Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

TONE or THE MARKET.
Trade. at the market was slow, with
buyers few and not eager TO purchase.
HE GsaGrecable weather helped to
make the market quiet, as buyers pre-
FRED to remain indoors rather than
10 go out to the pens to examine stock
.,e.eip;a We're moderate in all lines
nd there We're few changes in the
: neral range of prices Beef cattle
were in fair supply, but the greater
art We're poor and ordinary cows
only few really choice cattle were
brought in, and these found quite
ready sale at the former range. from
6M &c. No. / steers and oxen are quot
ed Ut 512G &C.; good steers and oxen
= 51ac.; the best COWS A \. 0oc.: or
binary to good cows from 3AM4A C.
and poor cows, Gamers and bolognaS
from "a M314c.
Tile demand for veal calves was eX-
crllent, and prices held firm, except
nat some Of the poorer calves sold q
;ttic under last weeks figures. The
rneral range is from 7HMS3c., with
som" extra choice calves up to Sc, and
nDr ANA thin calves down to &c. Small
calves continue i'm light demand at low
prices. There was rather a light sup
ply of calves at the yards and the sup
lv was scarcely sufficient for the de-
mand.
Hogs were STEADY at the decline not :
ID a week ago, but the tone of the
'2arEct is weak, and there is q general
expectation of lower prices. The re-
CciptS were smaller at the yards, anc
70 hio the receipts at the packing
houses from the West We're not heavy
-, re-, aud dressed hogs at 9My1ac.
Very few sheep and lambs were
Fought to market. and there was no
>hangc in the quotations, which stand
Il 2i.M3 &c, for sheep and "a M6hc
.ur lambs. Tho receipts from the West
aNl Canada 1T the slaughter houses
We're considerably under the figures o.
a week ago.
Mich cows We're in little larger
supply tlIan last week and the mar
X! WIS quiet. with few buyers to Dc
seen. Some of the drovcrS sold their
cows at lower figures than thcH intend
~. tearing that the market would be
I,ss active Wednesday. Ordinary and
good mich cows sell from $30m$G0
with choice cows from that price up
@,or0.
Th" demand for poultry naturally dc
c'mrt otter Tina nksgivirg. but prices
ale firm, With fowls 14Uloc; chickens
ia 1'frlGc; ana rUostcrS 10mllc.
SALES At THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-McIntyrc & Weston sold
: oxen OF 80 Hrs. 1T &C., ! oxen of az,
lis. at a-c, and oxen of 291) lb2. at
-. Goodrich y Brown sold bull at
3Iac. j. y. Ncylon. 3 cows of $500 lbs
at PFC, S, T.. Winch > cows Of 1890 lbs.
at 2Sac. II. \. Gilmore & GO. : choice
cows at &C. and cows from EVA &c. ].
D'Hricn / cow for $40. j. E.ackcr q So!
! COW of 1lC0 lbs, at fi9C cows. av.
go lbs. at lc, bull of 12G0 lbs at 3.,c.
and cows. aV. 80 lbs. at Be- II. I
Whitney 4 cows. av. 900 lbs at 40. I
wi Of .>a HIS. at SIC . cows of tJnr
lbs. at re, ! cow of 100 lbs at . soc.
Minis & Hoihrno!5 | COW Of $50 lbs. at
2Hc I cows of 5000 lbs. at &C. and .
COWS of 1888 lbs. ut 2$4c. y. f. Wood
ward, > cows at q. and I cows at 2atc
y. p. Ncedham heifers at &c. and 6
Gamers at 2.G5c
Veal c&lvCs-A. y. Needham 26 calves
at Sic n. II. Woodward = calves at
7i.c. Minis & Holhrook 30 calves at 1%.c
H. +. Whitney u calves av. 81 lbs. at
&C, j. o'Brien 10 veals at 1c. and Il
snail calves at $50 each MCINTYRE e.
Weston "A calves at Sc. ]. D. Neylon
IL veals av. 40 lbs. at TIC. and 20
snail calves at s.. 30 each. Goodrich &.
Brown 81 calves at SIC
HogS-ioodrich & Brown > hogs at
&c. MCINTYRE & Weston II hogs at Tic.
MINIS &, HOlhrook ! hog at &C.
sheep and lambs-Nims & Holbrook
) lambs at &c. and . sheep at 3tac
Mich cows. etc.-N. H. Woodward /
extra good mixer for sS5. H. F. Whit
ney mixer for $40 and for $50. J. d.
Neylon , stock bulls at s25 each.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
IN" exports from Boston during the
past week Wcre larger than for some
: eeks previous. Tho weaker tendency
II the domestic cattle markets, and
The large crop Of corn, that is expected
. Increase the stock of cattle ia a
9rce extent. have led raisers in tho
West to sell more freely. Prices of
''' seed beet have not declined sufi-
l"ntly to permit exports, and no
'r@ssad beef vas taken from Boston |
jvtirS the week by any Of the ont
s''ne st2ar1ers. The Tendon ard -
r9oGl markets. Rave been frm with
'Tlces showing little change from the
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