Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-08
PRICES OF MARKET CATTLE

| S to sl2; two years old sl2 to SIS: three
Years old SIS TO 81; western fat swine.
| live. 6%s to Csc; northern dressed hogs
/ l*iM%1ic. per ID; stores, retail. 50 to S.
PRICES OF SHEEP AND LAMBS.
veal calves SAGE.
TUESDAY AT BRIGHTON.
For the best grades of beef cattle
| there was a good demand. at the prices
quoted week ago. but the cheaper
grades, bolognas and Gamers, went
slowly ut lower prices.
Robert COnnors sold q pair of extra
fancy Hereford cattle Of $500 lbs. at
about e. the top notch price They
were raised by Humphrey Weymouth.
North Berwick, Me. c. A. Eastman sold
a pair Of cattle Of $3.50 lbs at 4slc. and
bull of 1900 lbs at 41ac. ]. Lacker &.
Son sold ) cattle. averaging 1000 lbs.
at 312c. and 3 cows avcra ging 800 lbs
at 2lIC. J. OBricn sold 3 cows of $500
lbs. at Sc. and = COWS of 400 lbs at &C.
G. \. Wait sold 9 COWS averaging 925
lbs. at SIC. !. d. Neylon sold / bull
1900 lbs 1T 24c. COW, 40 lbs. at 1ac
and cows. 1900 lbs. at 2Ac. :. E
Wrich sold | COW $50 lbs. at &C. j. w
Ellsworth sold Is cows averaging 100
lbs. at 31ac. and II cows from to Sc.
Q. H. Furbush cows, $40 lbs. at 4c..
COW $50 lbs. at 2a4c.. cows, 1890
lbs. at SIC, l COW $50 lbs 2nc., and
COW $50 lbs. at &c.
VEAL CALVES
The supply was very large and
prices suffered in consequence. For
several weeks past there has been an
over-supply of calves.
j. w. Ellsworth sold Q veals. aver
aging 10 lbs. at &C.. and % small
calves at $3.50 each. S Z. Winch sold
l veal calf at &C.. and . small calves
at So each. J. ID. Neylon sold 40 small
calves at $3.50 each
c. A. Wait calves for S27. j. O'Brien
sold veal calves of $50 lbs. mt &c and
% small calves at $3.50 E. r. Foyc sold
% VCllS at &c.
HOGS
TIL" demand for hogs was a little
less, but prices held at about the IRE
vious level f. r. Foyc IL hogs at sac.
a. NJ. Bags sold hogs of 1920 lbs. at
&c. These We're about the heaviest lot
brought in for long time. J. O'Brien
sold hogs, averaging 200 lbs. at 6.7Oc.
SHEEP AND LAMBS.
A. before. the receipts Of sheep and
lambs We're extremely light. Quotations
nominally are unchanged.
MILCII COWS
For mich cows the dc:I9nd is .:,.:t
a little chang" FROM previous QUOTA
tons. There was Il "ood supply " Il
buyers were locking Cor c'In;c, milkci+
J. OBricn sold fancy Grl'rE' y g..
so; mich COW at $50 an ..i..... r. lit
$50 each.
TUESDAY AT WATERFOWL.
Beef cattle were in quite good dc
mand. The better grades sold at last
weeks quotations, but the cheaper cat
tie were lower
Minis & IIolbrOOk sold 9 oxen of 1910
lbs. at nc; 3 COWS of 2790 lbs. at SIC:
bull of $40 lbs. at Sc. COW OF 600 lbs.
al &c.
II. Whitney sold Il pair of twin
steers of 279O lbs and 1 bull, on commits
sion, L. cows of 1860 lbs at 3.7Oc.; .
COWS Of 100 lbs. each, at SAC. and Al
cows Of 2970 lbs. at 2Ic.
Otis II. Forbush sold COWS Of 1910
lhf. At 4c: | COW Of $50 lbs. at sac, and
1 COW Of $50 lbs at 234c.
VEAL CALVES.
Veal calves were lower by about &c.
a pound, owing to the large supply.
Minis & Holbrook sold 50 at 61ac. and
sent 80 To the slaughter house. II. F.
Whitney killed 50 at Harvard.
HOGS.
Hogs were unchanged from last
week. but the demand was rather less.
Minis & Holbrook sold 50 at SIC.
dressed weight Otis II. Forbush sold
hog ct G60c.
MICH COWS.
Mich COWS were firm at former QUO
tations. with the demand good. y. H.
Woo lward l mixer at $50.
Live poultry was lower. Fowl were off
1sc. to 14c. and rocsters &c.
THE HORSE MARKET
The tone OF the market was steady.
with littln material change in quota
tiOns. Heavy supplies We're received
in all classes of horses. The weeks
demand was good, and the spring
trade compares favorably with that Of
last year at the same period. The