Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-12
sriolton and Watertown Union 1--we
Stock MARKET.

Go. +, Sanford, Tuesday Esp ~
BRIGHTON and Watertown Union 1--we
Stock Market.
,,,nI-ET or LIVE STOCK At
MARKET DEC. II, 1906.
cattle G2t1; sheep ana lambs 6ll3;
calves ai4o; swine 33iS6.
NUMBER FROM MAINE.
Cattle osS; sheep and lambs 1ei;
calves al; swine III.
PRICES OF MARKET CATTLE.
few choice $3.50 $3.50, extra So
6,S5.15. First quality, $fio@ ga,
second quality. $i.25M$4.75. third
quality. $325ct $!.25.
PRICES or STORE CATTLE.
Farrow COWS. $10M$1S; fancy cows,
s6o1i SO: mich cows from, 50 to $'"'
wearing IS to 81, two years "id ~
10 SIS: three years old. SIS to 81;
Western fat swine. live, 62s to 63s cts;
northern dressed hogs. -: to cents
ucr b.: stores, retail $50 to 81.
PRICES OF SHEEP AND LANES
sheep from 10 cts. per lb.; lambs
Il to lc. Nttti CAVES. V -
TUESDAY At BRIGHTON.
the market for beef cattle WAS bet
tar than during tn" past few weeks
with nriccS = tn 1ic higher, part'tu-
Ia.lv in the better grades "f cattle.
some extra choice steers. suitable fof
tia Christmas trade, wee brought III
and soll above &c. Tile general aver
age was rather higher than Of late.
u. NJ. Clark sold cattle $3.50 lbs.
~ 3r5c. ]. NJ. Ellsworth sold II cat
H. 1850 lDs. at 3llc., 4 cattle $50
lbs. at e. ana 3. 2!S0 lbs. Mt lac. +.
L. Kigan sold l cow, $40 lbs. at @'=c.
p, COW, $50 lbs. al $40 COWS. "9"o
lbs. at Sc, ; cows, 1850 lbs. at "a e.,
ana : COWS 1870 lbs. at lee. ;. p
Winch sold bull, 1920 lbs. at SIC
9 cows $3.50 lbs. at 81 and COWS,
lac. u. \. Walker sold , cows. 1900
lbs. 12.c. ana COW. ESQ lbs. / TIC. j.
I.lckcr < sen sold i beef cows. AT &c.,
and 3 bolugnaS at $1.G0. j. o'Bri"n
sold a pair of extra choice connecticut
oxen. $500 lbs at &C.. and oxen, az
cracing 1850 HIS. ut ) to &c. y. Wheel
cr sold cattle, $3.50 lbs. at fc.. cows
$40 lbs. 31cc cows $3.50 lbs. at 3t2c
| l COW 111O lbs at 31ac.. l COW 1910
lbs. &C.. COW $50 lbs Sc, . cows $500
lbs. 2alc.. ; COWS 24S0 lbs. 21ac., > COWS
1880 Ihs. 214c. l COW 10 lbs. $l60 1
COW so lbs. 11ac. Foss e Carney
sold / beef COW 1890 lbs. at &c.
VEAL CALVES.
| Veal calves were in fair demand at
somewhat lower prices, or At least
! fewer calves brought tho top figures
J. Lackcr & Son sold - calves at &c
| HOGS.
| Hogs were in good demand at better
| prices than were quoted last week. a
Wheeler sold hogs. $50 rs. at 6l@c
SHEEP AND LANES.
Sheep ana lambs were i'll light supply.
Prices We're unchanged from Wccl
ago. but owing to the small receipts
quotations were largely nominal.
TUESDAY AT N-ATERTOWN.
Not much change in the prices Of bee
cattle was recorded. but the tone of the
| market was better and sales were ac-
corlplShrl more readily at better AM
crngc prices.
Otis II. Fnrbusl sold , hcifcrS. 219'
10. ut c. and 81 off: COW i0i0 lbs. .;
5 - g.. hcif,r, geo lbs. a; 3 II, | COW
1910 lbs. At ? re and 81 off, ; cox
100 lbs ; lie. / COW. go lbs. SC.
cows POGO lbs. 81 ANA SOC. on.
Veal calvcs-Nval calves were about
rs last week, with average prices Il
little lower.
Minis ana Hnlhrooks sold 10 calves al
&C.. ana Slim calves at 80.
Ho25-Thc market for hogs was high
cr, by 1-&c per pound. and the demand
WAS very good-Otis II. Forbush sold
1 hogs. go lbs. 1T s lac.
Sheep and lambs--Thc receipts NJ
sheep at WATERFOWL were too small tC
make a market. There was Little
change in quotations.
Live poultry We're steady, fowls II IL
to 12c spring chickens II to 12c., roDS-
tors, to Sc.
THE HORSE MARKET.
Trade in horses was more active thar
in the preceding week. The demand was
good and the supply large. All good
quality horses find ready market and
sell at high figures, but the POOR to me
dunn grades sell slowly 10 a small De.
mand without much profit. Heavy and
strong acclirated horses Of one year.
use are in urgent demand ard sell at S
to SO per head higher, with a tcndenc3
to stronger prices still. Quotations il
general are firm at last weeks figures
An agitation is on foot to remove thu
sale stables out to Brighton, close to tn
live stock yards. but rs yrt the two fac
tons have not come together AMI moth
inv lnfinitp il decided