Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-11

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Cotton & Seavey ........ 81 -
Wolfboro Shippers II -
E.. c. Gilman ............ % -
"A. {. FoSS ............... =
The aggregate of live stock at Brgh-
! ton, WATERFOWL and the local slaughter
houses
| This week: Cattle I'LL, sheep $685.
calves 1549, hogs 1882.
Last week: Cattle 1o47. sheep 65S7,
calves 1857. hogs 1s.477.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
! Cattle 1876. sheep 80. calves 45S. hogs IS.
BOSTON LIVESTOCK MARKET
There was a fairly heavy run Of
stock at the yards. and prices fell off
in consequence. Beef cattle were in
light demand. and dealers were forced
to accept reductions in order to make
sales. There were some better cattle
among the offerings, so that the top
prices were fully as high as a week
ago. but this was not the case with
cattle of similar quality. Heavy i'm
portations of dressed beef from South
America tend to weaken the market,
and lend to the belief that prices will
rule lower for some time to come. The
receipts from South America over
balance the increased shipments to
Europe.
The discovery of additional cases of
the foot and mouth disease will pre-
vent the opening of the stock yards
for normal business, and it looks now
as if considerably further time will
elapse before the old order is re-
stored.
| For the best steers and oxen the
market ranges from a 8 1-2c; with
good quality I Lee. a Sc: the best
heavy cows a sac, with a few
extras up to &c: fair to good COWS 5
a &c; poor to ordinary a SC: bolog-
mas and Gamers 1-2c. a 4c. Bulls
were in moderate supply at IL a
s 1-2c., with few very heavy bulls
higher.
| Veal calves were steady at the pre-
vious range from about q 1-2c.
for good average calves, and IL q
9 1-2c. for fancy calves. Coarse calves
sold at q &c; and small calves at
$3.50 a $50 each.
Hogs showed firm tone. with prices
about as a week ago, from IA a
o-fC, WITH coarse mugs o o-f "
LAC. Bears brought 4 q 4 1-2c. Re-
ceipts of hogs for the week were light.
Only a few sheep and lambs were
brought to the yards. Sheep sold al
4G7c: and lambs at 7@9c.
The market for live poultry was
steady, with fowl 15@152c; broilers
1sc; and ROSTERS 10111c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-W. H. Neal sold IS choice
steers at SIC; 2 steers at Sc; cows al
SIC; 4 cows and 1 bull at SC: and
bologna cows at SIC. Otis H. Forbusf
sold fancy heifer Of $50 lbs. at &c;
COW of 1000 lbs. at SIC; COW of 90t
lbs. at sac; l cow at SC; COW Of 73(
lbs. at 41sc, and 81 on; and l COW OF
500 lbs. at 41zc. J. D. Neylon sold 4
Gamer cows of 5000 lbs at SIC Mau.
rice Katz sold "A COWS and bulls to av,
erage 5i2c. J. w. Ellsworth sold COWS
from 3lad5Ec.
Veal calves-Otis H. Forbush sold
choice calf at &c; calf at SIC; and 4
light calves at 712c. W. H. Neal sole
10 calves at 91ac. j. d. Neylon sold
veal calves of $40 lbs. at SIC. and 1:
small calves at $3.50 each. ]. W. Ellis.
worth sold veals of $50 lbs. at &C.
and s small calves at $3.50 each.
| Hogs-Otis H. Forbush sold hog:
at 7.7oc. W. H. Neal sold / hog at 7At
and l boar at 412c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, Aug. 10.
\ Supplies of horses at the local sale
stables were somewhat heavier than
has been the rule during the past
month. This fact taken together with
the extremely stormy weather, which
prevented dealers in making a good
exhibit of their stock, had a bad eff
feet on what would naturally have
been a dull market. so that sales
dragged and general values were low
er than a week ago. So far in August
there has been no sign Of an eager
ness in the inquiries for horses. both
local and country trade being contin-
uously dull.
The best heavy drafters sold from
$500 q $3.50, with few extras selling
up to s375; medium weights, first
class drafters. sold from 5000 O. $500;
heavy wagon and express horses from
$3.50 q $3.50: light weight horses suit
able for general delivery and business
purposes. from $3.50 upward.
/ At the City Sale Stables-J. C.
Keith, Stevens & Sweet Horse Co. Of
fered about 200 horses for sale.
| The amount included fresh country
horses. 100 head of cavalry and artil
lery horses, weighing from $50 to 100
lbs. and 50 mules for gun wagons, also Z
goodly number of secondhand entries
Sales were slow and prices were lowel
on the general run of sales for the week
For the current week the firm are offer
ing four carloads of fresh horses. OUTSIDE
the usual entry of seconds.
William Hurwitz offered one carload o
green horses and about 40 seconds. Sale
were quiet with prices off from the val
ues received a week ago. This weel
the firm will offer three express carloads
of green horses and so or 60 seconds
There will be two or three contractors
sales. specially advertised.
During the week large number o
horses were exported from Boston TO
the European war, the amount aggregat
ing 1894 head.
August 4th the Etonian sailed for Liv
erpooi with s74 head; on the 5th thu