Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-24

Watertown and Brighton Live Stock
Markets.
Amount Of live stock at market. Oct
=, 1907: Cattle 1888; Sheep $685.;
calves c66s: hogs o41e5.te. So
PRICES OF MARKET CATTLE.
a few choice. IS 5oas:ss: extra. $3.50
q $40. First quality s3.5eH4sSa. Sec
ond quality. IS q 3.5e.g Third quality, 81
93. ~
PRICES or STORE CATTLE.
Mich cows from. sc5to $50; faliow
COWS. s18@1S: fancy COWS, sSem1e o.
year-old. s1sto &25. Western fat swine.
live, 6l1to Ga Northern Dressed
hogs, 7ssto elsc. per ID. Stores. retail
$3.50 10 IS Np
PRICES OF SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Sheep from So TO S cents per 10.
Lambs. -597c. Veal calves, to TIC.
TUESDAY AT BRIGHTON. :
The market for beef cattle was lit
tie weaker, and while the demand held
quite active, buyers were not willing TO
pay previous prices. There was good
supply of average quality. E. E. Chap
man sold 5 steers. ALSO lbs at SC. er 4
3 bologna COWS at 1Zc. G. F. Shaw
sold oxen. 1870 lbs at Sc keegans&
Winch sold l pair oxen, 5000 lbs, at Sc,
l COW, 1910 lbs. and feifers, 1850 lbs,
at &C., and cows. 1909 lbs, at 21sc. ].
Lacher & Son sold COWS. 1040 lbs.
average. at &C., and cows. $50 los,
average, at 2l2c H. A Gilmore & Co,
sold 9 cows at IL TO &c. ". ". Mix
sold l bull 1920 lbs. at SIC, and s
bologna cows at 1ac. A. b. Kilby &
Son sold 1 bologna COW. 720 lbs, at
s1.Soc. J. W. Ellsworth sold 4 steers.
$500 lbs. 0. H. Forbush sold COWS,
1920 lbs, at alsc.. bull, 1910 lbs. AZ
&c. and ! cow $50 lbs, at &C., and !
COW, 1900 lbs. at &c.
Feals calves were in moderate sup-
ply with prices a little easier. Less
han 900 came in on the Easter train.
The range of prices vas the same as
ast week, but only the best brought
top prices. W. ". Mills sold l veal
calf, 15e lbs. at nc. and 80 small
calves a $3.50 each. Keegan & Winch
sold small calves at $3.50 each. j. ".
Ellsworth sold 81 small calves at Sa.50
each.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Sheep sold
at about last weeks figures, but lambs
were lower Receipts were moderate.
Hogs were in good demand witt,
prices shade lower, both on the live
and dressed weights. Otis H. Farbush
sold hogs. 10 lbs, at 6Ac, A. D. Kill
by &; Son sold Is hogs at Ss5c
Mich cons continue dull. but with
better tone. 1t is easier to sell the
choice mixers. Hsa ~
TUESDAY AT WATERFOWL.
The demand for beef cattle was fairly
good. but prices ruled lower. There was
a large supply of cheap and ordinary
COWS. which depressed the market Re-
ceipts Of these grades have been large
for several weeks. Minis &Holbrook sold
: cows. $3.50 lbs, at SIC: cows. 1850 lbs.
at g: COW. $50 lbs, at 1s4c., and l buA
lbs AT 31,c.; heifer, $50 lbs, At &C., and
thin heifer, 40 lbs. at &c.
Calves sold af 4 little lower E=yTaga
price than last week. Receipts were only
moderate. Minis & Holbrook ssid 10
calves at SIC. VII IT'D 49,; 554 -.
The market for hogs-.was good at y
slight decline from last weeks QUOTA
ton The demand was good. Otis H.
Forbush sold hogs at Sac. and hog at
SIC. Minis Holbrook sold Is hogs 1t
s. 70c. ~
Sheep and lambs showed little, but the
market for lambs was little weaker and
prices averaged lower. Minis & HoIbrook
sold lambs at sc.
Mich cows went rather slowly. The |
supply was good and the quality fair |
Otis H. Forbush sold 1 choice Holstein .
COW at SIS and another good mixer at 4
81
Receipts of live poultry were heavy and Y
II ices slumped badly. quotations being u
o &c lower. Fowl and spring chickens
~ to 111.c: boosters SC.
THE HORSE MARKET.
The tone of the horse market was
tronEer than during that Of the pre-
eoing week. and trade in general was Il
more active and prices held steady Il
n the improved demand. Big fresh
RATS, and heavy. well seasoned.
trong. rugged horses are the best sell
rs on the market this fall, with nigh
alues on all first-class offerings. In
uiries on horses of 1900 to $500 pounds
II general purposes is exceptionally
arrow, and such types do not COM
land the prices of one month back.
he demand for family drivers and
ad1!e horses was good during las. II
eek. Values on such entries are hard is
place. purchasers looking more to
le quality and finish than to the
rice Some first-class roadsters were
cluded in the receipts of the week.
First-ciass drafters. 1900 to 1900 lbs.
Id readily at s,75@s450: drafts of 1850
) 1850 lbs. at s2soGss5o: general pur- ,