Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-25
TONE OF THE MARKET.

i Cattle ia, sheep 5, calves +95. hogs 81.
TONE OF THE MARKET
There was only a moderate supply of
stock in the market. and the market
was dull with fractional declines in
most classes. Choice beef cattle sold
at 71s@SHc, as before with No. steers
am! oxen at 81 171ac, and good cattle
7Hztn6hc. THE best COWS were lower at
J05l@c. with good average cows 41a@
&c, ordinary cows 4@41ac, and the poor
er thin cows 3GL4c. Bulls ranged from
iG5kc, as to quality and weight.
Veal calves were in moderate sup
ply. with the general range of prices
unchanged. at 7@7hc. Only a few of
he best sold above this price. but some
sales We're made as high as Shc. The
poore calves sold down to 6Hc.
Hogs showed no change from last
week. quotations ranging from 9k@10c,
with some light hogs down to &c. The
receipts were limited.
No sales of sheep and lambs were
reported at the yards. Quotations are
nominal and unchanged at 6@712c, for
sheep and 7MSHc for lambs.
Offerings of milch cows were small
and there was no Improvement in the
market. Good and ordinary cows bring
from $25@s50, with choice mixers up
% $S5, or higher, when extra fancy.
The live poultry market made a
farther decline of cent per lb. during
the week. Fowl quoted at 17@1Sc, and
roosters, 13@14c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-C. A Eastman sold ]
pair steers of 2610 lbs. at 6s4c, 1 bull
II 700 lbs. at 41Ac, and cows at 81 @5c.
w. II. Neal sold 1 pair of oxen of 297G
lbs. at SIC, 1 pair of oxen at &c, and
COWS at 31sc. J. D. Neylon sold 2
COWS of 1920 lbs at &c, and cows Of
.23O lbs. at 31ac. A. M. Baggs sold "a
cows. average $50 lbs. at 4%c, and {
pulls of 1880 lbs. at SC. ]. w. Ellsworth
sold bull of 1880 lbs. at sc. H. A. Gill
more &, Co. sold ID cows from Bose.
Y. II. Woodward sold 1 pair oxen of
400 lbs. at SIC, and 1 COW of 40 lbs.
at &c. Nimms & Holbrook sold pair
oxen Of 29S0 lbs. at &c, cows of 1916
lbs and 1 bull of 1000 lbs. at SIC,
COWS of 1850 lbs. at 4c, and II COWS OF
1890 lbs. at 31Ac. H. r. Whitney sold
COWS of 1890 lbs. and / bull of 1850 lbs
at SIC, and 1 COW of 1000 lbs. at SC
Otis II. Forbush sold COW of 1000 lbs.
ia SIC, 1 COW of 100 lbs. at sc. and
81 on. 1 COW of 900 lbs. at 4sac, 1 COW
of 900 lbs. at 4Ac, 1 COW of $50 lbs. a,
&c, and 81 on, 1 COW of 900 lbs. at 4c
md 1 COW of 700 lbs. at 31Ac.
Veal calves-N Fl. Woodward sold Is
calves al nc. 5 at SIC, and 3 small
calves at $50 each. A. P. Necdhan
rold II small calves at 81 each. Ninr
&, Holbrook sold 50 calves at TIC. Otis
H. Forbush sold 2 calves. 270 lbs. al
Size, calves. av. 100 lbs, at G%c.,
calves. Us lbs, at 6Rc. and 2 small
calves for $S, and S calves for S45l
each. J. w Ellsworth sold II veals av
100 lbs. at 7c. j. D. Neylen sold Is
reals av. 40 lbs, at TIC, and 5 small
calves at $3.50 each. w. H. Neal sold
IS veals at TIC. c. A. Eastman sold z
veals at SIC. j. O'Brien sold 5 veals
av. 1G0 lbs. at &c. and 1 small calf at
$3.50.
Hogs-H. f. Whitney sold 20 hogs
1000 lbs, at 10c. Otis H. Forbush sold
' hogs, 500 lbs. at 9Ac. Ninn & Hol-
brook sold hogs, $40 lbs, at &c. C. A
Eastman sold 80 hogs at 9.S5c. Good
rich & Brown sold hogs, 1900 lbs. at
91ac. w. Fl. Neal sold s hogs at 9.85c
j. d. Neylon sold / hog, 800 lbs, at
}%c
Mich cows-H. F. Whitney sold
stock bull for $50 j. OBrien sold a
stock bull for s2S.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
States cattle sold in the British market
to a moderate demand on a steady mar
ket, with quotations unchanged from
those OF the preceding week. Supplies
were mostly from Canada sent forward
by the two regular shippers, and selling
at a short range of prices.
Late cables from Liverpool and London
quote live cattle at 14G15c. per lbA dressed
weight. and refrigerator beef higher at
1la@12c. per h.
shipments from Boston this week were
carried by three steamers, two Liverpool
and one London boat The entire amount
was of Canadian stock, excepting IS head
of States cattle
Shipments and destinations May IA to
II:
BY the Cymric to Liverpool-Morris
Beef Co. 200, Swift & Co. 200; total 400
Canadian cattle. No beef quarters.
BY the Sagamore-Morris Beef Co. 260.
Swift & Co. 14l. Gordon & Ironsides 200,
the S. & S. Co. 1876; total 1856 Canadian
cattle. No beef quarters.
BY the Philadelphia to London-Mor-
ris Beef Co. Is State and 1888 Canadian
cattle, Swift & Co. 200 Canadian cattle:
total. 1898 cattle. Swift & Co. 1923 beef
quarters.
Total of shipments: Cattle 1884, beef
a. tors 1923.
THE HORSE TRAFFIC.