Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-02
TONE OF THE MARKET.

Receipts of livestock were rather
light but the demand also was small
er. and the changes in prices thae
were reported We're downward. Beer
cattle were in smaller demand. There
were few choice cattle offered The
market for the best steers and oxen
was from 7h@She, while the best
heavy COWS brought 6@634e. Good
COWS sold at 5@6c. ordinary to faif
4Am5c, and poor cows 5A a. t4c.
Bulls were in quite good supply d.
415@6ike. The tone of the market
was weak.
Veal calves sold lower, with the de-
mand less active than week ago
The general range was from ft2 "a zee
and only the best calves sold hlsher,
extra choice calves bringing 9mloc A
considerable number of poor thin
calves sold at 5@614c. Young calves
were quoted at s3@5 each.
Hogs were steady at last week S
level. Offerings were light and the
demand was lighter. Live hogs SOLD
from S4mstsc. with poorer quality
down to Size. Dressed hogs sold from
10& M11Ac.
Sheep and lambs were in small sup
ply and prices showed no change,
sheep selling from 3hG5c, and lambs
from case.
Mich cows were in smaller sup
ply and the market was duh anu
steady at previous prices. from S30m
GO for ordinary cows. $60aS5 for good
COWS and $s5@1Qo for choice heavy
mixers.
The live poultry market was ir-
regular Fowl were off lc to lo9 lec'
broilers steady at 22@23e and roos-
ters lower at 10m11c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-A. C. Foss & Son sold :
cows of e6f0 lbs at sc, COWS oi zzoo
lbs at 4Ac, and cows of 4ioo IDS. at
41be. D. A. Walker sold ] bun OF ooo
HIS at &c. C. |. Rich sold 2 cows at &c,
and 10 COWS at 4c The Buxton Estate
sold 2 cows at Sc W. w. Mills sold l
bun of 1850 lbs at &c. II. E. O 'Brlen
sold | COW at 5kc, l bull at oc' anu
COW at 4c H. F. Whitney sold cows
of 1900 lbs. at SIC, l. bull of 1l3o IDS. az
SIC. and 4 cows at 900 lbs. at DC. II. "
Piper sold cows at 4%4c Minis d ioi-
brock sold 2 cows of 1850 lbs. ana
hull of 800 lbs. at &c. and bulis Oh
1870 lbs. at A. C. Otis IL. Forbush soid
cow at 5s,c. and 81 off, helfers an :
COWS at sic, and l cow at 5Rc, ana
COW at 51ac. and 81 off.
Veal caives-A. 2. Needham sofa -
calves at &c, and small calves loi ~
II. F.. Whitney sold calves aV. lzo ips''
nj sa,e. F.. G. piper sold 80 calves d. oo'
Minis and Holbroolk sold 40 calves at oo'
/ w. Ellsworth sold calves at ga
n A. Walker sold calves at &C. - l.
pich sold Is small calves at "a each'
The buxton Estate sold II calves d. o.
w w Mills sold u calves ut S94t'
and - small calves at $3.50 each. H. f.
O,Rrien sold 10 calves at Sh2c.
Hors-J w. Ellsworth sold lS hoss
- CO w w. Mills sold 16 hogs at sc'
II r. O'Brien sold hogs at eAc' "a
% Needham sold 3 cows at 9c' H.
whitney sold hogs of 20o IDS. at &c
,ruch eows-A. c. Foss sold mllcn
a,,, FOR $50. C. |. Rich sold l stock pun
for $45. ,,n.pU
rhara was one steamer sailing from
poston that carried the following eN-
,o,,tation Of cattle. The Sagamore
sailing for Liverpool, on June 20
Price e Coughln, 253 cattle o"li'
Co. $50 cattle; with a total Oh 4oo
cattle. all Canadian stock. FROM
New York, the Minnewaska 1or l-on-
don carried 401 cattle; and the bef-
mudian for Bermuda Al cattle Ihe
entire shipment Of the week being ofo
cattle. Late advices from the Lon
don cattle market quoted live cat.ie
selling at 15iac per lb, dressed weishe'
sinking the offal.
During the three past months there
have been shipped the largest amount
of livestock for foreign ports 1or
many months past. from New YORK
and Boston. From New York to Lon
don there were exported 1920 cattle;
1o1 cattle to the West Indies; 430 cat
tie to the Bermudas; and $40 sheep
to bermuda and the West Indies.
Shipments have been made from Bos-
ton only during the past month, there
having been sent across during June,
1861. cattle, shipped to Liverpool and
the London markets. Making grand
total Of 6772 cattle and $40 sheep.