Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-19

Neal q @hrtt III IL D
W. r. Wallace .......... l6 20 s
Minis & Holbrook ...... 10 35 SO
G. II. Fogg ............. 9 g SO
AT n. E. D. M & W. Co.
A. G. Moulton ............ GO -
z. ". Bray .....-........- SS -
Il. +. Alden -.---........ ! SO -
Nolfboro Shippers ..-..- 5 -
The aggregate of livestock received at
the local slaughter houses:
This week: Cattle 655, sheep 1893,
calves 2G12. hogs 1876.
Last week: Cattle 1O35, sheep $3.50,
calves 3l8e, hogs 19.251.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 49, sheep l6, calves 461, hogs les.
TONE OF THE MARKET.
After having Der closed since the
first week Of November because of the
outbreak Of the foot and mouth dis
ease, the Brighton Stockyards were
re-opened this week for the receipt of
stock for Immediate slaughter, the
stock. after having passed through
a disinfecting fluid in order TO avoid
any possibility of infection, being
driven over the road to the Abattoir,
or shipped tc the n E. Dressed Meat
( Wool plant at Sonervile. Compe-
t1ti1n was more aggressive, and the
re-opening Of the yards was a great
success, business being done much
more easily than had been thought
possible at first. A restricted area
was set aside and quarantined, and
only one car was unloaded at a time.
Sales were made quite readily, how
,I1,,.
The demand was more active in most
lines. and whatever changes in prices
We're noted We're upward.
1t was a curious coincidence that
the first shipper TO weigh in stock al
the rc-opening Of the yards was Otis
II. FOrbush, who was the last one TO
handle stock when the yards were
closed, having sold what stock was on
hand at that time in behalf Of the
to Robert Corners and j. J. Kelley,
the first calves to J. & D. N. White,
and the first hogs to Albert Whitaker.
Beef cattle We're in moderate sup
ply, but the market was active and
prices averaged better than week
ago, though without change in the
general range q quotations. For The
best steers and oxen the market is
"a G S1sc. with good quality 114G-$4 C.
The best heavy cows bring 6l2G7c;
good COWS 51a Gc12c; ordinary to fair
41eM51., and poor cows, including. bo-
lognas and Gamers, 3&4 G414c. Bulls
We're in good supply at 5G6l-c, with
choice heavy bulls up TO &C.
Veal calves sold at about the pre-
vious figures, but the market was bet
ter. Good average veals brought so
SIC, with choice heavy veals Up TO
SIC Coarse calves sold al safe: and
small calves at S2.50@s5. Oerings were
smaller
Hogs showed a slight advance. the
range being from 10 about S.S5c. al
though a few extras sold above the
latter figure. Receipts were rather
hight, and the demand was active.
Dressed hogs were quoted higher, at
9a4@lo14c.
Sheep and lambs were in limitea
supply, and there was no change in
the market, sheep selling at 4Q6c,
and lambs at 6aSc Some spring
lambs sold at S6@S each.
The live poultry market was steady,
with fowl 17c hroner chickens 35c;
and roosters, HAZE.
Sales at the yards:
Beef cattle T. A Walker sold pr.
oxen, $3.50 lbs, al 1-2c; bull, $40
lbs. at SC. and 3 cows, 2070 lbs, at
&c. Otis II. Forbdsh sold ! fancy
COW, 1890 lbs, al &c and 81 off;
cows at 1-2c: cows, 1850 lbs, at
1-4c; and ! bologna COW at q lac.
] W. Ellsworth sold bull, 1880 lbs,
at 6 1-2c: ! bull, 900 lbs. at 1-2c;
and ! bologna COW, 500 lbs, at Sac.
]. u. Noylon sold . COWS, 1900 lbs, al
Sc: and 3 cows, 1880 lbs, al 3 S-4c.
n. Snyder sold cows, az. 1400 lbs.
at 3-4c. ]. Dexter sold 6 COWS at
&c. A. P. Brown sold . COWS, 1880
lbs. at sc. A. II. Buxton sold ] COW
at &c: bull al 1-2c; and 4 COWS 1t
SIC.
Hogs: J W. Ellsworth sold hogs,
5000 lbs. at &C. Otis II. Forbush sold
hogs at S lac. H. T. Whitney solo
hogs. 2o6o lbs al $500. A. H. Bux-
ton sold Is hogs at s IA. D. A,
Walker sold 5 hogs 1160 lbs, at s
lac.
Calves: H. F. Whitney sold calves
800 lbs. at 5 1-2c. J. D. Noylon sold
calves. $50 lbs, at Sc; and u small
calves at So each. Otis H. Forhush
sold ] choice calf at 9 Lac; calves
at Sc: and calves at "a C. ]. W.
Ellsworth sold 10 small calves at s2.50
ca oh.
y. A. Walker sold sheep for $40.
H. F. Whitney sold 10 mich COWS in
waltham from s60G90 each.
HORSE MARKET
the Boston horse nlaret was steady
to strong during the week Sales
were of good volume, and all horses
above the ordinary were taken quick
". This year heavy draft horses are
not in as good demand as last year
at this time and values also are low
80 ~ +ba ore-ara sales which close