Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-18

| itSt WIEN, the general run pelnB from
! 7Q7%c., with few 1at Sc. and still
fewer extra choice, a little above that
figure. Receipts were heavy and the
| demand was not active. The poorer
calves brought 6n7c.
Hogs showed little change, but the
! market was not So strong. Prices
We're from 6t4@6Ac. with e. quoted
for fancy hogs. There was a large
| supply of small pigs, which, were not
in much demand
Sheep and lambs were steady ut the
slaughter houses. Receipts We're heavy
but few were offered at the yards.
Sheep are quoted 1513Ac., and
lambs at 3Gl5iSc
Mich cows we're in large supply, a
large number having been left over
from week ago. Buyers were not
numerous and the market was dull.
the general range being from $25 to-
500. with fancy mixers upward.
The live poultry market was weak.
with a decline of ! cent per pound
from last weeks prices. Fowl and
broiler chickens at 12dl3c.. roasters
at lao lac, and ROSTERS at 9Q10o.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-Nims K Holbrook sold
pair of oxen, 5000 lbs. at 6Ac, 1 pair
oxen, $50 lbs. at exc. 1 OK. 1440 lbs.
At Size, ; bulls. at 44c., cows at
214e, and l COW at 2$te. J. O'Brien
sold | COW for SIS. y. p. Needham
sold l. bulls al 3 sc, ) cows at 212c.,
and COWS at &c. II. +. Whitney sold
COW. 1860 lbs. at 4c.. l COW. 1000 lbs.
At size, and COW, 10 lbs. at 2.10e.
L col 1t A
Wheeler sold cows, 1850 lbs. at 4e.
COW, $50 lbs. at }c., and cows, 1900
lbs. at 214c. II. y. Gilmore & Co. sold
10 COWS from 2@SAc. d. \. Walker
sold COWS at &c. !. d. Neylon sold >
COWS, 1470 lbs. at &c. A ID. kilby &
Son. sold l pair steers, 5000 los. at re-,
bull. 122o lbs. at sc. Mcintyre &
Weston sold l pair steers at &C., l pair
steers at 4l2c. and l bull at &c. W.
II. Neal sold > bulls, 22S0 lbs. at sc,
cows. 2660 lbs. at 4c, and ! bologna
cows. $500 lbs. at &C. Otis IL. Forbusa
sold 1 bull, $50 lbs at age, 4 cows.
1900 lbs. at SIZE, and l COW, $50 lbs.
at &c. and 81 off.
Veal calves-H F Whitney sold 5
calves. av. 80 lbs. at Size, and calves
foI SIS. A p. Nedham sold 30 calves
at &c. j. O'Brien sold veals of $50
lbs. for $40. and 4 calves at 81 each.
Minis & HolbTook sold 80 calves at
TIC. w. II Neal sold . calves at &c.
]. D Neylon sold 10 veals, aV. $50 lbs,
at sc and 20 small calves at $3.50
each. Otis H. Forbush sold 26 yeals at
7iac, and vcals of 800 lbs. at &c. 5
good young calves fer SIC. ) young
car far . IA
each, ard at S5.50
Hoes-Nims 4 Holbrook sold AZ hogs
at 652c J. O'Brien sold hogs of 700
lbs at e&e. H. F. Whitney sold hogs
of 500 lbs. at csc. j. d. Neylon sold
hogs of 40 lbs. at 6sic.
Mich cows. - Brien sold spring
e,s at $40 each, and l springer for SEQ.
II. F. Whitney sold / mixer at $50 and
/ a $40. j. D. Neyion sold mich cows
at $50 each.
Live poultry-N. p Needham sold
80 pullets at 60 cents each.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
The English beef cattle market was
steady during the past week with
slightly stronger tone to the market.
Quotations We're about as before, no
change in prices reported from the
Liverpool market and only very small
fractional advance from London.
Cables early in the week quoted live
cattle selling at London at 13h4fic.
per ID, dressed weight. including the
offal: at Liverpool. live cattle quoted
at 101am11e. per H., dressed weight,
sinking the ofial.
-Four steamers carried supplies of
cattle from Boston during tile week,
destined for Liverpool London and
Manchester. and although each steam
er carried small amounts of cattle,
the aggregate amount was fairly
heavy compared with recent ship
ments.
Shipments and Destinations-oct. q
to 14-From Boston:
by the Columbian to Liverpool
Morris Beef Co, 191 States and 81
Canadian cattle Swift & Co. 81
States and 10 Canadian cattle: total
49S cattle. Also \. II. Merrill, l horse.
BY the Bohemian to Liyerpool-Mor-
ris Beef Co. 700 States cattle; Swift
& Co, 81 States and 1875 Canadian cat
tie: total, sol cattle
BY the Cambrian to London-Mcrrisl
Beef Co, sos States and 10S Canadian
cattle Swift &c CO., 10 states and 2l9l
Canadian cattle; total, 706 cattle.
BY the Bostonian to Manchester
Swift & &C.. 2S2 States cattle.
Total of shipments-Cattle, 1897, OF
which 731 were from Canada; and !
horse.
HORSE MARKET.
The trade was much improved dur
ing the past week. Good weather and |
a better demand stimulated the market |
and sales were made to better advan |
tage and at higher average values, al |
though the general range of prices was |
unchanged The demand was most |
vigorous for the heavy draft and wag-