Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-21


cows 9h@+e, and poor and thin cows
2E@She. There WAS large supply
OF bulls, some of excellent quality
and prices ranged from 3l5M5Ac.
Veal calves showed a considerable
decline. the best calves selling at 7Ibe,
a decline of about &c. while tie gen
eral run Of calves was from G6t61sc..
drop of about lie. Receipts were
about the same as usual. and tha de-
mand was less active
Hogs showed no change from a week
ago, live hogs selling from 6l4@6lse..
and dressed hogs, 72s@78e Receipts
at the Yards We're fairly large and
receipts from the West at the pack
ing houses Were heavier than usual.
The slaughter houses were well
supplied with sheep and lambs and
ale practically tie only buyers in
the market Prices We're lower.
Sheep were quoted 2@3e, and lambs
4dt6c. Spring lambs sell for $3fJ6 each.
Mich cows We're in somewhat lare-
er supply with 70 change in prices.
The general run is from $25@50. with
fancy cows UP TO $40. Live poultry
market was higher. Fowl quoted as
before at l5mi6c; hroiler chickens at
z992ae.; and ROSTERS. 10mlIe
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-R. L. Hobbs sold 1 pair
oxen, 1900 lbs. at 54c. $. c. Han sold
/ pair oxen, $500 lbs. at sac. i
0Brien sold | bull, loo lbs. at DC. 7
u Neylon sold = bulls. 1900 lbs. at 81sc.
and l COW, 80 lbs. at Pc A. L. Cres-
Well soil bulls. 1890 lbs. at 82tc. and
COW $50 lbs. at 2.35c. Otis Ii. For
bush sold bulls, 1890 lbs. at 31bc.
Minis q Hoibrook sold COW. so lbs
at 8lace and l COW, $50 lbs. at 215c.
Veal ealves-A. p Needham sold Ga
calves al &c. and small calves at s.
each &ims & Holbrook sold 81 calves
at &c. y. II. Woodward sold As calves
at t12e., 62 calves at re. and 3 small
calves at $3.50 each. Otis Fl. Forbnsh
sold young calf, at So. 1 at s.. l at
%, 1 calf. loo lbs. at Glae., young
calves for Sl0.50. for SIT. . for $I1
ana for SCI r. d. Pickett sold II
calves at 7l4e. a. d. <ilby sold 90
calves at 7Ac. J. d. Neylon sold G
calves. $40 lbs. at 7Izc., and small
calves, at $3.50 each. A. l.. Creswell
sold is calves at 5Ac. and small
calves at SO each.
Hogs-c. ]. Rich sold hogs. $500
lbs. at G.4oc., and l boar. $50 lbs. at
DC. G. A. Eastman sold 81 hogs at
144c. dressed. II, A. Gilmore & Co.
sold hogs at 6Ac. A. O Kilbv &
Son sold Is hogs at G.40c. j. ID. Ney-
lon sold : choice hogs. 1850 lbs. at
6.40c.
Mich eows-N. H. Woodward sold
2 cows for $40.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
Reports of the London and Liverpool
beef cattle market early last week
indicated weakness and lower prices.
but the market improved and the lat
er adTiees showed considerable ad-
vance in quotations of those of the
first of the week. Prices advanced from
"A OF cent per lh. to cent, and the
demand was better.
Late advices quoted live cattle at
London steady at 12A@134c per ID,
dressed weight. sinking the offal re-
frigerator beef. higher, at 9@934c. per
ID: at Liverpool live cattle quoted
higher, at 10A@11Ac. per H., dressed
weight. including the offal
Supplies of livestock shipped from
Boston during the week were very
light, only one steamer destined for
Liverpool carrying supplies, and she
had only small cargo. Shipments
from New York were of about the
usual amount both in live cattle and
beef quarters. The Devonian fer Liv-
erpoo! sailed on the nth, carrying the
following Shipments Morris Beef Co,
1913 States cattle; Swift & Co. S2S
States and Is Canadian cattle; total,
$50 cattle. During the present week,
four steamers are expected to send
forward a fairly heavy amount of live
stock.
THE HORSE MARKET