Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-22

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| G. E. Wyman .......... + i"
At WATERFOWL.
w. F Wallace .......... 40 % l.
| Minis & Holbrook ...... 3S 60 -
At N. E. d. NJ. & w. Co.
4. F. Jones & Co. ..'... 30
f. l.. Sargent ~
| v. p Hersey
c. l.. Jenness .........
c. D. Evans .............. -
| G. Il. TraSk ..........-... 20
The aggregate of livestock at Brighton,
Watertown and the local slaughter
houses:
This week: Cattle 2754. sheep 1852. calves
Last week: Cattle 1851. sheep 45O. calves
| 1921, hogs 3O.324.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
/ Cattle $780, sheep Is. calves SO, hogs l45.
TONE OF THE MARKET.
There was only a moderate supply of
stock in the market and trading was
dull The choicest beef cattle were
in small supply and sold quite readily
at about the previous prices, 7R1SAc
No. l steers and oxen sold at 6l4@7Ac;
with good cattle. 5A9612c Bulls rang
ed from ~ 15Xc. The best cows bring
5M5Ac; fair to good COWS, 41aG5c; and
thin COWS 3A M4c.
Veal calves were in about the usual
| supply, and the demand was fairly ac
tive with prices averaging slightly
| lower. Only a few extra choice calves
| brought SIC, and the general range
| was from 7G6Sc, with some poorer calves
lower.
Hogs showed fractional advance,
| and We're quoted at 9A aloe, live. and
| 11sam121sc, dressed. There was fair
" good supply and the demand was
quite active. Receipts at the packing
| houses We're large.
| No change was noted in sheep and
! lambs. the supply at the yards being
| limited to less than a score. Prices
range from 3R@6c. for sheep and "a
SIC for lambs.
| Good nilch cows sell more readily,
AMI command good prices, but the de-
mand for ordinary mixers is light. The
latter sell from $25@5O, with fancy
mixers up to $75@1O0.
The live poultry market was steady
and the supply was ample. Fowl
quoted at 18M1Sc, broiler chickens, 26
Gl23c, and roosters, 13614c.
| SALES AT THE YARDS.
| beSl Cdttlc-J ~ DIIcu Solu COVE
av. 900 lbs. at &c, A. Wheeler sold l
COW of 720 lbs. at &c. and cows of
1900 lbs. at 3hc. H. A. Gilmore & Co.
sold l COW at SIC, and bologna cows
at 3.35c. H. F. Whitney sold l COW
of 70 lbs at &c. A. P. Needham sold
cows at 4c. Otis Fl. Forbush sold /
COW of $50 lbs. at 4stc, cow of 1000 lbs.
at 41,c, 3 cows of 1900 lbs. at &c. l COW
of $40 lbs. at 3.S5c. 2 cows of 1860 lbs.
| at 35sc, I COW of $50 lbs. at 3.65c, and
COW of $50 lbs. at 3asc. c. A. East
man sold l fancy pair of oxen at top
price, l bull of 1910 lbs. at SIC. l bun
| of 1890 lbs. at sc, 2 cows of 1870 lbs. at
Sc l COW of $50 lbs at4Ac, COW of TO
lbs. at &c, and / COW of $50 lbs. at
SAC. ]. w. Ellsworth sold II cows of
1880 lbs at 414c, and cows of 1880
lbs at &c. s. E, Winch sold cows, av.
1000 lbs. at SC. and l COW at 3Ac.
Veal Calves-J. OBrien sold Is
calves, av. $50 lbs. at &c. and 9 small
calves at $3.50 each. A. Wheeler sold
2 small calves at $3.50 each A. p.
Needham sold 20 calves at &c. j. w.
Ellsworth sold q calves for SIPS. c. A.
Eastman sold calves of 220 lbs. at &c.
Otis H. FOrbush sold 5 calves of $50
lbs. at SC. . young calves for $11.50 and
young calf for $3.50.
Hogs-J. O'Brien sold hogs, av. 300
lbs. at CSC. II. A. Gilmore &, Co. sold
13 hogs at 7Ac. H. F. Whitney sold 10
hogs, aV. 175 lbs. at SIC. o. Fl. For
bush sold l hog of 270 lbs. and 5 pigs
og $50 lbs. at 9Ac. c. A. Eastman sold
Z hogs at 9.70c.
Mich cows-H. r. Whitney sold
mixer at $50. 1 at $5S and / at $50.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
The foreign cattle trade was steady
during the past week, with hardly any
change in conditions. The demand
was moderate and supplies were light
with shipments received from the
States almost wholly from stock
bought in Canada, prices on which
are lower than those asked for the
Western ranch cattle.
Late cables from Liverpool and
London quote a steady market. with
live cattle selling at 14@15c. per h.,
dressed weight: and refrigerator beef,
lower at liz @12c. per Id.
Supplies shipped this week were
light. and with the exception of 90
State cattle was entirely composed Of
| Canadian stock Three steamers car
ried. destined for Liverpool. London
| and Manchester
Shipments and destinations June IL
| to 16:
BY the Cymric to Liverpool-Morris
Beef Co., 203; Swift & Co., 1886; total.
399 Canadian cattle. P. F. Bergin, 1
| horse.
| BY the Lancastrian to London
Morris Beef O., 80 State and 10 Cana
dian cattle; Swift & Co. 200 Cana
dian cattle; total, 400 cattle. Swift
| & Co. 324 beef quarters.
| BY the Iberian to Manchester
| Morris Beef Co, 246 Canadian cattle.
Total of hipments-Cattle, 1O45:
horses, /: and beef quarters, 324.