Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-16
Specially reported for the Kennebec Jour-
raj. Live Stock Yards, June Is, 1909
MAINE.
At Brighton.

d. ]. Cotton. ..............- =
A. N. Remick; coo- =
1920 hogs 27,G4O.
This week: Cattle 3244, sheep slos, calves
2C62, hoge 1854.
| MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 81, sheep 49, calves 49, hogs 1856.
| FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
Beef cattle from the States and Canada
sold at an advance in the British market
last week. The supply was light and Of
good average quality and with a brisk
demand the market was strong. quota
tons regainng the decline of three weeks
ago, when prices dropped sharply under
the excessive supplies. Better prices were
obtained at the London market than at
| Liverpool, showing a difference of about
| 1-2c. per lb.
Late cables from Liverpool and London
quote live cattle strong at Is 1-40D14c. per
Id. dressed weight at London, and II $40
Is 1-2c. per h. at Liverpool. Refrigerator
| beef was firm at 10 1-40DlO 5-8c. per ID.
The beef cattle shipments were on re-
markably small scale during last week.
Only one steamer from Boston carried cat
tie, and steamer space was not crowded
at that. In fact, 1t comprised the small
est shipment for years. No special rea-
ers are losing money, what with the high
price of cattle in home trade for export
ing purposes. and the high shipping rates.
with no adequate advance in prices
abroad.
Shipments and destinations June to Is:
BY the Winifredian to Liverpool-Mor-
ris Beef Co. 337, Swift & Co. 1853 State and
24 Canadian cattle; total $50 cattle.
Swift & Co. $40 beef quarters, P. G. Ber-
gin 10 horses, and E. Snow horse.
Total of shipments. Cattle $50, one third
of which were from Canada $40 beef
quarters and 20 horses.
TONE OF THE MARKET
Beef cattle were in good supply and
there was little change in price. The
demand for choicest cattle was lighter
ard there was some decline in the ov-
erage quotations, though the general
range was unchanged at 606Ac. Prime
oxen and steers sold at 5K@6c.. choice
cows 4H@5c.. the best bull. 4@5c. ordi-
nary cows 3R14hc, and bolognas and
Gamers, 2M3c
Veal calves We're fractionally lower
at 76r71@c. The supply was light. but
the demand declined materially. Some
young and thin calves sold down to &c
Hogs were in good supply at the yard
and the receipts from New England
points continue heavy. Few hogs are
left in tha country. Quotations here
rage from 7H@TBc., while in Chicago
the market advanced to Sc, the highest
| since 1882. few extra choice have
been quoted here at Sc, but only a
few.
Sheep and lambs We're dull and I'M
changed. Sheep 3@4c.. and lambs so
7c. The demand was light.
Mich cows arc i'm light demand, with
the receipts small. Some of the choic-
est mixers sell quite readily but the
ordinary grades go slowly from S25m50
For the heavy mixers higher prices
are obtainable.
The live poultry market was steady
with little change in quotations. Spring
chickens quoted at 30G033c.; fowl, 15l@
Q11fc.; and roaSterS, 11@12c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef Cattle-Winn & Hobrook sold
OK. 1920 lbs at &C.. cows. 2l5O lbs,
at 3Ic, and COW. $50 lbs. at 212c. A
d. Kilby & Son sold ! pair of fancy
woke oxen, 5000 lbs, at 6&c. II. F.
Whitney sold oxen, 3400 lbs. at &C.. .
j =
at SC. oxen, 31GO lbs at 41ac., l bull
at 3Ac. and | bull. 1850 lbs. at 4c.. and
II off c. w. Hall sold bull. 1850 lbs
at 31@c. r. j. Moroney. l COW. 900 lbs
at 4c.. and | COW. 800 lbs. at 3iac.J
l Lacker & Son. 3 cows. average weight
200 lbs. each. at 4i.c. J. OBrien sold
" cows. 11io lbs. at &c. J. d. Ncylon
3 cattle. 1910 lbs. at 21.c., l pair of OK
en-. 5000 lbs. at 41ac.. and l COW, $40 lbs
at 31ac H. A. Gilmore & Co sold l.
beef cattle at 23@4c. J. w. Ellsworth
sold l bull. 14a0 lbs. at 4Ac. Otis II
Forbush sold cows, 1880 lbs. at 3Ac.
4 COW, $40 lbs. at 2Ac., l COW, $50 lbs
at 2%c, 2 bolognas. 1850 lbs. at 2Ac.
and / COW, $50 lbs. at 2.S0c A. Wheeler
sold 2 bologna cows 1400 lbs. at 2&c.
Mich Cows-A P. Needham sold q
mixers at $37155. MINI & Holbrook
sold 2 mich COWS for $40. and a stock
bull at S27 j. ID. Neylon sold l COW
at $50. Goodrich < Brown sold fancy
mixers at $50 each.
| Veal calves-J. d. Neylon sold 25
small calves at $3.50 each. ]. O'Brien
sold veals Of $50 lbs, at &c, and 6
small calves at $3.50 each. J. w. Ellis
worth sold II calves, average weight
1875 lbs. at SIC. f. G. Piper sold 100
calves at SIC. ]. H. Foss sold calves
a. 7kc, and small calves for So.
Goodrich & Brown sold 60 calves at
&c. W. w. Mills sold IA calves at 6Ac.
and IA small calves at $3.50 each. Minis
& Holbrook sold so calves at SIC. Otis
II. Forbush sold l calf of rs lbs. at
&C. and young calf for So.
Hogs-Otis H. Forbush sold hogs
of $50 lbs. at INC. and hogs of $50 lbs.
at TIC Minis & Holbrook sold IL hogs
at &c. II. F. Whitney sold l hog of 100
lbs. tn nc T. j. Moroney sold hogs
averaging $50 lbs. at rae, 1 boar and a
stag of $50 lbs. at SC. and 3 hogs of $50
lbs at 7Ac. w. w. Mills sold 10 hogs
of 2790 lbs. at TIC. and boar of 200
, lbs at 4c. Goodrich & Brown sold
. hogs at 71ac ]. O'Brien sold hogs of
278O lbs. at 7hc. J. d. Neylon sold G
hogs Of 1850 lbs. at TIC. J. w. Chap
man & Son sold 10 hogs of 1000 lbs. at
7.4Oc.
THE HORSE MARKET.