Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-24
TONE OF THE MARKET.

There was a moderate supply of beef
cattle in the market, and prices held
about as a week ago with the general
tone weak. Some good COWS sold we'll.
but the average was not high. The
market for choice steers. none of which
were received at the yard. ranged
from S4m64c. with good steers and
oxen 5Ha6Ac. The best cows bring
over 4Sa5Ac, good cows 4d4isc, fair
and ordinary cows 3Ad4e. and the
poorest COWS 2laa3Ae.
Veal calves were fractionallyz higher
and the demand showed some I'M
movement. The best Veals sold at 7ae
TIC. the latter being an outside figure
while the general average was from 8
G624e.
Hogs declined about &c. and the de-
mand was less active. Receipts at the
packing houses We're lighter. but at
the yards there was about the usual
supply. Live hogs sold at 6a6Ae, with
dressed hogs 7h@74s.
Sheep and lambs were in very light
supply at the Yards. and prices were
unchanged at 9m44c for sheep and S
as for lambs Spring lambs are being
received in larger numbers from Ken
lucky and prices are lower at $4,000
So each.
Mich COWS sell slowly5 because of
the unsettlement of the milk question
Milk producers are unwilling to buy
except for active necessity Prices av
erage from $25@s5o. with choice cows
higher.
Live poultry market was steady
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SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef CattIe-J. w. Brooks sold 2 OK
en-, 200 lbs, at SIC, l OK, 1880 lbs,
at be. and OK. 1270 lbs. at 3lsc. ii.
a. Gilmore & Co. sold 10 cattle from
21644t2c. II. F whitney sold 1 cow,
$50 lbs, at 4lhes / bull. 40 lbs, at
319c. and ] bologna COW, Go lbs, at
2He J. D. Neylon sold . cattle. 1850
lbs. at 31ae and COW. 500 lbs. at Be
L. E. Winch sold COW. at &c. Dorand
Bros. sold t COW At PIC Otis II. For
bush sold 2 COWS, $3.50 lbs, at 4sc.. ?
cows. 22o0 lbs. 4Ac.. 3 fancy cows.
3l2o lbs at Be-, 2 cows. 21S0 lbs. at
4hc.. / COW. $40 lbs. at 3Ac.. and /
COW, 800 lbs. at 3.30c.
Veal Calyes-N H. Woodward sold
1874 calves, ut 6Hc.. and small calves
ut 81. J. d. Neylon sold ) calves. 100
lbs. at G2c., and 20 small calves at
81 each. A. p. Needham sold SO
calves at &C., and 20 small calves at
81 each. F. O. Thompson sold Sc
calves at Size Dorand Bros. sold
&c calves at 6&c e. G. Piper sold Go
calves at 6Ac. Otis II. Forbush sold
2 calves, 225 lbs, at 7c., | calf. 80 lbs,
at &C., 8 calves at re, 4 young calves
at ST. each. / at $475. 3 at 1915 each
and at SO each.
Hogs-H F. Whitney sold % hogs
nv. 225 lbs, at slice. ]. d. Neylon sold
5 hogs, 1904 lbs. at &c. e. G. Piper
sold so hogs at 6t5c. Robert Connors
sold IS calves, at Sc F. O. Thompson
sold 26 hogs. 5000 lbs. at &c. Otis
II. Forhush sold hogs. 40 lbs. at
slice. SOW. 300 lbs. at &c. Z hogs,
1850 lbs, at 6.f0c., and 1 hog, 310 his.
at &c
Mich Cows-H r. Whitney sold 4
mixers from si5GsO. and 1 Holstein
heifer at s3s.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE
The British beef cattle market was
weak during the past week. and gener
al quotations averaged somewhat low
er. specially on the best grades of beef
at the London markets. top quotations
being about 13c per Id. lowed. At liv-
erpool the market held more steady.
Late cables from London quoted 1.-Two
cattle at 13Am13&e. per h.. dressed
weight, sinking the offal; at Liverpool.
live cattle quoted at 11A011ac dressed
weight, including the offal.
Two steamers from Boston carried
a fair shipment, both of cattle and
sheep No beef quarters have been
shipped from Boston the beginning of
the year, but there have been small
weekly shipments from New York.
Shipments and destinations from
Boston, May 10 to 20:
BY the Sycamore to Liverpool--Mor-
ris Reef Co, 573 States cattle: Swift