Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-14

This week: Cattle Pill, sheep 1885,.
calves 1868. hogs 26. S99.
Last week: Cattle 3527. sheep 2ai,
calves 1907. hogs 26.166.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 49, sheep $50. calves 2S2, hogs -
TONE OF THE MARKET.
The general tone OF the livestock
market was firm. The supply Of
stock was rather light. and the de
| lnand for most classes was good
Eeef cattle We're in moderate supply.
id the demand was little better
than a week ago. though there was
no quotable change in quotations.
Some fancy steers were brought in
for the Christmas trade most Of which
haG been ordered before These sold
above the regular quotations. owing
to the fact that they We're fatted es-
pecaIly for this trade Fancy steers
arc quoted "A, 6'2m7iac, with No. | at
Ii.0f5loc: the rest cows 404a,c: or
dlnary to good cows 3laWlc, and tn"
poor anG tain coMs from 2iaM3c. Bulls
sell from 3&M4i-c. With a few extra
heavy tat bulls higher.
Veal calves We're strong at the pre-
viuu. range. with some advance in
the choicest. and the general range
unchanged at 1E.MS12c. Some extra
good ve,Is sold up to 9l2c. While small
and thin calves We're heavy at from
Gm71oc There was only Il moderat"
run. OF fair average quality.
Hogs showed an advance of nearly
llac per lb and were in excellent de-
nlllld at tne higher prices. Receipts
.fron& tE,. west at the packing houses
v ere larger. nut at the yards there
was only a normal supply. Live hogs
were quoted at 7A@S14c. and dressed
hogs at 9%Mtoac.
Sheep and lambs We're unchanged
from previous weeks. sheep selling
from 21.@31ac, and lambs from 5laT
G1ac. The receipts from the west at
the slaughter houses We're much larger
than a week ago. but tie arrival at
the yards We're small.
Mich COWS We're in moderate supply.
and trade opened slowly. With prices
about the same rs week ago. Only
l few buyers We're ON hand. and these
were not anxious to purchase The
general range is from $30M6o. with
.hoice milkers up to 800.
Live poultry IVES firm at about the
previous prices. fowl AID chickens
being quoted 1T 1AG15c, and rcosters
l0fI11c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-W. II. Neal sold to
Billy" Killian, for J. A. Hathaway d
Co. 1 very fancy pair of steers, VI
old, $500 lbs. fattened by J. W. Wig
gin. Meredith, y. H., called one of the
best pairs seen at the yards for long
time, also fancy steers. 5000 lbs. fat
tened by Frank Dryer. Sandwich. n
H. Robert Connors sold to Mr.. killian
Il fancy pair of steers, 3210 lbs, raised
by John Bowditch, birmingham, Mass
Fred Savage sold to the y. T.. Dressed
Meat 4 Wool Co. Il fancy pair of
steers, 1900 lbs. All Of these We're for
the Christmas trade, and prices We're
not stated. II. A. Gilmore & Co. sold
/ cows, from 2A G312c. ". H. Neal
sold 1 COW at 3Hc., 1 at &c., and . at
2.60c. d. A. Walker sold cows, 1860
| lbs, at exc. S. E. Winch sold / COW.
$50 lbs, at 4c., and cows at 2&c. j.
W. Ellsworth sold 13 cows, 10.S60 lbs.
at &c., and . cows, 1900 lbs. at 2I2c.
j. D. Neylon sold | COW, $50 lbs, at
3hc., and cows, 1920 lbs. at 2.70c.
| Otis II. Forbush sold 1 COW. 1850 lbs.
at 41sc., and 81 off; 1 heifer, 900 lbs
at AAc. and 81 off: s. cows. 275O lbs. at
&C., . COWS, 1640 lbs. at SC. and 81 a
head on; 1 heifer. $40 lbs, at SAC;
| COW, 900 lbs, at 31sc. and 81 on; cows
1850 lbs. at 2Ac. H. F. Whitney. 8
, COWS, 2900 lbs. at 4c.; 1 COW, 900 lbs
It Sac: cows. 3110 lbs. at &C.; and
l COW, 730 lbs. at 2l1c. Minis & Hol-
brook, / bull. $50 lbs. and 1 COW, 1860
lbs. at 4c; bull, 900 lbs. at 3&c;
! COW, $50 lbs, at Sc; and cows. 1860
lbs, at 2%c.
Veal calves-Otis II. Forbush. / fan
, cy calf. 200 lbs, at 91ac.; 1 calf. 100
lbs" at S1ac.: young calves for 81; 2
for s11.5O; for $3.50; . for IS; for
S4 each. and 1 for IS. J. D. Neylon. ~
veals. averaging 1876 lbs. at 7kc.: and
90 small calves at $3.50 each. J. w
Ellsworth. 10 small calves at $3.50 each
+. Q. Thompson, IL calves at &c. D. A.
Walker. small calves Ut So each. j.
oBrien. II vcals at TIC. and IL small
calves at $3.50 each. 4. r. Needham
81 calves at SIC. Minis & Holbrook,
30 calves at 7&c. \. II. Woodward, 25
calves at 7Mc II. f. Whitney, calves.
averaging 80 lbs, at Sc.
Hogs-A. =. Needham, % hogs al
1Mc, Otis H. t'orbush. hogs, l34O
lbs. at S.foc. II. A. Gilmore G. Co. S
hogs at 7Ac. VI. r. Neal. hogs al
1Ac S. G. Hall brought to market a
Yorkshire hog, bred in Canada, but fat
tened in Maine, weighing 100 lbs be-
tore shipment. and having a girth of
~ feet.
sheep and lanbs-F. O. THOMPSON.
p sheep at SIC. and 50 lambs at &c.
N'ns & Holbrook. 10 lambs at Sc. n.
H. Woodward, q lambs at &c.
Mich COWS, etc.-H r. Whitney sold
q choice milch COW for $50. j. D. Ne,-
ion sold stock bulls for $50
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
Ear!N in the Week the English mar
kc-s for livestock We're weak. but they
strengthened later, and the latest ca
oies reported a firm market. with
prices higher. The better demand is
due 20 the approach of Christmas hol-
idays. which usually increase the con
sumption of beef. London quotes live