Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-18
TONE OF THE MARKET.

Receipts of beef cattle were smaller
than for some time previous and the
market was steady at the previous range
of prices, the demand also being reduc-
ed. The choicest fancy steers and oxen
bring from SMSkc, with choice 7@Sc.
Nc. l, 6MM7c. the best cows, 5h@6c.
good TO ordinary cows, i74 q 51ac.' aver
age cows. 4@4Ac, and thin cows and
bolognas, 3@4c. Bulls range from 3k
q 5kc, according to weight and quality.
Veal calves ranged from 7h@S1kc
with a very few extra fancy calves high
er and poor and light calves down to
&c. Receipts We're smaller and the de-
| mand was not active.
A fractional advance was made in
hogs. which sold for 5000 1850 live
| from II 5-S612 1-Sc, dressed. Only a
| few We're brought to the yards, but
there was a good supply from the West
at the packing houses.
Sheep and lambs were without change
az 6@7i.c for sheep and 7@skc for
lambs. Receipts were very small.
Mich cows we're dull. with fewer tied
up in the barns. The demand is light.
| excent for the heaviest mixers. The
| general range is from s25@5O. with the
bst mixers higher
The demand for live poultry was dull
and the market declined. Fowl quoted
&C per III. lower at 17M19c. Roos tiers
were unchanged at 13m14c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-J. D. Neylon sold )
cows of 2940 lbs. at 4Ac. and cows
of 1850 lbs. at Size. w. W. Mills sold T.
bolagna cows at &c. w. o. Cook sold !
$50 lbs. at 4&c. II cows of 5000 lbs.~at
pair of fancy oxen of 420 lbs. at 1925.
\. NJ. Bags sold oxen of 5000 lbs. at
6Rc 6 bulls at sc, IS cows. average
33.c. and 8 cows at 2Ac. Otis H. For
bush sold / bull of $50 lbs. at SIC
COW of $50 lbs. at ACC. COW of 1910
lbs at 41ac, COW of 1850 lbs. at 4Ae
cows of $500 lbs. at &c, 3 cows of 277t
lbs. at 3Mc, COW of 100 lbs. at &c, B
cows of 1890 lbs. at SIC, and 2 cows
of 1900 lbs. at SIC. N. H. Woodward
sold l OK Of 1850 lbs. at 4c. and 1 OK
of 100 Ms. at 2iac. Minis & Holbrooh
sold l COW of 1920 lbs. at sc, COW OF
800 lbs. at &c. 2 cows of 1900 lbs. at
SIC. and 1 cow of $50 lbs. at &c. A.
Wheeler sold cows of 231O lbs at Az,
1 cow of 800 lbs. at SIC. d. A. Walker
sold 2 cows of 14O lbs. at 31ac H. A.
Gilmore & Co. sold Is cattle at 3A@
51sc.
Veal calves-J. d. Neylon sold 25
veals. averaging 40 lbs. at &c. and
small calves, at $3.50 each. ]. O'Brien
sold veals for $50. w. w. Mills sold
veals at 7kc., and II small calves at
$3.50 each. A. M. Baggs sold 10 calves
at 71sc. Otis H. Forbush sold calves.
80 lbs. at &C., calf, 120 lbs. at SAC.
calf, 100 lbs at &c., l calf. 100 lbs.
at TIC, small calves. for IS, and 2,
for 81. N. H. Woodward sold As calves
at 7c. and calves at 50 each. Minis
& Holbrook sold SO calves at &c. A
P. Needham sold SO calves at &c. and
"a calves at 50 each.
Hogs-N. H. Woodward sold 10 hogs
at $500. Minis & Holbrook sold 20
hogs at SOC. J. D. Neylon sold hogs.
900 lbs. at 9.70c.
Mich cows. D. Neylon sold 2
mixers at $50 each. and a stock bull at
$50. ]. O'Brien sold l stock bull at
s35. N. H. Woodward sold 10.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
The demand for States cattle was
active and the market was firm, with
fractional advances. Supplies were
light and included some extra good,
heavy steers and oxen selected of the
foreign trade. Prices in the west con-
tinue high with no indication of a low
er market, and exporters are shipping
in light amounts
Late cables from Liverpool and Lon
don quote live cattle firm at 14@15c.
dressed weight; and refrigerator beef.
dull, at 11Q11kc. per Id.
This weeks shipment from Boston.
was the heaviest for several weeks
past, and the entire amount was of
Canadian cattle Two steamers ear
ried destined for Liverpool ard London.
For the first time in years no beef
quarters were shipped from Boston.