Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-25

George W. Weston 70 y -
Mcintyre & Weston .... Y % -
s. N. Partridge Co. y 4 =
F. L. Howe .............. u ,oo %
Edison & Chadwick 80. 80 100 ~
W. F. Wallace .......... 2 90
Wood & Moore ........ =
A. F. Jones & Co. -
f. L. Sargent ............
v. p Hersey ............-
H. D. Cotton ...........-
Wilson Coleman ~
This week: Cattle 4ss, sheep Ssl9' calves
Last Week: Cattle 400, sheep s47s, calves
1862, hogs 26.12a.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 16O sheep Sc, calves 4,6. hoge 1911.
States cattle sold in the British mar
ket at an advance during last week.
with the market strong under lighter
supplies and the average quality Of the
shipment good.
Late cables from Liverpool end Lon
don quote live cattle, higher at l3M
IA lac per ID. dressed weight and re-
friRerator beef, at 8 SIS n &c per Id.
Only two steamers from Boston dur
ing last week carried livestock. The
Sachem in addition to the shipment OF
cattle was heavily loaded with a cargo
Of sheep 1000 head from the State of
Illinois this being the first shipment
from there since the enforcement of the
quarantine on November 18th, and also
being the first supply of sheep sent
across since the middle of January.
New contrasts for steamer space are to
be made about the first of April, and
IT is expected that rates will be higher.
Shipments and Destinau ons-March
18th to Goth:
BY the Cambrian to London-Morris
m C1r,iff &. A
Hathaway G. Co. 100: total, 705, cattle;
Swift & Co, 74S beef quarters.
BY the Sachem to Liverpool-Morris
Beef Co. 262; Swift & So 1855; ]. A.
Hathaway & Co, 464; total Oil cat
tie: ]. B. Long & Co. 1904 sheep;
Swift & Co $40 beef quarters.
Total of shipments: Cattle. 1916;
sheep 1904; beef quarters, 1858.
TONE OF THE MARKET.
The market for beef cattle was strong
er and a little more active. The choic-
est cattle were in particular demand
and these sold from a 3-4c, a num-
Der bringing the highest price. Good
steers and oxen sold from % &c, the
best bulls at 1-2 @ sc ordinary bulls
31-2 % &c, choice cows 12 q sc and
cows down to &c; the latter from their
Gamers and bolognas. Save fancy hef-
ers bring the same prices as good steers
q considerable number of working oxen
were brought in. and sold rather slowly.
Veal calves ranged fro IL q Z Lee,
with q few extra choice high as SC.
Only a few brought the top figure,
however. The general run Of calves
sold from "a @ : lie The supply
was ample
Hogs were fractonally higher bring
ing from a 714c, live weight and s
3-S @ s 7-sc. dressed Prices were high
er in the west and the demand here was
active, although the supply from New
England was larger than before.
The few sheep and lambs that were
brought to the yards were not enough
to make q quotable market. The mar
ket was stiff, with sheep from q Sc
and lambs from q &c.
The supply of mich cows in the
barns was smaller, and there was no
change in the market which was dull
Some extra choice mixers sold rather
better. The average continues from
Is q so.
Live poultry market was strong. with
quotation at an advance of Lee per Id.
is q Is 1-2 c. and roosters 10 "a 1oc.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle--F. l.. Howe sold pair
OF extra good Herefords, raised by Ly-
man Plumb. Lowell, Me- weighing
1900 lbs. at 6&c., to Hathaway for ex-
port. A. G. Foss & Son sold IA cows
Of 1890 lbs. at 3S0c. S. n Partridge
& Co. sold 3 cows of 2260 lbs. at SO. c
+. F.. Keegan sold cows of $50 lbs
at 3l4c. G.. II. Hall sold 1 cow of S0(
lbs. at &c. +. l.. Crane sold ! COW
Of SO lbs. at &C., and cows of 16o(
lbs. at exc. II. +. Whitney sold
bull of $40 lbs at 3%c.. 1 bull of 123'
lbs. at Axe, s cows of 1920 lbs. at Sc
COW of 40 lbs. at GIG. A. Wheeler
sold cows at 3,ac.. 3 cows at 2hc.
COW, &C. J. I4acker & Son sold COWS
averaging 1000 lbs. at 3lac. and cows
OF 800 lbs. at 2l.c. J. d. Neylon sold
cows Of $3.50 lbs. at &c. Otis II. For
bush sold l bull of 1880 lbs. at 4a4c
bull of 1900 lbs. at 4Ac., l COW of III
lbs. at &c. and 81 on. 1 bull of 115'
lbs. at ihc. and 81 off. OK of 1900 lbs
at 4Mc.. OK of 1850 lbs. at Sac, l COW
OF $50 lbs. at 314c., 1 COW of 1850 lbs
at 4c.. and l COW of 760 lbs at 2ac
Mcintyre & Weston sold l bull of 160'
lbs. at 41ac. and heifer at &c.
Veal calves-S. NJ. Partridge & Co
sold q calves of 2260 lbs. at &C. George
w. Weston sold a fancy Yorker of 32C
lbs. at lie. Mcintyre & Weston sold Sc
calves at THO. Thompson & Harmon
sold lie calves Of 1900 lbs at &c j. w
Ellsworth sold 20 small calves at 81 sc
each. J. D. Neylon sold 80 small calves
at $3.50 each. ]. O'Brien sold 10 small
calves at $3.50 each. A. p. Needhan1
sold so calves at sc. ~ H. Woodward
sold is calves at CSC. and Is small
calves at $3.50 each. Otis H. Forbusf
sold young calf for 81. Fl. F. Whit
ney slaughtered Is calves at Harvard
Mass.
Hogs-H. F. Whitney sold hogs. av-
eraging $50 lbs. at &c. n. II. Wood
ward sold hogs at 6s.c Otis H. For