Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-22
TONE OF THE MARKET

Beef cattle trade was better than
il was a week age, but there was lit
lie or no Improvement in prices. Buy
ers Were not more numerous but they
We're more willing TO purchase. Some
choice steers and oxen were brought
III and the market YVES from IL a
size with good quGlity a 715c. The
best heavy cows brought az q 6Ac,
with few extras up To 612c Good
COWS sold at a 5ac. ordinary to fair
Al a &c. poor 39t a 44c, and holognas
and Gamers 3 a 3iae. Bulls ranged
from a &C. and We're in moderate
supply.
Veal calves We're weaker in town
though the market remained at about
~ a Sisc for the general run of veals
with choice heavy veals S1a 20 91ac
and very few extra choice at Zoe. Pas
ture calves sold at q SC. Receipts
We're ample.
Hogs declined a fraction to So q
&c. the latter being the top for the
choicest hogs. Yard offerings were
not heavy and at the lower level there
was a good demand Dressed hogs
were quoted at 10lA q lie.
Sheep and lambs We're unchanged
from last week. selling at 3 % 4c and
) n &c, respectively. A feature was
the receipt of about $50 from Canada.
Mich cows sold rather slowly and
there was an ample supply. The
choice heavy mixers went quite
readily as usual but on lower grades
the market was duh. Prices of the
ordinary to good cows are from $50 q
| So, with heavy mixers $50 e "a.
The live poultry market was firm.
with an advance of ] cent per h. on
ducks. Fowl quoted at 10 a 15f@c.
spring chickens Is q 16c. large roast
| ing chickens Is a lie and ROSTERS 10
| a lie. ducks l. a Ice.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-C /. Rich sold l cow of
10oG lbs al 5he, 4 cows Of $3.50 lbs. at
&c. and cows of 1900 lbs at &c. w. w.
| Mills sold COWS at 415c. and 6 cows
at sac A. p. Nedham sold q cows at
3Hc a. c. Foss & Son sold "a cows at
| Sic. ]. Lacker & Son sold 20 cows. aN.
11c0 lbs. at &C., Is COWS. av. 900 lbs. at
&c, and ) cows. av. 500 lbs. at sac.
Otis II. Forbush sold ] fancy COW of
| 1850 lbs. at 6lae, l bull of 400 lbs. at
| &c. COW of 300 lbs. at SIC, l COW of
$50 lbs. at 80. and 81 on. 8 cows of 2510
lbs. at 4Isc and 81 on the lot. cow of
| 1910 lbs. at 4l@c, and 81 on, l cow of
| $50 lbs. at 3.60e. 4 cows of .3l10 lbs. at
&c, and bologna cows of 1890 lbs. at
Sc
Veal calves--C. l. Rich sold IA small
calves at $3.50 each Minis & Holbroo<
sold 90 calves at sac. W. w. Mills sold
% calves at S1@c. A. =. Needham sold
% calves at &c. Otis II. Forbush sold 4
lfanev calves of 40 lbs. at 10c. and ?
young calves fer 81.
| Hogs-Nims s. Holbrook sold hogs
at ss.c w. w Mills sold 20 hogs at &c.
Maurice Catz sold "a hogs. av. 300 lbs.
at &C. Otis II. Forbush sold 5 hogs OF
1870 lbs. AT Sc.
Mich eows-c ]. Rich sold mixer
for $50.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
There were no shipments of livestock
from Boston, during the week, for the
foreign mrkets, but there were 3oe
head of cattle shipped in the Minne-
wasia for London, from New York.
The first importations of Argentine
lane Australian beef were received IN
boston, during the week, and was sold
at about three cents per pouiu uno,'
domestic beef. II rs cialiheu 'iia' a.
ready the effects OF the importa,ioi' Vi
lbeef into. Boston was mahiiesteo Ny
decline of about cent IN soiiie eaee.'
This is the first large consignment. u
peei ever eceiNe"
ton markets. a..a a,ow tre-
Imendons dropping off in the past nine
| -... ~ no tr, e;c Average export