Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-06

Wood & Moore ......... 90 IA 1W ~
At N. E. D. M & W. Co.
A. F. Jones G. Co. ...... Y ls3
j. F. t Garland ii''. ...........%
v. P. Hersey .............
The aggregate of livestock at Brighton.
Watertown and the local slaughter
houses:
This week: Cattle 1903, sheep 2O4S. calves
JOBS. hogs 1880.
Last week: Cattle 1922, sheep 1867. calves
4288. hogs 13469.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle III. sheep IS. calves $50. hogs ooS.
TONE OF THE MARKET.
The market for beef cattle was
strong and active particularly for the
choicest goods. Receipts of these for
New England We're larger, but less are
being received from the West, which
increases the demand. For the choicest
steers and oxen 7iz1DSc is obtainable,
with No. l steers and oxen, 6A@7Hc
Fancy heavy cows sold from 5A@6kc.
with choice cows. 5G5A. and good cows
iNl5c. The best bulls brought 5k@6c.
The poorer cows and bulls sold from
3@4c
Veal calves were in good supply. with
the general range from 7M7hc, only
few of the best selling above NC. The
demand was lighter. especially for the
poor and ordinary calves.
Hogs showed a little decline, quota
lions ranging from l0A@11Ac. The re-
ceipts from the West are light but
from New England they are larger than
10. III; I>y~iv ,crtv
| that should be kept for breeding.
| Sheep and lambs were unchanged,
| with sheep i05hc, and lambs 61a17Kc.
ONLY few were brought to market.
Mich cows continue in light demand
and while the supply is not large. it is
| ample for all necessities. Prices hold
| steady at S25 TO SO for good and ordi-
nary milcherS.
Live poultry market was strong with
I an advance of l cent per Id. in quota
tons. Supplies were moderate. Fowl
quoted at 1SM19c ard ROSTERS at 800
&c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-S. E. Eaton sold oxen
of $3.50 lbs. at TIC. Mcintyre & Weston
sold pair cattle of BIO lbs. fed by l..
w. Foster Paris. Me-, at the top
price. Walter Gleason sold 10 oxen at
5000. ard l bull of 1850 lbs. at 4Ac. c.
+. Hanson sold &c cattle at Portland,
Me. to Alvah Moulton, Scarboro. Me.
| RI. A. Gilmore & co. sold cattle from
| 36D4Kc. J. Lacker & Son sold COW of
| $50 lbs. at nc. and 1 COW of 900 lbs. at
| &c. A. Wheeler sold COW of 800 lbs. at
| 3Ac. Otis II. Forbush sold 1 COW of 117G
lbs. at &C. and 81 off. ] COW of 1920 lbs.
at sc. | COW of 1850 lbs. at 4ihc, COW
of $50 lbs. at 4hc, I COW of 1000 lbs. ia
| 4c. COW of 1910 lbs. at 3Ac. and ST
| off 2 cows of 1880 lbs. at 31Ac. and 81
| on. COW of $50 lbs. at 3!hc. Minis &
| Holbrook sold cattle at 3T4iac. H. f.
Whitney sold COW of 1000 lbs, cows
| of 1900 lbs. at 4c 2 cows of 1850 lbs. ia
3i4c, and COW of $50 lbs. at &c. Otis
". Forbush sold l fancy COW of 1910
lbs. at SIC. fancy heifer of 1920 lbs. at
SIC, COW of go lbs. at SC, 1 COW OF
100 lbs. at 434c, and 81 on. COW of $50
lbs. ia age, COW of 900 lbs. at 4thc,
1920 lbs. at CSC.
| Veal Calves-N. H. Woodward sold %
calves at &C. Minis & Holbrook sold A
calves at ne, small calves for $l4. TO
| sll50. j. u. Neylon sold 20 calves av
| l4o lbs at &C. and 80 small calves at s2.J
each. F. o. Thompson sold SO calves a
Ne and calves av. 80 lbs. at &c. Nc
Intyre & Weston sold 80 calves at 7Sv
| A. Wheeler sold small calves for 81.
| Hogs-McIntyre & Weston sold SO hog
6430 lbs. at lie. F. o. Thompson sold .
hogs av. 80 lbs. at lie j. d. Neylon solt
| hogs $50 his at lie. H. A. Gilmore {
Co. sold hogs at lie. Otis H. Forbusl
sold hogs ll6O lbs. at 11ic. and boa
$50 lbs. at Sc. II. F. Whitney sold so hog
av. 225 lbs, at lie. Minis & ..olbrook sol,
| 80 hogs at 10ic.
Mich Cow-H. F. Whitney sold stool
bull for sS5. J. d. Neylon sold ? milcl
cows at $50 each
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
The British beef market held stead,
to strong during the past week, with
a fractional advance in quotations
Supplies received of States cattle hav,
ben light for several weeks past. ship.
,ers. sending forward supplies from
Boston are curtailing the trade on ac
count of unsatisfactory conditions, anc
it is expected that during the summer
the exchange will be EXCEPTIONAL,
quiet. This week. only one boat from
Boston carried livestock, making the
lightest shipment for any one week in
years past. The entire amount was
from Canada. Supplies from New York
are equally light.
Late cables from Liverpool and Lon
don quote live cattle firm. selling at
l5%@l4&c. per h.. dressed weight:
ana refrigerator beef. higher at la
lt&c. per h.
shipments and destinations-March
26 to April 2:
BY the Anglican to London-Morris
Beef Co. 144 Canadian cattle; Swift
q Co, 255 Canadian cattle; Swift &
%. S57 beef quarters: Schuartzschild
Sulzberger. $50 beef quarters, total,
1907 beef quarters.
] Total of shipments; Cattle, 399: and
beef quarters. 1907