Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-07

Amount Of live stock at markets,
Nov. 5: Cattle 1868: sheep 12,247;
calves 24O6: swine 1918.
PRICES OF MARKET CATTLE.
A few choice. s5.25G6. Extra, s4.5om
525. First quality. SO 5OM4.5O. Second
quality $500 $50. Third quality s1.50
also
PRICES o FSTORE CATTLE.
Mich cows from slS to $25: far:ow
COWS, $1OM1S; fancy cows. $60M1O. s.
yeir-old. $1Sto So: yearing SIS to ST.;
c-year-old S12 to SIS Western Sat
swine. live, ca to 6lacts. Northern
dressed hogs. 72s to ~ cents per 10.
Stores. retail $50 to S..
PRICESOF SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Sheep from . to cts. per lb. Lambs,
Al ) tac Veal calves. 6 to NC.
tuesday, AT BRIGHTON.
Thcro WAS good supply of beef cat
tie chiefly of poor to ordinary grade
The market was weak. but prices he'd
about as a week ago Late trains inter-
fcrcd again with the market.
r. ID. Keenan, sold $40 COWS at LBS to
&C j. Lachcr & son sold 10 heifers av-
eraging 200 lbs. at 2lac.. and s boloG-
Eas. G310 lbs, at / 12c Keeean & Winch
sold l COW at &c. and NC. II. a. Gill
more & CO.. sold COWS at 11ac. J.
Philbrook sold > steers, averaging 100
lbs at 4c.. and l bull at &c.
Veal calves We're firm at last week S
quotations There was a moderate run
Of no better than average quality. Il.
Keenan, sold 206 small calves at $3.50
to 1918 each. keegan & Winch sold AZ
small calves at $3.50 each.
Hogs were about sc. a pound high
or and the market was strong Receipts
were light. both for the West and from
New England points. \. G. F'oss sold
Is hogs. S74O lbs, at 6l2c. Keegan &
Winch sold hog. 400 lh--., at 6,ac.
No change in prices of sheep and
lambs was reported. The supply from
Canada and the West continues large.
and tends to depress the market. a. ID.
Kilby & Son sold 30 sheep at ACC.
Mich COW trade was slow with no
change from previous quotations. A
goOdly number of cows were tied up.
Buyers were rather scarce. Hutchinson
< Dyer sold a choice Ayrshire Holstein
milch COW. weighing 1875 lbs. lining
: #. at top price. J. NJ. Philbrook sold
a milch COW at $50.
TUESDAY AT WATERTOWN.
Tho Vermont train was very late. The
market for beef cattle was low and
dun. The demand was limited. partlc-
ularly FOR the cheap grades. Minis Il
Holbrovk sold oxen of $3.50 lbs. at SC,
OK of 400 lbs. and 2 fancy heifers of
20SU lbs at &C. heifer Of 1920 lbs. at
Size | bull of go lbs. at 2lac.. cows
81 ESQ lbs at &C. and cows of 6100
lbs. at ii2c. Otis H. Forbush sold 4
cows Of ioc0 lbs. at sac. and cows of
$50 lbs. at &C.
Veal calves held quite firm with no
aprre ciable change in quotations. Minis
4 Holbyook sold 10 veal calves at 6Ac
Oti; H. Holhrook sold ! calf of $50 lbs.
at .',c calf of 145 lbs. at &C.. > calves
of lS5 lbs. at &c, and a young calf for
So
Hogs were stronger and in better de-
nand. Prices averaged somewhat high
er than last week. Minis 6 Holbrook
solo IL hogs at S1sc. dressed weight.
Mich COW trace was slow and only
choice mixers found ready buyers
Mn < {. Holhroo,i sold 10 mich cows at
S5S each, : at $50 each, and 8 for S140.
Receipts of live poultry was gener-
Gus. and the demand was better Prices
advanced about a cent Il pound after
having declined for three weeks Quo
tdticns on fowl and spring chickens, 10
Ml1c, and ROSTERS, &C.
THE HORSE MARKET.
The trade in horses throughout last
week felt the tishtness of the money
market and horses were hard to sell,
prices dropping on most Of the con-
signrlcnts. Heavy drafters were active.
and if Of good quality, sold at top
prices. The Indifferent demand for
light commercial and general purpose
horses which has been Il feature of the