Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-15

for ordinary; to- good mixers Fancy
mixers bring from $50 upwar1.
The live poultry market Was atrone
WIN advances III prices. The supply
Is ample. Spring chickens and fowl
quoted at 15@15hc.. per lb. and roosters
&c. higher at 10R@11c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef Cattle-F. W. Wormer E. Son
sold % fancy cattle average 1900 lbs
at the top of the market. Minis r. 1IoI'
brook sold pair Of oxen. 3250 his a.
&C.. 2 steers, 100 lbs, at &C., 8 cows,
2s4o lbs, at &C., and cows, 21sO lbs,
at 214c. J. w. Ellsworth sold / pair of
oxen, 3460 lbs, at 4Ac., cows, 1860 lbs
at &C., and 16 cows, 1880 lbs. at 2.4Oc
w. w. Mills sold 2 bulls, 215O lbs. at
31Rc., 6 cows, average $50 lbs. at 20
and % bolognas at 23sc. ]. O'Brien sold
1 rair of cattle, about $500 lbs. for $40
l pair of cattle about 1900 lbs. for $3.50
/ bull for S46 / cow, 1890 lbs, at 3%c.
cows, 400 lbs, at SIC, 6 cows. 1910
lbs. at PFC, and is cows at 2%e. n
J. Maroney sold bulls 1900 lbs, each
at 31ac., and cows, average 900 lbs.
at 2}ac. D. A. Walker sold COWS at
212c., and / heifer at 2Ac. J. Lacher
& Son sold 1 BULL 100 lbs., at SIC. II.
A. Gilmore & Co. sold II cattle at $50
&c. S. r. Winch sold 1 COW, 1000 lbs, at
2Ac. II. F. Whitney sold 70 cattle. H.
$50 lbs, at &c, cows. 1000 lbs. at 3Ac
Otis II. Fcrbush sold 1 COW, 1000 lbs,
at Sac., cows, 1900 lbs, at $500.
heifer. TO lbs, at 3lAc A. Wheeler
sold cows, 1880 lbs, at 3kc A. Walk
er sold 1 heifer at 2&c. J. d. Neylon
sold 10 cows at 21ac., cows at &c., 1
pair oxen, 1880 lbs, at size. and 1
COW and 1 bull, 1880 lbs. at 3hc.
Veal Calves--H. f. Whitney sold 1
calf, $50 lbs, at 1Oc., and calves, aver
age $50 lbs, at 7Hc. s. Z. Winch sold
calves at So so each. d. A Walker sold
9 small calves fer 81 j. O'Brien sold u
calves at $3.50 each and 1 veal calf for
$40. W. w. Mills sold % calves at $3.50
each. J. W. Ellsworth sold 16 small
calves at $3.50 each. Otis H. Forbush
sold calf, 10 lbs, at SIZE, II calves,
1880 lbs, at 7&c., 2 calves, $50 lbs, at
7c., 9 calves, average 100 lbs, attic.
2 calves for $3.50 i, at $3.50, Z. for s26, S
for $31, and II for $4S. A. Wheeler sold
L
at Toe.
Hogs-H. F. Whitney sold 2 hogs,
average $50 lbs, at see, and l boar,
$50 lbs, at &c. H. A. Gilmore & co.
sold hogs at Siac. T. ]. Moroney sold
81 hogs, average 200 lbs, at SIC. S. f.
Winch sold hog, 400 lbs, at SIC.
Mich Cows-Nims & Holbrook sold
5 mixers at $52 each.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
The market for beef cattle at Liver
pool and London was lower during the
past week. The demand was slow and
prices showed fractional decline.
Good catatle, suitable for the export
trade, are very scarce in the country
ana prices on the best Western ranch
cattle is exceptionally high this sea-
son.
Late cables from Liverpool and Lon
ION quote a lower market, with live
cattle selling at ,11A@13Ac. per lb.,
dressed weight; refrigerator beef high
er at 105sG1OBc. per lib. J..
Only two steamers carried cattle
from Boston during the week, both
boats being comfortably we'll filled.
Beef quarters were shipped in light
supply. Only IS head of Canadian cat
tie were included in the shipment.>
Shipments and destinations Dec. "A
to II: ~. na -s.
BY the Devonian to Liyerpool-Morris
Beef Co. $50, Swift & Co. 1926 State and
Is Canadian cattle; total, $50; Swift q
Co. SAG beef quarters. P. J. Bergin l
horse. .... . ...-. ..--.-
BY the Cambrian to London-Morris
Beef Co. 27S; Swift & Co. 1923; J. A.
& Co. 100; total, 707 cattle;
Swift e. Co. 494 beef quarters.
Total of shipments-Cattle 1457, beef
quarters 1912: and l horse.