Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-12
TONE OF THE MARKET.

III MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
II Cattle S., sheep Sal, calves 275, hogs Ia
II TONE OF THE MARKET.
! There was light. supply of stoci
at the market, due in part to the re-
Itent unfavorable prices in some lines
and in part to the belief that the hoh'
day Wednesday would keep buyers
away from the market Only SD
Maine shippers came to market WIFI
nine cars of stock, and the arrivals
from other points were below tne
average. Beef cattle showed little
change. The demand was light and
the receipt were ample, though less
than usual The choicest steers and
oxen would bring 6A @ 7Ac., with NO
1 steers and oxen 5z a 6%c. the
best heavy cows and bulls sell from
4 q 4%c., and ordinary and medium
| cows from 81 q 41sc. The demand
for bolognas and Gamers was very
small, and these sold from 2b "a &c.
| + Veal calves held about steady at
from q 8hc.. the latter for the best
heavy veals. which were in smaller
supply. The general run Of calves
| the receipts were smaller than of late.
The poorer calves sold below previous
prices.
Hogs continued in good demand,
with the receipts only moderate.
Quotations were a little lower, but the
decline was not large, and the best
hogs were taken readily.
Even the ordinary hogs sold well.
| though at the recession. The prices
| ranged from 8A q 9.10c., but the lat
| ter was paid only for few extra
choice hogs. Some sales were made
below these quotations., but these
| were light hogs. Dressed hogs are
quoted at 1OA @ 11Ac.
Very few sheep and lambs were re-
| ceived at the yards, and the receipts
at the slaughter houses we're not heavy.
| There was little quotable change in
| prices. and the market was dull and
steady, with sheep at 3 a 4Ac.. and
| lambs at q &c.
Mich COW trade continues quite
good, and the demand for choice
heavy mixers is active at good prices,
] while ordinary mich cows sell quietly
at about the previous range of $25 a
| ~. TOlI ldHCy llIIhCIS Tic pIISCS Nv
pend on individual merit, and sales
| have been made up to $125, these rep
| resenting the choicest stock in the
market.
The live poultry market was steady
and without change. Fowl. quoted at
Is a 15hc; roasting chickens, Is q
tic. and ROSTERS IL @12c.
| SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-J. M. Philbrook sold 4
oven of 6100 lbs. at &c, and 4 oxen of
$500 los. at 6lac. A. NJ. Baggs thin OK
en- OF 1920 lbs. at &c. and 20 Gamers, av.
720 lbs. at 2.40c. ]. D. Neylon 1 COW of
$40 lbs. at SIC. 2 cows of 1920 lbs at
2Ac, and cows of 1870 lbs. at enc. j.
| OBrien 2 cows of 1880 lbs. at 2kc. w.
w. Mills 10 cows of 1880 lbs. at sac,
| and 10 cows of $500 lbs. at 2Ac. J.
Lacker & Son / COW of 1000 lbs. at &c,
and / COW of 1000 lbs. at S3sc. S. E.
| Winch 2 bologna COWS 21.c. H. A. Gill
more & Co. cows from 2AGr4c. Otis
H. Forbush l bull Of 1140 lbs. and
cows of $500 lbs. at sac. S cows of 1920
| lbs. at &c, COW OF $40 lbs. at 2sc.
cows of 2S70 lbs. at 2.65c. and A cows
| of 3O4O lbs. at 2kc. H. F. Whitney l
COW of 800 lbs. at 3.60c. E. G.. Piper
COW of 700 lbs. at 2.4Oc. N. H. Wood
ward 1 COW at &c.
| Veal Calves-J. D. Neylon 10 veals
av. 40 lbs. at 71.c, and 20 small calves
at $3.50 each. w. w. Mills 20 veals at
| Sc. and Is small calves at $2.25 each.
J. O'Brien veals, av. $50 lbs. at &c. and
small calves at $3.50 each. A. M
Baggs 1870 veals at 7IHc. A. p. Needhani
4 veals for 1928. N. H. Woodward 25 veals
at Sc. II. F. Whitney 9 veals, av. 10
lbs. Mt SC. Otis H. Forbush 16 veals of
1925 lbs. at SEC, II veals of 1895 lbs.
at SIC. veal of 100 lbs. at Tic, young
calf at $3.50, 3 young calves at 81 each.
4 for $4.25 each. and for $3.50.
Hogs-J. Lacker & Son l hog at &c
Otis H. Forbush 4 hogs of lilo lbs a,
9.1Oc. E. G. Piper 90 hogs of $3.50 lbs. al
&c. H. F. Whitney hogs of 400 lbs
at &c.
No sales of sheep and lambs were re.
ported at the yards.
Mich cows-H. F. Whitney milk.
ers from s4O@p$s0 each. S. E. Winch
fancy mich COW with calf, at S110. and
springer at $3.50. ]. D. Neylon,
stock bull at S27. G. E. Wyman had &
particularly fancy Holstein COW. which
brought a fancy price. and was sole
twice more within an hour, each time
at a profit
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
The British beef cattle market fol
States and Canadian cattle was dull
and quotations were lower during the
week. Cables during the week have
made a noticeably difference in the
prices paid for States and Canadian
sattle
The supply was not heavy, but the
demand was dull. ~
Late cables from Liverpool and
London indicate a decline of a full
half cent per pound. London, quoting
live cattle at 1917 and 141sc. per 10.
dressed weight, sinking the offal: and
Canadian cattle at Liverpool. at 10 q
11Ac., dressed weight. in addition to
the offal: refrigerator beef. lower al
10s: & Inc. per ID.
Last week three steamers carried
livestock to the Liverpool, London and
Manchester markets from Boston
The amount sent forward consisted OF
300 head more of cattle from the States
than from Canada,