Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-01
Watertown and Brighton Live Stock



Watertown and Brighton Live Stock
Markets.
AMOUNT OF LIVE STOCK AT THE
MARKETS DEC. 81, 1907.
Cattle 354a. sheep se27. calves 2310.
hogs 1886.
PRICES OF MARKET CATTLE.
A few choice at s5.5oGss.oo: extra
at s4.5oafts first quality at $3.50
$3.50; sec6nn quality at $2.5oas375:
third qualify. az sl.56n$2.5o. -,
PRICEsoF STORE CATTLE.
Farrow cows.at s1o@$1s; fancy cows
at s6oGr$so: ':.yesr-olds at s1s@s25;
Western fat swine. live, at ~ to Sc;
Northern dressed hogs, 5A to 6Ac per
h. Store, retail, Size to $3.50.
PRICES OF SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Sheep from pig to 4c PER ID. Lambs.
4g5Ac. Veal canss, 6 to TIC.
Tuesday At Brighton.
Beef CATTLE were Il, good supply and
prices were somewhat lower. though
not to any great extent.
Neal & Eastman sold a heavy pair
OF oxen at 5.40c. and 3 cows at sac.
Stanley & Chapman sold L pair Of
steers of 1900 lbs. at 41.c. and / nice
beef COW Of 900 lbs. at 3&c. T. ]. Mo-
roney sold 10 beef cows Of 10,3S0 lbs
az Sc. J. w. ellsworth sold Gamers
OF 1850 lbs at 1.60c H. A. Gilmore &
Co. sold 10 cows at tx to $3.50. "A.
Wheeler sold COW Of $40 lbs. at BIC.
J. d. Ncylon sold 3 cows Of 2oa0 lbs. at
&c. and l COW of 800 lbs. at 11ac. c. A.
Wait sold COWS, averaging 720 lbs.
at l&c., cows. averaging 1925 lbs. at
; cents. and bull of 1915 lbs. at 3lsc.
o. II. Forbush sold l COW of l50 lbs.
at a14c. and 81 on, COW of $40 lbs at
2Ac., COW of 1910 lbs. at 3aic.. and 1
COW of 1880 lbs. at 3i4c.
Veal calves were a trifie lower. with
receipts at the yards quits heavy. The
best calves brought about previous
prices. but the poorer ones sold with
difficulty. J, D. Neylon sold q veal calf
of 100 lbs. at 6lsc. and a shnSn calves
at $3.50 each. ]. O'Brien 10 Hna,i calves
at s2.25 each. S. E. Winci sold IL
small calves at $3.50 each. ). ". Ellis
worth sold q small calves AT $3.50
each. Stanley & Chapman sold 10 veal
calves at enc. Il
Hogs were unchanged from, last
week With very few arrivals at the
yards. Since the decline very few have
been shipped from New England. o. H. |
Forbus!1 sold pigs Of 1000 lbs az
45c
Sheep and lambs were in small sup |
ply with prices nominally unchanged |
a large number Of milch COWS were
tied up in the barns and prices average |
lower in consequence. J. O'Brien sold |
3 mixers. at. $50 each. J. D. Neylon |
sold a stock bull at 32i. +. W. Ellis
worth sold. II choice mixers. at Wor- /
cester ftoi:, s45 to 500 4
Live poultry was steady. and quiet, |
with foHl and spring chickens at 11@{
l2c sind ROSTERS &c.
Tuesday at WATERFOWL.
Receipts of all kinds of stock were
heavy and the market showed some |
decline particularly in the medium and
cheaper grades.
Winn & Holbrook sold 4 fancy beef
cows. 1860 lbs. at 3%c. 1 COW, $50 lbs.
~ W. t'iAo i WV, GU hoo a. 49, "a
F. Whitney sold cows. $40 lbs. at
exc. S cows, $3.50 lbs. at $3.50. and
10 on commission from ,2% to &c. A.
p. Eeedhan sold . steers at Ac. and
IL cows at &c. Otis II. Furbush sold
l bull. 1870 lbs. at 4c.. 1 cow 1920 lbs.
at Sc. l COW. 1890 lbs. at 31tc., l cow,
900 lbs at 3l4c.. I COW, 100 lbs. at &C..
l COW, $50 lbs. at SIC. and 81 off. 3
cows. $500 lbs. at &C.. l COW. 1850 lbs.
at Sc and 5: on. .
VEAL CALVES.
Veal calves sold at slightly lower
average. receipts being larger VIM
& Holbrook sold $50 calves at SIC.
Otis II. Furbush sold calf. at
nc. calf. 105 lbs. at 6tac.. i calf.
1876 lbs. at &c. calf. 10 lbs. at 6s,
and young calves at 81. $3.50. SO so
and 81 each.
Hogs were quoted the same rs
week ago but Very few were received
VIM & Holbrook sold IA hogs at &C.
dressed. II. +. Whitney killed 10 at
Harvard.
SHEEP AND LAMBS.
a Few Sneep ard lambs arrived but
there was no change in the market
VIM & Hobrook sold sheep for 2is
to 4lac.
MICH COWS.
Mich cow trade was dull, owing to
the heavy receipt Otis II. Furbusf
sold fancy yearl ing bull AT 500.