Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-04

The aggregate Of livestock atsBrighton.
Watertown and the local slaughter
houses:
This week: Cattle s4s4. sheep 17.2'
calves 2664. hogs 90, 1877.
Last week: Cattle 3175, sheep l2,9ss
calves sSSS, hogs 1901.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET
Cattle Ses, sheep 2ls5. calves 7s2. hogs s..
TONE OF THE MARKET.
Offerings Of beef cattle at the yards
were fairly large but the demand was
better and the market was steady to
firm at about the previous figure.
Quite number OF choice cattle were
offered, selling at sGSIsc, with some
extra higher. Good quality oxen and
steers sold at 7h@Sc. The best heavy
cows were in quite god demand at60
6%c. and some fancy cows brought &c.
Good quality cows sold at 506c, ordi-
nary to fair 4G5c, and poor, including
bolognas and Gamers, 31sQ4c. Bulls
were in fair supply at 4Q6c for aver
age and 6G6hc for choice.
Veal calves sold at about the previ-
Gus prices, with the demand steady
and yard offerings about average.
Choice calves went readily at Shg11c,
with good quality Sk@91se, and coarse
calves, grassers and drinkers 5dp7c.
Hogs showed little change from a
week ago, but the tone was trifie
weaker. Most Of the sales were made
from 7%@Sc, but there were some
dealings both above and below this
range Dressed hogs were Unchanged
at 9h@1oc.
Sheep and lambs were in moderate
supply with no change in the market.
Sheep 3@5c and lambs 5@71ac.
Mich COW trade was slow with little
change in prices Average cows sold
at s30Ms6O with good heavy mixers
$e00sS5 and fancy sS5@$11D.
The live poultry market was weak
and lower. fowl 13G14c. ROSTERS ITO
12c
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-G. F. Shaw sold l pr
fancy steers of $3.50 lbs. at she. raised
by Frank Clark, Rochester, y. H.,
and / DR. steers of 2150 lbs. Mt 7Ac. c.
C. Abhott sold Is cows at 3.S5c. Fl. F.
Whitney sold 1 COW Of SIS lbs. at &c,
1 SOW # g, lbs. at &c anl bologna
COWS at 32.c. Minis & Holhrook sold s
cows al JLc :: cows a: 81, : cows at
sNe. C. c. .Atputt sold 10 cows at S.S5c.
D. A. Walker sold COW of SO lbs. at
4%c. = J. E:c!' sold Is cows from sAc
@4lkc. II. e. O'Brien sold l COW a.
sac and cows at 3Ac H. j. Carney
sold 10 heifers at 5.40c, 4 bulls at sac,
and Gamer cows at 3Ac. j. D. Ney-
lon sold 1 COW of $40 lbs. at sc, and
Q cows of 1876 lbs. at 33sc. The Buxton
Estate sold COW of 900 lbs at 4c. and
4 cows of 300 lbs. at sac, A. (. Foss
& Son sold cows at 4fsc. ana Il DO
logna cows, av 700 lbs ct 3%c. Deasey
top market price.
Veal calves-Nims & Holbrook sold
IS calves at 9Ac. G. {. ABBOTT sold 70
calves at 9Ac. J. D. Neylon sold 4
calves av. 100 lbs, mt 7i4c. and IL small
calves at So each. II. J. Carney sold
10 calves at &c, and calves OF $50
lbs. at 5Nc. d. A. Walker sold
choice calves of go lbs. at 101sc. c. l.
Rich sold small calves at SO each. II.
e. O'Brien sold II small calves at 81
each.
Hogs-H. J. Carney sold 20 hogs at
S&1oc. c. I. Rich sold IL hogs at 7%c.
A. C. Foss & Son sold % hogs at SC.
Minis & Holbrook sold hogs at TIC.
Sheep and lambs-A. NJ. Baggs sold
25 sheep at Sc, and SO lambs at INC.
Mich cows--H. F. Whitney sold i
mixer for 500 and for $50. j. D. Ney-
Ion sold 6 springers at $50 each. II. J.
Carney sold 2 springers at SOS each,
and / springer at $55. D. A. Walker
sold choice mixer for SOS. G, G. Alb
bolt sold 6 mixers at $50 each.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, Nov. 3.-The horse market
was steady during the week, with a
good fair trade for large number Of