Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-20
TONE OF THE MARKET

There was a better demand for beef
cattle at the yards, and prices aver
aged a fraction higher than last week
in most grades, though the general
range was unchanged. Only a few
good quality steers and oxen were of
fered and these showed no improve
ment. The market for the best was
from ~ @8Ac, with good quality IA
@7&e. Choice heavy cows sold at Ga
@6A c. with good 5A @6Ae, ordinary
to fair 4A@5Ac, and poor, including
bolognas and Gamers, 31s@4Ac. Bulls
were in quite good supply at 4A@
6%c.
Veal calves showed q firmer tone
but there was little change in prices.
Yard offerings were ample with the
demand steady. Good quality calves
brought 74@S1ac. with choice S1A@
91sc. and coarse calves 6@7c. Small
calves sold at s3@5.50 each.
The market for hogs was firmer,
with prices ranging about as before;
at So 69c, live, and 05sQ111sc, dress
ed. Sales were made to a greater ex-
tent at the top figures. however.
No change was shown in the mar
net IOI Sitcp anu laiilbSi tiAAi lC w
were offered. Sheep sold at 406c,
and lambs at 6@Sc.
The demand for mich cows was
poor and prices showed no improve
ment, although the offerings were
lighter Average cows sold at 5000
SIS, good heavy mixers s65@90, and
fancy s90@115.
The live poultry market was steady
and without change in quotations.
Fowl, 17@1Sc, and ROSTERS 12c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-Walter Gleason sold s
steers at 712c. Maurice Catz sold q
cows at sc. H. f. O'Brien sold cows
at 3Ac W. w. Mills sold 10 cows at
31h6o5c. J. D. Neylon sold l COW of 1910
lbs at &c, COW of 100 lbs. at 4c, and
l COW of TO lbs. at 312c. Mons 81
Holbrook sold ! bull at &C, cows at
46r6c. Otis H Forbush sold l bull of
$40 lbs at SIC, cow of 500 lbs. at
6Ac. l bun of $50 lbs. at &C, 1 bull at
&c, cows at 4M6c, l COW of 500 lbs.
at 5s4c. COWS of 1920 lbs. at 5lac, 8
cows of 2160 lbs. at 4Ac, cows of 1850
lbs. at APO.
Veal calves-Nims & Holbrook sold
SO calves at S1ac Walter Gleason sold
80 calves at sac. E. G.. Piper sold ITO
calves at TIC. H. E. O'Brien sold IL
small calves at $3.50 each. j. d. Ney-
Ion sold 20 small calves at $3.50 each.
VIM. Mills sold II veals at SEC, and
6 small calves at $3.50 each. Otis II.
Forbush sold calves OF 1470 lbs. at
9l5c, 7 calves of no lbs. at sac, 10
calves of $500 lbs. at Sc and "A calves
of 1920 lbs at &c.
Hogs-Otis H. Forbush sold 5 hogs
of 1890 lbs. at &c, hogs at &c, and 6
hogs at sac. II. e. O'Brien sold hogs
at SAc. f. G. Piper sold % hogs at
sac. Minis Sc Holbrook sold 10 hogs at
sac.
Sheep and lambs-Otis H. Forbush
sold sheep of 500 lbs. at sc.
Mich cows--J. D. Neylon sold
mixers at $50 each.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
There were Is cattle exported from
New York to Bermuda during the past
week. Government figures state that
during the month of April that there
were 1889 cattle exported at a value
of $96,8S4, as compared with 1854 cat
tie. at value of $11 ,456 during April
of the previous year. Total values OF
exported livestock for the month of
April were $147, S25, as compared with
SCI, 669 in April, 1913. For the 10
months of the fiscal year, SS41 cattle
were exported, having value of s4lS,-
as compared with $500 cattle, valued at
s446, 465. of the preceding year. For the
same 10 months the entire exporta-
i
with $s26.1Ss.