Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-03
TONE OF THE MARKET.

week ago. No really fancy cattle were
received. No. / steers and oxen
brought IN q Sc, poorer cattle 6h %
TIC. The best heavy cows sold from
So. 90 61ac. with few extra fancy at
6k a &c. Fair 60 good cows ranged
from Az q sac, poor to ordinary 9A
q 4Ac and bolognas and Gamers Sh
% sac. Bulls sold from q SIC with
offerings moderate.
The demand for veal calves was
quite good, particularly for the best
heavy veals which brought somewhat
higher prices some selling up to l0e
The general run of fair to good veals
sold from q SAC, with choice SFa 60
s1ac and poor thin veals @ &c. Small
calves sold from So % each.
Hogs sold at the previous range OF
prices. from 8 q SIC, live weight and
10 "a 1OKc dressed. Some of the best
hogs brought up to SIC. but this was
an outside figure. Bears Were in
small supply at 31a q &c.
Yard offerings of sheep and lambs
were fairly large and sheep We're
weaker in tone at the previous range
OF a &c, while lambs held steady at
q &c.
Mich COWS were in somewhat light
err supply, and there was no cnange
in the market. The general average
of fair quality brought $50 o. 6o with
good cows $50 % So and choice cows
$S5 a 12o.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Reef cattle-J. NJ. Philbrook sold
steers of $3.50 lbs. at TIC, COWS OF 42S0
lbs. at sac. and 4 cows of 1850 lbs. at
5Lc. A. c. Foss & Son sold steers OF
800 lbs. at 61ac, 8 cattle, av. Soo IDS,
at 51c, and Is bologna cows, av. Soo
lbs. at 3Ac. A. P Brown sold l COW Oh
800 lbs at Age, and bologna COW OF
780 lbs. at SIC. II. E. OBrlen soia
cows at 31kc, and cows at 3.4oc. II.
+. Whitney sold l bologna COW of 900
lbs at 31ac. c. I. Rich sold COW at
S1hc. ]. w. Ellsworth sold / COW of $50
lbs. at &c, and bologna cows, av. 100
lbs. at 31zc. The Buxton Estate sold
sold cows at sc. and cows at 31se. A
damon sold l fancy COW of ITO lbs.
at 7c, cows of 5000 lbs at SIC, and 8
cows of 1920 lbs. at 4hc. j. d. Neylon
sold 2 cows of 1880 lbs. at &c, and 8
COWS of 600 lbs. at SIC. Otis H. For
bush sold l COW of 100 lbs. at 61sc, l
cow of $40 lbs. at 51ac, cows of 1920
lbs at SIC, / COW of 1920 lbs. at 4Ac,
l cow of $50 lbs. at 41ac, and 50 on the
two, COW of 1910 lbs. at 41sc, and I
cows of $500 lbs. at 3.65c.
Veal calves-H. F. Whitney sold
fancy calves av. 100 lbs. at lie, and 8
calves av. 100 lbs. at &c. H. E. O'Brien
sold yeals at size, and small calves
at $3.50 each. c. I. Rich sold small
calves at $3.50 each. ]. w. Ellsworth
sold calves at sac and small calves
at $3.50 each. The Buxton Estate sold
small calves at $3.50 each. ]. D. Ney-
Ion sold Is small calves at $3.50 each. A.
damon sold fancy calves of 500 lbs.
at 10c. w. w. Mills sold calves at
sac. Otis II. Forbush sold calves of
$40 lbs. at Sc. and IS calves from $3.50
ass each.
Hogs-W. w. Mills sold hogs at
SIC. H. E. o'Brien sold hogs at $500.
Otis H. F'nrbush sold hogs at S.40e.
Sheep and lambs-W. w. Mills sold II
lambs at 61zc. and 1 sheep at 43kc.
Mich cows-C. I. Rich sold SPRING
ers and mixers to average $50 EACH j.
D. Neylon sold 1 mixer for $50, stock
bulls at $50 each.
70 ezssa FOREIGN CATTLE.
There were 40 cattle and 10 sheep
exported from New York to the Ber-
mudas, last week. From Boston there
were no shipments of livestock. Dur
ing last week, Chicago received IS
carloads of Alberta cattle, the best
of which We're sold at $7.65 per cwt.
The IF hn An J,,tx
on livestock has so far in no way
cut down the high cost of beef in the
retail markets here, but has made
sharp advance in meat prices to the
Canadian consumers. 1t is stated that
before the duty was removed that
spectators were importing Ontario
cattle at profit, but with 271s per
cent. taken off, that money is lost.
Quotations since the free trade on
Canadian cattle have been above
those obtained in the United States
markets.
During the week there was received
at Boston on the Georgian, 1000 beef
quarters from the Argentina, via
Liverpool.
HORSE MARKET.
Boston, dec. z.-Suppi1eS were rath-
er light at the sale stables, this week,
but the demand for the season, was
fair, and the amount of horses on
hand We're well cleaned up. Prices
were steady, at the level of the past
few weeks. The amount offered were
mostly of work horses for drafting,
and teaming, also some medium light
horses for delivery wagons. Harness
classes were on sale only In small
number, with few offered at the auc-
tions. There was a good supply Of
seconds, among which were some spe-
cial sales offered of horses above the
ordinary run Of secondhand horses.
On these sale were good at fair
values.
At most of the stables no change
was reported in horse values from
last week. The best heavy drafters,
1850 a 1900 lbs. sold at $3.50 q $50;
medium weight drafters, 1450 q 1900
lbs. sold from $3.50 % $50; heavy wag-
on and express horses, at $l60 @ 225;
chunks, 1900 q 400 lbs. at SIPS @ ZOO
At the City Sale stables-Wheeler
McElyeen & Co. sold 2 express car
loads of green horses, with animals OF
all weights in the offerings. They al
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