Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-18
TONE OF THE MARKET.

Thu trains were very late in arriv-
ing, because of the heavy snowfall.
They brought a small amount of stock
as shippers in many places could not
load as usual, because of difficulty in
reaching the cars. Local offerings also
were limited Beef cattle were in good
demand, with prices higher The best
sters and oxen. few of which were
offered, were quoted at S@S2ic, with
good quality 7ia008c. The best cows
were in particularly active demand.
selling at 614@7Ac, with good quail
ity 54 eD61hc, ordinary to fair mo
51kc, and poor S1h@415c.. Bulls were in
moderate supply at 41sQ61ac.
Veal calves were strong at an av-
eragc advance. The general range was
from SG10c, with choice calves lie
and a few higher. Small calves sold
at 3.50@S6.50 each.
Hogs were higher. ranging from 8
@91sc, with some of the best heavy
hogs up to s1sc. Offerings were very
light at the yards. but there was
good supply of estern hogs at the
packing houses. Dressed hogs were
quoted at 11611l3c.
Sheen and lambs werec1tmchanged at
4G6c for sheep and case for lambs.
Few were offered and the market was
quiet.
Mich COWS were quiet with no
change in prices. the general run SELL
ing from $359s65, with heavy mixers
se5as9O. and fancy cows s9OQsl25.
Live poultry market was strong.
Fowl cent higher at lie; chickens
1501ec. and roosters l cent higher at
12c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef Cattle-A NJ. Baggs sold
steers. 250O lbs, at 7c.. bull, $50 los.'
at 6Kc., and l COW, $40 lbs, at 41hc.
Otis H. Forbush sold l cow, 1850 lbs,
at TIC, 1 COW, 1920 lbs. at 7c., and 81
on, 1 cow, at &C., / fancy COW, NC,
cows. 6, and 81 on each, cows, oH4c.'
l COW, at she, COW, 5Ac. and 81 on
/ COW. SIZE and So on, l COW, at 51sc.,
and 1 cow at 4&c.
C. l. Rich sold cows, 2600 lbs. at
5Ihc.. 8 cows, 1850 lbs, at 4c., and 8
cows. 5000 lbs, at 4s4c. A. +. Brown
sold l COW, $40 lbs. at Co., COW, soo
lbs. at 4c., and l cow, $50 lbs, at S94e.
Fl. f. O'Brien sold ? cows at 4H2c., ana
cows at 4c. J. d. Neylon sold cows
1850 lbs, at &C., and / COW, 73o lbs.' AT
4c G. A. Eastman sold COWS at &c.
T Veal Calves-J. D. Neylon sold ~
email calves at $3.50 each. H. E.
O'Prien sold IT small calves at S3'5o
each. w. w. Mills sold calves at &C.
and Is small calves at So'5o each. =.
7 Rich sold veals at 1oc., and D
small calves at $3.50 each. OTIS ii. for-
husb sold IL calves. at $S.5eG6.5o and L
calf at 81.
Hops-Otis H. Forbush sold 7 hogs,
o570 lbs. at 91sc. w. w. Mills SOLD
hogs at 9Ac. Maurice Catz sold 81 hogs
at 9izc. =
Mich cows-J. d. Neylon sold 2
mixers at $50 each.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
There were no expectations Of live
stock from Atlantic ports for the Eu-
ropean markets this week, but there
was a shipment from New YORK Tor
the Rermudas which consisted or ~
cattle, 10 sheep and 10 hogs.
Jmportations of Argentina beef con-
time to be received in large amounts
at the large cities. but as yet this ad-
ditional supply has not arected the
quotations on domestic beef, which Is
selling on a firm market, with only
now and then slight fractional decline,
but for the most part prices hold firm
and shippers can readily sell all the
beef that they market. This is ac-
counted for by the fact that the sup
n,v throughout the country is small
and butchers are very willing to buy
all that Is offered.