Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-15

! calves 290S, hogs 20,577
| Last week: Cattle 1882, sheep 1853,
| calves 223S, hogs 20,66S
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle IT'S, sheep 80, calves S39, hogs 157.
TONE OF THE MARKET
Beef cattle trade was quite active
! and prices on most grades showed
fractional advance over last week. The
| market as a whole showed an excel
lent tone. The best steers and oxen
sold at SA@STc, with good quality 79s
0SAc. The best heavy cows brought
6i.07Ac, with good cows SIG GI61ac, or
| binary to fair, 41a@54ac, and poor, in
Guiding bolognas and Gamers, $40
4Ec. Bulls were in good demand at
445@61&c, for the ordinary to good
bulls. with extras up to TIC.
Veal calves were in fair supply, with
the demand good and prices averaging
higher within the previous range and
the best calves quite a little higher.
The general range was from 71hG9l6c,
with choice 914@101hc, and extras up
to lie.
Hogs sold higher at S&m9Ac with
the demand good at the advance, and
| offerings only moderate Dressed hogs
was shown in the market for sheep
and lambs, the former selling at SO
| sc, and the latter at 69ISc. Mich cows
were in light demand, with the market
dull end unsatisfactory. The general
range was from s30d$60 with good
| heavy mixers s60Gss5 and fancy $3.50
| $40.
/ Live poultry market was stronger
Fowl quoted at 1911; broiler chick
ems 1920; and ROSTERS Haze
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef Cattle-W. w. Mills sold bull
1860 lbs, at lie, cows at &C., 3
cows, at 1-4c. and bologna cows at
lac. ]. w. Ellsworth sold 1 COW. go
lbs, at &C.. l COW. 1850 lbs, at &C.,
cow. 500 lbs. at 1-2c H F. Whitney
sold II cows, average 900 lbs from Al
1-2c A. C. Foss & Son sold cattle
1890 lbs. at 6 lac. C. l. Rich sold
COW, 900 lbs. at &c, cows, 6100 lbs
at 1-2c, and 3 bologna cows, 1880 lbs
at 1-2c. Otis H. Borbush sold / bull,
| 1880 lbs. at I Lac, l bull, 1920 lbs. at
&c. l bull 100 lbs. at &c, and 81 off,
i COW, 1040 lbs. at &c 81 on. cow $50
/ lbs. at Lac, 5 cows at Lie, 1 COW
and 2 bulls at 3-4c. bologna cows
! at SAC, 3 light heifers, 2110 lbs. at
| sc, shipper heifer. $50 lbs. at 5 lac
! shipper cow, 700 lbs. at 1-2c, 2 heif-
/ ers. 1880 lbs at 3-4c. D. A. Walker
sold bulls and cows at lac. and
bologna cows, 5000 lbs. at 1-2c.
| Veal Calves-Otis H. Forbush sold
+ choice calves at 10 1-2c, / fancy calf,
/ IFS lbs at lie, IS calves at &C. and 30
/ calves at &C. calf, 10 lbs. at &c, 3
| young calves for SIC. c. l. Rich sold II
small calves at $3.50 each. H F. Whit
ney, Is calves. average 120 lbs. at &C.
]. w Ellsworth sold 10 calves at $3.50
each. H. E. O'Brien sold II small
/ calves at $3.50 each. w. w. Mills sold
| "a calves at 9 lac. D. A. Walker sold
| 81 eraser calves at lie.
| Hogs-W. w. Mills sold hogs at
&c. j. w. Ellsworth sold 4 hogs, 1910
lbs. at &C. H. F. Whitney sold 4 hogs
| average 200 lbs at 9 1-4c. c. l. Rich
sold 10 hogs, 1850 lbs. at &c. D. A
Walker sold 90 hogs, 472O lbs, at s.s5c
Mich cows-H. F. Whitney sold 4
mixers from s5O@95. c. 1. Rich sold
mixers and springers from $500
| so each.
FOREIGHT CATTLE TRADE.
During the past week there were 80
cattle and so sheep exported from New
| York to Bermuda.
The imports of food animals and of
meats and meat food products inspected
by the United States Bureau of Animal
Industry during April, 1914, together with
tota4s for the year to date are shown in
the following tables:
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