Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-05

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Total receipts at Brighton. Watertown
and the local slaughter houses:
This week: Cattle 2229, sheep 1910.
calves 47S9, hogs 2l,05O.
:, Last week: Cattle 21eS. sheep s67s.
calves 1850. hogs 24.750.
One year ago. Cattle 653, sheep 1852,
calves 2292, hogs 14739.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 352, sheep 10. calves $685. hogs 4s9.
Cattle 3D. sheep u. calves AS, hogs 3o2
TONE OF THE MARKET.
There was a good supply Of stock
at the yards but only a small percent
age of choice cattle. The demand was
quite good and prices were we'll MAIN
tanned as to general range, although
the average was lower. For the best
cattle the market ranged from SA@9c,
with good steers and oxen 7A@SAc.
Choice heavy cows sold at 6A@6Ac,
with fair to good 5@6Ac; poor to or
binary 4@5c; and bolognas and can
ners 3aGg4c. Bulls We're in quite good
supply at 4h@61ac.
Veal calves sold at about the previ-
Gus range. from 71a@91ac for good
quality, with choice heavy veal up to
lie. Coarse calves, grassers and drink
ers sold at 5@7c, and small calves 50
@$5 each. Offerings Of calves were fair
ly large.
Hogs were in quite good supply at
the yards, but receipts from the West
We're light. Prices showeda slight de-
cline but the demand was good. The
market was from 9A@1Oc, with few
extras a fraction higher. Dressed hogs
were unchanged at 12A@12Ac.
Sheep and lambs were in small sup
ply, and there was no change in the
market. Sheep sold at 6@Sc. Lambs
S@1Oc
Mich cows were in better supply with
the demand no more active. The best
heavy mixers sold quite we'll. but or
binary cows went slowly. Fair to good
cows brought s50@75, with choice up to
s110, and few even higher.
The live poultry market was strong
with fowl 1S@19c, and roosters at 11@
12c.
SALES AT THE YARDS
Beef Cattle-C. A. Eastman, oxen at
8 1-2c and 10 cows at 3-4@6 Lee. w.
Fl. Neal sold cows at 1-2c. and 1
COW at lac. A. c. Foss sold 8 cows
av $50 lbs. at sc and bologna cow, 800
lbs. at 1-4c. Minis & IIolbrook sold 2
oxen, $500 lbs. at 1-2c and 50 on, / COW
$50 lbs, at &c, cows, $3.50 lbs, at sc.
and 3 cows, 205O lbs. at 4c. A. A. Foss
sold Is cows av 900 lbs. at 3-4c. D.
A. Walker sold cows. at lie, l bull
at SC, 8 cows at Lee and cows at
&c. J. D. Neylan sold 8 cows, 24s0 lbs.
at Lee and / COW, $50 lbs. at 3 3-4c.
| Veal Calves-Nims & Holbrook sold SO
calves at 8 1-2c D. A. Walker sold Al
calves at Sc. J. D. Neylon sold 10 calves,
900 lbs. at 71-2c, and 10 small calves
at SO each. w. c. Neal sold 3 calves at
| &c. and calves at Sc.
Hogs-Nims & Holbrook sold 6 hogs
at 3-4c. N. Synder sold 20 hogs at
91-2c.
Mich Cows. D. Neylon sold milk
ers at $65 each.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, April 4.
There was an active demand in the
horse trade for nearly all classes of
horses, and the market was firm at
last weeks advance. Buyers were on
| the lookout for heavy draft horses and
bought readily, and the supply which
vas heavy in this class were all taken.
Heavy horses for general teaming and
express work also sold freely, and
there was a better demand for the
| lighter weight horses for general pur-
pose and light delivery service than
there has been thus far this season
The trade was largely local, 1t still
being a little early for an active de-
mand for horses for farm work Coun-
try buyers, however, took away a good
many horses Of all classes, mostly for
re-selling. Seconds were entered in
moderate amounts, but it was a larger
supply than a week ago. All the good
animals entered amongst the seconds
sold quickly at good values, and the
cheap offerings in seconds sold for
about all they were worth. There were
few driving horses offered at the
auctions this week, but the demand
was dull.
| The best heavy draft horses. fresh
from the country, and weighing from
1850 to 1900 lbs, sold from $350@4O0
with some extras, selling up to $45C
per head; medium weight fresh coun-
try drafters, sold from $250@325;
heavy wagon and express horses. from
$165@2S5; chunks. from $150@2O0;
lighter weight horses, sold from Sl2s
@ 1855: seconds from $5O@150.
At the City Sale Stables-J. C.
Keith, Stevens & Sweet Horse Co.. Of.
fered 4 express carloads Of green
horses and about so seconds. Sales
We're made quickly and prices were
firm on all good quality horses.
| William Hurwitz offered express
carloads of green horses, and about
$50 seconds. There were good sales re-
ported both from the local trade and