Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-11


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| The aggregate OF livestock at Bnsa-
ton. Watertown and the local slaughter
houses:
This week: ,attle 1913, sheep ssss,
calves 4lS9. hogs 1905
Last week: Cattle 56s2. sheep 1894,
calves 5oS9, hogs 100
One year ago: Cattle c1Ul, sheep $50.
calves 20io. hogs S5,994.
TONE OF THE MARKET
Receipts Of beef cattle were some
what lighter than week ago and
the trains were late so the trade dur
ing the morning was slow. There
| was no change in prices from u week
ago. Very few choice cteele were
included in the receipts, but there
was an abundance OF poor cows. bo-
lognas and Gamers, the demand for
which was inactive. Choice heavy
steers and oxen sold at 1905 cts,
fair to good cattle II 1-2@to 10 cts.
coarse and thin cattle 9 1-2@11 IL
cts. Choice heavy cows and heifers
10@1l l-2 cts. fair to good S@l0cts,
poor to ordinary S 1907 IL cts,
SStiilclS Alld poloE AA<AS 1@ 40 No.
Veal calves sold within the pre-
vious range. with yard offerings
about as usual. The best heavy veal
sold from li@16 l-2cts, with good
average veal 11G14 cts. and coarse
, calves, drinkers and grassers COS
cts. Small calves brought from$3 to
S. each. Hogs were unchanged. Re-
ceipts of western hogs at the pack
ing houses were heavy. but yard re-
ceipts were very moderate. Live
hogs ranged from II 1908 cts, and
dressed hogs from 22 1923 cts.
Sheep and lambs were in the u.s.
ual light supply at the yards. The
demand is steady at the previous
range, from 7@11 cts for sheep and
il2016 IL cts for lambs.
Mich cow trade continues dull
with the barn well filled. Choice
cows meet with a good demand. but
there is little inquiry for ordinary
COWS Average cows sell from 5000
SITS and poor cows up to $65. Stock
bulls range from about $35Ge65.
The live poultry market was lower
with fowl and spring chickens ESQ
30cts, and old ROSTERS 70 cts.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES
Beef Cattle-Walter Gleason sold 10
oxen, at lie. av. 1400 lbs. II. Mitchell
bought AZ cows at &c. Otis H. Forbush
sold cows, 2150 lbs. at 6 lie, bull.
at Sc, / COW at SC, l cow at &C, and 81
on, l cow Mt &c. COWS at Lac.
Veal Calves--J. w. Ellsworth sold
II calves. av. 100 lbs. at 12c. J. u.
Newton sold. 10 small calves at $3.50
each,
Hogs Walter Gleason sold 10 hogs
at II Lie.
Mich Cows-Otis Fl. Forbush sold.
l fancy springer for $3.50. j. w. Ellis
worth sold mixers TO average 1925
each.
THE HORSE MARKET
Boston, Dec. 10.-.The horse market
vas firm during the week, with
larger amount of horses sold than In
any other one week since the in
fiuenza epidemic. The bulk of the Of
ferings were of acclimated horses and
OF seconds. as the consignments from.
the West OF fresh country horses was
not larger than usual. Most of the
trade came from out of the State buy
crs although the recent snowfall call
cd for some extra horses for the city
teaming The best demand was OH
horses weighing from 1200Q 1860 lbs,
and prices showed wide range. as
there were some anighty poor horses
on sale as well ns many extra good
ones. The used up horses are very
hard. to sell, and bring only small
prices. many going at se5 per head.
while there ia also quite o number
weekly that are condemned for KILL
inG. in which case the owner only
gets the value OF the hide, which av-
erages from IS to $40 per horse.
Dealers are OF the opinion that
when there are more laborers to be
had that the trade will show a
marked improvement as many indus
tries are now being held in check
" lack of helpers.
During the week the very heavy
draft horses were in light supply.
hut ample for the demand. selling
from saoeM $50: medium weight draft
eys Of good quality sold III both
TIC green ana acciIiiidtcu JoFbcS u
4 range Of sa5ol coo; heavy wagon
ard express horses from $ibo@2oO:
chunks from sl7bn?30; good quality
acclimated horses from sl50I2s5; Sec
ones frcm s25Ileo.
At tao City Sale Stables. {.
Keith. stevens & sweet Horse Com
panv offered large number OF
horses during the week, all OF which
we're sold ut tho close Of the week,
either at private or auction saie
There were $50 horses sold for the
British government. most OF which
were heavy good conditioned horses.
The poorer ores sold low. at s2S and
upward. with the better horses bring
IL. prices up to se15 per head. There
were two carloade Of green western
lcrses, and about 100 seconds. Sales
we're made fairly quickly. and prices
held firm on the horses OF quality.
Though cut considerably 70 clean out
hte Let Of poorer animals. This week
The firm will have one express car
lead OF green horses an6 the usual
amount of seconds. On December
II ard 10 the firm will sell at auc.
ton 800 more horses for the British
government.
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