Walker sold to the
N. e. ID. M. a. Wool Co. 1 carload of
fancy steers of extra quality. The
average weight was 400 lbs. each, and
they were fattened by Miss Mason,
Walpole, n. II. +. f. keegan sold 2
cows of 2120 lbs. at 4kc., and / bull of
$40 lbs. at 4c. ]. w. Ellsworth sold
steers of $3.50 lbs. at 6%c., IA cows of
100 lbs. at 4%c.. 2 cows of 1900 lbs.
and bull of 1000 lbs. at &C., and cows
of 1870 lbs. at 2kc. II. f. Whitney sold
l COW of $50 lbs. at 4c.. 2 cows of 208O
lbs, at 4Ac.. 2 bulls of 1910 lbs. at 3kc,
and cow of 700 lbs. at &c. Minis &
Holbrook sold 1 COW of $50 lbs at Sc.
2 bulls of 1000 lbs. at 3Ac., 3 cows of
1900 lbs. at 3Hc., 1 COW of 600 lbs. at
&c, and l COW of go lbs. at Sc. J. D..
and I cows of 1920 lbs at &c. S. F..
Winch sold 1 cow Of 1900 lbs at 4hac..
COW of 1000 lbs. at 4c., cows aver
aging $50 lbs. ut 2Ac., and 1 COW of
1909 lbs. at 3.40c. J. w. Chapman &
Son sold l OK of 1850 lbs. at &C., and
thin ok Of 1900 lbs at &C. A. M. Bags
sold oxen of Sl2O lbs. at &c, the
heaviest seen for a long time at the
yards. They were fattened by Samuel
Rockwell. Stafford. Ct. F. w. Wormell
& Son sold II steers, averaging 1850
lbs. at &c. J. Lacker & Son / cow of
1000 lbs. at DC. Thompson & Hanson
sold pair of fancy steers of 246O lbs.
at CSC. raised by James Chapman.
Athens. Me. A. Wheeler sold / COW
at &C. and cows at &c. D. A. Walk
er sold l COW of $40 lbs. at 2Ac., heif-
er at SIS. l bull of 740 lbs. at SIC. and
COW of 700 lbs. at &c. Otis H. For
bush sold 1 COW of 1910 lbs at 4%c.. l
bull Of 1850 lbs. and cows of 1850 lbs.
at 4'.c. bulls of 2010 lbs. at 4Ac.. S
cows of 4?10 lbs at 3&c.. l COW of 500
lbs. at 3ihc.. 5 cows of 1890 lbs at &c..
and $3.50 off the lot. l COW Of TOO lbs.
at 2.35c.. 2 cows Of 1910 lbs. at 3Ac.,
and % off, and II COW Of TO lbs at &c.
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