Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-03

calves. 2S7S. hogs, "A, l09
Last week-cattie, 20S0: sheep, $3.50;
calves, 26i9i hogs, 1881
RECEIPTS FROM MAINE.
Cattle, "A; sheep. 81; calves. 426; hogs,
TONE OF THE MARKET.
The strike Of Jewish consumers of
meat against the butchers because of
the high prices caused marked de-
| crease in the demand for beef cattle
and veal calves at the yards, but the
offerings We're so light that prices
showed no great decline. Beef cattle
sold rather slowly The best cattle
received sold for 7&@8Ae. with No
| for ia z 2c., the best heavy cows So
&C., fair 10 good 4@ &C., poor TO ordi-
nary 3@4 c.. and bolognas and Gamers
Pa Q3c. Bulls ranged from 31a@5kc
Veal calves sold at about the pre-
vious range of 7@Sc., very few and
those extra choice selling above the
latter figure. There was a light run
which held the market fairly steady.
Poor to ordinary veals sold for 6d7c.
Hogs were unchanged from a week
, ago. Receipts were light and the de-
mand was steady though not active.
Prices ranged from IA @7&c., live
weight, and caste, dressed weight.
Sheep and lambs were in very small
supply at the yards, but there was a
large supply direct from the West
Sheep sold for Bose, and lambs for
5@Sc
Mich cows were in smaller supply
and the demand also fell off The
mo rlya ct 1,tn oJn
the same though the average was low
err Ordinary to fair cows $25@$60,
choice up to 800.
The live poultry market quoted fowl
higher at 14@15c. broiIer chickens
lower at 25@266e. and ROSTERS at
10M11c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef eattlo-J. NJ. Philbrook sold l
OK of 1860 lbs. at sac, l OK of 1910 lbs.
at Sc, i heifer of $50 lbs. at csc, and
bull of 1910 lbs. at size j. w Ellsworth
sold COWS of $3.50 lbs at SC. 6 cows of
1850 lbs and l bull of 920 lbs. at age.
bull of $50 lbs. at 3Ae, 6 cows of $3.50
lbs. at 3Nc, and | COW of $50 lbs at
212c. s. f. Winch sold cows of 2070
lbs. at Sc, 2 COWS of 1910 lbs at 324c.
Otis II. Forbush sold 3 bulls of 1880 lbs.
at Axe. l heifer of $50 lbs. at 4c, and
81 off. and bologna cows at ape A.
, p. Necdham sold l COW at Sc A.
Wheeler sold . cows of 1880 lbs at SC.
and 3 cows of $500 lbs at 4c W. H.
Neal sold 10 oxen of 1920 lbs at 71ae.
COWS of 1910 lbs. at 61ac, cows of
| 1920 lbs. at Slac.
Veal calves-A. F. Needham sold SO
| calves at &c. and 10 calves at 81 SO each.
| j. w. Ellsworth sold 10 calves of 1920
| lbs. at 7isc. Otis II. Forbush sold |
| fancy calf of 1870 lbs at &C., / calf OF
| ITO lbs. at SIZE, 9 calves of 1920 lbs. at
| Sc, . calves for So, 4sfor SIS. r. II. Saw
| age sold ? calves for $17. w. H. Neal
| sold l6 fancy calves of 2440 lbs. at So
| Hogs-Otis II. Forbush sold 3 hogs OF
| 1920 lbs at TIC w. II. Neal sold Z
| hogs at 7@c.
| Mich eows-1 mixer for $500 A. P
Needham sold stock bulls>at $50 each.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
| The English beef cattle markets
held fairly firm during the past week,
| with very slight fractional huctua-
| tons in quotations. Late advices from
| London, quoted live cattle selling at
| 1874 @162c. per h.. dressed weight,
sinking the offal; at Liverpool live
cattle quoted al 191a@13s4c per h.,
dressed weight, including the offal,
States shippers sent over during the
week larger amount of cattle. than
has been exported in any one week
from Boston for long time. The
amount was wholly of Canadian stock
The Cestrian for London on June
2S, shipped the following amounts:
Swift & Co, $50 Canadian cattle: The
s. & S. Company, PSI Canadian cat
tie; ]. Shamburg, 105 Canadian cat
tie. Total. SOC cattle.
BY the Devonian, sailing on June
2s-Swift & Co., 500 Canadian cattle