Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-05
TONE OF THE MARKET.

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There was a good supply of beef
cattle at the yards, and the demand
| was rather lighter, prices averaging
a little lower, though the general range
was unchanged. No choice steers and
oxen We're offered. The market on
| these is from 6M6Ac. The best cows
| brought from 4l2d5c., with medium to
| fair COWS 4m4l2c., ordinary 34 4m4c..
and the poorest COWS 2i2M3A. Bulls
| ranged from 3l2 a &C., with few at the
latter price. There was large supply
| of working oxen, and the demand was
not active.
Veal calves We're in smaller demand,
and prices We're practically lower The
| supply was about the average. The
| general run sold for IA lie. with the
best calves up to Sc. and "a few fancy
even above that figure.
| Hogs declined farther, in sympathy
! #ith lower quotations from the West
| The supply at the yards was quite
heavy, but receipts at the packing
houses were lighter than for some time
past. Quotations ranged from 6laM &C.,
live weight. and sM Size. dressed.
| Sheep and lamb We're in small sup
ply, with quotations unchanged at 3d
4e. for sheep and 5li6c for lamb.
| Mich cows showed no Improvement,
and there We're few buyers in the
barns. The average is from s25 6$50.
with choice heavy mixers up to Sl00
The live poultry market was steady
| Fowl quoted at 16M 17c. and roosters
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SALES AT THE YARDS.
| Beet cattle-Otis II. Forbush sold /
| ccW of 10io lbs. at sc. l COW of 1890 lbs.
| at Sic, COW of $50 lbs. at 4Ac, / bull
| of so lbs. at 4c. j. Lacker & Son sold
COWS average 1000 lbs. at 41@c. Minis
d Holbrook sold > cows of 1900 lbs. at
| 3nc J. O'Brien sold bull of 1910 lbs.
| at 4l@c. j. w. Ellsworth sold Is cows
| of 1880 lbs. at 4sic, : cows average
500 HIS. at 21Gc, and . COWS average
900 lLG. 1T Sc. J. D. Neylon sold COW
of $50 lbs. at 21%c and COWS of 2140
| lbs. at 31&C. y. II. Woodward sold l
| COW at axe. A p. Needham sold
| beef cows for $2G ]. NJ. Philbrook sold
a lot of 10 cows for $475.
| Veal calves-J. O'Brien sold l. calves
| average $50 lbs. at &c, and 10 small
| calves at $3.50 each. ]. d Neylon sold
| Il veals average 40 lbs. at TIC. and -
small calves at $50 each. Minis & Hol-
brook sold IS calves at 71ac. ~ II.
| Woodward sold 81 calves at &c. and )
| small calves for 81 each. \. =. Need
| ham sold 1872 calves at 6lac, and ~
small calves for 81 each. f. G. Piper
| sold 30 calves at &C. j. NJ. Philbrook
| sold 13 calves at SIZE.
| Hogs. OBrien sold hogs of Goo
| lbs. ct 6.S5c. q. Il. Carr sold 40 hogs
| of LEO lbs. at &C. II. a. Gilmore {;
| Co. sold ) hogs at 6S0c. J. Lackcr x
| Son sold 10 hogs average 900 lbs. at
| 64c. Minis Il Hobrook sold 81 hogs at
| 6&ic. Otis II. Forbush sold pigs of 100
| lbs. at &c, pigs average 130 lbs. al
| olac and 2 hogs of 800 lbs. at 6l2c. j.
VI. Philbrock sold 16 hogs at Sl2c.
| dressed.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
States cattle in the British markets
sol1 during the past week to a slow
| demand and quotations We're fraction
ally lower. Exporters are sending over
| this year from time to time, ship
| mcnts of sheep, there having been
over 5000 head sent over in the last
| quarter, whereas last year the traffic
| almost entirely ceased, only about 500
| head being shipped in the last week |
| of 1910.
Late cables from London quote live
cattle selling at 1914 @1SAc per lb,
! dressed weight; at Liverpool live cat
tie. at 13@1312c, dressed weight, sink
| ing the otfal; mutton, at 10D11c and
| lambs. at 12M l3c dressed weight
| Three steamers from Boston carried |
| livestock during the past week, des- |
tined for Liverpool. London and Man
chester The supply was about the
average of recent shipments. and near
| ly thousand head of sheep were ex-
ported to Liverpool. No beef quarters
included in the supplies.
Shipments and destination-Marchl |
! 25 to April /.
| BY the Sycamore to Liverpool-Mor-
ris Beef Company, 243 States cattle:
Swift a. Company. 141 States and 81
| Canadian cattle: total. 419 cattle; Nor
| riS Beef Company, 4S2 sheen: Swift |
| & Company. 40 sheep; total, 96l sheep. |
| Bv the Columbian to London-Mor-
ris Beef Company. ia States and 125
| Canadian cattle Swift & Company.
25O States ard so Canadian cattle:
| total, 500 cattle
BY the Inarian to Manchester-Mori !
| ris Beef Company, 25S States and 100
Canadian cattle; total, 35S cattle.
Total of shpments-Cattle. 1876 3lOI
of which were from Canada; sheep,
9tl.