Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-19
TONp on THE MARKET

Beef cattle were in quite good sup
ply, with considerable number OF
choice cattle The market was about
the same as a week ago for the same
quality of cattle. The best steers and
oxen sold from 81. mSAc, good to choice
steers and oxen 71aGShc. and thin.
course cattle, 7@71ac. The best cows
sold from 5s4@6l2e, with a few at the
higher rice Fair to good COWS brought
5G54c, ordinary to medium 4M5c. and
poor cows, 3@3Ac. Bulls ranged from
31AG6c.
The quality of veal calves was
much better than for several weeks
revious, and prices We're higher in con-
sequence. Good calves ranged from
G9c. with fancy heavy veals at 9m1Oc
There was a fairly heavy run.
Hogs declined fractionally from
last week, selling from 7l4@fhe, with
very few above that figure. eceipts
were fairly large and the packing
houses were we'll supplied. Dressed
hoggs We're quoted at SA@9hc.
Sheep and lambs sold at the previ-
Gus prices, 3GD5c for sheep and 5GSe
for lambs. Very few We're offered.
Mich cows were in good supply, and
there was no change in quotations. Or
binary to good mixers sell from S25
1860, with choice mixers up to 500.
hTe live poultry market was weak
with quotations lower. Fowl quoted at
14@15c; broiler chickens, 2s@30c: roos-
tiers steady at 10@11c.
SALES AT THE YARDS
Beef Cattle-walter Gleason sold 16
oxen, 20,s50 lbs. at 71sc. Hanson &
Brown sold l pr. fancy oxen, d. D..
Pearl, Charleston, Me-, 2900 lbs, also
l pair 1920 lbs, fed by H. l.. Preble,
Charleston, Me-, at the market price
w. III. Neal sold l pair cattle raised
by Capt Davis. Meredith, N. H.,
weighing 1850 lbs, at Sc, and IS on, 2
cows, 1910 lbs, at &c. j. w. Ellsworth
sold cows, 1880 lbs, at &C.. cows,
1880 lbs, at SIZE, cows, 6l20 lbs. at
4iac, and 4 cows. 1860 lbs. at &c. c.
A. Eastman sold l COW at sac. III. +.
Whitney sold ] bull at &C.. cows, av.
| 800 lbs, and | bull, at 4lac., and / bull
at 4c. j. ID. Neylon sold / bull. 142O
| lbs, at &c, bulls, 2490 lbs, at &c,
| / COW, 740 lbs. at &c. w II. Mills
sold 1 bull, 1900 lbs, at 51ac., cows.
at 3hc. j. OBrien sold ! COW, 200
| lbs, at PIC A. Wheeler sold 3 cows,
| 23l0 lbs. at 3Ac. S. f. Winch sold 3
COWS, 24l0 lbs, at 312c Otis II. For
| bush sold cows at &c. and 81 on, 2
cows, at NC. and l COW at 3Ac.
Veal Calves-R. l.. Wormell sold
| veal calves at Sc. w. II. Neal sold IL
calves at Sc J. w. Ellsworth sold 4
| calves, av $50 lbs. at s1sc. J. d. Ney-
l a 90 at T1ap
| A. P. Needham sold So calves at &c.
and small calves at SIS. W. w.
! Mills sold Il calves at TIC. e. q.
| Piper sold $50 calves at SIC. j. o :
Brien sold calves for $3.50 each. A.
| c. Foss & Son sold IL calves, 1880 lbs,
| at S1sc. S. E. Winch sold l cali, lot
/ lbs., at &C., and l calf for "a. Otis H.
Forbush sold 3 fancy calves. 46o Ids
| at 10c. and 4 calves. $50 lbs. at sac
| Sheep and lambs-A. c. Foss & Son
sold 81 sheep, 1900 lbs. at &c.
| Hogs-R. l.. Wormell sold hogs at
l7s5c. w. II. Neal sold % calves at
IKE. c. A. Eastman sold 26 hogs at
l7.55c. II. f. Whitney sold / hog al
IKE. ]. D. Neylon sold hogs, aver
aging $40 lbs. at FAC. w. w. Mills
sold hogs at 71ac. E. G. Piper sold
/ 40 hogs at TIC. j. O'Brien sold hogs
for S. A. Wheeler sold 81 hogs. $500
lbs. at 7.20c.. and a boar, 300 lbs. at
I3Ac. Otis II. Forbush sold 20 hogs
212O lbs and pigs at TIC.
/ Mich cows-H F. Whitney sold 4
mixers from $40@$70. J. d. Neylon
sold mixer at $50 and ] stock bull at
] $50. j. O'Brien sold cows for $50
each and a stock bull for $50.