Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-07-19

at watertown.
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At N. E. D. NJ. & W. CO.
A g. Moulton ............ 10 80 "a -
Wolfboro Shippers .......- II =
T. H. Smith ............... II Is =
Total receipts at Brighton, Watertown
and the local slaughter houses:
This week Cattle 1740, sheep 5243
calves 1902. hogs 1885
Last week: Cattle 1866, sheep $751;
calves 3715, hogs 1855
One year ago. Cattle 1856, sheep $685.
calves 2546, hogs 20,172.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle ao7, sheep 2S, calves 1853. hogs 2oS.
TONE OF THE MARKET.
yards this week. which was all that
| held the market at all steady. AS it
was, prices showed a generally weaker
| tone and lower average. No really
| choice cattle were brought in and the
| best at the yards sold at s69c, with
good quality steers and oxen 7hGSc.
| The best heavy cows brought 61s@71a
with good average cows 51a@61ac, poor
to medium 41a651ac and bolognas and
Gamers 31ad411c. Bulls were in fair
supply, selling at 5d712c.
Veal calves held steady, selling quite
readily at the previous range, from "
d9lac for the general run, with choice
Z heavy veals up to 111ac. Small calves
brought s2.5O@s5 each. with coarse
calves. grassers and drinkers 5@7c.
| Hogs We're unchanged at 101s G10Ssc,
live weight, and 121a@13c dressed. Re-
ceipts were not heavy and the market
was quiet.
Sheep and lambs continued in small
supply at the yards, lambs bringing s
@10c and sheep 6dsc.
Mich COW trade was slow, with no
change in prices. There was a fair
demand for the best mixers but ordi-
nary cows went slowly. Average cows
sold from s50@75. with choice heavy
cows up to s125 and poor to ordinary
cows s35@50.
The live poultry market is strong
with fowl zoe, chicken 2S@29c and
roosters 12@13c.
TUESDAY SALES AT THE YARDS
Beef Cattle-McKenney & Wormell
sold 4 steers at 8 1-2c cows 2o5C
sold 4 steers at 5 1-2c. Otis H. For
bush sold cows 205O lbs at 7c, COW
1850 lbs at 1-2c, COW at 3-4c. !
COW at lac, and bologna cows al
| 4 lac. c. A. Eastman sold 8 COWS
$3.50 lbs at &C, 2 bologna cows at &C
and 8 bulls, 22SO lbs, at l-2c.
Veal Calves-Otis H. Forbush sold
2 fancy veals at 12c and 21 veals from
1-2 q II 1,2c. D. A. Walker sold
calves at 10c. c. A. Eastman sold 4
calves $50 lbs at &c. w. H. Neal sold
"a calves at 10c.
| Hogs-D. A. Walker sold hogs $50
lbs at 1Oc. Otis H. Forbush sold 9
hogs at 10.20c. c. A. Eastman sold
II hogs at 10c. w. H. Neal sold ls
hogs at SAC.
HORSE MARKET.
| Boston, July IS.
| The general run Of trade at the Bos-
ton horse market was light, with
prices easy on nearly all classes of
| horses, although still holding within
the range Of last weeks figures. More
! sales, however, were made At the lower
quotation than at the top. Dealers be-
| ing aware that the market needs would
be small, offered only small amounts
of green western horses which helped
to make a good clearance Of the stock
on hand. One exception to the general
weakness of the market during the
mid summer dullness, was in the val
ue Of horses of the chunk type. The U.
S. government have been taking large
numbers Of this class straight from the
western markets to ship for army uses,
and this urgency in demand has natur-
ally advanced prices there. which have
been reflected here in an advance Of
about s25 per head.
Seconds were also entered in light
amount, and they were not as a rule
above ordinary quality. Prices ran low.
The hest of the heavy green drafters
sold from s325@s375 some Of the deal
ers reporting no sales above $3.50 for
this week. Medium weight, first class
green drafters sold from s225ds30o;
! heavy wagon and express horses from
s15G6s250: chunks from $1so@s225;
light weight horses for general deliv-
cry and business service sold from
s125ds15o; ordinary seconds, from $50
upward.
At the City sale stables-J. c. Keith,
Stevens & Sweet Horse Co. sold 1 ex-
press carload of green horses and 45
and 50 seconds were entered. Trade was
quiet, with no snap to the sales. Prices
averaged somewhat lower than a week
ago.
William Burwitz offered express
carloads Of green horses, and 40 Sec
onds. There was sufficient trade to
clean UP the amount offered. but it was