Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-03

This week: Cattle 5.ls. sheep 1888, calves
2002 hoge 2I.5S9.
Last week: Cattle 1915, sheep ALP, calves
1943 hogs 2901S,
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 30. sheep ,. calves 53l. hoge -.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
States cattle sold in the British mar
ket at fractional advance during the
past week over the prices held q week
back. The supply received was light
and 81 good quality and the demand
was good.
Late cables quote live cattle at Liv-
erpocl and London higher at 1917 M14c.
per III. dressed weight; and refrigerator
beef lower, at 9bM10Mc per ID.
The supplies Of cattle shipped from
Boston during the past two weeks has
been materially decreased. Western
stock suitable for the export trade is
somewhat scarce and shippers are pay
ing higher prices iE consequence. The
Quarantine is still practically unbrDk-
en-, with an uncertainty of its cessa
tpn. A small amount Of cattle and
calves from northern New York have
been allowed to be shipped to the
Brighton yards by special permit, such
permits being under special Inspection.
Shipments and destinations, Feb. 20
to Feb. q:
BY the Winifredian to Liverpool
Morris Beef Co. 276; Swift e. Co. ATS:
total. ISL cattle: Swift & Co, SS5 beef
quarters
by the Georgian to London Norris
Beef Co. 277; Swift & Co. 27.: J. A.
Hathaway & Co.. 100; total, 652 cattle;
C,,,ift r.. r., han
BY the Caiendonian to Manchester
Norris Beef Co, 522 cattle
by the Cretic to the Mediterranean
Armour & Co, 343 beef quarters
Total hipmcnts-Cattle, 1925: leef
quarters. Sl1S.
TONE OF THE MARKET
The market for beef cattle was fair
ly active and prices of the choicest OK
Ell and steers held strong at 5%m6Ac.
Prime steers sold at 5fi51ac., choice
COWS at 4la6g5c., ordinary cows at 3Gf
4l.c.. and the poorest bolognas and
Gamers !.90m21ac. The demand for the
latter was slow, and prices were low
err Good quality bulls sold at Acc. and
old and thin bulls down to &c.
Veal calves We're in good supply. but
ter average prices were obtained The
best calves sold at &C., with average
grade about &c. and some poor calves
lower.
Hogs were unchanged at 63sm634c
live weight. and 7%GsMc.. dressed
Receipts were light and the demand
held strong
Sheep and lambs were in very light
supply at the yards and prices were
nominal. Sheep were quoted at 4c., and
lambs at 6i2M1c. The first spring lambs
of tile season were brought in and sold
readily. Quotations are from $40 to s14
each. though necessarily somewhat I'M
certain. as much depends on the indi-
vidua, quality
Mich COW trade continued rather
slow. with buyers fews Prices average
from $25 to $50, with choice mixers
higher. The supply was fairly large.
Live poultry was in good demand,
selling at an advance of 1sc. per h.
Fowl ard spring chickens quoted at
15@1ec. per lb.. and roosters at 1O@11c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef Cattle-J. O'Brien sold oxen $40
lbs. at 1-2c ]. W. Ellsworth sold IA
cows 1890 lbs. at 4c: cows $50 lbs. at
3 Sic: cows 500 lbs. at lee; 10 cows
500 lbs. at &C.. and cows 1890 lbs. at
. Lac. d. c. Greenlaw sold COW at 5 lac.
NJ. D. Holt & Son sold steers 1890 lbs.
at 5 lac. NJ. S. Brock sold 5 cows 800
lbs. at Sc. c. c.. Shaw sold cows 76,0
lbs. at $500 j. Lacher & Son sold 1 COW
1850 lbs. at 8 1-2c.. and cow 900 lbs. at
&c. Watt & Smith sold 1 bull 1890 lbs. at