Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-08

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| At Watertown.
| W. F, Wallace ......... Al so 45
| Minis & Holbrook ...... 40 so
| Wood & Moore .......... - 8 so -
Otis H. Forbush ......... 10
AT N. E. D. M. & w. co.
4. F. Jones 6; co. ........ As q 66 =
f. l.. Sargent ............ } 81 is
G. ). Peavey ...........- 20
| V. p. Hersey ..............
b. g Clemons ............ Is
| f. II. Akley .............. -
jill. II. Merritt ........... , SO
The aggregate Of live stock at Brighton,
WATERFOWL and the local slaughter
houses: ..
| This week: Cattle $780, sheep 1854, calves
21G4. hogs o77Ol.
| Last week: Cattle 3OS1, sheep S544, calves
1913, hogs 23,171.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET
Cattle 259, sheep 1926. calves ASP, hogs Il.
TONE OF THE MARKET.
There was large supply of stock
in the market, particularly of beef
cattle. The Maine train came in with
36 cows, a large number. The market
held steady in all grades. A large part
of the receipts were canners and
DolOSlldS, SUlu UtlOIS i HS
choicest steers and oxen sold from 6A
q 7Ac., with No. l steers and oxen
6to 6a4c., good quality 5ls to &c. The
best COWS AZ to &C., and bulls about
the same. Ordinary to good cows 49,
to 41ac, and Eolcgnas and Gamers "a
at 3Hc.
| Veal calves range from ~ to SEC;
the latter being for only few Of the
best. There was large supply and
the market was fairly active.
Hogs made farther advance, quo
tatiOns ranging from 3 to S$c. Only
a few were received at the yards, but
tho receipts at the slaughter houses
were large. Dressed hogs are quoted at
10H to 1890. The demand for hogs is
active.
Sheep and lambs were in larger sup
ply than usual at the yards, but there
was little change in prices Sheep
range from 2iA to nc, with the aver
age 31a TO &c, and lambs from 5 to &c.
Mich COWS sold slowly at the pre-
vious range Of prices, most of them
bringing from $25 to $50 each, with
choice mixers to $S5 Or higher.
The live poultry market was firm
with quotations &c. higher on the best
qualities. Fowl and spring chickens
quoted at IA to 15c. per h.: and roost-
ers. unchanged at 10 to 101sc. A.'<4
| SALES AT THE YARDS! -
| Beef Cattle--C A. Eastman sold I
pair of Hereford steers. 5000 lbs, at
6E.c., cows, $50 to $50 lbs, at 2% to
2.S5c. J. w. Ellsworth sold % cows, 1927
lbs, average weight, at 4c., 25 Gamers
at 2Rc J. O'Brien sold cows, 1000
lbs, at 3s4c., 8 cows, 5000 lbs, at 21sc.,
and % cattle, 1850 lbs, at 2Ac. S. E.
Winch sold 5 COWS, average 900 lbs,
at 3hc., and cows average $50 lbs,
at 2hc. H. A. Gilmore & Co. sold q
cattle at 21s to 41ac. Minis & Holbrook
sold 2 oxen, $500 lbs, at SIC. 1 bull,
| 1150 lbs, and 1 COW, $50 lbs, at 3%c.,
n COW, 210 lbs, at &c., II cattle, S40O
lbs, at PIC. H. F. Whitney sold .
bulls, 2270 lbs, at 4c., cows, 5000 lbs,
at 3hc., 1 COW, 800 lbs, at &c., cows,
5000 lbs, at CSC, and 1 COW for SIS.
D. A. Walker sold cows at 2Ac. F. E.
Keegan sold cows at 2Ac. J. D. Ney.
lon sod l COW, 1850 lbs, at SAC, 1 cow,
$40 los, at &c.. and 6 cows. $3.50 lbs,
at 2Ac. T. J. Maroney sold cows,
| average JuU a. SAN'S anu - SoNS,
average 100 lbs, at &c. A. w. Wheeler
sold 9 cows at 4c., 2 cows at 31Ac.,
cows, 1850 lbs, at 2Ac. N. H. Wood
ward sold 6 cows, 444C lbs, at 2.4oc.
OTIS H. Forbush sold 1 bull. 1920 lbs,
at t1hc., and 81 off, l COW, 1900 lbs, at
43Oc., 1 COW, 1910 lbs, at Sc, beef
ers, 1900 lbs, at &C., l bull, no lbs, at
4Ac., 1 COW. $50 lbs, at 3Ac., 1 COW,
$50 lbs. at 31lc, COW, 500 lbs, at &C..
bull, $50 lbs, at 3hc., and 81 off.
COW, 1920 lbs. at 3Ac., cows, 1880 lbs.
at sac.
Veal calves-Otis H. Forbush sold 1
calf of 140 lbs. at SC. 1 calf of 100 lbs.
at TIC, young calves for $11, young
calf at S.. 8 for $40 and at $4.25 each.
II. F. Whitney sold 6 calves of $50 lbs.
at &c. and l calf of 500 lbs. at sc. Minis
& Holbrook sold 60 calves at 6Ac j.
O'Brien IA small calves at $3.50 each.
]. w. Ellsworth sold 30 small calves at
$3.50 each. J. d. Neylon sold Is calves
of $40 lbs. at &c. and 80 calves at $3.50
each.
| Hcgs-H F. Whitney sold hogs of
72G lbs at SIC. ]. Lacker & Son sold
hogs of so lbs. at SIC. A Wheeler
| sold 5 hogs at SIC. Otis H. Forbush
sold 8 hogs of 1040 lbs at sac
Sheep and lambs-Nims & Holbrook
sold sheep of $50 lbs. at DC. J. d. Ney-
lon sold 20 sheep at "a each.
| Mich cows. d. Neylon sold a
springers at $50 each.
| FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
| States cattle held firm in the Brit
ish markets during the last week, with
slight advance of prices, due to a
smaller supply and better offerings.
Late cables from Liverpool and Lon
don quote live cattle firm at 11A@13Ac.
per h. dressed weight. with tops at Lon
don selling up to lac. early in the
week: refrigerator beef higher at 1oss
S510ssc.. per h., A fairly heavy supply
of cattle from the States and Canada
were. shipped this week from Boston