Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-01

This week: Cattle 200, sheep 1894,
calves o146, hogs 1855.
Last week Cattle 14o4, sheep s3l5,
calves 1902, hogs 12,40o.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 600, sheep 34i. calves 100, hogs 10.
THE BOSTON LIVESTOCK MARKET
After suspension lasting within a
few days of nine months, the Brighton
stockyards were re-opened for business
on a normal basis, practically all re-
strictions being removed. The barns.
which had been thoroughly fumigated
and cleaned, were open for the receipt
Of mixers and springers. and were
fairly we'll filed. The first sale from
the barns was made by Otis H. For
bush. being a stock bull. which was
sold for &C per pound, subject to test.
The offerings Of beef cattle were
heavy. and the market was dull and
lower for the poor and ordinary grades,
hut fairly firm on the higher grades,
the supply of which was not heavy.
For the best steers and oxen the mar
ket ranged from snslac, with good
qua lily ~ Csc. The best cows brought
cows A fraction higher Fair to good
cows sold at 5m6c; poor to ordinary IA
SC: and bolognas and Gamers 3d4c.
Bulls were in quite large supply at "A
SIC.
Veal calves showed little change
from week ago. and the supply was
ample. Good average veals sold at ga
&C, with fancy heavy veals safe:
coarse veals sac: and small calves SO
ass each.
Hoss We're little firmer in tone than
a week ago. owing TO the light receipts,
especially from the West at the pack
ing houses The general range was :
@134c. live weight and sisG91ac. dress
ed. Few sold outside of these figures, in
either direction.
sheep and lambs We're in much
larger supply al the yards. and the
market showed little change. Sheep
sold at 6l-2. and lambs at 6l2d
5. About 200 sheep and lambs we're
received at the slaughter house during
the week from Canada. the first Can
adam stock that has come in for a
long time.
ers was quiet at the start. but there
vas number of prospective buyers
looking over the ground. Good milk
ers were quoted at So 80, with choice
s9oM125.
Sales at the Yards; Beef cattle-W.
H. Neal sold 6 steers. $500 lbs. at SC:
II steers 1880 lbs, at &c; and COW
at &c. Otis H. Forbush sold heifers
at s3-4c: bull $40 lbs, at &C.; cows
and l bull at &C: heifers at sc;
COW at Sac: and bologna cows at
31-4c. H. j. Carney sold heifer rs
lbs at 51-2c; and bull. 720 lbs, at
Lie. j. D. Neylon sold cows av
! 700 lbs. at &C. A. H. Buxton sold 2
cows. 1850 lbs, at 8 Sac
Veal calves:-J. w. Ellsworth sold
10 veals. at Size. and 10 small calves
at SO each. j. D. Neylon sold calves,
500 lbs. at sl-2c, and Is small calves
at SIS each. H. J. Carney sold small
calves at SO each. Otis H. Forbush
sold l fancy veal calf at 10c: Is calves
at &c; and calves at 1-ec. w. H.
Neal sold : calves at &C.
Hogs:-Otis H. Forbush sold ) hogs
dI o-fC. y. - ->eS loli Solu ii'SS'
Coz lbs, at 71-2c. J.. w. Ellsworth
sold 20 hogs, av Us lbs. at l-2c. A.
H. Buxton sold 8 hogs. $50 lbs, at
LAC.
Mixers and springers Otis H.
Forbush sold springer for SIS.
The live poultry market vas steady
to strong, with fowl 15c; broilers IS
G11c: and roosters 10Mllc
HORSE MARKET
Boston, Aus. 31.-The horse market is
dull with as yet no apparent indication
of the usual fall activities. The move
ment at the auction sales is slow and
prices are lower. Supplies of green
horses are light but the quality is gen.
orally good, with some excellent speci.
mems in the heavier horses Such horses
command stiff prices as is necessary with
the high valuation on all western offer
ings bought for this market: still, prices
do not run as high as last year at this
time.
Seconds are entered in much heavier
supply than a year ago, but dealers have
hard work to make a good clearance, as
some of the entries of this class are
pretty we'll used-up animals which bare
ly pass the inspection law. Naturally
prices cover a wide range of values
Good horses in secondhand offerings are
perhaps the best sellers on the market
when they are fresh from short service
and also have the advantage OF being
well acclimated. and are to be bought {
little cheaper than the green horses from
the West. Now is an excellent time t
pick w horses at very reasonable fig
ures, but SO far buyers snow no eager
ness.
During the week the best heavy greer
horses sold at general range Of $500 t,
| 1915 for 1900 and 1900 ID. horses. Horse
weighing around 1900 lbs sold for $3.50 t