Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-24
TONE OF THE MARKET.

TONE OF THE MARKET.
Offerings of beef cattle were heavy,
but there was good demand. ami
| the market was firm at last weeks
prices on all grades With the posi-
| BILE exception of bolo2nas and Gamers.
| The best steers and oxen sold at so
| size. with one or two extra fancy
pairs close to Sc. Good cattle sold at
! 715@sc. The best cows brought Ga
| SIC. with few fancy heifers up 20
nc. Good COWS ranged from 5@6c,
with ordinary To fair 4Aq5e. poor 31a
4t4c, and boognas and Gamers. SA
| a3l2e. Bulls sold at Hattie.
| Veal calves were in good demand,
with no change in prices from last
| week. the general range being from
| a9c, with better quality 9410c, and
fancy Veals fraetienally higher. Poor
thin calves sold at &c, and small
calves at $250M55a each.
The market for hogs was much
more active. and prices advanced
fractionally. live hogs selling at 90
a.ioc and dressed hogs at 11m1shc.
There was a large supply at the yards.
Sheep and lambs showed no change.
Receipts We're heavy. especially so
from Maine. The market for sheep
was 5a4c, and for lambs 6dr7c.
The barns Were well filled with
mich cows, but there WAS good de-
| mand for all the better grade of cows,
| which went readily while ordinary
COWS We're dull The latter sell for
S30d60. good mixers $60a90 and
| choice heavy mixers $90d110.
| The live poultry market was steady
and without change. Fowl. 16c.
broiler chickens lie, ROSTERS 10aI1c,
ducks f3G &c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef eattle-S. +. Eaton sold extra
fancy steer at top price. j. w. Els
WORTH sold bull of $50 lbs. and cows
of 3o6e lbs. at SC. and Gamers of $3.50
lbs. at 3lsc. u. \. Walker sold / cow
ut &c. w. w. Mills sold cows at 4c.
and cows at SlAc. J. p. Neylon sold 8
bologna cows of $3.50 lbs at 3L.c. COW
of 1880 lbs. a; size. and 1 COW of $50
lbs. at 4c. II. +. . Brien sold cow at
44c. and bologna COWS at 4i4c. FL. J.
Carney sold COWS at &C. 1 COW of 900
lbs. n fl2c, and Is bolognas at gee. c.
l. Rich sold cows of 1900 lbs at &c,
) cows at 3Kle. and COW a Sc. Otis H.
Fortush sold fancy helfer at nc. and
81 on, bull of $40 lbs. at &c. and 81 on,
and fulls of 3120 lbs. at &C. Minis d
Holbrock sold cows of 1900 lbs. at &C.,
: cows of 22ep lbs. at 4lac, and l COW
of $3.50 lbs at Sc. II. +. Whitney sold |
bull at 5l2c, and 1 cow of SOD lbs. at
&c.
Veal calves Minis & Holbrook sold IS
calves at sac. II. f. Whitney sold II
calves at &c. A. +. Needham sold Il
calves at &c and small calves at s.
each. II. J. Carney sold ) calves at Sc.
and | small calf for 50. II. f.. OBrien
sold II small calves at $3.50 each. j.
d. NeYlon sold 6 calves at 1i.c and
3 small calves at $3.50 each. d. A.
Walker sold 4 calves at 9Iic. J. w. Ellis
worth sold calves of 1890 lbs. at SEC.
and 70 small calves at $3.50 each. Dlis
II. Forbush sold 9 calves at 9Ac. l
dfinker OF 165 lbs. at &c, l small calf
tor S6.25. l for $3.50 and 5 for 81.
Hogs Maurice Cat sold L choice
hogs Of 300 lbs. at 9loc. r. d. Fichett
sold II hogs at 9hc, G. l. Rich sold
hogs at sc. Otis IL. Forbush sold fam
cy hogs at 9.45c. and . hogs at 9Ac.
Sheep and lambs-Nims & Holbrook
sold : lambs at &c.
Mich coWs-J. ID. Neylon sold milk
ers at $50 each. H. +. Whitney sold
mixers from $i5MSS5.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE
The only shipment of the week of
i've stock for foreign markets from
States shippers was covered by 1856
cattle sent to London by the steamer
MinneMaska. The interest of the week
IN tHe foreign cattle trade centered
IN the importation of 1000 beef quarters
from the Argentine into New York,
this beng the first shipment that has
ever been received into the United
states. a recent notice gives the fol-
lowing figures ON Argentine beef as
sold To the retail trade: BY the quarter
the retail trade paid Ike per pound.
Porterhouse steaks and surloins. at
lsc per 10 prime rib roasts. 16c: round
OF reeI, at he; chuck roast, 12i2c; and
soup meat, 1hc. These figures when
compared with Boston prices to the
consumer SHOW an inequality, as the
best cuts were sold at a much greater
reduction per Id, than the cheaper
cuts. As to the quality of this beef
COMPARED with home fed cattle, no
opinion has been given, thus far, but
/, seems safe to infer that if it had
been ZIP 10 our standard prices OBJ
tanned would have been higher.
HORSE MARKET
Boston. Sept %.
The horse market was steady, with
the supply Of green horses from the
| country little above average amounts