Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-15
TONE OF THE MARKET

Peef cattle were in about average
| supply, and there was little change in
prices. though the tendency of the mar
kct was lower. The choicest steers and
| oxen bring S@Siac easily, with No. 1
at 7l4@Sc; and good steers and oxen
MOTTO. The best cows were a little
| lower at 5@5lac. with good cows 4lb6
&c; ordinary COWS 4@4hc, and the poor
er COWS SKATE.
Veal calves We're in quite good SUD-
ply. and the market was strong at a
fractional advance The general run
was from S@SAc. with a few extra
choice calves at &c. and poor. thin and
small calves down to &C.
Hogs made Q small advance being
quoted at 9ss@94.c, live, and l1s@O11zsc.
dressed. The supply at the packing
houses was large. but offerings at the
yards were about in average volume.
The heat was bad for hogs.
Sheep and lambs were in small sup
ply. and there was no change in the
market, which continues only nominal.
Sheep 312@6c. lambs 7@9c.
Only srnall number of mich cows
was offered and the market was quiet
at the previous range, from $25 to $50
for ordinary and good mixers with
choice heavy mixers up to $S5 or high
er.
The live poultry market was steady.
Fowl quoted at lS@l9c; ROSTERS. 1870
lac; and broiler chickens at 26@2sc.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-W. w. Mills sold l pair
oxen Of 5000 lbs. at SC, COWS of 1900
~ 40 nd o h~1@
Goodrich T. Brown sold oxen of 1920
lbs. at TIC. H. A. Gilmore & Co. sold
! yoke of oxen of 2750 lbs at TIC, and
cattle from 5A @6c. ]. w. Ellsworth
sold l bull of 1000 lbs. at SIC, l COW of
$50 lbs. at 4hc. and 6 cows, av,. 700 lbs
at SIC. S. E. Winch sold cows of 1920
lbs. at 412c. H. F. Whitney sold 4 cows
of 357O lbs. at SIC, and cows of 1920
lbs. at 4c. Minis & Holbrook sold l
COW of 1910 lbs at SC, bulls of 1640
los. at 4l2c, and COW of 600 lbs. at &c.
A. p. Needham sold cows at skc.
Otis II. Forbush sold l cow of 300 lbs.
at SIC, 1 cow OF 800 lbs. at SC. COW
of $50 lbs. at 4lac, and l COW of ESQ lbs
at 3Hc.
Veal calves-E. G. Piper sold 20
calves at SC. Minis & Holbrook sold 40
calves at nc. A. p. Needham sold 40
calves at &c. Otis H. Forbush sold
calf of 1875 lbs. at Sc. 2 calves of 1870 lbs
at &c, 3 small calves for SIS, and fo,.
81 each. S. f. Winch sold calves at
&c. !. w. Ellsworth sold 80 calves ay.
ITO lbs. at SAC. and 10 small calves at
$3.50 each. A. NJ. Baggs sold 10 calves
av. 100 lbs. at TIC. C. H. harrington
sold 140 calves av. 100 lbs. at SIC.
Goodrich & Brown sold Is calves at
7&c. w. w. Mills sold IL calves at
SIC. and 9 small calves at 50 each.
Hogs-Otis H. Forbush sold 10 pigs
of 1860 lbs. at 9.65c. Minis & Holbrook
sold hogs at SIC. H.. F. Whitney sold
hogs av. 900 lbs. at 9Ac, and a coarse
sow of $50 lbs. at 91ac. Goodrich &
Brown sold % hogs of $3.50 lbs at 9lsc.
C. H. harrington sold hogs av. 275
lbs. at $500. A. NJ. Baggs sold 10 hogs
at 9kc.
",lch cows-H. F. Whitney sold 2
mixers at $50 and $40 Otis H. Forbush
sold 1 mixer at $65.
C. E. Hanson was amongst the
Maine shippers at market and will con-
tinue to ship regularly from now on
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
States cattle sold in the British market
at fairly steady prices. tops selling ,c. per
pound less than in the preceding week.
Supplies were very light and the demand
was moderate.
Late cables from Liverpool and London
quote live cattle steady at 14d15c per
h., dressed weight; and refrigerator beef
at 12612ac. per lib.
Two Liverpool and one London boat
from Boston carried cattle during the
week. the Sachem for Liverpool carrying
the heaviest cargo of cattle shipped for