Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-31
TONE OF THE MARKET.

Receipts of beef cattle at the yards
were light and consisted almost who'll
ly of the lower grades. few better than
fair being received. The demand for
these was moderate and there was no
change in quotations. The best cattle
if any had been received, proba bly,
would have brought 61a6171sc. with No
steers and oxen 51s@616c. The best
cows sell from 4@4%c. with medium
31a@4c, and thin cows and bolognas
213M31ac.
Veal calves were in about the usual
supply and prices We're about as be-
fore, the general average being 8G19c.
Fewer sold at the top price, the de-
mand being somewhat reduced. Some
thin and small calves sold down to 7c.
Hogs advanced fractionally. being
quoted at 9hM9i2c. The demand was
active and the receipts at the yards
We're fairly heavy. though Western
hogs We're in small supply at the pack
ing houses. Dressed hogs are quoted
at 11111Lc.
Sheep and lambs were in large sup
ply at the slaughter houses, but at the
yards the receipts We're smaller. Prices
remained unchanged at 4@5c. for sheep
and 6M7c for lambs.
Scarcely half as many mich COWS
were offered as a week ago. The mar
ket was dull, with prices unchanged.
The general run sold from s25@s50
with fancy heavy mixers from $50 up
ward. These sell readily.
The live poultry market was firm.
with receipts ample, and the demand
active. Fowl advanced 1c per lb. quot
ing at 146015c: ROSTERS UNCHANGED at
lie: and broiler chickens at 15M16c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef Cattle-H. F. Whitney sold 1
COW, $50 IBIS, at 2%4c. Minis and Hol-
brook sold l bull ITO h.. at 3asc., and
81 on. l COW, 40 h. at 80 and Sl.50
on and l COW $40 ID. at 2Ac. Otis H.
Forbush sold , cows. 1870 lb. at 31ac..
1 COW 920 Id. at 31.c.. i COW, $50 lb. at
2Mc.. and one COW, $50 lb. at SC. j.
l COW $40 lb. at 2hc. n. Wheeler sold
l COW $50 lib. at 2lac. J. d. Neylon
sold | COW 800 Id. at Sc. II. \. Gill
more & Co. sold sows from 213c. j.
Lacker &: Son sold l Cow. 100 h. at
41ac and cows Of 200 lb. at &c.
Veal Calves-J. O'Brien sold 10 calves
av 80 IL. at &c. and 10 small calves
at $3.50 each. n. Wheeler sold 5 sa!ves
270 lib. at 71ac. and > small calves av
lao lib. at 11Ic. and small calves for
81. }. -. Neylon sold 10 veals av 40
Id. At ne. and 80 small calves at So. 50
each. Y. NJ. Bags sold 10 ID. at
1%c. D. \. Walker sold small
calves at $3.50 each. F. w. Wonnell
e. Son sold 6 calves at sac Otis H.
Forbush sold 3 small calves at 81 each.
2 for $3.50 a angora goats at 81 each,
l fancy calf 40 ID. at 9 C.. 1 calf 95
lib. at 7iac.. young calves for SO. =
for 81. and for ss1l so.
Hoes--H. F.. Whitney sold = hogs av
400 H. at ?hc. Otis Fl. Forbush sold
3 hogs, 249o lb. at Sac. and 1 hog 10
lb. at SIC. Minis & Holbrook sold I
hogs at S%c. A. Wheeler sold 2 bears,
400 10. at SIC. F. w. Wormell IL Son
sold So hogs 1920 Id. at $40.
Mich Cows--J. d. Neylon sold 5
milken at $50 each. D. A. Walker
sold bilken at S35 to $50 Fl. F. Whit
n-y sold . COWS at $50 and $50 each
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LIVE STOCK EXCHANGE.
There was a good demand for beef
cattle in the British market during the
past week. Supplies of State cattle
were light. and the amount offered sold
readily at the prices received in the
previous week, with the cheaper grades
a little lower
Late cables from Liverpool and Lon
don quote live cattle, steady, at 12A q
15Ac. per h.. dressed weight; and re-
frigerator beef at 10A @111sc. per ID
Only one of the cattle steamers car
ried livestock during the past week,
the Lancastrian, destined for London.
There was only a small number sent
forward by the two regular shippers.
There was about so more cattle bought
from Canada than of States cattle.
The Lancastrian sailed the 26, car
rying the following amounts: Morris
Beef Co. 176 State cattle, and % Can
adam cattle; Swift & Co. 200 Cana
dian cattle; total, 1893 cattle.
THE HORSE TRAFFIC.
Boston, Aug. 50-The horse market was
steady but supplies were light. and deal
ers are troubled excessively to place on