Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-27
PRICES OF MARKET CATTLE.

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PRICES OF MARKET CATTLE.
A few choice s. 5es16.50; extra $4.50ft5.JO;
first quality $3.75n4.50; second quality $50
h375; third quality $l.50a2.5O.
PRICES OF STORE CATTLE.
Mich cows from So 10 $50; farrow
cows. $40 ais; fancy cows, $GO9sD; 3-yeal-
old s1s to $25; yearlng IS to ST.: 2-year-
old 81 to SIS; Western fat swine. live.
M6al cents per ID. Stores, retail, s. TO
$50.
PRICES Oh SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Sheep FROM to cts. per ID. Lambs,
5MGc. Veal calves 6 TO &c
TUESDAY AT BRIGHTON.
Trade was very slow at the yards,
Jewish butchers being about the only
buyers. The supply was extremely
small, and very few drovers brought in
any stock. Beef cattle sold at about the
| former prices. The quality was only
average. J. OBrien sold l COW, $50 lbs,
at &C. w. W. Mills sold 10 cattle, $500
lbs, at 1.60c., | pair of oxen, 2S00 lbs,
| at &C., and cows at &c. Robert Con-
| nors sold % beef cows from 100 to
| 3hc j. Lacker & Son sold 3 COWS. av-
| eraging 100 lbs, at 4c., . cows. aver
aging $50 lbs, at 2lAc., and l COW, $50
| lbs, at 1.65c. S. f.. Winch sold cows,
| G510 lbs. at BLOC, 3 cows, 2500 lbs,
at 2Hc., and a pair Of steers. 1888 lbs,
at 312c. J. d. NeyiOn sold 3 cows, $3.50
lbs. at 1hc.. and ! cow, $40 lbs, at
2.40c O. II. Forbush sold fancy beef
COW, 1850 lbs, at &C., and 81 on, 8 COWS,
2739 lbs, AT Sc, 2 cows, 1870 lbs, at
2Rc., and 81 off a head.
The market for veal calves was
strong but there was scarcely any de-
mand for the small calves on which it
was very hard to obtain bids. j. ID.
Neylon sold / veal calf, 40 lbs, at &c,
and 50 small calves at $3.50 each. J. o.
Brim sold veal calves, $50 lbs, ut
7c., and % small calves at $3.50 each.
w w Mills sold - small calves at 50
each.
A few sheep and lambs We're received
but We're sent to the slaughter house.
Scarcely any hogs We're brought in
but the market was nominally higher
by about &c.
The barns were nearly empty, few
mich cows being tied up. Buyers We're
cut in fair numbers but were not eager
10 purchase.
TUESDAY AT WATERFOWL.
Owing to the Christmas holiday few
shippers came to market. Buyers were
about as scarce as shippers, and trade
was dull, with prices showing little
change. Beef cattle sold slowly.
L. G.. Piper sold cattle of 2610 lbs.
at 14c Otis H. Forbush sold cattle
OF $3.50 lbs at $500, s cattle of $3.50 lbs.
at sac, COWS of 1890 lbs. at ol.c, and
. pOlognas OF 1880 lbs. at 1S0c.
Val calves held fairly strong. +. @.
Piper sold - calves of 1880 lbs. at
7izc, IS calves of 1880 lbs. at 5lac. and
2 calves at &c. Otis II. Forbush sold l
young calf at 50.
No sheep and lambs We're received
liz the yards.
Hogs showed d fractional advance
over last week, with only a very few
received.
The market for milch cows was slow
\ few buyers We're about, preferring
to buy Tuesday rather than to come
to market Christmas day. f. G. Piper
sold . mich cows for $95.
Live poultry was unchanged with
fowl and spring chicken at Haze,
and roosters &c.
THE HORSE MARKET.
Trade was dull during last week with
tn market steady. Supplies of fresh
country horses were extremely small,
with an exceptionally slack demand
Big operators in the West that were
executing heavy orders for feeders to
be let out to the Ohio and Pennsylva-
MIA farmers to finish for the Eastern
spring trade, are disseminating buying
until conditions of trade improve. Ev-
cry week receipts of second hand
horses increases. The movement is rap
id and good conditioned horses of all
classes are changing hands freely
and the supply which until Of late has
been small, supplies the trade, some
what to the exclusion of the fresh
horses. the prices being much cheaper.
Values in horses have held fairly
steady during December, although the
market is dull. No further decline is
reported since the beginning Of the
IT. onth First class heavy drafts. fresh
horses. from 13O0I17O0 lbs. slow, at
Sl75@$400; Cxpressers, milk team, and
general purpose horses. dull at S125@
5000; second hand horses for CONNER
cial purposes at s65 and upward ac-
cordinE to condition and finish; first
class harness classes. steady at s250G
$500; medium TO good at $l25M 5000:
Shetland ponies for holiday trade at
$l75Ms2
At the city sale stables-Wheeler
McElvcen & Co. disposed of a large
number OF second hand horses during
last week. Some good class CONNER
Gals were on sale, and brought fairly
good prices. being in good condition
and weight. Family drivers and some
first class road horses sold to u brisk
trade. No fresh horses were received
during the week.
WEIGH & Hall & Co. disposed of one
carload Of fresh country horses, and 80
heod of acciimated horses TO a slow
demand at even values.
1sburgh & Co. report a fair weeks
sale. Some 40 head of we'll seasoned
horses changed hands at steady val
ues.