Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-09

Geo. r Ogg .....-........-. 10 o. 40
At y. E. D. NJ. & W. Co.
A. g. Moultcn :........." Is
E. NJ. Bray & Son I6
Il. r. Alden ............ Oh
" II. moore ............'. 10 o
r. 4. Gilman ...........- llo
Cotton & Seavey ........- 5 =
Wolfboro Shippers 8
w. E. Aldrich ............ IS %
A. A. Foss ............... luv
w. +. Wallace ........-.. "a
The aggregate of livestock at Brighton,
WATERFOWL and the local slaughter
houses:
This week: Cattle 1920. sheep 1918,
Last week: Cattle 1877. sheep 4l59.
calves S433. hogs 2l.5Si.
One year ago: Cattle 1874, sheep 1851,
calves 5235. hogs 1887.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 1874. sheep II, calves $50. hogs 500
TONE OF THE MARKET.
There was a good supply of stock at
the market. but the Eastern train was
late and trading was delayed in conse-
uuence Beef cattle were in good de-
mand, with prices about as week ago.
but the tendency upward SO that the
average was a trif1e higher. The best
steers and oxen sold at 10 1-2 q II 1-2c,
with good quality 12 q 10 lac, ordi-
nary to fair 10 q 1-2c. The best
heavy COWS brought S IL q 1-2c
with some higher Good cows sell at
I IL q s lee. ordinary and fair IL
a I lac, and bolognas and Gamers
) IA q 1-2c Bulls brought 1-2
q 1-2c
The market for veal calves was about
the same as a week ago with the gen
eral run about 9 q 10c with choice
and fancy calves up to IL or in some
cases IL 12c. Poor to ordinary calves.
drinkers and grassers, sold at about
a. I Lac, and small calves from 80 @ IS
each.
Hogs showed no change for week
ago, the market ranging from Is IL
q Is 3-4c. live weight. and 10 IL q
zoe dressed Yard offerings were not
heavy and the receipts for the week
were about normal.
Sheep and lambs were in the usual
small supply. with the market unchang-
cd, prices norminally being from @
lie on sheep and IA a 16c on lambs.
Offerings of mich cows were moder-
ate and the market was quiet. Good av-
erage mixers sell from about s65 a
~, Win cnOlCe HedNy HIllhSiS W ~
about s14O or $3.50
The live poultry market is steady.
with fowl 25c and ROSTERS IA q 15c. :
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle--C. A. Eastman sold 2
oxen at &c, bulls at SAC. and 8
cows at &C. J. Dexter sold 10 cows at
% 1-2c. j. D. Neylon sold bull,
$50, and / COW. $50 lbs. at sc. w. Syn
der sold cows at Lee. ]. w. Ellis
worth sold / cow, 1000 lbs, at &c. 3
cows. $3.50 lbs, at 6 1-2c. l COW, 1140
lbs. at Lee. and cows. 1850 lbs. at
&C. d. a. Walker sold cows at Sc.
Otis II. Forbush sold 5 cows. $3.50 lbs.
at &C. l cow 1850 lbs, at 3-4c. cows.
1850 lbs. at 1-2c. cows. 1880 lbs. at
I Lee, COW. 1000 lbs. at SC. 2 cows,
1740 lbs, at &c, and COWS, 1850 lbs, at
&c.
Veal calves-J. w. Ellsworth sold
calves. 500 lbs. at 1oc. ]. D. Neylon
sold . calves, $50 lbs, at lie. and
calves. 610 lbs. at 12c. D. A. Walker
sold 5 calves at 10 12c. Otis H. For
bush sold 10 calves from O 10 12c.
Hogs-Otis II. Forbush sold hogs at
1850. c. A. Eastman sold Is hogs at
15c.
Mich cows-J. D. Neylon sold milk
ers for $3.50.
HORSE MARKET.
Boston, May s.
There was excellent demand for
horses Of all classes during the week,
and the market was strong, with
prices in mary sales reported show
ing an advance of s106s25 per head.
This is not wholly due to the brisk de-
mand. but also to the scarcity of
horses. Throughout the western farm
ing states there is an extra amount
Of horses used this year for farm
work. which leaves smaller numbers
for selling east, Then so large an
amount of horses have been export
ed that supplies are very naturally
much reduced. Around the Boston sale
stables there is a big demand for
horses for farm work. and the State
Of Maine is continuing to buy up
large numbers weekly, no let up in
this line of trade having as vet man
ifested itself. With the scarcity in the
west. and the larger demand here
prices are high, but nearly all the
dealers could have sold more horses
during tho past week If they could
have received them.
The choice offerings in big green
drafters. sold readily from s40ods425,
with FOOD auality heavy green draft
ers. 165oM19c0 lbs. selling from $a50a
$500: medium weight, green drafters.
from 15ooN17oC lbs, sold from ssoo0
1925; heavy wagon and express horses.
from s2251s3oo: chunks. from s2onM
5000; good quality seconds. from s175
ms225: Ordinary and medium quality
seconds. from s756s15o.
At the Citv sale stables-J c. Keith.
stevens e. Sweet Horse Co. offered 40