Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-13

these YVES larger than for long time
previous. The demand for the choicest
was good, and prices ranged from
6bm7bc, while some extra fancy
steers brought a little above that fig
IRE. Good TO prime steers sold at $50
6lac. and coarser steers and oxen at
d4Sie, medium TO good cows % a3lsc,
and polognas and Gamers 2d2isc. a
few fancy fat heifers sold at 5iae161sc.
Bulls brought SG4%c.
Veal calves We're in good supply and
the market was steady at Ease, with
some few extra choice veals at SIC,
while poor thin calves sold at 5@61ac.
The demand for the best veals was
good.
Hogs were a fraction lower, at Ga
| 6l5c, but the market was firm at these
hgures Extremely heavy receipts at
the packing houses We're responsible
| for the decline. Dressed hogs sold at
71s@Sc.
Sheep and lambs showed a little
stronger tone, sheep being quoted at
2d3c. and lambs 4I5c. Receipts were
lighter at the slaughter houses and
tho usual small supply was offered
at tho yards.
Mich COW trade showed no change.
| The offerings were quite heavy and
the demand was dull. Average mixers
| sell Cor s25Gs5o
Live poultry market was a shade
higher. Large fowl and chickens quot
ed at l21aG13c with mixed sizes at
l1612c: ROSTERS unchanged at 9d10c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-F. o. Thompson sold ut
top price l pr. fancy Hereford steers,
2830 lbs. fed by David Grant, St.
Adams. Me. J. w. Brooks sold l pr.
fancy oxen, at &c. l pr. oxen at &C.. l
pr. at sc. and l pr. at 4i2e. Minis &
Holbrook sold II COWS at 2G4c. H. L.
Whitney sold l COW, 1000 lbs. at 4c..
COW. 500 lbs. at SC. and cows, 1920
lbs, at 2Ssc. a. p. Needham sold s
cows at 2A and Is cows at 2l2c. j.
w. Ellsworth sold 6 cows. 5000 lbs. at
lShc and IA cows. 1O,7S0 lbs. at 214c.
| j. o. Brien sold / bull, $50 lbs, at &c,
| 8 COWS, 2570 lbs. at 2.65c., and
COWS, 3010 lbs. at 235c C. J. Rich
sold l COW at 4c., 3 at 3Ac., at 212c.,
and 3 at 2Ac. D. A. Walker sold
bulls, 2240 lbs. at 3Ac.. ! COW. $40 lbs,
at 3Ac., and l COW, 100 lbs, at 2Ac.
r. l.. Wormell sold / pr. cattle. 2250
lbs, at size, and bologna cows, av.
| 200 lbs, at PIC. NJ. d. Holt & Son
sold 13 steers and / heifer, 23750 lbs,
at the top price, and 2 oxen, 3340 lbs,
at 412c. w. II. Neal sold steers, $3.50
lbs, at 6bc. COW, $40 lbs, at 2.60c.,
IBIS,
COW, $50 lbs, at 2tAc., and cows.
1850 lbs at 2Ac. C. A. Eastman sold
pr. steers. 2610 lbs. at 6%c., l OK,
1920 lbs. at 5Ac., l cow, $50 lbs, at &c.
and 3 cows. 2050 lbs, at 212c.
| Veal caives-D. A. Walker sold
calf for 81, j. w. Ellsworth sold 9
calves, 220 lbs. at 7c., and 8 small
lcalves. at $3.50 each. C. !. Rich sold
10 small calves at $3.50 each. j. o.
Brien sold small calves at $3.50 each.
r. l.. Wormell sold 10 calves at $3.50
each. A. p Needham sold A calves at
Be- and 20 small calves at $3.50 each.
r. H. Savage sold / small calf at $3.50.
II. F.. Whitney sold calves at $500
each. Minis & Holbrook sold so calves
at INC. w. II. Neal sold calves 100
lbs, at 6lac.
i Hogs-Nims & Holbrook sold IA
hogs agt SIC. A. p. Needham sold 10
hogs at SIC.
4 Mich cows-H f. Whitney sold 5
Imilkers from $40 to $40 and stock
bull for $50.
| FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE
The foreign cattle trade at the Eng
fish markets was active during, the
past week, with the market higher
| At London prices advanced about one
/ half cent per pound, and at Liverpool
the advance was more marked, prices
being ] cent per pound higher than
| week ago.
| Late advices quote live cattle SELL
+, inc at London at 14k@14&c. per h.,
/ dressed weight, sinking the offal; at
liverpool, live cattle quoted at 11AM
12c. per pound, dressed weight, in
/ Guiding the offal. this latter quotation
being the highest reported from Liv-
erpool for some time past.
| Supplies shipped during the week
were about the average of recent ship
1 ments from Boston, but New York
| exportations were small, there being
5o4 cattle sent across.
! shipments and destinations from
| Boston, Dec, to 3:
By the Anglican to London--Morris
Reef Co., 261 cattle; Swift & Co. 2S9
cattle; total, 500 States cattle.
nv the Armenian to I.iverpool-Mor-