Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
Watertown and Brighton Live Stock
Market
AMOUNT OF LIVE STOCK AT MAR
KET, SEPT. 8, 1907.


KET, SEPT. 8, 1907.
Cattle ais. sheep 2644, calves 3O1O
hogs 1880.
PRICES OF MARKET CATTLE.
4 few choice at $5.75@s675; extra at
A15ns5.50; first quality at sGs475:
second quality at s325gs4; third quail
Ity at $e0$3.
PRICES OF STORE CATTLE
Farrow cows at slOGs1S; fancy cows
al $G0Ms70; mich cows from So tC
$50; yearlings IS to 81: 2-year-olds 81:
to SIS: Swear olds SIS to SOS; Western
fat swine. live, Css to csc. Northern
dressed hogs. T%I77sc per ID. Stores
retail $3.50 to So.
PRICES OF SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Sheep from 81 to 5. per lb. Lambs
6G1c. Veal calves, 61a to &c.
TUESDAY AT BRIGHTON.
Beef cattle trade was delayed by the
lateness of the trains. There was a
good demand at about last week
price. and the choice cattle sold read
lily. NJ. S. Brock sold l pair Of fancy
Hereford oxen of $685. lbs. at &C. They
were fed by Daniel Wentworth of Bar
rington, n H. He sold another pair of
oxen at SIC. and cows at SIC, l bull
of 1900 lbs. at 80 c. A. Eastman sold
) cows averaging 900 lbs at 3lac. and
cows at 1Ac. Robert Connors sold Ii
cows. weighing from 500 to HOO lbs. at
and 4c. / pair Of oxen Of 2910 lbs. at
Sic. and l bull Of 1910 lbs. at &c. w. w.
Mile, sold cows of 1910 lbs. at &C., and
l bologna COW of $50 lbs. at nc.
There was a moderate run of veal
calves. Prices were unchanged from
last week. The demand was good. w
w. Mills sold 2 veal calves at &c. and
90 small calves at $3.50 each. G. F
Shaw sold II veals at 62c. w. G. Brown
sold veals at &c.
Sheep ard lambs were in the usual
moderate supply. with nominal mar
ket. There was no change in the quo
tatons.
Hogs We're unchanged from last
weeks prices, though the markets at
the West were stronger. The receipts
were moderate. w. w. Mills sold hogs
at 61.c
Mich COW trade was slow. Buyers
were few and there was 2. good supply.
The receipts were not heavy, but there
was q considerable amount of cows
left over from last week.
TUESDAY AT WATERFOWL.
The Vermont and New Hampshire
trains were very late, coming In only
little before noon, by which time most
of the buyers had left. Very little busi-
ness was done, and there was only
nominal market to quote.
Beef cattle were in fair demand. OTIS
II. Forbush sold l COW, 1850 lbs, at &c.
l COW. 500 lbs, at SAC, l COW, $40 lbs,
at lac, l COW 1850 lbs, at &c, COW,
$40 lbs, at 3-4c, and 1 COW $50 lbs,
at &c, and 81 on.
Veal calves were unchanged, with the
demand good for the few that came in.
Otis Fl. Forbush sold veal calf. $50 lbs,
at 1-2c, . veals. $50 lbs, &c, veal. so
lbs, at &c, 2 small calves for So, small
calf at 50, and 1 pair of Jersey twin
calves for $3.50.
The hog market was about as a week
ago. Receipts were small and the de-
mand holds we'll. Otis H. Forbush sold
hogs, 260 lbs. at 8 1-2c.
The trains were too late for any
mich COW sales at Watertown. Prices
nominally are unchanged with the de-
mand light.
The supply of live poultry is good
with the demand fair. Prices hold
steady. Spring chicken quote at 15c,
fowl 10 1-2c to lac, and ROSTERS &c.
THE HORSE MARKET.
The horse trade for last week was
quiet. The demand for heavy drafts is
active. but even the high values at
which they sell. bring little profit to