Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-10


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This week: Cattle 1851, sheep 4s44, calves
1926 hogs 90 1873.
Last week: Cattle 5elS, sheep 56Ss, calves
2002, hogs 1859
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle IL, sheer p. t.:ve' All. no = ISL
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
The demand for beef cattle in the
British market was good and the mar
ket held steady to strong. Supplies OF
live cattle received from the States
were light and of fair quality.
Late cables from Liverpool and Lon
don 1uote live cattle steady, at 12A q
lac. per h. dressed weight; and re-
frigerator beef higher, at 10@1CAc. per
Id.
Five steamers from Boston shipped
heavy c;lrgoes of cattle during the past
week, carrying to Liverpool. London
and Glasgow. making altogether one OF
the heaviest shipments of the year.
Supplies Of beef quarters are light.
other supplies taking their places.
shipments and destinations, Feb. q
to March 6:
BY the Sylvan!a to Liverpool-AIor-
ris Beef Co., $50; Swift & Co, 294; to-
tai, S46 cattle.
BY the Canadian to Liverpool--Mor-
ris Beef Co, 500: Swift Co, 357: total,
749 cattle. No beef quarters.
BY the Carthaginian to Glasgow.
A. Hathaway & Co, 3S3 cattle.
BY the Anglican to London-Morris
Beef Co. 300; Swift g. Co, $50; ]. A.
Hathaway & Co. 100; total. 653 cattle:
Swift & Co, 1901 beef quarters.
BY the Michigan to Liverpool-Mor-
ris Beef Co.. 500: Swift & Co, 40: j..
A. Hathaway d Co.. 261; total, 9Ol cat
tie; Swift & Co, $40 beef quarters.
Total of shipments-Cattle, 1882; and
beef quarters. PHI.
TONE OF THE MARKET
The market for beef cattle was firm,
with the receipts moderate. particu-
larly Of the choicest grade. The best
steers and oxen are quoted from $40
GAc.. with good steers 5@512c.. the best
cows 4@4lh.. ordinary cows 3M4c.. and
bolognas and Gamers from 100 to 21ac.
The demand for these poorer grades
was dull.
Hover, at 76ITEc. A few fancy veals
brought &c., but only 4 few, and the
quality had to be excellent TO com
manl this figure.
Hogs We're stronger and the supply
at the yards was little larger. Prices
ranged from 6A to &C., live weight, and
90rS1ac dressed. The demand was ex-
cellent at the advance.
Sheep and lambs We're in small sup
ply. Sheep sold from e3@Jc.. and lambs
from 5@1c., with prices largely nomi-
nal. ~
Mich cows sold slowly at the previ-
Gus quotations. Most cows sell from
$25@s50, but choice heavy mixers: bring
higher prices, and sell more readily
than the ordinary cows.
The live poultry market was strong.
Fowl quoted l cent higher at 16M17c;
spring chickens at 15@16c., and roos-
tiers 10@11c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef Cattle--Nims g. H6lbrook sold
bull of 1850 lbs. and 1 COW OF $50 lbs.
at 4c, l bull of $50 lbs. at &C., and /
COWS at 2Ac. J. w. Ellsworth sold 4
CATTLE of 5000 lbs. at 2Ac. Fl. +. Whit
n,y sold bull OF 1920 lbs. at 3iac., and
bull OF $50 lbs. at &c. J. d. Neylon
sold cattle of 400 lbs. at Sc. II. J
MoroEey sold cows of $50 lbs. each at
&C. Otis H. Forbush sold l COW OF
1850 lbs. at 4c, cows of $50 lbs. at
324c.. / COW of 1890 lbs. at sac. and 81
off. l bull OF 1000 lbs. at 4c., ] heifer Of
$50 lbs. at 3s4c, l COW OF 500 lbs. at
&C.. l COW of go lbs. at 21ac. and 81 Off,
COW Of $40 lbs. at 2Ec.. l COW of lloo
lbs. ut 3nc., l heifer Of $50 lbs. at 21ac..
l heifer of 600 lbs. at 2Ac., [ COW Of
so lbs. at Sc. j. O'Brien sold J. bull
Of 1900 lbs. at SIC. "A. Wheeler sold
8 cows of 2IT0 lbs. at &C., l COW OF $50
lbs. at es4c., 2 cows of 1880 lbs. at Sic.
W. ". Mills sold cows of 47S0 lbs
at 2$4c. S. T.. Winch sold 8 cows of
$40 lbs. average weight. at 2ac. F. L..
Libby sold a pair Of fancy steers %:
27S0 lbs. TO ]. a. Hathaway & Co. for
export at Gl4c. They We're raised by
Daniel Meserve. Morrill,. Me. also d
fancy helfer to J. A. Hathaway of 1880
lis. at &C., raised by a. Il. Murch,
Thorndike, Me.
Veal Calves--N Minis & 'HolbrOok sold
e. veals at Gao. Otis ii. F'orbush sold
3 young calves for so5. II. r. Whitney
80 calves at CSC. \. II. Woodward
sold Sc calves at &c. Walter Gleason
sold u calves at SIC. j. d. Neylon
sold 81 small calves at $3.50 each. j.
w. Ellsworth sold 20 small calves at
$3.50 each. $. r. Winch sold s small
calves at SO each. W. w. Mills sold
Is small calves at $50 each. j.
O'Brien sold % small calves at 81 rs
each.
iiogs-H. r. Whitney sold hogs Of
li:'' lbs. at &c. Minis & Holbrook sold
hogs at 6Ac. W. w. Mills hogs Of
$40 lbs. at Gao. J. ID. Neylon sold G
hogs of 1860 lbs. at 6hc.. and hogs
Of 1860 lbs. at sc. A. NJ. Baggs sold
{ pig: at 6.S0c., and a boar at 3hc
Mich cows-H. f. whitney sold a
4-year-oId heifer. said to be the best
at the market. at $50. l heifer at Sc,
and mich cows at $25 TO $40. Walter
Gleason hogs Of 1440 lbs at SAC, and
s pigs of GOO lbs. at SIC.
The market for miicn cows was act
i've. with prices steady. The supply
was heavy, with more cows offered
than could easily be disposed of. a
good trade vas made on the preceding
day tc the SPECTATORS and all the best
cows sold well at good values The