Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-06

Last week: Cattle 2So5. sheep 1913
calves 2l9s. hogs 1911
MAINE STOCK At MARKET
Cattle 29l. sheep 81. calves 81. hogs &c
TONE OF THE MARKET.
Receipts of beef cattle were heavier.
and the demand was less active. SO
that prices declined all around. the
losses being from i To q cents. The
choicest steers and oxen brought \ Il
size, which WAS about the previous
range. while ordinary cattle were oss
1l9c. The best heavy cows We're off
about l4c. at 6G6hc.. with good quail
ity 566c., fair 4@5c.. and bolognas
and Gamers SEsH4c. Cows that would
have sold at &c, brought only go =
Bulls We're in quite good supply u
4m6e
Veal calves We're in good supply and
sold off at about 7Mse fer the gem
eral run, with better calves up to sl4c.
and few choice heavy calves at gu
l0Hc. The demand was less active
and the tone of the market was weak
Hogs also dropped a fraction, sell
ing at 949l2c., the latter figure coy.
ering the best quality. The receipts ut
the yards were heavier, but Western
hogs We're in small supply at the pack
ing houses. Dressed hogs were quoted
at 11Am114.
Sheep and lambs sold al about the
previous range from 81 N5e. for sheep
and 6m7c. for lambs, the market be-
ing dull and weak
Mich COW trade was rather better.
The barns were well filled and the
average quality was better The gen.
eral run of ordinary quality sold II
s30G60, with good mixers S60mS0. AMI
the best $S0Gl00.
The live poultry market was lower.
Fowl quoted at 16ml7c., broilers a.
lSals and ROSTERS 10011c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
w. Q. Cook sold 1 pr oxen, years
old Devons, 272o It's. at Size, and last
week l pr. fancy cattle home weight
400 lbs. 10 VIM. Monroe to be tested
and shown at the Brockton fair for
si0o Fed by A f. Smith. Steward
at Soldiers home. Tilton, y. H. Minis
& Holbrook sold l pr oxen. $3.50 lbs
at aAc. l pr oxen, $500 lbs at &c. The
Buxton Estate sold l bull, 1000 lbs. at
&c, COW $50 lbs at 51ac, | COW 800
lbs. at sc. l COW 720 lbs. at 34c. c.
A. Eastman sold 2 oxen, $500 lbs at
Shac; and l pr. steers, 2470 lbs at Sc.
w. II. Neal sold oxen $3.50 lbs. at
I12e. l pr. light steers. 1850 lbs. at sc.
cows. 1000 lbs. at 41ac c. |. Rich
sold l COW. at sc; cows, at Az and
3 cows. at 31ac. d. A. Walker sold /
cow, at sac. J. w. Ellsworth sold
bull. 1920 lbs. at &c; l cow, 1910 lbs,
at 5Ec; cows, 1850 lbs. at SC. and /
cow. $50 lbs. at 494c.
Veal calves-Nims & Holbrook sold
A calves at SIC. The Buxton Estate
sold o calves at Sc. A. P Needham
sold Ocalves at &C.. E. G. Piper sold
81 fancy calves, at 1012c. J. w. Ellis
worth sold 10 veals at Slac and 1G
small calves at $3.50 each. j. d. Ney-
lon sold calves, $50 lbs. at 7lac. C.
l. Rich sold small calves at SO each.
ID. A. Walker sold Is calves at &c.
w. H. Neal sold 6 calves at SIC. c.
A Eastman sold calves at Sic
Hogs-Nims IL Holbrooks sold hogs
at sAc. A. p. Needham sold hogs
at &c. ]. D. Neylon sold l hog, 23O
lbs at sc. j. w. Ellsworth sold 5
hogs at Sc.
Mich cows-D A. Walker sold
springer for $50 and a stock bull for
s25
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
The only shipment of livestock dur
ing the week by States exporters was
from New York, there being nine sent
from Boston.
From New York, there were sos cat
tie sent to London, by the Mime
tonka, and so sheep to Bermuda. Next
week there will be some more cattlt
ready for shipment from Boston port
The conditions of the export cattle
trade remain unchanged. The Lon
don market holds fairly steady. and
no quotations on American cattle have
been received for the past few weeks
HORSE MARKET.
Boston, Aug. 5-There was a better
tone to the horse market than for the
past Two weeks, and the supplies
which were fairly heavy for the sea-
son, were we'll cleaned up. Quotations
in the general range show no change.
but dealers are inclined TO shade
values in individual sales so as not
to have to hold the stock over. There
were only few special sales outside
of the regular auctions, one of which
offered some high class saddlers. The
general demand is for heavy teaming
and wagon horses, with the trade
Slack on all other types, excepting on
the fancy driving. combination and
saddle horses, which are usually sold
at private sale.
The best heavy drafters, sold from
1925 q 425, with a few extra heavy
choice horses in this class at $3.50;
medium weight drafters, at 1925 a $50;
heavy wagon and express horses at
$40 % 235; farm chunks, $3.50 a POO
At the City Sale Stables Wheeler
McElyeen q Co. sold about four ex-
press carloads of green country
horses, of all weights: a special sale
of fancy saddle horses. besides the us
ual entries of about 20 acclimated
horses. Sales We're fair for the sea
son, and prices were steady.
AT j. c. keith's Brighton Sale
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