Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-20

ply at the yards and there was no
change in the market, sheep selling
from 2@Se, end lambs from 4fI5c.
Mich COW trade was slow at the
previous range of prices A good sup
ply was tied up in the barns but there
were not many buyers at hand.
The live poultry market was strong
er with receipts moderate. Fowl
quoted at 12@14c; chickens 12@1Sc;
and ROSTERS 9@10c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef Cattle-W 0. Cook sold 1 pr.
fancy steers. 3470 lbs. at 6l5c S. c.
Hall sold 16 oxen at 5l5c. w. II. Neal
sold OK, 1880 lbs, at eizc., ? oxen,
3010 lbs, at &C., COW, $50 lbs, at She,
] oxen. go lbs. OF &c, 2 oxen. 2220 lbs,
at 444c., and l bull at 4e. J. =. Neyion
sold pr. oxen. 5000 fbs. at 5i9c and
3 cows, 2940 lbs, at 2.95c. j. O'Brien
sold 4 cows, 354o lbs, at 2'ac. c. I.
Rich sold COW, $40 lbs. at 4iac., &
cows, 1929 lbs, at 31ac., i cows, 34o0
lbs, at 2hc.. and cows for $50 each.
w, W. Mills sold / pr, oxen, $3.50 lbs,
at &C., and 90 cows at exc. r. II. Saw
age sold l COW, $40 lbs, ut Sc, and So
on, 3 cows $50 lbs, at &c. Minis &c
Holbrool1 sold 3 heifers, $3.50 lbs, at
95zc.. heifer, 900 lbs, at 3hc., and 10
cows, average $50 Tbs, at 2hc. II. f.
Whitney sold / heifer, $50 lbs, al 41Ac.,
l heifer, 700 lbs, ana l COW, 1900 lbs,
at &c, / cow. 300 lbs, at 312c., and 3
cows, 300 lbs, at 2He. Otis II. For
bush sold l COW, 1000 lbs, at 414c., and
81 OH, / COW, 900 lbs., at 3Isc., and 81
on, / cow, $50 lbs. at 3Ac., ! COW, $50
lbs, at 2.60e. and cows, $3.50 lbs,
at 2.40c.
Veal Calves--Nims & Holbrook sold IS
| calves at q. r. IT. Savage sold / small
calf for 49, II. F. Whitney sold calves
| for S35, calves for $23. and calves for
81 A. p Needham sold so calves at 5ie
and 20 small calves at $3.50 each. J. d
| Neylon sold 20 small calves at $3.50 each
| w. w. Mills sold 9 veals at &c and Il
| small calves at $50 each. C. I. Rich sole
l calf, 1870 lbs, at &C., and Il small calve
at So each ]. OBrien sold 13 small calves
at $3.50 each. ID. A. Walker sold small
calves at 50 each. Otis II. Forbush sole
/ fancy calf, $50 lbs, at SIC, / calf. 1&
| lbs, at 77c., l calf 40 lbs. at Sc, younf
| calf for $40 and small calves at S4.5
each.
| HOGS-Nims &, Holbrooll sold &C hog.
at &c. A. r. Needham sold 10 hogs a
610c. J. d. Neylon sold 6 hogs 1920 lbs
at soc. w w. Mills sold IL hogs at 6.10c
J. O'Brien sold hogs $50 lbs. at Gle. d
4. Walker sold hogs at 6.20c. Otis II
Forbush sold pigs $50 lbs. at &c, hogs
1890 lbs. at &c, light pigs at 7ac. dress.
ed
Mileh Cows-H. T. Whitney sold
mixers for $5OQ$70. ]. D. Neylon sold
cows at $50 each.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
| The British beef cattle markets were
| firm, during the week, with fractional
| advances noted. The supply was mod
crate and the demand good for all but
the cheaper grades of beef cattle.
| Late cables from London quote a
higher market, with beef cattle selling
| at 141A@15c. per h., dressed weight,
| sinking the offal; at Liverpool. live
cattle quoted at 11h 612c. per H.,
| dressed weight, including the offal;
| at Liverpool, American sheep, (ewes)
| quoted at &c; wethers, at &C.; and
| yearlings, at 10i&c.
| Supplies from New York were fair
| " heavy. There were 1l49 cattle and
/ 800 sheep shipped to the English mar
| kets, and 81 cattle and 29 sheep to
| Bermuda. From Boston the shipment
| was very light, only one steamer car
rying live stock The Columbian for
Liverpool shipped the following
amounts by the two regular shippers.
The Morris Beef Co., PA States and
| SO Canadian cattle; Swift & Co. 213
States and 81 Canadian cattle: total
of the entire expectation, 500 cattle.