Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-04
TONE OF THE MARKET.

Beef cattle were in fairly active de-
mand, with prices little below the
previous quota tons, in most grades.
The top price for fancy steers was &c,
and good steers and oxen sold at 90
sue. The best heavy cows showed.
some Improvement, selling at 505l5c.
but the latter was an outside figure
both for COWS and bulls, Good cows
brought 4H65c; poor COWS 2l@d512c.
and bolognas and Gamers 2A02hc
Bulls ranged from StaG5c. There was
good supply Of the poorer grades oi
cows, but only a moderate number o.
choice cattle was offered.
Veal calves held at about the pre-
vious prices, 7@Sc. covering the gem
eral run. While some extra good calves
sold Up 10 size. The supply was about
normal, and the demand was good,
though not particularly active.
Hogs declined a fraction. the mar
kct being from 6h@7c. liVeweight, al
though few extra choice heavy hogs
much above the average in quality,
sold above that figure. AT the lower
price there was good demand. and
the competition among the buyers was
quite active, though unless the quality
was excellent, the buyers refused TO
advance their bids. Receipts at the
yards were moderately heavy, and the
packing houses were a little better sup
Piled than week ago.
Sheen and lambs We're in small sup
ply at the yards, and there was no
change in the market, other than
somewhat weaker tone. Sheep sold FOR
~ H,.9o nd laIe1bc "a ofJE1
Mich cows old better than for sew
oral previous weeks. though prices did
not advance. More buyers were seen IN
tne barns. ana better cows were taken
quite eer'v Thre was a large supply
from which to choose The ordinary
COWS, comprising most of the offerings.
brought from $25h$50, as before, while
choice heavy mixers sold up to $50
or ss5. Cows from $650s75 found ready
sale
The live poultry market was easy.
Fowl and broiler chickens, 13Wl4c;
roasters 15@l6c; ROSTERS 9n10e.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle--J. W. Ellsworth sold 1
COW, 900 lbs. at 212c. A. Wheeler sold
1 COW, $50 lbs, and 1 heifer, $50 lbs.
at dc,, cows, averaging 900 lbs. at &C..
/ COW, 2a4c. and bull, $50 lbs. at 21@c.
II. j. Carney. l pr. fancy steers, 5000
lbs. at &c. c. l. Rich sold / COW, at &c,
/ at 3iEsc and at SIC. S. f. Winch
sold cows, averaging $50 lbs. at 21ac.
Minis & Holbrook sold 1 COW, at 4c.,
bull at 4c, 5 cows at Sc. and 1 COWS at
2hc. J. OBrien sold 2 cows, 1920 lbs.
at 2Ac. A. NJ. Bags sold IFS cattle
at 21RM3c II. A. Gilmore & Co. sold
~ cattle from 2A@4iac. Fl. +. Whit
ney sold / COW, 1000 lbs. at 4c.. / bull,
900 lbs. at 312c., and calves, 1900 lbs
at 25se. ]. NJ Philbrook sold 1 bull
and . cows at Size, ! COW at Acc,
at &c. and 1 at 21ac. +. o. Thompson
sold 2 bologna cows at 2Hc.
Veal calves--Nims & Holbrook sold
80 calves at 7%c. S. f. Winch sold II
calves at 71ac. Z. G. Piper sold %
calves at 62c. J. O'Brien sold Ia small
calves at $3.50 each. II. f. Whitney
sold calves at size. and calves for
$27. J. w. Ellsworth sold 81 calves.
1870 lbs. at sac, and small calves at
$3.50 each. Otis II. Forbush sold 81
calves, 1850 lbs. at 8i4c.,. calves, 100
lbs. at 7c., young calf for $3.50. |,
s4.50, 3, for. s13, 1 for $i.25 and Z good
Young calves for scr. F. o. Thompson