Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-07
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Boston. April s. 1e15.
MAINE.
At Brighton Abattoir.


e. r. Alden ....-.-.-... %
George Heath ............ =
E. c. Gilman .........-.. II -
The aggregate of livestock received at
the local slaughter houses:
This week Cattle 653. sheep 4eS2, calves
1892, hogs IA, 73s.
Last week: Cattle ess, sheep 2s1. calves
2426, hogs ,SSl.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle Al. sheep :. calves 2S4, hogs %.
TONE OF THE MARKET.
No modification of the quarantine
regulations has been made during the
past week, but there is encouragement
in the fact that for several weeks now
there have been no new cases Of the
foot and mouth disease. and the fed
eral authorities express the belief that
the disease is practically wiped out.
In order to prevent any recurrence.
however, the quarantine will be main
tanned some time longer. and it is
probable that ii will be removed grad
ually, the stock markets being the
last to be opened, as an outbreak there
would be most difficult to handle. The
date of the re-opening Of the yards
cannot be predicted with any approach
to accuracy.
The offerings of beef cattle yesterday
were moderate. but the demand was
| light. and the market as a whole show
! ed q weaker tone. No choice cattle
| were brought in, and there were not
| many Of the best grade Of cows For
| the best steers and oxen probably -.
! GsA c would have been paid. with good
| quality 7A07z.c. The best heavy cows
| sold at 6Q6i2c; fair to good 5q6c: poor
| to ordinary 4G5c; and bolognas and
/ Gamers 3AI4c The offerings of bulls
were small and these sold from 4163sc,
the latter for choice heavy animals.
| Veal calves were somewhat weaker
in tons. with little change in actual
quotations. Good average calves sold
at S 1893 12c, as before, but fewer
brought the higher figure. Choice
heavy calves. the supply Of which was
limited, brought 1-2Gl1c: coarse
calves sac; and small calves, which
were in good supply. s3a5 each. the
lower figure predominating.
| No change was shown in the mar
ket for hogs. Receipts were light.
both from the west and from New
England, and this served to hold the
market steady. Native hogs sold a.
| 7G7 l-2c, and dressed hogs at $40
Lac.
Sheep and lambs were in very small,
supply at the market, and prices were
merely nominal. Sheep brought IL
| 90 lie: and lambs 1897 lee.
The market for live poultry was
weaker. with fowl quoted at 1sc;
chickens 14015c; and ROSTERS 11g
| l2c.
! II. E. O'Brien sold ! COW at &c; l
at 9 Sac; and 20 small calves at SO
each.
! J. D. Neylon sold cows, 14eo lbs
at 3-4c; and 20 small calves at SO;
w Ellsworth sold pr. oxen at &c:
calves at SO each.
HORSE MARKET.
| Boston. April s.
| The horse market continues quiet.
! Trade is largely local and prices while
| holding at about the previous range
| of values, are somewhat uneven in
| individual sales, being governed by
| the amount of horses on hand and the
| demand.
The embargo is still in force which
| shuts out all shipments Of horses from
| Massachusetts to the state Of Maine
| and Vermont, but should this Quaran-
tine be lifted in a reasonably short
time, good sales of fair volume could
be made, as both states are in urgent
need Of horses at this season.
| Recently st. Louis received a COM
mission for the sale and shipment of
$4,000 horses for the European war, at
value 70 1926 per head. Prices in
| the West under such demand nat
urally make strong market, which
is OF great advantage to Eastern buy
| ers as they can only secure their sup
! ply of green country horses at good
| round figures, which at present the
trade here can hardly justify, as COM
merce which calls for the use Of
horses is SO largely restricted.
During the week the best heavy
drafters sold from 331OQs3 $3.50; medium
weight first class drafters, from $21OD
$40; heavy horses for city delivery
and express service, from $1s5@$225;
chunks, at $15o9s20o: seconds, from SIS
upward, according to weight and con-
dition.
I AZ tuC AAty Sdlc SIdUIcS-SUpplleS
were moderate with fair clearance at
most Of the sales during the week.
1 At j. C. Keith's, Stevens & Sweet
Horse Co. there was an Offering Of 125
green horses, and fully rs seconds.
Sales were dull. with the demand
backward for the season. Values were
be, My steady in average sales. Will
liam Hurwitz offered express car
loads Of green horses. The demand was
sufficient to clean up the amount Of
horses on sale. with a slightly better
demand from the local trade about the
city than a week ago. Seconds when
of good quality and fairly heavy
weight sold quite readily, but for the
| ordinary animals in this class sales
were dull and values low.
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