Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-03
TONE OF THE MARKET.

Beef cattle were in good supply and
the market WAS steady at the previous
quotations. The best steers and oxen
sold at 634H1Ac, and were in good de-
mand. with good steers 5am654e. The
best heavy cows sold readily at 4ta@
SIC. fair to good COWS &N4ise. poor
To ordinary COWS 2aa@3Stc, and the
poorest 2st2t4c. Bulls sold from Sm5c.
Veal calves were steady at the pre-
vious range, 7mSc. with choice heavy
veals higher. and some poor to ordi-
nary veals at 6a6i2e. The supply WAS
about as usual
Hogs We're firm. with the demand
good hut prices about as before the
general range being from 6@64c, live
weight, and dressed hogs 1ssa75ae.
Receipts were moderate.
Sheep and lambs were in small sup
ply and the market was only nomi
nal, sheep being quoted ut 2a3e and
lanbg 4lf5c.
No change was noted in mich COWS.
and the market was very duh, ordi-
nary cows selling from s25@$5o, with
choice mixers up 10 $fo0.
The live poultry market was steady.
Receipts are ample for the demand.
Fowl quoted at 13n14c.; chickens 12a1
BE; and ROSTERS, 9dt0c.
SALES At THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-A NJ. Baggs sold / pr.
choice oxen at 7lsc, II. +. Whitney
sold l cow, 1000 lbs. at &c. ] bull, 92o
lbs a 3%c., cows, 1900 lbs at &c.
and l COW. $40 lbs. at hac. p. A,
Walker sold l COW at ~ c. A. Wheel
n H.
$40 lbs. at 414c.. and cows at 21sc.
y. w. Ellsworth sold 3 cows, 2400 lbs.
at &c. and 10 cows, I2,S00 lbs. at 21sc.
j. ID. Neylon sold Z cows. 5720 lbs. at
.2Ac, and ccay. $40 lbs. at &C. w
w. Mills sold , cows, 1900 lbs. at &c.
and IL bologna COWS at 2hc. Otis II.
Forbush sold / COW, 1I7o lbs. at 4lsc,
and 81 on, l COW. 720 lbs. at 4%c. and
81 off, cows. 1880 lbs. at &c. w n.
Neal sold 1 OK. 1880 lbs. at &C.. / bull.
1890 lbs. at size, 3 oxen $500 lbs. at
&c, ! COW, 1880 lbs. at Size, and 6
cows, 1900 lbs. at 31ze.. | bull, 500 lbs.
at &C., 2 cows, ITO lbs. at aAc
Veal calves-W. w. Mills sold Il
yeals at 7lAc, and Il small calves at
$3.50 each. II. +. Whitney sold 4 small
calves at IS each. J. p. Neylon solo
4 veals average 40 lbs. at 715c, and
Il small calves at $3.50 each. G. /.
Rich sold 9 small calves at So each.
D. a. Walker sold small calves at
IS each. j. w. Ellsworth sold small
calves at $3.50 each. Otis II. Forbush
sold young calves for $l6, 2 for &c.
. for 50 and / for $3.50. w. II. Neal
sold 8 calves at 11ac.
Hogs--J. w. Ellsworth sold II hogs
OF 2740 lbs at 6.05c. w. w. Mills sold
% hogs average 290 lbs. at 6Ac. II. +.
Whitney sold 20 pigs average so lbs.
at &c. Otis II. Forbush sold hogs at
6.20c. w. II. Neal sold Z hogs of ITO
lbs. at else.
Mich cow. y. Neylon sold milk
ers to average $45 each.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE
The English beef cattle markets
we're dull during the Week, and there
was "a decline noted from quotations
of week ago. At London prices were
off a full cent per ID, but at Liverpool
the decline was less marked.
Late cables quoted live cattle SELL
ing lower at London, at 14h 014Ac.
per h., dressed weight, sinking the
offal; at Liverpool, live cattle quoted
Mt 11Am12c. per h., dressed weight,
including the offai.
Shipments both from New York and
Boston We're extremely light. From
New York there was only one ship
ment of sos cattle for the English
market. From Boston one steamer
carried the following amounts: The
Winnifredian to Liyerpool-Morris
Beef Co, 251 cattle; Swift e Co.. $50
cattle; total. sol States cattle; Syift
& Co, 1902 sheep.
HORSE MARKET.
Boston. Jan. 2.
THE horse market continues dull
with average prices, lower. However,
there was more life manifested