Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-08

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The aggregate Of livestock at Brigh-
ton. Watertown and the local slaughter
houses.
calves 2sss. hogs Am. ~ '''''
calves 2746, hogs 1855.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle Us, sheep 1ls7. calves GIG. hogs
10.
THE BOSTON LIVESTOCK MARKET
Receipts Of livestock were reduced
to only a small extent by Mondays
holiday. Trains were late. so that the
| market was slow in starting. The de-
| mand for beef cattle was moderate
and the better grades sold fairly we'll
at about the previous range Of 'prices.
ners) were in very small demand and
sold low. No really choice cattle, were
| received. The market for such would
! be TA@8kc. with good quality steers
and oxen 7@7Ac. The best heavy cows
brought 6@6kc. with few fraction
higher, fair to good 5@6c; poor to or
binary 4G5c, and bolognas and Gamers
3@3Ac. Bulls were in good supply at
4@61ac.
Veal calves were in good supply and
! the market was steady, the demand
being fairly active, especially for good
quality veals. The market for good. av-
erage veal was from S@9c, with choice
calves 1906 each.
| Hogs showed stronger tone, selling
J at 7@7Ac. liveweight. and 9@9%c
dressed. Receipts from the West were
larger than a week ago and there was
! good supply from New England
points. The demand, however, showed
quite little improvement.
| Sheep and lambs sold at about the
previous range. $1,000 for sheep and
| 6dS1.c for lambs The slaughter houses
were better supplied, but there were
not many at the yards.
| The barns were quite well filled with
mixers and springers but buyers were
not plentiful and the market was in
clined to dullness. Good average milk
ers sold at s6OGsS5, with choice cows
$S5ds125. Ordinary cows sold at $40@
$50.
The live poultry market was strong
with fowl 15@16c; broilers tic, and
roosters 10911c.
Sales at the yards-Beef cattle: ".
H. Neal sold II cattle. 1000 lbs. at
TIC, cows, $3.50 lbs. at sc, and / bull
1920 lbs. at sc. D. A. Walker sold
pair oxen 1900 lbs. home weight, 1900
lbs. for Sis. bulls, 1880 lbs. at 4Xc
j. D. Neylon sold COW, 900 lbs. at
SC. and cows. 1880 lbs. at &c. J. w.
Ellsworth sold II cattle from 3@5c. D.
Simon sold 10 cows. average 1000 lbs.
at &c. and cows. average $50 lbs, at
8 1-2c.
Veal Calves-A c. Foss & Sons
sold IA calves at 8 1-2c J. w. Ellis
worth sold 10 calves at $3.50 each. J.
D. Neylon sold 10 calves at $3.50 each.
d. A. Walker sold Is calves, 1880, lbs.
lat Sc, and calves, 1880 lbs, at &C.
Minis & Holbrook sold 80 calves at
s 1-2c. w. H. Neal sold calves, &C.
Hogs-C. A. Eastman sold So hogs,
1850 lbs. at TIC. Minis G. Holbrook
sold 3 hogs, at TIC.
Sheep and lambs-A.' c.. Foss &
Sons sold 10 lambs, at 1-2c. D. A.
Walker sold lambs, $40 lbs, at &c,
and sheep, 500 lbs. at 1-2c.
Mich Cows-D. A. Walker sold
at sos. SIS and $50 each. A: c. Foss
G. Sons sold mich cows for 1885.
HORSE MARKET.
Boston, Sept. 7.
The horse market continues dull.
with. prices easy on all classes Of
| horses Supplies Of green horses were
in very light supply, there being at
most Of the sale stables not over one
or two carloads Of green western
horses received during the week. but
during this week supplies will be much
heavier. Buyers were slow bidders, but
most of the horses were cleaned up at
the weeks end, but prices paid did not
satisfy the dealers, specially on the
green western horses
Seconds were entered in much larg-
er amounts than were the fresh horses.
but the quality averages poor. The best
horses sell very readily and at fair
values. Some good sales were report
ed an horses offered at special sales.
where the stock was in excellent COM
dition and only in service short time.
During the week quotations held
about the same as a week ago in the
general range of values, but the mar
ket is weak. under LACK Of good local
demand, and with prices still holding
thigh in the West. The best heavy draft
ers, sold from $3O0@$375: medium
weight, first class drafters, from $500
$275, for horses Of 1900 lbs weight. and
$290@$250 for those Of 1900 lbs weight:
the best of the secondhand offerings
sold at a range of s160@$225. while or
binary horses sold from $50@$75.
At the city sale stables-J. c. Keith.
Stevens & Sweet Horse Co.. offered
one express carload Of green horses
aud about IS seconds. Sales we're made
lat low values. about even with those
obtained a week ago. The firm sold
some good trotters readily. but at not
as high figures as were expected, con-
sidering quality. style and speed. This
week there will be received two car
IoadS ~ fresh hOrSps