Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-20


slaughter and sale of young calves
and this reduced the demand for small
and thin calves. The general market
ranged from 6h@7kc. with sales both
above and below these figures.
Hogs dropped about 1c lower 10 sas
@1Oc. Western markets are lower win
la declining tendency. Apparently
many raisers of hogs have waited 100
long. and these are likely to send thelr
hogs to market if prices decline PARTNER.
Dressed hogs bring 12G12hsc.
Only few sheep and lambs were
offered at the yards. Sheep are quoted
at 4G6c. and lambs at 6@Sc Inc mar
ket is quiet
Mich cows were in small supply, but
the demand was poor. and prices We're
no better. The average was from s25
M$50. with fancy mixers hlgher, as 10
individual merit.
The live poultry market was STEADY
at the advance of the past two weeks
Fowl 10000, and ROSTERS l3@l9c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Eoef CATTLE y. Neylon sold | pr.
steers, 1850 lbs, at size; cows. 1850
lbs. at 315c; 3 cows. 2120 lbs. at Sc. +.
W. Wormell sold IS oxen, av. 900 lbs,
at &c: and 3 oxen, at 6 Nc. Mimi & fIol-
brook sold 1 COW. 900 lbs, AT Sc: | COW,
$50 lbs. at &c, and / COW, 500 BIS, at
&c. Fl. F. Whitney sold 1 COW. $50 lbs,
at SC; 4 COWS. 5000 lbs, at nc: / COW,
500 lbs. at &c; cow. $50 lbs, at 3hc
and l COW. 620 lbs, ut &c. Otis H. For
bush sold COW, 1850 lbs. and 1 bull
.,t
4a.c and s. off; / heifer. $40 lbs, and
| bull, $50 lbs, at 4lac; COW, 100 lbs,
at Sc. and 81 Off: COW. $50 lbs at 4hc;
3 cows, 299O lbs. at 4c; | COW. $40 lbs,
at 3&c. and 81 on: 1 COW, 900 lbs, at
$3.50; l COW. $50 lbs. at 3Kc. and l cow
$40 lbs, at sac. and 81 on. d. a. Walk
er sold / bull for s79. and 1 bologna
heifer for SO. w. W. Mills sold
cows, at 3hc. an" 3 bulls at 3hc 5. f.
Winch sold bull, 1850 lbs and COWS
1870 lbs, at Sc: COW, $50 lbs, at 4c
Fl. A. Gilmore & Co, sold 1. cows ut .
M5hc.
VoaI calves Minis & Holbrook sold
s5 calves at TIC. Q. II. Forbush sold )
calves of 23O lbs. at SIC. 1 small calf
for 81, 2 young calves at 81 each. and
shipped bh To we" Il"iiPSi'h ~ -
slaughtered. A. P. Needham sold l2'
small calves at s2.25 each. f. w.
Normell & Son sold calves at FAC.
J. O'Rrien sold 10 small calves at S2,5O
each. d. A. Walker sold 5 small caves
for 500. Goodrich & Brown sold 10
calves at Sc. W. w. Mills sold IA small
calves at $3.50 each. J. d. Neylon solo
o veals average 140 lbs. at &c. and ~
small calves at $3.50 each.
Hogs-F. w. Wormell & Son sold 81
hogs at 9Ac. y. Wheeler sold boar OF
80 lbs. at SC. w. w. Mills sold hogs
at 9Mc S. T. Winch sold hogs of 1890
lbs. at 9Hc. II. F. Whitney sold 20
hogs average 175 lbs. at 9,S0c. Minis &
Holbrook sold 30 hogs at 9Ec.
Mich cows-H. f. Whitney sold
stock bull at SOS. d. A. Walker sod
mixer at SIS, and at $40. S. E. Winch
sold 10 springers at $45 each.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
States cattle sold at an advance of
bout &c. per Id. in the British market
turing the past week. Supplies We're
light and of good quality for which the
demand was brisk.
Late cables from LlNefpoOl ana Londofi
,uote live cattle firmer, at 14415c. per 10.
lressed weight: and refrigerator beef
higher at 1lM11ac. per h.
The supply shipped from Boston during
he week was extremely small. only two
teamers, one for Liverpool and one for
london. carrying cattle, and on these
teamer space was but partially filled. A
anger proportion of the cattle was from
he States than in the preceding week
Shipments and destinations April to IS:
BY the Cestrian to Liverpool-Morris
;seef Co. 800 Canadian cattle. Swift & Co.
) State and 1O5 Canadian cattle; total AIS
attic. Swift e. Co. 1874 beef quarters.
BY the Columbian to London-Morrls
seef Co. 1o2, Swift G. Co. 119 State and 200
'anadian cattle; total AL cattle. Swift
e Co. 534 beef quarters.
Total of shipments: Cattle S39, of which
- were from Canada, and S6S beef quar-
erS.