Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-03
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A r. Jones ............ 10
iC. A. Eastman .....12 II -
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r.. {. Gilman ........ 3 "a
The aggregate of livestock at Brish
ton. Watertown and the local slaughter
houses:
This week; Cattle 2D, Sheep GODS,
caves 1858, hogs 1903
Last week: Cattle 1852. sheen e2,s
calves 5466. hogs 34.059
One year ago: Cattle 1882, sheen ESQ.
calves f22l, hogs 22,5l9.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
'attie rs. sheep /, Calves III. hogs l9l.
TONE OF THE MARKET.
Inc better weather had no favor.
able effect on the trains. which ar
rived at the yards about as late as
usual, For long time trade has been
greatly hampered in this way. III,
Eastern train seldom ARRIVING until
afternoon. Choice cattle were in mod
crate supply. and sold readily at some
advance, rejecting the advance III
prices made by Western killers. rh,
poorer grades held ut about the pre-
vious range. with yard offerings fair
- '~A 49, nv pVSl lC3NS steers anu
oxen sold at II 1-2G12 1-2c. with pooG
quality 10 1-2Ml1 1-2c. and poor and
thin cattle G 1-2M10 l-2c. The best
heavy cows and heifers brought Q L.
MlV 1-2c, with some extras at lie.
good average cows 1-2a19 1-2c: poor
TO ordinary 1-2@sc. and bolognas
and Gamers safe. Bulls were in
rather small supply at 7GI9 1-2c, with
extras higher.
Receipts of cattle were extremel,,
heavy. the greater part being Of ratn-
err poor quality for New York and
Vermont. choice veal calves were in
good demand from 13015c per lb::!with
good average calves 10M18c: drinkers
1a9c and small calves ssGs5 each. :.
Hogs were in large supply from the
/ West with local receipts limited. The
market was steady at the previous
range, from 17@t7 3-4c liveweight
and 22M22 1-oc, dressed. There was 4
good demand
Sheep and lambs were in the usual
light supply with 10 change in the
market, which is only nominal. Sheep
bring Iu9c and lambs 96I13c.
Mich COW trade was quiet With the
barns well filed The Best :, heavy
mixers found, ready .buS1r-... but ,he
poorer COWS dragged. .Good average
COWS brought sso@s125. with choice
heavy mixers UP to sl1a' and poor
cows down to about $15
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES
Beef ~attle-W. II. Neal sold q
steers at l2c, raised by j. NJ. Neal,
Meredith. n. H., steers at lie, and
4 cows at &C. J. D. Neylon sold /
steer, 1880 lbs. at Sc, COW, $50 lbs.
at SC. AMI cows, 1850 lbs. at l &c.
Veal Calves-E. i. Barr sold 10
calves, 1870 lbs. at Toe. j. d. Neylon
sold 10 calves, 40 lbs at &c.
Hogs-J. u. Neylon sold hogs,
ITO lbs. at lie.
Mich Cows. d. Neyloh sold 2
mixers a, SO each. E. l.. Barr sold
1 milk r for SIS.
HORSE MARKET
Boston. April 2.
The horse market was strong dur
ing the week, with receipts heavy,
and tn demand brisk Owing to the
more free movement of the railroads,
shipments from the West of fresh
country horses were very large. but
the demand was sufficient to sell al
most every horse offered. and at
higher prices than a week ago. The
quality was above the average. and
there were a number Of extra fine
heavy drafters. Just such has the de-
mand been calling for. so that sales
were made quickly Most Of the trade
came from the adjoining states, with
the bulk Of the sales to Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont. The horses
We're taken for heavy farm work and
also for the logging camps. which
will w Nrk straight through the sum
mer getting out logs. Seconds were
in about the usual supply, with per-
haps fe vcr high quality horses Of
fered. All were sold and az usual at
full worth
The extra heavy. choice green
drafters. weighing from 2000@21o0
lbs. sold at $4506460 each. The av-
erage quality. good heavy green
drafters. Of 1650@1S50 lbs. sold from
$500 400: medium weight. green
drafters, from s275M35o; chunks,
from $259@325: heavy wagon and ex-
press horses. from $175@250: Sec
onds from s4o@175. according to
weight. age and condition.
At the City Sale Stables. c.
Keith. Stevens & Sweet Horse Co.
had on sale the largest number Of
horses for any one week. since the
firm opened their new stables at the
Brighton Stock Yards. There were
10 carloads Of green Western horses.
representing consignments from
nearly iii the Western breeding
states. 1t was a varied lot and there
were some extra choice horses OF
weight not often got hold Of lately.
The best of these sold at high f1g-
ures. They also had 113 horses in
tended Cor the British army. and
these weighed from 1150@155o lbs.
and sold from $s0m225. Then they
had 20 seconds. The sales were brisk
and prices higher than a week ago.
This week the firm will have eight
carloads from the West.
William Hurwitz offered one car
lead OF Indiana horses and large
number ri seconds. Trade was good.