Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-03
Brighton and WATERFOWL Union Live
Stock Market

Stock Market.
AMOUNT OF LIVE STOCK AT MAR
KET OCT 2. 1906.
Cattle 5456. sheep and lambs 6s76,
calves 2433. swine 20,296.
NUMBER FROM MAINE.
Cattle 1Ss. sheep and lambs 765. calves
Az, swine 357
PRICES OF MARKET CATTLE.
A few choice. s5.25Gs5.5O: extra. s4.75
Ms3.25: first quality s4.25Ts475; second
quality s4ms4.25: third quality s3Ms4
PRICES OF STORE CATTLE.
Farrow cows, $40 to $12; fancy cows
$50 to si5; mich cows from s25 to S45:
yearling $40 to SIS; 2-ycar-old SIS to
$40; 3-year-old $50 to S25: Western fat
swine. live. 6ss to 7Acts. Northern
dressed hogs s to s.. cents per ID.
Stores. retail 81 to 81
PRICES OF SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Sheep from 3 to cts. per Id. Lambs
6di1i!C. Veal calves 6 to &c.
TUESDAY AT BRIGHTON.
Beef cattle were in very small de-
mand. The choice cattle sold quite well
but the cheaper grades, such as are
used for canning. went at very low
prices. Dealers were obliged to accept
what they could get. but there was
quite little money lost on these cheap
beef cattle
]. w. Ellsworth sold an extra choice
COW. 1920 lbs at Sc. This COW took first
premium at the Worcester fair this
year He sold the COW that took sec
"nd premiums at 412c. 1t averaged ITO
lbs. Ten cows averaging 1000 lbs,
brought PAS, and Gamers at 1.4Oc. F.
f.. k"egan sold beef cattle, 1860 lbs
at 21.c. and 1 cow $50 lbs. at nc S. L,
Winch sold cows at 1Ac. II. A. Gill
more & Co. sold cows at 1Ac to SIC
j. n. Neylon sold 2 cows at nc. J.
OBrien sold 2 cows at nc.
Stanley & Chapman sold 10 choice
cattle averaging about 400 lbs. at SIC.
j. s. Henry sold 9 oxen. 5000 lbs. >
oxen. 3l90 lbs. 2 steers. $3.50 lbs. and )
steers. 1910 lbs. at &c. to &c. J. Lacher
& Son sold cows averaging 1000 lbs
at &C.. averaging 800 lbs at 2SOc.. and
averaging 700 lbs. at 1Soc. Otis For
bush sold COW. $50 lbs. at &c. COW.
$50 lbs at 2isc. and l COW, 30 lbs. at
1.S5c.
EtL CALN f-S.
Veal calves were in good demand at
last weeks prices. but the tone was
rather lrmer. J. D. Neylon sold =
vedlS 440 lbs. at &C.. and "a small calves
at $50 each. +. II. Garvey sold veals
of 40 lbs. at 6Lc.. and small calves
at $3.50 each. j. w. Ellsworth sold 81
calves averaging 40 lbs at CSC. ].
OBrrn sold veals averaging 100 lbs
at &C. Henry Linnman sold s extra
choice vcaIs averaging about $50 lbs. at
1'cc. j. Lacher & Son sold L. veaIs at
&c.
HOGS.
Hogs were strong at last weeks quo
tations. Better average prices were OBJ
tanned and the demand was excellent
j. l-achcr & Son sold 40 hogs at SIC.
SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Receipts of sheep and lambs were
quite heavy. nearly all coming from
Maine. No change in prices was noted.
MICH COWS.
Mich COWS sold quite WELL There was
good supply in the barns. Prices were
ahout as one week ago. ]. D. Neylon
sold mixers at $50 each. ]. O'Brien
sold at $e5 and stock bulls at s4s
TT ESDAY AT WATERFOWL.
The market for beef cattle was and
prices were lower. particularly for the
cheaper grades. 1t was very hard to sell
the Gamers and bolognas. Buyers did no.
want to take these at any price
Minis & Holbrook sold | fine az 1srs
lbs. at &c. and OK 1920 lbs. at 3l4c. II
+. Whitney sold COWS Also lbs. a, PIC .
COW $40 lbs. at o,.c. and l COW so lbs at
e. Otis II. Forbush sold ! COW 90 lbs
at Csc. > cows 205O lbs. at oa,c. 4 cattl,
500 lbs. at a",c., cow so lbs at .i.c. an,
slim cow so lbs at exc
CALVES.
Calves were unchanged in price. hut tn
market was strong and the demand va
good. Minis 4 Holbrook sold 6S veals Il