Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-05
= TONE OF THE MARKET.

'bIIFt HISS VI Dttl Cdlttt were LARRY
heavy, and the demand was good
prices holding strong at the previous
level, with a tendency upward, due to
the strong western markets The best
steers and oxen that were offered
sold at Sc. but really choice cattle
would have brought SEC. Fair to
good quality oxen and steers sold
from ga q 72c. The best heavy
cows sold from SO q 616c, and one or
two fancy beef cows brought 7c
Fair to good cows were quoted at 41z
a 5t4c. with poor to ordinary 31a q
4Ac, and bolognas and Gamers a
3i2c. There was a good supply of
bulls. some of which were choice
These ranged from 31a for the poorest
light weight bulls up to 6l9e for fat
heavy bulls.
Veal calves were easier in tone, but
there was little change in the eneral
run ~ q sac was obtained. while
fancy heavy veals brought S12 a 91ac,
and few extras at 10c. Small calves
were in good supply at $3.50 a 450
each.
The demand for hogs was active,
and buyers We're anxious to purchase.
The market held from So a 9i4c for
the good hogs, but a few of poorer
quality sold down to S1ac. : Receipts
We're fairly heavy, but none too large.
A larger number of boars We're re-
ceived. and sold from 4 a &c.
Sheep and lambs We're in even
smaller supply at the yards than us
ual, and the market was quiet and
unchanged, sheep selling from a &c,
and lambs from Z a SIZE.
Mich cows continued in large sup
ply, and the demand showed no i'm
provement The market was dull, ex-
cept for the choicest mixers, the sup
ply of which always is limited. Ordi-
nary cows sell from $50 a So good
cows from $50 % so. and fancy heavy
mixers from $50 n 100.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef Cattle-W. H. Neal sold 3
steers. 1850 lbs, at &c. 1 bull, $40 lbs,
at Sc, 1 COW, $40 lbs, at &c and cows,
1850 lbs at &c. Minis & Holbrook sold
! pair steers at 71ac and cows at
35a0415c Walter Gleason sold 10
oxen, av. 1400 lbs. at 6%c A. p
Needham sold cows 2650 lbs, at 4aIc.
II. f. Whitney sold COW, 100 lbs,
and / bull 1870 lbs, at &c, . cows, 1850
lbs. at sac and cows av. SEQ lbs,
at 4c. Otis IL. Forbush sold 1 COW NJ
61sc, l COW. 1850 lbs, and l bull, 1880
lbs, at &c, cows at &c. 1 bull, $50
lbs, at Size and 81 off; cows at SIC,
2 cows, 1880 lbs, at SC. / COW, 800 lbs,
at "a and I COW, at lie and 81 on C.
/. Rich sold / COW, 1880 lbs, at SIC,
- q
at 315c, 3 at sac and 1 at &c. j.
OBrien sold | COW, 500 lbs, at 31ac.
Veal calves-Otis II. Forbush sold ,
extra fancy calves. 255 lbs, at Toe,
calf, $50 lbs at SAC calves. $50 lbs,
at SC, calf, so lbs. at &c and 20 young
calves at $2.5006,50 each. j. OBrien
sold II small calves at $3.50 each. c.
/. Rich sold small calves at $3.50
each. Minis & Holbrook sold 40 calves
at 914c.
Hogs-H F. Whitney sold 8 hogs.
av. 200 lbs. at &c. c. l. Rich sold 5
hogs at &c. J. O'Brien sold hogs,
500 lbs, at SEC. Otis Fl. Ferbush sold
IL hogs 2370 lbs, at 9.20c. hogs, 1919
lbs, at &c, and a stock boar, $50 lbs
at 6lac. Minis & Holbrook sold hogs
at Stac.
Mich eows--J. O'Brien sold mich
cows for Sis. c. /. Rich sold mich
cows for $50 each. III. f. Whitney sold
milch COWS from $60q15 each.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
There was little competition for live
stock exports during the past week, as of
the l2l sheep shipped from New York.
which comprised all the exports for the
week from Atlantic ports. 70 went to
Bermuda and ~ to the West indies.
There has been no change in the stua-
ton in regard to exports of live stock.
and an official of one of the largest pack
ing and live stock concerns in the coun-
try expresses the belief that his concern
will not export any live stock this year.
and he thinks that the export trade in
live stock may be practically over. In
stead OF feeding u larger number of cat
tie, now that grain is lower, raisers are
marketing their stock steadily, much of
il when young and underfed, SO that al
present there is no indication of any
substantial increase in the supplies OF
stock in the country. without which there
will be no substantial decline in prices,
and no probability of recovering the
foreign markets. now supplied almost
wholly by Argentina.