Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-09

This week: Cattle 3244. sheep 6l96 calves
266S, hogs 1854.
Last week: Cattle 1904. sheep 4GlS calves
1854, hogs 25.4aO.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle g. sheep 80. calves 240. hogs 245.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
The beef market for States cattle at
Liverpool and London held firm during
last week, but the market has not re-
gained the decline of q few weeks ago,
when it dropped about cent per Id. I'M
| der too excessive supplies.
Late cables from Liverpool and London
quote live cattle steady at 13M13 lie. per
h. dressed weight. and refrigerator boot
selling at 10 1-SG10 lac. per h.
Three steamers from Boston carried
beef cattle during last week. destined for
Liverpool. London and Manchester. Out
of shipment of 1871 head of cattle, 1860
cattle were Canadian stock, thus making
the smallest shipment of cattle from the
States for a long time.
Shipments and Destinations May 90 to
June 5:
BY the Columbian to London.-Morrs
Beef Co 36o Canadian cattle, Swift 4 Co.
2l0 State and 129 Canadian cattle. ]. A.
Hathaway & Co. 100: total. SOl cattle
Swift & Co. 1872 beef quarters.
BY the Michigan to Liverpool--The s. s.
| Co. so State and go Canadian cattle. Cor
don & Ironsides 300 canadian cattle; to-
| tai. $50 cattle. Swift & Co All beef quar-
ters
BY the Ibernian to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Beef Co. % State and 499 Canadian cattle
No beef quarters.
Total OF shipments: Cattle 1871, beef
quarters 1888.
TONE OF THE MARKET.
Shippers who brought choice cattle to
| the market in anticipation of a con-
tinuance of the strong market week
ago were disappointed. The demand de-
clined, and the shippers had to sell
| this grade of cattle below last weeks
figures, and even at loss in some in
stances. The choicest fancy cattle
brought from 6@6A. with choice steers
and oxen 5A MGc., the best cows 40
&c. ordinary cows 3la@4Ac. and bologna
cows 2G3c. The best bulls sold at 40
&c, and ordinary bulls 31s to 41ac. The
! market for all but the choicest cattle
was active at last weeks figures.
Veal calves ranged from 7Q71ac. with
some fancy calves at S@Shc. The de-
mand was most active, and the supply
moderate.
Hogs continued in active demand
with the supply large. There was a
| ready market for all that were receiv-
ed. Live hogs sold at 7H@Sc, the latter
for a few Of the choicest and dressed
hogs at 969;kc.
Sheen and lambs were in scant sup
ply at the yards, and quotations are
merely nominal. Sheep 4@5c, and
lambs sac.
The market for milch cows contn-
ued Loor, though the receipts are light.
There is no change in quotations, the
ordinary mixers ranging from $25 to
$50 each. with choice cows higher.
The live POULTRY market was firm
Spring chickens quoted at 3OM33c. ;;
fowl. at Ice: and rOOsters / cent high
e:. at Ii q 12c.
SALES AT THE YARDS
Beef Cattle-Robert Connors sold "a
.hoice cattle. $500 lbs. at &C.
II. F. Whitney sold 9 oxen, 2710 lbs,
at 6Ac., oxen $3.50 lbs, at G1ac.. 3
cows. 1850 lbs. at &C. COW. $50 lbs,
at 3l.c., ! COW. $50 lbs at 3Ac, and
l COW. $40 lbs, at Sac. f. G. Piper sold
> oxen. 5000 lbs. at 6Mc, and COWS,
Io'p i've, ot -'.C. "a A>cSulldIl SOlu
4 bulls $3.50 lbs, at 4Ac. J. O'Brien sold
, oxen, $500 lbs. for $3.50, and l bull,
1910 lis. at 4%c. II. A. Gilman & Co
sold II beef cattle. at 2&@3Ac. j. Lach-
er & Son sold cows and bull aver
aging 900 lbs. each, at 334c. S. E. Winch
sold $ cows. 400 lbs. at 3.30c., and
COW. at 2lac. Otis II. Forbush sold j
COWS. 1910 lbs. at &C., l bull. $50 It's,
and ! heifer. 100 lbs, at Age, , cows,
2o60 lbs. at 4@c.. l COW $40 lbs, at 4c.
3 cows. 2750 los, at 2Ac., 4 cows. $500
lbs, at she, and 81 off a head. l heifer,
73j lbs. Fat 3lac. heifer, $40 lbs, at
SIC. and small heifer, 720 lbs, at &C.
T. J. Maroney sold l sow. 500 lbs. =
cows. 1870 lbs. at 3@c. and cows
$500 lbs, at 2lac. J. W. Ellsworth sold
8 cows. $3.50 lis. at 4Ec., 10 cows, $500
l2s.. at aKc.. and 2 cows 1880 lbs.
a. &c.
Veal calves--A. Wheeler sold extra
choice calf 6 weeks old of 900 lbs. for
$l3. s. r. Winch sold veals at SIC.
and ; calves at $3.50 each. j. ID. Ney-
Ion sold 9 veals. averaging $40 lbs. at
&c. and is small calves at $3.50 each ].
O'Brien sold veals of 900 lbs. at &c
and . small calves at $3.50 each. A. P.
Ncedham sold so calves at &c. Otis Il.
Fnrbush sold l calf of $50 TBS. at SIC,
calf at SC. and young calves for $40