Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-26
WATERFOWL AND BRIGHTON
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Specially reported for the Kcnnebcc Jour-
nal Live Stock Yards. May 25 1909.
MAINE
At Brighton.

This week: Cattle 3el9. sheep 1902, calves
1879. hogs 17.4S5.
Last week: Cattle al74, sheep 1886. calves
1893. hogs 15,T6
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
The British market for export cattle
opened firm in the beginning of last
week. but prices almost Immediately de-
clined about IL cent per lb., due largely
to the too ample supply offered The
market. however. held steady at the dc
cline.
Late cables from Liverpool and London
quote live cattle selling at 10 1-4Gu14c. per
h. dressed weight. and refrigerator beef
at 10@10 Lie. per Id.
Three steamers sailed from Boston dur
ing the past week carrying live cattle
and fresh beef to Liverpool and Manches-
ter. Several hundred heads of Canadian
cattle were included in the shipments
Shipments of beef quarters were eX-
tremely light
Shipments and destinations May 18th
to ed:
BY the Georgian to Lverpool-Nlorris
Beef Co. 80 State and 1874 Canadian cattle.
cattle: total 653 cattle. Swift & Co. 525
heef quarters.
The Sycamore to Liverpool-MorrisB Beef
Co. 262 State and 2O2 Canadian cattle,
Swift & Co. q State and $50 Canadian
cattle, J. A. Hathaway & Co. 100. Gordon
&, Ironsides 100 Canadian cattle. Swift &
Co. All beef quarters.
BY the Californian to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ris Beef Co. 52S cattle
Total of shipments: Cattle 2062, beef
quarters 936.
y TONE OF THE MARKET
There was about an average supply
| of beef cattle in the market but fewer
| of the choicest grade. Buyers were
disposed to force price concessions, but
| in this met with little success, an(
| prices ranged as before. The choices
cattle sell from 6@sAc with prim'
| steers and oxen 51sM6c. choice COW,
4M'c., good COWS 39G4c., the best bull.
"A Sc. and bologna cows 2@3c
| Veal calves ranged from 6D7l4c
with very few at the top price Th.
market was dull, and the average DUAL.
| ity was not hign. The supply was {
| little below the average
Hogs continued in good demand a
| the previous quotations. 7@7k. live
weight and SAM9Ac. dressed The sup
! ply from Now England points was fair
| y large, but the buyers took all the
receirts readily
| Sheep nominally sell for 4M7c, an(
| lambs from 3GISc.. but only few wer.
brought to the yards and no sales wer.
recorded.
Mich cows went slowly at the previ
Gus range. Tie supply was light bu
buyers were few and not anxious t,
purchase. The average range is from
$25 to $50 with choice mixers up to S.
or higher if of extra quality
Live poultry continues quiet. wit
the market steady Fowl quote 15b0
| 16c., and ROSTERS 1OM11c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
| Beef Cdttle-Otis II. Forblsh sold
bull of 1900 lbs. at Sc. and $3.50 off.
bull Of 1880 lbs. at 4%c., and 81 off,
COW of $50 lbs. ut sac. l cow of 49,
It's. at 3'Sc.. COW of go lbs. at 3Ac.
cows Of 212o lbs. at 2iAc and DO
l"gna of 72O lbs. at &c. N. H. Wood
ward sold OK of 1880 lbs at size. ant
| '''t'i w ~. H. w uIlHey SOlu
| cows of $500 lbs. at &c. S bulls of 426l
Us. at 3Mc.. 1 bull of $50 lbs. at 3Isc
ard . cows of 451o lbs. at 2%c n A
Gilmore & Co. sold IA cows at 2KM5c
5. r. Winch sold cows at SIC, 1 cow
| &c. ] COW. PC. and 1 COW. 2Rc. j. w
Ellsworth sold 2 cows of 1900 lbs. a,
2},c. +. f.. keegan sold cows of 267
| lbs. ut &c. and | COW OF 100 lbs. at Sc
| Minis Il HOlbrook sold bulls of 2ln'
| lts. at &C.. | COW of 800 lbs. at Bic,
cows of $500 lbs. at 3Ac.. and 9 bo.
lognas Of 1850 lbs. at &c d. A. Walker
sold COW of TAO lbs. ut 2Hc.. and l COW
"t GEO lbs. at &c. A. w. Wheeler solo
4 cattle of 260o lbs. at 4lAc. w. w
| Mills sold l choice Hereford bull. fat
tened by Irving Paine North Wood
stock, Ct. 1900 lbs. at Size. COW OF
80 lbs at 3Hc.. bulls at 3Hc. bul
of 1900 lbs. at 415c and cows. 2Ac D
w. Clark sold bull of 40 lbs at 3. soc.
and bull Of 700 lbs. at Sc. NJ. D. Holt
& SoE sold 3 steers of 1850 lbs. at 6Ac.
raised by w. .. Paul, Scion. Me- j. D
! N"Ylcn sold 1 COW of $40 lbs at &c. j
O'Brien sold cows. averaging $50 lbs.
at 1A@4c.
/ Veal calves-J. W Chapman & Scr
sold 10 calves averaging lis lbs. at &c
ID. A. Walker sold 3 calves at SO each
O. 1nl1 II