Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-29

average being from SIS to $50, with
choice mixers higher io1 ft1o ho1fIa
Live poultry is steady. with quota
tons unchanged. Fowl and spring
chickens at Is to 15Ec. and roosters
1o1a to lie.
Beef Cattle--J. w. Ellsworth sold /
bull, $50 lbs. at Sac. / COW, $50 lbs. at
&c. and s bologna cows, average 800
lbs. at 2kc. w. w. Mills sold 3 cows,
$500 lbs, at &c. and bolognas at 21ac.
j. Lacher & Son sold COW, $50 lbs, at
PIC, and 1 COW. 1000 lbs, at &c. N. H.
Woodward sold 4 bologna cows. 3O10
lbs, at 26Oc A. P. Needham sold 1
COW at 2Ac. D. w. Clark sold bull
and COW at 31hc. Otis H. Forbush sold
l COW, HOO lbs. at 4c., 6 cattle, $3.50 lbs.
at 31sc. and 81 head on, 1 COW, 1850
lbs. at 31ac., cows, 22O0 lbs, at SIC,
6 cattle, 1880 lbs. at &c., cows, 1860
lbs, at 2At., and 2 cows, 1400 lbs. at
2nc.
Veal Calves-W. w. Mills sold q
small calves at $3.50 each. N. H. Wood
ward sold 9 calves at 6lac. J. O'Brien
sold 90 small calves at $3.50 each. A..
P. Needham sold Is small calves at
$3.50 each and sent Is others to be
dressed. Minis & Holhrook sold 50
calves at &c. Otis H. Forbush sold 6
young calves for $50 and for s14.
Hogs-Otis H. Forbush sold 8 hogs,
500 lbs, at SIC.
Mich Cows-.N. II. Woodward sold
? stock bulls for $52.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
The export cattle trade held steady
during the week, with little change in
the conditions of the exchange. Choice
cattle for the export trade are rather
scarce and all such cattle obtainable
for sending across to the British mar
ket are bought at exceptionally high
prices, in the West, practically cut
ting off all profits to shippers. Inferior
lightweight cattle shipped and bought
at lower prices are not readily dispos-
ed of in the Liverpool and London
markets.
Late cables from Liverpool and Lon
at 11A@19aic. per lb. dressed weight;
and refrigerator beef at 1914 @10hc. per
h.
Two steamers from Boston carried
cattle last week to Liverpool and Lon
don. The supply was light Export cat
tic sent forward from New York are
equally light.
Shipments and destinations, Dec. Is
to e5:
BY the Cestrian to Liverpool--Morris
Beef Co., S99; Swift & Co, 373: total,
77a cattle. Swift & Co, STA beef quar-
tiers.
BY the Georgian to London-Morris
Beef. Co., 2SS; Swift & Co., 1874 State
and ~ Canadian cattle; j. A. Hatha-
way & Co., 100: total, 654 cattle; Swift
a. Co., 1345 beef quarters.
Total of shipments: Cattle, 1925; beef
quarters, 2219.
THE HORSE TRAFFIC.
Boston, Dec. 2S.-Trading in the horse
market was quiet during the week with
the amount of business transacted con-
fined almost wholly to the local trade.
few buyers from outside being about the
sale stables. Dealers with q good line of
heavy draft horses did brisk business,
but on other classes of commercial horses
the trade was dull. Carriage horses were
in good demand and the pony trade for
holiday gifts was excellent good ponies
selling at $3.50 and upward. The late fall
of snow will boom the trade for horses
suitable for the logging camps.
Fresh, frst-class drafters of weight sold
strong at $35OGl450; medium weight draft
horses at $250ll350 milk team, express,
delivery and general purpose horses, slow
at $15O@250; chunks at 500 and upward.
High class drivers and combination
horses firm at $3OO@SOO; medium to good
drivers at $150@250.
At the city sale stables: Wheeler, Nc
Elveen & Co. sold to a quiet demand
two express loads of fresh country horses
and 100 acclimated and secondhand
horses at unchanged values.
Wech, Hall & Co. received one carload
of fresh country horses and 80 acclimated
horses. The entire lot was cleaned out
at steady values.
NIyer Abram & Co received one freight
and one express load of fresh country
horses and % acclimated horses. The lot
consisted mostly Of heavy horses which
sold to a brisk demand at good prices.
Isburgh & Co. had 45 well seasoned
driving and light harness horses entered
and did good business in both driving
horses as we'll as brisk sales of pony
teams
The supply of horses received about the
city was light but of fair quality.
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