Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-05
WATERFOWL and Brighton Live Stock
Markets.

Watertown and Brighton Live Stock
Markets.
Amount of live stock at the markets:
Cattle Ass; sheep 1896; calves
2671; hogs 2O,173.
PRICES OF MARKET CATTLE.
A few choice, s5.25@6; extra, $3.50
G5.25; first quality. s35O@450; sec
ond quality, s2.5Om3.50; third quality
s1.50@2.50.
PRICES OF STORE CATTLE
Mich cows from so5 to $50; farrow
cows s10G1S; fancy cows. $60m15; g.
year old, SIS to s25: yearling. SIS TO
s12; 2-year-Old. ST. to SIS: Western
fat swine live. . TO ia cts: Northern
dressed hogs, 6M6ls cents per III.
stores, retail s. To $3.l0.
PRICES OF SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Sheep from :; to A.. ct~ per III. Lambs
4M5i-r. Veal calves. . 10 ,l:r.
TUESDAY AT BRIGHTON
Receipts of beef cattle We're not par
ticuIarly heavy. and prices were quoted
at about the same range rs last Week.
Only q small amount II choice cat.lH
was offered for sale.
r. y. Gilmore 4 Go. sold II cows,
from to &c. Eeeean K Winch sold
COW. 1000 lbs. at 2l%c. J. ID. Neylon
sold cows. 1880 lbs. ut 2I2c. and
COW. $40 lbs at 1.40c. J. OBrien sold
l COW. $50 lbs, at SIC. Neal & East
man sold a pair Of oxen, 1900 lbs, al
&c, and bOlognas, at $50 to 1.60c. ..
H. Forbush. l COW, $50 lbs, at size,
and 81 off, l COW, go lbs, at SAC, I
COW, 920 lbs, at 3Ac., and 81 off, COW,
1910 lbs, at 31ac.. and 81 off, and ! COW,
$50 lbs, at Sc. Neal & Eastman tied
up some working oxen.
Veal calves were in only moderate
supply and prices held quite firm, with
the best veals at last weeks prices, and
| the poorer calves somewhat lower
A. L. Creswell sold 5 veals, averag
| ing 145 lbs, at 61ac. D. A. Walker sold
| 13 calves at $4.25 each. ]. O.Brien sold
! "A calves. averaging 40 lbs. at 61sc.,
and 25 small calves at $3.50 eacn.
| Keegan & Winch sold l. small calves
at $3.50 each. Neal and Eastman sold
veal calves at 71ac.
Hogs-The sharp decline in hogs
week ago made receipts this week very
small, as there was no money in ship
ping them. The small receipts here,
with the recovery in the market,
bought an advance of about a cent in
| the quotations..
The market for sheep and lambs was
| weak and quotations We're about &c.
| lower Receipts at the yards were
| light.
Mich COW trade was not brisk but
there was a good demand for choice
COWS. fully as good as was expected to
| follow Thanksgiving. j. D. Neylon
sold 8 mixers at $50 each.
TUESDAY AT WATERFOWL.
Beef cattle were in moderate demand
at about last weeks prices, the aver
age being little higher. There was
a good supply, particularly of the me-
dunn and low grades. Minis G. Hol-
brook sold cows of 2o30 lbs, at 224c,
and Is cows of 1850 lbs, at Loco. Otis
II. Forbush sold COWS Of 1870 lbs, at
414c and 81 head off, 1 cow of 1850 lbs.
at age, = cows of 2o20 lbs at SIC,
cows of 500 lbs, at sac, and 81 head
Off. COW of 900 lbs. at 31sc. 2 cows of
217O lbs at Sc, 8 cows of 2490 lbs at 2aic,
/ COW Of 400 lbs, at 21ac, . cows of 1850
IDS. 1T .t4c. : COWS Oh IcUV iJS, az ~,
and 81 head off.
Veal calves We're slightly changed
from last week, few selling somewhat
lower but the bulk commanding the
same prices Minis & Hclbrooll sold IS
calves at CSC. Otis II. Forbush sold
calves, averaging 100 lbs. at 1s4c. ] calf
Of 14O lbs, at 71Ac. l calf of 100 lbs, at
&c, and 2 young calves at &c.
Hogs made ii good advance, but
carcely any were brought in, owing to
last weeks slump. The demand was
good.
Lever prices were quoted for sheep
and lambs of which only a few were
received.
Mich cows sold fairly well after the
holiday demand. Minis & Holbrook sold
10 mich cows at SIS each, and at $50
each.
Live poultry lower by about cent as
is usual after Thanksgiving. Fowl and
spring chickens 10M11c, ROSTERS &c.
HORSE MARKET.
About the same story in the horse
traffic Trade dull, feed high and money
scarce, is the general characteristic of
the horse market. Supplies of fresh
country conSignmentS are greatly re-
duced for the limited demand, and are
cling at small profit to the dealers.
Heavy amounts of second hand COM
mercials are turned in, and the move
want roni6 ct,rh rloccoc coIlino Mt