Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-23

NEW HAMPSHIRE.
At Brighton.


w. P. Meara .......!.....
At WATERFOWL.
W. F. Wallace ...........i - Is 3 s
II. NJ. Minis ............. ~ =
George Fogg ........... q g q
At N. E. D. NJ. & W. Co.
A. 4 e e M nosr ,, Sow s l 8 s OF
Wolfboro Shippers = 10
w. E. Aldrich ............ 10 ~
w. F. Wallace ...........- SO -
The aggregate of livestock at Brighton,
WATERFOWL and the local slaughter
houses:
This ~: week e.. Cattle q tie 1925 sheep ssS
Last week: Cattle 1858. sheep 1925.
calves 1915, hogs IA.
One year ago: Cattle 1859. sheep 3io7.
calves 4195, hogs 1925.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 247. sheep 15 calves esS hogs $685.
TONE OF THE MARKET
There was a fairly good supply Of
stock at the yards and the market was
steady at the previous range. in all
lines. The demand was good, but not
particularly active. Beef cattle show
ed no change in prices from a week
ago. Choice steers and oxen sold at
and fair to good cattle at 10 a lie
with coarse and thin oxen q 1Oc.
For the best heavy cows and heifers
the market ranged from q 10c. with
some extras higher. Fair to good
cows a &c. poor to ordinary q
SC. Bolognas and Gamers @ 61-2c.
Bulls sold from IL @ &c.
Veal calves were steady. The re-
Ceipts of small and poor calves from
New York were considerably smaller,
keeping the market on the better ma
tive veals. Choice heavy veals sold
at 10 q 12c, with average quality 3
a 1Oc, and drinkers and grassers q
8. Small calves sold at 1905 each.
Hogs were unchanged at 1906 sac
live weight, and 20 1-2 q 21c dressed.
Receipts were about as usual and the
demand was rather less active, due to
weaker western markets.
Few sheep and lambs were brought
to the yards and the market was I'M
changed, at s q lac for sheep and IA @
1Sc for lambs.
Mich cows were in fairly good sup
ply and the market was quiet at the
previous level Good average mixers
sell AT ABOUT @oo W w. Will SioASS
mixers up to about $l40, and poor
mixers down to about $40.
The live poultry market was strong.
Fowl CSC, broiler chickens 81 "a 33c.
and roosters 16 @ tic.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES
Beef cattle-Otis II. Forbush sold /
BULL 1890 lbs, 2 cows, 1880 lbs. at
1-2c, 3 cows, 1880 lbs, at SC. cows,
5000 lbs, at Lee, cows. 1920 lbs,
and bull, $50 lbs. at 1-2c. cows.
246O lbs, at &c, cows. 2730 lbs, at
6 3-4c, COW, $50 lbs, at 8 1-2c. j..
Dexter sold cows, @ s lac. N.
Synder sold cows from 6 a 1-2c.
j. D. Neylon sold / cow, 900 lbs, at
7 1-2c, and 5 COWS. $500 lbs, at SC.
Veal calves-J. D. Neylon sold Z
small calves at $3.50 each.
Hogs-J. Dexter sold 1S hogs at l6c.
Mich cows. D. Neylon sold !
mixer for $40.
HORSE MARKET.
Boston, May 22.-The horse market
continued strong. Prices are very
high in the West and are reflected
here in the values asked for the green
country horses. Not only are the fresh
green horses selling high. but also all
good conditioned seconds. These are
not in ample supply. which makes the
market good as the demand Is excel
lent. Maine buyers. as before take the
larger part of the horses. and most OF
them are bought for farm work IN
Aroostook potato fields. Supplies Tor
the week were fairly large, but all
were taken and prices showed very
little change from a week ago. The
only poor sellers during the week
were the inferior seconds, and these
are hard to dispose Of as no one cares
with feed at its present price to have
horses in stock that are under good
working capacity.
The best green drafters. weighing
from 1650@1900 lbs. sold from $500
s425; medium weight. first class green
drafters. from $250@$325; heavy wagon
and express horses from $226@S30o;
chunks from $200@$300: general pur-
pose horses from $150@$226; ordinary
seconds from $50 upward, good horses
selling at values only a little under
those received tor the green offerings.
At the City sale stables-J. c. Keith.
Stevens & Sweet Horse Co. had ex-
press carloads Of green horses. and rs
seconds. Sales were quiet. with prices
firm. This week they will have on sale
2 express carloads Of heavy horses
from Illinois and Ohio. also a large
number OF seconds OF all types.
William Hurwitz offered express
carloads Of green horses, and 1874 Sec
onds. Sales. were sharp. with good
values taken. One lot of IL green
drafters weighing around 21oO lbs.
sold to one firm at $4l2.50 per heal
Another lot of nine seconds. weighing
from 17ooM1Soo lbs. sold at $3.50 per
head This week there will be on sale
express carloads of green horses, and
tie usual entry Of seconds.
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