Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31

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This week: Cattle 2754, sheep 24S4, calves
| 1893, hoge 21.442.
Last week: Cattle 1890, sheep 3S19, calves
| 1898, hoge q, 107.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET
Cattle 1877, sheep SO. calves 74S. hoge 1913
| FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
The British market for beef cattle
held steady to strong during last week
and states cattle sold to a brisk de-
mand. The supply was not heavy and
Included some choice cattle. During the
past two weeks a number of good
| steers have been bought at the
Brighton yards for expectation shipped
to the market by New England drovers
and selling at Ga @61ac. per ID.
| Late cables from Liverpool and Lon
don quote live cattle at 1914 M14Ac. per
Id. dressed weight; and refrigerator
beef fractionally lower at 9%c. per
| lb.
| The quarantine has been removed
| from Pennsylvania and all of New
York State excepting two counties in
the latter state but no shipments will
| be sent forward from these ports I'M
til sanctioned by the British authori-
ties.
Shipments and Destinations-March
Goth to 9th:
| By the Cymric to Liverpool-Morris
Beef Co, 293; Swift & Co, 46c; total,
1853 cattle. No beef quarters.
by the Lancantrian-Mor Beef Co,
263; Swift & Co., 1888; j. A. Hathaway
e Co, 100; total, 7O1 cattle; Swift &
Co, 1884 beef quarters.
| by the Bostonan to Manchester
| Morris Beef Co, 6S4 cattle.
By the Calhopic to the Mediterrane-
an-Armour & Co, 1872 beef quarters
| Total of Shipments-Cattle, 213S; and
| beef quarters, 2016.
TONE OF THE MARKET
| There was marked decline in the de-
| mapd for beef cattle. owing to the strin-
| gent inspection of meat. The authorities
| condemned several choice Western cattle
| because of small spots on the liver, and
the meat was thrown into the vat AS
any animal is likely to have such small
defects, buyers were afraid to buy, and
| run the risk of loss. Some of the choice
| cattle sold we'll for export at 6Q6 lie,
and good steers and oxen brought 5@6c.
| Good cows sold at 1-2G4 1-2c., the best
! bulls at about the same price, and ordina-
~ cows from l 1-2c. upward. Bologna
| COWS that sold at 2@2 1-4c. brought only
| l 1-2@1 3-4c.
! Veal calves were quoted at 6 1-2GSc.,
with only few at the top price. The
average quality was not so good, SO that
prices averaged lower.
| Hogs were fractionally higher at 70
T 3-Sc live weight and 8 1-2@9c. dressed.
| There was only moderate supply and
| the demand was excellent.
| Sheep and lambs were in small supply
| with no change in quotations. Sheep sell
| from Babe, and lambs from 5@7c. Re-
| cepts We're too small to make a quotabe
| market.
| Mich cows show no change from the
previous quotations. The choicest heavy
mixers are in good demand, but the Or
binary cows go slowly. The average is
| from So to $50 with choice cows higher.
| The live poultry market was strong
| with prices generally advanced IL cent
per b. The receipts were ample and the
demand brisk. Fowl quoted at 16 IL to
lie; spring chickens at 15617c., and roost-
| ers at 11M12c.
| SALES AT THE YARDS.
| Beef cattle-Nims &Holbrook sold
oxen of 5000 lbs. at 41ac., oxen of 1920
| lbs. at 3i2c., cows of 46l0 lbs. at &c,
? cows of 1910 lbs. at sac, / COW of
$40 lbs. at 2aic. II. A. Gilman & Co.
sold l cow of 1900 lbs. at Sc, and IS cat
tie at 2@3,6Oc. ii. F. Whitney sold 3
bulls weighing 1000 lbs. each at 4c.,
2 cows of 1890 lbs. at Sc, cows of 1850
lbs at 2iac. J. O'Brien sold l COW of
900 lbs. at 2Ac. w. w. Mills sold 3
| #
sold / COW of $40 lbs. at &c. l COW of
| $50 lbs. at 1Ac. w. Fl. Neal sold 2
oxen of 1880 lbs, 10 steers of 1920 lbs,
l COW of 1000 lbs, 2 cows of 1920 lbs.
and l ball of $40 lbs at SIC. for the
lot. George Weston sold 1 pair of
| choice steers of 5000 lbs. at 61ac. and 1
pair of steers of 1000 lbs. at SC. A.
| Wheeler sold l COW of $50 lbs. at 1a4c.
and ] COW of $40 lbs at &c. J. d. Ney-
lon sold bulls Of 1900 lbs. at 2kc., 2
COWS of 1880 lbs. at 2l2c., and 5 cows
| of 1850 lbs. at 11ac. +. j.. keegan sold
| 2 cows of 1880 lbs. at &c, and 3 cows
of 1920 lbs. at the same price! Otis II.
Forbush sold 2 cows of 2040 lbs. at
3ac., l COW of 1890 lbs. at SIC. and
COW IF $40 lbs. at BIC.
| Veal Calves-W. w Mills sold Is veals
at 6 3-4c. J. OBrien sold small calves
at So each Otis Ii. Forbush sold two
young calves for IS and six others for ST.
| Minis & Holbrook sold co veals at 6 3-4c.
n. Fl. Woodward sold Sc calves at 1-2c.
| O. y. Morrow sold Is calves at &c. ]. ID.
| Neylon sold 10 veals, averaging 125 Ibis,
| at &c. and % small calves at $3.50 each.
| Goodrich &. Brown sold 20 calves at &c.
Thompson & Hanson sold So calves, 600
lbs. at &c, and three grassers, GO lbs,
| at &c.
| Hogs-Winn & Holbrook sold hogs
at Lee; II. +. Whitney sold 10 hogs,
| 2270 lbs, at &c; Otis H. Forbush sold
. hogs, at &c. and 81 off the lot and
pig, so lbs. at &c; A. Wheeler sold %
hogs, $3.50 lbs. at SAC and 1 hog 100
lbs at 1-2c; A. Wheeler sold % hogs,
| $3.50 lbs. at sac and a boar, 160 lbs.
at 5 1-2c.
| Sheep and Lamb-Winn & Holbrook
sold lots brown spring lambs. weeks
old, raised by Thomas Hanrahan, West
Swanzy, n. H, for 81; also IL lambs,
$40 lbs. at &c, and 6 sheep, $40 lbs. at
| 3 1-2c.