Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-02


|, Beef, cattle from the States sold to- a
disadvantage in the British market last
week. The market under an excessive
supply for the demand. weakened. and
prices declined about 40 per pound. and
dealers are claiming that there is small
profit in the exchange. although con-
tinuing to- send forward heavy supplies
| Late cables from Liverpool and Lon
don, quote live cattle weak. at 121z@13c
per h. dressed weight; and Refrigerator
beef. steady. at 100 10isc, per ID. 2, 80,
During the week three, steamers from
Boston were well filled with cattle sup
pliess destined for the Liverpool and
London markets. Nine hundred odd
head of Canadian. cattle, We're included
in the amount and the entire shipment
was sent forward by the three regular
State exporters. -, ~. ...- e
Shipments and Destinations-May
End to 18th: u ~ ,,..@5 .5t.4-
By the Bohemian to Liverpool-Mor-
ris Beef Co.. 325 State and $50 Canadian
cattle: Swift & Co.. 1874 State and 17S
Canadian cattle: total. S47 cattle; Swift &
Co, S66 beef. quarters. e4,.,...
| By the Anglican to London-Morris
Beef Co.. 326; Swift G. Co, 100 State and
LIZ Canadian. cattle; J. A. Hathaway &
Co, 100; total. 653 cattle: Swift & Co.,
1249 beef quarters.
By the Cymric for Liverpool-Morris
Beef Co. $50 State and 262 Canadian cat
tie; Swift & Co.. IS State and 1876 Cana
dian cattle; total, 1876 cattle. No beef
quarters. .nii'- '. a54:
Total of shipments-Cattle, 225s: and
beef quarters, 2115. - -
TONE OF THE MARKET.
There was a good market this week
Tor almost all kinds of stock. The sup
ply Of beef cattle was fairly large. but
the demand was active, and prices
We're well sustained. Some of the
choicest steers sold up to 714c, with
extra steers and oxen 6@6kc., good
steers 5@6c., the best COWS and bulls
AZ 95c.. fair cows. 3A@41sc., and thin
cows and b>lognas 2@3c @
Veal calves ranged from 6@7Ec., the
latter for choice heavy calves while
some young and thin calves sold be-
lew &C.. The demand was quite active
and the supply fairly large.
| Hogs were unchanged at 7@71ac., live
weight, and sA@9Ac. dressed The
supply was quite large, but all the
receipts, were taken readily. The de-
mand for hogs continues active. a.
| Sheep and lambs were in very light
supply, and prices were unchanged at
6@3c. for sheep and 5@sc., for lambs.
| The market for mich cows continues
dull. with few buyers, ard those. not
eager to purchase. The ordinary milk
ers range from s25@$5O, with fancy
heavy mixers from $50 upward, >,,.a Il.
Live poultry was in better demand
during the past week and an advance
of 3Ac per lib. was quoted on fowl. Re-
ceipts ample. Fowl, 16@16lAc., and
ROSTERS 10@11c. 81.
/ SALES AT THE YARDS. .c.
Beef Cattle--I. w. Chapman e. Son
sold L pair of fancy steers of 3400 lbs.
at 6Ec. and another pair of $500, lbs.
at SIC. O. H. Forbush sold, 1 COW of
lilo lbs. at SC. and 81 off, COW 70 114O
lbs. at Sc. and SOC. off. cow of 1910
lbs. at SC. and 81 off. l. cow of $50 lbs
at 4hc., COW Of 800 lbs. at 44c.. L cow
of $40 lbs. at 4c., 1 COW of $50 lbs. at
SIC. COW Of 1000 lbs at 31kc., and 81
off. 1 COW Of $50 lbs. at 3hc., 2 cows
of 1880 lbs. at 2s4c.. and / COW Of, $40
lbs. at 2hc. j., w. Ellsworth sold /
pair OF choice oxen of 1870 lbs. at 6hc.
Z cows Of 71NO lbs: at 41sc. s cows of
1850 lbs. and bulls of 2080 lbs. at 31kp,
A. COWS of $3.50 llss at &c.. bull of 1850
lbs. at A., and 1 COW of $40 lbs. at &c.
A. NJ Baggs sold 2 oxen of 2970 lbs at
51sc., cow of $40 lbs. at &C., and 6 bulls
Of 8480 lbs. at 4Nc, Minis &c Holbrook
sold 4 cattlesof 1920 lbs, at 4iic., 1, bull
of, $50 lbs. at SIC. cow of. $50 lbs. at
3A., and ] COW of 100 lbs. at 2ll,c N.
II. Woodward sold bull at $42.5O. c..
"A. Eastman sold a COW of 800 lbs. and
a bull Of $50 his, at &c. .-,,7. bill
L Veal Calves-N. III. Woodward sold
rs calves of $3.50 lbs. at &c. Minis d
Holbrook sold 40 calves ATTIC. Fl. r.
Foye sold 8 calves at 7e. e. G. Piper
sold So calves at 61sc.. "A. p. Needham
sold 10 calves at SIC. Otis Fl. For
bush sold.t4 calves averaging 100 lbs
at &C., and 3 young calves, at So each.
Goodrich & Brown, sold TO- calves at &c.
Hogs-Goodrich & Brown "a sold I, Ii,
hogs. at INC. Thompson & Hanson sold
30 hogs at 71tc. E.. G., Riper sold 10
hogs at &c. A. p. Needham sold s hogs,
at &c. Minis L. Holbrook sold 20 hogs
at &c. N. H. Woodward sold hogs at
&c. w. F. Wormel & Son sold IA hogs
a. y " -. ~ LdStttIdII SOlu Ia hugs 1T
nc. and 2 stays at 4Mc. -,gsr ss9F
Mich 'c0ws---W. II. Neal sold thor
oughbred Hereford heifers to Pope
farm. Wellesley, Mass. bred by Oscar
Rand. Clifford. ~. H. Goodrich &
Brown sold 3 good mixers at .$65 each
THE HORSE TRAFFIC. e.atsi
Trading in horses was generally
good. with the market firm en- all
horses of quality. Smaller amounts
were received at the sale stables dur
ing the week, but the quality was good,
and disposals were easily made at fair
values The demand il not quite as ac-
tive as at the. beginning of the spring
trade. but the call for all classes of
horses has been exceptionally urgent
this season; and 1t is only natural that
trade should siacken somewhat as the
season advances. but the, market tone
is firm. During the week lnts OF spc-
Bcially good green draft horses We're re-