Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-12
TONE or THE MARKET.

| The intense heat interfered with trade.
| as buyers were not disposed to stand
| round i'm the sun. As there was good
supply of most classes of stock the buy
ers had the advantage. Beef cattle were
| in only moderate supply at the yards
| and prices for the better grad - were
| about as week ago. The cheaper COWS
| however, which comprised the greater
part of the offerings. were lower, and
bologna cows were sold down to lie,
| the lowest figure for long time. Fancy
steers and oxen bring from 5i06c., with
good medium cattle from 5d53c. The
best cows sell from Haze, medium and
good cows from 3am4lc., fair cows from
| 3d3ac. and poor COWS from Haze.
Veal calves were weaker in tone though
| the range of prices was not changed.
There was large run, of medium quail
| ity, and the demand was only moder-
ate While some choice calves sold a
7ldSc there were very few that com
rnanded these figures and most of the
calves, even those of good quality, sold
from 6d74c
Hogs were in good demand at about
| last weeks prices, though in some in
stances the buyers tried to force prices
down with little success. Receipts at
the yards were quite heavy, but the
receipts from the West at the pacMng
houses were lighter than usual. Quo
| tations were from 6a47lc.. live weight.
| and sl9Ssc.. dressed.
No sheep and lambs were offered for
sale at the yards, but there was a large
supply from the West at the slaughter
houses. Prices were unchanged at "a
IS for sheep and ia6c for lambs
Mich COWS were in better demand. and
there was a larger number in the barns.
The hot weather has increased the de-
mand for milk TO such an extent that
the milk producers have been forced to
add to their stock. Prices were steady
at the previous range. the general run
of cows selling from s25d50. with fancy
heavy mixers up to 800.
The live poultry market was easy with
quotations shade lower. Fowl. quot
ed at 15ai5c. broler chickens. 22d23c..
and roosters unchanged at 19a1ie.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Otis H. Forbush sold l COW of 1040
lbs. at 4Ac. l COW of $40 lbs. at sac, 1
| bull Al &c. l bologna COW of $50 lbs. at
1Hae. Hall & Lowell sold , steers of
26I0 lbs at 5S4e.
| V edl caves liilS a I1plbipoh sun
80 calves at ~ e. y II. Woodward sold
5S calves at TIC, l at sc. and small
calves at 81 each. \. G. Sheldon sold
25 calves at SIC. % calves at sc, "a
! calves at sac, and / coarse calf of 300
lbs. IT &c Otis H. Forbush sold / calf
| of 120 lbs at SC. ! calf of 105 lbs. at
7Ac, calves of 200 lbs. at e1ac,
| calves of 30 lbs. at &c, 3 young
. Il. f,r
| for $3.50 each and l at So
Hogs-A G. Sheldon sold 1lS hogs at
SIZE, dressed weight. Minis & Hol-
brook sold Il hogs at 6.4oc. r. L. Wor-
nell sold 10 hogs of 1870 lbs at b.65c,
and / stag of 400 lbs. at 4c. GUS H.
Forbush sold : hogs of 1880 lbs. at
| sac.
Mich cows-H. L. Goodrich sold l
good miker for sS5 and Tor 80 each
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
The British beef cattle market open
ed strong with slight advances at
London and more marked advances at
Liverpool but later in the week prices
dropped about Ac. per h.. a both
markets.
The late advfces quoted live cattle
!
h.. dressed weight. sinking the offal;
at liverpool live cattle at l0& q NC.
per lb. dressed weight. including the
loffal
| This weeks shipment of live cattle
from Boston was the heaviest for any
one week during the present year. Four
steamers carried livestock. destined
flor the Liverpool. London and Man
chester markets. No sheep or beef
quarters were included in the supplies.
| Shipments and destinations from
Boston July l to s:
| BY the Cymric to Liverpool-M Morris
Beef Company, 426; Swift & Company
272; total, COS States cattle
/ BY the Columbian TO Nor
Iris Beef Company. 375 States cattle;
Swift & Company, sos States and 119
/ Canadian cattle; total, 1871 cattle.
| Is BY the Canadian for Liverpool
Morris Beef Company. 1l3 States and
4O5 Cana dian cattle; Swift & Com
pany, PA States and 3S6 Canadian
cattle; total, 11fS cattle.
BY the Bostonian to Manchester
Morris Beef Company. 663 States and
~ Canadian cattle: total. $50 cattle
Total of hipments-Cattle 1896 of
which $50 We're from Canada
| THE HORSE MARKET
| Boston. July II.
| Ihe morse trade was pretty we'll
broken up during the past week by the
holiday break and the intense heat
which prevented showing off the horses
to any advantage. Few buyers attend
ed the sales and the market was very
quiet. What sales We're made showed
little material change from those that
held in the preceding week. Supplies
were light of acclimated and green
horses but dealers had a considerably
number left over for the coming week.
There was only a few second hand
horses entered as sales have been slow
With low values for tile f.3past i two