Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-25

| Gorges & Haskell $3.50. 20 10 20
At y. f. u. NJ. K w. Co. .
! f. NJ. Bray & Son ..... 5 IS -
+. +. Alden ............ y -
n. +. Jones ..-......-...
A. +. Jones .....,....... l. II
The aggregate of livestock at Brigh-
houses:
This week: Cattle 2loi, sheep 3ooS,
calves $3.50. hogs 33.lls.
Last week Cattle 2l22 sheep 321S.
calves G575, hogs 3J.S17.
One year ago: cattle 1925, sheep 4lG
calves 1894 hogs l9,3i5.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 272. calves 5e1, hogs 1N.
TONE OF THE MARKET
The market for beef cattle was
good, with prices we'll maintained.
Yard OFFERINGS were fairly heavy, but
there We're scarcely any steers and
oxen. Choice heavy cows, however,
We're offered quite freely and found
a ready market. Fancy steers and
oxen are quoted at II II a - lie,
with good average cattle IL u q
II 1-2c. The best cows command
10 q IL 12c, with occa sionally a
fancy COW or heifer at 12c. Good
quality cows sell at II a 10c, poor
to ordinary u q Sc and holognas
and Gamers IL a 6 lie Bulls
are in good supply. selling from L.
@ Zoe. with extra choice animals
higher.
Veal calves were unchanged from
last week, Yard offerings were mod
erately heavy and there was n good
supply of poor and young calves at
the slaughter houses. Average quail
ity veal calves range from 10 % 13c.
with choice heavy veals up to about
1Gc. Poor. thin calves sell at q
! 10c and small calves at SO a each.
Hogs showed no change from a
week ago. selling from II IL q
us lac live weight and % IL a
&c dressed. Yard offerings were
rather light, but the packing houses
were well supplied from the West.
All offerings found prompt buyers.
The barn was well filed with mich
cows. Trade was rather slow on all
but the best heavy mixers but there
was a good proportion Of these. Az
erage quality cows sell from about
S9o0 125 with choice heavy mixers
I'D to SITS. Some poor COWS bring
as low as SIS.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALE
Beef cattle--J. W. Ellsworth sold l
COW of 1160 lys at 10c. bulls Of 444n
lbs. and 4 cows of 1890 lbs. at 9 Lee,
10 cows Of $3.50 lbs. at Sc. and cows
of 26l0 lbs. at &C. d. A. Walker sold
l bull Of 100 lbs. at l0c. / COW at I
l-2c, and 2 beef cows for 500. Otis H
Fcrbush sold 1 bull of $40 lbs at
9 1-2c, / bull of 1920 lbs at &c. cow
of $50 lbs. att SAC. l cow Of 500 lbs.
at &c, COW Of $40 lbs at &c, cow of
100 lbs at SAC and I COW Of SO lbs.
at 5 1-2c. l.. Stetson sold 9 cows ut
1oc and 8 cows 20. HOO lbs at Lee.
cows at &c E. L. Barr sold l COW Of
900, heater of 1860 lbs. at 10c and 4
COWS of 1920 lbs at Lac.
cal Calves-J. w. Ellsworth sold )
calves of $50 lbs at lac. II calves Of
$50 lbs at 12c. and calves Of $40 lbs
at 1oc. D. A. Walker sold 2 small
calves for s12 for the pair. Otis H.
Forbush sold calf Of 80 lbs at II 12c,
. calves of $40 lbs at lie. E. l.. Barr
sold calves of 80 lbs. at lac and Is
calves of lilo lbs at lie, and 2 small
calves at IS each.
Hogs-J. w. Ellsworth sold hogs
Of $50 lbs at II 1-2c. E. l.. Barr sold
blemished hogs at Sc.
Mich Cows-D. F. Donovan shipped
carload Of choice springers and
mixers from Vermont to his home
farm in Andover. Mass. E. l.. Barr
sold mixer for SO
HORSE MARKET
The horse market was extremely
we'll supplied during the past week,
as green western horses came
through in large numbers as cars
seemed to be more plentiful this last
week than before. The demand was
active and nearly all the horses were
sold. Prices hold firm with little
change for the past two weeks. The
most urgent demand is for big
horses. and most Of these are Ssld for