Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-13

Tune tF HE MAItkF. i.
Beef cattle were in quite good sup
ply. especially poor Ia ordinary co8s,
and the market was dull, with the
tendency weak, though there WAS lit
tie change IN prices A feW choice
steers were received. selling at 6isGt
&c. while fair 10 good steers and OK
en- brought at4@G4c The best cows
sold nj 4iiGae.. though very few com
mandea the Top price. Fair 10 good
COWS sold at 5Em4tac. poor 10 ordi-
mary 2iz@334e., 'tnd holagnas and can
ners. 3hm2tsc Bulls wcrc7not in large
supply and sold from SG4&4c.
Veal calves were decidedly weaker,
the market having been flooded With
p3or calves. from New York state. \
few Of the list sold at SaS1ec., but
the general run was from 6a7c.. with
poorer calves. soc, and small calves,
$f5e425o each
Hogs showed a fractional advance.
md The demand was. aetive at thu
higher level Live hogs sold at 6as n
Ga.c and dressed hogs 1T S@Siac.
There was good supply at the yards
ard the receipts nj tho packing houses
were quite heaVs.
Sheep and lambs were unchanged,
Ut 3@4c. for sheep. and 5u7c. for
lambs only u few We're offered at
the Yards
Mich cows were in only moderate
demand, with offerings heavy. Prices
ranged from $9595o for most COWS.
with choice mixers higher.
The live poultry market was steady
to strong, with the demand active.
Fowl quoted at l cent higher. at 1G
a lie: chickens. steady at 1iGt6c.;
and ROSTERS. 10alle.
SALES At THE YARDS
Beef Walter Gleason sold 4
choice steers. COCO lbs. at &c. and 1
oxen. $3.50 lbs. at &c H. f. Whitney
sold / bull. 1850 lbs. ut 4Ac, / COW,
t060 lbs. at 31ac.. and COWS, 1860 lbs.
at &c :. T.. Winch sold | cow $40 lbs.
at i.40c. u a. Walker sold / COW.
1910 lbs. at 3Mc. c. l. Rich sold !
cows, at 2%e. and : COWS at &c. j,
w. Ellsworth sold / COW, / ESQ lbs at
i%c, II COWS, averaging 100 lbs. at
iiAe.. ] COW. 300 lbs. at Be-, and s COWS,
Mt 2l4e J. 0'Brien sold cows, 1900
lbs. at 2hc Minis & Holbrook sold /
bull. 1900 lbs at lc., cow at alsc and
COW at 2Isc
Veal calves-W. W. Mills sold 10
veal calves at Sc. and - small calves
at 81 each e. q. Piper sold 100 calves
at &c y. r. Necdham sold 81 calves
at 612c.. 80 calves at Sc, and Is small
calves at ST. so each. J. w. Ellsworth
sold small calves at 81 each. j.
O'Brien sold Is small calves at S2.25
each.
Hogs-E G. Piper sold I hogs at
eMc c. l. Rich sold hogs AT 6.3oc.
A. II. Savage sold hogs, 1860 lbs at
6.60c.
Mich cows-J. OBrien sold !
springer at $40 Minis x Holbroolz
sold stock bulls FOR $50 II Z. Whit
ney sold fancy fresh mixers for
$175 aud : cows from $50 m$7o. c. l..
Rich sold / mixer for $50.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
The English beef cattle market was
active, during the past week, with
slight fractional advance reported at
both London and Liverpool. At Lon
don, late cables quote live cattle high
or, at la &l5Ac. per H., dressed
weight. sinking the oilal; at Liver
pool live cattle selling at an advance
of &c. per III, at 121z@1Shc. per h.
dressed weight, including the offai;
sheep twethers) at 11hml2lac. per h.,
dressed. There were no shipments Of
livestock from Boston, during the
week, and it is uncertain whether amy
supplies viii be sent over in the cur
rent week From New York supplies
were shipped in about the usual
~, e
cattle shipped to the British markets
and 10 cattle. and 40 sheep shipped to
Bermuda.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, March 12.-While the de-
mand for horses was somewhat bet
ter. during the week, and the sale
stables were pretty Well cleaned up,
still the spring trade is opening slow
ly, and there is not as much call for
working horses as dealers are look
ing for later on, when the season is
more advanced. The heaviest horses