Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-19
WATERFOWL and Brighton Live Stock
Markets

4 f1loE S ot' MARKET CATTLE.
few choice. s5.75@s67 extra, SAFE
uf',.o' nfst quality, S4Ist15, second
fu'ii'y' s".-omA; third quality, S.G$3
! PRICES OF STORE CATTLE.
Farrow cows. s1o@s1S; fancy cows,
s'o@s"; mich cows from So to $50:
Wearing, IS to ST.; two years old. s1o
| 10 *iS: three years old, SIS to s2J: West
erh lat swine, live, 6 Ia to 10 cts =.
| Northern dressed hogs, Liar ga cts.
per ID; stores, retail, $3.50 to IS.
| PRICES OF SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Sheep from 3 Il to cts. per 10. :;
lambs sac: veal calves, 6 to &c.
| TUESDAY AT BRIGHTON.
| trains were very late making bust
ness unsettled. 1t is a long time since
trims nave reached the market nearly
on Tine and this has interfercd great
| ~ with the transactions of tho mar
kct. The market for beef cattle was
| rather SLOW, with buyers not willing to
pay previous prices. ]. w. Ellsworth
SOLD COWS, 400 lbs. and bulls. o2S)
| lbs. at Sc. , cows, 2450 lbs, at . lie.
| Z cows. $3.50 lbs, at 1.S5c. and 3 cows.
1
cows, averaging 725 lbs, at 3-lc. H. A.
| Gilmore & Co. sold cows from IA to
lie. j. 'Brien sold cows, $500 lbs.
at L to e. J. d. Neylon sold 3 cows,
go lbs, at Sc. bulls, $50 lbs, at 3-4c,
and cows, $3.50 lbs, at l SAC.
Veal calves We're almost 1-2c lower
| than last week. The supply was ample
| and the demand less active w. w.
1lc- Il Il l.,
calves at $50 each. ]. D. Neylon sold
% small calves at $3.50 each. J. O'Brien
| sold p small calves at 50. 80 each. j. W.
Ellsworth sold s vcals, 1890 lbs, at &c,
ana u small calves at $3.50 each.
Hogs were in good supply at slightly
lower prices. The demand was less act
i've. W. w. Mills sold , hogs at 660c. j.
O'Brien SOLD hogs. $40 lbs. at 66Oc.
The receipts of sheep and lambs were
larger than usual, Maine sending Il
goodly number. No change in quota
ton was noted. The slaughter houses
took all the arrivals.
The barns were we'll filed with mich
COWS. but buyers were few. Price rang
ed about at last weeks level. with few
cows selling over $50. Only the choicest
bring above that figure.
TUESDAY AT WATERFOWL.
Beef cattle trade opened slow with
all the trains very late. The quality was
only medium. and the approaching jew
ish holiday made the demand small.
Minis & Holbrook sold IS COWS Of &c.
200 lbs. at 312c and COWS of 1000 lbs.
al Sc. H. f. Whitney sold > cows of 1920
lbs. at &C., . COWS averaging 500 lbs
at &c, COW of 500 lbs. at 21.c.. l bull
of 1900 lbs. at 3lac., and l bull of 1000
lbs at 2hc. Otis II. Forbush sold )
cows of 4i90 lbs. ut S1Ec., l cow of 1910
his. at "1@c.. and 81 off, and l COW Of
$50 lbs. at PIC.
Veal calves were weaker at de-
cline of about &c. pound. Minis e
Holbrook sold 12O calves at 61ac. II. T.
Whitney slaughtered l. at Harvard.
Hogs We're lower with the demand
considerably decreased. There was a
fair supply. H +. Whitney sold il
hogs Of 3010 lbs. at Gi.c.
Mich cows trade was dull with
prices steady. The demand Was small
especially for the ordinary grade of
mixers.
Some sheep aud lambs were brought
in. There was no change in market VAL
ne
receipts Of live poultry Wcr" modcr-
ate ana prices held steady. with spring
chickens and fowl at 13m14c. and roos-
tors &C.
THE HORSE MARKET.
The market in general was quiet. |
with quotations on horses about as 4
week ago. with 4 tendency to decrease
h,, J. ;,-h of
hay are holding back the trade. and to
this is largely due the smaller demand |
and lower prices. Receipts Of the week |
wer" moderate and of average quality. |
Heavy drafts hold strong and the de-
mand is urgent. Medium weights con-
tinuc easy with narrowed inquiry. |
Accimat"d horses of quality sell well |
at Sustained values.
Heavy drlft"rS. 1900 to 100 lbs sold |
at $c7jGi$ 500: few horses of this class |
being entered over 1900 lbs. Medium |
weight drafts sold at S175m&225; high |
grade drivers were strong at $3OOFt $500; |
to good drivers. slow, at $150 |
and upward according to ualty. Sec
onds are coming III freely and are most
Is in poor condition. ovprWorked and |
thin from under feeding. They clear al |
s50GI 800
AT the city sales stnblcs-Whecler |
McF,lvecn & 90 disposed of four car
loads Of fresh Ohio ana Indiana horses, |
including some extra good heavy draft |
horses. Trade was good. Fifty head Of |
second hand horses We're offered.
Wclch & Hall & Co. offered one car |
load and one freight load of fresh |
mixed horses, also 40 acCiimatcd horses. |
Business was steady with little change |
of condition.
Mycr Abram & Co. received four |
freight and two express loads of fresh
Western horses and SO acclimated.
fair trade was transacted. and nearly |
al horses were closed out. at slightly
lower values.
ISlurgh & 90. had III addition to their
usual amount Of high grade drivers, a
large number Of second hand horses
back from the beaches. suitable for
light commercial purposes The sales
were quiet with values 4 little off, on
tho average conSignmcntS.
Moses COlman & Son disposed Of
nuplbcr of good seasoned horses at