Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-19
Watertown and Brighton Live Stock
Markets.

Waterfowl and Brighton Live Stock
Markets.
Amount Of live stock at market,
Dec. II:
cattle 1892; sheep 1910; calves
2343; hogs, 1926.
PRICES OF MARKET CATTLE
A few choice s5.50@65O; extra $3.50
m55O; first quality, $3.75@4.50: sec
ond quality, $2.5o@375; third quality,
$1500250.
PRICES OF STORE CATTLE
Mich cows from $25 to $50; farrow
cows, $40 to SIS: fancy COWS, $60M30;
3-year- old SIS to $2j; yearling So to
$12; 2-year-old $12 to s18; Western
fat swine live. Az to Az cts; North
crn dressed hogs, 5AG16 cents per b.;
stores, retail. 81 to $3.50.
PRICES OF SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Sheep from 212 to cts. per ID.
Lambs, case Veal calves. 512 to &c.
TUESDAY AT BRIGHTON.
The demand for beef cattle was more
cows, prices Of which averaged lower
S0OiIIf .7ood tdllIc were III, Out
the supply was not large.
II. A. Gilman & Co. sold Il cows Cor
1.G0 to 3hc. Keegan & Winch sold 2
COWS, 1890 lbs, at &C., and COW, 700
lbs. at 3Ac. ID. a. Walls sold COWS,
2760 lbs, at 2Iac., and 3 COWS, 2310 lbs,
at 1%c. J. u. Neylon sold cows, 2210
lbs. at 212c., cows, $3.50 lbs, at &c,
and l COW, 920 lbs, at kc. j. O'Brien
sold / COW, $50 lbs, at 2asc j. w.
Ellsworth sold 2 cows. 1920 lbs, at
3l@c., 3 cows, 2440 lbs, at 2Ac., bulls
and cows, 1920 lbs, at &C., ) cows
4640 lbs, at 2Ac.. 4 cows, $500 lbs. at
&c, and 6 COWS, 1920 lbs, at 112c. T. J.
Maroney sold 8 cows. $500 lbs at Sc,
COW, 1910 lbs, at 2I2c. and 3 cows,
$3.50 lbs. at 1.G0c G. a. Walls sold :
cows from 1si TO 212c.
The demand for veal calves was poor
and only the best calves were wanted
Receipts we're not heavy, but were
fully as large as the market could
absorb.
keegan & Winch sold ; veals at &C.
and 20 small calves at $3.50 each. D.
y. Walker sold veals, 240 lbs, at &C
J. d. Neylon sold 3 veals. $50 lbs, at
GlAc., and 442 small calves at $3.50
each. J. OBren sold 20 small calves at
$50 each. j. w. Ellsworth sold 1G
small calves at $3.50 each.
Hogs dropped hc. and the market
was dull. Very few We're brought TO
the yards but the receipts at the pack
ing houses were 10000 greater than
last week The decline in hogs has al
most wholly checked shipments from
New England.
Sheep and lambs were in scant sup
ply, with little change in the nominal
quotations. At the slaughter houses
the receipts from the West and Cam
ada We're heavy.
Mich cows continued in quite good
demand with good supply in the
barns T. j. Maroney sold two spring.
ers for 500. J. O'Brien sold mich
cows at $50 each.
TUESDAY AT WATERFOWL.
The trains from New Hampshire and
Vermont We're very late so that bus
mess Was greatly restricted. Beef cat
tie sold readily and the tone of the
market was hrmer. 0. II. Forbush sold
l bull Of 1910 lbs. and cows Of 1890
2G5C, l COW of $50 lbs. at 21ac.. COWS
OF 1900 lbs at &c, 5 cows Of 200 lbs.
1T soc, l COW Of GO lbs at 11@c. and
cows Of 22220 lbs. at 2laC. and $3.50 OFF
the lot.
Veal calves We're in less demand and
prices We're lower, particularly on the
ordinary grades. Otis H. Forbush sold
l veal calf OF 1870 lbs. at 7l9c. and Il
small calf at &c.
Scarcely any hogs We're brought to
market owing to the very low prices.
A further decline was noted and hogs
are 1T about the lowest point.
Mich cows sold at about the for
mer range of prices. with the demand
steady. Otis H. Forbush sold q Febru-
airy COW at SAT and Il February cow at
$40.
The live poultry market was steady.
with quotations unchanged from last
week. and the demand good Fowl and
spring chickens quoted at II 10 f2c..
and ROSTERS &C.
THE HORSE MARKET.
The horse trade was dull during last
week With prices stationary, at the lev
el of the past few weeks. The amount
of fresh horses handled was light. but
fully adequate to the slow demand.
All kinds OF contract business, where
commercial horses are in use Is limited
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