Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-23
NAINE STOCK At MARKET,
Cattle llJ, sheep -. calves SIG, hogs



supply, aud prices ranged about as
before, but the demand was lighter,
and shippers found it harder to Of
feet sales without making concessions.
Only few choice cattle were received.
and there was 4 ia!l supply ri the
pn':".' cnNS. Prizes far .r...,. >.;:.cs
~ils 0Hyu i-tESc fr,l.i .n1t. lrth No.
aiagtGc, good steers and oxen 5Gl5iac
the best heavy COWS 4,@m5c: fair to
good cows 3hM412c, and poor ana thin
COWS 2l4M3l9c
Veal calves We're strong, and prices
held firm AT last weeks quotations.
There Was an average supply of good
average quality. For some fancy veals
&c. WtS obtained, nut the general
range was from 1lzMS1ac The smaller
veals sell below ,his figure. The de-
mand for good calves is active. and
there are none too many in the mar
ket.
Hogs fell sharply. Quotations for
live logs being from 1AGt7,ac. While
dressed hogs ranged from. 9M914c
These prices are fully re. lower than
q week ago. The packing houses re-
}cciVed Il large number OF hogs from
the West. as the lower prices and the
abundant harvest CT corn are bring
inG hogs To market in larger num-
nCrS. 'taiSers who have held for high
Fer prices amt who realize that they
held too long. are selling their hogs
in fear that prices will decline still
moro. Al the Yards there was Il
no lerate supply and at the lower fig
ureS the demand was good.
No change in prices Of sheep and
lambs as noted. the CORNER selling
from 2LI31?C. ana the latter from
3I|6Nc. AS usual. the receipts at the
yards We're small. but there was Il
large supply at the slaughter houses
from the West and from Canada. SO
that the market was Wen supplied.
Mich cows were in smaller supply,
ANA the demand was lcss active Buy
rrs were fewer, and the tendency of
the E,arket was weak. Prices showed
little change from Il week ago, and the
general avertg" is fl'o:u $39MGo, but
fancy mixers bring w to 500
SALES AT TIE YARDS.
Beef cattlc-li. A. Gilmore L. 90.
sold | yoke Of oxen, $3.50 lbs, at &C.,
and 10 COWS from 2taM4c. w. W.
Mills, I pr. oxen. POO lbs. at 51sc,
COW. 1910 lbs. at 3Mc.. and . bolugnas
at 2l2c. J. OBricn COW, 700 lbs. at
2l2c. J. w. Ellsworth. - cows from
212 m3c j. d. Neylon, , cows, aver
aging 700 lbs. at 212c., and ! bull. 1920
lbs. at 4Ac. II. r. Whitney, :; cows,
40 lbs, ut &c.. ana | bull, ll10 lbs,
at 3Mc. f. G Piper, ; COWS, 212O lbs.
at 24c. "A. +. Necdham, 3 cows at
2.63c y. II. Woodward. COWS at
&c. otis II. Forlush. cows, 1000
BIS. at 4r. and s. off; / COW. 1900 lbs
at 31.c.; cows 374o lbs. at Size. and
s. on: = cows, 1880 lbs, ut 3asc.: >
cows, 1890 lbs.. at 3Ac. cows, 1900
lbs, ut 3Ac and s. off: | COW, $50
lbs. at 3.0oc.; and | COW, $50 lbs, at &c.
Veal calves-W. w Mills, : veals at
I e., ana 10 srrall calves ut $3.50 each.
). - NeElon, IL v"als, averaging IS
lbs, ut NC, and t. email calves at
$50 each i. w. Ellsworth, - small
calves at $2.3o each. j. ORrien. C
veals. averaging 80 lis. at 7c. ana 20
small calves at $50 each y. H.
Woodward. ; choice calves at a.. ana
p calves ut 7i.cs A. p. .Necdhan 90
caves at 61-r +. q. Piper. 30 calves
at '12c. II. f. Whitney, IS calves. av-
|eraglng 100 lbs. ut Sc. Otis II. For
bush, calf. 100 lbs. at Sc, Young
calves At $3.50 each, and Young
calves at $3.25 each.
Hogs--J. w. Ellsworth. > hogs. 17aO
lhS.. at &C.. and boar, 1870 lbs. at 4c.
T. q. Piper 20 hogs AGO lbs. at nc.
Sheep and lambs-N. H. Woodward,
." lambs at &c. and : sheep at SIC.
Mich c"ws-A. F. Necdham. ! milk
erS from $5oM $65 each. II. f. Whit
hey, mixers from S5Odf $50 each. \.
II. Woodward. / fancy mixer for $40
}. ID. Ncylon, s springcrs at s45 aacb
"hd stock bulls at 80 each. +
brlen. | stock bull at S3e.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE
me lower prices for livestock and
fft dressed meats here have not hnlned
t'le export trade. for the reason t,at
prices aaNe declined in England also
$" mat the margin is little if any larp-
CT tllaG 1t was before. Live cattle in
i"i"Ion nave been weak. at lal.MI3Hc.
dressed weight, sinking the offaI will.
me liverpool market has been consid-
crafty lower, at Si.fjl0c in addition "a
IN" 4f1al, Refrigerator beef in London
declined to 9%sc per ID, The demand has
ont been 8" active during the last
week Exports of cattle from Boston
during The past week We're moderate.
Two steamers sailing with cattle. bur
tFere We're no shipments of dressed
beef from Boston, and only small
amount frtm New York.
Shipments and destinations:
Bohemian to Liverpool; Morris &: Co.
$50 states cattle; Swift C. s. states
and 80 Canadian adam, cattle; total for
steamer. e99.
Camhrian t. London: Morris & Co.
319 states cattle: swift & G." 81 States
and 2+9 Cana ian- cattle; total for
steamer 100. Total shipments. go States
and AZ. Canadian cattle; 1899 in all.
THE HORSE TRAFFIC..
The horse market during the past week
showed little change, either in prices OF
demand. The demand for big draft horses