Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-25
TONE OF THE MARKET

There was a good supply of beef
cattle, including some choice steers
and oxen. The demand was better
than a week ago with, prices showing
no change, other than a small ae;vance
in the best qualitya6aThe best steers
and oxen sold at S@S1ac. The best
heavy cows sold at s0t6&c. good cows
506c, poor to fair 4 al6e, bolognas and
Gamers 3h04c. Bulls We're in good
supply at 4z@6Kc, with some fancy
heavy bulls 65 @4Ac..-
Veal calves showed no change from
a week ago, the general range being
from rosie, with choice heavy veal
S1A@912c. There was fairly good
demand, but offerings We're ample.
Small caIvss sold at s2.50@6 each.
Hogs were in limited supply, the
market being unchanged from a week
ago, ranging from 9@9Ac. with dress
ed hog 11@111kc. A few boars were
offered at 4@5c.
Sheep and lambs were in very small
supply at the yards, and the market
was only nominal, sheep selling at "a
&c, and lambs at 6@Sc.
Mich cows were in ample supply
though fewer were tied UP than dur
ing previous week. The demand was
steady and prices unchanged, the gem
eral average being from $685. with
good heavy mixers s65@s0 and fancy
sS0@125.
The live poultry market was weak
and lower, fowl being quoted at 16Q
lie. chickens 15Q16c and ROSTERS 12c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef Cattle-Walter Cook sold pair
fancy steers, 1870 lbs, at SIC w. H.
Neal sold 1 pair fancy oxen, 1850 lbs,
raised by Ed Beede, Sandwich, Y.
H. lat &c., l fancy pair steers, 1880 lbs,
raised by Freeman Horn Centre Har-
Dor, n. H, at &C., oxen, 1920 lbs, at
&c., andw OK, 400 lbs, at &c. A. NJ.
Bags sold 2 oxen at 7&c. bulls. ALSO
lbs. at eye, cows, 1880 lbs, at &C.,
and 10 cows at 4Ac. c. A. Eastman
sold for workers / pair Holstein oxen,
1000 lbs, raised at the Soldiers Home,
Tilton, n. II. ]. d. Neylon sold l cow,
500 lbs. at S1ac. H. e. O'Brien sold /
COW, at size, at 4c., and at 31sc.
Otis Fl. Forbush sold 1 bull, 400 lbs,
at INC, and 81 on, cow 1920 lbs,
at CSC, bull, 1920 lbs, at sac, and
81 off, / COW, 1880 lbs. at Sic. and 81
on. / COW, $50 lbs. at &C.. COW $50
lbs. at sac. and 81 on, l cow, $50 lbs,
at 5Ae., / COW, $50 lbs, at &C., i COW,
$50 lbs at 4Ac. l bull, 1400 lbs, at &c.
and 81 on; bulls at CSC, / COW at
&c. and 81 on, cows at sac, and 2
cows at SIC. Minis & Holbrook sold 2
cows, 1910 lbs, at 5lac,, bull, 40 lbs,
at 4&c., 5 cows, $3.50 lbs. at 4a4c.
Veal Calves-Otis H. Forbush sold
20 small calves from s2.50@6.50. w. w.
Mills sold II calves at SIC. ]. d. Ney-
Ion sold % small calves at SO each.
Minis & Holbrook sold 80 calves at
SIC. H. e. O'Brien sold II small calves
at $3.50 each.
Hogs-Nims & Holbrook sold 8 hogs
at &c. Otis Fl. Forbush sold hogs.
1885 lbs, at SIC. w. w. Mills sold
hogs at 9hc.
Mich Cows-H. E. OBrien sold /
mixer for $50.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
The expectation Of livestock from At
lantic ports this week while by no means
numerous were the heaviest on record
this year so far. From Boston there
were shipped on the 18th, in the Michigan
for Liverpool. by Swift & Co. 70S sheep.
New York shipped for Bermuda 20 cattle.
60 sheep and 10 hogs. While the export
atoms of livestock have fallen off until
there is only occasional shipments for
the European markets. with few weekly
shipments to the Bermudas. there II a
decidedly heavy increase in the iinporta-
tons shown in the following figures given
by the government which cover the re-
ceipts of dressed meats received in the
United States during the month of jan