Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-02

W. +. wallace ........ Y 40 -
g. H. Fogg .............. 6 = q IL
At N. e. D. NJ. & w. Co.
A. G. Moulton ............ IL Sc -
3. F. Alden ..............- % -
Wolfboro Shippers ......- 6 -
w. r Wallace ..........- Ii 4S -
NJ Se1Iss ~ .i.'''''.'''''
D. Whiting & Sons ...... Is -
The aggregate of livestock at Brighton.
Watertown and the local slaughter
houses:
This week: Cattle 1877. sheep 4l5s.
calves S433. hogs 21.5S4.
80 Last 7;.s W. week Cattle a e 1870. sheep 1927,
One veal ago Cattle 1888, sheep 7o4s
calves Sill, hogs O,1I
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 225. sheep /. calves 66s, hogs A3.
TONE OF THE MARKET
Offerings of beef cattle were not
large. especially early in the day. as
the teams were late. The demand held
strong. and prices were fully up to the
level of a week ago, with sales rather
more easily made. Some choice cattle
were brought in and for the best the
market ranged from 10 1-2 q II 1-2c,
with few very choice up to 12c. Good
to choice steers and oxen sold at 9 1-2
@ 10 1-2c, with poor and ordinary
1-2 q lac. The best heavy cows and
heifers brought 1-2 q 9 1-2c. the
latter being the top for all but a very
few fancy animals. Good average cows
brought Z 1-2 q 8 1-2c, ordinary to
fair IL a 1-2c, and bolognas and
Gamers A ga a &C. Bulls were in
quite good supply. selling at 6 q s
1-2c.
Veal calves were in large supply.
both at the yards and the slaughter
houses. Choice and fancy veals sold at
10 % 12c, with good average veal 9 a
10c, and coarse, oopr veal drinkers and
grassers IL @ &c. Small calves
brought from SO a IS each.
Hogs were unchanged from last week
with offerings fairly large. Live hogs
sold at IS IL a Is SAC, and dressed
hogs at 10 IL q zoe.
Few sheep and lambs were brought
to the yards, but there was q fairly
good supply at the slaughter houses
as compared with previous weeks. The
market continues largely nominal. at
q lie. for sheep and IA @ Ice. for
lambs.
Mich cows were not in large sup
ply, and the market was quiet at the
previous level Rancy and graded cows
500 @ 40. or higher in some instances.
good average cows. $65@90, ordinary
to fair s4O@85.
The live poultry market was steady,
with fowl 25c. and ROSTERS IA @ 15c.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES
Beef Cattle-C. A. Eastman sold l
fancy steer. weight about 1000 lbs. at
top price, raised by Freeman Morrison.
Danbury, N. H. Otis H. Forbush sold
fancy heifer at 9 3-4c. 1 cow, 1920
lbs. at 8 lac, l COW, 100, at 3-4c. S,
COWS, $3.50 lbs. at 1-2c, / COW, 900
lbs. at SC. 2 cows, 1870 lbs. at &c. 2
cows, 2030 lbs. at 6 SAC, l COW, $50
lbs. at 6 1-2c, COW, 800 lbs. at lac,
cows, 4510 lbs. at &c, l COW, $40 lbs.
at 1-2c. J. w. Ellsworth sold cows,
416O lbs. at 7 1-2c, cows. 1910 lbs. at
sc, 4 cows, $500 lbs. at 1-2c. w. Syn
der sold II cows and / bull at SC. j.
Dexter sold bulls at 8 1-2c. cows
at SC, and cows at Size. w. II. Neal
SOU SIeSIS a. ~, ! W "o' - go"
COW at &c.
Veal Calves-J. w. Ellsworth sold 10
small calves at $3.50 each. d. A.
Walker sold calves at lie. w. H. Neal
sold IS calves at 10c.- c. A. Eastman
sold 70 calves at lie.
Hogs-C A. Eastman sold 81 hogs at
Is 1-2c. L. Philbrook sold hogs at
zoe, dressed.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, May /.
There was a strong market for
horses this week and prices were
higher in the average than a week
ago. Supplies Of fresh country horses
were fairly heavy, and the amount in
cluded many extra heavy weights,
some of which weighing around 1000
lbs, sold at s425 per head. There has
never been as large a call for horses
for farm work as this year, and these
sales out into the country make up
the bulk of the trading, as the city
demand locally Is very small. Dealers
are bothered in getting their supplies
through on account of shortage in
cars, and many delays that hurt trade
are experienced each week. Seconds
We're entered in fairly heavy numbers
and there were some very good horses
received for this line Of trade. Prices
on the big horses We're quite a little
higher, the best offerings in heavy
green drafters of 1850 q 1900 lbs selling
from 1925 @ 400 per head; medium
weight, fresh green drafters sold from
s275 q $50; heavy express horses from
s250G2s5; chunks from $200G300; gen.
eral purpose horses from s125G175. with
blemished seconds from $50 upward.
At the City Sale Stables-J. c. Keith,
Stevens & Sweet Horse Company sold
8 express carloads of green horses and
65 seconds. Trade was good, with
prices higher than a week ago. One
lot Of extra good green horses weigh
ing from 1900 @ 1900 lbs, were taken
by Maine buyer at $346 per head.
This week there will be 2 express car
loads and the usual amount Of green
horses.
William Hurwitz offered express
carloads of green western horses, and
100 seconds. Sales were brisk and good
values were received. Maine buyers
took off lot of the horses. with small
er amounts going to the other New
England states.