Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-10

The aggregate Of livestock at Brighton
WATERFOWL and the local slaughter
houses:
This week: Cattle 1884. sheep 1901, calves
| 1747, hogs II .433
Last week: Cattle 1890 sheep 472l, calves
| I'D, hogs 1904.
| RECEIPTS FROM MAINE
Cattle 152. sheep 20, calves SAT. hogs 80
| TONE OF THE MARKET.
| Receipts of beef cattle were moder-
ate. and the demand was steady Some
choice cattle were brought in, the first
for several weeks These did not sell
as well as had been hoped the range
being from 6$4M7hc. No. l steers and
oxen are quoted 666Ac, with good cat
tie 5I06c. The best cows sell for 41s@
4Ac, fair to ordinary cows, 3R@4Ac,
and poor thin cows 2A@3c.
| Veal calves showed e fractional de-
cline. The general range was from
7MS12c. but fewer brought the top fig
ure, and the poorer calI es sold down to
&c. The receipts were about as usual
with the general quality fair.
| Hogs We're slightly higher at $40
| SEC, and the demand was active. Some
excellent heavy hogs were received. The
receipts at the yards and the packing
houses were rather light.
No change was noted in sheep and
lambs. Sheep are quoted nomnally at
pa @4c. and lambs at 5@7c. The
slaughter houses received large sup
ply. but at the yards receipts were
small.
Mich cows sold quite readily, par
ticularly the choice heavy mixers. Or
| binary cows range from $2o@50, while
the fancy heavy mixers sell up to
800 for especially fine cows.
J The live poultry market was weak
| Quotations declined &c per ID. Fowl
quoted at 15G16c; ROSTERS, unchanger
at 12@13c: and broiler chickens. 16@17c,
| SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-J. O'Brien sold cows of
22O0 lbs. at 2kc. S. E. Winch sold 1
| cows of 2S70 lbs at 37zc. cows of 1880
| lbs. at 2.S5c, and 1 cows of $40 lbs. at
&c. II. A. Gilmore & Co. sold cows at
| SC. A. Wheeler sold / COW Of 100 lbs. at
4Ac. and 1 bull of $50 lbs at 3Ac. w.
w. Mills sold heifers. average 700 lbs.
at @1zc, 2 cows at &c. and bologna
| cows as 2Ac. Otis H. Forbush sold 1
! COW VI lUOU IpS. DIT FAC, L COW Vi 1UUU
| lbs. at DC. and 81 on. COW of $50 lbs. at
| 2Ac. and 81 on. heifer of $50 lbs. and
cows of 1860 lbs. at &c, thin bull of
$50 lbs. at sac. 2 light cattle of 1910
lbs at 21ac, and 1 cow of 100 lbs. at 214c.
| N. H. Woodward sold / bologna OK of
| 1150 lbs. at 21@c H. F. Whitney sold 1
cow of 1910 lbs. at 3%c. Minis & Hol-
| brook sold 1 COW. of $40 lbs at SIC. and
2 cows of 1880 lbs at 21ac. W. H. Neal
sold pair oxen of $500 lbs at &c, 1
pair oxen of 27O0 lbs. at &c. cow of
| 720 lbs at &c. COW of 800 lbs. at 260c.
and 1 COW of $50 lbs. at PIC.
Veal calves-J. d. Neylon sold 10
| calves. average $40 lbs. at 71Ac, and 80
| small calves at $3.50 each. D. A. Walk
| er sold 10 calves of 800 lbs. at &c. ].
| O. Brien sold / calf ofo 10 lbs. at TIC.
5 calves of $50 lbs. at &c. and 16 small
| calves at $2.5G each. J. w. Ellsworth
sold II small calves at $3.50 each. w.
| II. Neal sold 3 calves of $40 lbs. at
sac. Walter Gleason sold 20 calves at
7c Minis &. Holbroook sold So calves
at. TIC. N. H. Woodward sold calves
at SIC. Otis II. Forbush sold 2 calves
of 80 lbs. at SAc calves, average ITO
lbs at SC. calf of 100 lbs. at TIC. 2
| young calves for $40, for Sc. 5 at S.
each and for s21
Hogs-Ninns & Holbrool sold 1 hog
at SC. Otis H. Forbush sold 5 hogs
| 1880 lbs. at S1ac. H. r. Whitney sold
extra pigs. $50 lbs. at SIC. ]. W. Ellis
worth sold 80 fancy hogs. 1920 lbs, at
| S14c. w. H. Neal sold 3 hogs, $50 al
| SHc.
| Mich Cows-T. j. Moroney sold
nice mixers for $3.50. Otis Fl. Forbusl
sold / fancy Holstein heifer at $S5. and
mich COW at 500 H. F. Whitney
sold springers at $50 to SIS. and {
mixers at $40 to $50
| FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
| Under light supplies the amount OF
|beef cattle from the States sold steady
on the British market. with no change
in quotations from the preceding week
The demand is SLOW and as prices or
lbeef cattle suitable for expectation con-
tinue high at the Chicago and theI
Western markets, exporters are send
ling over unusually small amounts this
past season, with no indication Of ar
increase in the amounts sent forward
! for the present
Late cables from liverpool and Lon
don quote live cattle steady. at 13@15C
per ID, dressed weight; and refrigera.
tor beef, light, at 1O5s@11c per Id.
OnIy. one steamer from Boston car.
ried livestock during the past week
carrying small amount of States and
Canadian cattle to the Liverpool mar
ket No beef quarters were shipped
lShiprlents from New York run light
also.
The Georgian for Liverpool, sailing
on Aug. 3 shipped the following
amounts: Morris Beef Co., 1874 State
and q Canadian cattle: Swift & Co.
eo4 Canadian cattle; total, 400 cattle.
THE HORSE TRAFFIC.
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