Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-05
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.

MAINE S1OSh "A L.
Cattle 255 sheep 40, calves 5sS, hogs 1877.
TONE OF THE MARKET
There was a fairly good supply of
beef cattle at the yard and the de-
mand was somewhat less active, so
that the market showed an average
decline from last week. There were
some extra choice cattle which sold
fully as high or higher, because of the
better quality. Choice steers and oxen
brought S@s1ac, with fancy S1A SC.
Good quality sold at ~ @sc. Choice
heavy COWS sold at 6461ac, with extras
higher. Good average cows 5@6c, poor
to ordinary 4@5c. Bolognas and can
ners 315 @4c. Bulls were in fair sup
ply at K@6c, with choice heavy bulls
6@7c.
Veal calves sold at a fractional de-
cline from a week ago, with the yard
offerings moderately heavy. The gen.
eral run was from Sh69%c, with
choice heavy veals 914@1o1kc. Coarse
calves sold at 6QSc, and small calves
at s3@6 each.
The market for hogs was lower al
though the receipts were smaller. both
at the yards and the packing houses.
The range was from 909Ac, with
some extra choice hogs UP to shc.
Dressed hogs were quoted at l1611hc.
Sheep and lambs were in light sun
ply, at unchanged prices, sheep for 3
@5c, and lambs 60Sc.
Mich cows were in larger SUNNY
and the market was dull with no
change In prices. Average cows, s35
q65, good heavy mixers ss5085.
choice sS5@110.
Inc i've poultry market was stasdv
ana without change in prices from
last week. Fowl quoted at 1s017c
proller chickens $4,000, and ROSTERS
HOBO.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
W. H. Neal sold choice steers ra,sad
by E. A. Carter, Sanwich. N H we,,b.
500 lbs, at &C.; steers 1880 lbs Of 90 Z,
stag ITO lbs. at 7c., cows 25sO lbs AZ e.
and bologna cows 1890 lbs. at 2.c 60
Rich sold oxen 1910 lbs. at Sac, . cor, 9
zZo lbs. at &C., / COW $40 lbs. at Sc. cat
Tie 800 lbs at 4c and 2 cows 1900 his ar
SC Z. A Eastman sold 10 cows at se (
cows at oic, steers at re and cows
al 5ac j. u. Neylon sold / COW 700 lbs
at 5sc Minis & Holbrook sold oxen a1oo
lbs. at Sc. and l COW $50 lbs. at 5c 1u
Foss sold pr. choice whitehead steers
2s7o lbs at Sc. F. Granger sold cows ar
sac, 6 bulls at &c. and 9 bologna cows n >
3ac. Otis II. Forbush sold / buIl AZ 10
and 81 on, 2 cows 1880 lbs at 6,c. COW
$50 lbs. at sc, 2 cows 1850 lbs. at 51c ana
81 on each, bulls at sic. and Is cows
1880 lbs. at &c.
Veal Calves: Minis & Holbrook sold Al
calves at SEC. ]. D. Neylon sold 20 small
calves at $3.50 each. C. A. Eastman %
calves at SIC. d. A. Walker sold % calves
at &c. w. H. Neal sold calves $40 lbs
at &c. Otis H. Forbush sold % choice
calves at 1Oc, veal calves for s25 :
small calves at S. each and at $3.50
each.
Hogs; ]. w. Ellsworth sold p hogs
1910 lbs at 92c. r. D. Pickett sold "a hogs
at 9ac D. Fl. Walker sold 7 hogs atse,c
Minis & Holbrook sold 5 hogs at &C. Otis
II. Forbush sold hogs at &c. 10 at esc
and at &c.
Sheep and Lambs: W. H. Neal sold 2
sheep at 4c. and 10 lambs at &c.
Mich Cows: c. I. Rich sold 2 mixers
at $50 and $40 and l stock bull at s35 n
A. Walker sold 1 mixer at s55. J. D.
Neyion sold mixers at $55 each. F.
Gienger sold 2-yr.-old heifer for $40.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
The only shipment Of the week was