Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-19
Rriohton and Watertcwn Union Live
Stock Market.

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KET SEPT. IS. 1896.
Cattle 35is sheep and lambs Sol. calves
1895, swine 23.3N.
NUMBER FROM MAINE.
Cattle lyl. sheep and lambs l259. calves
so. swine rs.
PRICES OF MARKET CATTLE.
4 few choice. s5.5en5.,5: extra. s5d5.50:
first ouality. sl5005; second quality. $iG
40: third quality. s@ai
PRICES OF STORE CATTLE.
Farrow cows, sl"nlj: fancy COWS. sJ5a
=. mich cows, from IS to So: yesrling.
SO 10 So two years old. SIS TO SO: tire.
wears old so to s.; western fat swine.
live. 81. to Sac; northern dressed hogs.
=: To SIC. per 10: stores. retail. s. TO "a.
PRICES OF SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Sheep, from a.: to PFC. per To-; lambs,
Gsc,1k; veal calves. to &c.
TUESDAY AT BRIGHTON.
The demand for beef cattle was fair
~ strong. with prices firm at about last
weeks quotation. The supply was good.
E. r. Foye sold a choice pair of oxen
weighing 3240 lbs. at sc. NJ. d. Holt &
Son had IL choice cattle. weighing
$500 lbs, weighing 1850 lbs, weigh
ing 274O lbs, others 1870 lbs. and 1880
IBIS. One pair sold at 4Ac., the rest at
higher prices. The Pennington L. S.
Co. sold 8 choice cattle S640 lbs. at 4%c.
and 4 6l00 lbs. at 4 Nc.
J. A. Lacker sold beef cows, aver
aging 1000 lbs. at &C., and cows, aver
aging about 725 lbs. at $3.50. ]. w.
Ellsworth sold 5 bolognas. averaging
500 lbs. at S1.40. II. A. Gilmore & Co.
sold cattle at IL to SIC. P. Fl. Gar
vey sold bull $50 lbs. at 2lsc. ]. D.
Eeylon sold / bull, 1920 lbs. at &c. and
1. COW, 1910 lbs. at 3Ac. J. O'Brien
sold 9 beef cows. 1920 lbs. at 2Ac.. and
9 averaging 72O lbs. at 1kc. G.. II.
Barnes sold 4 cattle averaging 1000 lbs
AT Sc. A. Wheeler sold 3 cows averag-
ing 700 lbs. at 1kc., cow 740 lbs. &c.
and / cow $40 lbs. at $2S5.
VEAL CALVES.
Veal calves were in good demand
with quotations about as last week, but
n somewhat lower average price. j.
w, Ellsworth sold IA calves averaging
$40 lbs at e1kc. J. A. Lacker sold s
veals at &c. p. II. Garvey sold 10 at
GHc. j. d. Neylon sold % small calves
at $3.50 each. J. O'Brien sold 3 veals,
averaging 200 lbs. at 6Ac., and small
calves at $3.50 each. T.. r. Foye sold
IA calves at GAc. Otis Furbush sold
!, veal calves, 740 lbs. at 7c., 6 calves.
Go lbs. at 6kc. and small calves from
81 to 1925. Il. w. Wormell & Son sold
II veals at 6kc.
HOGS.
Hogs were in good demand. There
was no change in quotations. Receipts
We're moderately heavy. T. II. Garvey
sold "a hogs at $50. A. c. Foss sold
y ut $3.50. J. H. Look loaded the best
car of hogs, he has had. but left it at
Auburn. Me. +. w. Wormell & Son
sold IS at $3.50.
SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Receipts of sheep and lambs were
heavy and there was very good mar
kct for them. at about former quota
lions. A. c. Foss sold 80 lambs at &c.
MICH COWS.
The supply was large There We're
some left over from last weeks market
which was slow. The new arrivals
We're heavy. J. O'Brien sold 5 mixers
at So each. J. d. Neylon sold 5 at $50
each. j. w. Ellsworth had 90 extra
/ AT an averaging of s55 each.
LIVE POULTRY.
Live poultry was lower by about ho
per Id, Spring chickens II to 15c. fowl
II Ia PC. roosters S to &c. f. c. Piper
sold 81 puIlets at SIC each.
TUESDAY AT WATERFOWL.
The trains arrived early enough to
permit satisfactory trading at the
yards. Prices were firm and the mar
kct as a whole was strong.
Beef cattle were in good demand
Minis Il Holbrook sold pair of steers,
$50 Tbs. at SC; l beef cow, 100 lbs. ut
5Ac, and 4 bologna cows averaging $50
:hs.. at ll4c. Otis II. Furbush sold /
COW. 1850 lbs, at 3kc; l heifer. $50 lbs
at Sc: l thin heifer. $50 TBS, 2i.c. and
| COW. 500 lbs, at 235c.
CALVES.
Calves sold at about last week 5;
prices. with the inquiry less. Minis &.
iIolbrook sold so veals at CSC. ana con
signed 25. w. F. Wallace sold 50 ut
Gisc, A. p. Needham sold % at 6'.".
HOGS.
The market for hogs was unchanged.
The demand was excellent and sales
were made early.
SHEEP AND LAMBS.
A few sheep and lambs We're received
at WATERFOWL. and found ready buyers.
w. +. Wallace sold sheep at 30. a. =.
Needham sold % lambs at &c.
MICH COWS.
The market for milch COWS was well
supplied. but prices held fairly consid-
ering. A. T. Needham sold good
milchers from $40 to $55.
THE HORSE MARKET.
The tone of the horse market for the
past week was in excellent condition.
There was an average supply Of good
quality horses upon the market. for
which there was an active demand. spec
tally urgent on heavy work horses. Many
horses retained for summer uses only are
now being placed for resale at the sta
bl"s. remedyNg to a degree the recent
scarcity of horses Prices of the week
arey uupfod at last weeks figures with