Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-07

W. T.. AlurtCn ............ u - Ia
AT Watertown.
W. f. Wallace ...........15 a.
n. NJ. Minis ............... &
Robbins & Fogg ........ Co II
At n. K. d. NJ. & W. Co.
A. G. Moulton ............27 8 40
E. N. Bray & Son ..... Is ga
e. F. Alden .............. 2.
u. ii. Moore .............. II
Cotton d Seavey ........ 90 20
Wolfboro Shippers .....,-
A. y. Foss ................ 8
w. +. Wallace ...........- 43
III. aIg. e.ate of livestock at Brighton.
Watertown and the local slaughter
houses:
This week: Cattle 1886, sheep 35.7,
calves 1856, hogs 31,S9S.
Last week: Cattle 1859, sheep 1886,
calves 1851. hogs 3o,1s6.
| one year ago: Cattle 1881, sheep I'll,
calves 34l6, hogs 1886.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET
Cattle 227, sheep 16, calves 5G5. hogs 81.
i, TONE OF THE MARKET
Trains We're late because of the
storm and loadings We're not heavy,
for the same reason. Offerings during
the morning were light and the market
was dull, but firm, prices being well
maintained in almost all lines. Beef
cattle sold ut the previous range of
prices, the best heavy cattle selling at
81 a lie, with a few extra fancy high
er. Good quality steers and oxen bring
IL q 1-2c, with poor to ordinary
Z 1-2 @ 8 1-2c. For the best cows the
market is from % SC, with fair to
good quality 6 q &c, poor to ordinary
5 a &c, and bolognas and Gamers 3
ga O. Sac. Bulls were in fair sup
ply at IL a SC.
The demand for veal calves was ra-
Their less active and the market tend
ed slightly lower Choice veal sold at
1912 and IL 1-2c, with good quality
8 IL and 10 l-2c and from 8 and Sc.
Small calves sold at $50 and $3.50
each and growers and drinkers at
) and &c.
Hogs showed further advance in
response to higher quotations from the
west. Quotations on live hogs were
10 IL and II Ia with dressed hogs
! II and Is cents. Receipts were only
moderate and the demand was good,
many being sold before arrival.
No change was noted in the market
for sheep and lambs, yard offerings of
which We're very small, sheep bringing
9 and lie and lambs II and 13c
The live poultry market was lower.
Fowl 21m22c; chickens 20M21c and
roosters 14@l5c
Mich COW trade continued quiet at
the previous range of prices Good av-
erage cows bring S65@S90, with choice
heavy mixers up to about $40 and
poor cows down to about $40. F.,
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES.
Beef Cattle--C. A. Eastman sold
steers of 2750 lbs. at SC, and cows of
7Gl0 lbs. at &c. Otis H. Forbush sold l
cow at 1-2c, / COW at lac, l COW at
&c, and | COW at LIE.
Veal Calves. w. Ellsworth sold 10
calves of 700 lbs, at &c.
Hoys-C. A. Eastman sold Is hogs
at 1Sc.
Mich Cows. w Ellsworth sold Is
mixers at Worcester at an av. of $40
per head.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, March 6,
There was n heavy run of horses re-
ceived for the Boston market this
week. which held firm on all classes
of horses. Supplies were heavy from
the West in green country horses. and
acclimated and secondhandCrs were
also in good supply. The demand was
uneven. for while at some OF the sales
the market movement was rapid at
others the trade was dull and hard. At
some of tho sales, dealers held some of
their good horses over for this weeks
sale rather than to sell at a sacrifice.
Amongst the heavy green drafters
there We're some extra choice horses of
19006 1000 lbs. weight, which sold
around $500 per head. this being above
top quotations on the general run of
good quality green drafters.
Horses of 1900 to 400 lbs. weight are
in very active demand in the west, be-
ing taken by the Allies for Army horses.
This makes prices so high that eastern
buyers will not pay prices up to first
cost, so that there are only a few of
this weight offered There were some
good acclimated horses, and the general
run of seconds, both classes selling
well.
The best reavy green drafters, 1880
to 1900 lbs. weight sold from 1925 to
1915; medium weight. first class draft !
ers. sold from 1925 to S325; heavy wog-
on and express horses sold from S165 to
1925; chunks. from SITS to $3.50; heavy
acclmated horses from $3.50 to $3.50; |
seconds, from SIPS to Sis, with ordin- |
airy seconds, from s35 upward
At the City Sale Stables-J. c. Keith |
Stevens & Sweet Horse Co. offered 5 /!
express carloads of green horses, in |
Guiding some extra fine heavy draft |
horses, as well as lighter weights, also |
about - seconds were entered. Trade |
from outside was not quite up to that |
of the previous week, but prices held |
at about the same figures as a week |
ago. This week the firm are holding |
their large spring opening sale on