Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-02

Last week. tdltlc --oJ, oICVp QUITO, NuiN ! -
1896, hogs 22,s22
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 235, sheep %, calves $40. hogs &c.
TONE OF THE MARKET.
The supply of beef cattle at the
yards was quite large. but the de-
manG was active and prices held
strong at the previous level. Few
choice steers and oxen We're brought
in. The quotations on these range
from 6iaGt-Ac, with good steers 5l2ef
6hc. The best cows bring 4;a@'c, with
the choicest bulls at about the same
range. Good to ordinary COWS sell from
31aG,4!bc. and thin and poor cows at
2&03iar.
Veal calves sold at about the preVi-
GUS range, T6DSiac. with few fancy
calves little higher. There was a
good supply and the demand was
steady.
Hogs made a farther advance, since
being the highest seen for over 40
years. Live hogs sold for 9%Mloc, with
some thin hogs down to 9i2c. Dressed
hogs were quoted at 1laGl2Ac. The
reccipts of hogs We're small and there
are few left in the country. The de-
mard is in excess of the supply.
Sheep and lambs were in very small
supply with prices unchanged at Ar
&C., for sheep and 7dlSl2c for lambs.
There was good supply of mich
COWS in the barns and the demand
was fairly good particularly for the
choice heavy milkers, prices on
which run from $50 upward. The gem
eral range on ordinary cows is from
$25 to $50.
The live poultry held firm with no
advance in previous quotations. The
supply was moderate, but the demand
for the next two weeks will be unusu-
allv large. Fowl and spring chickens
quoted at 17MM1Sc, and roosters at IL
0D12c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-H f. Whitney sold
COW, 100 lbs. at 41ac., l COW, $40 lbs.
at 3bc. and COW, 500 lbs. at ENC.
Otis II. Forbush sold cows. 2940 lbs.
at SC. and SO off, COW, $50 lbs. at 4c.,
COW. $50 lbs. at sac, and 81 off, 2
cows, 1900 lbs. at 3 1ec. and 1 COW, $50
lbs. at 3Ac., and 81 Off J. w. ELS
worth sold 20 cows, averaging 500 lbs.
to 1850 lbs. at 3G4c. j. Lacker & Son
sold l cows, 1000 lbs. at 31ac., and 2
cows, 1900 lbs. at &C. T. ]. Moroney
sold COW, 1850 lbs. at 4c., and 3 cows.
averaging 900 lbs. at &c. Otis Fl. For
bush sold 1 COW, $40 lbs at SIC,
cows, 444O lbs. at SIC. and IS off. 2
choice cows, 20S0 lbs. at SC, COW, $50
lbs at 4Ac. and | COW. 500 lbs at 3h2c.
Veal calves-J. O'Brien sold | veal
calf for SIG and 25 small calves at $3.50
each. J. w. Ellsworth sold 10 small
calves at $3.50 each. III. r. Whitney
sold 10 calves, averaging 100 lbs. at
7a.c. Otis II. Forbush sold young
calves at So each. s calves at Sc each.
IL calves at $36$6 each and calf, 10
lbs at SIC. n. II. Woodward sold 90
calves at 6l2c.
Hogs-Otis H. Forbush sold 6 hogs
400 lbs. and fat pigs. $50 lbs. at 10c..
and / boar $50 lbs at &C. J. Lacker
&, Son sold , hogs. at 914c J. O'Brien
sold 9 hogs. 1880 lbs. at 914c.
Mich cows-Otis H. Forbush sold 3
springers at $50 each II. f. Whitney
sold cows at $40 to s65.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
The British beef market for States cat
tie held steady during the past week.
Supplies of beef cattle were of average
amount and of good quality and the tone
of the market was firm, although eabIes
during the week indicated no advance in
quotations on live cattle. Refrigerator
beef was fractionally higher.
Late cables from Liverpool and London
quote live cattle firm at l2lG13ac. per h.,
dressed weight; refrigerator beef higher
at 1oG10?c per lib.
Four steamers cleared from Boston
docks last week, carrying beef supplies
to Liverpool, London and Manchester.
The amount of the shipment was the
heaviest since December. when the Christ
mas beef was sent over
Shipments and destinations Feb. 10 to &c:
By the Whit eaian to Liverpool-Morris