Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-07

At n. E. D. M. 4 w. Co.
4 G. Moulton :......" g g =
J. W. BrookSPn ......... Is Z -
A. e. Jones \............ 20 80 -
The aggregate of livestock at Brighton.
Watertown and the local slaughter
This week: Cattle 1lo. sheep $50. calves
Last week: Cattle 1897. sheep 1o,7ss.
calves 1888, hogs 1.12.
One year ago. Cattle A34, sheep 14,A4,
calves 4419. hogs 2256.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 22s. sheep $40. calves -. hogs 81.
TONE OF THE MARKET
There was a good supply Of beef cat
tie in the market, although yard offer
ings were not heavy. Prices were
lower in all grades.>~No extra fancy
cattle were offered, but there were
some steers of good quality. For the
choicest the market would range from
11@12 cents, with good to choice steers
and oxen 10@11c. and coarse and thin
cattle 9@10c. The best heavy cows and
heifers sell at 78-4@S 2-3c. fair to good
s 3-4@7 Sac. poor to ordinary 5 1-2@
s 1-2c. bolognas and Gamers 4@43-4c.
Bulls were in smaller supply at the
yards, selling at 3-4@7 SAC.
! Veal calves held quite steady at
about the previous range, good calves
being in good demand at 11@14c. with
some extra choice higher. Good av-
erage veals bring 9@11c, and drinkers
and grassers 7@9c Small calves were
in good. supply from $685. each.
| Hogs were higher at Is 3-4G17 1-4c,
live weight, and 21G21 1-2c dressed
Receipts were heavier from the West
but local offerings We're not large The
government proposes to guarantee
| Is IL cents a pound to the raisers of
! hogs. and there is a great deal of in
| terest as to how this guarantee is to
! be made good. Some hogs are worth
more than others. and the question of
distance from the railroad and pack
ing house, or cost of transportatio
are important factors that are in
doubt Apparently the guarantee COW
ers every part of the country
Sheep and lambs were in small sup
ply with no change in prices Sheep
sell for 6 a 8 cts, with lamb up to
| 10 IL or IA cents.
Mich cows brought about the pre-
vious prices with good average milk
ers about 5000 $500 Choice fancy
heavy mixers up to about S175 and for
ordinary cows down to about $40
! The market for live poultry was high
er with fowl and spring chickens 20 to
81 cts and roosters II cents.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES
| Beef cattle-Walter Gleason sold 6
steers at lie and coane oxen at LIE.
| Pptlr Mp1ntyrp A 49, e .
cows at 5 12c and 9 bologna cows
at 1-2c, j. w. Ellsworth sold . steers
2210 lbs at lie. 2 steers, 242O lbs, at
! 1Oc, cows, S240 lbs, at 1-2c. and 5
cows at 1850 lbs, at 1-2c. j. d. Ney-
lin sold l COW. $50 lbs at &C and S
bologna cows, 1890 lbs. at 1-2c. o,
H. Forbush sold l choice heifer at
10 1-2c and $1,000, l COW at 7c and
$1,000, 1 COW at 7c, 1 COW at 1-2c and
$1,000, l heifer at &C, cows at 465c and
cows at 4c. W. H. Neal sold oxen,
. 1-2c, I COW at &c, 4 cows. 4 3-4c and
cows at 1-2c.
Veal calves. W. Ellsworth sold 10
calves. 1880 lbs, at lie. d. A. Walker
sold 43 calves at &c, ]. D. Neylin sold
calves at $3.50 each.
ENItcp anu IdtlbS-D. A. NdKeT SOLO
sheep and lambs at 12c w. H. Neal
sold IL extra fancy calves at 15c
Hogs-Otis Fl. Forbush sold hogs
at lie. W. III. Neal. hogs at lie.
Mich cows. D. Neylin sold milk
er for SIS. J. w. Ellsworth sold !
mixer for SIS nd 16 mixers at Wor-
cester, to average $50 each
THE HORSE MARKET
Boston. Nov. 6.-The market was dull
and prices in some classes of horses
were lower than last week Supplies
of green western horses were light
and there were more of medium weigh,
than of the big horses weighing up tc
1900 lbs. These are very scarce, bu,
the more medium weight drafters are
plentiful, and sold fairly well, with the
best lots bringing around $3.50 per
head. Heavy wagon and express
horses of 13oo@1450 lbs. were in mod
crate supply, but the demand was
dull. Nearly all the trade was retail
and most of it local or to nearby
points. There were very few Maine
shipments, and the difficulty over get
ting hands for working in the lum-
, Der district restricts trade in this
line. Seconds We're offered in smaller
numbers and there were some good
weight horses also in good condition
which sold well at full worth This
was also true of the ordinary seconds
as these animals always bring every
cent they are worth.
The best of the heavy drafters of
1650@190O lbs. weight sold from s3O0d
$50. but the offerings were light. Me-
dunn weight drafters sold G. a range
of S150@225; chunks from $1756275:
good seconds from $1506175; ordinary
seconds from $256125.
AT the City Sale Stables-J. c. Keith
Stevens, Sweet Horse Company offer
ed two express carloads of green west
ern horses and there were about s.
seconds entered. Trade was quiet
with prices somewhat lower This week
the firm hold their big semi-annual
speed sale.
William Hurwitz offered two express
| carloads of green horses, and S. sec
onds. Sales were quiet, and the gen.
eral range of prices received was low
er. They held some special sales of
! good quality seconds. and on these
prices were firm and bids were active.
SIDNEY