Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-29


The aggregate of live stock at Brigh-.
ton, WATERFOWL and the local slaughter
houses:
This week; Cattl 1899. sheep 5s7s. calves
1891 hogs 1901
Last week: Cattle 1894, sheep $3.50.
calves 1871, hogs 1883
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 212, sheep 80. calves 7s9. hogs 1852.
TONE OF THE MARKET
The receipts of beef cattle at the
yards were fairly large but the de-
mand increased materially over last
week and fractionally better average
prices were obtained although the
general range was as before. The best
steers and oxen sold at s@8hc, with
good quality 7h@Sc and fair 7@71sc.
The best quality cows brought GIG
sac, with fair to good cows 5k G6Ac,
poor to ordinary 4A@5k NC and bolog-
mas and Gamers 3h@4c. Bulls were
in good supply, the best selling at 6a
@7Ac. with ordinary to good Az @61ac.
Veal calves sold at about the previ-
Gus range of prices. from 7h@9c for
the general run, with choice heavy
veals 9Q10c. Offerings we're fairly
large but there was considerable i'm
provement in the demand, and the
tone of the market was stronger. Poor
veals sold at 607c, and small calves
at 1906 each.
Hogs averaged fractionally higher,
with the demand quite active and yard
offerings about as usual. Western
hogs were in light supply at the
packing houses. The general range of
prices was from 9@9hc, with some
fancies fraction higher. Bears sold
at 4@5e. Dressed hogs were quoted
at liz 011%c.
Sheep and lambs were unchanged,
with offerings light. Sheep were quot
ed at 4@6c, and lambs at 6@sc.
Mich cows were in smaller supply,
but the demand was limited and there
was no improvement in prices. The
general run was from $35@65, with
heavy mixers $65@90, and extras $50
OPS.
The live poultry market was lower
and the demand was less active. Fowl
1791Sc, and ROSTERS 12c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef eattle-G. F. Shaw sold 1 pr
fancy steers of s440 lbs. raised by
Frank Clark, Comic, n. H., at sac w.
Fl. Neal sold l pr steers at Sc, / Or
at 7As, l pr oxen at &c, cows at &C,
cows at &c. and l COW at &c. C. A.
Eastman sold bulls at 5@51as and IA
cows at hQ6kc. H. J. Carney sold
COW at sac, and cows at &c. A. P.
Brown sold cows of 1850 lbs. and /
bull of $40 lbs. at SC. and l COW of TAO
lbs. at &c. ]. d. Neylon sold l bull of
1890 lbs. at &C., 2 cows of 1880 lbs. at
4l5c, and | COW of $50 lbs. at SIC. G.
l. Rich sold / COW of 800 lbs. at &c,
COW of $50 lbs. at &C. and 2 cows of
400 lbs. at SIC. II. E. O'Brien sold 5
cows at 3Ac. Otis Fl. Forbush sold 2
cows Of 2230 lbs. at SIC, bulls of 1860
lbs. at 61sc, heifer of 700 lbs. at SIC.
! bologna COW of 700 lbs. at SIC. 1
bull of 1850 lbs. at 7Ac, l bull of 1900
lbs. at SIC, s cows of 1880 lbs. at SIC,
cows at 41ac. l bull OF 1910 lbs. at
&c, and 81 Off, l bologna COW of 4s0
lbs. at 3Iac. Minis g. Holbrook sold
cows at 4@6c. II. F. Whitney sold Q
cows Of POO lbs. at &C, and cows of
1900 lbs. at &c.
Veal Calves-H. f. Whitney sold Is
calves, av 10 lbs. at 8Hc. Minis G.
Holbrook sold 20 calves at 8 NC. Otis
II. Frbush sold 80 calves. $500 lbs, at
enc, 80 calves. 3240 lbs, at sac. 2
calves, $50 lbs, at SIC. and 5 small
calves for 500. C. |. Rich sold fan
cy calves, $50 lbs. at Toe, and small
calves at $3.50 each. H. j. Carney
sold 20 calves, av 120 lbs, at SAc. c.
A. Eastman sold II calves at &c.
W. H. Neal sold 20 small calves at
$3.50 each. II. E. O'Brien sold 10
small calves at 50 each.
Hogs-H. E. O'Brien sold hogs at
&c. ]. D. Neylon sold 2 hogs. 42o lbs
at &c. C. A. Eastman sold hogs at
&c. A. P. Brown sold 3 hogs, $50 lbs,
at &c. C. |. Rich sold 25 hogs, $3.50
lbs. at 9.10c. Minis & Holbrook sold
81 hogs at &c. H. F. Whitney sold 4
hogs, av $50 lbs. at SIC and l boar.
40 lbs, at sc. Otis H. Forbush sold
10 hogs, 1910 lbs. at 9Ac.
Mich Cows--H. F. Whitney sold
mixers from s5o@70 each. J. d. Ney
Ion sold COW for $50 II. ]. Can
ney sold II turnout cows to average
$5S each.
HORSE MARKET
BOSTON, ApTll Zo.-Ine morse mar
ket held steady during the week, and
the demand was active on all classes
SO that the supplies which we're not
heavy We're cleaned UP readily. The
bulk Of the offerings were of green
country horses, which are coming to
Boston in good supply, with a great
many very good horses of both heavy
and medium weights. Seconds during
the past few weeks have not been Of
as high quality as were to be seen at
the stables earlier in the year. as just
now there seems to be a scarcity of
this type. most good horses being In
use. All that are entered that are In
good condition. and of sufficient weight
sold quickly and at full value. Har-
ness classes are more prominent than
has been the rule so far this season
and there will be big sale, wholly
of harness classes this week at the
Brighton Stock Yards, beside several
other small sales. High values con-
tinue on all fancy driving horses, sad