Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-12

A. Z. Jones .............. -
c. A. Eastman ......,.... IL i
The aggregate Of livestock at Brighton.
WATERFOWL and the local slaughter
houses:
This week: Cattle 27u. sheep $3.50,
calves 3o45, hogs 1884.
Last week. Cattle aS5S. sheep 5rSS,
calves 2740, hogs 3l4S.
One year ago; Cattle 2sS1. sheep 1858,
calves $3.50, hogs 2S252
MAINE S1OCk AT MARKET.
Cattle 1s2, sheep 1l6, calvessSo3, hogs 1876.
TONE OF THE MARKET
Trains were late both at Water
town and Brighton. and so business
was greatly delayed Offerings at the
yards We're moderate and the market
was inclined to weakness. No choice
cattle We're brought in. II market for
these was quoted at 11@12c, with good
steers and oxen 100l1c, and course and
thin cattle s 1-2M9 1-2c The best heavy
cows and heifers sold at SM9c, with
good quality 7aSc, poor TO ordinary
5 1895 1-2c, and Gamer and bologna
cows 41-4I5c. Bulls We're in fair sup
ply at 6qSc.
Veal calves showed a strong tune.
with prices about the same as a week
ago. For the best heavy veals the
amrket ranged from l1m1ic, with few
extra choice higher. There was a fair
supply at the yards.
Hogs made a fractional advance,
both live and dressed weight. The re-
ceipts at the packing houses were
heavy, but not many were brought to
the yards. Live hogs sold at II i-2p
Is 1-2c, and dressed hogs at % 1.20
IS lie, and dressed hogs at % LAG
% 2-4c.
Sheep and lambs We're in light sup
ply at the yards. There was no change
in the market, which RANGED from 6
d9c for sheep and 9ul4c for lambs.
Mich cows were in fairly good sup
ply, but the demand was not active,
and trade was rather slow except for
the choicest COWS, which sell from $12;
ais each. Good average mixers
bring s9o@l25. with poor cows down to
$75. Stock bulls sold at $3ou50.
The live poultry market was strong.
with fowl and spring chicken 33G25c
and ROSTERS 11c.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES.
Beef Cattle. w Ellsworth sold 5
cows, av. $50 lbs. at s Lac, / bull Of $50
lbs. at &c, and 3 Gamers at 4 Lee. A.
A. Foss sold Is COWS at 3-4c ID. A.
Walker sold 2 cows at Sc. j. ID. NeSlon
sold cows av. 500 lbs. at SAC Otis
Ii. Forbush sold / COW Of 500 lbs. at
1-2c. l COW of 1000 lbs at 1-2c r.
Shapiro sold s COWS at re- and 1 cows
at SC.
Veal Calves-A. A Foss sold Il
calves at IA 1-2c. ID. A. Walker sold 20
calves of 1890 lbs. at 1oc j. d. Neylon
sold ! calves av NJ lbs. at l-2c and
small calves at $3.50 each. Otis H.
Forbusk sold fancy calves Of $50 lbs
ut 15c and calves Of 30 lbs at lac.
Hogs-J. w. Ellsworth sold 6 hogs of
1900 lbs. at II lac and 120 small pigs at
81 each. D. A. Walker sold 16 hogs of
5000 lbs. at % Lao, dressed. j. d. Ney-
Ion. sold pigs of ESQ lbs. at l7c. Otis II.
Forbush sold hogs of go lbs at l7.ioc.
Mich Cows. d. Ncylon sold .
mixers for $50
HORSE MARKET.
Boston. Dec. ll.-Thcre Was quite an
Improvement in the horse trade during
the week, and tho supply which was
heavy was we'll taken. Prices, too, were
q little higher than in the two previous
weeks. Agents from the lumber camps
were on hand, and bought quite free
iy, in good quality horses weighing
from 1250MlJ00 lbs each The larger
rart of the sales We're mad to Main2
and New Hampshire buyers, thr rest
of the trade being local .Acciimated
and second hand horses roat'nue III
large supply, but this week ;hero were
some extra good horses amongst The
acclimated horses. which worn taken
quickly at high values. Am ,riGst thu
seconds there We're some very poor an
imals and these sold very cheaply.
Good quality green draftcl.', !6oDIleo0
lbs sold from $300m%92-. with a few eX-
ira good horses. selling around 1850;
medium weight. green draftcrs, sold
from s2000$215; the demand is very
dull for heavy wagon and express
horses and only few were offerId
selling from S175M%22a; chunks. from
S200fi$300: good quality. acclimated
horses, weighing from !400M 1900 lbs,
sold from $225m s3CG: good seconds,
from $1o5M$l75. with cheap horses SELL
ing down 10 81 each
At the City Sale stables-J {. keith.
Stevens & Sweet Horse GO. had on sale
five express carloads Of green western
horses and l40 acclimatcd ANA seconds
Trade was fairly active, and good
clearance was the result, tt prices u
shade higher than a week ago on tie
good quality horses. One lot II 40 head
Of horses weighing around 800 lbs
sold for 500 pair. .l"rSes around
170001800 lbs. sold at an average of $3.50
each. This week the firm expect two
express ca"ioads of green horses. and
the usual run of seconds.
William HurWitz offered a large num-
Der of acclimated ana second hand
horses. Prices on the good quality
Lcrses were satisfactory. but on the
cheaper grades prices were low. One
lot of "a head Of cheap seconds were
knocked off at $50 for the lot