Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-17

g. ~, and dressed hogs for 7lA@Sc. me
average quality of the hogs was good
and buyers were quite eager to pur-
chase. Receipts were quite large, but
there We're none too many.
No sheep and lambs We're sold at
the yards Sheep are quoted at so
&c with lambs 56G6c.
Mich cows sell poorly. except for
the fancy cows The ordinary to good
mixers bring $25G50, with choice
heavy mixers from $50 upward.
The live poultry market was higher
during the week by y cent Ter pound
but later prices dropped z cent. hold
ing steady as previously quoted. Fowl
15M1Gc. and ICosterc 10&llc.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-McIntyre 81 Weston sold
1 pair steers of ESQ lbs. at 61ae. fed by
l.. w. Foster. Paris. Me, and / pair
oven of 1850 lbs. at &c d. a. Walker
sold | COW of 1910 lbs. 1T 512c. Hall &
Lowell sold bulls of 2400 lbs at SIG.
and cows average 900 lbs. at exc II.
Gilmore d Co. sold 10 cows from
2126t4c. Otis H. Forbush sold cows of
20f0 lbs. at 4c., l fancy bull of 1850 lbs
at SIC, = cows of POO lbs. at 4lsc,
COW Of 1880 lbs. at 4$4c, l cow OF 1862
lbs. at 41.c. and bulls of 2760 lbs. at
3Ae. Minis q Holbrook sold l bull of
1850 lbs. at 41ic, COW of $50 lbs. at &c.
and cows of 2O00 lbs. at 2l2c
Veal ealves-Otis II. Forbush sold
fancy veals of 800 lbs. at sac, , veals of
40 lbs at SIC, veals of go lbs at
&c. young calves at $3.50 each, at
f.15 each, at $3.50 each. | for S3,
for 81 each. and at $3.50 each. w W.
Mills sold VealS at &c. J. O'Brien sold
l calf of 40 lbs. at 6i4e. Hall & Law
ell sold 100 calves average lis lbs at
&c. J. d. Neylon sold calves of $50
Hos. at 6hc. and II small calves at 81
each. Mcintyre & Weston sold Al veals
at Sic. Dorand Bros. sold AZ calves at
6iac Z. G. Piper sold so calves at 6Ihc
Minis d Holbrook sold so calves at
6Ae. \. p. Needham sold 10 calves at
&c. y. II. Woodward sold A. calves at
6lzc and small calves at 81 80 each.
Hogs-Nims Il Holbrook sold y
hogs at else. f. c.. Piper sold 81 no 5
at 6.15c. Otis H. Forbnsh sold ) fancy
pigs of l120 lbs. at g. 40c., 3 pigs of $50
lbs. at sac. hogs of ago lbs. at 6.35c.
, hogs of 800 lbs. at 6hc, and . hogs
Of $50 lbs. at 6.40c. j. oBrien sold
hog Of 1870 lbs. at 6.10c Hall & Lowell
sold 50 hogs average 275 lbs. average
&c. W, w. Mills sold Il hogs of 1850
lbs. at 6.35c. II. A Gilmore & Co. sold
II hogs at 6hc.
Mich cows. D. Neylon sold mich
cows at S55 each, Minis & Hobrook
sold a stock bull at $50 Dorand Bros.
sold milch cows at S506sS5
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
The British beef cattle was steady
with little material change in quo
tations. Some of the poorer grades
of beef, showed slight fractional de
cline.
At London late advices report live
cattle steady At 13hm14Ac. per lbs.
dressed weight sinking the offal at
Liverpool. live cattle. weak at li4
lac. per h., dressed weight. in adj
dition to fhe onal
Supplies OF live cattle and sheep
were heavy, shipped from Boston
during the past week. -Four steam<
carried livestock. destined for Livery
pool, London and Manchester, All
boats being comfortably filled. making
the largest shipment of the present
year Ter any one week. Supplies were
light from New York.
Shipments and destinations from
Boston. May 10 I3.
Ky the Cymric for Liverpool-Morris
Beef Company. 317 state and 80 Ca
na1ian cattle; Swift & Company. 231
State and So Canadian cattle; total.
6s9 cattle; Swift & Company. 22s
sheep.
by the Cambrian TO London-Morris
Beef Company, 2as cattle; Swift &,
Company 277 States aud 81 Canadian
cattle: total 100 cattle
BY the Bohemian to Liverpool-Mo
ris Reef Company. s24 States and ~
Canadian cattle: Swift & Company,
34i States and 80 Canadian cattle:
total. ISL cattle; Swift & Gompany.s
$50 sheep. III
BY the Iberian to Mancbestef~M Nor
ris Beef Company 37i States cstttIe.
and 6S5 sheep
Total of shipments--Cattie. q $50 of
which 3U4 were from Canada = and
l7s sheep. No beef quarters we're in
cluded in the shipment from Boston.