Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-16
TONE or THE MARKET.

TONE OF THE MARKET.
! Beef cattle We're in good demand and
! prices we're firm at about last weeks
/ level Fewer choice steers and oxen
were brought in. but the market on
these continues at 6a6ac, good steers
] and oxen bringing IA acc. The best
| cows seld a little higher, from 41aQ54c,
with good cows 4d4i2c, medium cows,
8R4c. poor cows 215mSc, and be-
lagnas and Gamers lA@2Ac Bulls
range from 3la@5e
| Veal calves averaged better both in
quality and in price. There was little
Change quality considered, but the
| tune was strong Prices ranged from
7ErSC. with poor calves SAFE, and
drinkers and grassers 3G4c. Receipts
aere quite heavy.
Hogs made farther advance and
we're in active demand. The receipts at
the yards were quite heavy, but AT
the packing houses We're only mod
| crate Live hogs ranged from t1e@
| Sc. and dressed hogs from 914@sS4.
! Fey sheep and lambs were received
Al the Yards and the market was NOM
| incl Quotations were little lower at
sasc for sheep and 46f5c, for lambs,
| Mich COWS show no Improvement
| and he demand is slow and unsatis-
e 5tory. The general run is from s25T
So. with fancy mixers higher. The
/ supply of the latter is not large. and
these sell quite readily
The live poultry market was lower
by one cent per h. and the demand
vas less active. Fowl quoted at 13@iic.
hroiler chickens l5a16e. and ROSTERS,
sa10c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Chester Allen sold pair of cattle
Of 2l50 Tbs. at 4isc. A. c. Foss K Son
sold 2 sows of 1920 lbs. at &c. j. Lack
er & SON sold II cows, average 100
lbs al 4c :. E. Winch sold bolog-
na COWS at &c. ] W. Ellsworth sold 10
| COWS af $3.50 lbs. at 3lze, and cows,
| average 500 lbs. at 2Ae Otis II. For
| bush sold cows of 2120 lbs. at SIZE.
COW Of 100 lbs. at 41zc, COW of $50
| lbs al &c. and COW of $50 lbs. at 31ac.
| " H Woodward sold oxen of $500
| lbs at 4s,c, and cows at Sd4e. III. A
| Gilmore K Co sold 10 cows from 2Ac4
sAe.
| Veal ealves-Chester sold calves at
| &c 4. D. Kilby & Son sold 35 calves
at nc. Minis & Holbrook sold 40
calves at 7l5e A. p Needham Is calves
| at &C. n H Woodward sold u calves
| from 467lsc. J. w. Ellsworth sold II
| small calves at $3.50 each
| HOGS-J W. Ellsworth sold hogs
of 1920 lbs. at 1.e0c. Minis & Holbrook
| sold hogs al nc. Fl A. Gilmore &
| Co sold s hogs at 7,S5e- A. D. Kilby &
| son sold % hogs at 1900. W. H. Neal
| sold &c hogs at 77lkc. Otis H. Forbnsh
| hogs of 1890 lbs. at 7%c, and boar
| of $50 lbs at &c.
Sheep and lambs-N. II. Woodward
| sold lambs at sc.
Mich cows-A c. Foss & Son sold
| 2 springers at $3.50 each.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE
The British beef cattle market was
quiet with little change in quotations.
The trade was duh but supplies we've
not excessive which helped to hold
| prices, which at Liverpool showed
slight fractional advance.
Late cables from abroad quote live
cattle selling at London at 12&4 @l3Ac.
per H., dressed weight, sinking the
offal; at Liverpool, live cattle sold at
104 ale. per h., dressed weight, in
l GLIDING the offal.
| Supplies OF cattle shipped from the
States were light during the week,
about 1200 cattle being shipped from
New York and a small number Of
sheep. From Boston there was only
one steamer during the week. sailing
| for LverpOol-the Bohemian carry
| ing the following amounts-Morris
Beef Company, 1873 States and l94
Canadian cattle; Swift & Company,
100 States and 271 Canadian cattle.
making a total of 703 cattle, of which
405 were from Canada.
| HORSE MARKET.
The horse market was active during
the week with considerable trade for
the season. Big, heavy drafters were
IN e-.ceiient demand and sold at good
Ivalues, and all heavy work horses
were in demand, but horses of small
weight we're not wanted and figures
had TO run pretty low to make sales.
There were very few high class driV~
ing horses entered and the call for
such was light Saddle and combina-
ton horses were entered in fair num-
bers and sold readily at range of
1
used some. but were in good condition.
Fresh saddle horses sold anywhere
from $3.50 upward, according to quail
lty and style. Acclimated horses for
commercial purposes If in good con-
dition and young sold at high hgures
and green horses sold at prices well
sustained. The demand started last
week for horses for the woods is in
creasing.
The best heavy draft horses sold at
$S25@$ 425; medium weight, fresh
drafters, at s225ms325; heavy wagon
horses at s200ds275 farm chunks at
800 and upward. milk team, express,
and general delivery horses at 1850
$780,.
At the City Sale Stables--Wheeler,
McElveen & Company had express
lcarloads OF green horses and rs head
of acclimated and secondhand horses.