Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-02
TONE OF THE MARKET.


Beef cattle We're in better demand
! than had been expected and the agi-
| tation against the use of meat had lit
tie effect on the market. There was a
good supply at the yards and the de-
mand was quite active. Prices showed
little change from last week. The
choicest steers would bring 61a to 7sc.,
with No l sters and oxen 51a to SIC.
The best cows sold at 4 to 4Ac., with
fancy bulls at about the same range
Fair to ordinary cows sold from to
&C., with the poorest cows "a to &c.
Veal calves were in good supply and
prices ranged a little lower. the top
figure being Sc, with the general run
from to 71%c.. and poor and thin
calves down to &c. The demand was
rather lighter than last week.
Hogs sold at the previous quota
lions. from 81 to S%c., with lighter
ana coarse hogs down to Sc. The re-
ceipts at the yards We're light, and
the demand held steady.
Sheep and lambs were unchanged.
with the receipts at the yards very
small. Sheep are quoted at to &C.,
and lambs at ) to Sc.
Mllcu VOW llduc toAllluNS SloN Gnu
the demand is light, with prices I'M
changed at the general range of $25 to
$50 with choice mixers higher.
The live poultry market continues
firm. Fowl ard spring chicken quoted
steay at 16 to lie, and roosters higher
at IL to 12c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-W. H. Neal sold / pair
of steers of 1880 lbs. at SEC and cows
of 1850 lbs. at 2a4c j. w. Ellsworth sold
3 COWS at 2Ac. c. A. Eastman sold
cows from 2.90G3c. j. d. Neylon sold
3 cows of 26O0 lbs. at 3Ac, l COW of $40
lbs at &c. and 10 cows of 1890 lbs. at
21hc. ]. O'Brien sold 10 COWS. average
see lbs at &c. D. A. Walker sold l COW
of 1000 lbs at &c. and / cow of $50 lbs
ia 21ac. S. e. Winch sold 2 cows at
4Ac. and 2 COWS at SC. H. F. Whitney
sold cows of 1850 lbs. at &c. cows
of $500 lbs at 3a1c. and / COW of 900 lbs.
at Sc. A. p. Needham sold 2 COWS at
2s4c. e. G.. Piper sold 3 heifers of 1900
lbs. at &c. Otis H. Forbush SOLD 3
cows of 30l0 lbs. at 4Ac., l COW of 1920
lbs at 4nc. and 81 off. 2 cows of 1880
lbs. at &C. COW of 1900 lbs. at 3&c, l
cow of $50 lbs. at 3&c. and 81 Off. 1
COW of $50 lbs. at sac, cows of 34l0
lbs. at SC, and / COW of 700 lbs. at 212c.
Veal calves-A P. Needham sold IS
small calves at $3.50 each. n. H. Wood
ward sold >4G veal calves ia &c. II. r.
whitney sold calves of $50 lbs. at &c
and 3 calves for 49, Otis H. Forbush
sold | calf of 100 lbs at SIC, small
calves for $40, / for S., for $3.50 ana
IA from 81. so to Sc each. J. OBrien sold
yea! calf for s13 and 81 small calves
at $3.50 each j. ID. Neylon sold 10 veais
average 40 lbs. at &c, and % small
calves at $3.50 each. c. A. Eastman
sold calves at 7Rc J. w. Ellsworth
sold 13 small calves at $3.50 each w.
Fl. Neal sold Z veals at 7&c.
Hogs-J D. Neylon sold hogs OF 80
lbs. at sac. S. r. Winch soud l nog
at sIac. Otis H. Forbush sold pigs OF
265 lbs. at Sc. II. F. Whitney sold
coarse hogs of 1900 lbs. at &c.
Mich cows. O'Brien sold 3 mich
COWS at $50 each and stock Dull az
S26. j. ID. Ney1on sold 2 mich COWS at
$50 each and Q stock bulls at $50 each.
II. F. Whitney sold 1 mixer at $40
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
States cattle sold on a steady to
strong market at Liverpool and Lon
don during the past week, with prices
fractionally higher both on live cattle
and refrigerator beef. The supplies
were average, but the demand was
good, and shippers shipped to advan-
tage.
Late cables from Liverpool and Lon
do- suuote live cattle firm at 12h to
14Ac per Ii. dressed weight; refrig-
orator beef higher at 10A to 1o7sc.
pcr Ii. -
Fo,ir steamers carried livestock dur
ins.e4Ee past from Boston, des-