Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31


Last week: Cattle 1904, sheep 1872, calves
1880 hogs 2.562
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle III, sheep IL. calves 512. hogs PAS.
TONE OF THE MARKET.
Considering the holiday there was
good supply of stock at the yards
and trade was quite active. Buyers and
sellers alike We're anxious to leave as
early as possible. so that sales were
made promptly. Beef cattle We're
steady with prices about as week
ego Few choice steers and oxen were
received, but there was fair supply
of good heavy cows, Choice steers are
quoted at 81. il6&e. the latten being an
outside figure. which few attain. The
best cows sell from 4ibn5Ac, with fair
tn good COWS 3}4@41ac. and poor to or
binary cows S@3&c. Bolognas and can
ners sell from pa d3c.
Veal calves were i'm better demand at
fractionally higher prices ranging from
T61lsc. for the general run. with some
choice calves up to Sc. and poor calves
as low as SC. The receipts were about
AZ usual. but the quality averaged bet
ter
Receipts 1T the packing houses were
heavier. and there was a good supply
1T the yard. but the demand was SUI
ficient to absorb all the offerings read
ily. Hogs sold for 6a6tsc. liveweight.
and 7H@7ac. dressed.
sheep and lambs were in small sup
ply. sheep being quoted S64c. and
lambs 5Gsc. Spring lambs were in
larger supply and declined to Sass
each
The demand for mich cows was poor
| and prices showed no Improvement
The general run is from S25Gs50. with
| fancy cows up to 800
The live poultry market was lower
| by about one cent per pound. Fowl
| quoted at t4I59t15c. and ROSTERS 9alOc.
| SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-H. r Whitney sold /
bull 1000 lbs and COW. $50 lbs. at 4c
j. D. Neylon sold 1 COW. 900 lbs at
3hc., l COW. ESQ lbs. at &c. and / COW.
| $50 lbs. at 21ae. Otis H. Forbush
| sold / COW. 1910 lbs. at SIC. COW.
| 1160 lbs. at Sc. Gull. 1920 lbs. and 2
cows. 1920 lbs. at 4&c.. COW. 114o
lbs. at 413c.. 4 cows, 1850 lbs. at &c.
| 3 COWS. 11.s70 lbs. at 31Rc.. COW. $50
lbs. at 4&c., cows. 1850 lbs. at 41ac..
cows, 1900 lbs. at 4c.. and COW, 500
| lbs. at 312c.
| Veal calves-N. Fl. Woodward sold
81 veals at 7iae. and drinkers at SC.
A. p Needham sold 1872 veals at Sc.
and Is small calves at 81 each. f. G..
| Piper sold 65 veals at &c. j. d. Nev-
lon sold veals. 104o lbs. at ne, and
| .
| O'Brien sold veals. 500 lbs. at 61bc..
and small calves at $3.50 each. Otis
| III. Forbush sold veals. 205 lbs at Sc.
10 veals at sac, and 2 young calves
for 80.
| Hogs-W. w. Mills sold IA hogs.
340o lbs. at 6.15c. j. O'Brien sold 2
| hogs. 1880 lbs. at 6.15c.. 2. $50 lbs. at
640e Otis Fl. Forbush sold hogs.
| 1000 lbs. at 6.20c. z. G. Piper sold 81
hogs at s.15c. II. F. Whitney sold 9
hogs averaging 200 lbs. at 615e. A.
| P, Needham sold 10 hogs at 6.15c. N.
| II. Woodman sold IL hogs. at &c.
| Mich cows-N. H. Woodward sold
| mich COW for SIS. II. f. Whitney
sold 1 mich COW for $40. J. D. Neylon
| sold / mich COW for s55 and stock
bull at $50 each.
| FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
The beef cattle market at London
and Liverpool slumped badly during
| tire past week and recent cables ouote
| the market weak with decline of
| about one per cent. per pound. and
over in some quotations.
Late advices from Liverpool auote
live cattle selling at 10AGuLc. Der
| dressed Oh
fal; at London cables in the early
| week, quoted live Iattle steady at 13X
| @13Ac per h. dressed weight. sink
| Ing the offal. but later cables report
| great break in the market. with re-
| frigerator beef selling at sAmS9sc. per
| H., the lowest price on record for.
| many years.
| supplies of livestock shipped from
| Boston during the past week were
| moderate, two boats being comfort
| ABLY f1lied with supplies for the Lon
| don and Liverpool markets with a
| third boat carrying small amount
| to Manchester
| shipments from New York of cat
| tie were not as large as the Boston
| amount but shipments of beef quar-
| ters were heavy, compared with re-
| cent amounts, there being over 5000
| beef quarters included in the weeks
exporta tons
shipments and Destina tons, from
BostonMa-y 90 to q:
Ky the Armenian to Liverpool-Mor-
| fis Beef Company. 3i7 States and 81
| Canadian cattle; Swift & Company.
ozo states cattle; total 921 cattle:
swift & Company 913 sheep
by the Columbian to London: Nor
RS Beef Company, 233 States and 1ss
Canadian cattle; Swift & Company,
"ss states cattle; total, sol cattle
BY the Bostonian to Manchester
MOTIFS Beef Company. $50 States cat
tie.
lo,al OF shipments: Cattle, 2i02;